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Books

The Dam Issue

April 4, 2024

“The rivers are our brothers. They quench our thirst. They carry our canoes and feed our children. …

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Secret Knowledge

June 24, 2023

I can remember sitting in an art history class in college, studying the Old Masters, and feeling …

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The Climate Conversation Has Changed

November 1, 2022

It’s no longer just about net-zero carbon emissions. Now it’s about net-zero carbon emissions AND …

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A More Dignified Way of Life + How the Medicine Man Learned From Animals

July 8, 2022

For weeks after I read this book, I couldn’t speak about it without crying. Not because I was sad …

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Where Did the Goddess Go?

June 13, 2022

It seems she was usurped by the written word. That’s the case Leonard Shlain makes in his …

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Why Aren’t We All Wanting to Be Babaji?

May 16, 2022

Autobiography of a Yogi is a powerful book. It’s a modern day account of the spiritual masters of …

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The Right Brain Is Supposed to Be in Charge

April 18, 2022

This book will help you better understand your inner world, the human condition, and how Western …

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The Book That Explained Patriarchy to Me

February 8, 2022

If you’re born into a system, and so are those who raise you and live around you, it’s very …

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The Transcendence of Mindscape Painter, Richard Mayhew

January 9, 2022

“What value does ethnicity have to do with one’s universal creative consciousness?” ~ Richard …

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Ocean As Mother

December 18, 2021

Rachel Carson has forever changed the way I see the ocean, and I don’t know how she did it.  I …

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Left Brain v. Right Brain

November 27, 2018

If you have spent any time meditating, you have surely noted that your brain is talking to you all …

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The Equinox Has a Gift for You

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Invoking Gratitude the Haudenosaunee Way

Left Brain v. Right Brain

How I Learned to Not Hate Crickets

A Way to Deal With Bugs

Look Where You Want to Go

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