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What distinguishes a great garden from one that is merely beautiful? In her triumphant follow-up to the award-winning Earth on Her Hands, Starr Ockenga illustrates how a diverse group of visionary American plantsmen and women have taken risks, pushed boundaries, and stretched traditions to create distinctive, idiosyncratic gardens. Boldly conceived and boldly executed, these 21 gardens are highly personal interpretations of paradise. Each of the gardens bears the indelible stamp of the individual. Paul Held's Connecticut garden reflects his passion for the Japanese Sakurasoh, a variety of primula he propagates from seed. Marlyn Sachtjen's Wisconsin property is a sanctuary for the magnificent trees she has termed "majesties." In his Illinois garden, Justin Harper collects and propagates rare conifers, and in a New York penthouse Mark Bramble's obsession is orchids. Artists such as Sarah Draney in upstate New York and Marcia Donahue in northern California have conceived landscapes that serve as the ideal settings for their own works, while Richard Reames forms living trees into unique arborsculpture in Oregon. William Woys Weaver and husband-wife team Karen Strohbeen and Bill Luchsinger use their Pennsylvania and Iowa gardens as laboratories for ongoing experimentation in heirloom vegetable cultivation and ambitious perennial gardening. From the making of welcoming garden rooms densely planted with exotic flowers and foliage to sprawling landscapes featuring drifts of native plants in their natural habitats, these gardens represent a personal vision of Eden for each of their creators. Intimate portraits of the gardeners themselves and invaluable lists of the plants and techniquesthese innovators have devised over years and decades of gardening make this a useful and memorable addition to any gardener's library.
A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Beautifully written, movingly told and meticulously researched ... a convincing plea for a wilder, richer world' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding 'By the time I'd read the first chapter, I'd resolved to take my son into the woods every afternoon over winter. By the time I'd read the sixth, I was wanting to break prisoners out of cells and onto the mossy moors. Losing Eden rigorously and convincingly tells of the value of the natural universe to our human hearts' Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun Today many of us live indoor lives, disconnected from the natural world as never before. And yet nature remains deeply ingrained in our language, culture and consciousness. For centuries, we have acted on an intuitive sense that we need communion with the wild to feel well. Now, in the moment of our great migration away from the rest of nature, more and more scientific evidence is emerging to confirm its place at the heart of our psychological wellbeing. So what happens, asks acclaimed journalist Lucy Jones, as we lose our bond with the natural world-might we also be losing part of ourselves? Delicately observed and rigorously researched, Losing Eden is an enthralling journey through this new research, exploring how and why connecting with the living world can so drastically affect our health. Travelling from forest schools in East London to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault via primeval woodlands, Californian laboratories and ecotherapists' couches, Jones takes us to the cutting edge of human biology, neuroscience and psychology, and discovers new ways of understanding our increasingly dysfunctional relationship with the earth. Urgent and uplifting, Losing Eden is a rallying cry for a wilder way of life - for finding asylum in the soil and joy in the trees - which might just help us to save the living planet, as well as ourselves.
Return to the Brain of Eden by Tony Wright,Graham Gynn Pdf
An exploration of our fall from the pinnacle of human evolution 200,000 years ago and how we can begin our return • Explores recent neurological and psychological research on the brain and the role of plant biochemistry in human brain expansion • Explains how humanity’s prehistoric diet change led to a neurodegenerative condition characterized by aggression and a fearful perception of the world • Outlines a strategy of raw foods, tantric sexuality, shamanic practices, and entheogens to reverse our mental degeneration and restore our advanced abilities Over a period of a million years the human brain expanded at an increasingly rapid rate, and then, 200,000 years ago, the expansion abruptly stopped. Modern science has overlooked this in order to maintain that we are at the pinnacle of our evolution. However, the halt in brain expansion explains not only recently uncovered anomalies within the human brain but also the global traditions of an earthly paradise lost and of humanity’s degeneration from our original state of perpetual wonder and joy. Drawing on more than 20 years of research, authors Tony Wright and Graham Gynn explore how our modern brains are performing far below their potential and how we can unlock our higher abilities and return to the euphoria of Eden. They explain how for millions of years early forest-dwelling humans were primarily consuming the hormone-rich sex organs of plants--fruit--each containing a highly complex biochemical cocktail evolved to influence DNA transcription, rapid brain development, and elevated neural and pineal gland activity. Citing recent neurological and psychological studies, the authors explain how the loss of our symbiotic fruit-based diet led to a progressive neurodegenerative condition characterized by aggressive behaviors, a fearful perception of the world, and the suppression of higher artistic, mathematical, and spiritual abilities. The authors show how many shamanic and spiritual traditions were developed to counteract our decline. They outline a strategy of raw foods, tantric sexuality, shamanic practices, and entheogen use to reverse our degeneration, restore our connection with the plant world, and regain the bliss and peace of the brain of Eden.
“This Eden is a delight, a rollicking ride that never lets up, with a surprising — and emotionally rich — ending.” — Quill & Quire (Starred Review) Michael Atarian is out of his depth. The closest he ever came to working in tech was when he rode a delivery bike for a food app in Vancouver. Yet when his coder girlfriend dies, he is inexplicably headhunted by a sinister tech mogul and transplanted to Silicon Valley. There, a reluctant spy named Aoife lures him into the hands of an enigmatic war-gamer who tricks them both into joining his quest to save the world. Hunted by government agents and corporate goons, and manipulated at every turn, Aoife and Michael find themselves in an intercontinental chase that takes them from California to New York, from the forests of Uganda to Jerusalem, Gaza, Alexandria, and Paris, and to a final showdown with the truth in Dublin. Propulsive and richly entertaining, This Eden updates the classic spy novel for a world under mortal threat from cyber-warfare, feral money, runaway technology, and a cynical onslaught on truth itself.
Part memoir, part adventure story, part intellectual voyage, The Other Side of Eden begins in the High Arctic of the 1970s. This was where Hugh Brody first lived with hunting peoples and where, as he explains, he first encountered a way of being that would transform how he saw the world. In this marvellous new book, Brody’s travels take him through exquisite landscapes of ice and snow with companions who know the land as a part of themselves. He also travels through time and space as he explores the divide between hunters and farmers that lies at the core of human history. Shaped with a compelling mix of order and intuition, The Other Side of Eden draws on the author’s personal experience, on the words of the hunter-gatherers he comes to know and on the work of linguists, anthropologists and historians. Finally, Brody poses questions about the mind itself, arriving at a compelling and profoundly hopeful conclusion. Something exists, he suggests, that is neither heaven nor hell, neither modern nor ancient, neither civilized nor primitive: a place within each of us where we can be beyond the dichotomies and ultimately more fully ourselves.
In Foxes Unearthed, Lucy Jones investigates the truth about foxes in a media landscape that often carries complex agendas, holding perceived wisdom and myths up to the microscope of modern science. There is a vivid story to be told, exploring the cultural history alongside the modern-day fables that we tell ourselves about this curious animal. Using extensive archival research to explore historical perceptions of the fox in folklore, literature and social history, Lucy also travels the length of Britain to find out first-hand why the animal is so ambiguously perceived in modern society: one family might feed the foxes in their backyard while another might pay to have them shot. This beautifully designed, compelling narrative adds a depth to the often contentious debate on foxes, asking what the British attitudes towards the Red Fox say about us - and, ultimately, our wider relationship with the natural world.
Eden's Legacy is your birthright. You may not want it but it's yours anyway. Until you finally accept responsibility for your own destiny you won't find any kind of peace in this existence. There can only be chaos, suffering, and worst of all boredom, until at last, you become aware of the conflict that is your life and our world. Where do we start? How do we begin? What the hell is he talking about? I am talking about you. This whole book is about you and the rest of your life. Read it and weep for a life wasted, squandered. For a life of drudgery and boredom spent scratching for just enough o make ends meet, that can never bring you any measure of real happiness. Most of us are just waiting to die! The good news is that it's never too late providing you have the intelligence and the guts. Have you got what it takes? The only way to a better future is to build it your Self.
A fascinating look at why human beings have a powerful mental, spiritual, and physical need for the natural world—and the profound impact this has on our consciousness and ability to heal the soul and bring solace to the heart, and the cutting-edge scientific evidence proving nature as nurturer. “The connection between mental health and the natural world turns out to be strong and deep—which is good news in that it offers those feeling soul-sick the possibility that falling in love with the world around them might be remarkably helpful.” —Bill McKibben Lucy Jones interweaves her deeply personal story of recovery from addiction and depression with that of discovering the natural world and how it aided and enlivened her progress, giving her a renewed sense of belonging and purpose. Jones writes of the intersection of science, wellness, and the environment, and reveals that in the last decade, scientists have begun to formulate theories of why people feel better after a walk in the woods and an experience with the natural world. She describes the recent data that supports evidence of biological and neurological responses: the lowering of cortisol (released in response to stress), the boost in cortical attention control that helps us to concentrate and subdues mental fatigue, and the increase in activity in the parasympathetic nervous system, slowing the heart and allowing the body to rest. “Beautifully written, movingly told and meticulously researched. An elegy to the healing power of nature. A convincing plea for a wilder, richer world.” —Isabella Tree, author of Wilding
The third part of this saga is a prequel that revolves around the character named Jivah. This work is divided into several sections based on the most important incarnations of Jivah. Thus, the first account is when Jivah was the biblical Eve, narrating how she met Fanvar (the biblical Adam) and how she was deceived by the ministers of the archons who guarded Meruah (a garden that was to the east of the site of E-Din ). Here Jivah recounts the judgment of Ialdabaot for the actions that occurred in Meruah and the damage caused by the ministers of the archons to her lineage. The following story revolves around another of the most important incarnations of Jivah, when she was Mariam, the wife of Jesus of Nazareth. In this case Jivah mainly exposes all the great mysteries that Yeshua (Jesus) would have told his disciples after the crucifixion. Jivah recounts when the apostle Philip was an incarnation of the Buddha and when she migrated to Paris to establish a philosophy based on her interpretation of her teacher's teachings. She tells why they did not have children and the trips they made as teenagers to various countries before Yeshua (Jesus) began his work with the Jewish people. Although Jivah's exposition deals with the main teachings of Yeshua after the crucifixion, it exposes some details of the appearance of Metatron and Sandalphon (the prophets Elijah and Enoch) on the "mount of transfiguration", in addition to the words of John the Baptist and from Yeshua to Nicodemus on reincarnation. Likewise, Yeshua explains the role that Yehudah (Judas) had, and that he was already a member of the 12 before coming to Earth, and will continue to be so in the distant future. He also explains the true meaning of the bread and wine, and the most extensive details of the talk that Yeshua and Pontius Pilate had before the execution are exposed. “- Pilate: tell me something to absolve you, because the Jews want you dead. - Yeshua: you have no more power over me than what has been allowed to you, because everything obeys a destiny, to which you yourself are subject. - Pilate: then you are a kind of messiah, a king. Have you come to save your people? - Yeshua: I am certainly a king, but my kingdom is not of the material world. I have come this time to bear witness to the Truth. - Pilate: the truth… what is the Truth? - Yeshua: that the universe does not exist, Pilate.” After the crucifixion Yeshua maintains a constant visit to his followers for 11 years, beginning by appearing to them to explain that he was not a ghost. Later he tells them how the first human race inhabited the Lyra star system, before being attacked by the draconians. He explains to them why the 12 tribes represent the 12 constellations of the zodiac. He explains to them what the animal laws at Sinai meant. They discuss the points of view found with the philosophy of the apostle Paul. He explains to them what are the bodies that we possess and their energy centers, what they are for and how they should be used. He explains to them the laws of the universe and the electromagnetic power of the mind and emotions. He explains to you about all aspects of the collective mind and consciousness webs, and about the lower planes, the parallel planes, and the higher dimensions and their realms. He explains to them how matter is formed and maintained by the unconscious and subconscious power of the mind. He explains to them the symbolism of what happened in Eden, the meaning of the elements mentioned there and with Cain and Abel. He explains to them how the law of free will and destiny come into harmony and conflict. Including many teachings on genetics and ADAM, Jivah ends with other anecdotes and curiosities, such as states of consciousness and awakening and the Christic mind or Buddhahood. At the end of this account, Jivah expresses some talks he had in private with Yeshua about the things that would happen later and where he would go. Jivah then tells another story, but this time not of an "incarnation" of his, but of his existence before he came to flesh (a body). He describes how he lived in the pre-universal heavenly realms of Eden and how the first rebellions broke out, both before, during, and after Ialdabaot. He recounts how the first gods appeared and how they created their principalities, powers, hosts of evil, demons, angels, spirits, and races, and how the first wars broke out before and after the formation of Jaleb began. Narrating another story, Jivah tells how the Battle of the Seven Heavens took place, and how on behalf of his mother, Wisdom, he helped Yahweh (at that time known as Tzabaot) in the fight against the principalities and authorities of the chaos. He recounts how the angels and spirits of light were created to support Tzabaot in the conflict against the Draconians and Orions, and their hierarchies.
Following the Scotiabank Giller Prize-shortlisted Son of a Trickster comes Trickster Drift, the second book in Eden Robinson's captivating Trickster trilogy. In an effort to keep all forms of magic at bay, Jared, 17, has quit drugs and drinking. But his troubles are not over: now he's being stalked by David, his mom's ex--a preppy, khaki-wearing psycho with a proclivity for rib-breaking. And his mother, Maggie, a living, breathing badass as well as a witch, can't protect him like she used to because he's moved away from Kitimat to Vancouver for school. Even though he's got a year of sobriety under his belt (no thanks to his enabling, ever-partying mom), Jared also struggles with the temptation of drinking. And he's got to get his grades up, find a job that doesn't involve weed cookies, and somehow live peacefully with his Aunt Mave, who has been estranged from the family ever since she tried to "rescue" him as a baby from his mother. An indigenous activist and writer, Mave smothers him with pet names and hugs, but she is blind to the real dangers that lurk around them--the spirits and supernatural activity that fill her apartment. As the son of a Trickster, Jared is a magnet for magic, whether he hates it or not--he sees ghosts, he sees the monster moving underneath his Aunt Georgina's skin, he sees the creature that comes out of his bedroom wall and creepily wants to suck his toes. He also still hears the Trickster in his head, and other voices too. When the David situation becomes a crisis, Jared can't ignore his true nature any longer.
Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father by John Matteson Pdf
Matteson looks at the personal life behind the beloved author of "Little Women" in this story that highlights the tense yet loving bond between Louisa May Alcott and her father, Bronson, and that relationships impact on her life and work.
The electrifying conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Children of Eden series that follows Rowan as she leaves behind the paradise she’s always dreamed of to save Eden—and the world—from a terrible fate. Rowan is finally in Harmonia, an Earth-friendly, sustainable commune in the wilderness she always believed was dead. Even in this idyllic world, she finds no peace. Harmonia has strict rules—and dire consequences. Thinking about Eden is forbidden, but she’s determined to rescue the loved ones she left behind. Though they are in terrible danger, her pleas for help are ignored. After months of living as one with nature, a shocking reminder of her past pushes Rowan to act. With the help of new friends, she infiltrates Eden. What she discovers is even worse than the situation she left behind. In the chaos of civil war, Rowan and her friends join forces with the second children and other rebels trapped inside. They fight for their lives, and for the future of humanity in this broken Earth.
Want to find wisdom and understanding? In the “Mind of Wisdom” you can find many answers to a multitude of questions which have been asked. Answers that may have been hidden from ordinary life, answers that may be the guidance, for which, you have been searching many days.
A Complete Investigation of Mr. Eden's Treaty, as it May Affect the Commerce, the Revenue, Or the General Policy of Great Britain by Joseph Richardson Pdf
