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       It was as it was 
       and then it was no longer...
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                  -[www.ecopsych.com]- (Dr. Michael Cohen's Eco Psychology project)
                  -[The Hidden, Unified-Field Voice in Natural Systems]-
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Intro

For centuries the human race (if we may refer to that singular
portion of the Terran world that considers itself so different
as to be separate and totally independent; a "race"), seems 
to make its way foward, only to be thrown back again and again.

Many blame this on history (or a lack of it), on an imperfect
vision of the ideal and the lack of will to cat, or upon a 
hundred thousand, million other things.

In reality, there has in all of this time been only one constant
and in-vary-ing group of creatures that upon this world tries to
lesson these blows. They have many names, sooth-sayer, story-teller,
seer, lunatic, witch, witch doctor, scientist, poet, artist, and
so forth. 

But.

They all bear in common one idea: The preservation and extension of
ideas for the betterment of all; librarians.

This then is the on-going, never-starting, never-ending, alternate 
view of our wondrous world of which (if we give up at least a bit 
of our ego - for just one moment) - we are all a part OF, and not
separate FROM.

This is the INSIDE view.

Unlimited Vistas

In a recent program about the cosmos, they (once again) pointed
out the bit about the dark ages and how all progress in science
stopped. Of course, this is only partly true since in reality 
the Arab world had (as well as much of the rest of the world)
copies of many of the Greek classics - as well as the classics
from ancient Egyypt, China, and MesoPotamia, etc. 

During this short-sided view, progress stoped in Medaevil Europe
which began its thousdand year wait for the second coming and/or
some sign of something which we do not know of. Meanwhile, in
the Arab world (before Mohamed) the tradition of Roman scholasticism
continued. In some ways (being a different culture), it was not 
bound by the same rules, but changed them. Thus, medical science
(surgery, glasses, etc), astronomy, mathematics (especially the
epnoymously named "al gebra"), and so forth progressed. 

Not to put to much of a point on it: But in both cases, when
fundamentlaist and absolutist religion (of what-ever flavour)
felt that it controlled the ONE TRUE view of the world - 
progress (in any other area than religion) stop-ed.

Regardless, the secular philosophers (whether religious or not),
continued the investigation into the universe, our world, and
everything (else). Oddly enough, this apparent division between
the secular and the spiritual is pretty much a function/view
of the western reductionist tradition (usually attributed to
beginning with Aristotle and then given the Christian twist).

Native traditions do not draw a line so clearly (and darkly)
between the material/secular and the spriitual/other-worldly.
We see a resurregence to try and re-connect to these traditions
and ways of "walking lightly" upon the Earth in the search and
embracement of so-called "new-age" ideas and things.



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NSTP - Natural Systems Thinking Process
(Eco Psychology)

Dr. Michael Cohen heads an "eco psychology" school in Oregon 
and has written extensively on the "disconnect" that we suffer 
from considering ourselves outside of nature. The institute is 
assocatiated with the United Nations and other groups dedicated 
to the rational co-existence of humans (see map) and the earth 
(see dwindling map).

  Other works by Dr. Cohen: 
   -[www.ecopsych.com]-
   -[The Hidden, Unified-Field Voice in Natural Systems]-

An extract (v. brief) follows...

   The objectivity and science of disconnected 
   contemporary thinking dismisses as subjective 
   most of the natural attraction sensitivities 
   that nature and we hold in common. For example, 
   sensory attractions to water (thirst), life 
   (survival), appetite for air (to breathe), 
   home (place), safety (trust) and belonging 
   (community) are not even included in the five 
   senses that we say we learn and know from. 
   
   Because they are missing, satisfactions and 
   advice from our natural attraction to pets, 
   friends, family, lakes, wind, hills, sky, 
   peace, sunshine, justice and community 
   seldom play a key role in forging our 
   self-esteem, economics and technologies.

And this quote as well:

   What we are doing to the forests of the 
   world is but a mirror reflection of what 
   we are doing to ourselves and to one another."
           -- Mahatma Gandhi

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