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GreenSpirit Publications All of these GreenSpirit Publications can be ordered from:GreenSpirit Books, 14 Beckford Close, Warminster, Wiltshire. BA12 9LW, Tel. 01985 215679. http://www.greenspirit.org.uk/books/
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How
Things Come To Be by Michael Colebrook This
essay is an inquiry into the nature of creativity. It is based on the
thesis that things come to be by making themselves spontaneously in an
evolutionary context. It also addresses the problem of why there are the
things that we see around us and not others.
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Holy Night by Vincent Tilsley Holy
Night is a blending of an old mystery with a new one, the ancient tale
of God's nativity on Earth but within modern cosmology's view of our
planet as just one tiny dot in a colossal universe that emerged billions
of years before the Bethlehem event. The result is a science fiction
drama which quickly widens to include a cosmic power struggle, above
and below. Beginning in the "Star" which hovers over Bethlehem,
it develops into a confrontation between a God and a Satan who look
disconcertingly like each other. The outcome is startling. Click here for a mini-website containing much more information about this book. |
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Imagining
Otherwise by Lindsay Clarke How can one become a whole person in a violent, complicated world? This is the theme of this gripping essay, first presented as a lecture to the GreenSpirit annual conference. Lindsay Clarke is best known for his original and unexpected novels on some of the deepest territories of the human condition. In this essay he points out the simultaneous growth of two movements. One is the wider ecological awareness which, against many odds, is necessarily growing as we understand how destructively the human race is as a species on the earth. The other movement is the personal change being experienced by many individuals. The new emerging consciousness is related to the development of depth psychology, the notion of individuation, and the realisation of spirit. Published 2004, 24 pages. £3.00
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The
Triple Mirror by Erna and Michael Colebrook Did you know that you are descended from the stars! You can find out with Bran and Brydie, as you travel with them through the universe. The Triple Mirror highlights some significant stages in the 13.7 billion year story of cosmic evolution - our common creation story - and lets two children discover that awesome epic as they travel through time with the Great Mother as their guide. Published 2003, 108 pages. £5.75 |
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Walking
the Sacred Story. A New Ritual for Celebrating the Universe by Erna
& Michael Colebrook "The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong. To be alienated from this community is to become destitute in all that makes us human". Thomas Berry There can be little doubt that such alienation lies at the heart of many of the current environmental crises faced by humanity today. In this little book Erna and Michael Colebrook invite the reader to "Walk the Sacred Story" of the universe and so regain a sense of perspective and a sense of belonging to the Earth. Through a cosmic time walk we can rediscover our place in the 14 billion year history of the universe, our own creation story. This is a work-book explaining how to plan and conduct such a walk, step by step. But it is also a book for the walker to read and keep as a memento. Armchair walkers too will find much to interest them. Published 2000, 44 pages. Price: £3.30
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What
is Creation Centred Spirituality? by Grace Blindell An eloquent and authoritative introduction, it conveys not only the ideas behind the movement, but also what it feels like, through a blending of poetry and prose. A brilliant, brief description of an authentic green spirituality. Published 2001, 48 pages. £3.00 |
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The
New Universe Story by Michael Colebrook With
a sure hand he touches on some of the more significant features of the
story, and hints at some of its implications for the human condition.
Lovely quotes, and I think this is the greatest story ever told! |
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What's
Radical Now? Politics and Creation Spirituality by Victor Anderson We now have a world in which free-trade capitalism seems the only viable economic system, rapidly spreading throughout the worlds. Is a new alternative to this system, which is so destructive to our planet and to social justice, growing, and could Creation Spirituality have a part in this new understanding? Victor Anderson's pamphlet addresses these issues, bringing together modern science, a new view of human nature, ecology, spirituality and post-Blair politics. Published 1998, 32 pages. Price £2.50
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Rediscovering
St Francis: Earth Wisdom for the New Millennium by Alan José We have all heard of St Francis (1181-1226), and yet most of what we actually know consists of a few traditional stories and prayers. What was his life really like at the start of this Millennium, and what is his relevance for us now eight hundred years later? Alan Jose, the author of this short book, has reflected on Francis over twenty years. This gentle, sympathetic and accessible treatment of Francis's life places him in the context of the Four Paths of Creation Spirituality, as presented by Matthew Fox, following the creation tradition within Christianity. We begin to perceive Francis as a person as well as a saint; a person who loved all life and regarded all living creatures as sacred and uniquely themselves. He personified even Sister Poverty and Sister Death, welcoming them into his own experience as significant presences within it. All of life is relationship. Published 1998, 45 pages. Price: £2.90
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Other Creation Spirituality books available from GreenSpirit books:
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Living in Connection: Theory and Practice of the New World View by Chris Clarke. On our threatened planet the gap between spiritual wisdom and main-stream science is as wide as ever, despite many hopeful ideas from the speculative fringes of science. How can humanity now come together within a world-view that can be widely accepted, to build a world where all beings can survive and flourish? Placing tested mainstream science and the insights of spiritual traditions within the story of a personal journey, the book sets out an integrated account of a universe governed by love, constantly open to new creativity. Published 2003, 292 pages. £16.70.
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Song of the Universe and Other Poems by Patrick Huddie. To be is to be related or connected. "Only connect." Connectedness has many levels: biological, personal, social, etc. This book could be seen as a concerto in connectedness the "I" being soloist, and with themes running from dark separateness through various personal and spiritual connections to a Way of Creation or deep interconnectedness, which links each of us to the First Unfolding and all points in space-time thereafter, so that we can all share in the "Song of the Universe". Published 1996. 60 pages. £5.50.
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Visions of Creation edited by Eileen Conn and James Stewart This book provides a fine introduction to the awakening of our collective memories of visions of Creation; visions that are more alive than ever today, given our new creation story from science and given the peril that our earth-home finds itself in. May these visions inspire many to the action and contemplation, to the prophecy and mysticism, that our times demand. Forward by Matthew Fox. Published 1995, 140 pages, £6.50 plus postage and packaging |
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