Category Archives: Ecopsychology
Alienation, Neo-shamanism and Recovered Animism
By Bruce Charlton Alienation It is one of the distinctive features of Western contemporary life that, while pleasures are widely available (albeit at a price), there is almost universally a sense of alienation. Alienation is the feeling that life is … Continue reading
Posted in Animism, Communication with Nature, Consciousness, Deep Ecology, Depth Psychology, Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy, Psychology, Re-Enchantment of Nature, Shamanism, Uncategorized
Tagged animism, biocentrism, consciousness, deep ecology, depth psychology, ecopsychology, learning from nature, Neo-shamanism, spirituality
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Presence, Power, and the Planet
Presence, Power, and the Planet By Tom Yeomans Introduction Of all the practices that I have taught in the last twenty-five years to professionals and lay people who were interested in the spiritual dimension, the practice of presence has emerged … Continue reading
Posted in Deep Ecology, Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy, Psychology
Tagged care of the soul, contemplation, deep ecology, ecopsychology, meditation, soul, soulcraft, spirituality
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Is There an Ecological Unconscious?
(Photo: Mountaintop Removal, West Virginia, USA) By DANIEL B. SMITH Published: January 27, 2010 in the New York Times About eight years ago, Glenn Albrecht began receiving frantic calls from residents of the Upper Hunter Valley, a 6,000-square-mile region in … Continue reading
Posted in Deep Ecology, Ecopsychology, Psychology
Tagged deep ecology, ecology, ecopsychology
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ECOPSYCHOLOGY: EIGHT PRINCIPLES
By Theodore Roszak In The Voice of the Earth: An Exploration of Ecopsychology, Theodore Roszak sought to formulate some general principles that might guide both environmentalists and therapists in their common project of defining a sane relationship to the world … Continue reading
Posted in Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy, Psychology
Tagged depth psychology, ecopsychology, soul, spirituality, theodore roszak
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Encountering the Liminal: A Shamanic Space for Healing Self and Community
The following essay was delivered by me, Carl Golden, as a lecture at the Abundancia Feast at the Grange in Woodinville, WA, on February 22, 2012. “Who are YOU?” asked the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a … Continue reading
Deep Ecopsychology
Ecopsychology is a profound and necessary intellectual development in Western consciousness. It is profound because it is a formidable argument against the lamentable Cartesian dualism that has enthralled science, western philosophy and religion for far too long and at too dear … Continue reading
The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, Ecopsychology, and the Crisis of Extinction: On Annihilating and Nurturing Other Beings, Relationships, and Ourselves
By Will W. Adams Department of Psychology Duquesne University THE HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGIST, 34(2), 111–133, Copyright © 2006, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Correspondence should be addressed to Will W. Adams, Department of Psychology, Duquesne University, 544 College Hall, Pittsburgh, PA … Continue reading
Ecopsychology: Where does it fit in psychology?
by John Scull An earlier version of this paper was presented at the annual psychology conference, Malaspina University College, March 26, 1999. © copyright 1999, John Scull. Permission is given to reproduce this article, provided the author is both acknowledged … Continue reading
Natural Philosophy and Spiritual Praxis Re-envisioned
Written by Carl Golden August 24, 2011 Over the last 35 years, I sought experiences, insight, knowledge, and wisdom to aid me in my own journey of maturation and discovery. Consequentially, my life became a gestation of religious, spiritual, psychological, … Continue reading
Posted in Consciousness, Deep Ecology, Ecopsychology, Philosophy, Uncategorized
Tagged ecopsychology, evolution, philosophy
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THE NATURE OF SANITY
Author: Theodore Roszak Funny how psychiatrists are absolutely inspired when it comes to mapping sexual dysfunction, but fail to chart the strong emotional bond we have with the natural habitat. It’s time for an environmentally based definition of mental health. … Continue reading
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Tagged deep ecology, ecopsychology, healing, philosophy, theodore roszak
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