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CONTENTS N o . 2 3 9 N o v e m b e r / D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 6 FRONTLINE REGULARS 8 COOKING UP A CHANGE PEEYUSH SEKHSARIA 9 THE FUTURE IS FORDHALL MARTIN LARGE 10 SACRED SKILLS LORNA HOWARTH 11 MONKEYING AROUND PAUL KINGSNORTH KEYNOTES_______ 12 WRITERS AND THE WAR AGAINST NATURE GARY SNYDER Those who love the world. I8 WORLD IN A FEW WORDS TESSA STRICKLAND Poetry can transport us to new ways o f experiencing life. 20 WILL GOD EVER LEAVE US ALONE? DEEPAK CHOPRA God w on ’t leave us alone as long as we feel afraid. UNDERCURRENTS 3 WELCOME A FAR CRY FROM CHRISTMAS SATISH KUMAR 6 DEEP SPIRIT EVERYWHERE AT HOME THOMAS MOORE 25 PERSPECTIVES 38 THE LONG VIEW LESSONS FROM GREEK TRAGEDY HARRY EYRES 39 A SENSE OF PLACE ARCTIC AWAKENING LAURENCE MEE 40 THE OCCASIONAL DIDYMUS GOVERNESS JOHN MOAT 41 RECIPES RAINBOW FEAST DAPHNE LAMBERT 42 LETTERSTO THE EDITORS ■.V.W. 23 FRIENDLY FIRE DAVID EHRENFELD Embracing new energy technologies whilst ignoring energy consumption. 26 FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL CHRIS WRIGHT Questioning fair trade. 28 WHITE POPPIES ANDREW KLEISSNER Moving from a remembrance service to a peace service. FOR CONTACT INFORMATION FOR RESURG ENC E OFFICES AND AGENTS, PLEASE SEETHE INSIDE BACK COVER (PAGE 63). The Tree o f Song, by Bhajju Shyam. From The Night Life o f Trees, a handmade book featuring work by three Gond artists from India (Tara Publishing, Chennai, Ind ia ). Coinciding w ith an exhibition, until 13 th November 2 0 0 6 , a t The Rebecca Hossack Gallery, 3 5 W in dm ill Street, Fitzrovia, London < www.r-h-g.co.uk> . ARTS & POETRY 30 POETRY PETER ABBS Four contemporary eco-poets. 32 THE ROAD PHIL WHITAKER The paddock looked like it had fallen victim to a monstrous mole. 34 SPIRIT AND PLACE SIMON OLDING There is always one more way o f looking at something. 36 MYTHICAL SCULPTURES JULES CASHFORD Jacob Lane’s works explore our relationship to an eternal source. 4 Resurgence N o . 2 3 9 N o v em b e r /D e c em b e r 2 0 0 6
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REVIEWS 45 THE BIG PICTURE Elephant! 46 IN MY OWN WORDS Bread Matters ANDREW WHITLEY 47 FROM EMPIRETO EARTH COMMUNITY The Great Turning DAVID KORTEN 48 PUTTING LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE TUDOR HUMPHRIES re v iew s Bedrock 49 THE NATION’SVARIETY PHILIP CONFORD re v iew s England in Particular 50 REFLECTIVE CHANGE JO H N ELKINGTON re v iew s Presence 50 THE OTHER SIDE OFTHE COIN FRANCES HOWARD-GORDON re v ie w s Confessions of a Radical Traditionalist 52 TREE HOUSE BARBARA TREMAIN-HOWARD re v ie w s Diary of an Eco-Builder 53 BOOKS IN BRIEF LORNA HOWARTH & SOPHIE POKLEWSKI KOZIELL ADVERTISING 54 DISPLAY ADVERTS 56 CLASSIFIED ADVERTS The Archbishop ofYork, Dr John Sentamu, starts his seven-day fast and prayer vigil for the Middle East, in St John Chapel,York Minster on 13 th August 2 0 0 6 . The Archbishop gave up a planned fam ily holiday in favour of a week sleeping rough in the Minster in order to raise awareness and lead prayers for the conflict between Israel and Lebanon. photograph: gareth copley/ pa www.resurgence.org E d i t o r s ’ S e l e c t i o n One o f the regular features in Resurgence is Nicols Fox’s ‘Letter from America’. In her article ‘Signs o f Optimism’ she documents changing attitudes in the USA to transport and global warming and concludes that things are getting better. <www.resurgence.org/selection> S a t i s h ’s T a lk s For many years Satish Kumar has travelled the world talking to people about how we can learn to lighten our footprint on the Earth, and how we can do so in an enjoyable manner. Some o f these talks are now available on CD and DVD, and they may be purchased via the website. Free 'taster' extracts are also online. <www.resurgence.org/sales/books.htm> O n l i n e I s s u e s PDF files o f our current issue, and many o f our back issues (some now out o f p r in t) , are available for download from our website at a special price. <www.resurgence.org/sales/download.htm> B o o k s h e l f Many o f the renowned Resurgence book reviews are now available online. Please see page 42 for more details. < www.resurgence.org/bookshelfV’ R esurgence N o . 2 3 9 N o v em b e r /D e c em b e r 2 0 0 6 5

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CONTENTS N o . 2 3 9 N o v e m b e r / D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 6

FRONTLINE

REGULARS

8 COOKING UP A

CHANGE PEEYUSH SEKHSARIA

9 THE FUTURE IS

FORDHALL MARTIN LARGE

10 SACRED SKILLS

LORNA HOWARTH

11 MONKEYING AROUND

PAUL KINGSNORTH

KEYNOTES_______

12 WRITERS AND THE

WAR AGAINST NATURE GARY SNYDER Those who love the world.

I8 WORLD IN A FEW

WORDS TESSA STRICKLAND Poetry can transport us to new ways o f experiencing life.

20 WILL GOD EVER LEAVE

US ALONE? DEEPAK CHOPRA God w on ’t leave us alone as long as we feel afraid.

UNDERCURRENTS

3 WELCOME

A FAR CRY FROM CHRISTMAS SATISH KUMAR

6 DEEP SPIRIT

EVERYWHERE AT HOME THOMAS MOORE

25 PERSPECTIVES 38 THE LONG

VIEW LESSONS FROM GREEK TRAGEDY HARRY EYRES

39 A SENSE OF

PLACE ARCTIC AWAKENING LAURENCE MEE

40 THE

OCCASIONAL DIDYMUS GOVERNESS JOHN MOAT

41 RECIPES

RAINBOW FEAST DAPHNE LAMBERT

42 LETTERSTO

THE EDITORS

■.V.W.

23 FRIENDLY FIRE

DAVID EHRENFELD Embracing new energy technologies whilst ignoring energy consumption.

26 FROM GLOBAL TO

LOCAL CHRIS WRIGHT Questioning fair trade.

28 WHITE POPPIES

ANDREW KLEISSNER Moving from a remembrance service to a peace service.

FOR CONTACT INFORMATION FOR RESURG ENC E OFFICES AND AGENTS, PLEASE SEETHE INSIDE BACK COVER

(PAGE 63).

The Tree o f Song, by Bhajju Shyam. From The Night Life o f Trees, a handmade book featuring work by three Gond artists from India (Tara Publishing, Chennai, Ind ia ). Coinciding w ith an exhibition, until 13 th November 2 0 0 6 , a t The Rebecca Hossack Gallery, 3 5 W in dm ill Street, Fitzrovia, London < www.r-h-g.co.uk> .

ARTS & POETRY

30 POETRY

PETER ABBS Four contemporary eco-poets.

32 THE ROAD

PHIL WHITAKER The paddock looked like it had fallen victim to a monstrous mole.

34 SPIRIT AND PLACE

SIMON OLDING There is always one more way o f looking at something.

36 MYTHICAL

SCULPTURES JULES CASHFORD Jacob Lane’s works explore our relationship to an eternal source.

4 Resurgence N o . 2 3 9 N o v em b e r /D e c em b e r 2 0 0 6

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