Thank you so much for joining in, Maura, and I’m sorry to hear you have to deal with this at work. The scoffing alienates us from all of the better parts of ourselves, doesn’t it. We become trained to exclude compassion and intuition from the public sphere, to think that they don’t belong there. Which only reinforces harsher ways of relating. Taking apart this dichotomy and questioning the scoffing is a first step in decolonizing our own thinking, I believe. Again, thanks.
This is so well and beautifully thought and put. I am in awe. I have always struggled with this deep, I’ll call it knowing, that carried me through childhood. The childhood where everything speaks to you. All beings. And there was never disbelief. Once I started school… I was struck by the understanding that not everyone had this experience or were not admitting them. I thought I would have a career in science …. with the natural world, but discovered that meant I’d have to divorce myself from feeling anything toward a world I felt everything for. I am finally at a stage where I can write about what has always been that knowing. Love Robin Wall Kimmerers’ writing. So so so much we can learn if we could live with nature instead of always trying to be above it. Thank you so much for the eloquence of you! ❤️
Thanks for dropping by, SHR, and welcome to Substack! I see you're a new writer here, and I'm happy to meet you! "So so so much we can learn if we could live with nature instead of always trying to be above it." This is the key, always and forever, isn't it. Thank you for putting it into words.
Yes, attitudes are changing, and I like to think evolving, as we see now in fields such as ecopsychology and the direct path teachings of nondual Awareness. Thank you for this illuminating post!
Ecopsychology is a great example of a field of study that is growing in mainstream programs. It used to be available only at alternative schools like Prescott and Naropa and their kind, but more and more it's becoming part of universities. Thanks for this, Gail! From what I can tell, the mainstream programs still study ecopsychology "scientifically," that is, as objectively as possible. But that the field is growing is a wonderful sign.
Brilliant title. I work in academic publishing and I often feel like it’s part of the job description to scoff at anything deemed irrational, from religion to intuition and even compassion. It alienates me from myself. I try to challenge it but that often feels unsafe.
Thank you so much for joining in, Maura, and I’m sorry to hear you have to deal with this at work. The scoffing alienates us from all of the better parts of ourselves, doesn’t it. We become trained to exclude compassion and intuition from the public sphere, to think that they don’t belong there. Which only reinforces harsher ways of relating. Taking apart this dichotomy and questioning the scoffing is a first step in decolonizing our own thinking, I believe. Again, thanks.
This is so well and beautifully thought and put. I am in awe. I have always struggled with this deep, I’ll call it knowing, that carried me through childhood. The childhood where everything speaks to you. All beings. And there was never disbelief. Once I started school… I was struck by the understanding that not everyone had this experience or were not admitting them. I thought I would have a career in science …. with the natural world, but discovered that meant I’d have to divorce myself from feeling anything toward a world I felt everything for. I am finally at a stage where I can write about what has always been that knowing. Love Robin Wall Kimmerers’ writing. So so so much we can learn if we could live with nature instead of always trying to be above it. Thank you so much for the eloquence of you! ❤️
Thanks for dropping by, SHR, and welcome to Substack! I see you're a new writer here, and I'm happy to meet you! "So so so much we can learn if we could live with nature instead of always trying to be above it." This is the key, always and forever, isn't it. Thank you for putting it into words.
Yes, attitudes are changing, and I like to think evolving, as we see now in fields such as ecopsychology and the direct path teachings of nondual Awareness. Thank you for this illuminating post!
Ecopsychology is a great example of a field of study that is growing in mainstream programs. It used to be available only at alternative schools like Prescott and Naropa and their kind, but more and more it's becoming part of universities. Thanks for this, Gail! From what I can tell, the mainstream programs still study ecopsychology "scientifically," that is, as objectively as possible. But that the field is growing is a wonderful sign.
Brilliant title. I work in academic publishing and I often feel like it’s part of the job description to scoff at anything deemed irrational, from religion to intuition and even compassion. It alienates me from myself. I try to challenge it but that often feels unsafe.