 Martha Ecology Committee's
Strategic Direction
Celebrating and Deepening
our Consciousness of Connectedness
Since the 17th century we
humans have been living out of a dualistic mindset, and felt we were
separate and a little bit above the rest of creation. Science today has
challenged this understanding with the discoveries that all creation came
from one single source of energy, (called the "Big Bang" Theory,) that everything on Earth has been created from
star dust, and that at the level of atoms and DNA, human life is made from
the same matter as everything else. On a more obvious level we are waking up
to the fact that all living creatures share the same air and water, and have
need for space. We are being
invited to realize that everything in the Universe is interrelated,
interconnected and interdependent. It requires a major shift in our consciousness to live out of the
truth that everything exists in Oneness and Wholeness.
Being in relationship helps us open
to the truth of interconnectedness and begins to shift our consciousness. To
aid this transition we:
- built a
Contemplative Trail through our woods and fields to help us immerse
ourselves in nature. This trail is open for
public use.
-
bought a golf cart to take our
sisters who find it difficult to walk, out into the gardens
-
developed
a workshop called "Shifting World View" to help people experience the
difference between a mechanistic world view and an organic world view.
Resources:
The Everything Seed; A Story of
Beginnings - Martignacco, Carole (2006) Berkley: Tricycle Press
Dowd, Michael
The Great Story - 4
hours(DVD)
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