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Tag Archives: ecopsychology
No Words
First published by Proboscus as part of there Topographies and Tales project, 2006. ‘On Banks Island, in the Canadian Arctic, environmental shifts are happening so fast that the Inuvialut inhabitants do not have the words to describe what they now … Continue reading
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Beware the Pseudo-Environmentalists!
First published in The Great Outdoors Magazine. One of the first things I do when I run an eco-education course is introduce the “Environmental Spectrum”. One end of the spectrum is ‘grey’, the other ‘deep green’. Points in between get … Continue reading
Education for the Real World
It is time for you to learn how to drive a car. The driving instructor takes you into a room full of tables and chairs, the walls covered in shelves lined with books, at one end of the room is … Continue reading
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Go with the Flow
I am poised leaning backwards out over a 60-foot drop into a roaring abyss. My harness tightens around me, the rope taught between my abseil device and the deeply rooted tree around which it has been wrapped. I take a … Continue reading
An Act of Prayer
A 13th Century map shows the whole world radiating out from Jerusalem. The holy city of the Judeo-Christian faith positioned dead-centre… the axis of the known universe. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments … Continue reading
Flight of Fancy
First published in The Great Outdoors Magazine, Jun. 2002. In the 17th Century, women were publicly weighed to assess if they were lighter than they looked. Those who failed this diabolic weight-watching test were, obviously, witches. Recommend on Facebook Share … Continue reading
Less is More
First published in The Great Outdoors Magazine, Jan. 2003. Back in the 1980’s there was a trend to blame the ecological issues facing the world on one simple cause – overpopulation. The story went like this… Current environmental problems are … Continue reading
Zen and the Art of Minimum Impact
There’s something beautiful about the simplicity of a wild camp. Fetching water from a stream, lighting the stove, making a bed and preparing food. The well-planned wild journey will include plenty of time for such camp craft – for the … Continue reading
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The Philosophy & Psychology of Wild Places
First published in The Great Outdoors Magazine, May 2003. Since this date the conference mentioned was successfully convened and a report about it can be read here. Arne Naess, whose 90th Birthday was honoured through this conference, died on 12th … Continue reading
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What’s it Worth?
First published in The Great Outdoors Magazine, Oct. 2002. Last week I found myself 200 miles off the coast of Lands Ends in a small boat. A curious situation to be in and certainly one that was new to me. … Continue reading
A Fugitive in the Wilderness
First published in The Great Outdoors Magazine, Issue 29, Dec. 2002 ‘The human mind’, writes educator David Orr, ‘is a product of the Pleistocene age, shaped by a wildness that has all but disappeared. If we complete the destruction of … Continue reading
The Tree of Life
First published in The Great Outdoors Magazine, Sep. 2002. I’ve been wandering and working in wild places for over twenty years now. Growing up in the heart of the Peak District, with the ‘Eliminate’ face of Curbar Edge looming down … Continue reading