Description
Book SynopsisThis book aims to help readers rediscover the sacredness of the everyday landscapes around them in order to shed light on the ecological imperatives of our time. Drawn from the union of art, nature, and metaphysics, it presents some of the myths and legends of antiquity as they might be recognised by our modern society of earth-shapers. Through word and image the authors reference the ecological and environmental concepts found at the core of traditional environmental knowledge and provide a new context for environmental engagement that merges the spiritual and phenomenological with the scientific and empirical. Wisdom of Place can be used by anyone — from creatives to spiritual seekers, landscape architects to coders — to call forth the voice of the genius loci — the spirit of place — and reveal the creative forces and hidden currents of nature.
Table of Contentsintroduction 7 acknowledgments 12 the major arcana 14 The Green Man 16 The Biosphere 20 The Doors of Perception 24 Pachamama 28 Organic Proportion 32 The Geometer 36 The Green Woman 40 Alignments 44 The Hydrologic Cycle 48 Deep Ecology 52 Green Mandala 56 Geomancy 60 Axis Mundi 64 Metamorphosis 68 The Tree of Life 72 Koyaanisqatsi 76 Ecotones 80 Polaris 84 The Moon 88 The Sun 92 Closed Loop 96 Genius Loci 100
