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.

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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.

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