Permaculture: A Spiritual Approach

Intro
 Title Page
 Copyright
 Contents
 Acknowledgements
 Authors' Introduction
 1. Permaculture, Spirituality and the New Paradigm
 Permaculture and Findhorn
 The New Paradigm
 Observation
 Permaculture and Nature
 Design
 Spirituality and Permaculture in Findhorn
 Personal Story · Craig Gibsone
 Part One --
Earthcare
 2. Soil and Plants
 Angels, Devas and Elemental Beings
 The Inner Life of Plants
 Soil Mycelium Networks
 Perelandra
 Plant and Human Symbiosis
 Personal Story · Gilad Margalit
 3. Gardening and Farming
 Biodynamics
 Self-development of the Farmer Returning the Social to AgricultureDevas, Nature Spirits and Good Compost
 Sustainable Yogic Agriculture
 The Findhorn Garden
 Are Landscapes Alive?
 Ecological Restoration
 Personal Story · Alan Watson Featherstone
 4. Water
 Mysteries of Water
 Characteristics of Water
 Working with Water
 Flow Forms
 Measuring the Quality of Water
 Natural Wastewater Treatment at Findhorn
 5. House Materials, Design and Building
 Land and People
 Indigenous Habitat
 Natural and Low-Tech Houses at Findhorn
 Environmental Standards at Findhorn Ecovillage
 Universal Hall as Sacred Geometry Personal Story · Roger Doudna6. Energy Sources and Alternative Technology
 Spaceship Earth
 The Foundations of Technology in Science
 Patterns in Nature
 Questioning
 Energy Context Today
 Renewable Energy at Findhorn
 Peak Oil and Climate Chaos
 Personal Story · John Talbott
 Part Two --
Peoplecare
 7. Group Processes
 Content and Process
 The Group Being
 Roles
 Visionary Leaders
 Group Development
 Living Ideas
 Personal Story · Jan Martin Bang
 8. Spiritual Nurturing and Enquiry
 Interspirituality
 Diversity of Belief Systems within Findhorn
 Community and the Individual Taking Personal ResponsibilityDeep Ecology
 Permaculture and Spirituality
 Personal Story · Helene C. Bøhler
 Part Three --
Fairshare
 9. Alternative Economics
 Thoughts About Money
 The Three Levels of Money
 Business Motives
 Spiritual Capital
 Biblical and Islamic Economics
 Non-Monetary Abundance or Fair Shares
 Manifestation and Potential
 The Opportunity Within the Problem
 Ekopia
 10. Governance
 Leadership and Power
 Inclusive Decision-Making Processes
 Joanna Macy
 Starhawk
 Arnold Mindell
 Attunement
 Governance at Findhorn
 Personal Story · Lyndall Parris Part Four --
Bringing It All Together11. Design Hands-On, Hearts-On
 We Are All Designers
 The Magic of Design
 A New Way of Thinking
 Linking to the Mystics
 The Development of Findhorn
 Personal Story · Graham Bell
 12. Permaculture in Partnership
 From Traumaculture to Permaculture
 Shift in Consciousness
 Cultural Creatives
 Centres of Light
 The Future of Permaculture
 Bibliography
 Web References
 Illustration References
 About the Authors