As in the Heart, so in the Earth: Reversing the Desertification of the Soul and the Soil
by Pierre Rabhi
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The world's leading expert on reversing soil desertification shows how ecology can flourish only when spiritual elements are present * Uses a parable from the African oral tradition to provide a living testimony of what has been lost with the rise of modern technology * Provides a vital account of the strong relationship between soil and soul and how this relationship can be restored As in the Heart, So in the Earth is a strong indictment of a civilization that, while seeking domination over show more the earth, mutilates, tortures, and desacralizes it. For Pierre Rabhi ecology is inseparable from spirituality. He shows how the growing desertification of North Africa is a reflection of the "desert" that is claiming the hearts and souls of the inhabitants of the Western world--how dead soil is mirrored in our deadened souls--and how reconciliation with Mother Earth must be accompanied by relearning our ancestors' reverence for the soil. Using a traditional African parable grounded in the very wisdom of the earth, Pierre Rabhi seeks to initiate the reader into a time when the people that dwelled on this planet did so harmoniously and could converse easily with the land. Village elder Tyemoro recounts the gradual destruction of his village's culture and all that has sustained it as the miracles promised by modern technology brought more harm than good. This same drama is recurring throughout the world, where indigenous value systems that have endured for millennia are torn apart by contact with modern civilization. Yet Rahbi offers hope--if those in the modern world will stop to hear the words of their ancestors who worked the land, for our destiny is linked irrevocably to that of the earth. show lessTags
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> Pierre Rabhi a fondé toute sa philosophie de vie, ainsi que son travail de mise en valeur des régions arides et des cultures traditionnelles, sur l’ardente passion qu’il voue à la Terre. Cette initiation africaine veut alerter nos consciences sur les exactions commises à l’encontre de la planète, mais aussi à notre détriment, car Pierre Rabhi nous le rappelle : notre destin est lié à la Terre d’une manière irrévocable.
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> PAROLE DE TERRE Une initiation africaine, de Pierre Rabhi. Préface de Yehudi Menuhin (Albin Michel, 2016). — Pierre Rabhi a fondé toute sa philosophie de vie, ainsi que son travail de mise en valeur des show more régions arides et des cultures traditionnelles, sur l’ardente passion qu’il voue à la Terre. Cette initiation africaine veut alerter nos consciences sur les exactions commises à l’encontre de la planète, mais aussi à notre détriment, car Pierre Rabhi nous le rappelle : notre destin est lié à la Terre d’une manière irrévocable. (Espaces libres) show less
> Babelio : https://www.babelio.com/livres/Rabhi-Parole-de-terre--Une-initiation-africaine/6...
> PAROLE DE TERRE Une initiation africaine, de Pierre Rabhi. Préface de Yehudi Menuhin (Albin Michel, 2016). — Pierre Rabhi a fondé toute sa philosophie de vie, ainsi que son travail de mise en valeur des show more régions arides et des cultures traditionnelles, sur l’ardente passion qu’il voue à la Terre. Cette initiation africaine veut alerter nos consciences sur les exactions commises à l’encontre de la planète, mais aussi à notre détriment, car Pierre Rabhi nous le rappelle : notre destin est lié à la Terre d’une manière irrévocable. (Espaces libres) show less
Mar 30, 2021 (Edited)French
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- As in the Heart, so in the Earth: Reversing the Desertification of the Soul and the Soil
- Original title
- Parole de terre
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- Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Religion & Spirituality
- DDC/MDS
- 304.2 — Social sciences Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Factors affecting social behavior Human ecology
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- GF80 .R33 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Human ecology. Anthropogeography Human ecology. Anthropogeography
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