What's New on IJHC (Sept 2011)

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Editorial Musings

Remarkable Recoveries

Living with Life Challenges

Variations on the Theme of Healing

Change Begins With a Conversation
Mike Nickerson, PhD

The impetus to reform or revolution springs in every age from the realization of the contrast between the external order of society and the moral standards recognized as valid by the conscience or reason of the individual.
                                               R. H. Tawney, historian
 
How do we get our clever species to realize, after 10,000 years of growth, that we are grown-up now; that growing is no longer the most important thing we have to do?  The need to reform the current economic structure, so as to maintain well-being without overwhelming the Earth, is obvious to anyone who connects the dots.  The volume of natural resources we are using and the amount of waste we produce are at the root of increasing energy prices, the climate issue and emerging issues around fresh water and food. The solution offered by the external order of society, to continue growing, contrasts starkly with conscience and reason.

 

Wholistic Approaches

Subtle Energy Enhancements in Farm and Field
Patrick MacManaway

Subtle Energies in earth's landscape are in every way analogous to those in the human body. Pathways of chi similar to the meridians of chi in our own body are variously termed earth meridians, dragon lines, ley lines, grid lines, song lines and other appellations in other cultures. Research has shown that these lines were managed and balanced for significant agricultural advantage by early farming communities, through work with standing stones and other earthworks. Current experiments and experiences are showing that we can use this simple technology - effectively an acupuncture of the earth - to optimize growing conditions for animals and plants, with benefits in length of growing season, frost resistance, disease and drought resistance, rate of germination and development of root structure, and increased yield.

Book Reviews