JOHN SEED: Is Deep Ecology the answer?
About this episode
John Seed discusses the need for a shift in human identity to address the planetary crisis through deep ecological connection.
John Seed (Deep Ecology OG, global rainforest steward) says we can’t save the world. And that the planetary crisis is not a failure of information or awareness; it’s a failure of human identity . We have the story, the mindset, all wrong. And we need to change it (from human chauvinism to deep ecological connection) if we’re to keep spinning in the Earth’s embrace. John is a globally respected Australian rainforest activist and one of the foundational figures of the global Deep Ecology movement . He collaborated for decades with the late Joanna Macy – they co-wrote How To Think Like a Mountain and developed a “re-earthing” technique called Council of All Beings. John’s activist work - via the Rainforest Information Centre he founded - has seen rainforests around the world receive various forms of protection status, including World Heritage listings. In this chat, John and I get to “the work that reconnects”, how to use our despair and numbness to lift into action and how to get around our fear of “woo woo”. SHOW NOTES Here is the Features of Narara Ecovillage that John mentions at the end of the episode. You can subscribe to John’s…
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