At One With All Life: A Personal Journey in Gaian Communities [Paperback]

Judith Boice (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1990

Planet Earth's most recent experiment, the human race, has already caused untold destruction to its global home. Gaian communities, on the other hand, aim to support the life, health and diversity of the planet, by embodying global principles and applying them in a manner appropriate to the immediate locality. The author's journey takes her to four continents and communities, from the Bear tribe, a Native American medicine society in Washington State USA, to the Findhorn community in Scotland, from the experimental city of Auroville in Southern India to the heart of the Gibson Desert in Australia, where she lived and travelled with Aborigines. Her account of her experiences among the groups she visits is far from an effusive report on their utopian efforts, she explores the pitfalls and disillusionment as well as the growth and joy that result from living a collective life. This book includes practical information on creating a lifestyle that supports the well-being of the planet wherever you live. It is not only about the environment however. It is also about transforming ourselves, as in a world of finite resources we learn to draw on a limitless supply of inspiration and creativity.

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About the Author

Judith Boice N.D., L.Ac., author, international teacher, Naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, has a special passion for working with human as well as environmental health. Dr. Boice is the author of several magazine articles and five books, including "But My Doctor Never Told Me That!": Secrets for creating lifelong health. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Oberlin College, she has lived around the world, fostering an understanding and respect for many cultures and traditions. OTHER_BOOKS_BY_AUTHOR: "But My Doctor Never Told Me That!": Secrets for creating lifelong health (0-9670453-1-2) Mother Earth: Through the Eyes of Women Photographers and Writers (0-87156-556-0) Sierra Club Mother Earth Postcard Collection; Through the Eyes of Women Photographers (0-87156-456-4) The Art of Daily Activism (0-914728-74-1) The Pocket Guide to Naturopathic Medicine (0-89594-821-4)

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Findhorn Press (July 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0905249747
• ISBN-13: 978-0905249742
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,554,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars this made me wince!, September 17, 2009

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This review is from: At One With All Life: A Personal Journey in Gaian Communities (Paperback)

this was my introduction to Judith Boice and to be frank, I wasn't impressed. While her look at Gaian communities show how hard they work - in terms of growing and preparing food, maintaining the community etc, I also think it shows how self indulgent such communities can become, without questioning how they impact on the cultures where they are sited, by buying up land that might house poorer local families etc. Boice joined a number of these in order to gain better understanding, but her outlook is pretty shortsighted - she works hard and has hard decisions to make, including whether or not to have a termination. I fully support a woman's right to choose, so won't reveal any 'spoilers'. However, the book often goes from being environmentally sound to being crassly self indulgent as she skips from commune to commune and lover to lover, something like a New Age Erica Jong but with less gory detail and more hugs! In this, Boice is a microcosm of the New Age movement, which does try to do it's best for an undeniably ailing planet but also doesn't mind making a fast buck even if it has to bleed ancient cultures like the Celts and Native Americans of it's secrets.