What are the elements? Well, if you are talking modern science, you are talking about the chemical elements in the periodic tables! But if we look back in time, we see how the elements of earth, fire, air and water have played a huge role in many ancient cultures, often from a philosophical perspective. Some … Continue reading The Element “Earth” and What It Means to Me First Service of The Elements Series
Long before the Unitarian Universalist Association adopted its current statement of principles, which affirms “respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part,” John Ruskin Clark was urging us to adopt a new worldview that found the unity of being in what he called the great living system. “Life is … Continue reading Weaving the Interdependent Web
The Unitarian Universalist 7th principle is “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.” Biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change are changing nature at an alarming rate. Is “respect” enough to preserve nature, our life support system? Drawing on the “Milestone document” for Canada’s 2030 National Biodiversity Strategy, in … Continue reading Biodiversity and the Interdependent Web – Going Beyond Respect
