World as Lover, World as Self: 30th Anniversary Edition: Courage for Global Justice and Planetary Renewal

I stumbled upon this book after hearing the author speak in a podcast. Her words are medicine to what we are currently experiencing and how we can make a positive impact moving forward.

We, as a group of women, studied this book meeting every two weeks for a session and taking turns to lead. The richness of each one's contribution was profound as we struggled with the concepts the author proposes all the time being stretched in our thinking, in our day to day lives and in developing a deep sense of aching for the world and responding to Joanna's strong sense of hope for a healing of the World.

For everyone looking for meaning beyond self-interest and to expand awareness beyond time and space. A strong call to action in these troubled times.

In our world of greed, corruption, disregard of the environment, and a complete lack of respect for the species we share the planet with, Joanna Macy is a voice of hope, enlightenment, and caring. This book will help you cope with the despair a plutocracy creates and hopefully inspire you to become active in the movement to restore health to our communities, our environment, our planet.

The self-destructive thoughts of mine vanished after reading this book.. after reading the first chapter, I was like.. what am I doing with my life.. I'm supposed to live this life perfectly.. great book!

Joanna Macy is one of my most respected teachers. This is a radically beautiful work, raw and tender in equal measure, its poetry as deep and alive as its intellectual grounding. The book brims with reverence for Gaia and our shared ecological being, and generously offers the water to green our devotion and know the world both as lover and as self.

What a truly moving and motivational book. I will keep referring to this book for years and will keep it right by me at my office desk.

the thinking in this book is absolutely stunning. It's accessible, well structured and crafted to engage and inform poetically - It is a joy to read

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