Our Ailments and the Earth

We have run out of planet—a never-before-seen thing. A whole 1.7 planet’s worth. Humans have stolen the gifts of the Earth. Her bones have been mined from her body. The rocks can no longer breathe. Her waters can no longer dream. Her skin is scabrous with parking lots. And the Great Barrier Reef is dying. The trees have nearly given up. The animals have done what they can. 9/11, the GFC and Covid have tried their best. Monotheism has abandoned the earth for heavenly rewards. Indigenous peoples are now only 5% of the world’s population. Half of the world lives in cities. And our relationship with beauty has been lost.

Jung said, “The world itself becomes a reflection of the psyche”. But every stick has two ends and the psyche/body is also a reflection of the world. Our body is made from her body and when her lungs are ravaged…