Generally True Patterns: A New Natural History of Recognizing Ourselves as a Part of Nature
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There is a widely held belief that we are exempt from the laws of nature. And further, that we can treat the living earth without regard to consequences. Our species may endure, but our purposeful environmental destruction threatens the survival of wild nature and the civilization we have built. We need to examine what might remedy or mitigate the situation and address the underlying cause.
Understanding nature is of vital importance. The sense of unease that many of us feel in our personal, societal and environmental lives comes out of a disconnection from nature. This disconnection can be addressed through identification of what can be summarized as generally true patterns, a recognition that the physical, biological and social realms operate according to common underlying principles. Patterns demonstrate the endless complexity of nature, but are based on relatively simple rules and once recognized can be applied to the way we live, think and act. Generally true patterns are a model of nature’s architecture. Neither mass nor energy, they encompass both. Building skills in pattern recognition will be of importance to any of us who wish to become more conscious of our place in the world.
Pattern recognition is deep immersion into how the things, events and processes of the entirety are connected. Patterns represent the dynamical spirit of nature in its forms of chance and creativity pushed forward by instability. The purpose of this book is to identify patterns that demonstrate our connection to the natural world, to replace the person/nature split with a person/nature connection. It is for those of us who have decided to take responsibility for decisions made in our personal and public lives. It is for anyone seeking a mutually healing relationship with nature.
David L. Witt
Writer, naturalist, and historian David L. Witt is author of a novel, The Prairie Suite, An old world...a new beginning, and four award winning nonfiction works: Ernest Thompson Seton, The Life and Legacy of an Artist and Conservationist; Taos Moderns: Art of the New; Spirit Ascendant: The Art and Life of Patrociño Barela; and Modernists in Taos from Dasburg to Martin. He is curator of the Seton Legacy Project at the Academy for the Love of Learning in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Special interest in alpine and tundra botany. Publications at: www.davidlwitt.com. Environmental issues related to The Prairie Suite novel at the blog: www.theprairiesuite.com. The life and legacy of artist/naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton blog at the blog: www.setonlegacyproject.blogspot.com.
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