The Sacred Balance A Visual Celebration of Our Place in Nature

by Suzuki, David; McConnell, Amanda; DeCambra, Maria

• ISBN13: 9781550549669
• ISBN10: 1550549669
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-22
• Publisher: Greystone Books

Summary

In this stunning exploration of the web of life that unites all living things, David Suzuki and Amanda McConnell offer a visual feast of spectacular photographs, beautiful reproductions of artwork, and fascinating electron micrographs and satellite photographs -- all celebrating that connection. The accompanying text presents Suzuki's idiosyncratic, bold, and inspiring view of the human place on Earth, drawn from his life as a scientist, environmentalist, writer, and thinker. The authors identify seven elements -- earth, air, fire, water, biodiversity, love, and spirituality -- which all human beings need to lead full, rich lives. The exquisite balance of these elements creates and maintains the web of life on Earth. We too are part of that web; like all living things, we are the sacred elements. We are made from and sustained by earth and air, fire and water. We are part of the totality of biological diversity that maintains the planet's life support systems. We are held together by love. And we express and celebrate our understanding of our place on Earth through the mysteries of the spirit. Through a wealth of images, a remarkable text, and quotations from literature, poetry, myths, and other sources, this book provides a rich and uplifting expression of the sacred balance that is life. Book jacket.

Author Biography

David Suzuki is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist, and broadcaster. He is the host of CBC TV's The Nature of Things and the author or co-author of more than thirty books, He is the chair of the David Suzuki Foundation and has received UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for Science, the United Nations Environmental Medal, and the United Nations Environment Program's award. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia Amanda McConnell has written more than one hundred documentary films, many of them for The Nature of Things. She has a Ph.D. in English Literature, and she writes and gardens in Toronto, Ontario Maria DeCambra is a photo researcher and editor who lives in Toronto, Ontario

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Water: The Ocean Flowing Through Our Veins	p. 29
Air: The Breath of All Green Things	p. 47
Fire: Let There be Light	p. 61
Earth: Made From the Soil	p. 75
Biodiversity: Protected by Our Kin	p. 87
Love: The Tie That Binds	p. 111
Spirit: Sacred Matter	p. 131
Notes	p. 149
Photo Credits	p. 151
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