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From the Editor: May/June 2018
A note from our editor in chief, Stephen Kiesling.
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2018 May/June
A Garden for Enlightenment
From The Editor
The Commons: “Lettuce, Turnip, the Beet!”
Sing the fight song of Community School 55, the happily growing Green Bronx Machine.
5 Questions for Sera Beak
In her new book, Redvelations, Sera Beak shares how reclaiming our soul is essential to owning our humanity and becoming “wildly alive.”
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Poetry Page
Poetry: Beatific
I watch him bob across the intersection, Squat legs bowed in black sweatpants. I watch him smile at nobody, at our traffic Stopped to accommodate his slow going. His arms chur…Tags:
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Columns
Our Walk in the World: Going Off the Deep End
Life simply and harshly demands that we dive into the depth of what we’re given, meeting life, not avoiding it.
The Happiness Track: Naming Your Hauntings
Quite simply, the hauntings of our mind stand between us and everything else.
Heart of Money: Bitcoin and FOMO
Columnist Paul Sutherland shares his perspective on cryptocurrencies.
Connections
5 Steps to Solving the Opioid Crisis
By paying attention and anticipating pain (tension, need for energy, and so on), people come to “health consciousness” and are less likely to abuse prescription drugs.
My First Five Hours in Prison
Finally visiting my old friend, a murderer who plea-bargained for life without parole.
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Our Community Journal: “Come with me, little lady.”
The shop owner motioned toward the back of the shop.
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Use Your Lawn to Fight Climate Change
Healthier soils “draw down” more carbon and help save the Earth
A Retreat into Moral Suffering & Golden Repair
“The wounds and harms that arise from falling over the edge into moral suffering can have positive value …”
Ayurveda in the Garden
There is no better time to synchronize with the rhythms of our cosmos than in late spring…
The Beginner’s Mind of a Master Cook
Is there something sacred about the flavor I have in mind to make my lentils or vegetables taste that way?
Toolbox
Toolbox: Healthy Soil, Healthy Planet
S&H invites you to explore the power of building a healthy ecosystem in your backyard, from root to bud.
Marketplace
Marketplace May/Jun 2018
Books, services, education and products that are sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Features
Discover Your Sacred Dream
A shaman’s journey from the nightmare to the daydream to the sacred dream.
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Can Healing Schools Heal Depression and Anxiety?
One author learned much on her search for something to ease her mind.
How to Make the Best Decisions
Playing the devil's advocate can lead to bad decision-making. Here's what's better…
A Garden for Enlightenment
The art of “synchronizing yourself to the natural flow of the energy that surrounds you”
Reviews
Book Review: Chasing Hope
A Patient’s Deep Dive into Stem Cells, Faith, and the Future
Music Review: No Mercy in This Land
BEN HARPER AND Charlie Musselwhite are definitely on a roll. Their latest album—No Mercy in This Land—is a burst of hard-rocking classic blues. The duo previously earne…Tags:
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Music Review: Landfall
LANDFALL is an exquisite musical story of loss that’s been sumptuously crafted in this inaugural collaboration by two longtime forces in experimental contemporary music: Laurie And…Tags:
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Music Review: American Utopia
IN CONTRAST TO the stripped-down sound of his last solo outing, 2004’s Grown Backwards, former Talking Heads front man David Byrne’s newest album is a stir-fry of acoustic, electri…Tags:
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Film Review: Itzhak
THE GREAT Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman makes for a lively guide to his own life and career in this charming documentary. Alison Chernick’s film follows the 72-year-old…
Film Review: Quest
SHOT OVER the course of nearly a decade, Jonathan Olshefski’s absorbing, often heartbreaking documentary looks at the life of one North Philadelphia family, their challenges and jo…Tags:
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