Il Dr. Ian Prattis, professore emerito, si addentra coraggiosamente nelle tendenze primordiali della natura umana nella sua avvincente opera letteraria. Attraverso la sua scrittura, svela ciò che si nasconde sotto la facciata urbana levigata: gli istinti di base che gli esseri umani spesso ignorano per paura o convenienza. Lo stile di Prattis è caratterizzato da una profonda comprensione della psiche umana e da una passione per l'attivismo ambientale, offrendo ai lettori un'esperienza memorabile.
The book weaves together poetry, prose, autobiographical essays, and memoirs to explore the author's mystical journey as a shaman and Zen teacher. It highlights his gentle yet impactful activism aimed at environmental preservation, serving as a unifying theme throughout the diverse genres. Prattis' work invites readers to reflect on the sacredness of nature and the importance of spiritual engagement in addressing ecological challenges.
Addressing critical global issues such as peace, climate change, and the Coronavirus pandemic, the author, a retired anthropology professor and Zen teacher, combines nonfiction with poetry to inspire change. He emphasizes setting moral examples for future generations and offers tools for managing stress and burnout. Drawing from his unique experiences, including befriending a wolf and training with shamans in India, he encourages readers to seek peace and healing through mindfulness and kindness.
The collection features a diverse array of stories, personal essays, and futuristic writings that explore the complexities of humanity, highlighting both its virtues and vices. A recurring theme is the incorporation of Indigenous Wisdom, which serves as a guiding principle throughout the narratives. This tapestry of insights emphasizes the urgent need for a collective understanding and action to heal our planet, suggesting that the survival of humanity hinges on these essential lessons.
Set in a near-future world grappling with the devastating effects of climate change, the narrative explores a dystopian society shaped by corrupt corporations that have orchestrated a grim fate for humanity. Dr. Ian Prattis delves into the consequences of environmental neglect and corporate greed, presenting a chilling analysis of a planet on the brink of collapse. The story challenges readers to confront the realities of ecological destruction and the moral dilemmas faced by individuals in a world where survival is at stake.
Exploring themes of nature, society, and the environment, this collection features a blend of essays and poems that provoke thought and reflection. Dr. Ian Prattis draws on his acclaimed background to address pressing issues such as war and the fragility of our planet, inviting readers to engage with the complexities of contemporary life through his insightful writing.
Focusing on the urgent challenges of the Twenty-First century, this collection of sixteen essays presents Mindful Engagement as a transformative approach to living. Ian Prattis emphasizes the importance of mindfulness practice to foster awareness and ethical decision-making, aiming to instill steadiness and rejuvenation for body, mind, and spirit. His work serves as a powerful call to action, challenging readers to confront social, economic, and environmental crises with resilience and hope.
Earth in the near future is dying due to Humankind's damage to the environment. Children are sent via spacecraft to a distant planet to escape Earth and restart Humanity - but can they withstand the dark threat of invaders from Earth bringing very Earthly traits of treachery, rape, violent power struggles and murder?
Brilliantly researched and eloquently written, this book addresses urgent issues with a critical perspective on the inadequate solutions currently proposed in the U.S. Its insightful analysis makes it both a necessary read and a frightening reflection of the state of affairs.
This novel was a "lost" manuscript, first written in 1975, forgotten until spring 2011. The narrative was vivified with hindsight from the writer's eyes forty years later. The story is an allegory for life difficulties experienced by the author at that time. He was a real mess. Despite his desperate state of mind, this novel emerged. Redemption is set in the Hebrides, islands off the northwest coast of Scotland, with startling cycles of maturing and downfall of the epic character, Callum Mor, a gifted child, master mariner, derelict drunk, who eventually gains wisdom from a hard life's journey. He enters the dark zone of alcoholism and withdraws from society. With only his animals keeping him this side of sanity, he survives in a bleak solitude. Laced with grim humor, the novel has nature's harsh and beautiful rhapsody as the background for tragic human violence, power, murder, rape, and madness. The failings are ultimately topped by the triumph of the human spirit. A family with a young girl seeks refuge from a storm at his house, and slowly, Callum Mor steps away from self-destruction to an astonishing awareness that triumphs over his tragedies. He saves the girl's life in a blizzard, and the glimmer of awakening dawns in him to set the stage for the final drama that illustrates the resilience of the human spirit. It reads like an extended prose poem reflecting the primal forces of nature and of human nature.
