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| A Green Christmas: Gift Ideas for a Sustainable Holiday Season
With the trillions of dollars spent each year on gift-buying, we owe it to the revolution now afoot — to justice, the protection of the Earth and our collective health on every level — to support our local economies this holiday season. Here are a few sustainable and creative gift ideas to support the planet and a truer new light for the holidays.
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The Healing Power of Germs?
Despite common fears surrounding exposure to microbes, the discovery of the microbiome (the 100 trillion viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, which outnumber our own cells 10-1) proves that we are "more germ than human", and would not be alive without them. So, if germs are not as deadly as we are told, how would we justify the 60+ vaccines in the childhood vaccination schedule, and the 250+ in the developmental pipeline?
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Urban Edible Forests: The Future of Food is Here
Communities around the world are increasingly embracing the idea of sustainable public gardens. In a bid to cultivate local, organic food systems that can feed the masses, in both good times and those of the more challenging sort, pockets of these community spaces are sprouting up in the most surprising of places.
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Why We Honor The Ancestors
In my tradition, the Sangomas of South Africa, the Ancestors are the center of our work. They connect us to the spirit realm. They have wisdom to pass on to us spiritually. Listen, they will speak.
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Holiday Emotions – 11 Tips for Dealing with Family Triggers
As the holidays approach, many of us will find ourselves with family and good friends. What holds the promise for good times, however, often turns sour when our buttons get pushed. So, in the spirit of making the most of the holidays and keeping the energy flowing (if only with ourselves), let’s consider our options for how to work with those upsetting moments when someone else seems spoils the fun.
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| The Santa Claus Syndrome
Arguably the most underestimated and psychologically disturbing rites of passage for children in Christian-based cultures today, the Santa Claus myth is another failing institutionalization. Many of us are now facing the decision to keep perpetuating 'The Santa Clause' within our family circles, or begin the process of transforming this ritualized nonsense into a genuinely sacred, annual celebration.
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Sacred Celebration: Making the Most of the Holidays
Most holidays in first world countries are about having fun, and largely lack spiritual context and meaning, save for expressing our love to one another and sharing good times. Our Earth-honoring rituals have all but disappeared. We are missing the sacred in our celebrations, which would honor the things and experiences for which we are truly grateful. How might we make a shift?
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