A Phenomenological Approach to Natural Landscape Cognition A landscape is never encountered as a neutral arrangement of forms. The moment we step into a place, perception is already entangled with memory, expectation, bodily state and imagination, so that a forest which feels protective to one visitor can feel oppressive to another, a mountain can evoke … Continue reading New Landscape Holistic Project, Part 8: Phenomenology and Entering the Landscape: Memory, Imagination and the Participatory Field
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New Landscape Holistic Project, Part 7: The Soul of the Tree: Breath, Reciprocity and the Living Landscape
A landscape begins to change when we stop experiencing it as scenery. Hereunder is a segment of our landscape at the Quinta Quixote, where the elemental of the tree can be seen with our imaginative eye... The stones, trees, paths, springs and contours of a place are ordinarily arranged by perception into a world of … Continue reading New Landscape Holistic Project, Part 7: The Soul of the Tree: Breath, Reciprocity and the Living Landscape
The most sustainable and “bee-centric” form of apiculture in the world.
At our site we not only do meditation, but we are also linked to our farm in Algarve, Quinta Quixote, where we practice the results of meditation and the rise and impact of the meditative mind in real life and the world. We do that together with Wwoofers, people who lke to help and work … Continue reading The most sustainable and “bee-centric” form of apiculture in the world.
The Life of Teresa of Jesus and visions based on phosphenes
Theresa in her phosphene visions We can find descriptions of imaginative visions and light experiences throughout The Life of Teresa of Jesus, but here are some key areas to focus on, based on close reading of the text: Chapter 28: This chapter describes visions of Christ, including His hands and face, and the beauty of … Continue reading The Life of Teresa of Jesus and visions based on phosphenes
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