Claiming the cultural mainstream may be more nearly in reach than even the most optimist of us presently imagine. Once this is accomplished, transformation of the institutions of polity and economy to complete the civilizing of society will naturally and inevitably follow . Connects healing, ecology, feminism. Book behind the film, Mindwalk . Earthcare explores the association of women with nature in Western culture.
Part one raises theoretical issues concerning women, the earth, and female symbols of nature.
Part two looks at the history of associations between women and nature, the ways women have interacted with the earth, and the ways they have conserved its resources. Part three examines women's participation in the contemporary environmental movement in the United States, Sweden and Australia. An examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women. The essays in Ecopsychology address the connections between the human mind and the natural world. Ecopsychology provides a powerful new dimension to the environmental movement, suggesting that by living in greater harmony with the natural world we shall not only help to save our planet from ultimate destruction but shall also improve our mental health and be happier and more fulfilled human beings.