Ealing Transition Book Club
Ealing Transition Initiative has its very own book club, formed by
members from across Ealing's community. We meet monthly to discuss,
debate and understand issues raised in the books we decide to explore.
We are just about to begin the 'Spell of the Sensuous' by David Abram
and welcome anyone wishing to join us in reading this.
The Spell of the Sensuous explores how we as human beings have
distanced ourselves from nature, asking 'how did humans come to sever
their ancient reciprocity with the natural world?' and 'what will it
take for us to recover a sustaining relation with the breathing
earth?' To get us in the mood for the book we decided to watch the
BBC documentary 'Earth Pilgrim: A spiritual journey into the landscape
of Dartmoor' which was a beautiful discovery of Dartmoor through the
seasons, presented from the spiritual perspective of ecologist and
Earth pilgrim Satish Kumar.
Suitably inspired, we are now starting to read the first three
chapters of The Spell of the Sensuous in time for our next meeting.
The next meetings will take place on:
- Sunday 18th July, 7.30pm, hosted by a book club member
- Sunday 19th September, 7.30pm, hosted by a book club member
We are a friendly bunch and always welcome new members, so if you
are interested in finding out more or want to come along to our next
meeting, please don.t hesitate to get in touch.
Copies of 'Spell of the Sensuous' are available through the book
club at £12 (ordered through Green Spirit).
Email gemmapearson78@googlemail.com
or call her on 07879 654 142 for details of where we will be meeting, and if you would like to
obtain a book.
Previous books we've read:
- The Transition Handbook (Rob Hopkins)
- Local Food: How to make it happen in your community (Tamzin Pinkerton
and Rob Hopkins)
|