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Subtle Agroecologies
inadvertently recapitulated to the dualism that separate the two. Eco-psychology has the power to
synergise the human and the soil, through its non-dualistic, non-anthropocentric and alternative
epistemologies. This allows humans to connect to soil on its own terms, to have a holistic relationship with soil and to see humans as soil. But eco-psychology isn’t the only system of thought that
has the ability to do this. Buddhism, eco-feminism and multiple indigenous belief systems can also
reorient human beings towards the non-dual, which is ultimately what I am advocating here: the
ability to see humans as humus.
REFERENCES
Bateson, G. (1972) Steps to an Ecology of Mind. Chicago, IL and London, England: University of Chicago
Press.
Cajete, G. (1999) “Look to the mountain” refections on indigenous ecology. In G. Cajete (ed.), A People’s
Ecology: Explorations in Sustainable Living (pp. 1–20). Santa Fe, NM: Clear Light Publishers.
Conn, S. (1995) When the earth hurts, who responds? In T. Roszak, M. E. Gomes, and A. D. Kanner (eds.),
Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind (pp 156–171). San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club
Books.
Cox, T. E. B. (2014) Integral agriculture: Taking seriously the mindset of the farmer, the interiority of the
beings on the farm, and a metaphysics that connects them (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/14091/.
Fouke, D. (2011) Humans and the soil. Environmental Ethics, 33(2): 147–161.
Greenway, R. (1995) The wilderness effect and ecopsychology. In T. Roszak, M. E. Gomes, and A. D. Kanner
(eds.), Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind (pp. 122–135). San Francisco, CA: Sierra
Club Books.
Griffn, S. (1978) Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her. New York: Harper Collins.
Griffn, D. R. (1988) Introduction: The re-enchantment of science. In D. R. Griffn (ed.), The Re-Enchantment
of Science: Postmodern Proposals (pp. 1–46). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
Griffn-Pierce, T. (1992) Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father: Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sand
Paintings. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press.
Harper, S. (1995) The way of wilderness. In T. Roszak, M. E. Gomes, and A. D. Kanner (eds.), Ecopsychology:
Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind (pp. 183–200). San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books.
Hedlund-de Witt, A. (2013) Worldviews and their signifcance for the global sustainable development debate:
A philosophical exploration of the evolution of a concept. Environmental Ethics, 35(2): 133–162.
Hillman, J. (1995) A psyche the size of the earth: A psychological foreword. In T. Roszak, M. E. Gomes,
and A. D. Kanner (eds.), Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind (pp. xvii–xxiii). San
Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books.
Kirschenmann, F. (2009) Comprehending soil within the context of the land community. In E. R. Landa and
C. Feller (eds.), Soil and Culture (pp. 227–238). London, UK: Dordrecht Heidelberg and New York:
Springer.
Kornfeld, J. (1993) A Path with Heart: A Guide through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life. New York:
Bantam Books.
Metzner, R. (1999) Green Psychology: Transforming Our Relationship to the Earth. Rochester, VT: Park St.
Press.
O’Connor, T. (1995) Therapy for a dying planet. In T. Roszak, M. E. Gomes, and A. D. Kanner (eds.),
Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind (pp. 149–155). San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club
Books.
Paden, R. (1990) Moral metaphysics, moral revolutions, and environmental ethics. Agriculture and Human
Values, 7(3–4): 70–79.
Patzel, N. (2009) The soil scientist’s hidden beloved: Archetypal images and emotions in the scientist’s relationship with soil. In E. R. Landa and C. Feller (eds.), Soil and Culture (pp. 205–226). London, UK:
Dordrecht Heidelberg and New York: Springer.
Perluss, B. (2014) For the love of the soul of the world. Ecopsychology, 6(1): 8–9.
Rees, W. E. (2010) Thinking resilience. In R. Heinberg and D. Lerch (eds.), The Post Carbon Reader:
Managing the 21st Century’s Sustainability Crises (pp. 25–42). Healdsburg, CA: Watershed Media.
Roszak, T. (1995) Where psyche meets Gaia. In T. Roszak, M. E. Gomes, and A. D. Kanner (eds.),
Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind (pp. 1–20). San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club
Books.
Subtle Agroecologies
inadvertently recapitulated to the dualism that separate the two. Eco-psychology has the power to
synergise the human and the soil, through its non-dualistic, non-anthropocentric and alternative
epistemologies. This allows humans to connect to soil on its own terms, to have a holistic relationship with soil and to see humans as soil. But eco-psychology isn’t the only system of thought that
has the ability to do this. Buddhism, eco-feminism and multiple indigenous belief systems can also
reorient human beings towards the non-dual, which is ultimately what I am advocating here: the
ability to see humans as humus.
REFERENCES
Bateson, G. (1972) Steps to an Ecology of Mind. Chicago, IL and London, England: University of Chicago
Press.
Cajete, G. (1999) “Look to the mountain” refections on indigenous ecology. In G. Cajete (ed.), A People’s
Ecology: Explorations in Sustainable Living (pp. 1–20). Santa Fe, NM: Clear Light Publishers.
Conn, S. (1995) When the earth hurts, who responds? In T. Roszak, M. E. Gomes, and A. D. Kanner (eds.),
Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind (pp 156–171). San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club
Books.
Cox, T. E. B. (2014) Integral agriculture: Taking seriously the mindset of the farmer, the interiority of the
beings on the farm, and a metaphysics that connects them (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/14091/.
Fouke, D. (2011) Humans and the soil. Environmental Ethics, 33(2): 147–161.
Greenway, R. (1995) The wilderness effect and ecopsychology. In T. Roszak, M. E. Gomes, and A. D. Kanner
(eds.), Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind (pp. 122–135). San Francisco, CA: Sierra
Club Books.
Griffn, S. (1978) Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her. New York: Harper Collins.
Griffn, D. R. (1988) Introduction: The re-enchantment of science. In D. R. Griffn (ed.), The Re-Enchantment
of Science: Postmodern Proposals (pp. 1–46). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
Griffn-Pierce, T. (1992) Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father: Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sand
Paintings. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press.
Harper, S. (1995) The way of wilderness. In T. Roszak, M. E. Gomes, and A. D. Kanner (eds.), Ecopsychology:
Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind (pp. 183–200). San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books.
Hedlund-de Witt, A. (2013) Worldviews and their signifcance for the global sustainable development debate:
A philosophical exploration of the evolution of a concept. Environmental Ethics, 35(2): 133–162.
Hillman, J. (1995) A psyche the size of the earth: A psychological foreword. In T. Roszak, M. E. Gomes,
and A. D. Kanner (eds.), Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind (pp. xvii–xxiii). San
Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books.
Kirschenmann, F. (2009) Comprehending soil within the context of the land community. In E. R. Landa and
C. Feller (eds.), Soil and Culture (pp. 227–238). London, UK: Dordrecht Heidelberg and New York:
Springer.
Kornfeld, J. (1993) A Path with Heart: A Guide through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life. New York:
Bantam Books.
Metzner, R. (1999) Green Psychology: Transforming Our Relationship to the Earth. Rochester, VT: Park St.
Press.
O’Connor, T. (1995) Therapy for a dying planet. In T. Roszak, M. E. Gomes, and A. D. Kanner (eds.),
Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind (pp. 149–155). San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club
Books.
Paden, R. (1990) Moral metaphysics, moral revolutions, and environmental ethics. Agriculture and Human
Values, 7(3–4): 70–79.
Patzel, N. (2009) The soil scientist’s hidden beloved: Archetypal images and emotions in the scientist’s relationship with soil. In E. R. Landa and C. Feller (eds.), Soil and Culture (pp. 205–226). London, UK:
Dordrecht Heidelberg and New York: Springer.
Perluss, B. (2014) For the love of the soul of the world. Ecopsychology, 6(1): 8–9.
Rees, W. E. (2010) Thinking resilience. In R. Heinberg and D. Lerch (eds.), The Post Carbon Reader:
Managing the 21st Century’s Sustainability Crises (pp. 25–42). Healdsburg, CA: Watershed Media.
Roszak, T. (1995) Where psyche meets Gaia. In T. Roszak, M. E. Gomes, and A. D. Kanner (eds.),
Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind (pp. 1–20). San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club
Books.