A New Ness Book…. From ‘Emergence’ Magazine…..
by Bernie Bell - 12:47 on 23 November 2025
A New Ness Book….
To get some idea of what this book covers – best read what Mark Edmonds has to say about it….
https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/elements-of-architecture/
Sound, solid information.
And, here are some of my Ness-related ramblings over the years…..
https://theorkneynews.scot/?s=Ness+of+Brodgar+Bernie+Bell
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From ‘Emergence’ Magazine…..
An Economy of Abundance
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
“All flourishing is mutual.”
The seasons teach that abundance can be found and felt at all times of the year in different ways. Once your eyes adjust to the shifting proliferation of bees, frost, apples, evening light, mushrooms, silence, and rain showers that unfold as the seasons turn, you can begin to see how all are gifts from the generous Earth.
This Thanksgiving holiday, we return to this seminal story by Potawatomi botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, which asks: How can acknowledging this abundance help us reimagine an economy built on scarcity? How can we sing gratitude for plentifulness, in all seasons? As she harvests serviceberries alongside robins and cedar waxwings, Robin considers the model for a gift economy that this plant offers, and the ethic of reciprocity that lies at its heart. Exploring how we can move away from an economy that harms the things we love, and towards one rooted in the cycles of exchange flourishing all around us, she affirms that it is entirely within our power to create relationships of mutual well-being outside the market economy. When we find the courage to honor the gifts given by the living world, the outcome, she says, is not only material, but spiritual.
https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/the-serviceberry/
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