Interesting take on the whole thing. I too agree that Permaculture and Transition are at the head of the pack. Are we up to it? What else do we have to do? Can we come up with an alternative when it comes to the miasm we have created for ourselves? I understand that to be on a spiritual path is key, but inside Permaculture and Transition “is” a path. The underpinnings of this comprehensive take on the world are spiritual to the core. Care of Earth, Care of People, benevolence, relationship, communication, it is all here. Can we imagine a world where all of these ethics are operable, where we live and breathe this in the present, not some fantasy of the past or future? Can we create a new and fresh garden, a place to revel in the Creator’s absolute glory in the act of creation? And yes, a place that is healthy to be, where our needs of sustenance are met with balance and care and love and presence? I imagine myself opening the back door as the scent of herb and blossom waft my way, as the green and colorful landscape plays into all my senses and where people revel in the bounty of this earth alive. And I imagine the home inside with the family cooking and singing and enjoying each others’ company and I do not have to imagine this because if we live into this wholeness it is so.
http://transitionculture.org/2009/07/03/responding-to-sharon-astyk-on-permaculture-and-transition/