Transformational Travel
The Ultimate Teacher
by Karyn Alexander

The Heroic Quest

In most every culture we find stories of the individual who sets out on a call to adventure that mythologist Joseph Campbell described as a heroic quest. The traveller sets aside the safe and predictable to embrace new places, people, and situations. As obstacles and adversity are faced, the hero is transformed.

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Let’s Eat Flax!
by Paulette Millis

Flaxseed is a blue flowering crop grown primarily in cooler regions of the world. The Canadian Prairies, in particular, has the ideal climate to grow high quality flaxseed because of the long, cool days needed to increase the levels of fatty acids and oils in the seeds. Flaxseed has been used in the human diet for thousands of years. In 650 B.C. Hippocrates used flaxseed in treatments. In North America flax dates back to 1617 A.D. when the first farmer in Canada, Louis Hebert, brought it to New France. Canada is now the world’s leader in the production and export of flaxseed.

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Applied Ecopsychology
Reconnecting with Nature for Health and Harmony
by Jan Kindred

Ecopsychology is an elusive subject. After participating in dozens of nature-connecting activities I still struggle intellectually to define its perimeters. It does, however, lead me on a fascinating journey into my subconscious self and gently nudges me to awaken to the glory of our planetary family called nature.

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Natural Reflections
Bringing Spiritual Healing into the Realm of Political Violence
by Maureen Latta

While watching "Lord of the Rings" at the theatre this year, I was struck by the scene in which the machinery of war is set into motion with the destruction of a forest of beautiful trees. They are torn down as fuel for the forges that are manufacturing weapons and armour. The earth is ripped open in great gashes so that its resources can be mined. The sky darkens as fires burn day and night on the ravaged landscape, now the site of feverish intent: war. The scene dramatizes the fact that environmental destruction is the inevitable companion to the cycle of political violence.

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Editorial
by Melva Armstrong

Mother Nature certainly showed us her power and diversity on the prairies during the summer. First there was no rain causing draught and then there was lots of rain causing floods, then heat waves occurred followed by snow and several frosty nights. Could these crazy weather patterns be warnings for us? We have all heard about global warming and the greenhouse effects that are caused by pollutants and toxins emitted into our environment, so could these unusual weather patterns be another sign for us to pay attention to how we treat ourselves and our planet?

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