"You decide that you want to get rid of the by-products of human life and that Lake Erie will be a good place to put them. You forget that the eco-mental system called Lake Erie is a part of your wider eco-mental system − and that if Lake Erie is driven insane, its insanity is incorporated in the larger system of your thought and experience.” - Gregory Bateson

TCM gut health and microbiome specialist.

Yes! And it anticipates and extends the idea of distributed cognition and ecopsychology - while also resonating with pre modern and non-Western models like Hermeticism, Daoism, Zen Buddhism, indigenous animisms, that both see consciousness as a fundamental feature of reality and are rooted in a deeply embodied ecological frame

Such a powerful reminder of the interconnectedness of our environment. It's crucial we consider these impacts on our ecosystems before making decisions. 🌍