Book: Living Thought by Craig Holdrege - Bambual Editora

Plants as teachers. This is much more than a book about plants – although it also discusses how we can develop a deeper appreciation for these living beings.

Craig Holdrege surprises with his eloquence, elegance in writing and intimacy with the natural world. The author manages to address profound philosophical and practical issues, through charming language, which brings him closer to the reader, like the good and experienced teacher he is. His trajectory is inspired by Goethe's phenomenology and the work of Rudolf Steiner, reflections and practices that relate in an extremely relevant way to current world issues. Thus, it is undogmatic and alive.

The innovative proposal of living thought is constructed by the author with the concatenation of perceptions that we are led to have with each example, story and reflection. In a didactic way and always guided by what the world offers to those determined to experience themselves as conscious participants in the planetary process, the author starts from what object-thought is and goes beyond the systemic vision, into a refined knowledge, which gives us leads to living thought.

This book is, at the same time, a review of the intellectual construction surrounding the natural world and a call for a new, much-needed relationship with non-humans. They are just waiting for us.