Sublime

all connected in this moment of casting the yarrow stalks to select the exact wisdom appropriate in a book begun in the thirtieth century B.C.

Ennead or the nine deities of ancient Egyptian mythology.

Tian remained very powerful in projects of self-formation and self-cultivation from such Confucian ideals of righteous service, remonstrance and renunciation to syncretic ideals of spiritual and bodily empowerment and ethical duty.

I want to see how the environmental program and movement in China may be able to incorporate such a long-term salvationist agenda of sustainability by touching upon the discourses and practices that are shaping it.

“Another tree stands in front of you—Fusang. A magical mulberry tree far to the east, where they keep the elixir of life.” He palms the loupe and looks up.

Do not despair. These are the times we were given. We are the people God made for this moment... composting empires make the richest soil.

Jennifer Lemche has studied this process that she calls the “greening of Daoism,” in which Laozi has morphed into the God of Ecological Protection (Shengtai baohu shen (生态保护神)).