Category: Articles
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IMAGO, Time of Harvest – 14th in a Series by Jim Schenk, August 1988
Beginning to gasp a little at the amount of work here to do with IMAGO, I have been looking at the need for a person to work with me for some time now. This spring, it began to really feel like the right time. Problem, where do I get the money to hire someone? A…
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Listening to the Trees, Et Al. – 15th in a Series by Jim Schenk, November 1988
In late August, I became aware of my mother’s impending death. Not only does this mean losing her, but also the homestead where I grew up, with its towering oak and hickory trees, that shaded us and have stood stately around our home for all the years I remember. In late August, following the Bioregional…
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In Communion with the Earth – 16th in a Series by Jim Schenk, February 1989
Quoting Thomas Berry in his new book The Dream of the Earth, ”The Universe, Earth, life, and consciousness are all violent processes.” Over the last months, this has been confirmed for me in my mother’s illness; in the loss of a friend’s brother through a heart attack; 60,000 humans dead in Armenia, with no count…
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In Communion with the Earth 2 – 17th in a Series by Jim Schenk, March 1989
Have you wondered why so many people in this culture are unhappy? Since more than 70% of people are not happy with what they are about, there is a good chance you are in this number. Why? This is the question that began IMAGO. As social workers, we worked with a lot of people and…
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My Mothers – 18th in a Series by Jim Schenk, June 1989
I wrote the following last summer after I heard that my mother was terminally ill. August 23, 1988 My mother is dying. Still at home, active; but dying – 3-5 months. Not a cheery thought. But it raises important issues. The loss of a mother. She’s 86, lived a good life; but she will be…
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The Answer to the Question – 19th in a Series by Jim Schenk, August 1989
There are mornings when I wake up asking myself if what I am doing really is sane. Does it make sense at all? Am I into some kind of fad that will fade soon? Is there really anything sacred about the Earth? It’s the kind of “dark night of the soul” question that we must…
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The Mystical, Magical Woods – 20th in a Series by Jim Schenk, October 1989
How difficult it is to get myself into the woods, an effort I make every day, though not always successfully. All these old messages come to mind about wasting my time, or its too hot, too many bugs, too cold. But once I get there, there is a mystical/magical experience that takes place. What is…
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A Community of Friends, Threatened – 21st in a Series by Jim Schenk, December 1989
Cincinnati Housing Partners have the option on the 3-acre meadow/woodland at the end of Enright Avenue. Their thought is to build houses on this land. It has been a painful month. My stomach has turned and churned; my feelings touched very deeply by this event. It has been a time for questioning, contemplating. The possibility…
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A Lot of Bullshit? – 22nd in a Series by Jim Schenk, February 1990
We have received wonderful, support letters and phone calls over the year about our newsletter. Every once in a while, we get one that is less than complimentary. Following is a letter we received recently. “This is a lot of bullshit! You’re real good at writing sappy sweet articles about how you’re recycling your garbage.…
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The Dilemma of The Environmentalist, or I’m Not Sure I Want to Be One – 23rd in a Series by Jim Schenk
I wonder about being an environmentalist. It seems cold. According to the definition, my wife and children are part of my environment, but I don’t think of them in those terms. My hands and heart, are they part of my environment? This brings up the age-old question, who am I? Am I a spirit that…
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