Creating Harmony

There is a dawning of a new renaissance, seeking to combine science, art, ecology and spirituality, and explore new ways of creating harmonious communities which conserve and nurture the environment as well as its people. This movement is spreading across the world and through its cultures, acknowledging the richness of many traditional wisdoms and celebrating new ideas: self and community development, ecological design, and sustainable agriculture. Creating Harmony is an exciting, groundbreaking project and is full of original ideas and inspiration. Edited by cultural sociologist and co-founder of the Gaia Trust, Hildur Jackson, this is an anthology of contributions from authors from all over the world, with a fascinating breadth of experience in setting up communities and eco-villages, forming proactive groups, and pioneering new techniques. Creating Harmony looks at topics such as how sacred architecture and esoteric practices can help found harmonious communities; how permaculture can be a key framework in designing sustainable communities; and how people can work together on their personal development. Full of first-hand knowledge, practical experiences, useful techniques and inspiring stories, the wisdom contained in this book is for anyone who wishes to overcome humanitys greatest stumbling block, conflict, and explore new, holistic ways of living and working together. It is essentially a handbook of hope.

Hildur Jackson is trained in law and cultural sociology. She is a long time grass roots activist, and intiator of one of the first Danish cohousings established some 30 years ago. For seven years she has been involved with the Nordic Alternative Campaign, a movement of 100 Scandinavian grassroots groups who have aligned themselves with the scientific community to build a vision of ways to solve the major global, ecological and social problems. Writer, permaculture designer, co-founder of Gaia Trust and instrumental in the development of an ecovillage strategy, she also leads courses in the setting up of sustainable ecovillages. She has been married to Ross Jackson for 32 years and is the mother of three grown sons and a happy grandmother.