Behaving as If the God in All Life Mattered

Machaelle Small Wright describes her years of working with a garden at Perelandra in Virginia, a property she tended by cooperating with what she calls nature intelligences, or devas. In this account she sets out the principles of that partnership: how people can work with the living intelligence in plants, animals and landscapes rather than against it, and how such cooperation changes the way we see the world. Wright presents the approach as practical rather than abstract, with guidance on tending a garden, reading the signals of nature and shaping one's daily conduct so that it honours the divine presence she believes runs through all life. The book will appeal to readers interested in gardening, spirituality and the environment, and in a more reverent way of living on the land.