We seek renewed reverence for the biosphere as the ultimate context for human existence....

RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE

Pantheists have "religious experiences" which are contained in the "Way of Celebration".

Cosmic Consciousness by Richard M. Bucke, rev.ed. Dutton, 1959.
Interesting proposal that historical religious leaders, and certain individuals such as Whitman and Emerson, experienced "cosmic consciousness", and that their teachings should be understood in that light.

Earth Festivals by Dolores LaChappelle, Finn Hill, Silverton, 1977.
A compilation of seasonal celebrations, especially for children, drawn from various cultures but primarily Amerindian.

Earth Wisdom by Dolores LaChappelle, Finn Hill, Silverton, 1977.
Fascinating appraisal of the failure of Civilization, with a solid analysis of the benefits of primal cultures and paleolithic religious views.

Cosmic Humanism and World Unity by Oliver L. Reiser.
A discussion of what the author calls "cosmic humanism" but defines as a pantheist theology, resting heavily upon a scientifically consistent view of the universe.

The Beginning and the End, and Other Poems by Robinson Jeffers, Random House, 1963.
Poems by one of the few twentieth-century poets to celebrate the entire biotic community - yet, unlike the romantic poets, for Jeffers, Nature is the center of value, not merely an illustrious backdrop for sentimental Man. His earlier philosophy of "Inhumanism" later evolved into a scientific pantheism.

The Earth Speaks Ed. by Steve Van Matre & Bill Weiler, 1983.
A collection of inspirational poems, essays, and drawings on the topics of "Earth Magic", "Earth Wisdom", and "Earth Spirit," by well-known authors.

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Pantheism \Pan"the*ism\, n. [Pan- + theism.]

Any doctrine, philosophy, or religious practice that holds universe [cosmos], taken or conceived of as the totality of forces and/or matter, is synonymous with the theological principle of God.

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