Humanity's creative role within the living pattern of nature.

Introduction In Search of the Living UniversePart IAwakening to the Beauty of NatureHumanity and the Cosmological Impulse1 Starlight and Cosmovision Awakening to the Universe2 Beauty, Desire, and the Soul of the World 3 Life in the Cosmopolis 4 The Light of Nature and the Alchemical Imagination 5 The Lushness of Earth and the Spirit of the Desert 6 The Last Flowering The Rediscovery of Soul in Renaissance FlorencePart IIThe Death of Nature and the Rise of Alienation7 The Mechanization of the World 8 In the Name of Utility The Exploitation of Nature and the Decline of PleasurePart IIIAnima MundiRediscovering the Living Universe9 Psyche Regained 10 The Mirror of Nature Modern Cosmology and the Reanimation of the Universe11 The Pattern Which Connects Life and Mind in NaturePart IVA World with a FutureCultivating Life in a Global Community12 The Turning Point Returning Home in the Space Age13 The Alchemy of Engagement Working in Collaboration with NatureAcknowledgments Illustration Credits Notes Bibliography Index About the Author