At One With the Heart of Creation

23 Reflections and 26 Pieces of Verse, etc. (COVER REMARKS) by ThomasBerry, to whom book is dedicated, author of THE DREAM OF THE EARTH,cultural historian and geologian: "As we awaken, in this new millennium,to a dynamic, hitherto scarcely dreamed of future in every phase oflife, John Cock's latest book sounds a clarion call for ourparticipation in the great enterprise of enhancing communion between thehuman and the other-than-human components of the sacred earthcommunity." (MASTER IMAGE) A book about the spirit journey of communionwith the power at the heart of creation that motivates us humans to beagents of intercommunion. (From the INTRODUCTION) Section one is aboutlinking our understanding of creation and its interior power to ourcurrent human condition: the people of this planet are dispirited. Yet,we are on a spirit journey which is not about "me as a person" but isabout "me in relation with all others," human and non-human. The truthwe are missing is that spirit happens in the relation between the otherand me, or spirit happens in the relations of creation. In this sectionwe explore spirit's presence in everyday life and the dynamics of thespirit journey. In section two, . . . How do we begin to deal with thecontradiction of our time, which is spirit disrelation? Answer: webecome more aware of our experiences of communion with spirit. Insection three . . . the focus is the mission of creation as mutual careor intercommunion . . . a way to talk about our resolve and action tocomprehensively interrelate with and care for creation as it cares forus. . . . The change we envision will not come from the ought ofsustainability, will not come from more democratic governments, moreeconomic prosperity, or a better educated populace. It will come from amore conscious spirit journey of communion and intercommunion of agrowing movement of people around the planet.