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Active Hope

By: Joanna Macy PhD, Chris Johnstone
Narrated by: C. S. E. Cooney
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Summary

The challenges we face can be difficult even to think about. Climate change, the depletion of oil, economic upheaval, and mass extinction together create a planetary emergency of overwhelming proportions. Active Hope shows us how to strengthen our capacity to face this crisis so that we can respond with unexpected resilience and creative power. Drawing on decades of teaching an empowerment approach known as the Work That Reconnects, the authors guide us through a transformational process informed by mythic journeys, modern psychology, spirituality, and holistic science. This process equips us with tools to face the mess we're in and play our role in the collective transition, or Great Turning, to a life-sustaining society.

©2012 Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone (P)2017 Tantor

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"To the future beings of the twenty-second century, Active Hope might turn out to be the most important book written in the twenty-first." (Bill Plotkin, author of Soulcraft)

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Life changing book for times of change

This book has profoundly moved and awakened me. I feel refreshed and with a courageous new motivation to fully commit to making positive changes in this important time. Just what we need to help strengthen us. Highly recommended. I’ll be buying copies as gifts.

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This book is a survival guide for our time

Active Hope is a powerful book deploying valuable information and wisdom to help us face the environmental crisis with energy and enjoyment. It's hard hitting in all the right ways and balance with wisdom that is vital in an age where our sense of how to find meaning in our lives is largely crippled by consumerist culture values that most of us are conditioned into believing are the only way to fulfilment. This book is essential, with nothing said that didn't need to be, and right on point with its title: how to find Active Hope, and face the mess we are in without going crazy. It is truly transformational and I think would be useful to support all people at this time of global crisis.

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A book for our time

Pertinent & fresh in these turbulent times. the shambala prophecy particularly stood out for me but value throughout.

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Life-giving

Life-changing, path-redirecting. Listening to this every day helped me get through a rough patch of life renavigating. Truly a one of a kind book, it lifts you up, gives you hope and most importantly gives you strategic exercises that bring your to be an active participant in the change of the world for the better. Infinite gratitude for this precious guide.

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Narrator mismatch

So sad when such a distinguished author gets paired with a voice that sounds like a nanny reading a children’a book. I will struggle through this because I rate Joanna Macy’s work highly but will take a note not to buy another with Ms Cooney as the reader.

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Helped me regain hope

I started reading this feeling quite hopeless about the world and it’s been really transformational for me.

Lots of interesting exercises and advice to give you all the hope and resilience you need

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Hope conquers despair

It's so easy to despair about the future right now. This was true when the book was written but doubly so during the pandemic. Learning about how to build and foster hope and how to find practical ways to move ourselves in the right direction is invaluable.

The book's content is great. I wasn't a big fan of the narration style, which I think befits a guided meditation session better than an audiobook.

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Excellent book - inspiration for difficult times

Full of wisdom and encouragement to choose active hope and compassion. Lots of interesting material woven together very skilfully. I thought it was great. I will be listening again.

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a pearl of a book

a great place to reflect / think / feel / ponder / act / reflect / think ,,,, I value this pearl

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