Ecopsychology and Mirror Worlds
The field of ecopsychology concerns healing one's sense of disconnectedness and curing mental illness by exposure to the natural world. There is a related meme that I have encountered, which is that our destruction of the natural world reflects a mental illness of self-destruction in ourselves. That our attitude and treatment of other people mirrors and parallels our treatment of the natural world.
Did this idea come from ecopsychology, or is there a separate body of work exploring the parallels between the way we treat each other and the way we treat the natural world?
I'm doing some research on this topic, and I'm looking for pointers from people that have already covered this ground. Thank you!
Did this idea come from ecopsychology, or is there a separate body of work exploring the parallels between the way we treat each other and the way we treat the natural world?
I'm doing some research on this topic, and I'm looking for pointers from people that have already covered this ground. Thank you!