Full Description
Engage intuition and reason to stimulate empathy and meaningful action for planetary healing
• Includes 36 full-color cards featuring sacred icon-style paintings of threatened and endangered species and instructions for using this deck in a group setting
• Portrays the unique charism of each species, the challenges it faces, and how it affects the greater biological community and human health
• Teaches Visio Divina, or sacred seeing, an ancient form of prayer and meditation that evokes intuitive knowing and inspires meaningful action
Exploring the richness and necessity of biodiversity, this deck of 36 full-color cards features the work of world-renowned artist Angela Manno and reveals how the loss of biodiversity is leading to the warming of our planet. She presents each threatened species in a traditionally religious form—the icon—to illustrate its true significance.
Rich with insights from geologian Thomas Berry and other ecological elders, the guidebook reveals the preciousness of each organism, specific challenges to its existence, and its effect on the greater biological community and human health.
Uniquely supported by QR codes leading to the websites of conservation organizations working to protect each species and its habitat, this deck inspires contemplation, empathy, and meaningful action to enact personal and planetary healing.
Contents
Acknowledgments
The Language of Biodiversity
Origins of the Artworks
Instructions and Overview
THE CARDS
1 The Florida Panther
2 The Sumatran Orangutan
3 The West Indian Manatee
4 The Gray Wolf
5 The Pangolin
6 The Scarlet Honeycreeper
7 The Mexican Blue-Capped Hummingbird
8 The Emperor Penguin
9 The Andean Flamingo
10 The Gunnison Sage Grouse
11 The Sockeye Salmon
12 The Seahorse
13 The Clownfish
14 The Thresher Shark
15 The Candy Darter
16 The Loggerhead Sea Turtle
17 The San Francisco Garter Snake
18 The Northern Leopard Frog
19 The Blue Iguana
20 The Gopher Tortoise
21 The Hellbender Salamander
22 The Andean Marsupial Frog
23 The Red Salamander
24 The Horseshoe Crab
25 The Chambered Nautilus
26 The Freshwater Mussel
27 The Sea Angel
28 The Honey Bee
29 The Nine-Spotted Ladybug
30 The Monarch Butterfly
31 The Firefly
32 The Star Cactus
33 The Giant Kelp
34 The Philippines Orchid
35 The Jade Vine
36 The Diatom
Notes
Recommended Reading and Resources
About the Artist and Author
