Why a Green Spirit Community?

In contrast to most traditional religious belief systems, green spirituality is based on individual - and often unexpected – experiences rather than sacred texts. Green spirituality can be found in many native cultures and traditions. The Green Spirit community has no fixed belief system or fixed rituals. As far as we are concerned, there is no ONE TRUTH but rather an infinite diversity of spiritual experiences all around the planet.

Green Spirit experiences, however,
have – until now – no place in the
world´s decision-making to speak of.

They are very diverse and extend from the traditions of the Aborigines, Inuit, Hopi or San to the quiet, mostly unheeded experiences of countless individuals who simply call themselves nature lovers and assemble in ramblers’ associations or photo communities.

Science and legal studies are rather dry and colourless topics when it comes to people's enthusiasm. Almost all conservationists are actually committed for emotional reasons, but would rarely admit this. If scientific or legal reasons are put forward for purposes of nature conservation, decision-makers are legally obliged to take them into account to a certain extent. Therefore, these reasons are at the top of the list of reasons given by members of organisations such as Greenpeace, WWF or Friends of the Earth. Nevertheless, purely conservational positions are almost always weak in contrast to “IMPORTANT USES” like trade, industry, agriculture, road construction or housing development. The solely conservational approach of these advocates of nature is often shoved aside by the needs of investors and other ‘important’ users/ab-users of nature, the need to make money.

The idea that many people might want to ‘use’ a patch of nature for spiritual purposes has rarely been put forward so far. “Undeveloped” areas of land are often considered useless unless exploited in the name of some economic imperative.