Bücher der Reihe Callender Nature

THIRD EDITION January 2023BIRDS AND HUMANS: WHO ARE WE ?In Birds and Humans, Ruth Finnegan unveils the profound connection between two of Earth's most remarkable species, blending captivating stories and insights to reveal how birds have inspired human art, culture, and imagination for millennia. This is a celebration of nature's wisdom and our shared responsibility to cherish it.From the melodies of birdsong to the marvels of flight, Birds and Humans by Ruth Finnegan reveals the profound connections between two extraordinary species. This captivating exploration delves into the intelligence, creativity, and cultural significance of birds, uncovering how their lives mirror and inspire our own.Through engaging storytelling and cutting-edge research, discover how birds navigate vast distances, craft tools, and communicate with complexity and purpose. Journey through myths, legends, and scientific discoveries to see how birds have shaped human music, art, and imagination while offering valuable lessons in resilience and adaptability.Rich with vivid anecdotes and heartfelt insights, Birds and Humans celebrates the beauty and wisdom of these parallel species, reminding us of our shared responsibility to cherish and protect the planet we call home. For anyone captivated by the natural world, this book offers a powerful tribute to the enduring bond between birds and humans.David Campbell Callender is a pen name of the anthropologist Ruth Finnegan.

In shamanism, there are two paths. The first always occurs involuntarily and unexpectedly when one has been chosen by an invisible entity (spirit, ancestor or master of the forest), most often during a traumatic event (illness, accident or Near Death Experience). However, the second path requires that one expresses his will to develop his powers with master shamans by means of rituals and initiation trials. For anyone who has never had the opportunity to be challenged by supernatural entities, the second path not only allows to meet them in order to ask for a spiritual development, but also to recover shamanic powers apparently lost. This is the path that Fermín followed during seven years of dieting and learning incantations, to 'see' and 'extract' diseases of the body, and even travel as a jaguar in unsuspected worlds.

I have no idea what started me on this book. But I'm glad I did and hope you will be too.It's true that I'd been walking on grass and seeing it and touching it just about every day of my life. But I had just never thought about it - about how it is everywhere, grows back whatever you do, delights us - even in a way holds our beautiful planet together, a foundation for nature and art and humanity.Once started I couldn't stop. Grass, that humble weed, is amazing.Even it's evolution is fascinating - not 'simple' at all as I'd thought - and covers hundreds of different species, including (could you have guessed?) bamboo and sugarcane, and we couldn't live or feed ourselves without it. And then there is all the art and symbolism and poetry around grass in the imagination of our thoughts.Where could it have come from, this miraculous part of earthly life? We may never learn the answer to that mystery, but at least we can track some of its adventures.This volume aims to give some kind of introduction to the many many dimensions of this miraculous weed of ours. For this reason, none of the accounts can go very deep and many aspects remain to be uncovered (it left to you, if you so wish, to winkle out further information from the many sources listed at the end and elsewhere).Despite its introductory nature however I hope that you enjoy reading this story as much as we have both enjoyed discovering it.