by Paul Cudenec I have been greatly interested by a book that I was kindly sent by a friend, The Speech of the Birds by Farīdu'd-Dīn 'Attār. [1] This is an English-language presentation, by Peter Avery, of a masterpiece of medieval Persian literature. Mantiqu't-Tair, to use its original title, explains and illustrates the Sufi tradition's … Continue reading Wisdom natural and divine
Number 84 In this issue: The money behind the smears Transhumanism: the opposition Three days against techno-sciences Hans Driesch: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. The money behind the smears by Paul Cudenec Back in 2020 I was on the receiving end of a lot of vitriol from so-called "anarchists" who objected to the fact … Continue reading The Acorn – 84
Number 83 In this issue: Defending people and land The worm behind the facade Nature that is us Fredy Perlman: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. Defending people and land by Miguel Amorós "A Power based on Authority can of course use force, but while Authority can create force, force can never, by definition, create … Continue reading The Acorn – 83
by Crow Qu'appelle And the heart reaves on its madness, tracing that sore. Bitterness blooms its own rare fruit Out of the spiked earth, scars of alienation Lost is the primeval oneness What unity prevails? Desire. That the bomb should drop, great cities go down, all the heckling nations rub each other out. That I … Continue reading Our yearning to go home
[Audio version] Three years ago we published an article explaining how the idea of a nature-based philosophy had been smeared by its opponents. Apologists for the industrial capitalist system, masquerading as "left-wing" and even "environmentalist", constantly sought to suggest that there was something "fascist" about such an outlook. We quoted "social ecologists" Janet Biehl and … Continue reading For nature and freedom!
Number 38 In this issue: "Chimps" swing into action Defend the living! Fighting the cancer of economic growth D for defiance in struggle against arms trade Protecting the planet is not a crime Sabotaging the subversives Acorninfo 1. "Chimps" swing into action The primate resistance movement has struck out against those who want to destroy … Continue reading The Acorn – 38
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