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    Meaningful change: NURTURING AN INNER PERMACULTURE TO ENABLE A DEEPER OUTER PERMACULTURE

    Oct 20, 2014 4 minutes
    Words by Professor Stuart Hill

    The aim of this article is to explain why sometimes actions fall short of professed high ideals, or even contradict them. It’s about psychological processes rather than just competence, some at a subconscious level, which can disappoint and lead to cynicism over time.

    I believe it is important to prevent subconscious interference from undermining the theory and practice of permaculture. It became clear to me, many years ago, that most practitioners were held back by ‘unhealed psychological stuff’. This was affecting their creativity, and led to unfortunate tendencies to: promise too much, postpone action, blame others, fail to collaborate, and eventually suffer from burnout. So I started offering workshops on ‘Permaculture of the Inner Landscape’.

    PSYCHOLOGY BASICS

    Everyone is psychologically ‘wounded’ during their

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