Homing In to Earthship

I first discovered Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s work when I decorated my mediation service for political asylum seekers in 2001. I chose his photographs to inspire the people that sought out my help. His book “The Earth From The Air” sat on an easel next to the chairs, so that his vision of the Earth could sit with us during the many mediation sessions that I hosted. The beautiful view of a heart shape, configured by lush green plant growth, was one of the photographs that hung on the wall.
 
In 2019, the Yann Arthus-Bertrand came to the Opale Foundation in Crans Montana to speak about his lifework. I was able to listen to meet him in person and then take in the exhibit that showed his many photographs and films. We even brushed shoulders.
 
Having completed my blog series in November 2021. Each blog entry corresponded with a book chapter, providing resources that make Homing In truly a teaching story. I am  nowbeginning a new cycle of blog posts that complement the information shared in the previous blog posts that follow the chapter of my book.
 
Home is a film and book by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. When I was completing my book and adding references from Home to the chapter I was working on, a surprising happening occurred. While playing the film on my computer and going back and forth citing words from the film, writing them into my manuscript, a technological linkage triggered a sudden reading of my book. Suddenly my computer was reading my book to me. Somehow the artificial intelligence was performing a private reading. I was hearing my words and experiencing my book coming alive, not knowing how this was all possible. It was truly incredible, and beyond my comprehension. I just listened in awe, appreciating my words as they were sounded out, spoken through a voice on my computer. I listened as this artificial intelligence read to me, taking in my own words in wonderment.
 
Having ended my Postscript with the Zen calligraphy of Thich Nhat Hahn, “I have arrived, I am home”, I would like to begin this new phase of sharing with the film Home that allows us to contemplate the beauty of our home, and the miracle of life on planet Earth. Let the mystery penetrate your whole being, filling you with wonder.
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Here is the link to the film Home: