Kevin Parker

In the autumn of 2024, as the International Union for Conservation of Nature released its latest Red List update, a stark reality confronted the global community: 46,337 species now teeter on the brink of extinction. This represents nearly 28 percent of all assessed life forms on Earth,...

I have worked with alternative energy modalities for over 30 years as a Reiki Master, a Dowser and as a Shamanic Practitioner, so for me the concept of energy fields is a day to day reality. This is the first in series of essays shinning a light...

Women have played pivotal yet often underrecognized roles in shaping environmental philosophy from its inception through contemporary discourse. From Ellen Swallow Richards' pioneering work in human ecology in the 1890s to Robin Wall Kimmerer's integration of indigenous wisdom with scientific knowledge, women have consistently advanced holistic,...

Part I: The Great Firewall of the Heart Introducing the Titans: Aetherion & NexusCore In the sprawling digital ecosystem of the mid-21st century, two colossal entities cast shadows over all others: Aetherion Dynamics and NexusCore Global. They were not merely competitors; they were opposing philosophical forces, two dueling visions...

How Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Whitman, and Alcott Illuminate Contemporary Environmental Philosophy Introduction In an era of unprecedented environmental crisis, the philosophical foundations for ecological thinking and action have never been more crucial. While contemporary environmental philosophy may seem a recent development, its deepest roots trace back to the American...

Few doubt that as a species we are at a crossroads. We can carry on stumbling along capitalism's blind trajectory as our planet's precious biodiversity continues to decline, climate change intensifies, wild weather and wildfires increase and human life becomes more marginal, or, we can make changes...

Japanese zen gardens represent humanity's most refined attempt to distill nature's essence into contemplative spaces that serve both aesthetic and spiritual purposes. These minimalist landscapes, born from the fusion of Buddhist philosophy and Japanese artistic sensibility, have evolved over a millennium to become powerful tools for meditation,...

The ocean faces an existential crisis requiring immediate, large-scale protection through marine parks. With 37.7% of fish stocks overfished, 11-14 million tonnes of plastic entering oceans annually, and deep-sea mining poised to begin within two years, the evidence demands that we rapidly expand marine protected areas from...

Press Release 11th August, 2025 - Geneva, Switzerland — A new Greenpeace International investigation confirms that airborne microplastics are present in the urban air of Geneva, after sampling outdoors and in indoor spaces like cafés, public transport, and shops. As governments enter the second week of the...

A personal reflection on my meditation practice and experience in relation to the insights of neuroscience- no claim to expertise, as still struggling to find the sweet point! - Kevin Parker- Site Publisher As I sit in the early morning stillness, observing the gentle rhythm of my breath,...

I recall watching Attenborough's 'The World About Us' series on a black and white TV as a child back in the late 1960's, he has been a constant companion producing fine environmental documentaries up until the present day with the release in May 2025 of 'Ocean'. Like...

Part I: The Phenomenon and the Mythic Imagination An Arch of Light and Wonder Few natural phenomena have so universally captivated the human imagination as the rainbow. It is an event of profound and beautiful contradiction: a spectacle of immense scale born from the smallest of things, a transient...