LETTE. · will demand accounting for the u·sage of His creation. . . Please don't just discount my criticisms as the ravings of some Bible-quoting fundamentalist, but rather examint:; what surrounds you and what you are in the light of a Creator God who sustains the universe and who will demand an accoun~ing of services owed Him. Richard M. Williams La Jolla, ·CA ogy" efforts with the same neuroses that have createq the system that they imagine they are rebelling against. Indeed, part of what we are rebelling against is within us, and much.of it is.so much a part of µs that we don't notice that it is there. Even in your article I could hear, in addition to the rational arguments, the cry of a small boy who was nev~r adequately accepted (by his parents then and the ecology movement now) an.d who is terrified of power (of his Th , . . parents ·then and centralized systems and e growth and develop- large t,echnologies now). Such observations ment of a sustainable, do not invalidate the positions being supported but they do pe_rhaps suggest why nourishing and fulfilling many apparently rational positions do not generate a more active,response. I believe society is only Iikely to be. that a major limiting factor that obstructs h . d "f . d. "d / the power within us ,to implement the ac teve _I In IV/ Ua Sare changesthatbothyouandladvocateisthe engaged in a "program,, Of widespread lack of inner awareness. This is where I felt that your letter was deficient. • personal growth .and W~i~e Y?':1 clearly articulated the problem d I . ' as It 15 VlSlble on rhe surface, yo~ did-not eve Opment . delve down to its roots nor did you indicate approaches that might be taken to confront Dear Murray: I've just finished reading your "Open . letter to the Ecological Moveinerit" printed in the April 1980 issue of RAIN. It feels right and is part of what I call "The Watergate in your cells 'phenomenon'," i.e., • s~ial degene~ation or health are accompanied by similar situations from the cellular level to the earth as a whole and possibly to the cosmos. In particular, it is important for individuals to get their shit together, become aware of where they are coming from, of when they are dear and when they are acting in a:· "programmed" way in response to stresses of the past-otherwise their unawareness and lack of clarity will contaminate their "appropriate technol'- their causes. I believe that the human potential movement has much to offer the ·ecological movement (and vice-versa) and would suggest that the growth and d'evelopment of a sustainable, nourishing and fulfilling society is only likely to be achieved if individuals a~e engaged in a ."program" of personal growth and devel-, opment. . . . • Best wishes for a fulfilling, growing 1980. · •. Stuart B. Hill Associate Professor, Ento~ology .Ecological Agriculture Project McGill University • Quebec, Canada ear Rain People, , Whilst indexing recent RAIN issues for the Atindex, vol. 1, no. 2, using ·the exchange copies received at Whole Earth magazine, I noticed the favourable mention on_p. 13 of the November issue given to sea sponges as tampons. Simple Supplies wholefood shop (just below me as I write) used to sell these natu- ~al tampons, but stopped wh~n they realized the implications. Sponge colonies are evolving colonies~ a sponge starts off tiny, becomes small, . then gro~s, eventually reproducing little sponges to continue the cycle. If, however, someone takes the small sponges out of the colony to use as tampons, then the small sponges don't become big sponges . , . and the colonies fail to reproduce themselves ... and die. That's why Simple Supplies cooperative stopped selling sea sponges as tampons. Several customers asked why, and explanations were given, as above. They understood, as I think your readers will if you print this letter. Keep up the good work. One day I'll come and visit you. Now, back to the indexing! John Noyce, Publisher Brighton, United Kingdon RAIN, To perhaps throw another angle into the population dialogue I'd like to suggest th,,tt we consider a very special feature of the living of an unwanted life. People need to be valu~d by something in order to feel . alive. Children provide that and thus unwanted lives seem to directly encourage the multiplying breeding of unwanted lives. Isn't the only true and lasting path over our present population disaster to discover a special strength in our valuing of people so that they will have a choice of where td turn to feel valued and alive? Phil Henshaw Denver, CO
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