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Desperate Prayers: A Quest For Sense In A Senseless Time

by Daniel Dancer

268 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #06-1981; ISBN 1-4251-0224-7; US$19.50, C$22.42, EUR16.02, £11.21

From the beluga whale birthing grounds of the Arctic Circle to the Kansas Tallgrass Prairie, environmental artist Daniel Dancer spins enchanting true-life adventure tales as he creates healing art from found materials in ten endangered ecosystems.

About the Book

As his stories unfold, Daniel Dancer reflects on spirituality, indigenous knowledge, quantum physics, psychology, and ecological principles. Humor, synchronicity, delight, and heartfelt struggle are all present in these tales. The result is a breath of wholeness, a gift for our apocalyptic times and for a culture that has forgotten its connection to nature.

The sacred, magical role that art has held in everyday life since the dawn of humanity is often lost in modern society. Dancer's timely work is a quest to revive this form of art, weaving the shards of our failing culture and fragmented ecosystems into a celebration of possibility. Entertaining, full of surprise at every turn, and beautifully illustrated, Desperate Prayers helps map the way home to our authentic selves.

About the Author

Daniel Dancer's work as an environmental artist and educator has been shaped by his travels worldwide in search of styles of being that engender happiness and sustainability. After getting his MA degree in psychology at the University of Kansas, he left the academic world to raise llamas and pursue a career as an environmental photographer. His striking images of beauty and destruction have been published in hundreds of publications worldwide. It is precisely this interface between wild nature and devastation that most greatly informs his work. On the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, Dancer founded a model environmental community called Rowena Wilds where he lives in an earth-sheltered home made from recycled materials. He is available for slideshows, lectures and workshops. For more information about his work and projects visit, www.inconcertwithnature.com.

You may contact him personally at POB 693, Mosier, Oregon. 97040.
email: daniel@inconcertwithnature.com.

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