Sky Above Earth Below

John Milton undertook his first vision quest at the age of seven in 1945, and has been developing spiritual practices in Nature ever since. This very remarkable book distils the wisdom of six decades into 12 principles of natural liberation, of which 6 core principles form the structure of the book: based on the fundamental truth that all forms are interconnected, constantly change and continuously arise from their return to primordial Source, the six principles are relax and surrender to life, be present in the now, cultivate union with the universal energy, open to the heart of universal love, cut through to luminosity and spaciousness, and return to the Source. John takes the reader through these principles and associated practices, for instance communing with a tree, which he characterises as totally centred in its place, well grounded and rooted while being at one with the sky above and the earth below. He advises us to realise that the great mystery dances within and through all of us and their openness to the vastness and radiance is our true birthright, which we forget at our peril. Nature speaks to us if we are ready to listen.