Andrew D. Mayes 
Climate of the Soul [EPUB ebook] 
Ecological Spirituality for Anxious Times

This book bears us on eagles’ wings into the vault of the heavens and plunges us into the hidden depths of the soul. As the climate crisis alerts us to the state of the planet, so we look into our soul. We see how the Bible and classic spiritual writers use arresting meteorological imagery to describe both the discovery of the Divine and the condition of humanity. We explore a rich and diverse vocabulary, archetypal, universal, and primal, enabling us to describe the movements of the soul. These images and metaphors help us express what is going on in our spiritual lives as we learn the skill of reading the climate of our soul.

Attentiveness to the ecology of the soul leads to a sharper perception of the environmental issues facing our planet. This book helps us to look differently at our turbulent world within the interplay of microcosm of soul and macrocosm of climate, celebrating a sacramental approach to the universe, to the elements, and to ourselves.

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Andrew D. Mayes, an episcopal priest and a Franciscan, served as spirituality adviser to the Diocese of Chichester and to the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf. He lived several years in Jerusalem, firstly as a theological researcher and later as director of courses of St George’s College. He is the author of sixteen spirituality books, including the award-winning Learning the Language of the Soul; Beyond the Edge: Spiritual Transitions for Adventurous Souls; and, from Wipf and Stock, Gateways to the Divine: Transformative Pathways of Prayer from the Holy City of Jerusalem; Voices from the Mountains: Forgotten Wisdom for a Hurting World; Climate of the Soul: Ecological Spirituality; and Treasure in the Wilderness: Desert Spirituality for Uncertain Times.