Earthship Journey

[Earthship Biotecture]

Journey 
New Earthship Coffee Table Book: Part I 

Regular price is $75
First 1,000 orders for $50 and signed by Michael Reynolds - call
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Shipping in March, 2008 

Hardcover, (220), 9-inch x 12-inch color plates, stories, thoughts and
history of the Earthship Concept 
Part I: 1969 - 1993 
Part II: 1993 - Present Day 

Introduction:
Many people all over the planet know of Earthships. But few really know what
they are and fewer still know what the effort is really all about. Some
think they are just buildings made of old tires - “what a neat idea” - they
think. Others think they are solar buildings made of recycled materials -
“great”. Still others are aware of the fact that they are an attempt
(getting quite successful) at making totally sustainable homes from
by-products of our society. Even this is still an incomplete understanding.

Plants of various types and species once covered the planet. Their existence
made the planet more. They contributed to - they were - the nature of the
planet. Now, it is humanity that is becoming the nature of the planet. There
is a major difference. Plants have a way of unconsciously and continuously
making the planet better for themselves and other creatures. Humans have a
way of consciously and continuously making the planet worse for themselves -
and for plants and other creatures.

My reaction to this is that, the more we interact with and learn from plants
and the Earth, the more we will learn about our own survival. Our life
methods must evolve to be more like those of planets. Intelligence or not,
plants have it together on the Earth - we don't.

The Earthship concept is an effort to slowly evolve humanity in a direction
- a method of life - that continuously improves that life by its very
nature. This involves changing building methods, changing utility methods,
changing living methods, and ultimately changing thinking and understanding
methods. This is a journey, the destination of which cannot be perceived -
only imagined.

The Earthship concept must be elastic enough to presently conform to
existing dogma while strong enough to evolve that dogma in the future. It
will cause some pain in terms of disruption of the 'tried and true'. It will
enter every arena that exists and grow like a virus as it effects the
thinking of what happens tomorrow while flavoring the reality of what is
happening today.

It is now only a seed being planted everywhere. As this seed grows, we will
find that we are making homes and sanctuaries for plants instead of human
leaders, kings and politicians, because it is plants that will truly be
guiding us and nurturing us, not human leaders, kings and politicians. We
have recreated the world - it doesn't work. Now we must find the humility to
follow and emulate other forces on this planet. The Earthship is the vessel
toward that end. - Michael Reynolds

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