Tony Pasquariello - The Ecology of Eden: Bebop

“Nature has taken on in our minds the frozen perfection of calendar photos, or the streamlined motion of television specials. Living in the Tower that is modern civilization, we see nature as an object to be manipulated or a view to be admired. We hear nature hardly at all.” This is a concept I’ve never really taken into consideration, the sound of nature. I really enjoyed the drum circle class we had, especially after reading this section of The Ecology of Eden, because one of the most spiritual motivations is the power of rhythm, which everybody needs to take the time to appreciate, and where better to do so than in nature.