AT25-004, NPSOT Book Club, Kerrville

Event Title: NPSOT Book Club, Kerrville

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Comments:AT25-004, NPSOT Book Club, Kerrville, Presenter:
Laurie Fondren (AT=1h)

Event Date: Jan 15, 2025
Event Time: 12:00p-1:00p

repeats every month, 3rd Wednesday 2/19, 3/19,4/16,5/21,6/18, 7/16, 8/20, 9/17, 10/15.

Event Summary:
Every Month 3rd Wednesday discussion of Nature books – book changes each time.

Event Description:

Jan 15: Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake – When we think of fungi, we probably think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that support and sustain nearly all living systems. The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them.
Sheldrake’s mind-bending journey into this hidden world ranges from yeast to psychedelics, to the fungi that sprawl for miles underground and are the largest organisms on the planet, to those that make all plant life possible, to those that infiltrate and manipulate insect bodies with devastating precision.

Feb 19: Sacred Nature by Karen Armstrong – In this short but deeply powerful book, the bestselling historian of religion Karen Armstrong re-sacralizes nature for modern times. Drawing on her vast knowledge of the world’s religious traditions, she vividly describes nature’s central place in spirituality across the centuries. In bringing this age-old wisdom to life, Armstrong shows modern readers how to rediscover nature’s potency and form a connection to something greater than ourselves.

March 19: The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith – distinguished psychiatrist and avid gardener offers an inspiring and consoling work about the healing effects of gardening and its ability to decrease stress and foster mental well-being in our everyday lives. The garden is often seen as a refuge, a place to forget worldly cares, removed from the “real” life that lies outside. But when we get our hands in the earth we connect with the cycle of life in nature through which destruction and decay are followed by regrowth and renewal. Gardening is one of the quintessential nurturing activities and yet we understand so little about it. The Well-Gardened Mind provides a new perspective on the power of gardening to change people’s lives.

April 16:

May 21:

June 18:

July 16:

Aug 20:

Sept 17:

Oct 15:

November – Holiday Break

December – Holiday Break

Register @: no registration necessary

cost: Free

Event Location:
Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library
505 Water St.
Kerrville, Texas 78028

Presenter:
Laurie Fondren

Contact Information: Nancy Huffman, collettehuff@yahoo.com (832) 851-9866

Organization Website: https://www.npsot.org/chapters/kerrville/