A webbed spiral: A process of living ecologically.

摘要

This piece of qualitative research explores the lives of people who are striving to live ecologically. Using the techniques of observation and interactive interviewing, I explored themes from the lives and experiences of the coresearchers. The stories of the coresearchers show the diversity and richness within their lives. The themes that I chose to explore were, perspectives, evolving way of living, dialectics and paradox, inner and outer processes (caring, questioning, action), levels (individual, local, bioregional and global), relationship to others and satisfactions. Themes from the differing perspectives of each of the coresearchers are interwoven with theoretical writing and ideas. I developed symbols to represent each of the themes and then formed these symbols into a pattern that I refer to as A Webbed Spiral: A Process of Living Ecologically. Through this pattern or model I attempt to show the interrelationships and interconnections within the ever changing process of living ecologically.