{"id":8,"date":"2014-06-19T19:16:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T19:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-12-12T20:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:33:09","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/","title":{"rendered":"An Emerald Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>An Emerald Earth<\/em>, by Felicia Norton and Charles Smith<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SINGLE-COVER-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SINGLE-COVER-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SINGLE-COVER-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SINGLE-COVER-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SINGLE-COVER-768x1188.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SINGLE-COVER-993x1536.jpg 993w, https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SINGLE-COVER-1324x2048.jpg 1324w, https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SINGLE-COVER-scaled.jpg 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>An Emerald Earth<\/em><\/strong> is the home site for information about the vision of life expressed in the book  <em>An Emerald Earth.  <\/em>It also lists events and points to resources for those who wish to cultivate this vision.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\"> The book<em> An Emerald Earth<\/em> draws upon the universal teachings of the Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan on the \u201cnatural self.\u201d It likens the unfolding of our being with the process of cultivating a field or garden. Unfolding of the natural self brings us to <em>An Emerald Earth<\/em>\u2014a life in harmony and deep resonance with nature and Her elements, receptive to and serving the Creative Beauty that ever seeks to unfold.&nbsp; This practical guide incorporates basic meditation methods, rich teaching stories and poetry from Sufi, Buddhist and other spiritual traditions to describe a way of spiritual unfolding most relevant to our present age. Accenting our uniqueness, creativity and need for an ever fresh vision, <em>An Emerald Earth&nbsp;<\/em>affirms the infinite power of the heart. It points us towards an uplifted world and a joyous and fulfilling spirituality, rooted in service to life.&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br> <strong><span style=\"font-size: revert; background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background); color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground); font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--system-font);\">For more information and to purchase&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"font-size: revert; background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background); color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground); font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--system-font);\">An Emerald Earth: &nbsp;Cultivating a Natural Spirituality,&nbsp;<\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert; background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background); color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground); font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--system-font);\">please click <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert; background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background); font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--system-font);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/EMERALD-EARTH-Felicia-Norton\/dp\/0615235468\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1460737605&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=an+emerald+earth\">here<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert; background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--background); color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground); font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--system-font);\">.<\/span>   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>New Video and Publication by Twoseasjoin Press:  <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dolls-House-Book-Proof-Front-Cover-11-20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dolls-House-Book-Proof-Front-Cover-11-20-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dolls-House-Book-Proof-Front-Cover-11-20-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dolls-House-Book-Proof-Front-Cover-11-20-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dolls-House-Book-Proof-Front-Cover-11-20-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dolls-House-Book-Proof-Front-Cover-11-20-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dolls-House-Book-Proof-Front-Cover-11-20-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dolls-House-Book-Proof-Front-Cover-11-20-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Please Click on the Image or the Menu Item at the top of this page for more information<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Set4-24-China-170-larger-smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Set4-24-China-170-larger-smaller-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Set4-24-China-170-larger-smaller-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Set4-24-China-170-larger-smaller-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anemeraldearth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Set4-24-China-170-larger-smaller.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copyright 2026 by Two Seas Join Press, all rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Emerald Earth, by Felicia Norton and Charles Smith An Emerald Earth is the home site for information about the vision of life expressed in the book An Emerald Earth. 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