John of the Cross
Spiritual Canticle1584
My Beloved is the mountains, The solitary wooded valleys, The strange islands, The roaring torrents, The whisper of…
Documentation centre
The Silene Documentation Center contains resources and documents about the spiritual and intangible cultural heritage linked to nature and natural heritage, from the local to the international level. Summaries are offered in four languages: English, Spanish, French, and Catalan, although the documents are in the original languages, accompanied by translations, when available.
It is the reference documentation center of the Group Specialist in Cultural and Spiritual Values of the World Commission for Natural Protected Areas, of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
- Information and sensitization
Tools for information, awareness and reflection on the cultural and spiritual values of nature and landscape in various traditions and worldviews. Pedagogical, didactic and training resources that help integrate spiritual values in the conservation of nature, including myths, tales, and legends. - International declarations
Declarations of spiritual, scientific, political or social authorities in relation to the spiritual values of nature and the need to acknowledge them. - Legal documents
Conventions, treaties, laws, regulations of any administrative, national or international scope. - Management documents
Actions that reinforce the preservation and enjoyment of the values of the intangible heritage of nature, in an integrated way with conservation, in all fields, including the evaluation of their effectiveness. Traditional systems of governance of territories and resources. - Planning documents
Plans and programs aimed at the conservation of nature, protected areas, habitats or species, that incorporate the spiritual and cultural dimensions. - Reflections on nature and spirituality
Contributions on the relationship between nature and spirituality, in any of the concepts and the meanings that both may have and in all its manifestations. - Reflections on science and spirituality
Contributions on the relationship between modern science and spirituality, or with the traditional sciences of nature and / or traditional ecological knowledge. - Strategical documents
Guidelines, strategies, recommendations or proposals, from congresses, symposia, seminars, workshops, etc. either international or national - Videographers
Movies, documentaries and interviews - Wisdom quotes
Quotes, aphorisms and advices about Nature from the spiritual Traditions of humankind.
The Perennial Philosophy and the Recovery of a Theophanic View of Nature
Naydler, Jeremy2019
This essay explores the Perennial Philosophy, which – prior to the scientific revolution – sustained and nourished a…
Ahmad Ibn ‘Ata’ Illâh (1259-1309)
Kitab Al-Hikam
Outwardly, creatures are an illusion; but, inwardly, they are an admonition. Thus, the soul looks at the illusory…
A declaration by the sacred sites Guardians of the Pamir, Tien Shan and Altai Sayan. Darvi Sum, Khovd aimag, Mongolia
Guardians and traditional cultural practitioners of the Pamir, Tien Shan and Altai Sayan2014
Joint declaration of the traditional custodians of the sacred mountains of Pamir, Tien Shan and Altai Sayan (Kyrgyzstan,…
Evelyn Underhill
Practical Mysticism. A Little Book for Normal People.1914
To elude nature, to refuse her friendship, and attempt to leap the river of life in the hope…
Inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Montseny Natural Park and Reserve of Biosphere
Centre UNESCO de Catalunya2010
The immaterial cultural heritage of Montseny is the result of a pioneering project developed in the Montseny Biosphere…
Ilarion Merculieff / Kuuyux
The Aleut Way: out of the head, towards the heart2007
From that moment on I understood how wise men received their spiritual instructions to live, the principles that…
Judgement of the International Court for the Rights of Nature -on the Isiboro Sécure Territory, Bolivia
International Court for the Rights of Nature2018
The International Court’s historic ruling urges the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to ensure the immediate…
Walking in Prayer with Grandmother Beatrice
Hart, Carole & Bruce (directors)2016
This short (10 minutes) movie is a tribute to Grandmother Beatrice Long Visitor Holy Dance, a recently departed…
Conserving territories of life
ICCA Consortium & LifeMosaic2019
Indigenous peoples and local communities around the world protect and care for their collective territories, lands and waters…