Machaelle Small Wright has played a great role in human and world development by her pioneer work in co-creative science in her famous Perelandra garden and by the writing of her many fascinating books. In this new science humans and nature work together consciously as equal partners as befitting the new Aquarian dynamic now in place on Earth.

The author explains that the natural dynamic contained in all life comprises an involution/evolution balance. Involution comprises "matter, means and action (order, organization and life vitality)" which are supplied by Nature, whereas Evolution comprises "definition, direction and purpose" which are supplied by us humans. An important piece of information given by Machaelle that I haven't previously realized is that Nature is all form, including "buildings, asphalt, shopping malls and street corners". Every object has consciousness and has something to communicate.

I did not find these concepts at all easy to comprehend, but they form the basis of our understanding of co-creative science and thus our conscious co-operation with Nature.

In the first "difficult" chapter Nature itself defines consciousness and soul.

To be fully comprehended, this book may need to be read or studied several times. In fact it may be quite hard to understand the book at all without a prior reading of Machaelle's book "MAP" (which book I found much easier) in which she provides full directions on how to carry out this co-operation with Nature with the aim of optimizing our health (MAP = Medical Assistance Program). Alternatively, her Garden workbooks can be read (I haven't read them at least as yet, as I'm not personally interested in gardening, at least not what we traditionally regard as gardening).

The material in one of the chapters in the book was previously presented in another of Machaelle's books which I've read, probably "Behaving --". I'll never forget her description of one of her first manifestation exercises where she is directed to manifest a cubic foot of manure. She sat with her eyes closed for a couple of hours and performed the exercise. On re-opening her eyes she saw that a heap of manure had dropped down in front of her. (Luckily, she did not do the exercise in her living-room!).

The present book is not a practical, but more a theoretical, guide to co-creative science. When you want to get started you will need to read the previously mentioned Perelandra Garden Workbooks or the MAP book, according to your primary sphere of interest.

The final chapter includes a meesage freom the "Overlighting Deva of Earth" - in other words Gaia (Machaelle has high connections), in which the physical evolution of the planet is discussed, that is, the major shift that is occurring here and now. The Deva explains that the previous Piscean dynamic involved a parent/child relationship and that our present Aquarian dynamic is one where "Human and Nature come together in conscious, equal partnership".

The work of each individual with their "garden", or whatever sphere of life to which he or she applies co-creative science, will help to release energy from the core of the Earth, thus connecting the form on the surface of the Earth to "the heart and soul of the planet, which, in turn, is finally aligned with the heart and soul force of the universe". Thus, as I understand it, not only will we personally be greatly helped by our practice of co-creative science, but so will the Earth.

A final chapter gives instructions on kinesiology testing, which we will require in our work communicating with Nature.

This is a deep, absolutely valuable and ground-breaking book, though by no means easy to comprehend, amd it will require an open mind to take in these new concepts. ( )