Inside Our, Outside In

Abstract

American Indians punctuate each sweat lodge incantation with, "All my relations!" In the Indian view our "relations" include not only family members past and present, but also all creatures populating both physical reality and the spirit world. As scientists we typically consider "all our relations" in a less personal and less poetic way, yet we base our understanding of nature as it reveals itself to us in the relationships we uncover. In this issue of the Journal our focus in discovering the impact of subtle energies is both internal and external, both personal and universal. Each article explores at least one facet of relationship between inner and outer worlds.