Energy shortages, power crises, petrochemical pollutants, ozone depletion, hazardous waste, nuclear radiation, bioengineered crops: these are just a few of the nightmares of a technological world raging against natural laws. In the midst of this technological onslaught, we have been conditioned to believe that technology is the inherently evil nemesis of nature, the two forever destined to be at incompatible odds with one another. Modern society perpetuates this belief that one must be sacrificed for the other, thus suggesting the illusory options of either abandoning the "urban" life for huts in the forest and cots in the ashram, or supporting a society which plunders natural resources to sustain the modern lifestyle of our unabated consumerism.

Fortunately, the fundamental myth of a technology/nature trade-off has been overturned by recent scientific and spiritual discoveries revealing what ancient cultures have long understood -- that we can live in harmony with the web of life and access the secrets of nature in order to sustain complex, rich, diverse societies.

The ancient art of Feng Shui reveals the significance the Chinese assigned to keeping one's life in balance with the wind, mountains, water and other elements of nature in order to have a healthy and prosperous life. The architectural wonders of ancient pyramid temples astound modern day scientists who cannot (even with their current technologies) reproduce these amazing results. Recent research reveals that Tibetan monks utilized sound to levitate large objects. In fact, pyramid structures in Egypt are discovered to have resonator dishes, suggesting that the ancient Egyptians also had knowledge of utilizing the power of sound --possibly to lift the heavy blocks used in their pyramids thousands of years ago.

Complex cities of over 300,000 inhabitants discovered in the Columbian mountains were designed in such harmony with nature and the elements that thousands of years later they hardly show signs of erosion. Ancient temples constructed with knowledge of sacred geometries have been shown to neutralize geomagnetic stresses, which today are found to contribute to the onset of cancer in over 92% of the cases studied. These ancient cultures knew a type of technology that aligned with Nature. By accessing the secret powers of nature, these peoples built their societies in harmony with that wisdom.

Because of our present reliance on processed and agriculturally modified foods, we often forget that Nature is the source of all life -- synthetic or natural -- on our planet. We are deluded into believing that the McRib sandwich comes from some hidden McDonalds's ranch, or that the strawberries we buy in the store in the middle of winter are somehow naturally grown. The levels of chemicals used in the agri-business of growing foods have spawned a new industry of pharmaceutical needs to offset the rash of diseases that plague modern culture. Our polluted waters have necessitated a need for chemically treating drinking water, thus creating a bottled water industry that sells what used to be free to all for more than the cost of a gallon of gasoline. We have been using more of the same kind of destructive counter-nature technologies to fix the problems that technology has created.

What is needed is a return to the source of Life itself, through realignment with nature and her laws. We need to restore our individual lives and our societies to health. We cannot expect this from the governments that have helped to sponsor and create the problems of unbridled growth at the expense of precious natural resources. As my favorite bumper sticker notes, "If voting did anything, it would be illegal." As long as our world leaders hold money and power supreme, it is unrealistic to expect cooperation from governments in this area.

Fortunately, it is well within the reach of each of us to find a way to return to an alignment with Nature. We can do this in numerous ways. Alternative energy sources (from solar to water-powered systems) hold the potential to "get off the grid" for most individuals in the western world today. Technologies that employ the life force of water in its natural state, using nature as their guide, are producing up to 250% more crop yield with 30% less fertilizers. (For example, Vortex Water Energizer, made in England, utilizes a form of water called "imploded" water based upon Viktor Schauberger's research.) Other methods utilize sounds in nature to stimulate plant growth and blooming cycles, achieving amazing results far surpassing that produced either by bioengineered methods or chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Systems of water purification and revitalization that follow the pattern of the natural flow of water are producing results without the use of harmful chemicals and far surpass traditional and more costly sewage treatment systems typically used today. (The Flow Forms of Rudolph Steiner, for example, utilize the vortex mechanics of water, and are used throughout Europe for sewage treatment.) Gardening methods such as those used in Findhorn align with the intelligence of Nature to produce vegetables in the worst possible soil conditions, thus defying all traditional logic.

Recent technologies that resonate sound patterns of water molecules through a field of universal archetypal geometries are able to reverse water and atmospheric pollution for pennies on the dollar over conventional methods, and without adverse effects to the environment. (The tool is called a Harmonizer and the sound tape is Environmental Clearing. Both are available through www.EarthTransitions.com, which also includes detailed reports of other clearing processes used worldwide.) Straw-bale homes, which are better insulated, easier and cheaper to build than their counterparts are totally biodegradable, recycle raw materials currently being wasted and can successfully replace normal building methods that surround our internal environment with harmful toxins and deplete our forests.

These are just a few of the many Earth friendly "eco-technologies" that view nature as a mentor instead of a personal treasure chest. By utilizing these and similar nature-aligned technologies currently available to the average individual, we can remake our society brick by brick, house by house, garden by garden.