AbstractThrough emphasis on knowledge and achievement, modern education has caused sensory deprivation and emotional starvation. This, in turn, has led to a lack of understanding of nature and of our close connections with it. We now need to awaken our senses, imagination and intuition, which is necessary for progress, and to become an organic unity with nature, which is necessary for survival. The efforts of educators, teachers, community and political leaders are needed to open up traditional educational structures to provide access to this kind of learning to all.