Under this worldview, nature is not dead matter to be exploited, but a dynamic, interconnected expression of a single, divine consciousness.
Bruno, a radical philosopher and astronomer, argued that the universe was infinite and that God was present in everything—as the "soul" within the "body" of the world. For these thinkers, the Anima Mundi was the link between magic, science, and religion. It explained why herbs could heal the body (sympathy between parts of the whole) and why the movements of the stars were believed to influence human destiny. anima mundi
This was the Great Forgetting. If the world has no soul, it cannot feel pain. It cannot suffer injustice. It is, in the cold language of property, “standing reserve.” Under this worldview, nature is not dead matter