“Hope” is the thing with feathers –

That perches in the soul –

And sings the tune without the words –

And never stops – at all – Emily Dickenson

Cover Art by Joel Basailion

Editorials

Biophilia: from ‘Cultural Services’ to something we can’t live without

Meghan F. Davis, DVM MPH PhD

Priya Sridhar, MBA

Papers

The Breath of the Dancing Earth: Biophilia, Eco-Feminist Ritual, and the Body as Ecological Knowledge in South Asian Performance Traditions

By Arathi Anil

A Mother’s Inquiry Into The Neurobiology of Geophilia

By Sabahat Fida, M.Sc, M.A.

Artist Profile

Creative Sparks in a Time of War

An interview with Ukraine’s Daria Shestakova aka Lethendralis

Gallery

Reviews

Dr. Stanley Krippner’s CHAOTIC LIFE

Reviewed by Dan Millman

The Vision Keepers: Review of Custodians of Wonder

Reviewed by Yvonne Owens, PhD

Mythical Kings, No Iguanas An Analysis of the Annotated King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, Annotated by Kenneth Hite

Reviewed by Denise Dumars, MA

Announcements

New Music

Complied and Edited by SerenDerryth Riddle

New Publications

Compiled by the Editors of CJMT

A Note From Your Editors Dear Readers, Coreopsis Journal has never shied away from difficult subjects and never will. As a scholarly research journal and, as such, this issue contains sensitive, adult subject material. We welcome your letters and feedback. Please send letters to the editor at: coreopsisjournalofmyththeatre@gmail.com and include a note if you do not want your letter published in the Spring 2026 issue. We will try to respond in a timely manner. Thank you.– The Editors

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