
A Biocentric View of Our Common Home
Angela Manno
In this 2026 interview with Justine Willis Toms, Artist and iconographer Angela Manno, creator of the Sacred Biodiversity Oracle, offers a profound invitation into this awareness through a deck of 36 cards portraying animals and plants from around the world. Her luminous paintings shimmer with quiet, radical devotion to the living Earth, encouraging us to encounter other beings and ecosystems as sacred presences rather than distant “resources.”
Environmental leader Bill McKibben has described her work as “Powerful reminders of the beauty and holiness of the world we are destroying, and of our duty to protect what remains.”
Angela Manno is an award-winning visual artist based in New York City whose work weaves together spirituality, ecology, and contemporary iconography. A Bard College graduate, she also studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and Parsons School of Design. She has also trained in Byzantine-Russian iconography with master Vladislav Andrejev. Her work has been exhibited at major institutions, including the Smithsonian, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and NASA’s collections. She is especially known for her series Contemporary Icons of Threatened and Endangered Species.
Interview Date: 1/9/2026. Tags: Angela Manno, Thomas Berry, Byzantine-Russian iconography, Viso Divina, Maasai lion guardians, Jane Goodall, conservation, environmental stewardship, Sundance ritual, Sandra Steingraber, Art & Creativity, Ecology/Nature/Environment, Meditation, Personal Transformation
Duration - 56m.
Author - Angela Manno.
Narrator - Justine Wills Toms.
Published Date - Sunday, 11 January 2026.
Copyright - © 2026 New Dimensions Foundation ©.
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United States
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Angela Manno
Justine Wills Toms
New Dimensions Foundation
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In this 2026 interview with Justine Willis Toms, Artist and iconographer Angela Manno, creator of the Sacred Biodiversity Oracle, offers a profound invitation into this awareness through a deck of 36 cards portraying animals and plants from around the world. Her luminous paintings shimmer with quiet, radical devotion to the living Earth, encouraging us to encounter other beings and ecosystems as sacred presences rather than distant “resources.” Environmental leader Bill McKibben has described her work as “Powerful reminders of the beauty and holiness of the world we are destroying, and of our duty to protect what remains.” Angela Manno is an award-winning visual artist based in New York City whose work weaves together spirituality, ecology, and contemporary iconography. A Bard College graduate, she also studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and Parsons School of Design. She has also trained in Byzantine-Russian iconography with master Vladislav Andrejev. Her work has been exhibited at major institutions, including the Smithsonian, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and NASA’s collections. She is especially known for her series Contemporary Icons of Threatened and Endangered Species. Interview Date: 1/9/2026. Tags: Angela Manno, Thomas Berry, Byzantine-Russian iconography, Viso Divina, Maasai lion guardians, Jane Goodall, conservation, environmental stewardship, Sundance ritual, Sandra Steingraber, Art & Creativity, Ecology/Nature/Environment, Meditation, Personal Transformation Duration - 56m. Author - Angela Manno. Narrator - Justine Wills Toms. Published Date - Sunday, 11 January 2026. Copyright - © 2026 New Dimensions Foundation ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
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A Biocentric View of Our Common Home
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Ending Credits
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