Suggestions for healing our planet Man has turned on himself in his attempts to conquer the environment. This literature review examines the emergence, relevance and validity of Ecopsychology the study of this self-destructive process and the search for its cure. Has man betrayed himself in his patriarchal pursuit of dominion? Can Ecopsychology embrace other fields of psychology, science, physics and religion to sort out how collective efforts could halt the destruction of our planet and ultimately ourselves? It seems that a revolution in ideas, positive action and especially thought is rising to help understand our behavior and to present possible solutions to our global environmental issues. The earth is our home, our mother and our lifeblood and as Ecopsychology shows, as much a part of us as we are of it. Recently, environmental movements have created a greater awareness of the imperative of preserving our planet. In attempts to understand how our situation became so grave, some psychologists (Roszak, 1995) acknowledge the need for examination of the motivation for destroying our own home and the indifference towards this immanent destruction. It is in hopes of determining the reasons for such behavior that the field of Ecopsychology was established. It asks, Can we understand the psychology hidden behind self-destructive patterns and create ecologically sound principles that can save our environment and thus mankind? It is in within our nature to love, be loved and express community in all our daily interactions. However, accountability for our actions is [dismissed overridden] by self-serving endeavors and the pursuit of personal gain at the expense of others, adhering to Darwins theory of survival of the fittest. The costs are high and frighteningly threatening as we destroy the sacredness of the earth. Winter and Kroger (2004) shed light on some of the underlying fears that create our self-destructive attitudes. They suggest that the fear of scarcity reveals that we have little trust in our future or in the fact that our needs will be met. As fear and competition replace the belief that cooperation and trust will bring us benefits, we become neurotic in one of four ways, and these neuroses will impact our environmental behavior. The four reactions are narcissism, depression, paranoia and compulsions. Narcissism denies the value of anything beyond the self. Depression creates helplessness and apathy toward global issues. Paranoia creates fear of others and negative propaganda about foreign political systems and others, thereby fueling this neurosis. Compulsions are fed by the greed that is advocated as need based having set our standards for needs in some parts of the world at levels that drain the resources of other parts of the world. Boldt, (1999) writes of the art of abundant living and the Tao of abundance as an alternative to fear. We can learn of our incredibly creative qualities and exercise them versus living in fear of our imminent demise