The booklet describes the natural ecosystem of the earth, the ways humans have evolved and diverged from basic life-supporting processes, and the problems that divergence has created. It also offers guidelines for overcoming those problems. Bakavi, a Hopi Indian word, is an umbrella term for the following objectives: to develop a way of life in which materials are managed in continuing cycles and energy is taken from continuously reliable sources; to encourage life-based pursuits, including interpersonal relations, creativity, appreciation, and spiritual, intellectual, and psychic development; and to develop technologies which use renewable resources and do not degrade the enviornment. The booklet is presented in ten chapters. Chapter I defines Bakavi and explains its origin. Chapter II describes the interaction of various earth cycles and resources. Chapter III explains pattern integrity. Chapter IV discusses biological and cultural evolution, pointing out that people have forgotten their dependence on natural processes. Six problems are stressed in Chapter V: diminishing energy supplies, resources depletion, land deterioration, pollution, population growth, and isolating social conditions. Chapter VI introduces Bakavi, explaining objectives and background, and suggesting individual actions. Chapter VII and VIII explore Bakavi values and life-based pursuits. Chapter IX offers some alternative technologies and Chapter X proposes smaller communities with more human input and interaction. An annotated bibliography concludes the booklet. (CK)