An Indigenous Perspective on Reconnecting With the Land
We need to use storytelling to show the relationship we humans have with the land—the relationship we need to nourish for our survival.
connection to nature
Ecosophy: philosophical lessons to reconcile our relationship with the planet
To recover the care of nature, Panikkar proposes ‘ecosophy’ as the solution that will allow us to pay attention again to the wisdom of the planet.
What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 90 Sherri Mitchell
Sherri Mitchell is the Founding Director of the Land Peace Foundation, an organization dedicated to the global protection of Indigenous land and water rights and the preservation of the Indigenous way of life. After her previous appearance on episode 68, Sherri returns to the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?”
Embrace Fearlessly The Burning World: Book Discussion
This is, I think, the cure for trauma. Making home. Here and now. Fearlessly. In this burning world.
From a Dystopian Present to a Gaian Future
So…imagine that somewhere, or in many places at once, a self-replicating Gaia movement were to start, whose adherents call ourselves, simply, “Gaians.”
Angry Birds and Hairbrained Humans with Mary Roach (Bonus episode of Crazy Town)
In her latest book Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, Mary Roach approaches the topic of human-wildlife conflict with entertaining stories, scientific insight, and a healthy dose of wit and humor.
Review | Kinship: Belonging in a World of Relations
Kinship: Belonging in a World of Relations is a powerful, multidimensional work of extraordinary vision and reach whose overarching theme of humans sharing encounters with our other-than-human relations presaged a project out of the ordinary.
Tuning Into The Future
As Carver, Kimmerer, Stamets, and many mystics and shamans have written, life (god, plants fungi, trees, and grasses) sings all around us. The question is, are we listening?
The Animal Worlds That Lie Beyond Our Perception
What is special about humans that sets us apart from other animals? Less than some of us would like to believe.
Silent Stalwart
Like the profuse blooms of the brown-eyed susan, a multitude of people must come forth to fully pursue, serve and save life.
Why is this not enough?
One of the universal characteristics of Homo sapiens seems to be that we are a meaning-seeking species. Across time, place, and circumstance, human beings try to figure out what it all means, or doesn’t mean.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Review
If humanity is to deflect from the current disastrous path, we need a change of consciousness. Reading a book like Braiding Sweetgrass can illuminate the alternate path. I recommend it without reservation.