Joseph Campbell, the philosopher of the power of myth, suggested that our ancestors were connected to the landscape around them in a way that we, today, can barely understand. It ran deeper than the mystical participation in which landmarks somewhat magically revealed the proper pathways to follow, It was moreContinue Reading

Looking for something to worship? Worship the ground that you walk on. Worship the soil, the earth, the planet, and, especially, worship the ecosystem that holds it all together. It will carry your weight.  

The biologist, Edward O. Wilson, coined the term “biophelia” to describe the love he has, and that all curious naturalists have, (indeed, that all people have), for exploring the human bond with other species. He writes that “humanity is exalted not because we are so far above other living creatures,Continue Reading