“Nonetheless, it is an inescapable implication of the evolutionary insight; we humans are corporeally related, by direct and indirect webs of evolutionary affiliation, to EVERY other organism that we encounter.” – David Abrams, Ph.D., cultural ecologist, philosopher, and author

Our interconnection to all of Earth is undeniable except to those who profit from repudiation or to the unawakened. The crucial work, decisions and ways of being humans must inhabit to make consequential change – regardless of whether our efforts are just a part of a tapestry we’ll never see – requires us each individually coming to more enfleshment and consciousness.

These days, our psyches are overwrought; the Shadow of the human collective is mirthfully dancing on the graves of our humanity. So, what do we do? weREWILD. We reclaim our relationship and connection to the natural world and to each other. We don’t know how it ends, but we do know how to be…deep down we do.

While many of us turn our backs to our kin – to the blades of grass nearby, to the coyotes in the distance, and to the seeds germinating, ready for emergence – we are creating mental and emotional wounds. Why do we disparage our ancestry of the sky and trees and mammals – of Mother Earth of whom we rely upon for everything? The natural world has always held the Shadow and Light of existence, unapologetically, daringly. We have mostly evolved as a species to unsee the depths of existence – within ourselves and around us. Nature can be a frightening mirror to humankind. Our minds might rationalize this blindness, but our bodies and our unconscious never forgot. They mourn the wounds of detaching from our kin of the natural world, for some even denigrating her.

Stay tuned for the Substack launch where I’ll share more Earth Reverence resources, research, musings and community offerings!