PERSPECTIVES | Rooted Risings

Magic is discovered in the intersections

Influenced and inspired by...

Bill Plotkin and his teachings on soul, soulcraft, and his psycho-spiritual wheel of development
Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme, deep time perspectives, the story of the universe, and the long history of human emergence
The Work That Reconnects, created by Joanna Macy, Buddhist scholar and environmental activist
David Abram and the restoration of our animal and oral ways of knowing
Animist worldviews, eco-spiritualities, shamanic healing approaches, and indigenous Celtic traditions
The book of Nature, Nature as psyche

My perspectives are both studied and practiced. Read more about the intersections of these influences into earth-based, embodied, spiritual, and theoretical ways of knowing.

Humans are an intrinsic part of Nature. Like a branch on a tree, the human lineage extends all the way back to the trunk of our shared beginnings. Our soul is a biological function of the self-organizing process that propels the Earth’s unfolding narrative.

By encountering Nature and forming intentional relationships, we find the deeper dimensions of psyche and soul being reflected back to us. This can sound elusive and metaphorical, which is why we use earth-based practices to help ground us back into experiencing these mysteries firsthand. It is only through relationship that we come to know the soul within, which is why it is imperative that we connect, not only with ourselves and other humans, but with the more-than-human world as well.

In order to heal the Earth, we must first nurture and heal the human spirit. Our Earth and Cosmos are intrinsically spiritual experiences. Humans, for millennia, have known this, but today, our culture remains under the spell of the mechanistic paradigm. We are on the verge of breaking that spell, however, so long as we continue to remember and embrace our Earth-bound spirituality, and use its wisdom to heal us, to nourish us, and to guide us along our path back to belonging.

This work is inspired by many spiritual perspectives, but draws mostly from the rich wells of animism, Taoism, and Buddhism.

In order to heal within our modern day paradigm, we need the wisdom of the body, as well as the intellect. This work, therefore, includes a bit of brain food to go alongside our experiential practice.

This work places a major emphasis on deep time by embedding our outlooks into the greater narratives of the universe, the Earth, and our cultural emergence. It maintains a core emphasis on liberatory perspectives, decolonizing the mind, and rewilding our nature. And finally, grounded in an ecological understanding, this work aims to unearth the soul’s purpose as our own ecological niche within the web of Life.

Our most direct portal into our inner world is through the body. The body holds our unconscious memories, communicates our needs, and is a wise partner in the excavation of the soul.

In this work, embodiment means dropping into the physical form in order to access a deep state of relaxation and stillness where we can listen to and communicate with the body’s deep intelligence. Embodiment also means the integration of our insights and discoveries into embodied practice, meaning our healing is not simply something we do for the benefit of ourselves, but also for the benefit of our larger communities.

"To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe—to participate in the dance of life with the senses to perceive it, lungs to breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it—is a wonder beyond words." --- Joanna Macy

Magic is discovered in the intersections

Influenced and inspired by...

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