unearth

I found Stephen Harrod Buhner's work in 2015.

His books and online talks have been a huge inspiration on my path.

Sadly he died in December 2022.

The center for humans and nature is a wellspring of ideas for cultivating kinship.

There are articles, books and even a few podcasts on their new website.

This recent read resonates with what is humming in me at present:

Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside you

Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,

And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,

Must ask permission to know it and be known.

The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,

I have made this place around you.

If you leave it, you may come back again, saying Here.

No two trees are the same to Raven.

No two branches are the same to Wren.

If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,

You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows

Where you are. You must let it find you.

Lost by David Wagoner

Oak

From the Second Spell Songs Album

The video conversation above relates beautifully to the book I am currently working on.

This conversation brought me both joy and new inspiration.