Friends, we are delighted to share this conversation with two wise, beautiful, devoted Earth-loving humans, John Seed and Skye Cielita Flor.
John is a long-time Earth activist, writer, teacher, and musician, who, along side Joanna Macy and others, helped to grow the body of work called Experiential Deep Ecology or The Work that Reconnects.
Skye is a teacher, folk herbalist, plant medicine ritualist, mama, and friend with whom we have connected for several years in online spaces with Francis Weller, Bayo Akomolafe and Josh Schrei (each of whom we’ve interviewed on the podcast as well!)
You can learn more about John and Skye, and their unique stories and bodies of work at johnseed.net and deepearthdreaming.world
In our conversation, we talk about the origins of deep ecology ecology work, we speak of ways to de-center the human, and touch in with practices that help to reconnect us with the living intelligence of the Earth. We speak of the challenges of parenting in these times, along with the difficulties of doing this kind of soul work in what John calls “the religion of economics,” and alternative, more life-giving ways of being.
It is a rich and deep conversation with wisdom holders from different generations who hold such beautiful respect for each other’s wisdom and insight, and such deep love for the Earth and life. The conversation closes with John reading a beautiful poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Skye also refers to the beautiful body of work brought forth by Stephen Harrod Buhner.
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