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◇ earthly mood ◇

Connected to place and nature

Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013)
◆ nature
An Indigenous botanist weaves together scientific knowledge and traditional ecological wisdom.
"In some Native languages the term for plants translates to 'those who take care of us.'"
The Living Mountain
by Nan Shepherd (1977)
◆ nature
A compact masterpiece on walking in the Scottish Cairngorms, discovering the mountain within.
"The mind cannot carry away all that it has to give, nor does it always know at the time what it is receiving."
Underland
by Robert Macfarlane (2019)
◆ nature
A descent into the hidden worlds beneath our feet: caves, catacombs, glaciers, nuclear bunkers.
"Deep time is measured in units that humble the human instant."
Desert Solitaire
by Edward Abbey (1968)
◆ nature
A season as a park ranger in Utah's canyon country, fierce and lyrical against industrial civilization.
"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."
The Ecology of Freedom
by Murray Bookchin (1982)
◆ social ecology
A sweeping history of hierarchy and how organic, decentralized societies might emerge from domination.
"What literally defines a human community is its transcendence of its biological dimension."
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