18min chapter

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Merlin Sheldrake

Private Passions

CHAPTER

Exploring the Early Fascination with Fungi

In this chapter, they discuss their early fascination with fungi and the transformative power of decomposing organisms. They reflect on childhood experiences of observing the decomposition process and being amazed by how organic waste could turn into soil. They also talk about the difficulty in observing these organisms and how their father used a music analogy to explain decomposition.

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