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Enchanted Lands: Remembering the Holy Hum Between Person and Place

The Emerald

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The Land of Enchantment

The word enchanted is thrown around a lot without much thought to context or meaning. Yet, from its deep mythic origins and fairy tale expressions, the word enchantment has made its way through the backdoor of modern thought and imagination. We describe something as enchanting if it gives us a certain feeling, but that feeling remains difficult to describe. It's not just beautiful or awe-inspiring. There is enchanted land on at least six of the seven continents of planet Earth. And the implications of increasing swaths of unenchanted land are very real for both us and the planet.

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