Reconnecting with Our Roots Through Myth and Nature

This chapter examines 'ferocious love' for nature against sanitized portrayals in popular culture, highlighting society's disconnection from ancestral traditions and the land. It discusses the importance of mythic imagination and storytelling in fostering connections to our environment, and the critical role of ancestral narratives in overcoming feelings of dislocation. Emphasizing the need to restore our understanding of the earth's sacredness, the chapter critiques modern philosophies that alienate us from the natural world and urges a return to ancient wisdom.