In this episode I converse with writer Sophie Strand. I've found her writing to be particularly inspiring to my rewilding journey in terms of understanding and thinking about masculinity. However, we cover much more than that. Our conversation branches off in many directions, though the main thread is around connecting our personal narratives in rewilding to the larger cultural narratives found in our mythologies–and the mythologies that make the most sense from a rewilding perspective. It was such a pleasure to converse with someone as deeply researched and passionate about this topic as Sophie is. She has many insights to share and I'm honored to have her on the podcast. Looking forward to reading her book when it comes out this fall!

Notes:

Sophie's Links
www.sophiestrand.com
cosmogyny on instagram
Pre-Order Her Book: The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine

Mentions

Sophie's Favorite Mythologists/Writers:
Shawn King
Robert Bringhurst
Ursula LeGuinn
Donna Haraway
Merlin Sheldrake

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• Matters of Ancestry by Jason Godesky
• Life Everlasting: The Animal Way of Death by Bernd Heinrich
• Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds by Thomas Halliday
• Morphic Resonance: The Nature of Formative Causation by Rupert Sheldrake
• Toxoplasmosis: How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy
• Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom
• Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World by Lisa Wells
• Shamanic Voices: A Survey of Visionary Narratives by Joan Halifax

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This Morning with Gordon Deal October 02, 2025