Tag: animism

Earth Intimacies: Apprenticing to Life

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Ryan Van Lenning

Often when we hear the word intimacy, we think romance. At the very least we think about humans. But what if intimacy with Earth was not only possible, but necessary for co-creating the world we want to inhabit and bequeath to future generations? For… Continue Reading “Earth Intimacies: Apprenticing to Life”

Category: Class, UncategorizedTags: animism, apprenticeship, belonging, deep listening, earth, ecopsychology, more-than-human, nature, nature connection, the great turning

For Those Who Listen to Earth

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Ryan Van Lenning

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Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d have 10 poetry books out there, flitting about in the bushes and soaring in winter skies. This time last year there were just the two originals, that grew from my time in the forest and… Continue Reading “For Those Who Listen to Earth”

Category: books, UncategorizedTags: animism, belonging, book, earth, ecopsychology, ecospirituality, living cycles, more-than-human, nature, poetry, rewild, the great turning, wilderness

We Are Wild Nature Heart

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Ryan Van Lenning

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Though we try, we cannot flee our entanglements. The symphonies of howling disguise themselves as itching until we listen & accept them, offering refuge in our body-hearts. There’s no going back. We’ve relinquished mastery in favor of aspirational imaginaries beyond empire.

Category: UncategorizedTags: animism, co-liberation, ecopsychology, interconnected, interdependence, kin, lost borders, we