Pegi Eyers

In times of massive change, many of us are finding the value in embracing the ethics and lifeways that define ourselves as earth-connected people once again. My new book "Ancient Spirit Rising: Reclaiming Your Roots & Restoring Earth Community" outlines the shift to ecological civilization, and our recovery from the dictatorship of the western paradigm with its unsustainable economic system, religious dominance, intersectional oppressions, harmful technology and all the philosophies that are harming the planet. Wild nature is calling us all back home, and paths to recovering our eco-identity such as earthing, animism, ecomysticism, nature spirituality, ecopsychology and rewilding are all outlined in "Ancient Spirit Rising."

Essential to re-rooting ourselves is to fall in love with the Earth again, to revere the many elements, manifestations and creatures as sacred, and to return to peaceful co-existence and a respect for all life. As lost to time and impossible as it may seem, a wealth of information can be found in our own ancestral knowledge(s). To be in alignment with our own heritage is to find empowerment and actualization as a true human being! Our reclaiming process also includes the re-inhabitation of place (or getting to know the unique features of our home landscape), and we have a responsibility to embrace geo-justice and the hard work of caring for and protecting the land.

An achievement that took three years to research and write, "Ancient Spirit Rising: Reclaiming Your Roots & Restoring Earth Community" offers exciting guideposts and modalities for our revitalization journey, and has become a popular reference tool for the dialogue that is happening on the pressing issues of our time, such as social justice, white studies, decolonization, indigenous knowledge, the European Old Ways and nature spirituality. Please enjoy my “compendium for change,” may it serve you well, and may you light a beacon for all who follow! www.stonecirclepress.com