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Nature and the Human Soul

Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World

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Addressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis, Nature and the Human Soul introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and wild nature guide us. Depth psychologist and wilderness guide Bill Plotkin presents a model for a human life span rooted in the cycles and qualities of the natural world, a blueprint for individual development that ultimately yields a strategy for cultural transformation.

With evocative language and personal stories, including those of elders Thomas Berry and Joanna Macy, this book defines eight stages of human life - Innocent, Explorer, Thespian, Wanderer, Soul Apprentice, Artisan, Master, and Sage - and describes the challenges and benefits of each. Plotkin offers a way of progressing from our current egocentric, aggressively competitive, consumer society to an ecocentric, soul-based one that is sustainable, cooperative, and compassionate.

At once a primer on human development and a manifesto for change, Nature and the Human Soul fashions a template for a more mature, fulfilling, and purposeful life - and a better world.

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"With Nature and the Human Soul, Bill Plotkin once again works miracles. This vital book provides a road map to help us remember how to be human - which means how to be a human being in relationship to the natural world, to our home. We owe Bill Plotkin a deep debt of gratitude for this important work." (Derrick Jensen, author of A Language Older than Words and coauthor of As the World Burns)
Transformative Insights • Developmental Framework • Quite Good Narration • Ecological Awareness • Soul-centered Perspective

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Great content, struggle to listen to because of the narration. Would've preferred the written book I think.

Great content, difficult listen

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I am convinced that if enough open-minded people read this book, our global society would be fundamentally changed for the better. May it be so!

This is a life and world-changing book.

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I am looking for the entire book however I am only getting the first 10 minutes of f chapter one.

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This is a vital read for being humans. Plotkin's model needs to be spread far and wide.

A transformative and vital book for being human!

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I think this is one of the most profound books and authors I've ever read. I love Plotkin and his work, and I recommend this book to many people. The narration is absolutely pathetic though. It would do this book a great service to have someone else narrate and just nix this one.

One of my favorite books, AWFUL narrator

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