Swan, James - A Kinship with Nature
Shamanism and Native Culture
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27m
Our connection with nature is expressed in our dreams, in psychic and paranormal experiences, and in our ancestral heritage. James A. Swan, Ph.D. is author of The Power of Place, Sacred Places, and Nature As Teacher and Healer. Here he suggests that we will not be fully able to address the environmental crisis until we learn to develop a deeper kinship with nature, such as is held by indigenous cultures.
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