#ecospirituality

[ithelda]

Woodland Christ- 2026

[druidinvirginia]

books I've read since starting to explore Druidry, alphabetical by title: (books from the kids section marked with a J)

Druidry/ Paganism

Druid Mysteries- Philip Carr-Gomm

Forest Magic- Nikki Van De Car

The Awen Alone- Joanna van der Hoeven

The Book of Hedge Druidry- Joanna van der Hoeven

The Druid Path- John Michael Greer

The Druidry Handbook- John Michael Greer

Wild Magic- Danu Forest

Ecospirituality

Earth Prayers- Elizabeth Roberts

Rooted- Lyanda Lynn Haupt

Sacred Nature- Karen Armstrong

The Serviceberry- Robin Wall Kimmerer

Wisdom of the Wild- Sheri Mabry

Natural History/ Reference

50 Things to Do in the Urban Wild- Clare Gogerty

An Anthology of Fungi- Ali Ashby (J)

Arborama- Lisa Voisard (J)

Insect Anatomy- Rothman & Hearst

Nature All Around: Plants- Hickman & Gavin (J)

Nature All Around: Trees- Hickman & Gavin (J)

The Wildlife Year- Sally Coulthard

The Wonders of Nature- Ben Hoare (J)

Trees & Shrubs of Virginia- Gupton & Swope

Urban Foraging- Lisa M Rose

Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast- Peter del Tredici

Mythology

D'Aulaire's Book of Norse Myths- Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (J)

Goddess- Ramírez & Walsh (J)

Goddesses and Heroines- Menzies & Ponder (J)

Hávamál- from the Poetic Edda

Norse Mythology- Neil Gaiman

The Book of Celtic Myths- Jennifer Emick

The Celtic Book of Living and Dying- Juliette Wood

Nature Art & Poetry

Drawing Trees & Leaves- Julia Kuo

How to be a Wildflower- Katie Daisy

The Lost Spells- Macfarlane & Morris

The Lost Words- Macfarlane & Morris

The Rose Book- Phaidon Editors

The Wonder of Small Things- edited by James Crews

Tree: Exploring the Arboreal World- Phaidon Editors

Other Spirituality/ Interfaith

Mala of the Heart: 108 Sacred Poems- Ravi Nathwani

Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder- Steven Charleston

Take Back the Magic- Perdita Finn

[iterinternusofunity]

I’m opening this space up to anyone who might want to explore these ideas with me.

This project is still in its early stages and is mostly a place for research, discussion, and imagining better ways humans could live in the future. I’m documenting ideas about sustainability, community design, science, philosophy, and how society might evolve if we switch to this way of living.

If any part of this project interests you, you’re welcome to reach out.

You might be interested in:

• the philosophy behind it

• pantheism and spiritual ideas about nature

• solarpunk and sustainable futures

• community design and intentional communities

• science, medicine, and research

• engineering and sustainable technology

• urban planning and architecture

• psychology, sociology, or human behavior

• agriculture, herbalism, and food systems

• female health, matriarchal societies, herbalism

You don’t have to be an expert in anything. If you’re just curious, want to talk about ideas, or want to help think through parts of the project, that’s enough.

Also, keep in mind that I’m not a professional in these fields either. I’m researching and learning as I go, and this space is meant to be a place where we can learn and explore ideas together.

I’m especially hoping to connect with people younger who are curious about the future and interested in imagining new ways communities could work.

DMs are open if you want to talk about any part of the project, ask questions, or share ideas.

Should I make a community if we gain traction?🤔

[omnistpilgrim]

[nammyohorengekyo-onlinebuddhism]

"If the minds of living beings are impure, their land is also impure: if their minds are pure, so is their land." – Lotus Sutra

💡 What if taking care of the Earth is a spiritual practice? ✨ Chanting reminds us that we are interconnected with nature and that purifying our hearts helps harmonize the world around us.

💬 What’s one way you bring mindfulness into your relationship with nature?

[stellawitchcraft]

[ofpine]

"the gods we can touch"

~

all i knew was fear

until i let go

nature is the divine

she is not far away

absent

from view

touch

smell

she does not demand purity

she does not care who you love

she will not punish lacking faith

while refusing to show herself

so that you can be sure

that you wont suffer

forever

~

"the gods we can touch"

when the shackles

of this modern existence

become too tight

i lay against her soddy skin

her rain melts away the restraints

transfiguring them

neutralizing evil

~

all i knew was fear

until i let go

nature is the divine

and she will never damn me

for i am her handiwork

[padawan-historian]

It is the community that offers a cushion to pain, the community that offers a context for intimacy, the community that serves as the repository for binding traditions. And when the community is profoundly affected, one can speak of a damaged social organism in almost the same way that one would speak of a damaged body.

Kai T. Erikson, New Species of Troubl