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“We may have a lot of romantic ideas about Nature, but it has both a heavy and light aspect. Nature, as our primal ancestor and source of life, has the power to devour, destroy, and even abort us. We must learn to discern when we are approaching Nature with arrogance or the need to dominate, even if these attitudes lie beneath the surface.”

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Book:Awaken Your Roots: Reclaim Your Ancestry and Sovereignty by Heeding the Jaguar’s Call
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“Yesterday,’ she said, referring to the collective past of her tribe, ‘the people of these forests knew the secret. They made the finest silk thread from the cocoon of a beautiful sleeping butterfly. The women reeled the silk thread on the spinning wheel, slowly and gently. Such delicate work it was, that the silk remembered, at last, the moth which had created it. And the women were awed at the silver shine of the silk produced. If the silk is so divine, they thought, what must be the beauty of the butterfly waiting to be born? They stopped breaking the cocoons and looked for the crimson wings of the butterflies emerging from the torn nests of raw silk. The sight took them aback. They became sages and storytellers..”

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Book:The Outcasts - A Thousand Dreams of Redemption
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“Modern life has domesticated us. We wake to alarms, live by schedules, and often feel disconnected from the natural rhythms that sustained our ancestors for millennia.”

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Book:Subversive Acts of Humanity : A Survival Guide for Choosing Evolution over Self-Destruction
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“In this shifting landscape, we may tend to forget “what the old folks say.” Most of us probably now realize that our ancestors did indeed have it right! Their common-sense ways allowed them to get through the worst of conditions throughout history and still we thrive from their bold undertakings.”

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Book:For People of Strength, Soul, and Spirit: Seven Guidelines for Life & Career Success
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“We are informed by the land and our bonds to a particular landscape, and in this animist universe we are connected to the plants, creatures, elements and earth spirits that dwell there. The love of the land and our community is the only true wealth we have. We are part of the Earth and the Earth is part of us.”

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Book:Ancient Spirit Rising: Reclaiming Your Roots & Restoring Earth Community
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