Large Fierce Mammal

The Way of the Wild deals with Life, Death, who gets each, and when. For successful organisms, embracing this Way is not a choice, and of all things on the Earth, only one kind flirts with living as though this were not so – Man. For the most part, human society does not embrace Wild in its Natural sense, viewing it instead as representing all that is wanton, dangerous, and out of control. An unpredictably unacceptable condition fit only to be tamed or eradicated for the greater; i. e., human; good. Down that path lies a disconnection wrought by an artificially orchestrated thing called “civilization”, built on a foundation of conflict with the Way of the Wild ….

… Wild is not the same as unpredictable or dangerous. Far from it. Wild is purity of spirit and perfection of action, in harmony with the Nature of things, and the nature of every thing, free from conscious thought and attendant paralyzing indecision ….” ~ Worldly Wisdom Wednesday – The Way of the Wild

The woods aren’t filled with frightening and unpredictable bears … the woods are filled with frightened and unpredictable people …. ~ Why we need to get over our fear of bears

Today I would invite you to read (or reread) the articles quoted above, then sit back and listen to this interview. We will be returning to this subject matter in coming weeks. Let this form the foundation.