Amphibious soul : finding the wild in a tame world
Foster, Craig (Filmmaker)2024
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An adventure story, love story, travelogue, naturalist memoir, and spiritual guide, Craig Foster's Amphibious Soul is a scientist and adventurer's perspective on "rewilding"-developing a deep connection to our animal selves that can reinvigorate our lives. Told in Craig's warm and passionate voice, this extraordinary book will change not only the way we interact with the natural world, but the way we fundamentally see ourselves. A decade ago, living in a city and feeling exhausted and empty, Craig decided to return to his birthplace-the Cape of Good Hope-and dive into the great African Sea forest each day. His daily oceanic adventures not only helped him "rewild", but helped him come to see his own "amphibious soul" as a powerful metaphor for the human condition. We homo sapiens are by nature wild animals attempting to exist in a docile world. So how can we reclaim our wildness in a world that wants us to stay so tamed? An extraordinary literary work, Amphibious Soul is a riveting narrative filled with meticulous descriptions of an adventure in the natural world that speaks to readers on an intimate level, challenging us to consider our personal relationship to nature, and inspiring us to realign our daily practices to help save the global ecosystem. Whether we live close to nature or in an urban jungle, Craig shows us how to nurture our individual wildness, tap into our empathy, and deepen our love for all living things. He teaches us to track the wild around us, and by doing so become present in the moment and revel in being wondrously alive.
Amphibious soul : finding the wild in a tame world / Craig Foster.
Foster, Craig (Filmmaker), author
London : Thorsons, 2024.©2024
311 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
978000861308297800086130829780008556037
304.2092155.91304.2
English
Foster, Craig (Filmmaker)Foster, Craig (Filmmaker) -- TravelNaturalists -- South Africa -- BiographyMotion picture producers and directors -- South Africa -- BiographyHuman beings -- Effect of environment onNature -- Psychological aspectsNature observationEnvironmental psychologyEcoliteratureAutobiographiesSelf-help publications
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Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 304.2 FOS | Available |