Courting Nature: Reigniting our Romance with the Natural World with Sophie Strand
This weeks episode is with the incredibly talented Sophie Strand!
Sophie Strand is a writer and poet based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. Her poems and essays have appeared in numerous projects and publications, including Spirituality & Health, Atmos, Braided Way, and Art PAPERS. She is the author of The Flowering Wand, The Madonna Secret, and her recent memoir The Body Is a Doorway as well as the creator of the popular Substack “Make Me Good Soil.” Her writing has swept the internet like a wildfire with its beautiful prose, impactful insights, and palpable potency. For this conversation we explore the ancient yet wholly relevant worldview of animism, the nature of intelligence, falling into a romantic relationship with the natural world, and the process of realigning masculinity.
Show Topics
- What is Animism
- Fairy Tale Logic
- What Have We Lost By Plugging Our Ears to the Natural World?
- Selfhood is a Network
- A.I and the Curse of Prophecy
- Self Optimization is a Distraction
- Learning how to Commune with the Land We’re On
- Connecting to Home While Away from Home
- The Grief of Increasing Sensitivity
- Returning to Sensuality
- Bringing Masculinity into Balance
- Importance of Fiction
LINKS
sophiestrand.com
https://sophiestrand.substack.com
@cosmogyny