{"product_id":"nature-and-the-human-soul-bill-plotkin-9781577315513","title":"Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World","description":"Addressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis, \u003ci\u003eNature and the Human Soul\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and wild nature guide us. Depth psychologist and wilderness guide Bill Plotkin presents a model for a human life span rooted in the cycles and qualities of the natural world, a blueprint for individual development that ultimately yields a strategy for cultural transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith evocative language and personal stories, including those of elders Thomas Berry and Joanna Macy, this book defines eight stages of human life - Innocent, Explorer, Thespian, Wanderer, Soul Apprentice, Artisan, Master, and Sage - and describes the challenges and benefits of each. Plotkin offers a way of progressing from our current \u003ci\u003eego\u003c\/i\u003ecentric, aggressively competitive, consumer society to an \u003ci\u003eeco\u003c\/i\u003ecentric, soul-based one that is sustainable, cooperative, and compassionate. At once a primer on human development and a manifesto for change, \u003ci\u003eNature and the Human Soul\u003c\/i\u003e fashions a template for a more mature, fulfilling, and purposeful life - and a better world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Plotkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1577315510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781577315513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New World Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.08w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IndieFab awards - Second Place\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2007 pg. 56","brand":"Bill Plotkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052453196031,"sku":"9781577315513","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd46c8fb-9dc9-4cf0-a04f-28ac9feadf13.jpg?v=1685018877","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nature-and-the-human-soul-bill-plotkin-9781577315513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}