<p>Addressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis <I>Nature and the Human Soul</I> 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.</p><p>With 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 egocentric aggressively competitive consumer society to an ecocentric soul-based one that is sustainable cooperative and compassionate. At once a primer on human development and a manifesto for change <I>Nature and the Human Soul</I> fashions a template for a more mature fulfilling and purposeful life—and a better world.</p>
