The Enchanted Earth - by Maureen Calamia (Paperback)

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"I absolutely adored this book-it's so timely and resonant! As you dive in, you'll hear from forest and wildlife experts, depth psychologists, philosophers, earth-based practitioners, and more. Each voice weaves together a beautiful tapestry of personal experiences: stunning landscapes, unique weather, the warm embrace of trees and plants, and magical encounters with wildlife. Reading The Enchanted Earth felt like embarking on a personal journey of discovery and transformation, leaving me feeling deeply connected to the natural world."

--Dr. Kim Hermanson

"Maureen K. Calamia's The Enchanted Earth studies how nature alters our lives by linking our inner and outer landscapes. Her insights inspire a deeper bond and a relational shift with the natural world. A must-read book that offers valuable guidance for harmonizing our inner selves with the environment for the planet's survival and our own."

--Itzhak Beery, leading ancestral medicine teacher, healer, speaker, and author of The Gift of Shamanism, Shamanic Transformations, and Shamanic Healing

"Scientists, therapists, marketing people, politicians, and shamans know that when we change our perceptions, we change our actions and that changes reality--for us as individuals and for communities. Maureen's book addresses this issue eloquently and guides us along the path of a global consciousness change that can lead us back from the precipice of disaster to a world where future generations of all species can thrive."

--John Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

"The binding call for reciprocal and responsible ecological relations is a collective one. In visceral response to the pressing issues of our times, Maureen entangled her sensible wisdom with other voices and geographies, bringing rich and diverse accounts of relations to place, each offering a unique perspective. All these embodied stories were carefully threaded together by Maureen's tender insights."

--Sofia Batalha, teacher and author of Underground Mysteries of Iberian Myth

"This heartfelt compilation calls us back to what is most precious and fundamental to this human journey--our relationship with the Earth. It inspires us to dissolve fear and separateness by reconnecting with the living world around us, remembering that we are one with nature and life's intrinsic goodness. There is magic within these pages..."

--Llyn "Cedar" Roberts, MA, award winning author and spiritual ecologist

"I have dedicated my life to reconnecting people with nature through my treehouses. It is my passion! The Enchanted Earth is Maureen's beautiful work of doing the same--helping people rekindle the magic of the natural world through our stories. In sharing my story, it helped me relive the experience of deep nature connection. You will love this enchanting book!"

--Pete Nelson, TV's Treehouse Master

"This book is more than an honorable tribute to Earth. It's a message of hope, giving voice to the unheard anecdotes, sometimes abandoned or almost forgotten experiences that each of the storytellers, including the author, shares. Simultaneously, The Enchanted Earth lends the reader an intimate space to reflect on her own experiences and subtleties with nature. Maureen Calamia weaves a luminous contribution to humanity with her love for nature through the collections of stories in The Enchanted Earth. Each recollection is captivating and told with sensible, raw emotion, connecting the reader to something deeply moving and nostalgic. This book is a message of hope and reminds us that the Earth feels a