Chellis Glendinning

At first I thought this book might be a little hokey but as I got into it I realized it's very well reasoned and the author makes a lot of interesting points. The main point the author makes is that the domestication of humans that occurred as a result of adopting agriculture has led to trauma, which can be seen in the addictions and neuroses of people to this day. She makes the argument that we are cut off from our "primal matrix," our natural way of being, and this is something that we show more need to heal from. show less

I couldn't get past the buzz-word laden intro. Painfully new age (rhymes with sewage) and too, too.

Sisällyksestä:
Preface: My Name Is Chellis; Ahéhee
Roots. People and Nature; Primal Matrix; A Lesson in Earth Civics
Domestication and Its Discontents. Original Trauma; Domestication; Discontents; Techno-Addiction; We Create Our Own Reality
Hunting, Gardening, and Healing. The First Step; Moose Becomes Me; The Whole Story and Nothing but the Story; Earthgrief
Re-arising within Us. Primal Matrix Re-arising; All My Relations; Our Wildest Dreams