Nature and the Human Soul |
Wednesday Jun 18 2008
Bill Plotkin's latest book, Nature and the Human Soul, offers a model for human development rooted in the natural world. Calling on the stories of elders Thomas Berry and Joanna Macy, Plotkin evokes a strong sense of a lack of maturity in a culture dominated by adolescent desires and habits.
In this book, this pyschologist, ecotherapist and wilderness guide defines eight stages of life--Innocent, Explorer, Thespian, Wanderer, Soul Apprentice, Artisan, Master and Sage. Plotkin leads the reader to the possibility of a society that is sustainable, cooperative and compassionate through personal and collective evolution. His strategy for living calls for our evolution into adulthood so that we may achieve enduring societal change. A challenging read for elders of any age who are interested in a better world.
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