In Search of Lost Liveliness

<p>In this eco-philosophical epistolary dialogue the two authors engage in <span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>a captivating dialogue about the pre-civilisation foundations of our culture </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>about processes of alienation and about how we could (re)realise </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>a being-with-nature. Many profound questions are posed: What have </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>we actually lost by leaving nature? What does a 'disenchanted' world </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>mean and what could be a core of animism that needs to be preserved? </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>What role do structures of domination and power play in the loss of our </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>connection to nature? Can we reduce our loss of the world and deepen </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>our trust in nature? Does the path lead via visions and borderline experiences? </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>Do we need religions and rituals? Or are opening our hearts and </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>being able to let go more important?</span></p>