Handling the pervasive desiring signifying and fulfillment in this time around of crisis, Nature and the Human Soul presents a visionary ecopsychology of human development that uncovers how fully and creatively we are able to mature when spirit and wild nature direct us. Depth psychologist and wilderness guideline Costs Plotkin presents a model for a human life span rooted in the cycles and characteristics of the organic globe, a blueprint for specific development that ultimately yields a technique for cultural transformation.

With evocative language and personal stories, including those of elders Thomas Berry and Joanna Macy, this publication 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 gives a means of progressing from our current egocentric, aggressively competitive, customer society to an ecocentric, soul-based one that is lasting, cooperative, and compassionate. Simultaneously a primer on human being development and a manifesto for change, Nature and the Human Soul fashions a template for a more mature, fulfilling, and purposeful life-and an improved world.