{"product_id":"the-green-soul-returning-to-our-sacred-belonging-in-nature","title":"The Green Soul: Returning to Our Sacred Belonging in Nature","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Vardey combines a wealth of scientific evidence with decades of deep spiritual reflection to give us one of the most inspiring, persuasive and urgent arguments I have ever come across for the consciousness of nonhuman life--both plant and animal--and how reverential engagement with this consciousness is fundamental not only to our day-to-day well-being, but indeed to the well-being of Earth itself. \u003ci\u003eThe Green Soul \u003c\/i\u003eis beautiful, wise, comforting, life-altering.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbara Gowdy, bestselling author of The White Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A superb achievement, enriched by an astonishingly wide range of sources, \u003ci\u003eThe Green Soul\u003c\/i\u003e engages us by in turn scholarly analysis, spiritual wisdom and exquisite descriptions. This hugely important book should be read by anyone who cares about the life of the Spirit and the future of the planet.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Kavanagh, author of Heart of Oneness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully written and essentially hopeful, a loving trust in God, in Life, in humanity pours out of its pages. \u003ci\u003eThe Green Soul\u003c\/i\u003e invites us, in a deeply grounded and practical way, to join with others in a heartfelt transformation, to be fully human' in the communion of existence' . . . An environmental and spiritual guide, an invitation exquisitely expressed, this is a book that deserves to be read and acted upon.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRev. Prof. Stephen G. Wright, MBE, director of Sacred Space Foundation and author of Fugue: Climate, Collapse and Contemplation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis capstone work of bestselling spiritual writer Lucinda M. Vardey reveals itself as an unforgettable field guide to the wisdom of the wild, and our place in its superabundance. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNature invites all to receive the grand inheritance of the great outdoors, yet modern life estranges us from many of its greatest gifts: sanctuary, superabundance, peace, and belonging. It's time to end our exile from true flourishing, and take our place in the wisdom of the wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern mystic and pilgrimage guide Lucinda M. Vardey calls what we hunger for the Green Soul--the active participation of one's being with the larger, living being of all creation. The greening of the soul promises: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe joys of enchantment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epurpose and participation in the world's deepest aliveness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eauthentic embodiment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand a collective consciousness upon which the healing of our world depends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucinda's field notes emerge from her own environment: a 500-year-old farmhouse in an ancient valley in Tuscany, neighboring fields of wildflowers, a mountain stream, and an ancient stone barn now dedicated as a chapel for climate care. Saint Francis of Assisi once walked in this very place, calling the earth Mother and praising all its creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut you don't have to live on sacred lands to experience the full gifts of the Green Soul. Drawing upon ecological research, awe-evoking narratives of sacred encounter in nature, and spiritual teachers of the ages, Lucinda reveals the modern problem of our exile from spiritual belonging with the earth, as well as a field map for renewing this sacred contact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsider this your invitation to walk among the wildflowers, rewilding your spirituality and renewing your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 92 (EAN 9780063468726, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eVardey, Lucinda M\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLucinda M. Vardey\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and editor whose work focuses on faith, ecology, and the inspirations for spiritual wisdom. She has authored several books, including the bestselling \u003cem\u003eMother Teresa: A Simple Path. \u003c\/em\u003eTrained as an experiential teacher, gestalt practitioner, and retreat guide, she now lives with her husband in an ancient valley in Tuscany that borders the pilgrimage path of the Way of Saint Francis of Assisi, where she personally experiences the wonders of the green soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496040857878,"sku":"9780063468726","price":31.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780063468726.jpg?v=1783051541","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-green-soul-returning-to-our-sacred-belonging-in-nature","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}