here, we rewild the psyche—as mammal, as kin.
corridors bridge worlds and revive homing instincts. making space for life to move where it was once paved over.
a place to walk, crawl, be carried, slither, root, tend, rest, breathe, and feel.

we live in a therapized culture—yet how often is earth, and her unfolding phenomena, considered part of “our” psychology? what of the psychic effects of living with an ever-shifting planet that includes the mind? as we rewild our shared world, building safe crossings for animals across concrete freeways, we remember we, too, are mammals and must consider the corridors we traverse as ecological, psychological beings of nature, not separate from it.

companioning is where we ‘work’ or return together (by work we feel, expand, educate, attune, compost, grow, express, examine) bridging inner and outer landscapes—weaving our lives with the more-than-human world we are interdependent with. earth is not a backdrop; she is porous, as are we. our psyches, too, can be overrun. we are meaning-making mammals who molt and shed our skin, again and again and again. metaphors come alive.

we meet the thresholds of metamorphosis, full spectrum feeling, and rediscover belonging—guided by the five tenets of ecological psychology as foundation. (Dr. Lori Pye, Viridis Graduate Institute). with:

ENERGY: everything depends on constant exchanges of energy. we can learn to embrace (even expect) and live-with flux, making-with. we co-shape each other and the environment.

DIVERSITY: all ecosystems require diversity and multiplicity to flourish. new ideas expand our sense of beingness and embeddness on a shared planet. diversity brings new psychic space and the possibility of psychological flourishing.

DECAY AND RENEWAL: decay and decomposing (ideas/beliefs we have outgrown or been indoctrinated with) help create and renew psychic space similar to how the planet unmakes and remakes itself (not a fast or easy process). how might we relate to erosional processes, earthquakes, mountain making and seasonal shifts? how do we relate to psychological death?

CHANGE: how do we change, be changed, make change. how do we remain flexible? our brains are plastic; continually changing by the way we pay attention, attune and participate.

RELATIONSHIP: it’s all relationship. our ecologies as ecosystems within ecosystems. we can restore care, meaning and awareness and involve ourselves in involution that affects evolution.

we are active participants in the web of life. knowing this, who do we want to be?