Partnering with Nature: The Wild Path to Reconnecting with the Earth

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In todays world, its often too easy to forget about the world outside the window. People struggle daily with stressful jobs, trapped under fluorescent lighting, staring at glowing screens, or surrounded by concrete when they could be outdoors, acknowledging the gifts of natural world. In the face of its absence, we are finally beginning to understand that our connection with natureplants, trees, animals, and the energy of the earth itselfis more than a luxury; it is a necessary and vital part of our existence. In Partnering with Nature, Catriona MacGregor weaves together historical, spiritual, and scientific examples to emphasize the importance of creating a vital relationship with our natural surroundings. Our separation from nature leads to several devastating effects, whether through stress, feeling a lack of purpose, or the heedless destruction of our environment. Through her exploration of the energies that link humans, animals, and the natural world, she shows how we can learn from nature as we develop our spirituality and ourselves. Through diverse approaches, Catriona offers the reader a solid understanding of why a connection with the Earth is vital to our existence, and how a revival of that connection opens doors to a myriad of benefits in our environment and in our health, our daily lives, and our happiness.

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I have been deeply impressed by Catriona MacGregor for many years. Her striking kinship with the animal world and her vision of the natural world are compelling and apparent when you are in her presence.Many people carefully copy native traditions, hoping for a shamanic experience. Catriona MacGregor is a shaman.

"Catriona's book is a gentle yet somehow startling book, a work ofunsuspected beauty, and generously far-ranging in its scope, considering how much it encompasses. It is written with the clarity of one who is consciously living in the web of life and empowered by a unique and enduring vision.

Jim Gilkeson, author of A Pilgrim in Your Body and Energy Healing
I love this book.It makes my spirit sing! Partnering with Nature is a profound invitation to step into the sacred realm of the soul.Through carefully crafted exercises and thoughtful insights,Catriona MacGregor assists us make this revered journey into the hallowed spaces that only nature can provide. She gently allows us to step out of the quickened pace of modern life and though a shimmering portal into an inner landscape that is wild and free, so we can live in ways that are authentic and heartfelt.
Denise Linn, international speaker and bestselling author of Sacred Space
From the first paragraph, this masterpiece of a book weaves a magical spell. Into that spell it mixes baby robins, alpha brain waves, shamanic journeys, celtic myths, and water bears into a glorious tapestry of wholeness. And then it weaves you, the reader, into that spell, showing how you can gain access to the spiritual unity behind it all. Warm as a tropical sunset, fresh as a woodland glade, Catriona MacGregor's inviting prose lifts the veil between the material and spiritual worldsand transports you to the heart of being found in nature.
As you read these compelling stories, you will feel all your cells tingle with the recognition that you are made of the stuff of the universe, and find inspiration and renewal in the natural world around you, wherever you live. I recommend this book highly.
Dawson Church, PhD, author of The Genie in Your Genes
"Catriona MacGregors poignant Partnering with Nature is a beautifully wrought synthesis of poetic spirituality and well-grounded practical fact. Catriona creates an intriguing tapestry of thoughts and images, weaving together history, geology, scientific research, and her own profound spiritual connection with the natural world. ... She speaks convincingly of Earth as teacher, habitat, and salvation, asserting that our connection with the natural environment provides both a portal to the divine and the tools that we will need to preserve our planet as a habitat for humankind. She concludes by gathering together the many threads of wisdom offered up by her book and leads us gently but inexorably to her conclusion: We as a race will not thrive, evolve or even survive, unless we return to partnership with our earth. She urges us to reclaim the strength of our connection with nature on both a personal and a planetary level. You are a different person if you are filled with the warm rays of the sun, the clarity of the blue sky, the soaring hawk. Says Catriona in her final paragraphs. You will also be a different person after you have read this book. The images of Catrionas vision will flow through your mind and dance through your heart long after you have finished reading Partnering With Nature."

Amy Racina, author of Angels in the Wilderness
"Partnering with Nature studies show that when people come into contact with Nature, even with a simple potted plant, they become kinder, more generous, and more community minded than when they focus on artificial human-made surroundings. Catriona MacGregor gives us a mystical and practical manual for our times to reconnect with Natures sacred healing power for our own benefit and that of all life on Earth."

Penelope Smith, author of Animal Talk, When Animals Speak, and Animals in Spirit
Partnering with Naturehelps awakenall of us to the transformative powers of nature.
Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods
"Insight, healing, and wisdom fill every page. Partnering with Nature a jewel of a booka great field guide, if you will, for those who would more deeply and reverently enter the heart of the wild."
Susan Chernak McElroy, author of Animals as Teachers and Healers

Author Bio

Catriona MacGregor is an attorney, environmental activist, corporate consultant, and spiritual life coach. A contributor (along with Thich Nhat Hanh, Fritjof Capra, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and Prince Charles) to Healing the Heart of the World: Harnessing the Power of Intention to Change Your Life and the Planet, she is also the founder of Awen Grove, an international non-profit dedicated to bringing the inspiration and wisdom of nature into peoples lives. She lives in Fairfax, California.