43. In search of the sacred // PER INGVAR HAUKELAND

How do we find ways of connecting to that which is sacred to us?

Can we learn to listen for that which brings us into attunement with our deepest selves and the living world? And how do we discern between true spiritual insight and wishful thinking?

In this conversation, eco-philosopher Per Ingvar Haukeland takes us on a journey that begins with his deep experiences of sacred connection to the trees and forests of his childhood. As an adult he travelled far and wide in his search for practices and words that could make sense of his experiences, ultimately finding that the answers were waiting for him at home.

Per Ingvar Haukeland is professor of Eco-Philosophy and Outdoor Life at the University of Southeast Norway. He has been active in the deep ecology movement, collaborating with the philosopher Arne Naess on two books Life’s philosophy (2003) and Deep Joy: Into deep ecology (2008). He co-founded the Alliance for Wild Ethics together with David Abram, Per Espen Stoknes and Stephen Harding.

PREVIOUS EPISODES WITH PER INGVAR:

Episode 7: Tree Teachings

Bonus episode for members: Coming into relationship with place

LINKS:

Per Ingvar Haukeland

Alliance for Wild Ethics

Arne Naess - Norwegian philosopher who founded the deep ecology movement

Carl Jung - Synchronicities

Spinoza - Deus sive Natura

Russel Duvernoy - Ecological Attunement

Thich Nhat Hanh on interbeing

Gregory Bateson - Steps to an ecology of mind

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