Earth Wisdom (New Edition)

There are not enough words to capture how deeply I love this book and its luminous, hand-drawn illustrations. Earth Wisdom carries you straight into the heart of the planet's ancient knowing while offering clear, gentle steps anyone can follow to become an earth-keeper. A treasury of insight - keep your highlighter close; every page glows with something to savour. Highly recommended!' * Denise Linn, internationally bestselling author, speaker and visionary teacher *
For decades, Glennie Kindred has been one of the clearest and most heartfelt voices calling people back into relationship with the Earth. Her wisdom is embodied, grown through seasons, plants, ceremony, creativity and a lifetime of devotion to the living world. Earth Wisdom is a doorway into remembering. This revised edition carries the depth of an elder whose understanding has ripened beautifully with time. * The Seed SistAs, authors and community herbalists *
Glennie is part wise woman and part pixie. We know her as exuberantly herself in both roles, and in her new look at ancient wisdom you will find, in words and images, her well-lived guiding insight into the ancestral and ceremonial, the medicinal and magical. * Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal, authors of Hedgerow Medicine *
Glennie Kindred's work has connected a whole generation and beyond to the sacredness of the land and how to attune through celebrating the cycles and rhythms of seasons festivals. She draws us into the magic of life and teaches us that we all belong, no longer outside looking in. This fulfilment of longing through the practices and insights within Earth Wisdom and her other books are a great gift to the world. She is one of the quiet visionaries and activists of our time and her work - teaching us what we love we will protect - has never been more important in these times of unravelling climate chaos. * Maddy Harland, editor and co-founder of Permaculture magazine *
If there is one book to have on your bookshelf and return to time and again, it's this one: an essential guide for anyone walking an earth-based spiritual path. Glennie Kindred brings an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge through these pages, which are brimming with a rich tapestry of easy-to-follow practices that will help you deepen your relationship with the Earth. * Nicola Smalley, shamanic practitioner, author and co-founder of The Way of the Buzzard *
In her beautifully written and truly inspiring book, Glennie reminds us of our intrinsic connection to the natural world. Through her great insight and experience she provides an enchanting yet practical guide that weaves ancient wisdom with the transformative power of personal intention for those seeking inner harmony and deep kinship with the Earth, and all the marvels of nature. * Anne McIntyre FNIMH, MCPP, MAPA *
I have been a lover of Glennie's work for almost two decades. Her beautiful weaving of words and images devoted to spirituality, nature wisdom and cultural change has been a cornerstone of my own life and learning. Her insistent message: the Earth is alive and magical. Glennie is a wise woman for our age, bringing forth the knowledge of the grandmothers on how to reconnect to the Earth and her wisdom through meaningful ritual, ceremony and gentler ways of living. Earth Wisdom is a wonderful treasury of potent seeds ready to sprinkle on the soil of your life. * Lucy H. Pearce, author of She of the Sea, Crow Moon, Burning Woman and Creatrix *
Glennie's lifelong devotion is both an inspiration and a humble reminder that the Earth's wisdom reveals itself slowly to those who walk gently and listen deeply. This beautiful book is an invitation to remember the quiet wonder that has always been waiting for us. * Nathaniel Hughes, herbal practitioner and author of Weeds of the Heart *
This is the book I've been returning to for over eight years, and I still can't get enough of it. It is steeped in wisdom and fills my days with joy. For traditional ecological knowledge, earth-based practices and learning, cycle alignment and a world of magic, this is the book that turns the seemingly ordinary into the extraordinary. Glennie Kindred is one of this land's greatest elders. She holds the knowledge our culture has dismissed, forgotten and oppressed: the knowledge that people all over the world are now seeking to remember. This is the Earth wisdom that heals our relationships with ourselves, with each other and with the natural living world. * Christabel Reed, cofounder of Advaya & Earthed *
Glennie Kindred's Earth Wisdom is a profound and generous gift to the world. At a time when so many of us have become disconnected from the living systems that sustain us, she offers something rare: a map of wisdom and practice to help guide us back home - back into relationship with the Earth, the seasons, our communities and, ultimately, ourselves. As I read the chapter on the Elder tree, I found myself smiling. It wasn't simply a description of a tree; it was a description of Glennie herself. Like the Elder, she is deeply approachable, endlessly generous and devoted to sharing her gifts with others. Over decades, she has become one of our most trusted guides, helping people remember what we have always known: that we are not separate from Nature - we are Nature. Earth Wisdom is more than a book. It is an invitation to honour the connection that is our birthright. Glennie offers something both ancient and radical - a path back to remembering that we are Nature, and that our future depends on learning to belong to it. And how beautiful that existence can be. * Frieda Gormley, author of In the Company of Nature *
Earth Wisdom is an iconic publication by a legendary author whose creative and spiritual perspective of our indigenous plant worlds is insightful and profound. Glennie's call for conscious connection could not be more meaningful during these fast-paced, turbulent times. "We change ourselves and the world changes with us" is a powerful summoning for us to take responsibility, to tend and protect, to learn and share. This is surely the key for our understanding of how to gather and carry Earth wisdom as we travel our lives. Glennie's book was a treasure when it first emerged 22 years ago; now it is a wondrous prayer. * Carolyn Hillyer, writer, painter, singer *