003: My answers to questions about "rewilding yourself," being highly sensitive + empathic, rawness of being + more.
Intro Song = "Arcane". Outro Song = "Firebrand". Both by Kevin MacLeod. Available under Creative Commons Attribution License.
Five call-in questions from Fenesha Hubbard:
Q1: What are some tips to turn our yard into paradise?
A1: A wonderful, free resource and great "gateway" to permaculture/regenerative design is ---> www.geofflawton.com. Urban dwellers, in particular, will benefit from video #3 "Abundant Urban Gardens."
Q2: Please define "rewilding."
A2: The literal definition of "rewilding" is: the restoration of an area of land to its natural, uncultivated state; reinstaing the role of keystone species to human society where the expression of this role appears lacking.
My metaphorical/internal use of the words is: an invitation to remember that we are a gloriously complex interconnected network of systems that work together; an opportunity to reverse the effects of what happened to us in this over-industrialization; a unification of who we are.
Rewilding is a state of mind that says, "I know who I am in essence, and I know that it is not an artificial, plywood manufactured fake kind of assembly line knock-off." It is the opposite of the prevailing mechanistic view of life. It is rawness of being, which I liken to a lion's roar.
Q3: How do I know if someone has heightened sensitivity?
A3: I talk about heightened sensitivity -- or high perception -- in two ways. One way is body-based sensitivity, thoroughly explained in Dr. Elaine Aron's The Highly Sensitive Person. 20-25% of all living organisms are born with Sensory Processing Sensitivity, which means having a nervous system that is more refined and receptive. Imagine some or all of your five physical senses being "amped up." Gifts and challenges accompany this trait. A free, 27-question self-test can be found at www.hsperson.com/pages/test.htm.
The second, less common form of heightened sensitivity is empathic sensitivity, which
goes beyond physicality. Meta-body. It is a subtle, nuanced ability to feel as if another.
Empaths can experience the felt state of another, and often benefit from learning how to master their boundaries and manage their energetic well-being. One of my favorite related resources is Rose Rosetree's Empowered By Empathy.
Q4: Please share the Victor Lebow citation/quote from Episode 1.
A4: Here is Lebow's 1955 strategy for hyper-consumption, which our culture has enthusiastically adopted... with much of the world following our example.
Tune in next week for my answer to question 5 about alternatives to hyper-consumption.
Q1: What are some tips to turn our yard into paradise?
A1: A wonderful, free resource and great "gateway" to permaculture/regenerative design is ---> www.geofflawton.com. Urban dwellers, in particular, will benefit from video #3 "Abundant Urban Gardens."
Q2: Please define "rewilding."
A2: The literal definition of "rewilding" is: the restoration of an area of land to its natural, uncultivated state; reinstaing the role of keystone species to human society where the expression of this role appears lacking.
My metaphorical/internal use of the words is: an invitation to remember that we are a gloriously complex interconnected network of systems that work together; an opportunity to reverse the effects of what happened to us in this over-industrialization; a unification of who we are.
Rewilding is a state of mind that says, "I know who I am in essence, and I know that it is not an artificial, plywood manufactured fake kind of assembly line knock-off." It is the opposite of the prevailing mechanistic view of life. It is rawness of being, which I liken to a lion's roar.
Q3: How do I know if someone has heightened sensitivity?
A3: I talk about heightened sensitivity -- or high perception -- in two ways. One way is body-based sensitivity, thoroughly explained in Dr. Elaine Aron's The Highly Sensitive Person. 20-25% of all living organisms are born with Sensory Processing Sensitivity, which means having a nervous system that is more refined and receptive. Imagine some or all of your five physical senses being "amped up." Gifts and challenges accompany this trait. A free, 27-question self-test can be found at www.hsperson.com/pages/test.htm.
The second, less common form of heightened sensitivity is empathic sensitivity, which
goes beyond physicality. Meta-body. It is a subtle, nuanced ability to feel as if another.
Empaths can experience the felt state of another, and often benefit from learning how to master their boundaries and manage their energetic well-being. One of my favorite related resources is Rose Rosetree's Empowered By Empathy.
Q4: Please share the Victor Lebow citation/quote from Episode 1.
A4: Here is Lebow's 1955 strategy for hyper-consumption, which our culture has enthusiastically adopted... with much of the world following our example.
Tune in next week for my answer to question 5 about alternatives to hyper-consumption.
Comments
Hi Fenesha,
Thank you so much for raising your question about creating paradise in small urban spaces. I too am seeking similar solutions, except in an even smaller space: Indoors, in my 450 sf apt! I am currently taking an introductory gardening class through my local botanical garden and our final project is to develop a gardening maintenance plan. I will be using that project to embark on my indoor edible garden. I'll let you know how this goes!
Hi Jill- Best wishes on your indoor garden paradise! Please do keep me posted via mail at get[at]fenesha[dot]com.
Erika, great opening to this week's podcast. I can definitely relate to having a feeling of urgency regarding the challenges we are facing, but needing to balance or temper that in such a way as to not alienate or overwhelm others. Perhaps they don't see it the same way or they are overwhelmed by a feeling that whatever they are able to do, won't be enough to change things, so why bother?
I have often felt this way. I also have felt the need to obscure the different facets of my identity so that I am not relegated as being an extremist or crazy!
Thanks for sharing your perspectives and challenges in this regard.
Jill, I appreciate your companionship and presence on this journey. Thank you :-)
You're so very welcome. I'm glad to be along for this ride!
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