Lessons of the Wild
Nature and Psyche in the Escalante Canyons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15686199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas L Fleischner (0009-0005-0179-2761, Prescott College, corresponding author), Alex Sunseri (Prescott College), Kieran Clute (Prescott College), Lucas Dowling (Prescott College), Dean Goehring (Prescott College), Andrew Gosnell (Prescott College), Rachel Haaversen (Prescott College), Eleanor Healy (Prescott College), Courtney Lozenich (Prescott College), Jane Mobley (Prescott College), Jamie Tinnin (Prescott College), Guy Whol (Prescott College) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 4-6 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecopsychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1942-9347 • E-ISSN: 1942-9347 |
| Publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1089/eco.2014.0063 |
| OpenAlex | W1957788438 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
We explored Gary Snyder's notion of “the lessons of the wild” by intentionally cultivating our receptivity to the interaction between nature and psyche during a one-week backcountry exploration of the Escalante canyons, Utah. By paying attention to, and recording, specific lessons that emerged within our individual psyches, and discussing these with our group, we clarified what we each learned while immersed in this place. In so doing, “wildness” became less abstract, and our learning more powerful. Key Words: Wildness—Natural history—Experiential learning—Escalante canyons—Gary Snyder
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Canyon · Cartography · Environmental ethics · Experiential learning · Geography · Natural (archaeology · Outdoor education · Pedagogy · Political science · Psyche · Psychoanalysis · Wilderness · Wildness · Animal and Plant Science Education · History · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Law · Philosophy · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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