You Care About the Earth. So Why Do You Still Feel Disconnected From Her?
START HERE: This is what Where Insight Meets Earth is, and whether it is for you.
Dear Reader,
Whether you are new here or have been walking alongside me for a while, I am glad you came. Your presence is part of why I keep paying attention and writing what I notice. We need each other now more than ever.
Thank you for being here.
Where Insight Meets Earth is a place to slow down, walk differently, and rediscover the sacred in the more-than-human world. It is rooted in ecospirituality, in walking as a spiritual practice, and in the long tradition of pilgrimage that the Camino de Santiago has carried for over a thousand years. Wherever you are on this path, whether you are full of wonder or weary with grief, you belong here.
You already know the Earth is more than a resource. What you may be missing is the felt experience of belonging to her, the kind that comes through walking, attention, and time. That is what we practice here, slowly, three essays a week and shorter Notes between them.
There are no ads. No algorithms. Just walking, writing, and the company of others asking the same questions you are.
Why Subscribe
If you love the Earth and want a quiet place to be in relationship with her rather than only worried about her, you are in the right place. Subscribing means these reflections land in your inbox on a rhythm slow enough to actually settle in.
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A Few Good Places to Start
If you would like a feel for the work before you decide, these essays are a place to start.
A Little about Me
I am Jeffrey. I serve as a Chaplain at New York University, where I also teach research methodology. I teach the Rewilding the Soul Ecospirituality Certificate at Cherry Hill Seminary, and was ordained as a Wild Guide. I have walked the Camino de Santiago five times, mostly along the ancient Le Puy route through rural France, and I also guide small contemplative walking retreats there once a year.
I am still learning all of it. That is part of why I write.
If any of this sounds like you, I would love to have you walk with us.
~ Jeffrey
Thank you, Jeffrey!