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Bioregional Animism,  by definition, is relating to the land and one’s bioregion as the source of ones religion and culture. Non-human Entities, including the bioregion itself are related to and communicated with as a person - also called other-then-human-persons. Animism does not personify other then human persons, animals forces of nature, plants, the land and sky, but it gives up human dominion over the designation of who and what qualifies as a person. Bioregional Animism does not treat them as tools, or symbols, for humans to use but instead communicates with then and forms relationships for living in mutually beneficial and reciprocal ways. Bioregional Animism sees that ones larger self is the eco-region one lives within and that animist cosmology, ontology, culture, and life practices are all expression of that larger ecological and transpersonal self.

In a way Bioregional animism is a response to the need for the rediscovery and rebirth or earth embracing traditions, and attempts to embody the ideal slogan of thinking globally but acting locally. Many people are drawn to shamanism in an attempt to find this way of relating to self and earth just to find that there is no shamanism in reality, shamans are healers and spiritual leaders designated by an animist tradition or culture; in other words all shamans of the world are animists.  Bioregional animism attempts to assist others in discovering the living tradition which is an expression of the land under their feet and the sky over their head, which fills their lungs and moves through ones heart. Bioregional animism attempts from deeply intimate relationships with the life and spirit of those around us.

Bioregional animism works with a base inspiration from the work of Graham Harvey’s New Animism (www.animism.org.uk/). As well as with modern concepts of bioregionalism by such authors on the subject as Kirkpatrick Sales,(www.schumachersociety.org/publi…3.html). Please read His book Dwellers in the Land: A Bioregional Vision. As well as Harvey’s revolutionary work on new animism titled, Animism: Respecting the Living World.

If you would like to meet others bioregional animists as well as discuss bioregional animism our online forum can be found at tribes.tribe.net/bioregionalanimism

Bioregional animism is not an idea or concept or philosophy it’s a vision that is carried and offered as a gift to all who may need to carry such a vision themselves.