Re-Enchantment and Ecological Recovery
05/01/23 • 21 min
In this episode, Erik Jampa discusses the notion of ecological 'recovery,' and the ways that stories can draw us deeper into enchantment or deeper into delusion. With reference to J.R.R. Tolkien's seminal essay 'On Fairy-Stories,' Erik talks about the three functions of 'fairy-stories' - Recovery, Escape, and Consolation - and how the process of enchantment can help us recover a sense of what it means to be human in a more-than-human world.
Please visit https://www.unseen-beings.com to pre-order your copy of Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World is More Than Human, coming out May 30th.
Subscribe to Erik Jampa's Substack - https://erikjampa.substack.com
On Unseen Beings and Erik Jampa - https://www.unseen-beings.com
Shrīmāla - https://www.shrimala.com
In this episode, Erik Jampa discusses the notion of ecological 'recovery,' and the ways that stories can draw us deeper into enchantment or deeper into delusion. With reference to J.R.R. Tolkien's seminal essay 'On Fairy-Stories,' Erik talks about the three functions of 'fairy-stories' - Recovery, Escape, and Consolation - and how the process of enchantment can help us recover a sense of what it means to be human in a more-than-human world.
Please visit https://www.unseen-beings.com to pre-order your copy of Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World is More Than Human, coming out May 30th.
Subscribe to Erik Jampa's Substack - https://erikjampa.substack.com
On Unseen Beings and Erik Jampa - https://www.unseen-beings.com
Shrīmāla - https://www.shrimala.com
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Introduction to Unseen Beings with Erik Jampa
In this short introduction to the Unseen Beings podcast, author Erik Jampa Andersson talks about his upcoming book, Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World is More Than Human, and some of the ways that our human-centred worldview has blinded us to the fundamental root causes of our climate crisis.
Episodes will be coming this Spring, so please subscribe and stay tuned for a new kind of 'environmental' conversation. Join us as we venture into the wondrous and perilous domain of the more-than-human world.
Subscribe to Erik Jampa's Substack - https://erikjampa.substack.com
On Unseen Beings and Erik Jampa - https://www.unseen-beings.com
Shrīmāla - https://www.shrimala.com
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Coming to Terms with our Ecological Diagnosis
In this episode, Erik Jampa discusses the first section of his book, Unseen Beings, which approaches the 'diagnosis' of our complex and multi-faceted ecological crises. He discusses the terminology used to discuss our crisis, and breaks down some of the key arguments and criticisms of the so-called 'Anthropocene' designation.
In order to begin to understand the root causes of our climate crisis, and in order to establish an effective method of treatment, we first must come to terms with what truly ails us. Reductive approaches will leave us with mere bandages for the symptoms of our disease - we need deeper and more critical inquiry if we want authentic 'recovery.'
Subscribe to Erik Jampa's Substack - https://erikjampa.substack.com
On Unseen Beings and Erik Jampa - https://www.unseen-beings.com
Shrīmāla - https://www.shrimala.com
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