What’s Possible
Akshay Ahuja
14th May, 2020
Akshay Ahuja interviews the writer and activist, Charles Eisenstein about how we might navigate a radical shift in our inner and outer worlds.
Becoming Human
Rock art by Caroline Ross (for cover of Issue 13)
‘Sometimes, it is necessary to return to the body, to emotion, or to the still waters of the deep psyche, in order to remember what it means to be human’. From forest and river encounters to meditations on time, Becoming Human explores the physical, psychological and experiential aspects of our current predicament and how we might realign our bodies and minds with the living systems.
Decolonising Sleep
Uma Dinsmore-Tuli
12th February, 2020
In the final post in our winter Becoming Human series, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli declares a reclamation of sleep in an insomniac culture.
The Alien and the Magic Rabbit
Siana Fitzjohn
29th January, 2020
Latest in our Becoming Human series, Siana Fitzjohn tells the tale of how a relationship with a fellow creature healed a dark encounter of the human kind.
The Way Back to the Wilderness Within
Max St John
22nd January, 2020
In the second round of our series Becoming Human, Max St John tells the story of his journey back to the wild through the Daoist body practice Nei Gong
A Thunderous Galloping Gathering
Amy Irvine
2nd October, 2019
Amy Irvine challenges Edward Abbey's influence on our individualistic relationship with wilderness, in an extract from her latest book 'Desert Cabal'
Where the Wild Things Aren’t
Philip Webb Gregg
25th September, 2019
As part of our 'Becoming Human’ series, Philip Webb Gregg reflects on city life after an upbringing in the wilds of southern Spain.
Voices Calling from the Water
Alice Attlee
20th June, 2019
Alice Attlee enters the freezing waters of the river Medway in the wake of fellow swimmer-writers and activists. With illustration by Nick Hayes. Latest post in our 'Becoming Human' section.
The Distance Between Us
James Aldridge
13th June, 2019
The artist James Aldridge describes how his practice seeks to forge a dialogue with the more-than-human world. Third post in our Becoming Human series.
Questions for the Woods
Caroline Ross
5th June, 2019
In the second post in our 'Becoming Human series, Caroline Ross enters the liminal world of the forest and forges a wild camp by a fallen oak.
Becoming Human
Steve Wheeler
30th May, 2019
Steve Wheeler introduces a new series called Becoming Human, exploring the physical, psychological and experiential aspects of our current predicament.