Out of the Shadow: Ecopsychology, Story, and Encounters with the Land (Under the Sign of Nature)
"InOut of the Shadow: Ecopsychology, Story andEncounters with the Land, Rinda West suggests that the recovery of connection with nature may be tied to a rediscovery of the numinous. Together, these may nourish and grow from new attempts to restore wildness to the land and to psyche. If you want to know what ritual is about, how it isolates and bridges people, communities and cultures and its power to bring about war and peace, healing and harmony with the earth, this is the book to read. Her grasp of story, oral tradition and song weaves one through the stories of cultures past and present and dreams those that may become.(Jerome S. Bernstein, Jungian Analyst, author of Living in the Borderland: The Evolution of Consciousness and The Challenge of Healing Trauma)"InOut of the Shadow, Rinda West weaves together vast knowledge of ecopsychology, environmental philosophy, ecocriticism, and Native American literature to offer a major contribution to environmental studies in general, not only to the field of environmental literature. West's message about the importance of understanding the language of story and the psychology of renewal is profoundly important at this time in history, as we come to terms with global capitalism and the legacy of colonialism.(Scott Slovic, author ofLife/Savor: Engagement, Retreat, and Ecocritical Responsibility)