RAPTURE OF THE DEEP
Doug Thorpe has thought deeply-as he has trekked deeply-into theterra incognitawhere lies the intersection of the phenomenal and the supposed pre-phenomenal,  understanding that language itself is the surest tool whereby the pilgrim might discover  those traces joining what is visible and what is not, a disposition more likely than most for  apprehending revelation. --Scott Cairns, author ofShort Trip to the Edge; Where Earth Meets Heaven-A PilgrimageThorpe helps us understand what Thoreau really meant when he said that in wildness  is the preservation of the world. --Bill McKibben, author ofThe End of NatureThroughoutRapture of the DeepDoug Thorpe pursues, and is pursued by, one question:   What will we do with the wild truth?  [...] Thorpe s quest-narrative is further enhanced  by the authentic and insightful way in which he interweaves the writers he loves, including  Dante and Wordsworth, Jung, Pullman and LeGuin. I feel personally grateful as a reader,  writer, teacher and householder for this illuminating book. --John Elder