{"product_id":"encountering-dragonfly-notes-on-the-practice-of-re-enchantment-paperback","title":"Encountering Dragonfly: Notes on the Practice of Re-Enchantment - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrooke Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A glittering gem of a book!\"-Sy Montgomery, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of an Octopus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollowing dragonflies into the territory between nature and the human psyche\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo decades ago, naturalist and environmental writer Brooke Williams had a powerful dream about a dragonfly, a dream that cracked open his world by giving rise to a steady stream of dragonfly encounters in his waking life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the years since, he has delved deeply into the fascinating biology and natural history of dragonflies and made pilgrimages to see them (he now has 38 species on his life list) while also exploring their symbolic meaning and cross-cultural significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEncountering Dragonfly\u003c\/i\u003e is his account--related in a series of odonate encounters--of being drawn into a different kind of relationship with the natural world. By opening himself to the personal and mytho-poetic meanings of dragonfly, and patiently courting an understanding of these creatures that is built upon, but also transcends, a naturalist's observation, Brooke has come to believe in the importance of 're-enchantment.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany scholars believe that for most of human history, we lived in an enchanted world in which myth and magic, ritual and stories and spirits informed every aspect of our lives. The enchantment ended with the Enlightenment and modernity, when reason and scientific discovery explained away the magic, commencing a commodification of nature that has flourished ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrooke's personal re-enchantment has required of him a faith that material, biological reality isn't the only reality; it recognizes symbols and archetypes as remnants of a different understanding, which may--as perhaps they always have--play a role in our long-term survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn many cultures, the dragonfly carries messages between the inner and outer world. For Brooke Williams the message of the dragonfly is to ask questions about synchronicity, awe and the collective unconscious, and how to engage with a world increasingly out of balance. What are the implications of following a path toward greater enchantment? In a time where engagement with the political and social realities of climate change and environmental degradation can't possibly be valued highly enough, can we afford to choose such a path? Perhaps more to the point, can we afford not to?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52709938200883,"sku":"9781943370290","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/2nNh3BEQ1d9781943370290.webp?v=1763477641","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/encountering-dragonfly-notes-on-the-practice-of-re-enchantment-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}