For the majority of my adult life, I have been a devout Polytheist, honoring and worshiping many Gods. My husband Eric and I are also Animists: we believe that everything has a spirit and don’t privilege ourselves above the other Beings that inhabit our land. Stone People, Earth People, Tree and Plant People, Four-Leggeds, Winged Ones – they’re all precious partners in this remarkable ecosystem. From the late winter day in 2000 when we found the land we call TwoTrees, we’ve always honored the Landvaettir or spirit of the land as our partner, a conscious and living entity with whom we choose to engage collaboratively and respectfully. We ask permission to harvest herbs or transplant trees or cut fire wood, and if the response is “No”, then that response is respected.
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