“…when I saw the finished product, I was blown away”
“…will anger readers with a strict sense of faith, and provoke those with an interest in exploring outside their own own beliefs”
“…a candid dialogue between three devotees of three very different paths, exploring one of the greatest forces to shape the history of religion: nature itself”
- Drew Jacob
NEW: Get Encounters in Nature on your e-reader!
An epub version is now available for sale at GoodReads for $8.
The pdf version is available at Oronjo for $0+. Pay what you think it’s worth!
The pdf is also free to view online at Scribd – embedded for your convenience below!
Pages: 70, Color photos: 39, Audio: 1 hr 12 min
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Recorded with a Blue Yeti microphone on a Macbook
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Much more than a transcript, this is an audio-visual experience. Illustrated with lush full-color photography throughout, and accompanied by audio podcast links, the conversation comes alive. Here’s a screen shot:

On top of that, the conversation is complemented with a selection of Bonus Materials. Check out the Table of Contents:
Table of Contents
Introduction
Section I. An Open-air Dialogue in the North Woods
1. Sharing of Paths
2. Three Eyes on Nature
3. Story Time
4. Going Wild
5. Bringing It Home
Section II. Bonus Materials
What is Humanistic Paganism? by B. T. Newberg
The Heroic Life, by Drew Jacob
Oungan François, by Urban Haas
A Review of Drew Jacob’s Walk Like a God, by B. T. Newberg
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What’s your story of an encounter in nature?






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