"We must always remember how even small steps lead us closer to the divine in Nature and to the deep interconnectedness that is magical Deep Ecology."
Francesca Howell has been involved in esoteric traditions and wildlife preservation since childhood. In this one-of-a-kind book, she shares her everyday suggestions for spiritual renewal through connecting with nature. Making Magic with Gaia springs from ancient traditions of Earth stewardship, which blend deep ecology, ceremony and activism to bring the reader into a closer communion and harmony with Mother Earth. Packed with practical suggestions as well as mystical practices, aimed at helping the planet and ourselves, this book is written for anyone with a spiritual and ecological awareness.
Francesca Ciancimino Howell currently lives in Boulder, Colorado, but has lived in various countries and on various continents. Among her many volunteer engagements for her community, she has served on the Religious Education Council of the Unitarian-Universalist Church and was a member of the multi-faith "Spiritual Support Team," at the Boulder Safe House, counseling battered women. Francesca has been a naturalist for Boulder County, leading public programs on wildlife, wetlands, in English and Spanish. She is adjunct faculty at Naropa University and this was her first published book. A note of interest: Making Magic with Gaia's Italian edition became a best-seller on the mind-body-spirit lists in Italy.
As a scholar Francesca has written widely on her academic research; an academic monograph drawing on her doctoral and post-doctoral research in Europe will be published in 2018.