Welcome to my Rewilding Library. This is a curated collection of books that have been instrumental in my personal journey back to the wild.
Embarking on a rewilding-journey transforms our connection to the natural world, aligns us with the rhythmic cycles of the earth, and deepens our intuition. This library is a treasure trove of knowledge from authors I love. Each book on this list aims to offer insights into topics such as: connecting with nature, manifesting with the moon’s phases, or learning to listen and trust our intuition. I’ve also included a couple of works that have a more scientific approach or tackle current problems such as the climate crisis. Each book in this collection has been carefully selected for its ability to inspire, educate, and guide you on your own path to rewilding.
As we move through ‘my rewilding year’ as part of my podcast ‘The Earthy Writer’, this library will continue to grow, reflecting my ongoing exploration and the expanding horizons of rewilding practices. Whether you’re a seasoned nature enthusiast or just beginning to explore the wilderness of your own being yourself, I hope these books will serve as companions and guides on your journey. From ancient wisdom to modern practices, my little library of rewilding books is designed to support and inspire a deeper connection to the natural world and your untamed self.
And, Spoiler: I’m working on my own book on the topic! “The Rewilding Year” will be published in autumn 2025.
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If Women Rose Rooted: Such a powerful call to reconnect with ancient Celtic wisdom and the earth-based feminine. This book feels like unearthing buried treasure of your own heritage.
Speaking with Nature: A gentle reminder of the wisdom that surrounds us in the natural world. Reading this feels like sitting with wise elders who help you remember how to listen to the land.
The Web of Meaning (Jeremy Lent): A mind-expanding journey that weaves together diverse ways of understanding our place in the cosmos. Lent’s work helped me see how different cultural perspectives and modern science can create a more harmonious worldview.
Original Wisdom: Wolff’s experiences with the Sng’oi people are transformative. This book stripped away my modern assumptions about what it means to be “civilized” and showed me a deeper way of knowing.
The Enchanted Life: Like a friend taking you by the hand and showing you how to rediscover magic in the everyday. Blackie’s writing helps bridge the ancient and modern ways of seeing the world.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Reading Kimmerer’s work is like walking through a forest with a beloved teacher who helps you see the reciprocal relationships between humans and nature.
Women Who Run with the Wolves: What a profound exploration that awakens the wild feminine through stories. It reads like remembering something you’ve always known but forgotten.
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet: Thich Nhat Hanh’s wisdom offers practical ways to maintain inner peace while facing ecological crisis. A grounding force in uncertain times.
The Call of Intuition: A practical guide that helps you trust your inner knowing. Franken’s approach feels like having a supportive friend guiding you back to your own wisdom.
A Year of Living Kindly: A heartfelt exploration of how small acts of kindness can transform our relationship with ourselves and others.
How to Change Your Mind: Pollan’s careful investigation of psychedelics reveals forgotten pathways to experiencing unity with nature and expanding consciousness.
Sacred Economics/Climate: A new story/ The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible: Eisenstein’s trilogy feels like a revolutionary conversation that helps you imagine new ways of living in harmony with Earth.
Earth is Hiring: A fresh, vibrant take on how to be part of Earth’s regeneration. Kelly’s voice is like a wake-up call full of possibility.
Reclaiming the Wild Soul: Thompson’s work is a soulful guide to finding yourself in the landscapes of the Earth. Each chapter feels like a journey home.
The Wisdom of the Shamans: A practical introduction to indigenous wisdom that helps bridge ancient knowledge to modern life.
Moon Spells: A practical guide that helps you align with natural cycles and lunar wisdom.
Animal Speak: A comprehensive guide that opens your eyes to the messages and meaning in our encounters with wildlife.
What I’m currently reading on rewilding:
Gathering Moss (Robin Wall Kimmerer): Before Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer wrote this intimate portrait of the small and overlooked. It changed how I see the ground beneath my feet and taught me the art of attentiveness.
The Overstory (Richard Powers): Though fiction, this book forever changed my relationship with trees. It weaves together human and arboreal lives in ways that make you look up at the canopy with new eyes.
Sand Talk (Tyson Yunkaporta): A mind-bending exploration of Aboriginal ways of thinking that challenges Western frameworks. Reading this feels like learning to think in entirely new patterns.
The Secret Life of Trees (Peter Wohlleben): Written by a forester who learned to see the forest as a community, this book reveals the hidden social life of trees. It reads like uncovering the secrets of old friends.
Becoming Animal (David Abram): A sensuous exploration of how to reawaken our animal senses and remember our place in the more-than-human world. Abram’s writing is pure magic that awakens forgotten ways of perceiving.
Hi ♥️, I’m Gisele Stein, author of feel-good novels with a little magic and places like characters, which i craft from my cosy cabin on Wadandi Boodja in Western Australia. Have a look at my books here. I’m also podcasting as The Earthy Writer, to document my rewilding year: Every new moon, I set a new rewilding intention for the month, and every full moon I share my learnings with you…
