I absolutely adored this book—it's so timely and resonant! As you dive in, you'll hear from forest and wildlife experts, depth psychologists, philosophers, earth-based practitioners, and more. Each voice weaves together a beautiful tapestry of personal experiences: stunning landscapes, unique weather, the warm embrace of trees and plants, and magical encounters with wildlife. Reading The Enchanted Earth felt like embarking on a personal journey of discovery and transformation, leaving me feeling deeply connected to the natural world.”
—Dr. Kim Hermanson
“Maureen K. Calamia’s The Enchanted Earth studies how nature alters our lives by linking our inner and outer landscapes. Her insights inspire a deeper bond and a relational shift with the natural world. A must-read book that offers valuable guidance for harmonizing our inner selves with the environment for the planet's survival and our own.”
—Itzhak Beery, leading ancestral medicine teacher, healer, speaker, and author of The Gift of Shamanism, Shamanic Transformations, and Shamanic Healing
“Scientists, therapists, marketing people, politicians, and shamans know that when we change our perceptions, we change our actions and that changes reality—for us as individuals and for communities. Maureen’s book addresses this issue eloquently and guides us along the path of a global consciousness change that can lead us back from the precipice of disaster to a world where future generations of all species can thrive.”
—John Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
“The binding call for reciprocal and responsible ecological relations is a collective one. In visceral response to the pressing issues of our times, Maureen entangled her sensible wisdom with other voices and geographies, bringing rich and diverse accounts of relations to place, each offering a unique perspective. All these embodied stories were carefully threaded together by Maureen’s tender insights.”
—Sofia Batalha, teacher and author of Underground Mysteries of Iberian Myth
“This heartfelt compilation calls us back to what is most precious and fundamental to this human journey—our relationship with the Earth. It inspires us to dissolve fear and separateness by reconnecting with the living world around us, remembering that we are one with nature and life’s intrinsic goodness. There is magic within these pages...”
—Llyn “Cedar” Roberts, MA, award winning author and spiritual ecologist
“I have dedicated my life to reconnecting people with nature through my treehouses. It is my passion! The Enchanted Earth is Maureen’s beautiful work of doing the same—helping people rekindle the magic of the natural world through our stories. In sharing my story, it helped me relive the experience of deep nature connection. You will love this enchanting book!”
—Pete Nelson, TV’s Treehouse Master
“This book is more than an honorable tribute to Earth. It’s a message of hope, giving voice to the unheard anecdotes, sometimes abandoned or almost forgotten experiences that each of the storytellers, including the author, shares. Simultaneously, The Enchanted Earth lends the reader an intimate space to reflect on her own experiences and subtleties with nature. Maureen Calamia weaves a luminous contribution to humanity with her love for nature through the collections of stories in The Enchanted Earth. Each recollection is captivating and told with sensible, raw emotion, connecting the reader to something deeply moving and nostalgic. This book is a message of hope and reminds us that the Earth feels and is deeply connected to each of us.”
—Patsy Balacchi, Feng Shui and brand consultant
“I highly recommend The Enchanted Earth by Maureen Calamia, where diverse people's immersive nature experiences are explored. Each page is filled with inspiring and captivating stories sharing the profound interwoven relationship of nature and our human spirit. I highly recommend this book for anyone, especially those of us seeking to deepen our reconnection with Earth's love and sacred wisdom.”
—Bonnie Casamassima, researcher & founder, Intuitive By Nature
“This is a book that will make you pause, reflect and wonder! From enchanted forests and glorious skies to magical animals, the book takes you on a journey to rediscover and heal your own life through nature and the everyday miracles we see and take for granted.”
—Sumita Singha, educator, researcher, and founder of Ecologic Architects
“In The Enchanted Earth, Maureen Calamia has woven together stories of human and interspecies connection that uplift our souls. A truly inspiring book filled with awe, beauty, and profound meaning. Read—and be transformed!”
—Nicole Craanen, MFA, NCIDQ, WELL-AP, LEED Green-Associate, ANFT
“The beautiful book shares stories of nature-connection which are essential to the experience of being human—and offers ways for us to deepen our relations to the Earth. The stories so heartfully share a sense of compassion, affection, and love for our planet. In The Enchanted Earth, Maureen has thoughtfully gathered some of these amazing stories, weaving them together in a way that is inspiring and thought-provoking. I truly appreciate this work, which will open pathways for others in our quest for belonging—and help us uncover the many conscious ways we can help to heal ourselves while healing the planet.”
—Sonja Bochart, regenerative practitioner
“Maureen Calamia spent years interviewing a unique assortment of experts on how the natural world transforms us, from grief and other rites of passage to spiritual beliefs. The book’s diverse voices range from park rangers and nature guides to earth-friendly designers and architects, from philosophers and psychotherapists to CEOs, from treehouse builders and earth-based practitioners to celebrities, from journalists to shamans and the occasional Buddhist nun. Calamia’s interdisciplinary storytelling approach implements what climate activists are finally beginning to understand—that any solution requires changing the narrative around what we tell ourselves about the planet and our relationship to it. The more than forty people Calamia interviewed reveal connections to nature that are profound and surprising, often to themselves. Scattered throughout the conversational text are 'invitations' or experiential prompts for encountering nature. The result is both an urgent love letter to our dying earth and a celebratory handbook for living and healing.”
—Faith Adiele, author of Meeting Faith: The Thai Forest Journals of a Black Buddhist Nun and Travel Writing Will Save the World: A Guide for Transforming Ourselves & Others
“Maureen Calamia summons the magic of our encounters with the natural world, revealing through a variety of perspectives how we can reenter through enchantment the earthly Great Conversation around us that includes the more-than-human.”
—Craig Chalquist, PhD
“One of the biggest shifts in my life occurred when I realized that every tree is my brother, every cloud my sister. Even the ornery squirrels who cleverly thwart my every attempt to keep them out of my bird feeder will forever be part of me. I am grateful for this book and the growing re-remembering that every living being is sacred and indeed enchanted.”
—Pam Grout, #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one books
“The Enchanted Earth shares stories of deep connection with nature, stories that remind us that we are in conversation and communion with the world around us. At this critical junction in human evolution, when it is more important than ever to find our way back to balance, The Enchanted Earth provides a path—not for the intellect—but for the heart.”
—Maia Toll, award-winning author
“Maureen Calamia writes from the heart, sharing her story and the stories of others, reminding us of what is sacred in the natural world. With language that is inspiring, luminous, and accessible, she reveals the power of the stories we experience, share, and tell others. Encouraging us to breathe life into our own connection with the earth, she lays out a path to recovering the connection to what is divine and sacred within ourselves. She is lighting the way for all of us.”
—Lisa Kahn, CEO, founder of Finding Sanctuary
“Maureen Calamia has given us a fine addition to the growing literature on nature connection. Readers will see themselves in this passionate and compassionate book.”
—Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods, Vitamin N, and other books about the human-nature connection
