"Animists are people who recognize that the world is full of persons, only some of whom are human."
Today, adopting an animistic worldview seems like an activist, political choice, and as a winding, magical road towards a sensual world infused by spirit and mutual respect.
In this essay, I reflect on stones, language, folk tales, the Christian Church, time, and animism. My dog Charlie and I will take you for a long walk back to deep time, creation myths and to the landscape of the dead. And why?
To look at what we can learn from stone. We can learn peace. Learn how to be, without always doing. We can learn strength, because it is needed. To have a solid core, no matter where we are led. We can learn to listen, for the language of the stone is silence. And when we are quiet, when we listen, we will find that we in turn are being listened to by the-more-than-human-world.
Enjoy - and safe travels,
Birgitte Kirkhoff
