The Ten Touchstones of the Wild Soul

"1. I feel my own flesh and the flesh of the Earth as one. In harming the Earth, I cause myself harm; in caring for the Earth, I care for myself.

"2. I honor the Earth as a primary source of spiritual revelation.

"3. I treat the Earth and all her inhabitants as relations to be honored and celebrated.

"4. I open myself to the wild and creative energy of the Earth that seeks unique expression through me.

"5. I respect the Earth's finite physical constraints while embracing the boundlessness of my spiritual nature.

"6. I take regular breaks from technology and the human-built world in order to reconnect with nature and my own wild soul.

"7. I bring a listening spirit to the Earth, recognizing that all beings are sacred and hold essential wisdom.

"8. I protect, celebrate, and seek intimacy with the place on Earth in which I make my home.

"9. I believe that a shift in consciousness, rather than advances in technologies, is the principal means to overcoming our planetary crisis.

"10. I attend to the wisdom of deserts, forests, oceans and rivers, mountains, and grasslands as I continue to learn that to be wholly human is to be wild."