Chapter Two
Please give attention especially to the following points in Asa’s video:
How our “idea” of nature and the real of nature are often different.
What animism means, and how it relates to our understanding of kinship and the land.
The concept of “alienation,” especially related to our alienation from land and each other.
Accompanying Text
The Witch’s Kin, “Kinship With Nature.”
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Leaf Drawings
Visualize a leaf, and then draw a sketch of the leaf you imagined.
Now, find a real plant with a leaf, and draw a sketch of that leaf.
Compare the two sketches.
Alienation
Write a quick description of your relationship to the land(s) you’ve lived on. What was that relationship like? How has it changed during your life?