Book description
Tackling some of the world’s most profound questions through the intimate lens of fatherhood, Bayo Akomolafe embarks on a journey of discovery as he maps the contours of the spaces between himself and his three-year-old daughter, Alethea. In a narrative that manages to be both intricate and unguarded, he discovers…
Why read it?
2 authors picked These Wilds Beyond Our Fences as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As a mother myself, this book deepened my intentionality about what kinds of lessons I gather and pass on down the family lineage.
How can I contribute to the continuation of growing consciousness, love, and compassion through the ancient method of telling stories, versus the more Western, modern way: the laying down of rules?
Reading this book is like sitting at the feet of a wise elder, contemplating the past, current state, and future of humanity.
From Keri's list on people who sense that breakdown is the beginning, not the end.
Bayo Akomolafe, a new thought intellectual wrestling the disparity of colonized modernity by stirring up the very heart of Re-Wilding posites, “we haven’t gotten rid of wild things…they dwell within us.” Opening spaces of power-with, Bayo’s poetic writing feeds my curiosity and ignites my passion. Born in Western Nigeria to Yoruba parents, this western trained psychologist circles back to the wisdom of his indigenous people offering love for their direct knowing as he reminds his reader “wildness, this darkness, is not an other - we are continually sourced, recreated, and reconfigured here.” Rewilding core expression is an innovative, transformative…
From Liz's list on re-wilding our relationship with life.
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