The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/environmentalism)
August 22nd was 2020’s Earth Overshoot Day, the day when, according to the Global Footprint Network, humanity began using more of Earth’s resources than could be renewed within the year. TWH covers the 2020 report and critiques of the concept.
Guest columnist Yvonne Aburrow comments on eco-fascist responses to the COVID-19 outbreak and the need for Pagans to resist the temptation to blame “humanity” for the environmental problems caused by capitalist industry.
TWH – For many Pagans, an ecological disaster occurs both materially and spiritually. Many Pagans understand the planet Earth as Creator and Creation and generally reject the idea that humans have dominion over nature. Brazil, in the tropics of the Southern Hemisphere, has different seasons from countries in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Its nature spirits probably differ as well- and they are under threat with the clearing of the land, perhaps retreating, perhaps departing. The current fires demand attention to understand the social and political effects that are driving, what many feel, is a spiritual affront at a time of climate crisis.
Guest columnist Albert Little describes the magickal experience of engaging in radical climate activism with the organization Extinction Rebellion.
TWH looks at impact climate change maybe having on tree populations and their ranges, and how some Druids view the shifts of trees.