Ep. 220: Eco-Spirituality in the 21st Century with Dana O'Driscoll

Ep. 220: Eco-Spirituality in the 21st Century with Dana O'Driscoll

February 25, 2026 · 1h 3m · Season 1 · Episode 220

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Dana O'Driscoll discusses her book 'Eco Spirituality in the 21st Century' and its themes of nature spirituality and community resilience.

Find Dana at The Druid's Garden: Spirit Journeys in Healing the Land, Permaculture, Sustainable Living, and Creative Arts Find out more about the Plant Cunning Conference at Plant Cunning Conference – Save the date – July 24-26, 2026 Book a Vedic astrology reading with Isaac by emailing him at AskIsaacHill@gmail.com AC and Isaac welcome back Dana O’Driscoll—Grand Archdruid of Ancient Order of Druids in America, co-director and founder of the Pennsylvania School of Herbalism, author, artist, and creator of the Druid’s Garden blog—to discuss her new book, "Eco Spirituality in the 21st Century," co-authored with Nate Summers. They talk about the book as a practical roadmap for difficult times, rooted in nature spirituality and community, and built around seven themes: reconnection, respect, rewilding, regeneration, resilience, re-enchantment, and revisioning. Dana explains how she and Nate collaborated (long conversations to develop the framework, then dividing chapters by strengths), how the book uses a Druid-inspired structure (Bard/ovate/druid as community/creative practice, nature-based practice, and cosmology/magical theory), and why storytelling and visioning are…

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Host: Isaac

Guest: Dana O'Driscoll

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Organizations: Ancient Order of Druids in America, Pennsylvania School of Herbalism

Books & works: Eco Spirituality in the 21st Century

Places: The Druid's Garden

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