Bill Plotkin’s latest book, Nature and the Human Soul, offers a
model for human development rooted in the natural world. Calling on the
stories of elders Thomas Berry and Joanna Macy, Plotkin
evokes a strong sense of a lack of maturity in a culture dominated by
adolescent desires and habits.

In this book, this pyschologist, ecotherapist and wilderness guide defines eight stages of life–Innocent, Explorer, Thespian, Wanderer, Soul Apprentice, Artisan, Master and Sage. Plotkin leads the reader to the possibility of a society that is sustainable, cooperative and compassionate through personal and collective evolution. His strategy for living calls for our evolution into adulthood so that we may achieve enduring societal change. A challenging read for elders of any age who are interested in a better world.