Takingasherstartingpointtheinspirationandwisdomthatcanbederivedfrommyth,fairytales,andfolkculture,Dr.SharonBlackieoffersasetofpracticalandgroundedtoolsforenchantingourlivesandtheplaceswelive,soleadingtoagreatersenseofmeaningandofbelongingtotheworld.Enchantment.ByDr.Blackie’sdefinition,avividsenseofbelongingnesstoarichandmany-layeredworld,aprofoundandwhole-heartedparticipationintheadventureoflife.Enchantmentisanatural,spontaneoushumantendency--onewepossessaschildren,butlose,throughsocialandculturalpressures,aswegrowolder.Itisanattitudeofmindwhichcanbecultivated:theenchantedlifeispossibleforanyone.Itisintuitive,embraceswonder,andfullyengagesthemythicimagination--butitisalsodeeplyembodiedinecology,groundedinplaceandcommunity.Tolivethiswayistobechallenged,tobeawakened,tobegrippedandshakentothecorebytheextraordinarywhichliesattheheartoftheordinary.
