S14 / E7: Roam

In this week’s episode of Wildheart we chat about the word ‘roam’ - and just like the word itself, we meander through topics and thoughts to explore how and why roaming is so connected to wildness and self exploration.

Why have we chosen to talk about the word ‘roam’?

• It aligns with the expansiveness of spring

• Last week walked about imagination, and ‘roam’ continues this theme in the sense of thinking about freedom and possibility

• We’ve just bid farewell to March, which in our Rewilding Wheel framework is a month guided by the archetype of the Wayfarer - a pilgrim, traveller, adventurer - and in this early part of April the Wayfarer’s curious and explorative energy is still lingering

What do we chat about?

• The implicit link between roaming and similar interpretations of the concept of wildness / being untamed

• Adopting a broad or wide perspective - considering the big picture, interconnection, holistic and ecosystemic thinking

• Why the idea of ‘being lost’ is treated as something so unwanted and uncomfortable by our society

• What roaming might mean in practical terms for you this spring