A Memoir of Interspecies Communication, Nomadic Living, and Mystical Journeys
A book where trees share their secrets, animals teach, and magic hides in the ordinary. Once, When I Was Tree: A Memoir of Interspecies Communication, Nomadic Living, and Mystical Journeys is a web of true stories from my life, each one pulling you into the secret life of the natural world—and maybe even your own heart. Nothing is made up....
Melissa had it all—a stable marriage, a clear career path in geophysics—until one out-of-body experience opened her eyes to a deeper reality. In search of truth, self, and a spiritual compass, she embarks on a 15,000-mile journey by road, hikes 2,660 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail, kayaks 444 miles of the Yukon, and ventures to the foot of the...
Maya Wyld is a modern-day digital-nomad, storyteller, and explorer of both wild landscapes and inner worlds. A trained geologist with a lifelong curiosity for the natural world, she writes where science, spirit, and adventure meet. When she’s not writing, she’s roaming in her beloved Catmobile, listening to trees, making chocolate, or traveling the world. She is the author of Crazy Free and Once, When I Was Tree.
Maya Wyld is a modern-day digital-nomad, storyteller, and explorer of both wild landscapes and inner worlds. A trained geologist with a lifelong curiosity for the natural world, she writes where science, spirit, and adventure meet. When she’s not writing, she’s roaming in her beloved Catmobile, listening to trees, making chocolate, or traveling the world. She is the author of Crazy Free and Once, When I Was Tree.
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