Notes From the Path of Wild Wisdom
Wild Wisdom is the wisdom inherent in all of us. Each plant, animal, human, star, and molecule in the universe has wisdom to share. To have wild wisdom is to open yourself up to everything beautiful this world has to offer.
Wild Widom is not gained from books or computers. Wild Wisdom is gained from a life lived in nature. Hours, days, months, and years spent exploring everything our wild natural world has to offer.
Pond outside of Mount Vernon, Oregon near the John Day River. Mossygoat Family vacation photo by Adventure Girl @i_am_the_yeet_
Wild wisdom is not just plants but all of nature. Finding your first wild turtle, learning the call of the Eagle, exploring the liminal spaces.
Wild wisdom is gained from a life spent off the beaten path. When you step away from the highly filtered and tech-centered world, you never know what you are going to find. But it's guaranteed to be real and to connect you with what it means to be human. We are not separate from nature, we are nature. We do not need to reconnect. We need to remember.
Photo by Adventure Boy @rockhounding_in_oregon taken at Redmond Caves in Redmond, Oregon.
There are no filters in a life lived wild. Nothing to hide behind. Wild wisdom is not always pretty. Sometimes it's quite dirty and raw. It's always hidden where you least expect it. Embrace the dirt.
There is no app for wild wisdom. You will not find it on social media.
photo by Adventure Girl @i_am_the_yeet_ taken at Cape Arago, Oregon
Wild is not an aesthetic. Wild wisdom is a life lived without filters and in full color. There is no such thing as wild aesthetic. Nothing truly wild is white-washed and over or under exposed. Everything is perfect just as it is. When did we as humanity get so afraid of looking at imperfect or unfiltered photos? An aesthetic is just building up false expectation of what it means to be human. Embrace the imperfect because it’s real.
There is no path to having wild wisdom. There is no one way. No one can sell it to you. It is found everywhere. The desert, the prairie, the forest, and yes, even the city and suburbs. For some this may involve traveling the world. For others, wild wisdom is found close to home.
Logging road near Mossygoat Farm outside of Willamina, Oregon, Timber Town USA. Much wisdom has been found while exploring these tree stands and clear cuts.
Starting a path of learning wild wisdom does not take money. You do not need to be independently wealthy. Wild wisdom can be a family affair. All of the photos on this page were taken with an older iphone, and taken on Mossygoat Farm, near Mossygoat Farm, or on family camping trips while rockhounding and caving in the state of Oregon. What wild wisdom does require is an adventurous spirit and a willingness for self-education.
Welcome friends on this path of wild wisdom.