Goodreads asked A.J. Seiffertt:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

A.J. Seiffertt the book i'm working on now (and why it's still in early stages after 2 years) is an attempt to start from the philosophical ground of traditional ecological knowledge/indigenous ecological knowledge - from time immemorial indigenous communities have understood we are part of the earth and the way to take care of ourselves is to take care of the earth with the same care and respect - my philosophy has been near to that my whole life (but coming from a strong bias with lots of holes in it given my background) --- i only learned from indigenous scientists in the last 5 years or so (bc of all the awful predictable reasons), and it's really clarified and helped me explain feelings i had that european science had no way of even putting into words. my other long time ground has been buddhist philosophy (of varying shades), and after attending a silent meditation retreat with mostly people of color, that was an attempt to blend indigenous wisdom with buddhist mindfulness and compassion practices, i have had hope that compassionate growth is possible for humans. so. still in stewing/brewing/listening/note taking stages.

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