Born and raised in Scotland - and still a Scot at heart - Manda has been, variously, a veterinary surgeon, veterinary anaesthetist, acupuncturist (people and animals), crime writer, columnist, blogger, economist - and author. In between, she teaches shamanic dreaming, creative writing and concept-based dog training.

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Rewilding Mythology

Reawaken ancient myths and their transformative power to reconnect humanity with nature, culture, and collective wisdom for modern times.

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The Digital Age

A global faculty of experts dive into the impact of the digital world on consciousness, society, and the future of humanity, questioning its role in shaping our collective future.

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How do we connect to the web of life?

"We're very good at linear thinking. Extremely good. Yeah, we got to send rockets to the moon, how'd we do that? We assemble all the parts, we get the maths right, we send a rocket to the moon. Linear thinking—really, really good. We're incredibly bad at complexity, and systemic thinking. However, if we connect to the web of life, it is complexity. And then all we have to do is ask of it, what do you want of me? And be able to respond to the answer in real time."

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The way out is through: on Thrutopia

We need a whole load of new stories if we’re going to make it through whatever window we still have left. We need stories that tell us about the thousands of people within our system who are striving to change it for something that works much, much better. We need stories of ways we could shift our political and economic structures to ones that are regenerative by design. Imagine a future where our great grandchildren look back and say, ‘Yes, it was hard. Yes, they made mistakes. Yes, they left it way, way too late, but that was because they didn’t know what to do. And my goodness, when they had the visions, they threw themselves into making them happen. And we’re here now, living lives we love, because they took the risk to change the way things worked.’ That’s the world we’re aiming for.