In this stunning memoir, beloved internationally acclaimed earth advocate chronicles her journey to reconnect with the earth, offering a model for how we all can nurture the wild around and inside ourselves.
In 1991, twenty-four-year-old Lynx Vilden crawled out of a sweat lodge covered in mud, her face streaked with tears, and whispered a promise to the earth: “I will love you and cherish you, I will learn how to live and share what you teach me.” That promise became Vilden’s life purpose: to return to the ways of our oldest ancestors, to a simpler life, and to listen deeply to Earth and what she has to say. Over the next thirty years, Vilden’s mission would lead her far from the city streets and punk bands of London and Amsterdam where she was raised, on a long and winding journey spanning continents and seasons, and filled with indigenous wisdom, Stone Age hunting skills, and important lessons from nature.
In this illuminating memoir, Vilden shares the joys that await all of us when we reconnect with the earth, when we recognize what has been lost, and understand what we gain by meaningfully returning to our roots and become rewilded. Return is a glimpse into her extraordinary world—from stories about mentoring Silicon Valley millennials at her Stone Age immersion in rural Washington State to adventures traveling among Sami reindeer herders in Arctic Sweden to detailing the intricacies of just how to pursue and survive a wild lifestyle inspired by Stone Age humans.
This extraordinary debut ultimately invigorates our hunger to renew our bonds with the earth and awaken our wildest, most primal selves.
This raw and transformative memoir is an invitation to remember what we’ve lost and discover what awaits when we return to the wild:
- Stone Age Living: Follow Lynx Vilden’s thirty-year journey as she fulfills a whispered promise to the earth, trading city streets for a life of primitive technology and deep connection.
- A Woman's Rewilding: A powerful account of a woman’s transformation from punk rocker in London and Amsterdam to a world-renowned expert in ancient survival skills.
- Fire by Friction: Learn the intricate details of essential survival skills—from making fire and tanning hides to building shelters and understanding the lessons of nature.
- Indigenous Wisdom: Travel from the Sami reindeer herders of Arctic Sweden to the San hunter-gatherers of Namibia, discovering the timeless knowledge of those who live in harmony with the land.