John Muir didn't hike — he sauntered. Discover the origin of the word and Muir's philosophy that mountains are holy land, meant to be moved through reverently, not conquered at speed.
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Category: Scotland
Posts about Scotland — birthplace of John Muir, setting for the John Muir Way, and backdrop for the Scotland Cut of The Unruly Mystic: John Muir.
The Scotland Cut
During the 2020 pandemic, filmmaker Michael Conti revisited the original cut of The Unruly Mystic: John Muir and wove in new footage from Scotland — creating the 75-minute Scotland Cut that deepens the film's spiritual and environmental journey.
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Michael Conti joins the San Francisco Swedenborgian Church's Nature & Spirit symposium for a Q&A on how John Muir's vision of wilderness as sacred ground continues to shape how we seek spiritual nourishment in nature today.
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