You are the universe experiencing itself
Transpersonal Ecopsychology
Transpersonal Ecopsychology is a field of psychology that integrates environmental awareness and spiritual aspects of human experience.
In bring into focus the interconnectedness of humans with the natural world and seeks to understand the relationship between human consciousness and the environment.
It recognizes the interdependence of all life on Earth and seeks to promote a holistic, and integrative understanding of the human-nature relationship.
It draws on a wide range of disciplines, including ecology, psychology, spirituality and indigenous wisdom traditions, to develop a more comprehensive and integrated understanding of human experience.
Meet Tristan
Tristan is a Cornishman who has grown in the West of Cornwall. He has spent most of his adult life travelling the world and working at sea. Spending time in Africa, North, South and Central America and over Europe. These experiences have shown him his passion for meeting new people from all backgrounds in life and listening to their stories. Since coming home, he has dedicated his study to supporting people through change and has a passion for the natural world in which we all belong.
Tristan is a qualified counsellor, clinical supervisor, and a registered member of the BACP. He holds a BA (hons) first class in Counselling and supervision.
He currently works privately and as a mental health counsellor for the NHS supporting people through depression and is an associate lecturer at the Cornwall Counselling Institute.
WEST PENWITH
West Penwith is drenched in mystical lore from Giants and Piskies to Knockers and Meremaids. Relics of time past untouched by the modern world. Sites like the Botallack Mines and the Neolithic Merry Maidens show just how strong the human-nature connection is here. We fish her seas, farm her land and mine her core and she provides unconditionally and is as much a part of us as we are of her.
The word ‘mor’ is Cornish for ‘sea’ and in West Penwith we are all but consumed by it. We even have a word for the sound the sea makes which is called ‘mordros’.
The sea here, the mordros, is a constant reminder that we are connected to the story of life and like it’s waves we are all connected to this story. No matter what is happening within our inner world we belong to life as a whole but we can sometimes find ourselves disconnect.
By being present in these lands we can splice our own internal worlds with the world around us navigating our past memories and our future fantasies to ground ourselves in the moment and let ourselves feel, think and sense as one with the land, the story.
It is there in the lands between we can stand on the shores of awareness and connect with our transpersonal self and find our own internal resources to become human and nature combined.