Abstract
The Wild Way is a learning and practice system that is a synthesis of several unifying disciplines or whole arts. Its design draws from many cultural models, for example, the martial arts of China and Japan, yoga forms of India, and shamanic practices of aboriginal cultures. Experiential journeying in wild nature has evolved into the Wild Way art. This article surveys the scope of the Wild Way by systematizing its features, techniques, and practices using journey, adventure, and healing narratives. The Wild Way has many levels of meaning grounded through adventure in wilderness areas. Its metaphoric and mythic journey narratives unite us communally and personally, from physical to spiritual, and theoretic to practical. Living the Wild Way gives us deep meaning as we reconnect with wild energies in wilderness and our home places.
