The Salmon in the Spring

I am pleased to announce the com­ple­tion of Hiraeth Press’ most ambi­tious project to date: The Salmon in the Spring: The Ecology of Celtic Spirituality by Jason Kirkey. The book is now in print and avail­able for order at your favorite online retailer or at JasonKirkey​.com for $17.95 + ship­ping.

Here at the end of the Cenozoic Era with the life sys­tems with­ering away, a sur­prising cre­ativity appears, a kind of mys­tical bal­ancing act. The world’s spir­i­tual tra­di­tions are entering into deeply engaged con­ver­sa­tions through which the riches of each are ignited in new ways. With The Salmon in the Spring, Jason Kirkey has boldly carved out his place in this exciting work with his orig­inal inter­pre­ta­tions of the con­cepts and sto­ries of ancient Ireland . . . Kirkey’s vision speaks directly to our present eco­log­ical chal­lenge. Rejecting those nature-​​denying forms of spir­i­tu­ality that have been used too easily to jus­tify our domes­ti­ca­tion of the planet, The Salmon in the Spring announces its thrilling spir­i­tual foun­da­tion: “Our wild nature is our soul.” —Brian Swimme, California Institute of Integral Studies