Chris Morasky is a wildlife biologist with 30 years experience teaching Stone Age skills and nature connection and is considered one of the top Stone Age skills experts in North America. After many years spent living in the wilderness and small communities of British Columbia, Idaho and Utah, Chris left his primitive lifestyle and transitioned to living in the metropolis of Los Angeles. Through this experience, Chris has gained a unique perspective on the intersection of ancient skills and future technology, and he’s here to tell us why it’s essential for humanity to understand how to merge the wisdom of our ancestors with the ideas and technology of the future.
In this episode, Chris encourages us to look at the bigger picture philosophies of ReWilding. While learning how to tan a hide and start a friction fire are valuable skills, the true purpose of ReWilding can sometimes get lost in these minute details. Chris shares how we can use primitive skills, nature connection and indigenous wisdom as doorways to healing and gaining a better understanding of our interconnectedness.
**Please note: During this interview, we experienced some audio glitches, so you'll hear a bit of echoing with Chris's voice that was not able to be edited out. We apologize in advance for the audio hiccups, but we think the interview is well worth it (;
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
- Show Introduction:
- How to win a free “I’d Rather Hunt + Gather” T-shirt/Sticker
- Thriving by staying fit for our three environments: natural, artificial & virtual
- Q&A: Why Daniel chooses to live in Maine
- Q&A: How to ReWild in the city
- Q&A: How to explain ReWilding to people in your life who might find it hard to relate to
- A new piece of acorn processing equipment
- Stewarding land and harvesting maple sap
- Introducing Chris Morasky
- How Chris developed a passion for awakening the ancestral human spirit
- How Chris got involved in pre-agricultural ways of being
- The nature of our enslavement
- Looking at the bigger picture in ReWilding
- The rugged individualist
- Chris’s story of leaving the wilderness and moving to LA
- Our human trajectory
- How can we heal?
- Chris’s prognosis for the future of the human species
- How to work with Chris
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RESOURCES FROM THIS SHOW:
- Davebilt #43 Nutcracker
- Dr. Michael Smith
- San bushmen
- Quantum computing
- Quantum entanglement
- The Century of the Self (Full Documentary)
- Jared Diamond
- Moore's law
- Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ (All Are Related)
Supplementary ReWild Yourself Podcasts:
- Mindsight and the Plane of Possibility - Dr. Dan Siegel #86
- The Science of the Spiritual - Dr. Dan Siegel #118
- Why We Need Community - Arthur Haines #88
- Dying Wise in a Death Phobic Society - Stephen Jenkinson #34
- Nature Deficit Disorder - Daniel Vitalis #49
- Initiate Them, or the Village Will Burn - Tim Corcoran #81
Meet Chris
Chris Morasky is a wildlife biologist with 30 years experience teaching Stone Age skills and nature connection and is considered one of the top Stone Age skills experts in North America. Chris has lived most of the past 20+ years in the wilderness and small communities of British Columbia, Idaho and Utah. He lived in a tipi for 6 years, homesteaded along the most remote mail route in the lower 48 states, lead totally Stone Age expeditions into the wilderness of Idaho and Oregon, worked in the most dangerous job in the world, was one of the largest python breeders in Canada, was a waiter at a 4 Star restaurant, managed over $100 million worth of property in Park City, UT, and has had multiple near-death experiences. His teachers include Lakota, Shoshone, Arapaho, Crow, Blackfeet and Serri tribesmen, many wilderness skills experts and life itself. Chris’ workshops focus on awakening instincts, ancient skills and deep nature connection as doorways to understand more fully who we are and why we're here.