This project arises from the deep need to remember, preserve, and transmit ancestral knowledge that connects humans to their place and each other. Such knowledge still exists in wisdom traditions throughout history, across cultures, and everywhere human beings have flourished.

The Challenge

Many modern people are instinctively awakening to seek out the wisdom of the past. While this movement has merit, it is largely uncoordinated, shallow-rooted, and vulnerable to the divisive and destructive forces of modern Western culture. Though it may begin with a virtuous intention, it often carries an air of naivety and urgency—like starving children attempting to nourish themselves with candy. There is little sustenance and even less hope for a reliable and sustainable path to true knowledge and wisdom.

Knowledge is not Enough

Many feel an unspoken loss—not only of wisdom but of belonging. Unlike those who have suffered the tragic and acute wounds of genocide, colonization, and forced displacement, many non-Indigenous individuals are suffering the dull ache of chronic existential pain. They find themselves unmoored, lacking meaningful ties to a tradition, culture, people, or place. Their ancestors may have endured generations of disruption, severing their connection to lineage, land, and the deep continuity of wisdom traditions. The result is a numb and quiet form of exile—a life lived as a tourist in time, with no enduring sense of rootedness beyond a few generations.