Land Whisperer featuring Brook LeVan

Brook LeVan – Confessions of a Reluctant Land WhispererA poignant and inspirational conversation that invites listeners to reconsider their relationship to land, food, spirit, and the unseen realms that sustain life.In this episode of Connection is the Medicine Podcast, host Eaden Shantay welcomes Brook LeVan—artist, rancher, alchemist, biodynamic specialist, and co-founder of Sustainable Settings, a 240-acre biodynamic ranch at the base of Carbondale, Colorado’s majestic Mt. Sopris (known to the Ute people as Wemagooah). Highly recommended for anyone interested in biodynamics, land stewardship, indigenous wisdom, permaculture, or the spiritual dimensions of regenerative agriculture. Brook speaks about relationship—with self, land, spirit, and the living intelligence of the Earth. The conversation weaves personal stories, spiritual inquiry, and practical regenerative wisdom.Core Themes•⁠  ⁠Evocation and Right Relationship: The power of acknowledging, asking, and thanking the land—foundational practices for building a mutually beneficial dialogue rather than extraction.•⁠  ⁠Biodynamics: Rooted in Rudolf Steiner and Enzo Nastati’s works. Working with subtle forces, alchemical preparations that truly feeds human evolution.•⁠  ⁠Dowsing, Divination & Intention: Tools and practices for listening to the unseen forces of nature. •⁠  ⁠The Ute Curse: The violent removal of the Ute people in the late 1800s and the lingering energetic imprint on the region.•⁠  ⁠Decolonizing the Mind: Brook offers a critique of cultural conditioning and encourages direct, embodied exploration of the world.•⁠  ⁠Western Material Realism: separating into parts versus dynamic wholeness. Memorable Ideas:•⁠  ⁠Life as a co-created dynamic living systems.•⁠  ⁠The disconnection in modern industrial culture is “by design”—the remedy lies in non-linear ways of knowing and agrarian intimacy. •⁠  ⁠The evolution of Biodynamic agriculture: exploring the work of Enzo Nastati. Brook’s most recent offering: Where the Old Woman Cooks and Biodynamic Preparation Making)Writing: Confessions of a Reluctant Land Whisperer – Poetic Wanderings into Other Realms through the Unknown ArtsGuest Links:•⁠  ⁠Sustainable Settings: www.SustainableSettings.org•⁠  ⁠Biodynamic Source: www.BiodynamicSource.org•⁠  ⁠Biodynamic Botanicals: www.BiodynamicBotanicals.com•⁠  ⁠Build Soil or Die: www.BuildSoilOrDie.com•⁠  ⁠Only Sprayed Once: www.OnlySprayedOnce.comAdditional Links:Rudolf Steiner Archive (rsarchive.org)https://rsarchive.org/Enzo Nastati (biodynamics 2.0): https://arcadellavita.it/ & https://enzonastati.it Enzo Nastati  on YouTube searxh “ARCA DELLA VITA” Goethe-Institut (English sections) www.goethe.de/en (search for Goethe)Georges Braque (Cubism):  https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/georges-braque-803Send us Fan Mail