Welcome to Spirit Jim. Some people cure their health problems with medication. Others try strict diets or expensive treatments. Paul's guest today is Daniel Firth Griffith and his solution was to buy chickens, 100 of them. And somehow that turned into 400 acres of regenerative farmland, a herd of wild horses, and a deep

reconnection with the living soil beneath his feet.

Daniel's journey took him from the pain of a degenerative bone disease to the magic of farming,

from the brink of giving up to the deep joy of living in relationship with the land and the animals,

and a revival of those ancient stories that carry medicine for the body and the soul.

In this conversation, Daniel shares how real healing begins with the soil,

why myths are more than old tales, and the unexpected ways food, story and nature conspire to make us

whole. Before we dive in, we'd like to say thank you for listening, as this podcast would not be

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Well, you guys, we have a special guest today, Daniel Firth Griffith.

I've just spent some time reading his book, The Plane of Pillars, and it's quite an

extraordinary book.

The writing style is very unique.

It's like you're sitting around the campfire with a professional storyteller who

takes you not only on a deep journey, but deep into yourself in many, many ways. It can be quite a

meditative, reflective experience, not like reading a typical story because the archetypal structure of Daniel's storytelling

will grab you by the psyche whether you like it or not.

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