A man in his forties wakes in a park in San Diego with no memory of his name, his past, or how he got there. He finds a cowboy hat, black boots, an e-bike, and a gold medallion that talks. Who is he? Where did he come from?Ride north, the medallion tells him. Visit the old missions one by one. At each, carry out a mysterious ritual. When you reach Sonoma, your memories will be restored, including those of a mysterious past. You will know who took them and why. Refuse, and I will st...

A man in his forties wakes in a park in San Diego with no memory of his name, his past, or how he got there. He finds a cowboy hat, black boots, an e-bike, and a gold medallion that talks. Who is he? Where did he come from?Ride north, the medallion tells him. Visit the old missions one by one. At each, carry out a mysterious ritual. When you reach Sonoma, your memories will be restored, including those of a mysterious past. You will know who took them and why. Refuse, and I will st...

In the 14 years since Sierra Club Books published Theodore Roszak, Mary E. Gomes, and Allen D. Kanner's groundbreaking anthology, Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind, the editors of this new volume have often been asked: Where can I find out more about the psyche–world connection? How can I do hands–on work in this area? Ecotherapy was compiled to answer these and other urgent questions.Ecotherapy, or applied ecopsychology, encompasses a broad range of nat...

When the Godscream epidemic broke out everywhere, Shafiya and Lucy journeyed to the Dreamvale to create a cure for overcome visionaries. They had no idea how much analog equipment and rock 'n' roll would play a part in their design.Magnus spent more time in the world of gaming than anywhere else - until he was arrested for a crime he didn't commit and sent off to Mars, where the bullies in charge planned to make good use of his gaming skills.Ahana had invented faster-than-l...

When the Godscream epidemic broke out everywhere, Shafiya and Lucy journeyed to the Dreamvale to create a cure for overcome visionaries. They had no idea how much analog equipment and rock 'n' roll would play a part in their design.Magnus spent more time in the world of gaming than anywhere else - until he was arrested for a crime he didn't commit and sent off to Mars, where the bullies in charge planned to make good use of his gaming skills.Ahana had invented faster-than-l...

Despite living in a time of escalating chaos, Professor Simeon Mackenzie leads a quiet life, if a lonely one. He teaches his graduate students, writes an occasional book, reads a lot, and dwells in a former beach town in California.When a mysterious woman enters his life and gives him a mind-altering device to experiment with, everything changes. Characters in ancient lore, in American history, and in Simeon's dreams spring vividly to life. What he had taken for the typical past of...

Despite living in a time of escalating chaos, Professor Simeon Mackenzie leads a quiet life, if a lonely one. He teaches his graduate students, writes an occasional book, reads a lot, and dwells in a former beach town in California.When a mysterious woman enters his life and gives him a mind-altering device to experiment with, everything changes. Characters in ancient lore, in American history, and in Simeon’s dreams spring vividly to life. What he had taken for the typical past of...

Mariam Najjar had a dream, but it turned into a nightmare.As the world descended further into climate chaos and political polarization, Mariam and her Lamplighters struggled to preserve their faith as the oppressive agency SMOKE teamed up with a doomsday cult to destroy everything Mariam had worked for. Could a body of inspiring stories, practices, and imaginal insights truly provide a cultural foundation for deep renewal and regeneration? Or was it all for naught? And what about t...

Mariam Najjar had a dream, but it turned into a nightmare.As the world descended further into climate chaos and political polarization, Mariam and her Lamplighters struggled to preserve their faith as the oppressive agency SMOKE teamed up with a doomsday cult to destroy everything Mariam had worked for. Could a body of inspiring stories, practices, and imaginal insights truly provide a cultural foundation for deep renewal and regeneration? Or was it all for naught? And what about t...

In this collection of near-future tales of struggle, awakening, and hope, a young woman goes a healthcare-denying AI one better, a smart cat teaches her kindred how to train human beings, a nihilistic professor receives an unexpected Christmas visit, a group of rowdy psychologists attempt to influence a dangerous tech bro, an old soldier finds new purpose in life, and a college student uses the ancient tales of his people to grasp their destiny.These and other tales appear in this ...

The rogue AIs known as Shikigami were supposed to have been turned off...but instead, they infiltrated corporate and governmental institutions so thoroughly that leading public figures are trapped in a digital bubble they can't see. The Shikigami want more than supremacy, though: they mean to exterminate any threat to their existence.In a Dreamvale response, characters from Asimov's Foundation tales, Frank Herbert's Dune stories, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea, Roge...

The longest human adventure unfolds....These speculative tales chart the ancient human struggle to come of age as a benevolent, wise, and mature species living on an animate planet. It’s a long and perilous journey.Along the way, meet Mitochondrial Eve, various ancient poets and storytellers, the first Gnostics, Shakespeare at a major transition, Samuel Clemens, and other creatives in many times and lands, each bearing a precious piece to fill in the human puzzle.In the Dre...