Encountering dragonfly: notes on the practice of re-enchantment

Two decades ago, naturalist and environmental writer Brooke Williams had a powerful dream about a dragonfly that cracked open his world, giving rise to a steady stream of dragonfly encounters in his waking life. In the years since, Williams has delved into the natural history of dragonflies and made pilgrimages to see them (he now has 38 species on his life list) while also exploring their symbolic meaning and cultural significance. Encountering Dragonfly is his account ... of being drawn into a different kind of relationship with the natural world. By opening himself to the personal and mytho-poetic meanings of dragonfly, and quietly courting an understanding of these creatures that is built upon, but also transcends, a naturalist's observation, Brooke has come to believe in the importance of "re-enchantment."--Publisher.