A sense of the Divine at complex human heritage sites: Earth-based spirituality, cultural heritage, and challenging landscape legacies

Modern Earth-based spiritual paths encourage direct encounters with the natural world. However, many people live in significantly altered and damaged landscapes. Can a sense of the Divine still be found in such places? In this paper I explore a case study of a landscape with a complex history of exploitation and human suffering, frequented by someone who has a personal practice of Modern Druidry. I describe how the land is attended to, ‘staying with the trouble’ through an environmental art practice, finding wonder, even joy in the encounter.  This example highlights future applicability for spiritual communities working in challenged landscapes.