The talk explores the provocative question: Can forests think? — not in the literal sense of human reasoning, but in a semiotic and ecological sense. Kohn argues that thinking should be understood as a broader process of sign-making and interpretation that isn’t exclusive to humans.
The video is a conversation/interview with Chris Luttichau, a visionary, healer, and shamanic teacher who has studied indigenous traditions and now runs the Northern Drum Shamanic Centre. The discussion explores shamanic perspectives on life, world events, and inner transformation, offering teachings for how people can respond to challenges both personally and collectively.
The video features Dr. Alberto Villoldo, a medical anthropologist and shamanic teacher, sharing traditional shamanic insights about healing, consciousness, and the human life journey — drawing on decades of study with indigenous healers from the Amazon and Andes.
The video features Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, a shaman, Indigenous leader, and internationally-recognized spokesperson for the Yanomami people of the Amazon. He speaks about the struggles of the Yanomami community, ecological destruction of their territory, and the urgent need for global support and understanding — informed by his worldview and his book The Falling Sky.