Author and artist Lupa invites us to go beyond simply exploring the symbols of nature, encouraging us to bury our hands in the earth and work with the real thing. Lupa focuses on the interconnected ecosystem of totems: plants, fungi, minerals, waterways, landforms, and more. By approaching totems as beings we can give to, rather than take from, Lupa shows how you can make a difference in yourself and world when you connect with totems as part of your spiritual life.

As a kid, Lupa spent all her free time outdoors, turning over rocks, catching garter snakes, and learning the names of the trees. Today, Lupa is a neoshaman, artist and sustainability geek. She has been working with animal magic in various forms since the 1990s and has developed a self-created and spirit-directed neoshamanic path. She possesses a Master's degree in counseling psychology with an emphasis on ecopsychology. She is the author of Nature Spirituality From the Ground Up: Connect with Totems in Your Ecosystem. Lupa lives and creates in Portland, and you can visit her online at thegreenwolf.com.