ABSTRACT
I wish to propose that across cultures there is a set of related, largely nonverbal forms of communication that people use to connect with the natural world. Further, that this connection to, or coparticipation with, the natural world ultimately functions to reveal the sacredness within and connectedness between all living things. Such experiences offer their human participants a way of knowing from nature that is not possible in other contexts or through other forms of communication. As such, these practices constitute a very special category of communicative forms, which are highly worthy of study in their own right, but also for their potential to broaden our notions of communication and to improve our quality of life.
