![]() ![]() A few rootlets that have branched off are followed until they end burrowed into fragments of rotting leaves or twigs. For hours he holds his head down in the small trench he’s made, sniffing at the spicy resinous smell to make sure he hadn’t lost the thread. Working with hands and a trowel, he loosens up the topsoil to follow the tangle of root until it became thinner and intertwined with its neighbors. He finds a root to a large tree and follows it down into a mass of spongy debris. He scares up a tarantula, while a toucan flaps above. The prologue sets the stage, as we find Sheldrake on his knees in the midst of a jungle, tapping the ground with a stick for snakes. ![]() The book reads like a page-turning adventure story right from the beginning, and the wonder underpinning his examinations never ends. ![]() As his name suggests, this Merlin can conjure up delightful prose and mind-blowing connections that educate, charm, enlighten, and broaden the reader’s understanding of this indispensable part of life on earth. I certainly didn’t until I had finished Merlin Sheldrake’s magical first book, 2020’s Entangled Life: How fungi make our worlds, change our minds & shape our futures. ![]()
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