What is being grounded? For us, this term denotes not just the accepted meanings of mentally and emotionally stable, admirably sensible, realistic, and unpretentious, but also of being claimed by a place or a kind of being, or even a specific loved one of the other-than-human world. It signifies having thoughtful relationships that are more web-like than unilateral, where decision-making feels like an ongoing distributive process that reinforces the patterns of creation, and pronouncements are absent—grounded cultures patiently discuss things instead. This is not how we Westerners get raised—most of us grow up thinking certainty is the goal, that ambivalence is weak. This society rarely gives us a chance to experience the kind of grounded relationships our animal bodies yearn for—to feel that you and your people belong to a place, and are at ease with your role in the complexities—and mysteries—of life right there.
We also think the problems of this culture are more likely to be solved with a grounded view leading the way. We believe that some human cultures have achieved this state, that there may have even been a time when it was the norm. And so, we chose regrounding as our name. It is not a “go back to the future” idea, it is more of a nod to the concept of circular time, which we also feel is a useful tool to think with. And of course, we believe that feeding the soil and future life with our bodies is deeply beautiful—we come from earth, we return to earth…death feeds life.