# Earth, Soul & Learning Reciprocity from Trees with Leah Rampy

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Podcast: [The Holy Wild with Victoria Loorz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holy-wild-with-victoria-loorz-7236147)
Published: 2025-12-20T09:00:00+00:00
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In this conversation, author of Earth and Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos , speaker, retreat leader and longtime spiritual formation guide Leah Rampy joins Victoria Loorz to explore spirituality as a lived relationship to the natural world—where trees are kin, not symbols, and reciprocity replaces extraction. Leah reflects on her journey from corporate life into a decolonizing spirituality & leadership rooted in ecological belonging, sharing stories of black walnut trees, Wild Church as a practice of community and communion, and the slow unlayering of protective armor. Together, they reflect on how awe and grief must be held together, how the deepest forms of communion exceed language, and how remembering ourselves as part of a living, interwoven world can restore wholeness in a time of collective unraveling. Connect with Leah: Website: leahmoranrampy.com Book: Earth and Soul Book: Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees Mentioned in the episode: Shalem Institute Connect with the Center: Website: wildspirituality.earth Victoria's Website: victorialoorz.com Email: hello@wildspirituality.earth Linktree: linktr.ee/ctrforwildspirituality Instagram: @center_for_wild_spirituality Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction 02:57 — Interview begins 04:36 — Leah’s background 07:30 — A calling to educate 11:38 — The power of storytelling 13:20 — The black walnut tree 17:05 — Decolonizing the soul 20:33 — Communication in community 23:26 — Seeking to know how we cause harm 27:05 — Bearing witness 28:39 — Church of the Wild: Two Rivers 33:59 — Love beyond words 35:08 — Communion 37:26 — Trees as ancient teachers of life 41:34 — Giving and receiving 46:33 — A wandering invitation 48:38 — Credits

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