Erik Jampa Andersson
Author, Teacher, and Independent Scholar
Environmental History | Critical Ecology | Philosophy | Tibetology | Medicine | Tolkien Studies
About Erik
Erik Jampa Andersson, MA, is the author of the book Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World is More Than Human (2023), and the founder of Shrimala.
With a background in Tibetan Studies, Environmental History, and the History of Medicine, Erik’s research centres on the critical intersection of ecology, mythology, and health in a more-than-human world. He holds an MA in History from Goldsmiths, University of London, and is a graduate of the Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine.
In addition to public courses, publications, and media content, Erik offers individual mentorship and consultations on a wide range of topics.
New Project:
The Spirited and Storied Earth
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UNSEEN BEINGS: How We Forgot the World is More Than Human
Available Worldwide
Published by Hay House UK, 2023
You’ve heard the hard-hitting data and you’ve seen the documentaries. But what will it truly take for humanity to change? We will not tackle the climate catastrophe with data alone – we need new stories and new ways of seeing and thinking. Drawing on traditional eco-philosophies and his 20 years of experience in Tibetan Buddhist traditions, Erik Jampa Andersson offers an approach to our environmental emergency that will make us rethink the very nature of our existence on this incredible planet. Looking at our multiple planetary crises through the framework of disease, Unseen Beings examines our ecological diagnosis, its historical causes and conditions and, crucially, its much-needed treatment.
This book explores:
How and why human-centred (anthropocentric) worldviews came to dominate our world.
How amazing recent discoveries about non-human intelligence challenge the way we think about the environment and consciousness.
The role of religion in influencing perceptions of ‘nature', sentience, and ecology.
The importance of stories in forming our perceptions of the natural world.
Critical connections between human health and environmental health, and why a different approach to disease is needed.
“a magnificent, passionate, brilliantly written manifesto”
Andrew Harvey
“a brilliant book that gives us a road map to true wholeness and recovery.”
Lama Tsultrim Allione