
Our Numinous Nature with Philippe Willis
Today’s guest is a man who didn’t just rethink his worldview—he rebuilt his life around it. Philippe Willis is the voice behind Our Numinous Nature, and his journey is anything but conventional. Once a city slicker, Philippe traded pavement for peaks and now lives deep in the mountains of West Virginia with his bride, embracing life as a full-on Appalachian mountain man. From that vantage point, he’s immersed himself in the living traditions of the region—studying Appalachian history, cultural archaeology, folklore, and oral traditions. But his curiosity doesn’t stop there. Philippe’s work…
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