David Abram (born 1957) is an American ecophilosopher, cultural ecologist, magician, and storyteller, and one of the most inspiring ecological thinkers of our time. In his work, he combines the philosophical tradition of phenomenology with environmental and ecological issues. The work of the French phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty provided a fundamental impetus for his work. As a storyteller and magician, he has lived and worked with indigenous magicians in Indonesia, Nepal, and…