 For the first 30 years wrote in wild nature and personal growth, responsibility and activism in self-help, alternative spirituality and ecology oriented publications such as "Mother Earth News", "The Trumpeter", "Green Egg", "Sowell Review", "Sentient Times", "Creations", "New Thought Journal", "Hight Country News", "Magical Blend" and "Natural Beauty & Health".His coining of the word "Rewilding" – and writings on personal as well as ecological rewilding – are considered seminal to the budding Neoprimitivist and Wildcrafting communities.The word ReWilding was first coined by Animá teacher and author Jesse Wolf Hardin under the pen name Lone Wolf Circles in 1986, and was meant to refer to personal rewilding (primal awareness, meeting one's needs, acting not out of obedience but personal responsibility) as well as wilderness restoration.