D. Firth Griffith
Sacred Ecologist, Storyteller
Firth is an award-winning author of five books, educator, international speaker, and pioneer in the kincentric rewilding landscape.
A Wandering Celt
He walks the dreams of his ancestors, stumbling often but attempting to be an honorable heir in a world on the edge.
Firth's Latest book
The Plain of Pillars
The first in a gripping historical fantasy series that intertwines Celtic mythology and Irish fairytales and legends, The Plain of Pillars is a bold retelling of ancient and animistic stories.
Upcoming Course
Kincentric Table, April 2025
What if the husbandman became the hunter? What if the field harvest erupted as a ceremonial and kincentric art?
Learn the sacred art of the field harvest and finer processing of your provisons in The Wildland's state of the art facility in Virginia!
Unshod Podcast
Long-form conversation about relearning the kinship worldview with author, horse-drawn woodwright, and renowned storyteller, D. Firth Griffith. This is not about saving the world. This has everything to do with leaving the right kind of tracts in the mud.
Who I am
reBecoming an Earthling
D. Firth Griffith walks the dreams of his ancestors, stumbling often but attempting to be an honorable heir in a world on the edge. Today, he is Wingina, the past, present, and future land of the Monacan People.
He is a father, horse-drawn woodwright, magikal storyteller, and award-winning indie author of five books on kincentric rewilding and eco-mythology. His latest book, The Plain of Pillars, is an epic novel and daring retelling of Celtic Mythology.
He is the co-founder of Timshel Wildland, a kincentric rewilding and relational conservation project in Virginia, raising cattle, goats, sheep, and wild children with our community. He is the Founder of The Robinia Group, once a Savory Institute Hub and now a center for kinship.
He is the host of Unshod, a weekly long-form conversation podcast, and writes regularly on Substack under the same name, Unshod. He has published articles, short stories, poems, and critical essays for Resilience.org, Permaculture Research Institute, Front Porch Republic, and the Stockman Grass Farmer, among others.
Daniel lives in Virginia with his wife and three children.
