Earth itself is the primary source of the inner creative force found in all religions, even among those “with no religious background or even a belief in a divine being. Human spirituality is an extension of the spirituality of Earth, the anima mundi, the earth soul. As Teilhard de Chardin put it, “We are not human beings on a spiritual journey; we are spiritual beings on a human journey.’ Earth itself, from which we have come, is sacred.