Sad and enchanted, concerned by death but aware of the way it cycles into new life. I particularly appreciate the way Hogan weaves indigenous myths into her scientific observations. She plumbs the deeper truth from the myths to imbue the modern science with a moral vision. Sorely needed. Her method honors her tradition, reverently - she’s a “close reader” of her texts, a true theologian - while staying true to scientific fact as well. Regarding the scientific way of understanding the cosmos, she calls it “primitive,” in that it is new, many thousands of years younger than the ancient, god-kissed ways of understanding the world and our place in it. I love it.