Experiences of nature connection have been an important conduit for personal meaning and spiritual connection in various cultures around the world. Since the Industrial Revolution in Western nations, there has been an increasing psychological disconnection from other-than-human nature as a result of industrialization, urbanization, and technological development. While phenomenological research has explored the experience of nature connection, an autophenomenographical approach with researcher as sole participant has not been conducted. This article reports on an autophenomenographical inquiry into the lived experience of nature connection focusing on transpersonal themes. It identified 11 overlapping and interconnected themes and 4 thematic groupings of transpersonal experience. It provides perspectives on their personal meanings, on how and why they must be encouraged and/or facilitated, and discusses the broader social importance for deeper experiences of nature connection.

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