The erosion of humanity's self-image during the Anthropocene, the era characterized by human impact on the environment, correlates with an awareness of cultural and material instability and the looming possibility of extinction. The gradual but relentless degradation of ecosystems poses significant threats to complex species, and as humanity delves further into the harsh realities of the world, it finds itself increasingly unmoored, with the weight of the sky seemingly bearing down upon it. Return Self. New serves as a guidebook for the process of shedding what must be relinquished in order to embrace what must be embraced anew.