The book 'Save the Elemental Beings!' concludes with the outlook: 'I have the vision for the future that life with elemental beings will once again become a cultural common good of our civilization.' While we are not there yet, it is truly remarkable how many - even 'normal' - people are already collaborating with nature or elemental beings today. Thomas Mayer has had conversations with thirteen of them, which represents a wide range of possibilities. We can all benefit if we reintegrate these realms into our consciousness.