A New and Ancient Story: The Podcast Charles Eisenstein
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- Society & Culture
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Speaker and author
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Why we care: Charles Eisenstein in conversation with RFK, Jr.
Description: Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. shares stories of his childhood, his family, the origins of his environmental activism, and the spiritual beliefs that keep him sane. The campaign website is https://www.kennedy24.com/.
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Swaady Martin: Fugitivity to Interconnection (E61)
Swaady Martin is the daughter of a militant Black Panther who fled to
Africa. She grew up in the Ivory Coast and ended up pursuing an elite
education and corporate career, yet remains at heart and in spirit a
revolutionary. We covered many topics: her background, colonialism, the Covid narrative and attitudes about it in West and South Africa, and the spiritual crisis of the developed world.
Bio: Swaady Martin is an internationally recognized African leader.
Spirituality and African identity are at the heart of all Swaady’s many
and varied roles. Her academic background includes London School of Economics (LSE) and Harvard Divinity School. She is also an Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow. A former Corporate Executive at General Electric (GE), Swaady is the founder of Yswara African Tea, Tounché Global Consciousness Summit & Events and LovingKindness Boma (through which she publishes mindful, multicultural picture books for children). She sits on several boards, including the African Leadership Institute(Afli).
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CJ Hopkins: The New Totalitarianism (E60)
Playwright, satirist, and political commentator CJ Hopkins, creator of the website Consent Factory, joins me for a conversation on totalitarianism, safety, and the ideology of control. We go a little beyond his political writings on these topics to talk about the inner life of a dissident. Another major topic is the phenomenon of the cult, as a lens through which to understand our historical moment.
CJ Hopkins' writings can be found on Substack https://cjhopkins.substack.com/
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Nathan Riley: Birth and Death (E59)
Nathan Riley is a medical doctor trained in OB/GYN and palliative care. In this episode, birth and death, we talk about the role of medicine in society, what
is has been and could be, its beauty and limitations, working in the
system and outside the system. Be sure to listen to the last 15 minutes
especially, where Nathan shares a story that brought tears to my eyes
and is still working me from the inside.
More about Nathan Riley and his work, please visit:
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Daniel Raphael: The Wizard's Path (E58)
People call Daniel Raphael a "wizard," for reasons that may become apparent in this interview. He weaves an inspiring life story with his work with the body, subtle energies, and spiritual teachings. We touch on topics of perception and reality, self-forgiveness, and the limitations of the modern view of the real.
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Anna Breytenbach: Interspecies Communication (E57)
Anna Breytenbach is one of the world's best known interspecies communicators, subject of the film The Animal Communicator ( https://youtu.be/gvwHHMEDdT0). In this conversation we touch on a couple of her stories before zooming out larger themes such as: the living planet and humanity's role on it, the relationship between humans and the rest of life, and how to access the kind of abilities Anna has developed.
About Anna:
Anna Breytenbach is a professional interspecies communicator practicing for 20 years on several continents and featured in the documentary "The Animal Communicator".
Native to South Africa, she holds a degree in Psychology and studied telepathic animal communication with the Assisi Institute in California as well as tracking and mentoring at the Wilderness Awareness School in Seattle.
As an experienced master facilitator she focuses on mentoring in a practical manner that reminds us humans of the ways of indigenous nature awareness. Her consultation work is exclusively with wildlife and peaceful interventions globally via remote work. This includes predator research, wilderness protection, anti-poaching assistance, biodynamic and reforestation initiatives, wildlife management and rehabilitation and numerous public appearances as an inspirational speaker.
Anna’s communication and conservation work guides people to deepen their connection with all species in an honouring manner. She's inspired by being a voice for wild beings and natural environments.
www.animalspirit.org
www.youtube.com/c/AnimalSpirit
Customer Reviews
A New & Ancient Story ~ Yet Again
When you feel down, think how many people Thoreau has inspired ~ and yet again
Echoes and memories. Whispers of our hearts and love for the natural world.
A new & ancient story
In listening to this episode of the podcast I found my heart yearning for a view of the universe that could evolve my genome to a sacred and reverent trajectory of where we are going.
Empowering the Collective
What stood out most as I listened to my first episode ( #59 with Nathan Riley) was the respectful and objective examination of the topic. Where most conversations the media offers are divisive , and therefore destructive to our evolution , this conversation allowed me as the listener to consider all sides ; to ponder the workings and underpinnings of the system rather than taking aim at the players .
Our work is cut out for us as we come to terms with ideologies and systems that no longer serve us . We will dismantle and rebuild them once we reach critical mass and act in solidarity . Thank you Charles for facilitating discussions that ignite and invite the collective to rethink , together.