Posts in Spirituality Theology
TIOKASIN GHOSTHORSE on the Power of Humility /237

Tiokasin shares about the savior mentality that can arise when we act to address the many issues that threaten Earth and kin at this moment. Rather than being guided by solutions and salvation, we acknowledge where we are at in this consciousness and how we can challenge ourselves to give back to the Earth without intrusion.

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JOANNA MACY on the World As Lover And Self ⌠ENCORE⌡/207

As we find ourselves alive in this time of great turning, where feelings of grief, despair, and gloom are omnipresent, we seek counsel from Joanna on finding emotional courage, building allyship, and practicing gratitude for all which moves us. Joanna offers her wisdom for remaining sane and grounded as life-long activists in the uphill battle of ecological crisis.

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Lama ROD OWENS on Liberatory Rage /191

Together with Owens, we explore anger’s purpose in liberation. Rather than denying and feeling guilty over our anger, or policing and demonizing the anger of another, how can we allow it to alert us to imbalance and injustice?

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DeeplyRooted: Honoring our Ancestors and the Earth with LEAH PENNIMAN /188

Penniman guides us through an adaptation of a Haitian prayer from her maternal lineage that honors the forces of nature and our ancestors. Leah’s gracious offering invites us to open ourselves to the elements of the Earth that shape our lives.

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TRICIA HERSEY on Rest as Resistance /185

With a historical analysis of slavery and plantation labor, Tricia’s work prompts us to consider what is stolen from those among us who cannot rest under capitalism, laying the groundwork for deep inquiry into the emergent possibilities of “DreamSpace.”

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Homebound: Confronting Crisis with Divine Dignity with ANDREW HARVEY /178

Harvey gives us a map of mystical teachings to help us navigate the dark night of the soul and to emerge empowered.

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DeeplyRooted: Remembering Back into Ourselves with KAILEA FREDERICK /173

Kailea offers a poetry reading woven with simple movements to reawaken our inseparable connection to all of Creation. This offering honors the hard-working mothers and caregivers who provide care so generously, and who are so deserving of moments to cultivate wellness.

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Deeply Rooted: Declaring Interdependence with MILLA PRINCE /170

Milla invites us to root ourselves through the very soil, minerals, water and air of our own bodies. Listen in as we shed what is old and give ourselves to the stream of life pulsing through the body of nature.

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DeeplyRooted: Black Mary-Olivering with brontë velez /167

brontë velez transports us through revolutionary prayer– an incantation to ignite your creativity and fill up your inner well with joy, strength and peace.

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Homebound: Personal Preparedness in Advance with Reverend M. KALANI SOUZA /166

Join us in conversation as Ayana and Kalani discuss an “all hands on deck approach” to addressing human behavior and developing personal preparedness.

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PAVINI MORAY on Unlocking Eros and Sacred Reciprocity ⌠PART 2⌡ /145

Ayana and Pavini share their reflections on the forest as a teacher of wild love, the field of eros within and beyond the realm of sex, the cyclical nature of death as communion, and strategies for connecting with ancestors of blood and heart.

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PAVINI MORAY on Alchemizing Trauma and Ancestral Healing ⌠PART 1⌡ /144

Ayana and Pavini delve into deep dialogue on the necessity of relational repair, trans and queer belonging, navigating states of trauma, and breaking settler mentalities within healing spaces.

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PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA on Finding Uncommon Ground /135

Ayana and Pádraig explore the language of uncommon belonging; how we must learn from our shame and the danger of forgetting history, the life cycle of violence, the nature of colonial power, and how to confront the inheritance of privilege.

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MICHAEL MEADE on Cultivating Mythic Imagination /124

Michael explores the relationships between wounds and dreams, chaos and beauty, and meditates on his own journey of initiation and the archetypal ground of ancestors, as well as the potent nature of retelling stories.

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Dr. MARY EVELYN TUCKER on Cosmological Re-inheritance /120

Ayana and Mary Evelyn explore how spiritual traditions can respond to environmental crisis, why it is so valuable to understand the emergence of the early universe as we navigate the Anthropocene, and how we can nourish stories of birth, inheritance, and long lineage between body and universe.

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Reverand M. KALANI SOUZA on Personal Preparedness in Advance /96

Ayana and Kalani discuss an “all hands on deck approach” to addressing human behavior and developing personal preparedness.

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ANDREW HARVEY on Confronting Crisis with Divine Dignity /30

Andrew Harvey gives us a map of mystical teachings to help us navigate the dark night of the soul and to emerge as empowered Earth defenders.

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JOANNA MACY on the World as Lover and Self /12

Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy PhD, is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. A respected voice in the movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship with five decades of activism.

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MATTHEW FOX on Deep Ecology Through the Eyes of a Mystic /06

Matthew Fox is a creative, comprehensive, and challenging religious-spiritual teacher in America who has been renewing the ancient mystical tradition of Creation Spirituality, founding the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland

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DR. SUSAN MURPHY ROSHI on Zen & the Planetary Emergency /02

Dr. Susan Murphy Roshi is a writer, radio producer and film director, film professor, as well as the founding teacher of Zen Open Circle in Sydney Australia. She has a special interest in the way Zen and Indigenous Australian sense of 'care for country' come together.

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