From Sept to Dec 2021, Ian MacKenzie and Zamir Dhanji hosted a weekly live conversation series with philosophers, poets, artists, and scientists, inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. You can experience the entire series right now.
PAUL KINGSNORTH is a former journalist and deputy editor of The Ecologist magazine who has won several awards for his poetry and essays. He is also the author of two works of nonfiction. In 2009, he cofounded the Dark Mountain Project, an international network of writers, artists, and thinkers in search of new stories for troubled times. His recent essays on The Vaccine Moment have stirred a lot of conversation on the acceleration of The Machine. Paul is joined by author CHARLES EISENSTEIN, who has spent over a decade exploring similar themes, from The Ascent of Humanity to his essay The Coronation and beyond.
Tiokasin Ghosthorse is a member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota and has a long history with Indigenous activism and advocacy. Tiokasin is the Founder, Host, and Executive Producer of “First Voices Radio'' for the last 29 years. In 2016 he received a Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Tiokasin Ghosthorse is a member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota and has a long history with Indigenous activism and advocacy. Tiokasin is the Founder, Host, and Executive Producer of “First Voices Radio'' for the last 29 years. In 2016 he received a Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ___ Alixa García is a Colombian born, globally raised, multi-disciplinary artist and movement architect whose work is imbued in ritual, spirit, and deep reverence for our Great Mother, Great Lover: Earth. She is an award-winning activist, poet, and filmmaker. She is also a writer, visual artist, musician, and facilitator. Rooted in social and environmental justice, her performance and keynote speaking has taken her around the globe, from South Africa to the Mexico, the UK to Cuba, and beyond, and has been featured at hundreds of universities, conferences, and festivals including Harvard University, Bioneers National Conference, and Lightning in a Bottle Music Festival. She performed on the main stage at the first Women's March in 2016 with over 500K people in attendance, and millions watching world-wide. She has presented at the United Nations, and T.E.D: Ideas Worth Spreading, and has shared the stage with artists such as Janelle Monáe, Maxwell, Danny Glover, and Erykah Badu, and activist intellectuals such as Alice Walker, Angela Davis, Vandana Shiva, and Cornel West. As a visual artist, she has exhibited her work in museums and galleries both nationally and internationally, including on the mega-screens in Times Square, New York City, The Kunsthal KAdE Museum, Netherlands, and The Contemporary Museum of Art, Los Angeles. As a writer, García has been published by Whit Press, North Atlantic, AK Press, Institute for Anarchist Studios, and Hachette. She is co-founder of Climbing Poetree and Truthworker Theater Company, and founder of Alixa Garcia Studio. Garcia's words, visions, and music continue to travel the world on a mission to transform destruction with creativity.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ___ Alixa García is a Colombian born, globally raised, multi-disciplinary artist and movement architect whose work is imbued in ritual, spirit, and deep reverence for our Great Mother, Great Lover: Earth. She is an award-winning activist, poet, and filmmaker. She is also a writer, visual artist, musician, and facilitator. Rooted in social and environmental justice, her performance and keynote speaking has taken her around the globe, from South Africa to the Mexico, the UK to Cuba, and beyond, and has been featured at hundreds of universities, conferences, and festivals including Harvard University, Bioneers National Conference, and Lightning in a Bottle Music Festival. She performed on the main stage at the first Women's March in 2016 with over 500K people in attendance, and millions watching world-wide. She has presented at the United Nations, and T.E.D: Ideas Worth Spreading, and has shared the stage with artists such as Janelle Monáe, Maxwell, Danny Glover, and Erykah Badu, and activist intellectuals such as Alice Walker, Angela Davis, Vandana Shiva, and Cornel West. As a visual artist, she has exhibited her work in museums and galleries both nationally and internationally, including on the mega-screens in Times Square, New York City, The Kunsthal KAdE Museum, Netherlands, and The Contemporary Museum of Art, Los Angeles. As a writer, García has been published by Whit Press, North Atlantic, AK Press, Institute for Anarchist Studios, and Hachette. She is co-founder of Climbing Poetree and Truthworker Theater Company, and founder of Alixa Garcia Studio. Garcia's words, visions, and music continue to travel the world on a mission to transform destruction with creativity.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ___ Michael Meade, D.H.L., is a renowned storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology. He combines hypnotic storytelling, street-savvy perceptiveness, and spellbinding interpretations of ancient myths with a deep knowledge of cross-cultural rituals. He is the author of Awakening the Soul: A Deep Response to a Troubled World, The Genius Myth, Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of The Soul, Why the World Doesn't End, and The Water of Life: Initiation and the Tempering of the Soul and editor, with James Hillman and Robert Bly, of Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart. He is also the creator of the Living Myth Podcast. Meade is founder and Director of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, a nonprofit network of artists, activists, and community builders that encourages greater understanding between diverse peoples.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ___ Michael Meade, D.H.L., is a renowned storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology. He combines hypnotic storytelling, street-savvy perceptiveness, and spellbinding interpretations of ancient myths with a deep knowledge of cross-cultural rituals. He is the author of Awakening the Soul: A Deep Response to a Troubled World, The Genius Myth, Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of The Soul, Why the World Doesn't End, and The Water of Life: Initiation and the Tempering of the Soul and editor, with James Hillman and Robert Bly, of Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart. He is also the creator of the Living Myth Podcast. Meade is founder and Director of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, a nonprofit network of artists, activists, and community builders that encourages greater understanding between diverse peoples.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ___ Daniel Pinchbeck is an American author. His books include Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, and How Soon Is Now? He is a co-founder of the web magazine Reality Sandwich and of the website Evolver.net, and edited the North Atlantic Books publishing imprint Evolver Editions. He was featured in the 2010 documentary 2012: Time for Change, directed by Joao Amorim and produced by Mangusta Films. He is the founder of the think tank Center for Planetary Culture, which produced the Regenerative Society Wiki.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ___ Daniel Pinchbeck is an American author. His books include Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, and How Soon Is Now? He is a co-founder of the web magazine Reality Sandwich and of the website Evolver.net, and edited the North Atlantic Books publishing imprint Evolver Editions. He was featured in the 2010 documentary 2012: Time for Change, directed by Joao Amorim and produced by Mangusta Films. He is the founder of the think tank Center for Planetary Culture, which produced the Regenerative Society Wiki.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ___ Dr. Bayo Akomolafe is a widely celebrated international speaker, teacher, public intellectual, essayist and author of two books, These Wilds Beyond our Fences: Letters to My Daughter on Humanity's Search for Home (North Atlantic Books) and We Will Tell our Own Story: The Lions of Africa Speak.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ___ Dr. Bayo Akomolafe is a widely celebrated international speaker, teacher, public intellectual, essayist and author of two books, These Wilds Beyond our Fences: Letters to My Daughter on Humanity's Search for Home (North Atlantic Books) and We Will Tell our Own Story: The Lions of Africa Speak.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ____ Tyson Yunkaporta is an academic, an arts critic, and a researcher who is a member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. He carves traditional tools and weapons and also works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne. He lives in Melbourne. His book Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World has made waves in the cultural conversation around the planet. In this interview, we'll explore the pandemic from an indigenous lens, weave a good yarn, and head into some wild territory to see what we find.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ____ Tyson Yunkaporta is an academic, an arts critic, and a researcher who is a member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. He carves traditional tools and weapons and also works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne. He lives in Melbourne. His book Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World has made waves in the cultural conversation around the planet. In this interview, we'll explore the pandemic from an indigenous lens, weave a good yarn, and head into some wild territory to see what we find.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ____ Kelly Brogan, M.D. is a holistic psychiatrist, author of the NY Times Bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own, Own Your Self, the children's book, A Time For Rain, and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression. She completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College, and has a B.S. from M.I.T. in Systems Neuroscience. She is specialized in a root-cause resolution approach to psychiatric syndromes and symptoms. Kelly is also partners with Sayer Ji, founder of GreenMedInfo, and both are listed as part of the “The Disinformation Dozen” by the CCDH, one of the 12 influencers and organizations that spread the majority of “disinformation” about the vaccines and COVID19. In this interview, we'll get to the heart Kelly's perspective that animates her mission, and why it has sway on many people who resist the “official” narrative.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ____ Kelly Brogan, M.D. is a holistic psychiatrist, author of the NY Times Bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own, Own Your Self, the children's book, A Time For Rain, and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression. She completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College, and has a B.S. from M.I.T. in Systems Neuroscience. She is specialized in a root-cause resolution approach to psychiatric syndromes and symptoms. Kelly is also partners with Sayer Ji, founder of GreenMedInfo, and both are listed as part of the “The Disinformation Dozen” by the CCDH, one of the 12 influencers and organizations that spread the majority of “disinformation” about the vaccines and COVID19. In this interview, we'll get to the heart Kelly's perspective that animates her mission, and why it has sway on many people who resist the “official” narrative.
Sophie Strand is a writer based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. But it would probably be more authentic to call her a neo-troubadour animist with a propensity to spin yarns that inevitably turn into love stories. Give her a salamander and a stone and she'll write you a love story. Her first book of essays The Flowering Wand: Lunar Kings, Lichenized Lovers, Transpecies Magicians, and Rhizomatic Harpists Heal the Masculine is forthcoming in 2022 from Inner Traditions. Her eco-feminist historical fiction reimagining of the gospels The Madonna Secret will also be published by Inner Traditions. Her books of poetry include Love Song to a Blue God (Oread Press) and Those Other Flowers to Come (Dancing Girl Press) and The Approach (The Swan).
Sophie Strand is a writer based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. But it would probably be more authentic to call her a neo-troubadour animist with a propensity to spin yarns that inevitably turn into love stories. Give her a salamander and a stone and she'll write you a love story. Her first book of essays The Flowering Wand: Lunar Kings, Lichenized Lovers, Transpecies Magicians, and Rhizomatic Harpists Heal the Masculine is forthcoming in 2022 from Inner Traditions. Her eco-feminist historical fiction reimagining of the gospels The Madonna Secret will also be published by Inner Traditions. Her books of poetry include Love Song to a Blue God (Oread Press) and Those Other Flowers to Come (Dancing Girl Press) and The Approach (The Swan).
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ___ Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining) is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, activist, artist, writer, ceremonial leader, and international speaker. She draws upon the Indigenous sciences of Thriving Life to reframe questions about sustainability and balance, and she is devoted to supporting the next generations, Women's Nation and Men's Nation, in being functional members of the “Hoop of Life” and upholding the honor of being human.
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. ___ Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining) is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, activist, artist, writer, ceremonial leader, and international speaker. She draws upon the Indigenous sciences of Thriving Life to reframe questions about sustainability and balance, and she is devoted to supporting the next generations, Women's Nation and Men's Nation, in being functional members of the “Hoop of Life” and upholding the honor of being human.
Stephen Jenkinson is a culture activist, worker, author, and the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School. He has Master's degrees from Harvard University (Theology) and the University of Toronto (Social Work). Apprenticed to a master storyteller when a young man, he has worked extensively with dying people and their families, is former programme director in a major Canadian hospital, former assistant professor in a prominent Canadian medical school. He is the author of numerous books, including the just released “A Generations Worth: Spirit work while the crisis reigns.” These notes met the realities of COVID 19, the lockdowns and upheavals, and turned into something of a plague document. The book's entries are dispatches from the front lines of a strange occupation undeclared. What does a life's work mean in a time of undoing? Explore the full Series http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic Pre-Order the Book http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic-book
Stephen Jenkinson is a culture activist, worker, author, and the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School. He has Master's degrees from Harvard University (Theology) and the University of Toronto (Social Work). Apprenticed to a master storyteller when a young man, he has worked extensively with dying people and their families, is former programme director in a major Canadian hospital, former assistant professor in a prominent Canadian medical school. He is the author of numerous books, including the just released “A Generations Worth: Spirit work while the crisis reigns.” These notes met the realities of COVID 19, the lockdowns and upheavals, and turned into something of a plague document. The book's entries are dispatches from the front lines of a strange occupation undeclared. What does a life's work mean in a time of undoing? Explore the full Series http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic Pre-Order the Book http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic-book
Elisabet is an evolutionary biologist, futurist and professor who straddles the world of science and spirit with compelling wisdom and grace. In her book : “Earth Dance: Living systems in evolution” Elisabet tells the story of evolution through the lens of a biologist and a storyteller in total wonderment of “Gaia's dance”. Join us as we inquire into the fundamental axioms of science, explore what it means to respond to biological events through a living systems approach, discover the evolutionary role of virus' in our long genetic history, and how our current response to the pandemic sets the tone for which we deal with the inevitable global crises that await us in the future. Explore the full Series http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic Pre-Order the Book http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic-book
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. Elisabet is an evolutionary biologist, futurist and professor who straddles the world of science and spirit with compelling wisdom and grace. In her book : “Earth Dance: Living systems in evolution” Elisabet tells the story of evolution through the lens of a biologist and a storyteller in total wonderment of “Gaia's dance”. Join us as we inquire into the fundamental axioms of science, explore what it means to respond to biological events through a living systems approach, discover the evolutionary role of virus' in our long genetic history, and how our current response to the pandemic sets the tone for which we deal with the inevitable global crises that await us in the future. Explore the full Series http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic Pre-Order the Book http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic-book
Paradigm-shifting author Charles Eisenstein joins us to kick-off the “The Pandemic is a Prism” series. Never shying away from asking difficult questions and presenting views that challenge the status quo, Charles has recently drawn attention to his insightful and provocative perspectives on the current pandemic. Explore the full Series http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic Pre-Order the Book http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic-book
Paradigm-shifting author Charles Eisenstein joins us to kick-off the “The Pandemic is a Prism” series. Never shying away from asking difficult questions and presenting views that challenge the status quo, Charles has recently drawn attention to his insightful and provocative perspectives on the current pandemic. Explore the full Series http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic Pre-Order the Book http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic-book
A weekly live series inviting a mythopoetic bridge between divided worldviews. Originally aired Sept 20, 2021. Explore the full series http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic Order the book http://agatheringofstories.com/pandemic-book
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