Sacred Wisdom

In this episode of Cosmic Codex, I have the immense privilege of sitting down with Professor Bernard Carr, one of the world’s most esteemed cosmologists, a longtime collaborator of Stephen Hawking, and a dear friend. Together, we embark on a sweeping exploration of the nature of time, the mysteries of black holes, the role of consciousness in the cosmos, and the tantalizing possibility of higher dimensions. Our conversation doesn’t shy away from the big questions: Is consciousness fundamental to reality? Can physics ever truly account for subjective experience? What does it mean to talk about “Kairos”—meaningful, qualitative time—versus “Kronos,” the linear ticking of the cosmic clock? Bernard shares his own bold ideas about the need for new dimensions of time to accommodate mind and meaning, and we reflect on the intersection of science, philosophy, and the spiritual quest. Chapters: 00:00 – Black Holes as Portals: Introduction 00:30 – Welcoming Professor Bernard Carr 02:34 – Bernard’s Journey: Hawking, Cambridge, and Beyond 04:15 – What Is Time? Newton, Einstein, and the Arrows of Time 07:45 – Entropy, Order, and the Meaning of Life 10:00 – How Astronomy Shapes Our Sense of Time 13:00 – Gravity, Relativity, and the Curvature of Space-Time 17:00 – Black Holes: From Theory to Observation 20:44 – The Event Horizon and the Flow of Time 23:35 – Light, Photons, and Timelessness 25:12 – Falling Into a Black Hole: Time Dilation and Paradoxes 29:00 – Black Holes, Wormholes, and the Possibility of Other Universes 32:30 – Closed Timelike Curves and Time Travel 35:00 – Quantum Entanglement, Nonlocality, and Retrocausality 38:45 – Consciousness, Mind, and the Limits of Physics 41:00 – Kairos vs. Kronos: Two Kinds of Time 44:00 – Higher Dimensions: String Theory, M-Theory, and Beyond 48:00 – The Final Theory: Mind, Matter, and the Universal Tapestry 51:00 – Reflections, Takeaways, and Closing Thoughts Further Resources: For a visual explanation of light cones (which Bernard references in our discussion), I highly recommend this resource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_cone For more on Bernard Carr’s work, visit his faculty page: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/maths/profiles/carrb.html If you’d like to explore the concept of Kairos and Kronos, this article is a great starting point: https://www.templeton.org/news/kairos-and-kronos For diagrams and further reading on black holes, event horizons, and time dilation, see: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Black_holes_and_time_dilation Join my school of consciousness & metaphysics --> The Temple

What if the deepest structures of mind and cosmos were one and the same? Could the mystery of consciousness be illuminated through the physics of black holes, the archetypes of Jung, or the eternal ideas of Plato? This conversation with Dr. Todd Desmond, philosopher of mind and consciousness, ventures into that threshold. Dr. Desmond’s work investigates singularity as both a physical and psychological reality, drawing connections between philosophy, depth psychology, and cosmology. Together we follow the strange symmetry that links psyche and singularity — from Einstein’s equations to Jung’s archetypes, from Hegel’s Absolute Idea to the holographic principle. Along the way, we consider whether the self itself might be understood as a singularity, what this implies for synchronicity and kairos, and how myth, art, and philosophy open new ways of conceiving the real. At the centre of this dialogue lies a question that reverberates through both science and spirit: is the mind a black hole? 00:14 – What is a Singularity? 03:48 – Black Holes & Physics 07:21 – Jung, Pauli & Mirror Symmetry 13:29 – Mathematical Forms & Ideas 16:01 – Psyche = Singularity? 20:09 – Hegel’s Absolute Idea 24:45 – The Self as Singularity 28:20 – Science Fiction & Plexity 36:14 – Myth, Cosmology & Science 40:06 – Vedanta, Atman & Brahman 50:55 – Wheeler’s One Electron 1:01:04 – Hegel, Jung & Mandala 1:07:14 – Jung’s Near-Death Experience 1:13:42 – Holographic Principle 1:20:56 – Black Hole Wars 1:27:16 – Synchronicity & Kairos 1:34:42 – Art & Metamorphosis 1:40:06 – Heaven on Earth

In this inaugural episode of The Cosmic Codex, I sit with philosopher and cultural historian Richard Tarnas to explore the mysteries of time, the power of archetypes, and the hidden architecture of reality. We begin with the concept of Kairos, the charged and transformative moment in time, contrasted with Kronos, the measured sequence of historical duration. Drawing on Jung and Greek myth, Rick illuminates how these two modes of temporality shape both individual lives and collective history, and why our present era can be understood as a Kairos of metamorphosis and crisis. Our discussion then turns to the archetypal dimension and its role in evolution. Rick shares insights from archetypal astrology and depth psychology, reflecting on the integration of opposites, the alchemical process of soul-making, and the necessity of suffering for transformation. We speak of Keats’s phrase the “veil of soul-making” and Hillman’s image of the acorn and the oak, considering how temporal life forges identity and destiny through revision, humility, and creative experiment. We also address the collective crisis of our age as an initiatory passage of death and rebirth, a planetary ordeal calling for deeper community, spiritual trust, and a renewed relationship to nature and cosmos. Beauty emerges as a central theme, not as surface ornament but as an archetypal force that calls the soul toward transformation and inspires creativity, truth, and meaning. Books by Richard Tarnas: The Passion of the Western Mind Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View Prometheus the Awakener: An Essay on the Archetypal Meaning of the Planet Uranus Books & Authors Mentioned: C.G. Jung — The Undiscovered Self, Answer to Job James Hillman — The Soul’s Code Charles Taylor — A Secular Age William Blake — Songs of Innocence and of Experience Marie-Louise von Franz — Number and Time John Keats — Letters Friedrich Nietzsche — Thus Spoke Zarathustra Terrence McKenna — The Archaic Revival Plato, Aristotle, and references to the Axial Age Timestamps for Key Moments: [Welcome & Vision for Cosmic Codex](0:27) [Kairos, Kronos, and Jung](6:53) [Archetypes & Depth Psychology](22:08) [Soul-Making & Suffering](38:07) [Collective Crisis & Initiation](47:59) [Beauty, Aesthetics, and Transformation](55:18)

A New Geometry is Unfolding In this short invocation, Arabella Thais reopens The Cosmic Codex, introducing a new structure and renewed philosophical intent. No longer a loosely episodic offering, the Codex now unfolds in carefully curated arcs—each one a thematic deep dive, designed as an initiation into a different facet of time, consciousness, and the symbolic order of the cosmos. This relaunch marks a return, but also a refinement. It reflects the evolution of the project itself: from a space of intermittent inquiry to a living archive of metaphysical thought, contemplative cosmology, and aesthetic theory. With this new structure comes a new rhythm—beginning with the KAIROS arc, which initiates the Codex’s next phase. All previous episodes recorded under the name Sacred Wisdom remain available and are now housed in The Archive—preserved as early transmissions, fragments of the journey that preceded this unfolding. More than a podcast, The Cosmic Codex is a place of remembering—an auditory text for those attuned to the deeper harmonics of becoming. www.arabellathais.com

If you are interested in astrology, then this episode is for you. After studying archetypal astrology with Rick Tarnas last semester for my PhD, I have become fascinated with planetary archetypes, and wish to convey the scientific substance of astrology to as many people as possible. Astrology isn't something you "believe in" - that's like saying you "believe" the Earth is round. We get into this in the podcast. My guest today is the archetypal astrologer Dr Renn Butler, who studied with Stanislav Grof and Richard Tarnas at the Esalen Institute in California beginning in 1980, certifying as a Holotropic Breathwork® facilitator in 1989, and recertifying in Grof® Breathwork in 2023. We also talk about Stan Grof's work and his collaboration with Tarnas on the perinatal matrices. Renn offers workshops in British Columbia and abroad, as well as archetypal astrology consultations with clients around the world. I had a session with him this year and could not recommend him highly enough!! Renn’s first book, Pathways to Wholeness, is about astrology and psychedelic experiences, was published in 2014, followed by The Archetypal Universe in 2018, which focuses on dreams, and The Astrology of Love and Relationships in 2022, which is about relationships. Renn received his PhD in Archetypal Astrology and Transpersonal Psychology from Ubiquity University in 2022, and has also worked part time as a health care worker with physically, mentally, and emotionally challenged adults for over thirty years and lives in Victoria, B.C. For more information, please go to his website at the link below --> www.rennbutler.com If you are interested in doing one of his courses, see the links below --> 22-week course in Archetypal and Holotropic Astrology (starts September 30th 2023) www.rennbutler.com/online-courses  Our 8-week course in Grof Studies (starts October 1 2023) www.grofstudies.com/courses  ANN – Archetypal News Network https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPhz4c6KHp5LP81F-Ky-2sg  Grof Legacy Training International https://grof-legacy-training.com/ ........................................................................ For anything related to me, please go to https://www.arabellathais.com

Hello. This is my first episode in a LONG time. I started a PhD in August 2022 and it has been pretty intense. But here we are - I'm back in the game. This is a badass episode to get the ball rolling again. One of my favourite topics - dissolving the patriarchy and creating a new reality where the Great Cosmic Mother is revered and we all surrender to the Cosmic Vagina. Yes. That's my stance, anyways.  My  guest today is Dr Alka Arora, and she has far more expertise than me. I learned a lot from listening to Alka and am sure you will as well. I really feel like this is actually taking the conversation around the sexes FORWARD, rather than beating the same old drum.  Dr Arora is associate professor of women's studies and women’s spirituality at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where she has been teaching since 2011.  For over a decade, Dr. Arora has been developing the field of integral feminist education and feminist spiritual activism, working alongside sister scholars to offer a trans-disciplinary and socially-engaged approach to the study of gender, spirituality, and religion.

Academic, astrologer and creative writer, Dr Eliza Robertson, limns the relationship between the mysterious, mythic figure of Lilith with her astrological counterpart, 'Black Moon Lilith'. Lilith is oft-understood to be the first wife of Adam - a defiant rebel who refuses to submit, Lilith has long been associated with the void, the unknown, the uncultivated and the uncontrolled. She is a voice for the oppressed Feminine, as well as being shrouded in mystery. This is explored in depth in today's show, and is so beautifully articulated by Dr Eliza, who is an acclaimed, prize-winning author. We also touch on the topic of her PhD thesis, and one of my favourite subjects: rhythm. Such a fertile and fascinating areas that is rarely explored. As always, I couch these ideas in my understanding of consciousness and cosmic evolution.  Today's episode was a real joy, and so informative. I hope that you find it as rewarding as I did.  -----> SUPPORT ME ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdom Follow Eliza http://www.elizarobertson.com See Lilith essay http://www.archai.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Eliza-Robertson-Lilith.pdf

Cosmologist, Futurist and Planetary Healer Dr Jude Currivan joins me today to discuss the intrinsic quality of this universe that we call home. Newsflash: it isn't a 'thing', as such. It's a thought. Yes - this reality that you and I inhabit is but a thought of the Cosmic Mind. And we are part of it. As Dr Jude explicates, this isn't a whimsical new age proposition, but the actual reality of our existence. This paradigm is fully supported by cutting-edge science: quantum physics and what Jude calls 'infodynamics', which is the next level of physics, fully integrating thermodynamics while moving beyond it. The ideas discussed here are as paradigm shifting as Darwin's evolutionary ideas were for the nineteenth century, and I am both excited and relieved for the shift that is occurring. My entire life is dedicated to the dismantling of the erroneous, outdated and inhibitive materialist paradigm. The restrictions of the reductive materialistic worldview are touched upon in this episode as Jude and I deep-dive into multidimensionality, consciousness, cosmic mind, ancient cosmologies, and more. Please check out https://www.wholeworld-view.org for more information on this cosmology and the implications it has for humanity. ................ Support me on Patreon --> https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdom/membership

What does it mean to be in a liminal space? How does that relate to the epic transformation of human consciousness that we are currently experiencing? These are the sorts of big ideas explored on today's show, with guest Jeremy Johnson. This is a deep dive into philosophy, integral ecology, poetics and so much more, as we consider the birthing of a new humanity, and a new structure of consciousness on this planet. We are both integral philosophers so, as you might expect, we both adopt a holistic and multi-disciplinary worldview. Jeremy is an author (Seeing Through the World: Jean Gebser and Integral Consciousness), publisher (Integral Imprint), managing editor (Integral Leadership Review), podcaster (Mutations) and integral philosopher. Jeremy has written as a contributing editor for Reality Sandwich magazine, OMNI, Disinformation, Evolve Magazine, and Kosmos Journal. His academic research, writing, and publishing advocates new forays into integrative thinking and praxis—aligning the scholastic, poetic, and spiritual—as existentially crucial work for pathfinding in a time of planetary crisis. Jeremy currently serves as president for the International Jean Gebser Society, and is working on his doctorate in the Philosophy of Religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies. His second book, Fragments of an Integral Future (Integral Imprint) is forthcoming in late 2022. ................................. Please consider supporting me on patreon ---> https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdom/membership

This episode is unlike any other I have recorded. It is, quite simply, a narrated excerpt from my book, Being and Becoming. This is one of the post deeply personal and vulnerable things I have shared, insofar as, it is my writing - it is my expression of the literary art. Any artist will know that to put one's creation out into the world is a somewhat frightening thing, but here goes. The thrust of my book is the meaning of existence and the individual  journey of self-discovery - not simply mine, but all of us. I have not finished writing yet, and therefore it is not published. I will share a handful of excerpts from it, but this is a work to be read - because reading is silent - the word in one's head is the essential word because it does not make a sound. .................................. Please support me on Patreon --> https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdom

This is a solo episode in which I explain some key concepts around my academic research, and why I believe that consciousness is the most pressing issue of our times. I delineate scientific materialism, and outline its deficiencies, as well as present the preface for my counter-argument. I am making. case for the existence of higher intelligence, and how this corresponds to a new worldview. Because I believe that this new worldview will provide the essential platform from which new planetary systems can be born. I will delve further into maths/science and philosophy in later episodes on this subject. ........................... Please support me on patreon https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdom ......................... Further resources - Ervin Laszlo, The Intelligence of the Cosmos Rupert Sheldrake, The Science Delusion Sheldrake, McKenna and Abraham, The Evolutionary Mind

Tim Freke is an English philosopher who has devoted extensive scholarship to the Christian Gnostics. He argues that Jesus Christ was not a historical figure but a mythic archetype belonging to earlier Pagan cults. We explore this in the podcast, and we also discuss Tim's concept of 'Unividualism', a term he coined to describe a new syncretic state of spirituality that is applicable for Western society.  I also explicate my especial relationship with T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets, an how this body of poetry seems to have quite literally inspired an awakening. ..................... Support me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdom Watch Tim's TED talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hHzzS4y-8k Tim's website https://timfreke.com

This is a conversation about Patriarchy and Capitalism with Alnoor Ladha, board member of Greenpeace International USA, and a visiting lecturer at New York University (NYU) and Columbia University.  Alnoor is a writer and speaker on new forms of activism, the structural causes of inequality, the link between climate change and poverty, and the rise of the Global South as a powerful organizing force in the transition to a post-capitalist world. More recently, he co-founded the intentional 'community', Brave Earth, in Costa Rica. This is how I know him. Brave Earth is perhaps better described as a living laboratory, for it inquires  into how we can adapt, create more resiliency and become more attuned to the current cultural context. This context is referred to as the Anthropocene, late-stage capitalism or the Kali Yuga.  As a living laboratory it asks crucial questions for our collective evolution: how do we decolonize our minds from the dominant culture of capitalism, patriarchy, racialized hierarchies, scarcity logic and oppressive systems of control? How do we become stewards in service to all Life? This is an in-depth, thorough examination and semantic dissection of capitalism and patriarchy. Alnoor makes the case that there is simply no place for either of these structures if we are to evolve. ................................... Please support me on patreon to keep this show on the road: https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdom https://www.braveearth.com https://www.arabellathais.com

Ervin László is one of my greatest influences and inspirations, and it is such a great privilege to have interviewed him. He is a genius thinker and a true visionary who has offered humanity a. tremendous contribution to the advancement of knowledge. Originally a classical pianist, who gave his first piano concert with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra at the age of nine he went on to become a philosopher of science, systems theorist, and integral theorist.He has been twice nominated for the Nobel peace prize he has published more than 75 books and over 400 articles and research papers.   Laszlo is the founder and president of the international think tank the Club of Budapest and of the prestigious Laszlo institute of new paradigm research. In this interview, Laszlo tells us about the intelligence of the cosmos. This notion of a cosmic mind and the true nature of reality which is precluded by the mainstream scientific view is my undying passion, and my life’s work. Please consider supporting me on patron for a small amount a month.  https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdom

I am joined today by Dr Bruce  Greyson, to discuss the phenomenon of the Near-Death-Experience, and what this may tell us about consciousness. Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia.  He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief of Psychiatry. Dr. Greyson has consulted with the National Institutes of Health and addressed symposia on consciousness at the United Nations and at the Dalai Lama’s compound in Dharamsala, India. He has earned awards for his medical research and was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest honor bestowed by that organization. Dr. Greyson’s interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. He co-founded the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), an organization to support and promote research into these experiences, and for 27 years edited the Journal of Near-Death Studies, the only scholarly journal dedicated to near-death research. Through his research, he has discovered common and universal themes in near-death experiences that go beyond neurophysiological or cultural interpretations, as well as patterns of consistent aftereffects on individuals’ attitudes, beliefs, values, and personalities. Dr. Greyson is the author of After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond. The book challenges our everyday ideas about our minds and our brains and offers key insights on how we can begin to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life. www.arabellathais.com https://www.brucegreyson.com

I am thrilled to present my guest on today's show:  Professor Allan Combs, PhD. Professor Combs is a consciousness researcher, neuropsychologist, and systems theorist at California Institute of Integral Studies where he is the Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies. He is the author of over 200 articles, chapters, and books on consciousness and the brain, and is the founder and past President of the International Society for Consciousness Studies, as well as the recent recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award for advances in consciousness studies. This award was personally delivered by Deepak Chopra. He is Editor of the journals, CONSCIOUSNESS: Ideas and Research for the Twenty-First Century, and The Journal of Conscious Evolution. He was also the winner of the 2002-2003 National Teaching Award of the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies. Professor Combs' most widely read books include Consciousness Explained Better: Towards an Integral Understanding of the Multifaceted Nature of Consciousness; Synchronicity: Through the Eyes of Science, Myth, and the Trickster (with Mark Holland); and Thomas  Berry: Dreamer of the Earth (with Ervin Laszlo). Show Notes: Animal consciousness; past lives; morphic resonance; ghosts; sacred places and spaces; the Imaginal Realm; Virginia Woolf and phenomenology; consciousness is not confined to the brain; brain is a transceiver; the relationship between fractals, consciousness and poetry, and what this tells us about the nature of Reality SUPPORT ME ON PATREON --> https://www.patreon.com/sacredwisdompodcast?fan_landing=true https://www.arabellathais.com For more information about Professor Combs visit, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Combs 

Professor Dean Radin joins me today to talk about consciousness and magic. Professor Radin is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Science (IONS) and Associated Distinguished Professor of Integral and Transpersonal Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). For over three decades he has been engaged in research on the frontiers of consciousness. He is author or co-author of hundreds of scientific, technical, and popular articles, four dozen book chapters, and four popular books, including Real Magic - which we discuss. His 500+ talks have included presentations at Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge, Princeton, Columbia, and many many more. I could keep listing Professor Radin’s accolades but they are extensive, In essence, he is a world leading expert on consciousness, and that’s what makes his research and findings all the more riveting. What Radin has to say about parapsychology and psychic phenomena isn’t conjecture or anecdotal. Its thoroughly substantiated and completely flies in the face of what a materialist scientist would tell us about our mind, the brain, and the nature of consciousness.  In this episode we discuss – among other things - why the materialist paradigm simply doesn’t work when it comes to consciousness; telepathy, prophetic dreams and other ‘psi-phenomena’; the nature and practice of magic, why so many materialists are resistant to expand their paradigm, my personal evolution from a materialist anti-theist to where my beliefs stand now,  Schrodinger’s cat, remote viewing, and aliens. Small heads up, the day we recorded this conversation there were power outages in the remote jungle of Costa Rica in which I live – there are a couple times that the sound glitches a bit, which isn’t ideal, but it’s not too disruptive. I hope that you enjoy the show.  

Carter Phipps is an author, speaker, and thought leader who works at the intersection of business, personal development, and culture.His recent book Conscious Leadership – which he co-wrote with Wholefoods founder John Mackey and Steve McIntosh–  was selected as a Financial Times Fall Book Pick 2020 and has been praised by some of the business world’s leading thinkers, including New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant, who called it “Living proof that we don’t have to choose between purpose and profits.”\r\nCarter could be described as a visionary writer, business futurist, and evolutionary. He co-founded of the Institute for Cultural Evolution, a non-profit social policy think-tank based in Boulder, Colorado, and inspired by the insights of Integral Philosophy, which seeks to better understand and influence the cultural roots of America’s challenges.\r\nShow Notes:\r\nEvolution and culture; Carter's think-tank that looks at evolution and politics, and addresses polarising issues within the united states of America; the notion of political progress; why it’s neither good nor realistic to wish for an entirely new paradigm without tackling our current systems; conscious leadership and conscious capitalism, and the counter-argument to the anti-capitalist stance; are we being pulled by the future or pulled by the past?; the notion of Telos and a teleological universe; the Omega Point and Teilhard de Chardin; the miniature worlds theory in quantum mechanics and carter’s opinion on it; whitehead’s notion of adjacent potential; why we have reached a stage when mysticism needs to participate in the evolution of humanity; is consciousness involved in cosmological evolution?; the intelligence involved in ontogenesis – i.e when chemistry becomes biology; transhumanism and the supplanting of the Sacred through AI.  \r\n\r\nhttps://www.carterphipps.com\r\n\r\nhttps://www.arabellathais.com\r\n \r\n

Debashish Banerji is the Haridas Chaudhuri Professor of Indian Philosophies and Cultures and the Doshi Professor of Asian Art at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is also the Program Chair for the East-West Psychology department. Prior to CIIS, he served as Professor of Indian Studies and Dean of Academics at the University of Philosophical Research, Los Angeles. He has taught as adjunct faculty at the Pasadena City College, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Irvine. His interests lie in postmodern, postcolonial and cross-cultural approaches to Indian philosophy, psychology and culture. \r\nHis most recent books are Integral Yoga Psychology: Metaphysics and Transformation as Taught by Sri Aurobindo and Meditations on the Isha Upanishad: Tracing the Philosophical Vision of Sri Aurobindo \r\nAmong other things, Professor Banerji and I discuss his notion of integral anthropology and the mystical experience; the life and teaching of Sri Aurobindo; the concept of a Supermind, and the existence of a cosmic consciousness; the trajectory of evolution, Being and Becoming, animal consciousness, and yoga. \r\n\r\nhttps://debashishbanerji.com\r\nhttps://www.arabellathais.com\r\n

I am thrilled to welcome Stef Sifandos as the guest on today's show. Stef is a trained educator and relationships expert with a background in behavioral science. He is passionate about leading people to closer to their highest potential and to each other. \r\nStefanos’ philosophy merges the best of Eastern and Western methodologies to promote spiritual balance and empower people in life and love. From trauma release to navigating the murky waters of modern masculinity, to helping women understand the men in their lives, he helps people escape negative patterns and cultivate a positive sense of self. Stefanos has worked with thousands of men and women from all walks of life; special forces soldiers, Olympic gold medalists, elite fighters, and everyday people have relied on him to restructure and reframe their relationships.\r\nToday we deep-dive into the meaning of masculinity - its healthy embodiment as well as its shadow expression. Stef tells us about how we can understand what it means to 'be a man', exploring cultural and biological contexts. We examine how the loss of healthy rites of passage for boys and young men has had a devastating impact on the masculine expression. We talk about the Father wound - which is something close to my heart - and the way this plays out for men and women. Toward the end of the conversation we move onto sacred ecology and the concept of a more regenerative world. \r\n\r\nFor more information on Stef, please see his handles below.\r\nhttps://stefanossifandos.com\r\nhttps://www.facebook.com/stefanossifandos\r\n https://www.instagram.com/stefanossifandos/\r\ninstagram ~ @stefanossifandos\r\n\r\nhttps://www.arabellathais.com\r\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sacredwisdompodcast\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n