The Darkness Is Only an Absence of Light

To wrap up this year and prepare for the next, I decided to do something different for this one. I sat down with my beloved and multi-talented wife, Alyson, to discuss all of the lessons we learned in 2022 and to envision what's coming next in our divine union.

The chat on which you're about to eavesdrop is one that is both intimate and quite personal. As is often the case when she and I record together, I walked away seriously having second thoughts about releasing it unedited. She has such a knack for bringing out my deepest truths, parts of me that are not always comfortable to share in public.

But after sleeping on the idea, I decided to just pull the ripcord and let it fly.

My intention in doing so is, of course, to give myself a heaping dose of humility while providing some insights to listeners like you about how to navigate your personal evolution and the many challenges we're sure to face along the way.

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00:05:11 — Catching Up With Luke

• Life as husband and wife 
• Luke’s ongoing struggle with nicotine 
• The crazy-making of tinnitus
• Getting a pass on spiritual perfectionism 
• Learning to hold space for a woman
• Grief of the collective
• Practicing self-inquiry and self-inventory  

00:49:32 — Learning To Trust In Love   

• Addiction in Alyson’s journey 
• Unraveling trauma and abuse
• Intervention 
• Switching seats on the Titanic
• The Harrowing & Miraculous Journey of Coming Home to Your True Self with Daoist Shaman, Paul K. Alexander #22
• Tobacco clearing ceremony 
• Calling in the vultures 
• Shame spiral of addiction 

01:28:02 — Alyson Turning a New Page   

• The bravest thing she’s ever done 
• Revealing her divine feminine
• Saying yes to a grander degree
• Learning to play guitar 
• God Is My Boss: Living in Devotion + Returning to Love with Aaron Rose #34
• Making homemaking cool again

01:50:54 — Free Will & Fulfillment   

• Reverence for the role of motherhood
• What is success?
• Purging of parasites
• Maintaining the energetic container 
• Keeping circles small
• Willingness to evolve 
• Alyson starting a milk cleanse 
• Ozone Generator Kit | SimplyO3

02:37:34 — Sharing Our Intentions for 2023

• Appreciating the duality of our experience 
• Embracing the goofiness 
• Alyson turning 44 on New Year’s Day
• Having fun with music and creation
• Luke finishing his book
• Bringing a baby into the world
• Live card reading from Animal Power 
• Animal Power Deck: 75 Animals to Awaken Your Personal Magic
• Don’t fight the darkness, make it bright
• The Walking Dead And The Path of Enlightenment with Jeff Kober, Part One #94

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Resources:

• Instagram: @iamalysoncharles
• Website: alysoncharles.com
• Read: Animal Power: 100 Animals to Energize Your Life and Awaken Your Soul
• Podcast: Ceremony Circle
• Course: Soul Reboot Spirit School
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