In this engaging discussion, Michael Meade, a storyteller renowned for exploring life's mysteries through dreams and healing, shares an old tale about a journey of self-discovery. He emphasizes that true healing begins with recognizing our own woundedness in a broken world. Meade argues that finding inner wisdom means dismantling our protective barriers and embracing vulnerabilities. Through introspection, he inspires listeners to embark on a collective journey of healing, revealing that the path to wholeness is paved with personal growth and communal support.
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Isaac's Dream Journey
Isaac is a simple village man who follows a persistent dream leading him from comfort to the uncertain world beyond his village.
His dream directs him toward a shining city, a guarded castle, and a hidden treasure of gold beneath a bridge.
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Stripped Down to See Clearly
Being stripped down and stuck, like Isaac barefoot and tattered, is often necessary to truly see and approach life's deeper treasures.
The current cultural stripping down may be that needed condition to awaken to unseen truths and new vision.
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Isaac’s Rut and Revelation
Isaac gets stuck near the treasure, too fearful to proceed and instead digs a rut, living in paralysis and uncertainty.
The captain of the guard approaches, unexpectedly revealing a new dream that leads Isaac to find the treasure back home.
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On this episode, Michael Meade tells an old story of someone who follows a dream that leads to being stripped down and stuck, before it unfolds a path to healing and wholeness. Stories and dreams are about the mysteries of life. And penetrating the mysteries requires a different kind of vision and a different understanding than what we use to negotiate the common world. By now, most people can agree that we are living in a broken world at both the levels of nature and culture. What still seems difficult to accept is that the way to find solutions involves accepting our own participation in the woundedness of the world. The presence of the wound makes healing necessary; it is also the presence of the wound that makes healing possible. The current moment of stripping down institutions and dissolution of familiar patterns of life may be the exact condition in which we begin to see with other eyes and find the threads of the dream of life again. But, in order to find ways to awaken to the meaning of life again, we have to accept our own woundedness. The world needs healing on so many levels, that there cannot be a single idea, simple process or common belief that ends all the conflicts and begins the healing. The missing ingredient, the deep medicine, the inner gold is hidden in our own hearts. Until we can loosen the stones that we have constructed to protect our vulnerable selves, we can't find the inner medicine or the inner wisdom of the soul. Only through that kind of process can we find genuine ways to become wounded-healers and bring some healing back to the world. If enough people would do that, then enough medicines would be found that we could contribute to the healing of ourselves, and at the same time, be humbly, but creatively helping to heal the world. Thank you for listening to and supporting Living Myth. You can hear Michael live by joining his free online event “Finding a Calling in Life” on Thursday, September 5. Register and learn more at mosaicvoices.org/events. You can further support this podcast by becoming a member of Living Myth Premium. Members receive bonus episodes each month, access to the full archives of over 625 episodes and a 30% discount on all events, courses and book and audio titles. Learn more and join this community of listeners at patreon.com/livingmyth. If you enjoy this podcast, we appreciate you leaving a review wherever you listen and sharing it with your friends. On behalf of Michael Meade and the whole Mosaic staff, we wish you well and thank you for your support of our work.
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