In a world filled with uncertainty, hope often feels elusive. The conversation delves into the myth of Pandora's Box, illustrating how hope can emerge even after turmoil. There’s a call to redefine hope, emphasizing inner transformation and a deeper connection to our authentic selves. Amidst darkness, imagination and creativity shine as vital tools for renewal. By exploring the boundaries of existence, listeners are encouraged to embrace their unique roles in fostering hope, merging earthly experiences with spiritual growth.
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Hope's Deeper Dimension
Hope often seems lost during critical, troubling times but it resurfaces at a deeper level in the human soul.
Genuine hope involves a forward-leaping energy that bridges earthly life with transcendent inspiration.
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Vertical vs. Horizontal Hope
Modern hope is often limited to a horizontal, historical view focused on progress.
True hope has a vertical dimension that connects imagination and soul, allowing for authentic transformation.
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Hope Requires Imagination
Without imagination, hope is short-lived and can easily turn into despair.
True hope springs from individual soul’s imaginative power, not just collective progress.
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For many reasons, people question whether there is any hope for the world at this time. Yet, it is the nature of hope to become lost before being found again at another level of life. In the old myth of Pandora's Box, hope only appears after all possible troubles, pains and agonies have been unleashed upon the world. At critical times, life can seem hopeless before a deeper level of hope can be found again in the depths of the human heart and soul. This deeper level of hope includes a greater vision of the world, as well as a sharper insight into one's own being, and thus the individual soul becomes the ground of all invention, becomes the root of all genuine imagination that can, in truth, alter the course of life and become the source of renewed hope for the world. When life becomes full of uncertainty and subject to radical changes and continuous shocks, what we need is a radical sense of hope that connects us to the vertical imagination that can, in truth, alter the course of life. 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 670 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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