Sasha Sagan on Science and the Sacred

Aug 25, 2020

Sasha Sagan, a talented writer and producer, discusses the intersection of science and sacredness. She highlights how rituals can enrich our lives, helping us transition from isolation to connection. Sagan emphasizes the importance of maintaining awe and curiosity about the world, even as we uncover scientific explanations. She explores the role of tradition in marking life's changes and fostering community, encouraging listeners to embrace uncertainty as a pathway to deeper understanding. Her insights offer a unique perspective on creating meaning in an impermanent world.

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INSIGHT

Feeding Wonder

Feed your awe and wonder, even for simple things like the food we eat.
The more we appreciate ordinary things, the more that appreciation grows.

INSIGHT

Science and Awe

Scientific understanding can enhance, not diminish, the wonder of the natural world.
Explaining something shouldn't rob us of its thrill.

ADVICE

Tolerating Ambiguity

Get comfortable with not knowing and tolerate ambiguity.
Embrace the idea that current scientific understanding is incomplete and may change.

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Sasha Sagan is a writer who has also worked as a television producer, filmmaker, editor, and speaker. Sasha’s writing has appeared in New York Magazine, O Magazine, Literary Hub, and others. Her latest book is called, For Small Creatures Such As We: Rituals For Finding Meaning In Our Unlikely World.

In this episode, Sasha Sagan and Eric talk about bringing a sense of sacredness to a scientific world, maintaining our awe and wonder, and the role and importance of ritual in our lives.

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In This Interview, Sasha Sagan and I Discuss Science, the Sacred, and…

Her book, For Small Creatures Such As We: Rituals For Finding Meaning In Our Unlikely World
Maintaining our sense of awe even as we discover the explanations for things
Sitting with the discomfort of not knowing to foster wonder
Following our curiosity and having questions as we follow the threads to discovery
Going through the right of passage of an existential crisis
The fact that things end makes them precious
How so much of ritual is processing change
Ritual being a 3 step path from a state of separateness to a state of togetherness
The wisdom in having rituals that mark time
Creating rituals
The positive and negative of our human tendency to find patterns
Tolerating ambiguity
The need for nuance
Interconnectedness

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