For The Wild

PERDITA FINN on the Long Story of Our Souls /353

Oct 25, 2023

Perdita Finn, an expert in ancestry and magic, invites listeners into a world of mystery and faith. Topics include ancestral connections, the natural presence of magic in everyday moments, the wisdom of animals, the healing connection between humans and animals, the power of believing in magic and interconnected relationships, an eco-cidal culture, reflections on loneliness and ancient spirits, embracing the multitudes beyond gender and species, and the power of ancestral lineage.

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Perdita Finn

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Quick takeaways

Magic allows us to surrender control and trust in something greater than ourselves, bringing about a renewed connection with the natural world.

Animals teach us about selflessness, love, and the interconnectedness of all beings.

Embracing the long story of our souls and collaborating with the dead can provide guidance and support in navigating life's challenges and contribute to positive change.

Deep dives

The Power of Magic in Our Lives

Magic is not something technological or industrial, but a natural and organic part of our soul. It is found in the small moments of beauty and wonder in nature. Embracing magic allows us to surrender control and trust in something greater than ourselves. By tapping into the magic, we can experience radical faith and let go of fears. This can be achieved through collaboration with the dead and the unseen world, finding guidance and support in unexpected ways. Embracing magic and the long story of our souls can help us navigate the challenges of life and bring about a renewed connection with the natural world.

Introduction

3min

Rediscovering the Magic in Everyday Moments

17min

The Wisdom of Animals

6min

The Healing Connection Between Humans and Animals

4min

Exploring Interconnected Relationships and the Power of Believing in Magic

3min

Exploring an Eco-cidal Culture and the Long Story of Our Souls

4min

Reflections on Loneliness, Ancient Spirits, and the Concept of Life After Death

8min

Embracing the Multitudes Beyond Gender and Species

25min

Invoking ancestry, magic, and a deep relationship with the Dead, this week’s guest Perdita Finn invites listeners into a world of mystery. Perdita’s work, including her new book Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World, calls humanity to engage with a faith in the unseen world, a faith in surrender, and a faith in the other side. For Perdita, this faith is not rooted in an otherworldly abstract idea of spirituality, but rather a grounded, embodied experience.

As we come to face the existential questions of our time – war, climate change, and disasters of all kinds – Perdita reminds us that we are not alone. We can lean on our ancestors, both human and more-than-human, for strength. As we live into the long story of our souls, what wisdom can we pull from lives beyond this one? Tapping into creativity, resilience and connectedness, life comes after life, comes after life, and the meaning of our cyclical lineage is ever-present.

Perdita Finn is the co-founder, with her husband Clark Strand, of the non-denominational international fellowship The Way of the Rose, which inspired their book The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary. In addition to extensive study with Zen masters, priests, and healers, she apprenticed with the psychic Susan Saxman, with whom she wrote The Reluctant Psychic. Finn now teaches popular workshops on Getting to Know the Dead, in which participants are empowered to activate the magic in their own lives with the help of their ancestors. She is the author of Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World and lives with her family in the moss-filled shadows of the Catskill Mountains.

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