Rafe Kelley, founder of Evolve Move Play and parkour practitioner, delves deep into the relationship between movement, mind, and meaning. He discusses the transformative power of parkour, likening it to a hero's journey of self-discovery. Rafe also touches on the importance of connecting with nature, building community, and reclaiming movement in our lives. He challenges conventional views on monogamy and explores how personal growth intertwines with shared knowledge and ancient wisdom, offering insights into cultivating a meaningful existence.
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Parkour's Origins
Parkour's founders were teenagers from immigrant communities near Paris, seeking self-improvement, not just obstacle-clearing.
Their philosophy, centered on "strong body, strong spirit", was initially overlooked due to online portrayals.
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Parkour as Self-Development
Rafe Kelley initially defined parkour technically but later realized the founders' focus was self-development through overcoming obstacles.
He connected this to Jordan Peterson's "hero's journey" and John Vervaeke's "non-propositional ways of knowing".
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Transformation Through Parkour
Rafe Kelley's ADHD improved after starting parkour; he stopped losing things as frequently.
He questioned parkour's unique transformational power, noticing similarities with skateboarding and surfing.
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In 'The Secret of Our Success', Joseph Henrich presents a provocative alternative to the standard narrative about human evolution. He argues that the key to human success is not our individual intelligence, but our ability to form collective brains that store and transmit vast amounts of cultural knowledge. Henrich draws on findings from anthropology, linguistics, behavioral economics, psychology, and evolutionary biology to demonstrate how culture and genes interact in a unique evolutionary process that drives human innovation and progress. The book challenges traditional views of evolution and highlights the importance of social and cultural factors in shaping human behavior and achievements.
Maps of Meaning
The Architecture of Belief
Jordan B Peterson
In 'Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief', Jordan Peterson synthesizes insights from neuropsychology, cognitive science, and Jungian approaches to mythology and narrative. The book examines why people from different cultures and eras have formulated myths and stories with similar structures, and how these myths reflect fundamental aspects of human cognition and morality. Peterson argues that the human mind categorizes the world into known and unknown territories, and that myths and religious stories represent the eternal struggle between order and chaos. He also discusses the role of heroic figures in bridging these two realms and the importance of confronting the unknown to achieve personal and societal growth. The book is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary work that aims to make the wisdom of myth accessible to the modern mind[3][4][5].
Rafe is a deep thinker, mover, and practitioner of parkour in nature. He is the founder of Evolve Move Play, a practice of “movement training for humans” based out of the Pacific Northwest US. Today we cover movement, body, mind, parkour, advice for developing an ecology of practice, the hero’s journey toward a meaningful life, and quite a bit more.
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