Emergence Magazine Podcast Be Earth Now – Rainer Maria Rilke recited by Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows
Dec 16, 2025
Join eco-philosopher Joanna Macy and award-winning poet Anita Barrows as they explore the beauty of Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry. They delve into themes of divine unknowability and the unity of nature with the transcendent. Listeners will hear reflections on urban suffering, the yearning for a restored earth, and the importance of embracing both joy and sorrow. Macy and Barrows invite a deeper connection with the world through Rilke's verses, urging us to trust in our longing while celebrating the richness of existence.
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Widening Circles Of Life
- Life unfolds in widening circles of meaning that may never be completed.
- Joanna Macy frames living as continual circling toward the unknown.
Value Of Dark Hours
- Darkness deepens the mind and reveals a timeless, other life.
- Joanna Macy suggests inner dark hours hold lived days like understood legends.
Free What Waits Inside
- Trust what emerges from within to speak what has never been said.
- Macy urges freeing inner waiting gifts to flow naturally like a river.