Francis Weller — Living a soulfully UNcivilized life.
Apr 1, 2024
auto_awesome
Francis Weller, an inspiration in initiation and soulful living, shares insights on confronting the predator archetype, embracing darkness for growth, and the power of community in men's soulful living. Explore mythic psychology, facing fears, and reclaiming the outcast in this thought-provoking conversation with Traver Boehm.
Reclaiming neglected aspects through engaging with fears and vulnerabilities is essential for soulful living.
Viewing darkness as sacred, embracing its role in gestation, dreaming, and dissolution provides new perspectives on challenges.
Deep dives
Importance of Reclaiming Outcasted Parts of Ourselves
Reclaiming the outcasted parts of ourselves in darkness is crucial. Soul whispers through symptoms like depression and anxiety, inviting us to listen. By engaging with our fears, grief, and vulnerabilities, we can warm and explore these neglected aspects, welcoming them back into our lives.
Redefining Darkness as Sacred and Valuable
Darkness is reimagined as sacred and essential, not just the absence of light. It holds treasures and depths often overlooked. Seeing darkness as a counterpart to light, embracing its role in gestation, dreaming, and dissolution offers a new perspective on navigating challenging times.
Engaging with Darkness in Daily Life
Individuals can begin reimagining darkness by slowing down and listening to their symptoms. Reflecting on their responses to external events, noticing patterns, engaging in rituals, creative pursuits, and conversations can help honor the sacred nature of darkness in personal journeys.
Navigating Threshold Times and Showing Up
In times of vulnerability, such as thresholds, being cautiously hopeful and showing up authentically is essential. Each individual's contribution matters, potentially influencing collective shifts. Through engagement, reflection, and trust in meaningful outcomes, the transformative power of personal actions can impact broader narratives.
Francis Weller has been an inspiration for me for years now. The way he speaks and shares his work around initiation and living a soulful life hits me in my core. It stops my frantic mind and makes me feel like the world is going to be okay…even if it may not be.
In this episode I get to sit down with Francis and have a frank conversation about men, about getting in touch with our deeper parts, and with what we need to do to make sure we as a species don’t got extinct.
You know, light fluffy stuff.
Enjoy.
Please do share this with one person in your life, or twenty.