Michael Meade tells a story to illustrate the idea that sometimes we must go where we fear to go. Fear is an old word that derives from the same roots that give us “fare,” as in “thoroughfare.” Although it often causes people to run away from troubling situations, at a deeper level, fear means “to go through it.” When we fail to recognize how fear works in the world, we become ruled by it. The point is not to become paralyzed with foreboding or be caught in the panic that can grip the collective and cause people to run blindly in the wrong direction. The point is to willingly go where most fear to go and follow where the fear might lead.
Fear used to be called “the awakener,” for healthy fear intends to awaken us to our inner nature and the meaning and purpose embedded in our souls. When faced with danger or disintegration, fear would have us respond from the depths of our soul, where the core pattern of life tries to grow and guide our way. In the end, what we fear will not go away, for it indicates what we must go through in order to awaken, become more genuine, and live more fully.
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Episode 365 - Kairos Time
Episode 364 - The Sacred Fifth
Episode 363 - Myths of Creation and Re-Creation
Episode 362 - Darkness and the Light
Episode 361 - The Stream of Knowledge
Episode 360 - Ancient Myths, Modern Science
Episode 359 - The Necessity of Imaginatioin
Episode 358 - The Origins of Gratitude
Episode 357 - The Wisdom of the Butterfly
Episode 356 - The Furies in Myth
Episode 355 - The Purpose Seeded in You
Episode 354 - The Light Within Dark Times
Episode 353 - Roots of Inner Peace
Episode 352 - A World on Fire
Episode 351 - Oracle at the Center
Episode 350 - Two Agreements of the Soul
Episode 349 - What the Soul Sees
Episode 348 - Soul on Trial
Episode 347 - Beyond Anxiety
Episode 346 - Facing Inner Fears
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