by Michael Meade
Mosaic presents Living Myth, a podcast with Michael Meade, renowned mythologist and storyteller. Meade presents mythic stories that offer uniquely insightful and wise ways of understanding the current dilemmas of the world we live in. Living Myth proposes that genuine solutions to the complex and intractable problems of our world require both transcendent imagination and cohering, transformative narratives.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style="color: #1d2129; background: white;">This episode begins with the idea that in traditional cultures worldwide the search for wisdom would be a necessity for developing genuine leadership. It would also be a primary practice for those who would become elders. Genuine elders were considered a valuable living resource, without whose guidance entire societies could become trapped in short term thinking, mired in materialistic aims and in danger of entirely losing their way.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style="color: #1d2129; background: white;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style="color: #1d2129; background: white;">Traditionally, elders lead by remembering further back than others and by seeing more clearly ahead. Although growing older can involve a loss of short term memory, elders remember the essential values and the enduring truths that people keep forgetting. Thus, they are less likely to be strictly political leaders and more likely to be cultural and spiritual guides. In this archetypal sense, elders serve as seers who can see behind and beyond the politics of the day, and perceive more accurately the needs of the future.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style="color: #1d2129; background: white;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style="color: #1d2129; background: white;">The passing of time makes everyone older, but not necessarily wiser. The qualities needed to be a true elder involve more than physical changes. There is something metaphysical, psychological and spiritual involved. As William Blake put it, "Wisdom combines insight with experience and vision with maturity. If maturity expands vision, it leads to wisdom. And if it does not, maturity simply becomes degeneration." As someone else once said, "You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely."</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style="color: #1d2129; background: white;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style="color: #1d2129; background: white;">The archetype of the elder exists in the depths of each person’s soul where it is connected to the deepest ideals of humanity. When the world becomes dark and foreboding and even the future of life on Earth becomes uncertain, the inner elder and wise sage can awaken in each of our souls. When that kind of awakening occurs, something ancient and enduring, something visionary and creative can enter the world through us and provide the wisdom we most need.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222;"> Thank you for listening to and supporting the Living Myth Podcast. You can further support this podcast by becoming a member of Living Myth Premium. Members receive bonus episodes each month, access to the full archives of nearly 700 episodes and a 30% discount on all events, courses and book and audio titles.<br style= "mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style= "mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <!--[endif]--></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222;"> Learn more and join this community of listeners at patreon.com/livingmyth.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222;"> If you enjoy this podcast, we appreciate you leaving a review wherever you listen and sharing it with your friends. On behalf of Michael Meade and the whole Mosaic staff, we wish you well and thank you for your support of our work.</span></p>
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