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The evidence of consistent correlations between planetary alignments and world events as seen through the lens of archetypal astrology can provide us with a much-needed context for our time. Understanding both the cyclical patterns and the historical trends that preceded our current moment can help us engage with greater consciousness and skillful intelligence the powerful forces now active in the world.

This episode features CIIS professor and cultural historian Richard Tarnas as he presents his latest state of the world report on the archetypal context of our national and global moment. It was recorded during a live online event on February 18, 2022 in a continuation of our recent annual tradition of offering such an archetypal overview, and this year included a special advance screening of the opening episode of the new documentary series The Changing of the Gods.

Inspired by Richard’s work and featuring leading figures in the fields of history, psychology, spirituality, political activism, technological innovation, and consciousness research, The Changing of the Gods vividly depicts the trajectory of our time and our future prospects. Visit changingofthegods.com for more information about the series.

To view a recording of this event, visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/CIISPublicPrograms

A transcript of this podcast episode is available at ciispod.com.

Many of the topics discussed on our podcast have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. We hope that each episode provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use them as a starting point for further introspection and growth. If you or someone you know is in need of mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing:

suicidepreventionlifeline.org
sfsuicide.org
ciis.edu/counseling-and-acupuncture-clinics

Experienced mindfulness teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo provides accessible advice on navigating difficult times of transition by drawing on Buddhist teachings on impermanence to help us establish equanimity and resilience.

In this episode, CIIS Integrative Health Studies professor Megan Lipsett talks with Kaira Jewel about her teaching and her latest book, We Were Made for These Times, which offers teaching on meditation and a step-by-step process to nurture deeper freedom and stability in daily life.

This episode was recorded during a live online event on October 28th, 2021. A transcript is available at ciispod.com.

Many of the topics discussed on our podcast have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. We hope that each episode provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use them as a starting point for further introspection and growth.
If you or someone you know is in need of mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing:

suicidepreventionlifeline.org

sfsuicide.org

ciis.edu/counseling-and-acupuncture-clinics

As one of the country’s leading organizers, Principal at Black Futures Lab, and a co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter, Alicia Garza's work has helped shape the discourse on movements and empowerment for more than a decade.

In this episode, performer, social worker, and activist Honey Mahogany talks with Alicia about her life, her work, and her latest book, The Purpose of Power.

This episode was recorded during a live online event on October 20th, 2021. A transcript is available at ciispod.com.

Many of the topics discussed on our podcast have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. We hope that each episode provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use them as a starting point for further introspection and growth.

If you or someone you know is in need of mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing:

suicidepreventionlifeline.org

sfsuicide.org

ciis.edu/counseling-and-acupuncture-clinics

Family Constellations begins with this premise—it did not start with me. Many of us become entangled with the unhappiness of those who came before us, unconsciously adopting destructive familial patterns of anxiety, depression, failure, and even illness and addiction.

Family Constellations therapist Marine Sélénée uses her unique approach to this philosophy to help her clients get to the root of their pain. In this episode, CIIS faculty in Expressive Arts Therapy Mimi Savage joins Marine for a conversational introduction to Family Constellations and how we can all harness this philosophy to take ownership of our lives.

This episode contains explicit language. It was recorded during a live online event on October 14th, 2021. A transcript is available at ciispod.com.

Many of the topics discussed on our podcast have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. We hope that each episode provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use them as a starting point for further introspection and growth.

If you or someone you know is in need of mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing:

suicidepreventionlifeline.org

sfsuicide.org

ciis.edu/counseling-and-acupuncture-clinics

In a society where unconscious bias, microaggressions, institutionalized racism, and systemic injustices are deeply ingrained, healing is an ongoing process. Author, meditation teacher, and law professor Rhonda Magee teaches that in order to have the difficult conversations required for working toward racial justice, inner work is essential.

In this episode, CIIS Assistant Director of Diversity and Inclusion Damali Robertson has a conversation with Rhonda about her life and work, as well as her latest book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice, in which Rhonda shares ways mindfulness can heal ourselves, and transform our communities.

This episode was recorded during a live online event on September 22nd, 2021. A transcript is available at ciispod.com.

Many of the topics discussed on our podcast have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. We hope that each episode provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use them as a starting point for further introspection and growth.

If you or someone you know is in need of mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing:

suicidepreventionlifeline.org

sfsuicide.org

ciis.edu/counseling-and-acupuncture-clinics

The divides we experience within us and between us are not only a threat to our physical and emotional health—they are also the weapons and the outcomes of structural oppression. Meditation teacher and author Kate Johnson believes that through wise relationships it is possible to transform the barriers created by societal injustice.

In this episode, licensed psychologist and CIIS faculty Elizabeth Markle has a conversation with Kate about her latest book, Radical Friendship, in which she illuminates seven strategies to help us embody our deepest values in our relationships and how to show up for each other’s liberation.

This episode contains explicit language. It was recorded during a live online event on September 15th, 2021. A transcript is available at ciispod.com.

Many of the topics discussed on our podcast have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. We hope that each episode provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use them as a starting point for further introspection and growth.
If you or someone you know is in need of mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing:

suicidepreventionlifeline.org

sfsuicide.org

ciis.edu/counseling-and-acupuncture-clinics