In this personal and philosophical episode, Robyn and Jean-Philippe explore the profound journey of inner transformation, consciousness, and the collective evolution during a pivotal time on Earth. They discuss personal Nigredo, the nature of perception, and the importance of embracing both light and dark in our path to wholeness.
About our Guest Jean-Phillipe:
Jean-Philippe Challandes is a political historian by training. His doctoral and postdoctoral research, at the Sorbonne and with the Swiss National Science Foundation, examined nationalism and how modern states organise not only territory but perception — a question first opened by his father's childhood memories of the war, and the puzzle of how whole populations came to conform. He then spent fifteen years teaching leadership in universities, business schools and executive education, until, in 2022, he no longer believed the frameworks he was teaching. Taking them apart took four years.
His work now concerns the difference between authority and power, and what happens when the two are welded together — in institutions, in nervous systems, in intimate relationships, and in the very movements set up to oppose domination. His booklet Still Running: Six Snapshots of Empire as a Perceptual Operating System (not yet published) is short, diagnostic, and proposes no solution. Most of his work happens in rooms, with teams, communities, founders and couples. What interests him most is how thoroughly we are the pattern we would like to dissolve — good intentions included.
You can find him on linked in here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpchallandes)
About Your Host Robyn On Earth
Robyn is a teacher and guide who serves as a spiritual and life mentor and using depth psychology; breath-work and ritual to support her clients in unblocking limiting belief systems; in moving through fear and in gaining clarity. She does 1:1 sessions, holds online classes and in person retreats.
She is in the process of publishing a book called: The Great Work of Being Human: Reclaiming Our Place in a Living Universe
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Chapters:
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Introduction to the journey of transformation and the significance of 13
8360:56:47
Early childhood perceptions of dysfunction and awakening
12138:43:39
Visualizing the alchemical liquidification process of identity
15666:30:37
The non-choice journey and unexpected landings in France
19583:10:56
The heartbreak of relationship shifts and emotional collapse
21722:04:22
Dancing with illusion and the joy of understanding the fabric of reality
250833:11:18
The collective rebirth and the uncertainty of the future
286388:45:02
The loneliness of the spiritual path and the importance of connection
320555:25:13
Awareness of archetypes and the alchemical Nigredo process
357777:38:53
The paradox of consciousness and unconsciousness in evolution
389444:19:05
The metaphor of the butterfly and the full Nigredo process
423055:25:52
The liquidification of patterns and identities in transformation
464166:32:47
The archetype of the Rebus and holding polarity in wholeness
487777:39:29
The journey of embracing both light and dark as music
526944:19:39
The importance of humility, presence, and relating in awakening
574999:53:13
The dance of polarity and the creation of music from duality
628888:46:40
The vision of the overlapping circles and the relational nature of God
676111:00:27
The veil of perception and the influence of thought and representation
716666:34:21
The impact of collective biases and the pollution of perception
763888:48:04
The metaphor of the film on the wall and the creation of reality
810277:41:49
The reflection of the world as a mirror of inner states
838611:02:00
Transforming fear into trust and the journey of surrender
908611:02:37
The collective contraction and the potential for rebirth
1009999:56:34
Contemplating surrender and the space in between in life
1067222:10:12
The physical and energetic shifts in the journey of awakening
1124722:10:24
The paradox of control and potential in the process of transformation
1171111:03:51
The importance of embodied presence and the dance of polarity
1252222:11:14
The collective mirror and the understanding of current times
1322222:11:35
The internal power and potential hidden in control patterns
1373611:05:25
The cosmic joke and the playful dance of control and surrender
1448888:52:36
The simplicity of being the riverbank and the flow of life
1498888:52:59
The moments of grace and the beauty of the present experience