What do volcanoes, butterflies, and ancient breath have in common?

🎧 Waypoint 2.2 — Of Wings, Words, and Sacrificial Hearts

This is the second episode of Season Two of No Shortcuts to Now — a podcast exploring myth, memory, and meaning in an age of upheaval.

In this episode: butterfly souls and volcanic gods, breath as spirit, Aztec fire rituals, and the resurrection of culture through language. We follow the soul’s ascent across borders and centuries — from Mesoamerican sacrifice to Greek symbolism, from sacred calendars to spoken words that still carry fire.

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