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At sunrise, we cut the tracks of a male lion.
This episode follows our pursuit of this majestic animal through wild and dangerous terrain. Deep down, I feel my own hunter - a desire to compete and survive. I feel a million-year-old drive to find what I'm tracking. I feel how in the wild, there is no margin for error. A mistake out here can mean instant death. And this proximity to real death is paradoxically full of life.
There is an intimacy to tracking. To walk in an animal's footsteps all day is to know that animal on a different level. And the beginning of a transformation and a deeper understanding of our own agency in the world. Tracking takes us on a journey of mastery and perseverance that challenges us to question the crafting of our experiences in the pursuit of what it means to truly be alive.
Mentioned in this episode:
Timestamps
(02:24) The alertness to lion tracking
3.37 - Archetypal energies of tracking
08.58 - Different worlds
10.22 - Finding the lions
Resources:
Online Courses:
Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course.
Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat.
Discover Boyd's books:
https://boydvarty.com/book/
Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi
Join Boyd’s community:
Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode.
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By Boyd Varty
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At sunrise, we cut the tracks of a male lion.
This episode follows our pursuit of this majestic animal through wild and dangerous terrain. Deep down, I feel my own hunter - a desire to compete and survive. I feel a million-year-old drive to find what I'm tracking. I feel how in the wild, there is no margin for error. A mistake out here can mean instant death. And this proximity to real death is paradoxically full of life.
There is an intimacy to tracking. To walk in an animal's footsteps all day is to know that animal on a different level. And the beginning of a transformation and a deeper understanding of our own agency in the world. Tracking takes us on a journey of mastery and perseverance that challenges us to question the crafting of our experiences in the pursuit of what it means to truly be alive.
Mentioned in this episode:
Timestamps
(02:24) The alertness to lion tracking
3.37 - Archetypal energies of tracking
08.58 - Different worlds
10.22 - Finding the lions
Resources:
Online Courses:
Become a Story Hunter - Sign up for the Story Hunter Online Course.
Uncover the track of your life through the Track Your Life Online Guided Retreat.
Discover Boyd's books:
https://boydvarty.com/book/
Come to Africa. Visit Londolozi
Join Boyd’s community:
Follow the journey - Subscribe to the Track your Life Podcast and never miss an episode.
Sign up to Boyd’s newsletter.
Follow Boyd on
Instagram
X
Visit Boyd's website for more.
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