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The Zan and Jordan Show - Episode 5:
Activism, Taking A Stand, & Finding Your "Life Purpose"
with Zan Perrion and Jordan Luke Collier
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“Be joyful, though you’ve considered all the facts.”  - Wendell Berry

You can turn away from the news and flee the ugly, political nature of the world, but at some point these issues catch up to you. Even the peaceful South Pacific got drawn into the war. One cannot avoid today’s issues forever.

This is not a bad thing, though. There comes a point when, after so much seeking beauty for personal curiosity and gain, man needs a sense of purpose, something to fight for, someone to serve. Through struggle and service so often come meaning.

In light of the crazy things occurring throughout our civilization — and holding in mind the notion that our civilization might collapse — Zan and Jordan explore what it means to take a stand, how to create a positive form of “activism”, and the process by which man slowly grows into his “purpose”.

Make sure you let us know what you get from listening in.

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The Zan and Jordan Show - Episode 4
Restoring Beauty, 4th Turnings, & Finding Purpose in Societal Collapse

with Zan Perrion and Jordan Luke Collier
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If a beautiful girl was lost in the woods and no-one was around to see her, would she still be beautiful?

Today, Zan and Jordan get right to the heart of the matter. What is beauty, how does it operate, and how does any imperative to restore it to the world actually work? Are we here to save, restore, or reclaim her?

Is all this beauty-seeking a luxurious affair for the few? What is the role of beauty if our civilization collapses? Will we have to give up the armchair philosophizing, plant seeds in the garden, and dig for victory? And how can a man strengthen his purpose in the face of both transcendence and collapse?

Throughout the first hour of the show, we get Zan’s clearest exegesis yet on his philosophy of beauty. During the second hour, Jordan shares some disturbing visions of our short and medium-term future. Not to scare or alarm you, but by asking the question: if we practice imagining the worst-case scenario for our culture, can we actually fire up our sense of purpose - and restore beauty - even more powerfully today?

This episode goes right into the broadest aspects of the Ars Amorata message, and paints a picture of the grandest picture we can live as men.

We’re tremendously excited to release this episode, so come and join us for the discussion! What is the role of beauty if the world unravels into collapse? And is there reason for optimism, or jubilee?

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Resources

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0nmH...

Neil Howe - Introduction to the 4th Turning:
https://bit.ly/2NUd5ua

The Stendhal Effect -
https://bit.ly/3dVOVd9

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The Zan and Jordan Show - Episode 3

With Zan Perrion and Jordan Luke Collier
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“There’s no reason to exist if you’re not seeking the presence of beauty.” ~ Zan Perrion

“Every bird in the sky, every last decision made in some Mongol wars 800 years ago, had to happen as it did, for this perfection to be as it is right now.” ~ Jordan Luke Collier
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In this episode, we sit in more questions than answers…

-- What is motivation and where does it come from?

-- Are beauty and a ‘heart-cracked-open sense of belonging’ peak experiences? Or lower-level human needs?

-- Are our heroes journeys undertaken to bring solace to our younger selves… or for some other reason entirely?

Zan and I finish the episode without full consensus, without total clarity, and asking you to help us answer the questions!

Reflecting on this episode and everything else happening in the world, a new manifesto for today’s man in the upcoming ‘chaotic decade’ is on its way.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:

‘Stealing Fire’, by Jamie Wheal & Steven Kotler
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the mythological story that lives within you, perhaps you can bring something of real substance to your village folk.

Today we’re here to remind you that everything - everything - is going to be fine!
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In this episode:

00:06:59 - From "order to chaos" movies: we’re in one now!
00:09:39 - Financial fear & positioning yourself for economic downturns
00:15:35 - Reducing your possessions & cleaning out your house
00:20:59 - Zan’s friend who became a monk in Myanmar (that’s not in Europe!)
00:24:58 - Prove to yourself that you can trust life
00:26:07 - On saving up money before living your dream (Casanova)
00:32:06 - Exploring the honest notion of “wandering” (it’s not escapism)
00:35:14 - Humility, obedience, poverty - redefining the “tyranny” of the catholic church
00:39:25 - Meditating on austerity (as a way to handle the anxiety of collapse)
00:42:34 - Your fundamental gift to humanity will never get stripped away
00:54:27 - Noblemen poets on the edges of the nature, praying for verse
01:01:07 - Art is handed to you from the divine; kitsch is art you didn’t receive
01:05:10 - Don’t coach the group! Share your story!
01:07:42 - Depth of perspective: latest-news, complexity theory & the historical perspective
01:23:10 - How to ground your awareness in the miracles of history
01:34:40 - Everybody has a core question that drives their lives
01:39:03 - Zan’s narrative: from nature to culture
01:43:51 - Healing power of nature
01:50:29  - Finding calmness through topography
02:00:40 - Approaching midlife and changing everything 
02:05:55 - Question from a viewer: why did Zan go to Florence if he never left the hotel?
02:12:10 - Self-isolation: essential for the man who wants to understand anything important about his life
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Resources mentioned in this episode:

Movie - The Red Violin
Article - Ray Dalio - The Changing World Order
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Ars Amorata is a celebration of the art of seduction, the rebirth of romance, and a lifelong quest for beauty and adventure.

Get the book, "The Alabaster Girl" here: http://zan.ca/1yTZnq7

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It’s late January, 2020... Zan has spent the last 4 weeks isolated in a hotel room in Florence, Italy...
A self-chosen isolation... to immerse himself in the writing of his next book. Six weeks later, the rest of us are also ordered to stay at home...
Why would anyone choose isolation? Can our greatest legacy only be achieved through periods of deep, undistracted contemplation? Is isolation a tremendous gift?
In this conversation, we explore some of the topics that underpin Zan’s new book, and stumble upon a whole new expansion of Ars Amorata in the process.
We are ready for Version 2.0. Are you?
“We’re on the edge of another upheaval,” Zan prophesies. "A cultural renaissance, a reclamation of the transcendent, in a world where everything feels “tired and done”.
So what’s next for art, for creativity, for our relationships, and in the very way we structure our lives?
This is what Jordan and Zan will explore on this entirely new conversation series.

SUBSCRIBE NOW and never miss an upcoming episode: http://zan.ca/21v23ce

Ars Amorata is a celebration of the art of seduction, the rebirth of romance, and a lifelong quest for beauty and adventure.

Get the book, "The Alabaster Girl" here: http://zan.ca/1yTZnq7

Join the Amorati network of men: http://www.Amorati.net

Visit the Ars Amorata WEBSITE: http://www.ArsAmorata.com
Visit the Zan Perrion WEBSITE: http://www.ZanPerrion.com

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