The Subtle Act of Culturing is a moss-ridden, slow-media audio project that offers reflections on the profoundly human spiritual work of dreaming soft earthen futures into being.

In this podcast, I will share musings on topics like ecoerotics, integral theory, visionary praxis, working and playing alongside land spirits, magic and mysticism, relationships, and the noticings from the mundane.

This podcast won’t take itself too seriously, though. Most of these musings will come from my own perspective and worldview, often recorded at some odd hour of the night or while I’m in pajamas in the morning.

At times, however, we will traverse into the deep terrains of the void, change, death, and initiation, exploring myths and lore of the Goddess, the psychospiritual descent to soul, and how we might move through soul-level initiations into our dharma and culture work without losing it in the process.

My hope is that this podcast helps you breathe through the tensions of life and the creative process with careful consideration. It is an invitation to make your culture work—your purpose work—a path of pleasure, self-compassion, and trust in your vision at every step.

AI Generated Timestamps:

* 0:21 Exploring Radical Humanness and Spiritual Work Through Culturing

* 3:26 Finding Wonder and Meaning in Everyday Life

* 5:33 The Essence of Culture Work in Everyday Interactions

* 8:41 The Subtle Art of Culturing Through Everyday Moments

Key things to takeaway:

* Culturing is the subtle, honest work of tending to what is ours to do in the daily, mundane moments of life.

* Embracing wonder, confusion, and the mysteriousness of ordinary things is essential for engaging our culturework.

* Culturing involves honoring the presence of others, including more-than-human beings, in the creative process.

* It is through small gestures, intimate connections, and micro choices that we can make meaningful contributions through our culturework.

* The practice of culturing invites us to show up authentically in our full littleness within the vast context of existence.

Resources mentioned:

* Stephen Jenkinson and the Orphan Wisdom School

* “Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul” by Stephen Jenkinson

* Personal Growth Won’t Save us with Stephen Jenkinson on the Life is a Festival Podcast

* Original post shared, but then unpublished on Substack and year ago

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