What do we begin to see when we rise above our assumptions — and look back through time?

This first episode of Season 2 of No Shortcuts to Now explores symbolic ascent, fall migration, and the long view of history. Weaving myth, memory, ravens, and Platonic imagery, it asks how breath and perspective shape the soul — and how elevation reveals what we’ve missed below.

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