{"id":21590,"date":"2024-06-06T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=21590"},"modified":"2024-06-05T09:36:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T15:36:44","slug":"s1-ep-8-eros-and-thanatos","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/s1-ep-8-eros-and-thanatos\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 8: Eros and Thanatos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This episode explores the powerful role of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eros<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (sensual love) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanatos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (death) in fueling our connection to the world as we contribute to the Great Turning. Joanna and Jess discuss how we might learn to see our world as our lover (and as our self), the gifts of cultivating a sensual connection with the world, and how facing mortality can make the gift of being alive feel even more precious. They also reflect on the closeness of Joanna\u2019s own death, which Joanna sees as &#8220;going home&#8221; to rejoin the cycle of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using our love and awareness of impermanence as fuel for activism<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discovering ways to truly feel interconnected with all life through sensual presence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reflections on mortality and our place in the cycle of life<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend starting a<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/we-are-the-great-turning-toolkit\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> podcast club<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with friends or family to do these practices together. 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