The Alchemy of Initiation with Francis Weller | The Mark Groves Podcast
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Themes: Nature, Culture, Initiation, Life’s Challenges, Loss, Grief, Death, Individualism, Community, Technology, Transformation, Authenticity, Belonging, Spirituality
Summary:
Today I welcome back returning guest Francis Weller, MFT, a psychotherapist, writer, and soul activist. He is a master of synthesizing diverse streams of thought from psychology, anthropology, mythology, alchemy, indigenous cultures, and poetic traditions. For 40 years, Francis has worked as a psychotherapist and developed a style he calls soul-centered psychotherapy. As a gifted therapist and teacher, he has been described as a jazz artist, improvising, and moving fluidly in and out of deep emotional territories with groups and individuals, bringing imagination and attention to places often held with judgment and shame.
In this episode, Francis teaches us about initiations-what they are, why they are important for finding our place in this world, and the power they hold in ushering in personal growth and cultural belonging. We also jam about the importance of returning to nature, how disconnected and individualistic we are, and the soul’s relationship with grief. Francis has had a profound impact on me over the last three years, and I’m so excited to share this episode with you so that you can experience a deeper relationship with yourself and the world around you. Dive in!
Discover:
* What initiation is and its role in personal growth and cultural/planetary belonging
* Rebuilding our lost relationship with nature
* The power of grief and how to move through it
* The impact of technology on our soulful connection with the world
00:00 Intro
01:22 Initiation as a path to personal growth and cultural belonging
04:21 The impact of individualism
08:23 The grief for our loss of intimacy with nature
11:38 What is an Initiation?
14:27 Accepting and moving through initiation
20:07 Relationship between grief and initiation
24:09 The loss of your soul
28:05 Returning back to the community
30:30 Impact of technology in our world
37:09 Rough initiation
44:59 Finding a place of belonging
48:34 Being disassociated from our own attention
52:13 Befriend your own life
55:19 A journey of transformation
Links:
* Website: www.francisweller.net
* The Alchemy of Initiation: Soul Work and the Art of Ripening Audio Recordings: www.francisweller.net/the-alc...
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Right to the core of life... and death and grief... and how expanding our (emotional) range is key to the depth and fullness of being human... a big thanks to both of you!
It's so great to see that voices from people like Francis Weller are given a platform! Thank you so much. While watching the video, I was a bit surprised to notice that the spaces in between the sentences were cut out.. I realize it's probably to shorten the video.. at the same time to me, this creates an artificial conversational 'speeding up', which interferes with the nature of this inner alchemical work, which is to 'slow down'. And so I missed the spaciousness in the answers of Francis, to allow his words to sink in. I must admit I did not watch the whole video because of that..
i love this man so much. what a blessing to be alive with him. i know his legacy will be astounding.
He's really so incredible. One of my favourite teachers.
One of the most powerful and necessary voices of our time. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻🌱
One of the most incredible speakers and teachers.
So helpful. Love this conversation.
Thank you for bringing this
Beautiful episode. Thank you for the gift this morning 🙏🏼
Incredible Episode Men. Thank You
Thanks Chris!
Thank you ❤
Thank you so much for recording and sharing this. I’m reading the wild edge of sorrow and the words are jumping off the page with truth and the song of the world.
Please could you help me on one thing? I’d like to start a talking group and create a community around initiation and grief. Can you recommend any resources that would help me lead this group?
Francis actually has a program where he trains people on holding grief with others. I would reach out to him directly on his website and ask for some next steps! He’s so great.
Thank you Mark. I will reach out!
❤❤❤
52:36
'promosm'
It's a lovely podcast with Francis. The massive microphone is not necessary ...and I don't like the advertisements ... or the reference to "monetising". Initiation has nothing to do with any of this.... Perhaps time to let go of the personality sign (microphone etc), pruning the podcast into a beautiful soulful rose... less interested in monetising initiation ??