Another World Is Probable

You can probably guess what this post is about based on the title. Or at least some of it. There is power in the collective and it's important for us to remember elected officials work for us, even the racist ones. We can use our power to force them to change laws. More in this week's post.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

I have only told this story to a handful of people but now seems like the right time to share it more broadly. It's about how I was zoombombed by neo-Nazis a few weeks ago and what it taught me about the way I show up in the world. You might be able to guess based on the title of this episode. . . --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

I've heard a few people say they're scared the U.S. is going to break out into another Civil War. I'd say we're already in one but the battlefield is on the internet, in people's homes, and on the streets. More in this week's post.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

In this week's post I talk about individual needs and collective needs. My viewpoint might get me branded as "un-American" because I'm not valuing freedom and liberty above all else. You've been warned. . . --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

I’m upset right now. I’m upset by callousness, by selfishness, and the expression of various -isms (racism, classism, antisemitism, etc.). It hurts my heart. I have so much grief that people can be this mean. I brought all of this sorrow to my meditation, holding the question, “What can I do about all of this?” and the answer that came back was the peace prayer that is often misattributed to St. Francis. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

I had a whole thing with one of my succulents. You can hear the drama in this week's podcast, but you will not be surprised to hear I feel inspired by the outcome. And I tie in COVID-19. For this post, you'll want to visit www.anotherworldisprobable.com to see pictures of the succulent. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

We're in an interesting time highlighting power and powerlessness. In many ways we're repeating history, including astrologically, and that means we're at an important point for a planetary revolution. More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

We're seeing a lot of inequality, a lot of selfishness, a lot of callousness. All of that adds up to an opportune moment for a revolution. (Yeah, I said it.) More in this week's post.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

I learned some interesting things this week, including four possible scenarios for our future after COVID-19. These come from a professional futurist so they're legit! More in this week's post.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

This week I draw from Passover and Easter for inspiration on our current pandemic. They remind me we will eventually get through these hard times. More in this week's post.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

The other day I watched a facebook video from evolutionary astrologer David Yarrow Wood. He spoke about the current transit we’re all experiencing – Saturn conjunct Pluto. He said Pluto brings up fears so we can see through them, so we can no longer be motivated by them. Oh boy. This process of learning a new way of being started for me before the pandemic, but COVID-19 is upping the ante. I am learning to no longer be motivated by my fears. It’s hard though because I have a lot of fears and so does the worldwide society. More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

You know the expression “the world is your oyster”? If you think about it, the phrase doesn’t really match the connotation we have with it. We say “the world is your oyster” when we want to indicate the world is wide open, that you have numerous opportunities available to you, that sort of thing. But have you seen an oyster? They’re closed tightly, they’re dark inside. They are not warm and inviting. More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

There's a lot of harm coming from COVID-19. I don't have to tell you that, you already know. But I also wonder if some good can come from this virus. If perhaps we'll move to a more global society. More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

Lately I've been thinking about how as much as history is filled with stories of human suffering, it's also filled with stories about overcoming it. In my own life, I'm prone to tell the former more than the latter. But what if I focused more on the positive? Would believing life can and will get better make it so? More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

It's been a doozy of a week what with the primaries in the U.S. and the coronavirus sweeping the world. There's lots of fear and panic in the air. What are we supposed to do? How do we handle a situation that we have so little control over? The answer in this week's post.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

I've written about this topic several times over the years, but it bears repeating. Right now as I'm in a transition phase of my life, being self-employed and all, I'm building my faith muscle. Particularly, faith that everything I need is and will be provided. At the same time, I'm working to let go of control and to trust that all will be well. More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

There are certain things that are meant for us in this lifetime. We can't run away from them as much as we try. It's why the healthiest person you know gets cancer. Or your friend can't find a job despite applying all over creation. It would be easy to sink into defeatism here. To say, “Oh well. That's my fate. Can't do anything about it,” but that's both true and not true. More in this week's post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

I'm reading a life-changing book and it's reminding me of some essential truths I'd forgotten about love, surrender, and ownership. More in this week's post.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

When you ask someone, “Who are you?” They'll likely state their name and then other labels like gender, age, ethnicity, etc. If you ask them to go a little deeper, they might start talking about their family or nationality. Maybe they'll mention their political affiliation. All of that is fine – I'm not saying there's anything wrong with identifying in that way, but can identity go further than that? If we stop our identity at a certain point, when I talk about “my” children and “your” children, it's easier for me to put “your” children in cages. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support

How do you introduce more soul into what seems like a soul-less world? More in this week's post, which also incorporates the impeachment trial and ecofeminism.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/another-world-is-probable/support