This is the companion interview to a short film I made featuring Charles, which can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/MatthewFreidell

It was a great privilege to be able to sit down with author, philosopher, and ridiculously eloquent human being, Charles Eisenstein. The subject of this conversation was the collective crisis of belonging that is central to the challenges of our time.

We talk about the price of progress, a new definition of miracles, the process of installing new belief systems, prophetic speech, and more.

00:00 - Introduction
05:04 - Crisis of belonging
06:35 - Why is belonging so elusive?
14:01 - The problem with self-reliance
19:20 - The story of progress is a story of control
23:42 - Crisis as an opportunity for reunion
30:02 - A new definition of miracles
35:56 - Trust, gratitude, and installing new belief systems
38:48 - Speaking the future into being
41:50 - Embodiment vs conceptualization
45:56 - Separation built into language
48:05 - How to experience more belonging
50:16 - What does belonging feel like?
55:57 - Closing thoughts

What does it mean to remember?

For the very first episode of this podcast: a poem, a sonic journey, a manifesto of sorts for the direction of this project.