To Dance in the Garden
"Anyone who would truly dance must give themselves up to the dance. In giving oneself to the rhythm, a person becomes wholehearted."
Michael Meade
Mythologist, Storyteller and Author
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Your Unique Genius
"Considering genius in an older, wiser sense shifts the question from whether a particular person might test out to be a genius to how each person might find their genius."
The Tiger of the Soul
"When it comes to awakening, the point is not “self-improvement” or simply a change in status. Changing one’s fate means awakening to another way of seeing and being."
The Three Layers of Life
There is an old conception of life having three distinct layers that can help us better understand where unity is found in these divided and uncertain times.
To Be Oneself
"The real risk in life has always been becoming our true self amidst the troubles and uncertainties of existence."
An Acceleration of Calling
"In times of change, just as in periods of personal crisis, there can be intensification and an acceleration of calling."
An Appointment in Samarra
"Our little encounters with death, sorrow and loss are inevitable, and if suffered honestly can become the darker wisdom from which a greater life can grow."
Narada's Conversation with the Divine - Part Two
Michael concludes the old story of a seeker named Narada, who had the dream of becoming a saint.
Narada's Conversation with the Divine - Part 1
There is an old story of a seeker named Narada, who had the dream of becoming a saint and an accomplished ascetic and sought refuge in the realm of the spirit and in the heights of the holy hills.
Awakening from Within
An old wisdom tale from India offers guidance to young people heading out into the world trying to find themselves, but also serves as a reminder to people of all ages what it is we’re truly looking for in this world.
The 3 Encounters of the Deep Self
In the first encounter with the deep self, the “little self” experiences a stillness or an ecstatic experience so vibrant and so imaginative that a person would give everything they have to add to the meaning and beauty of the world.