Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen is a Historian of Religion, Ph.d from Uppsala University in Sweden. His research into Afro-diasporic strategies for maintaining animist reality in the modern world has lead him towards reading North European cultural history from the perspective of rejected animist knowledge and practice. The objective is to recover Euro-traditioanl forms of landconnectedness ecological knowledge and kinship with the greater community of beings. Rune has lived in a number of countries in Europe, Africa North- and South America and presently runs the platform “Nordic Animism”.
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Topics
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 2:39 – Christianity and Animism
- 5:13 – Heart of Nordic Animism
- 10:05 – Decolonization
- 12:39 – Animism in Academia
- 14:44 – Universal Animism
- 17:50 – Bio-ancestry
- 23:18 – Animism as a Spiritual Practice
- 41:50 – Animism and Societal Problems
- 48:00 – Animism and Trauma
- 55:24 – Getting Started with Animism
Beauty and the Divine
What is it about beauty that makes us pause?
#103 Justice & Joy
Global justice, Buddhism, Black wisdom, culture, music, art and more.
Elemental Purification Breath Meditation
Guided meditation and discussion on the four elements from the Inayatiyya lineage of Sufism.
A False Privilege
It is a false privilege to seem to extract ourselves from the messy mosaic of life by reaching for, upholding and hiding behind, spiritual truths that end up serving a sense of entitlement
Basic Trust, Part I
One of the expressions of an awakened heart-mind is a basic trust in reality.
How to Find Peace
Question: All except a few do not want war, so why dothey prepare for it?
#98 Glissando of Consciousness
A far-reaching conversation on meta-mindfulness meditation techniques.
Conversation
U.G. Krishnamurti was an Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher known for his unconventional approach, rejecting traditional spiritual practices in favor of radical self-inquiry. His teachings challenged established notions of enlightenment and