Psychological Roots of Authoritarianism
Neuroimaging studies have shown that the amygdala, the tiny almond-shaped brain structure that mediates fear, is larger in people with more rightwing views
A live recording from a recent SAND Community Gathers (Sept. 2023) hosted by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo (co-founders of SAND). Along with their guest, Francis Weller, they explore themes of emptiness, individualism, self-help, separation, religion, belonging, relationality, and Francis’s deep work with grief.
Francis Weller, MFT, is 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. Author of The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief; The Threshold Between Loss and Revelation, (with Rashani Réa) and In the Absence of the Ordinary: Essays in a Time of Uncertainty, he has introduced the healing work of ritual to thousands of people. He founded and directs WisdomBridge, an organization that offers educational programs that seek to integrate the wisdom from indigenous cultures with the insights and knowledge gathered from western poetic, psychological and spiritual traditions.
Topics
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 4:00 – Emptiness & Individualism
- 9:00 – Religion & The Original Trauma
- 13:43 – Self-help & Separateness
- 18:22 – Belonging
- 23:46 – Grief & Emptiness
- 28:57 – Rationality vs. Relationship
- 34:32 – Joy & Grief
- 44:20 – Buddhism & Emptiness
- 46:48 – Guided Meditation from Francis
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Question: All except a few do not want war, so why dothey prepare for it?
Attention & Will
We do not need to understand new things, but through patience, effort, and method, we must come to understand with our whole self the truths which are evident
Beyond the Rhetoric: Standing in Integrity
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The Disease of Being Busy
I saw a dear friend a few days ago
Intergenerational Trauma in Immigrant Families
Co-authored by Priscilla Li, BA and Eunice Y
Intergenerational Trauma: Healing Practices Workshop
This conversation is released with the premiere of the documentary ‘Where Olive Trees Weep,’ along with 21 days of talks on Palestine with leading historians, spiritual teachers, trauma therapists, poets, artists and more. Watch this full