Show Notes
About Sacred Stories of the Spirit This new podcast creates space for honest conversations about how we find meaning in a world where so much is shifting. We talk about personal turning points, spiritual unravelings, creative awakenings, and the stories we’ve outgrown. Hosted by author and artist Jordan Harcourt-Hughes, guests offer insights, expertise and lived wisdom on storytelling as medicine and as a pathway to healing, intuitive way-finding, meaning-making and reclaiming our personal narrative.
Episode commentary from Jordan In this first episode of the Sacred Stories podcast, I'm joined by my good friends Marg Rainbird, and Dr. Mark Crosweller. We're exploring the concept of sacred stories - what we think that they are and can be, their significance in journeys of personal healing and evolution, and the challenges of sharing these experiences. We're discussing the importance of compassion, the role of personal truth, and the need to overcome shame in order to foster open conversations about spiritual and esoteric experiences.
Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Sacred Stories Podcast 04:52 Defining Sacred Stories 09:50 Personal Sacred Experiences 15:04 The Role of Indigenous Wisdom 19:57 The Alleviation of Suffering 24:52 Dreams and Messages from Beyond 25:45 Dreams and Metaphors: The Power of Personal Experience 27:10 Consciousness Beyond Death: A Personal Truth 28:51 Curiosity and Non-Judgment: Keys to Understanding 32:05 The Journey of Sacred Storytelling 36:21 Validation Through Shared Experiences 41:19 Shame and the Sharing of Sacred Stories
About our Guests Marg Rainbird trained as a GP, and attending a weekend workshop on practitioner wellbeing and burnout, came across book called Kitchen Table Wisdom by Rachel Naomi Remen. Many of the book’s stories reflected Marg’s experience as a medical professional and it was here that she first heard of the labyrinth as a path for walking meditation. Since that time, Marg has been exploring the symbolic, the metaphoric, and the ways in which our subconscious communicates with us. After a period of significant health issues Marg decided to walk a different labyrinth every day for a year. Her pilgrimage started with a workshop at Chartres cathedral in France, which was the as the jumping off point of 12 months travel and over 400 labyrinths. Marg lives in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Australia.
Dr. Mark Crosweller, a leader in resilience and ethical intelligence, has over 40 years of experience in disaster management and national security. He has shaped national policies, advised Government Ministers and Prime Ministers, and led through crises from local to national significance. His personal and professional experiences over four decades have taken him on a profound journey to understand human consciousness and shown him that true leadership requires a deeply personal philosophy, shaped by esoteric experiences, to cultivate compassion, courage, wisdom and resilience. Connect with Mark: https://ethicalintelligence.com.au/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-crosweller-afsm/
About your Host Jordan is an author, artist and a creative living coach. She helps sensitive, thoughtful, and visionary professionals reclaim their creative agency and build lives that thrive. Her work blends reflection, creative practice, and deep listening to help people release outdated narratives and write new, sacred ones.
Connect with Jordan https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanharcourthughes/ https://jordanharcourthughes.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jordaninthestudio/
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