We Are The Great Turning - Ep 8: Eros and Thanatos

This episode explores the powerful role of Eros (sensual love) and Thanatos (death) in fueling our connection to the world as we contribute to the Great Turning. Joanna and Jess discuss how we might learn to see our world as our lover (and as our self), the gifts of cultivating a sensual connection with the world, and how facing mortality can make the gift of being alive feel even more precious. They also reflect on the closeness of Joanna’s own death, which Joanna sees as “going home” to rejoin the cycle of life. In this episode: Using our love and awareness of impermanence as fuel for activism Discovering ways to truly feel interconnected with all life through sensual presence Reflections on mortality and our place in the cycle of life