Medicine in Our Wounds: Liza Rankow
Dr. Liza J. Rankow, author of Soul Medicine for a Fractured World, explores healing justice in a time of social and ecological upheaval. She names oppositional dualism and domination as the root fracture of our world and invites a shift toward lived non-duality as the ground of lasting transformation. The conversation touches the “crucible of the in-between,” apocalypse as death and renewal, grief as medicine, and the movement from commodified self-care to soul care rooted in spirit, community, and nature. The conversation emphasized deep listening, silence, and relationship with the living world. Today’s episode closes with a simple guided breath practice for self, loved ones, and the world.
Topics
- 00:00 Opening
- 01:20 Why This Book Now
- 03:41 What’s Fracturing Us
- 07:21 Crucible of the In Between
- 14:52 Medicine in the Wound
- 20:11 Grief as Collective Wisdom
- 26:28 Soul Care vs Self Care
- 32:02 Mystic Activism and Oneness
- 34:57 Breath And Service
- 35:59 No Spiritual Bypass
- 37:00 Oneness With Perpetrators
- 39:18 Mysticism And Justice
- 41:08 Nature As Practice
- 44:23 Purpose And Gifts
- 47:44 Deep Listening
- 53:25 Silence And Reckoning
- 56:13 Darkness As Source
- 58:20 Closing Practice And Book
Resources
- “Mysticism and Social Action” by Dr. Howard Thurman
- Soul Work for Times of Uncertainty - SAND Podcast with Francis Weller
- Engaged Contemplation - SAND Podcast with Fr. Adam Bucko
- Glissando of Consciousness - SAND Podcast with Andrew Holecek
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