In this episode, we sit down once again with Michael Northro, known to many as the Shaman, for a deeper conversation on ancestors—who they are, how they are understood across shamanic traditions, and what it means to honor them in a modern world.

We explore how ancestors are viewed not simply as figures of the past, but as living influences—guides, protectors, and carriers of memory that shape identity, culture, and spiritual practice. From blood lineage to spiritual lineage, we discuss the different ways ancestors are recognized within shamanism and how those relationships can be approached with respect, intention, and humility.

This conversation also touches on practical and philosophical questions:

What does it mean to honor ancestors today?

How do you engage ancestral work without appropriation or fantasy?

And how do remembrance, ritual, and responsibility intersect in shamanic worldviews?

A grounded discussion at the crossroads of spirituality, ancestry, and the strange—inviting reflection rather than dogma.

In this episode of Monday Mornings with Peace, we explore 3 Stoic mantras for humility through the wisdom of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius.

Stoicism is often misunderstood as coldness or emotional detachment, but at its core, it is a philosophy of self-mastery, character, discipline, and clear vision. And one of the most important parts of that vision is humility.

Not weakness.

Not self-hatred.

Not making yourself small.

But the ability to stay teachable, let truth correct your ego, and remember what truly matters before life passes by.

In this episode, we reflect on three Stoic mantras:

I cannot grow where I refuse to be taught.

Truth is greater than my ego.

Remember death, and return to what matters.

Through Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and the Stoic practice of memento mori, this episode is about humility as strength — the kind of humility that helps us become wiser, calmer, and less enslaved to pride.

Because the goal is not to appear wise.

The goal is to become wise.

#Stoicism #Humility #MarcusAurelius #Epictetus #MementoMori #AncientWisdom #PersonalGrowth

Christianity did not begin as a finished world religion. It began as a Jewish movement around Jesus of Nazareth in the world of first-century Palestine — shaped by Roman occupation, apocalyptic hope, resurrection belief, Paul’s mission to the Gentiles, early Christian diversity, and eventually the rise of bishops, doctrine, and councils.

In this Thursday Journal, we continue dissecting the snowball: looking at how one of history’s most influential traditions gathered layers over time. From Jesus and the Kingdom of God, to James and Paul, to rival Christian sects, proto-orthodoxy, Constantine, and the Council of Nicaea, this episode explores how Christianity became the religion the world would come to know.

This is not an attack on Christianity. It is an attempt to understand it historically — to ask what the tradition is made of before we decide how to carry it, question it, love it, or leave it.