So the pandemic was many things. It wasn't just one thing. In the coronation, I look at it

through different lenses. And one of those lenses is the lens of an initiation where we

saw where society has been headed because none of the pandemic measures were really anything new.

We were already going in that direction. Another initiatory aspect was that it halted normality

and allowed us to take a step back. And a lot of us went through an inter-process too of realizing

what is actually important. From the Weston A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise

Traditions podcast for Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and the Healing Arts. We are your

source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health.

And now here is our host and producer, Hilda Labrata Gour.

Hey there! The president of the United States recently declared that the pandemic is over.

Now what? This is episode 387 and our guest today is Charles Eisenstein.

Charles is the best-selling author, public speaker, and social critic that gives us insights

on where we've been and where we're headed as a society. He looks at the time of the pandemic and

its subsequent restrictions as an initiation or invitation of sorts to look into new ways of living,

both as individuals and as a society. Today we discuss his new book, The Coronation.

In our conversation, Charles covers a number of topics, including the broken societal systems

that over the past few years have valued safety over connection and authority over personal

empowerment. Charles points out how those who dared to challenge the mainstream narrative

were ostracized and how he himself faced such shunning and how he dealt with it. He points out

the futility of the blame game. Many of us have been involved in, of looking for a scapegoat

for our societal woes. And finally, Charles invites us to take steps to reclaim our sovereignty

and humanity. Before we get into the conversation, I'm excited to introduce to you one of my friends

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