Episode 417 - A Story That Must Not Be Forgotten

Living Myth

Michael Meade

Transformation, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Genius, Education, Myth, Soul, Culture

4.9 • 944 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Michael Meade recounts an ancient myth that reveals essential knowledge for navigating the turbulent time in which we all now live. The mostly forgotten tale describes the origin of the soul and explains how it is that we keep forgetting the still surprising idea that each soul brings to life a unique story and a destiny that seeks to unfold in the course of each life.

When faced with dark times and worldwide troubles, there is no formula that can save us. There is no simple fix or silver bullet, but only the possibility of turning within to connect more deeply with something already present, already knowing, just waiting to become conscious.

The ancient Greek word for truth was aletheia, which translates as “to not forget.” What seeks to be remembered by us are the core truths of life that include the underlying mystery of life, death and renewal and our innate connection to the inner genius that repeatedly tries to awaken us to the aim and purpose that originally brought us to life.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Living Myth podcast with Michael Mead, where this shifting, changing world is looked at from a mythic perspective.
0:17.0	On this episode, Mead recounts an ancient myth that reveals essential knowledge for
0:24.0	navigating the turbulent time in which we all now live. The mostly forgotten tale describes
0:31.4	the origin of the soul and explains how it is that we keep forgetting the still surprising idea
0:38.5	that each soul brings to life a unique story and a destiny that seeks to unfold in the
0:46.0	course of each life. When faced with dark times and worldwide troubles,
0:51.7	there is no formula that can save us.
0:59.8	There is no simple fix for silver bullet, but only the possibility of turning within to connect more deeply with something already present, already knowing, just waiting to become
1:07.2	conscious.
1:22.9	Thank you. to become conscious. The beginning of this year,
1:25.8	2025, marks an anniversary of sorts in the sense that
1:32.6	2400 years ago, in the year 375 BC, Plato authored the text that has become known as
1:43.3	the Republic. The lengthy dialogues that make up the
1:48.3	manuscript concerned the importance of justice in human affairs, the order and nature of the just
1:56.7	state or republic, and the character of the just man. And we could say that all of those
2:05.6	issues are of great importance once again. For justice, not readily found, can be easily lost.
2:14.6	It was Plato who first said, injustice anywhere becomes a threat to justice
2:22.5	everywhere. And we could say that the rise of disinformation and the use of big lies on the part of those
2:33.5	who seek power for the sake of power has literally
2:37.7	become a threat to justice everywhere.
2:42.0	In the dialogues, Plato following Socrates argues that justice in the life and the conduct of the state is possible only as it first resides in the hearts
2:57.1	and the souls of the citizens of the state. Towards the end of the republic, Plato recounts a mythic tale
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