Hi everyone. I'm Josh, and this is The Emerald,

currents and trends through a mythic lens.

The podcast where we explore an ever-changing world and our lives in it

through the lens of myth, story, and imagination.

The Emerald.

All that's happening on this green jewel in space. Hi, friends. This episode is part of a series of explorations that over the next few episodes

will delve into animate visions of power and rethinking assumptions around power and

nature and systems of power.

At a time when we see massive concentrations of power, shifting global powers, and a whole

lot of spiritual talk about personal empowerment, I've been feeling like it's necessary to take

this deep dive.

And the series will also ask some deep questions about what I see as a reluctance

to talk about power, a reluctance to really look honestly at how traditional systems work with power.

So I hope this is going to reroute the discussion, and I hope it serves well, and that it stirs a spark, stirs some latent power awake

in you. A reminder here at the beginning that this podcast is fed by the power of community.

I wouldn't be able to do this podcast if not for the power of community. And that means that many people contribute a little

bit each month, and each little offering multiplies through the power of community, and that

feeds me and my family and allows me to pay artists and book studio time and keep offering the

podcast as I do. There's power in those small offerings and

how they multiply. And so this is a encouragement if you feel fed, if you feel nourished by the

podcast, if you feel that it kindles something in you, then the way to offer back is through

becoming a patron at patreon.com slash the Emerald

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