Charles Eisenstein
Speaker and Author
Zack Geist: Dispelling the Mystery of Debt (E41)
This conversation with Zack Geist addresses the phenomenon of debt, both from a theoretical standpoint and in very practical terms …
Robin McKenna: GIFT (E40)
In this conversation, filmmaker Robin McKenna and I discuss her new film, GIFT, which is inspired by Lewis Hyde’s classic …
Kelly Brogan: Get Real, Get Well, Get Free (E39)
I describe Kelly Brogan as a “renegade psychiatrist” – someone who abandoned a prestigious career “in the system” to become …
The Amazon: How do we heal a burning heart?
Like a lot of people, I’ve been deeply affected by what’s been happening in the Amazon in 2019. Deforestation has …
Amazon Rainforest Fires – Avoid This Trap
The grief is so strong. What do I do with that energy? I’ve noticed kind of a trap, a diversion, …
Building a Peace Narrative
The word narrative is bandied about a lot today, so that it’s almost become a cliché. But cliches are born …
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Campfire Stories – An Unlearning: My Meeting with Charles Eisenstein
“A few years ago a book came my way, like books sometimes do. It was called The Ascent of Humanity, …
Cynthia Jurs: On Synchronicity and Sacrifice (E38)
This conversation with my good friend Cynthia Jurs was originally recorded for my online course, Living in the Gift. It …
Xylella: Supervillain or Symptom
Of Almonds and Olives Once again the dreaded plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa has come onto my radar. I first wrote …
Lynne Twist: A Conversation About Living in the Gift (E37)
Lynne Twist is the author of The Soul of Money and co-founder of the Pachamama Alliance. This conversation weaves together …
Making the Universe Great Again
Thoughts on Avengers: Endgame Two-thirds of the way through the interminable Avengers: Endgame, I leaned over to Stella and whispered, …
Tangentially Speaking with Dr. Chris Ryan
Charles joins Dr. Christopher Ryan on Chris’ podcast Tangentially Speaking. Enjoy the episode here or on iTunes or Spotify …
Climate: A New Story
In a time of social and ecological crisis, what can we as individuals do to make the world a better place? This inspirational and thought-provoking book serves as an empowering antidote to… cynicism, frustration, paralysis, and overwhelm so many of us are feeling.
Campfire Stories – On the Story of Separation and the Story of Interbeing
Filmmaker Mattias’ Olsson begins this nine-episode series with Charles by asking the following question: “Human beings as we know them …
Metaphysics & Mystery
An online course with Charles Eisenstein, exploring the intimate relationship between self, story, and reality …
Systems of the Damned – Russell Brand & Charles Eisenstein – Under the Skin (#50)
Charles in conversation with Russell Brand on his podcast, Under the Skin: “On today’s episode of Under The Skin, I’m …
What Kind of World Do You Want to Live in?
What kind of world do you want to live in? Life or death, it is your choice …
Our Salvation Will Come From the Margins
We long for a knowledge that we have lost. We as in the dominant culture. But that knowledge is not …
Charles on The Astrology Hub Podcast
Charles joins The Astrology Hub podcast for their special Earth Day episode …
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The Core Themes of Climate: A New Story
The Core theme of Climate: A New Story is a living planet view of Earth, especially in relationship to climate …
Q&A Responses Batch 1 – Unlearning: For Change Agents
This is the first batch of questions for the Unlearning: For Change Agents course …
It Is No Measure of Health to be Well-Adjusted to a Profoundly Sick Society
So I believe that is a Krishnamurti quote. “It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly …
Separation vs Interbeing
Every culture has a mythology that answers the deep questions like “who am I?” or “what’s important in life?”. But …
Archetypes and Stories Beyond the Hero’s Journey
I don’t think the hero’s journey is a useless archetype. I think it’s a powerful archetype. It’s just like we’ve …
How Can I Help Heal Our Planet?
I hesitate to go too much into data about how much carbon can be stored through regenerative practices, etc. These …
Moving Towards Interbeing
What can we do as individuals to move from the story of separation to the story of interbeing? …
The Case for a Universal Basic Income
Ever since about 1790, economic philosophers have puzzled over a question: “What are we going to do with all the …
How Much Good Can One Person Really Do?
One of the reasons the world is in the state that it is, is because everybody mortgages what is really …
How Our Money System Creates Scarcity
Our money system casts us into competition beyond what might be organic or natural to human beings. How exactly does …
Where Does Addiction Come From?
You can understand a lot about our culture through the lens of addiction. Addiction is another area where we attack …
The Root of Separation
We seem so far from a world of interbeing, but through crisis and collapse, this can change …
Is Competition Human Nature?
Competition is definitely part of human nature, but our society has added additional competition into the system …
The Gift of Loss
The gifts the universe give often take the form of something that looks really bad going into it. Cancer, divorce, …
You Are Life
I would ask you to consider that the pace of your transition out of the dark state has its own …
How Change Happens in the Story of Separation
In the story of separation, change happens what a force is exerted on a mass. But this is an obsolete …
Sacred Economics (2019 Remix)
Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has …
Unlearning: For Change Agents
We are all activists, whether we are called to discover a new story or disrupt a current one …