Halfmoon Podcast

This is a unique podcast. Patsy tells stories in an inimitable, charming style from the Taoist folk canon as well as from her fascinating childhood in old Taiwan. Charles draws out mythic themes from these stories and uses them to illuminate the present condition of humanity. Sometimes he will “decode” them; more often he will speak from their energy and images, because these stories carry profound knowledge that transcends explanation.

Patsy and Charles were married until 2006. They say, “We have completed our karma together, the only thing left is love.” Whether or not that is entirely true, a palpable love and joy animates their conversations, even when they sometimes visit serious themes and tragic events.

Backstory

Back in May 2025, during our NAAS Community’s annual five-day retreat at the Omega Institute, Patsy (former wife, now my work partner) spontaneously opened each session with a traditional Taoist folk tale. Her inimitable storytelling style charmed everyone present, including me. After her tale, I spoke from the energy of the story — because these stories encode profound insights that cannot be reduced to an “explanation,” but can be amplified and worked with.

Patsy and I have decided to continue this collaboration and make it publicly available as a podcast. She will tell the story, then I will offer comments on it and connect it to current events and practical life issues. Then I segue into what sounds like a “guided meditation” but is really more of an improvisational trance state drawing on imagery from the story and serving its purpose to change consciousness.

Patsy learned the stories as a child in Taiwan, where she grew up on the brink of that country’s transition to modernity. She relates to them from an intuitive understanding that a child can access better than a scholar of folklore. These stories are treasures, carrying wisdom from another time, place, and culture to a world that needs them now more than ever.

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