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Modern Animism Radio, a holistic spiritual path

Modern Animism Radio, a holistic spiritual path

Pan Society 173 Episodes Aug 20, 2026

This podcast explores animism as a holistic spiritual path in the modern world. Aimed at newcomers, it offers guidance on rituals, connecting with Spirit and ancestors, and observing holy days. The hosts draw on their own lifelong experience with animist traditions to help listeners incorporate these practices into daily life.

Episodes

The Cunning Farmer: Talking to Land Spirits, Reading the Moon, and Farming as Magic | Todd Elliott
The Cunning Farmer: Talking to Land Spirits, Reading the Moon, and Farming as Magic | Todd Elliott Aug 20, 2026 00:48:05 Todd Elliott — Kentucky farmer, Reiki master, Druid, and author of The Cunning Farmer — joins us to talk about what happens when you stop separating farm work from spirit work.We cover how he consults the land spirits and ancestors on his own farm, how he uses Reiki to send healing into land that's been traumatized by violence and destruction, what he learned from a pilgrimage to the astronomi
The Inner Council — Making Hard Decisions the Animist Way Ep #7
The Inner Council — Making Hard Decisions the Animist Way Ep #7 Aug 20, 2026 00:10:27 In this episode, we explore discernment — the ancient art of self-governing when there's no outside authority to tell you what's right. We look at how animist councils made decisions together, and how you can build that same council inside yourself: your body, your inner voices, and time itself. Learn to tell fear apart from wisdom, desire apart from calling, and pressure apart from a true
16 Modern Habits That Block Your Experience of Animism (Animism Explained)
16 Modern Habits That Block Your Experience of Animism (Animism Explained) Aug 13, 2026 00:09:09 Ever feel like you used to sense something alive in nature, but modern life numbed it? This episode breaks down 16 everyday habits that block a lived, reciprocal relationship with the more-than-human world — and what animism actually asks of us in return.We're not just talking about "believing trees have spirits." Animism is a two-way relationship: giving as well as taking, noticing
Skills, Craft & Material Sovereignty | Animism Ep. 5
Skills, Craft & Material Sovereignty | Animism Ep. 5 Aug 6, 2026 00:09:12 What if self-sufficiency isn't about needing no one — but about having something real to offer the land? In Episode 5, we explore animist self-sufficiency as reciprocal competence: the skills, craft, and material fluency that let you enter right relationship with the world around you.We dig into the difference between subsistence (dependence on systems) and sovereignty (fluency with materials)
The Self Is a Council: Huna, Mongolian, Lakota & West African Soul Wisdom Explained
The Self Is a Council: Huna, Mongolian, Lakota & West African Soul Wisdom Explained Jul 23, 2026 00:13:39 Ever feel like there's more than one voice inside you? In this episode, we explore how animist traditions around the world — from Hawaiian Huna to Mongolian shamanism to Lakota soul teachings to West African concepts of the double — understood the self as a council, not a single "I." Learn the difference between being ruled by your inner voices and learning to govern them, how dreams
Think Like a Proton — Music, Energy & Ritual with Mark Winters
Think Like a Proton — Music, Energy & Ritual with Mark Winters Jul 16, 2026 00:43:37 Musician Mark shares his "think like a proton" philosophy — a way of channeling energy, ritual, and presence into songwriting and performance. We explore how science, poetry, and family shaped his sound, and how staying energetically attuned lets him connect deeply with every audience.Mark Winters Pan Society
The Geography of Sovereignty: Body, Time, Position, Earth Ep.#2
The Geography of Sovereignty: Body, Time, Position, Earth Ep.#2 Jul 16, 2026 00:15:30 Where are you, right now — really? In your body, or a step outside it? Living in this moment, or replaying the past and rehearsing the future? This episode maps three layers of "where am I": embodiment, time, and relational position — above, below, behind, in front, beside, with — then zooms out to ask the same questions of our place among rivers, trees, and animals. Includes a three-par
You Don't Conquer a Goddess: The Spirit of Chomolungma
You Don't Conquer a Goddess: The Spirit of Chomolungma Jul 16, 2026 00:23:45 What happens when you ask permission from a mountain — and then ignore the answer?In 1996, eight people died on Everest in a single storm. The movie captures the chaos, the courage, and the heartbreak. But it misses the deeper story: the mountain herself.In this episode, we sit with Chomolungma — the Goddess Mother of the World — and ask what she saw that day. We talk about the Puja ceremony the S
The Ancient Worldview That Makes Evil Nearly Impossible | Animism, Power & the Web of Life
The Ancient Worldview That Makes Evil Nearly Impossible | Animism, Power & the Web of Life Jul 9, 2026 00:17:48 What if the antidote to evil has been living in the rivers, roots, and rituals of Earth-based spirituality all along?We explore Evan Longin's theory of what makes widespread harm possible — binary thinking, controlled information, oversimplified answers, and unchecked power — and ask whether animism, one of humanity's oldest worldviews, naturally resists all four.For anyone who talks to tr
You Are Not For Sale — What Sovereignty Really Means
You Are Not For Sale — What Sovereignty Really Means Jul 9, 2026 00:09:17 What does it mean to truly govern yourself in a world designed to fragment your attention and outsource your choices? In Episode 1 of this series, we explore sovereignty not as power or isolation — but as coherent self-governance in relationship. Through an animist lens, we look at why you can only genuinely connect with the living world (trees, rivers, ancestors, dreams) when you show up as genui
How to Stop Experiencing Aging as Grotesque | An Animist Perspective on the Wheel of Life
How to Stop Experiencing Aging as Grotesque | An Animist Perspective on the Wheel of Life Jul 2, 2026 00:13:44 An animist reframe on aging: your body isn't decaying — it's becoming. Using the wheel of life, the four seasons, and the wisdom of nature-based traditions, we answer a listener's heartfelt question about finding peace in a changing body.This is also the perfect preview for our upcoming series on Sovereignty — how to step into your power at any age.Got a question for the podcast? Drop
How to Reconnect With Nature When Trauma Has Numbed You | Somatic Healing & Animism Ep. #4
How to Reconnect With Nature When Trauma Has Numbed You | Somatic Healing & Animism Ep. #4 Jul 2, 2026 00:28:37 You believe the world is alive. So why does it feel so far away? In the final episode of From Numb to Known, trauma therapist and lifelong animist [Host Name] offers a practical roadmap for returning to presence — one nervous system at a time.This episode covers the correct sequence for healing dissociation (hint: safety before spirit), somatic grounding as genuine animist relationship, the practi

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