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Following your fear may sound counterintuitive when aspiring to a life of love and peace. Mythologist Joseph Campbell once famously quipped, "follow your bliss," which sounds much safer.

However, it can also be true that fear will not stop following you until it is acknowledged, healed, or transcended. Avoiding the triggers of insecurity can amount to a long detour on the path of awakening and authenticity. Campbell also wrote, "the cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."

This is where mindfully walking the labyrinth of our fears to the center of our being and back matters. There are many different types of fear but psychologist Karl Albrecht believes that they can be categorized and fit into a hierarchy or “feararchy.” Nonetheless, philosophers like Jiddu Krishnmurti asserted that these are still only the branches of one tree of fear and implored seekers to cut it down at the root.

On an evolutionary level, our instincts associated with worry are predominantly codes for responding to a long-gone world. Most of the ancient imminent threats like predators, storms and enemies have been replaced by longform health complexities like addiction, obesity, or loneliness. This episode explores how to deconstruct fear and anxiety to live more whole-heartedly.

(Music “To New Beginnings” by Bing Satellites)