When the Weather Speaks

When the Weather Speaks

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April 17, 2026 · 15 min

About this episode

The episode explores the resurgence of interest in religious traditions during times of instability and the potential value of animism as a worldview.

Over the past few years, a curious pattern has begun to emerge in many conversations about meaning and faith. Researchers and commentators—including Jamie Wheal in his discussions with the Home Grown Humans community—have pointed out that in times of instability and uncertainty, many people begin returning to religious traditions they may have previously set aside. In the West, that often means a renewed interest in Christianity. I understand why. When the ground beneath society feels shaky—politically, economically, ecologically—people naturally seek coherence. They seek community. They seek a moral compass and a story large enough to hold suffering. Religious traditions have long provided those anchors. But as I’ve listened to these conversations, I’ve found myself wondering whether we might be looking in the wrong direction—not because Christianity is wrong, but because the search may need to reach further back in our collective memory. My hunch is that we haven’t gone far enough back. Before Christianity. Before modern secularism. Before the idea that the world is mostly made of objects. For tens of thousands of years, human beings lived with a very different understanding of…

Topics covered

  • religion
  • animism
  • community
  • faith
  • nature
  • uncertainty

Keywords

  • Christianity
  • animism
  • community
  • faith
  • nature
  • uncertainty
  • moral compass

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