39. The Knowing Inside
From Nature :: Spirit — Kinship in a living world by Priscilla Stuckey
February 12, 2025 · 24 min
About this episode
The episode explores the concept of inner knowledge and decision-making through Indigenous perspectives and personal experiences.
Do we have everything within us to make good decisions? When Abraham Maslow lived among the Blackfoot people, he learned their answer was yes. Today we hear from Indigenous voices on knowing from within, or “sovereignty of mind.” And we look at the long habit in Western history of defining knowledge instead as the ideas handed down from outside authorities—a habit feeding the rise of authoritarianism and fascism today. Plus a moment from my own life when I took a step toward reuniting with my own heart. Get full access to Nature :: Spirit — Kinship in a living world at priscillastuckey.substack.com/subscribe
People in this episode
Host: Priscilla Stuckey
Topics covered
- decision making
- Indigenous knowledge
- sovereignty of mind
- Western history
- authoritarianism
- personal growth
Keywords
- decision making
- Indigenous voices
- sovereignty of mind
- knowledge
- authoritarianism
- personal growth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Blackfoot
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