#90 The Ancient Game of Snakes and Ladders with Polina Rud
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The episode explores the spiritual significance of the ancient game Gyan Chaupar and its modern reinterpretation as The Cosmic Game of Snakes and Arrows with guest Polina Rud.
What if one of the simplest children’s games was never meant to be a game at all? On today’s episode of The Conscious Diva Podcast , I’m joined by Polina Rud , author of the new book The Cosmic Game of Snakes and Arrows: An Oracle for Mapping Your Destiny — a modern reimagining of an ancient spiritual teaching that includes the original game board itself. Long before Chutes and Ladders appeared in playrooms, there was Gyan Chaupar — the Game of Knowledge . It wasn’t designed for entertainment, but for awakening. In this conversation, we explore: - How this ancient spiritual map became a modern board game, what was lost when meaning was stripped away. - Using the game as an oracle and a powerful divinatory tool. - How The Cosmic Game of Snakes and Arrows invites us to work consciously with destiny, choice, and self-awareness. - Polina explains how each square/tile on the board provides a philosophical key representing different levels of human experience. About Polina: Polina Rud is a doctoral candidate in art history at Moscow University with a master’s in international relations. She is an art curator and lecturer with expertise in Theosophy, Nordic runic oracles, and Hindu…
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