Manda Scott is an award-winning novelist and host of the acclaimed Accidental Gods podcast. Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming series, her previous novels have been short-listed for the Orange Prize, the Edgar, Wilbur Smith and Saltire Awards and won the McIllvanney Prize. Her latest novel ANY HUMAN POWER is a Mytho-Political thriller which lays out a Thrutopian road map to a flourishing future we’d be proud to leave to the generations that come after us. With degrees in veterinary medicine and a Masters in Regenerative Economics, Manda’s life is oriented towards creating radical new narratives that will pave the way to the total systemic change our culture – and our world – needs.

Any Human Power is available for sale on Amazon.

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Topics

00:00 – Introduction and Support Request
01:00 – Guest Introduction: Manda Scott
02:04 – Discussion on Thrutopian Novels
02:45 – Manda Scott's Literary Influences
07:01 – Spiritual Practices and Shamanic Path
12:25 – The Concept of Thrutopian Fiction
17:29 – The Power of Fiction in Inspiring Change
21:22 – Genesis of 'Any Human Power'
27:45 – The Role of Dreaming in Spiritual Practice
27:52 – Shamanic Dreaming and Its Significance
29:08 – Connecting with Loved Ones Through Dreams
30:36 – Trauma Culture and Initiation Cultures
32:11 – The Four Stages of Evolution
36:40 – Dopamine vs. Serotonin Reward Systems
40:01 – The Importance of Community and Connection
45:11 – The Future of Spiritual Practice and Writing
46:29 – Integrating Dreaming into Daily Life
48:36 – Concluding Thoughts on Modernity and Community

Resources

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner
Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Riding the Horse Backwards by Arnold and Amy Mindell
Regenesis by George Monbiot
Sounds of SAND #98 - Glissando of Consciousness: Andrew Holecek
Sounds of SAND #65 Emptiness & Grief: Francis Weller
Sounds of SAND #11 Quantum Listening: IONE
Sounds of SAND #85 In Our Bones: Osprey Orielle Lake

#108 Thrutopian Dreams: Manda Scott

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