Modern Animism Radio, a holistic spiritual path

What if the antidote to evil has been living in the rivers, roots, and rituals of Earth-based spirituality all along?
We explore Evan Longin's theory of what makes widespread harm possible — binary thinking, controlled information, oversimplified answers, and unchecked power — and ask whether animism, one of humanity's oldest worldviews, naturally resists all four.
For anyone who talks to trees, grieves the animals they eat, or feels the river has something to say.

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What does it mean to truly govern yourself in a world designed to fragment your attention and outsource your choices? In Episode 1 of this series, we explore sovereignty not as power or isolation — but as coherent self-governance in relationship. Through an animist lens, we look at why you can only genuinely connect with the living world (trees, rivers, ancestors, dreams) when you show up as genuinely yourself — and how consumer culture, social media, and algorithmic life quietly erode that self. We introduce the six-part arc of the series (Root → Perceive → Discern → Choose → Defend → Regenerate) and leave you with a simple but powerful field practice to try this week.

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You believe the world is alive. So why does it feel so far away? In the final episode of From Numb to Known, trauma therapist and lifelong animist [Host Name] offers a practical roadmap for returning to presence — one nervous system at a time.

This episode covers the correct sequence for healing dissociation (hint: safety before spirit), somatic grounding as genuine animist relationship, the practice of titration and pendulation, reciprocity as a way to interrupt freeze, finding community when your worldview doesn't fit mainstream culture, and how Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, and Internal Family Systems align with animist frameworks.

For anyone who feels cut off from a world they know is alive — this is the practice of coming back. Small, real, and possible.

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An animist reframe on aging: your body isn't decaying — it's becoming. Using the wheel of life, the four seasons, and the wisdom of nature-based traditions, we answer a listener's heartfelt question about finding peace in a changing body.
This is also the perfect preview for our upcoming series on Sovereignty — how to step into your power at any age.
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You named the ache (Part 1). You understood the trauma underneath it — the freeze, the protector, the structural split (Part 2). Now comes the turn: the bridge back.In Part 3 of From Numb to Known, we reframe disconnection itself. This isn't a story about something broken in you — it's a story about a torn thread in a living web, and torn threads don't carry shame, only the need for mending.In this episode, we explore:→ Why disconnection is relational, not personal — a repair story, not a self-improvement story→ What the land, the seasons, the animals, and the ancestors have been doing this whole time (hint: they never stopped reaching)→ Why the relationship is waiting, not gone — and why the fact that you're listening right now is proof something in you kept the thread→ How trauma lives in the body — and why the body is also the way back→ Sensation as the first language of reconnection, before meaning, before storyThis is for the deeply feeling people — the ones who've felt the glass between themselves and the living world, and who are ready to understand that the bridge across it was never missing. It's been there the whole time.Part 4 is coming soon, where we begin the actual practice: grounding, small presence, reciprocity, and finding your people.#FromNumbToKnown #Animism #SomaticHealing #NervousSystemHealing #TraumaRecovery #EcoSpirituality #NatureConnection #DissociationHealing #AncestralTrauma #Embodiment #PolyvagalTheory #SpiritualAwakening #HealingJourney #EarthBasedSpirituality #FeltSenseWant to go deeper? Join me here:https://www.patreon.com/cw/PanSocietyAnimismLaura Giles is an animist licensed clinical social worker who specializes in healing trauma. She founded Pan Society to make animism accessible to modern people. She delights in helping people to find their own spiritual path and awaken their innate spiritual wisdom.For more information about Laura Giles, see her websites at https://linktr.ee/lauragilesBumper credits: Music from Pond5. Videos from Pixabay and Pexels.