Living Myth Episode 473 - Finding Guidance in Your Life
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Feb 4, 2026 
Michael Meade, renowned mythologist and storyteller, shares how dreams, birds, inner voices and mythic stories can act as guides. He talks about noticing subtle omens, rituals that invite inspiration, standing in not-knowing, and how wounds, humility and small daily deaths open access to deeper purpose and prophetic insight.
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Begin By Saying “I Don’t Know”
- Stop embracing certainty and admit "I don't know" as the first step to finding guidance and learning.
- Listen for your calling because hearing it sets you on a lifelong, specific path of learning.
The Old Woman And The Guiding Bird
- Meade retells an African tale of the youngest brother who stops to rub an old woman's sores and receives a bird that protects and guides him.
- The bird wakes him from death and embodies the world's gift of guidance when one listens.
Breathe To Hear Your Inner Guidance
- When anxiety arises, Meade recommends stopping, lying down, and breathing toward the center of the soul to reset and hear inner guidance.
- Settling the breath quiets distracting thoughts and opens perception to subtle voices.
