Wow! I had to listen to this episode twice in order for it to really sink in! Awesome discussion about “The master and his emissary”. I’m so glad you showed your cards! I haven’t read the book, but have listened to McGilchrist in many interviews and wondered what was missing. Of course there’s no prescriptive answer about whether it’s better to be right or left brained! Isn’t the answer always “in the bridge between”? Thank you Four Arrows for the beautiful science based example of this! And for the reminder that these are twins, solar/lunar, masculine/feminine, yin/yang, opposite but equals, and deeply interconnected. And the point isn’t to choose one over the other, but to BE in the harmony and mystery between the two. This reminds me of the first words of the Tao Te Ching where Lau Tzu writes that, the Tao that is speakable in words is not the eternal Tao. So when we try to describe reality in words, we can’t be in direct relationship with reality. This ties in with how Four Arrows called into question the entire concept of having a worldview, because it implies having to ‘see’ the world, and thereby implies separation from the world. And how indigenous people don’t have a worldview “because indigeneity is really about BEING this in the world.” Thank you Four Arrows for blowing my mind! Thank you Daniel for asking awesome questions, and continuing to tell good stories!
Wow! I had to listen to this episode twice in order for it to really sink in! Awesome discussion about “The master and his emissary”. I’m so glad you showed your cards! I haven’t read the book, but have listened to McGilchrist in many interviews and wondered what was missing. Of course there’s no prescriptive answer about whether it’s better to be right or left brained! Isn’t the answer always “in the bridge between”? Thank you Four Arrows for the beautiful science based example of this! And for the reminder that these are twins, solar/lunar, masculine/feminine, yin/yang, opposite but equals, and deeply interconnected. And the point isn’t to choose one over the other, but to BE in the harmony and mystery between the two. This reminds me of the first words of the Tao Te Ching where Lau Tzu writes that, the Tao that is speakable in words is not the eternal Tao. So when we try to describe reality in words, we can’t be in direct relationship with reality. This ties in with how Four Arrows called into question the entire concept of having a worldview, because it implies having to ‘see’ the world, and thereby implies separation from the world. And how indigenous people don’t have a worldview “because indigeneity is really about BEING this in the world.” Thank you Four Arrows for blowing my mind! Thank you Daniel for asking awesome questions, and continuing to tell good stories!
Thrilled and honored that this episode gave you life! I agree completely—balance, harmony, being ❤️