The following podcast is part of Dory Cote's series on shamanism and spirituality.
The questions answered in this podcast are as follows:
• Tell us what you mean by Radical Hope. [0:34]
• It sounds like regular hope is very close to gratitude; it is almost extending gratitude into the future. Whereas Radical Hope is holding a vision, and living into that vision, intentionally and energetically. Is that correct? [3:42]
• If one practices Radical Hope on a regular basis, does it get easier? [5:18]
• Radical Hope is different from prayer? [6:32]
• Why is having Radical Hope important particularly right now? [7:19]
• How do you conjure up Radical Hope within yourself? [11:27]
• This is similar to training athletes by visualizing performance and hoped for outcomes. This is what you are inviting us to do… a kind of spiritual training. [12:49]
• Story from You Are the Placebo indicates that practice can help you invoke Radical Hope faster. [15:18]
• What about other authors or prisoners of war or survivors—can you give us other examples of people who have practiced radical hope?[16:34]
• Clarifying Radical Hope versus hope born layered over denial. [19:40]
• Radical Hope starts with the individual. How do you envision it working within a community? Or the community helping the individual to maintain it? [22:10]
• Do you have any other comments or words of wisdom on this topic that might help someone with this practice? [23:57]
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