015 - Thriving Now with Jeff Vander Clute

No matter what may be happening in the world, it is always a time of opportunity. Old ways are ending. New possibilities are appearing. And what can emerge in these times we are in seems, in a sense, infinite. In this far-reaching conversation, Aviv invites Jeff Vander Clute to reflect on where we’ve been, where we are, how we can ask the right questions, and how we can thrive as we unfold, consciously, into the next chapter. Join us for Thriving Now with Jeff Vander Clute. KEY TAKEAWAYS 02:13 – Jeff Vander Clute joins the show to share keys for thriving in the new pattern he’s observed  14:07 – Aviv presents Five Threads to express a unique experience he had at a recent weekend workshop  27:57 – The two different energy centers of love  34:06 – The importance of self-alignment practices  48:43 – Enlightened living and Aviv’s personal transformation  1:04:35 – Aviv speaks to the history and influence of religion  1:16:44 – Different evolutionary cycles  1:20:26 – Aviv ends with one final thought-provoking inquiry TWEETABLE QUOTES “We can let go of the idea of the starving artist, we can let go of the ideas that you can't be spiritual and prosperous. This really is a new time. And I would say that the new economy that's also emerging, and we can't see it fully yet - although if you look at the grassroots, you see it more clearly - is an economy of many to many connections. Is an economy that is distributed, decentralized, radically inclusive.” (06:37) (Jeff)“So in the business world, I would encourage people that ‘How’ leads you to tactic, ‘What’ leads you to strategy, and ‘Why’ leads you to purpose.” (37:24) (Aviv)“I wanted to cede, maybe for future conversation, the word infinitization because I’ve noticed that what’s happening is, pretty much wherever I look and am having conversations with other people who are looking closely and inquiring deeply into the real nature of things, what we thought was finite is infinite. So money is actually infinite curiously enough because our economies are based on the notion of scarcity, either real or artificially imposed. So, when we look at the twenty-one ways we are trained to take big things and make them small, I think in terms of all the ways in which we try to take the infinite, all, and turn it into something bite-sized and somehow separate so that we can analyze and distinguish one thing from another as if they’re two things.” (50:30) (Jeff)“When we look at the headlines we might think the world is going to hell in a handbasket, but maybe we’re just entering into the next cycle. But the beginning of the cycle is a cycle - or a sub cycle - of conflict and working it out, hopefully with much less tumultuousness and violence compared to the past.” (1:17:38) (Jeff)“If the new emerging operating system is to be true, it will have to include all of it. If it cannot include all of it, it simply is a flawed operating system. How do we include all of it and remain safe for ourselves and for each other and give permission for an ecosystem that is not just sustainable, but is regenerative and will bring to light the new possibilities of tomorrow?” (1:20:26) (Aviv) RESOURCES MENTIONED Portals of Perception WebsiteAviv’s LinkedIn Aviv’s TwitterAviv’s WebsiteJeff’s LinkedIn