#2 | A Call to the Brave, with Mac Macartney

Welcome dear listener.Our guest this time on The Elder Well is Mac Macartney. Mac is a visionary, international speaker, author, and change-maker. He is the founder of Embercombe, a social enterprise and 50-acre rewilding estate on Dartmoor (UK) dedicated to the profound regeneration of land and society. He bridges ancient indigenous wisdom with 21st-century leadership. Over a 20-year period, Mac was mentored by indigenous elders, profoundly shaping his worldview and driving his advocacy for earth-centred leadershipIn this episode, Mac shares insights and wisdom from a life dedicated to beauty, nature, spirit, courage and love.…* Mac shares how, for him, one of the great invitations of the second half of life is to uncover - or recover - our authentic voice, and to speak from this in service of what is real, true and has value;* Now aged 73, he describes how in his 20’s, encountering the deep spirituality of First Nations people, recorded in the book Touch The Earth, profoundly moved and inspired him, and shaped the course of the rest of his life;* He offers a vision of what might be expected of conscious, engaged elders, which includes looking to the future, acting to benefit the overall cohesion of society, and being invested in young people having safe, sustainable, fulfilling and dignified lives;* Our conversation ends with Mac offering ‘A call to the brave’, an inspiring invitation to all who can to step up in these times of crisis, and co-create the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.Please enjoy…Links:https://macmacartney.com/https://www.embercombe.org/the-journeyhttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/509333.Touch_the_Earth“…in the end it’s not much more than the things that we’ve already spoken of. You know, to know that you are loved. You do not need to prove anything. The “spiritual things” in our view are by and large, everything that we call ordinary in this life, a sunrise… I mean, I understand we have different religions, and they serve many people very well, but I think we were born into a ceremony, and the very nature of life is spiritual.”We are so happy to share that The Elder Well podcast opens and closes with the song River Run Free composed and performed by MaMuse with Walter Strauss on guitar. This song is shared here with the generous permission of the artists. To find out more about MaMuse, their music and their mission please visit: http://www.mamuse.org/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theelderwell.substack.com