How to Die Wise in a Deathphobic Culture | Stephen Jenkinson

Stephen Jenkinson is an author, poet, storyteller, cultural activist, and farmer — a genuine renaissance man whose work cuts to the heart of what our culture has lost in its relationship to death and dying. He holds a master's in theology from Harvard and a master's in social work from the University of Toronto, and spent years as a palliative care worker — an experience documented in the film "Griefwalker." His award-winning book "Die Wise" is one of the most profound and challenging explorations of death, grief, and meaning in print.In this conversation, we explore what people are really afraid of when it comes to death — and why it's rarely what they think — what it means to carry the dead, how language shapes our understanding of dying and reality, and how death can fundamentally change how you live.We also get into why hope is hopeless and what it means to live hope-free, why you don't have to accept death, how to be with the dying as a genuine act of love, and what it means to take responsibility for being in and a part of the world.A rare, uncompromising, and deeply honest conversation about death, grief, and what it means to be truly alive — for anyone willing to look at what our deathphobic culture would rather avoid.🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗Stephen's site — Orphan Wisdom In-depth summary of "Die Wise" Nights of Grief & Mystery — Stephen's band Griefwalker film🕰️ TIMESTAMPS 🕰️0:00 - Introduction — Artem shares his experience with death 3:40 - What is life and end of life? 7:40 - How language shapes our understanding of reality 9:10 - How much of our fear of death is biological? 13:46 - Is death inevitable? 18:55 - What people are really afraid of when it comes to death 29:29 - What does it mean to carry the dead? 44:11 - How can you tell if someone knows they're going to die? 54:02 - How death can change your life 58:30 - Why hope is hopeless — how to live hope-free 1:07:05 - Taking responsibility for being in and a part of the world 1:13:40 - Why you don't have to accept death 1:17:47 - How to be with the dying — a new understanding of love 1:25:05 - Where to connect with Stephen and what's next — Nights of Grief & Mystery*Subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch the video versions of the Elevating Consciousness Podcast *Subscribe to the Insighter Substack to get in-depth articles on the theory and practice of human transformation through a post-conventional