#126 Navigating Darkness & Becoming an Apprentice of the Unknown with Deborah Eden Tull

Deborah Eden Tull (who goes by Eden) is a Zen meditation and engaged dharma teacher, public speaker, author and sustainability educator, as well as the founder of Mindful Living Revolution. She trained for seven and a half years as a Buddhist monk at a silent Zen monastery and has taught engaged dharma for over 20 years. Her new book, Luminous Darkness, explores what it means to embrace, navigate and learn from the unknown. Eden and I discuss how “endarkenment” is different than enlightenment, and how balancing both light and dark in our lives can provide a radical path to wholeness. We discuss everything from embodiment to dark nights of the soul, light pollution, the suppression of femininity, our collective disconnection from the earth, and the complexities of power, dominance, hierarchy.Find Eden at deborahedentull.com and on InstagramEden’s Book Recommendations - Zen Mind, Beginners Mind by Shunryu Suzuki & Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmermerSign up for Retrograde with Intention here - We start September 17th, but registration will remain open through September.Songs featured: “Heat & Dark” by Luca Fogale and “The Fruitful Darkness” by Trevor HallHow to support the show:* Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes* Become a paid subscriber on Substack* Visit my website - AnyaKaats.com & Find me on InstagramA Millennial's Guide to Saving the World is a reader and listener-supported project. If you find this content valuable and have the means to donate financially, please consider becoming a paid subscriber for only $5/month. Get full access to Dirt Road Dispatch at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe