This Is The Time To Become Immense
EPISODE DESCRIPTION
On September 24, 2025, I celebrated ten years of continuous sobriety from all mind-altering substances. A full decade.
In this episode, I reflect on that journey—alongside the grief, uncertainty, and overwhelm so many of us are navigating right now. From global instability to personal heartbreak, we're living through what therapist and writer Francis Weller calls “the Long Dark.”
I share insights from his newest book, In the Absence of the Ordinary, and explore what it means to drop into the underworld with presence, not panic—to become immense and remember the ancient rhythms of soul.
You'll hear reflections on:
– Deep listening as a practice and spiritual tool
– Collective grief and the disorientation of our times
– Listening without fixing
– Conversations across political and emotional divides
– Tending to your soul through ritual, stillness, and creativity
I also announce the opening of enrollment for Autumn’s Wise Circle—my 5-week small group series beginning October 28. Enroll + Learn More
🍂 May this episode offer you grounding, gentleness, and the reminder: you are not alone.
SUMMARY
This week, Alexander Blue Feather marks ten years of continuous sobriety and reflects on what it means to live, feel, and listen through uncertain times.
Drawing from Francis Weller’s In the Absence of the Ordinary, this episode explores the concept of “the long dark,” deep listening as spiritual practice, and the soul’s need for slowness, stillness, and beauty.
You’ll also hear about Autumn’s Wise Circle (now open for enrollment) and ways to anchor yourself in a season of grief and grace.
📌 KEY POINTS & TAKEAWAYS
Alexander celebrates 10 years sober, and reflects on the long journey of learning to live, feel, and stay present without mind-altering substances.
We are in a collective descent. Drawing from Francis Weller, Alexander explores the idea that our culture has entered the mythic underworld—a time of darkness, uncertainty, and transformation.
Grief is the keynote of this moment, and learning to hold grief, rather than escape or fix it, is a soul skill that brings us closer to ourselves and others.
Deep listening is essential—to ourselves, to others, and to the animate earth. Listening, not fixing, is one of the greatest offerings we can bring.
Practices that root us in soul include: stillness, story, beauty, compassion, patience, ritual, prayer, meditation, and creativity.
Becoming “immense” is not about grandiosity. It’s about becoming a flexible, soul-rooted adult—open-hearted, steady, and able to hold space for the sorrow and joy of life.
Enrollment is now open for the Autumn Wise Circle, a 5-week small group experience beginning October 28, designed to help you tend to your soul with community, creativity, and ritual.
