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Interview: Terra Informa – Stephen Jenkinson on Death, Grief, and the Withering World Tree
In this interview, author and culture activist Stephen Jenkinson speaks with Terra Informer Dylan Hall about death, grief, and his new book, ‘Come of Age: a case for elderhood in a time of trouble’, particularly in view of this troubling time we are in. Stephen will be on tour through Canada and the U.S....
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Filmmaker Ian MacKenzie Wins Storyhive Grant to Film Nights of Grief and Mystery Tour
Recently, filmmaker Ian MacKenzie was awarded a $50K grant through the community platform Storyhive to produce the short film 'Lost Nation Road.' This 20 minute documentary will follow Stephen and Gregory for the western leg of their Nights of Grief and Mystery Tour, capturing life on the road and magic along the way.
For years,...
On Elderhood – An Interview with Stephen Jenkinson
“Elders are the axis mundi of our mutual life”
That is a quote from Stephen Jenkinson’s new book Come of Age: The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble. I’ve interviewed Stephen twice before, the first on the issue of ‘right livelihood‘ and the second around the question, ‘Am I ready to teach?‘. As his...
Future Primitive: Elderhood in Troubled Times
In this week’s episode Stephen Jenkinson speaks with Joanna about: the etymology of the word “catastrophe”; the journey of descent into the mysteries of life; the fundamental function of elderhood; being awake as deep engagement; assuming the responsibilities of the sixties generation; the transient nature of leadership; the challenge of elders; the dilemma of...
Listen – The Visionary Activist Show KPFA Radio Interview – Death, Sex, Money, Power, Age
Death, Sex, Money, Power, Age: all sacred – orthodoxed into Taboo, now liberated back to vernacular sacred, through the agency of Stephen Jenkinson – filing scouting reports from the life-death border… Guiding us to “Come of Age,” by honoring age.
“Stephen is a teacher, author, storyteller, spiritual activist, farmer and founder of the Orphan Wisdom...
Dumbo Feather – Stephen Jenkinson Reimagines Dying
Pierz Newton-John on Stephen Jenkinson
Having taught classes on grief and dying, I’ve read many books on the subject of death, but nothing quite like Stephen Jenkinson’s Die Wise.
From the moment I opened it I was galvanised, not just by the depth of its insights, but by its remarkable prose style. Eschewing the cool, objective tone...
Laurie Brown’s Pondercast ‘Death’ Interview With Stephen Jenkinson
Is 2018 the year you will die? Laurie Brown starts the new year with Stephen Jenkinson, contemplating death.
"Welcome to 2018! Your year of ____________. (fill in the blank). Ah the thrill of that blank space. You could fill that spot with a thousand different things! But I’m going to throw an idea at you...
New Interview: Banyen Books & Sound with Stephen Jenkinson
Farah Nazarali from Banyen Books & Sound interviews Stephen Jenkinson in the lead up to Stephen's upcoming day long teaching in DIE WISE Making Meaning in Vancouver, BC at the University of British Columbia Asian Studies Centre.
“To grieve is to be part of the human experience. That's the great dare of being human and...