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Beloved Futures
“the ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.”
~ David Graeber
The world is changing all around us. I know in my bones that, contrary to the evening news, a new and more beautiful way of human-ing on the planet is being birthed. One that is in right relation with Earth (Gaia), embracing the truth of Inter-being. The Beloved Futures podcast is a space of soul nourishment where we explore what is going right with the world and give space to the Beloved Futures emerging in our midst.
When we can collectively imagine multidimensional futures that we wish to live in, we will make the choices in the present that steer us there with more ease and grace.
Imagination is the mostpowerful force available to humankind.
Together we imagine new worlds into being. Radical (to the root) modes of relating with the world, remembering how to live with earth as the sentient being that she is.
Each episode, I connect with individuals and collectives whoare actively engaged withand devoted tocatalyzingbelovedfutures. What do these futureslook like, taste like, smell like, feel liketo them? What propels their work and dedication to radical imaginings?Together we explore what brings them energy and hope, the twists and turns of their life and learningand how their workin the world adds to the collective experience of thriving and joy.
These conversations with artists, healers, teachers, creators, storytellers, farmers, spiritual leaders, mothers and others on the frontlines of the imagination revolution are aimed at supporting all of us as werise into our creative potential as human BE-comings.
Each one of us is a vessel for thelife forceof Loveto flow into material experience and each one of us has an invaluable gift to share. When we focus our energies on the Beloved Futures, we collectively produce an energetic in the now that makes the seemingly impossible, possible. The time is now, there is no other moment than the present. Together we are a force. And so it is...
Beloved Futures
S2 E19 | Our Beloved Futures Book – Waking from the Nightmare: The Chrysalis & the Courage to Choose Peace
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What if the anxiety gripping the world is not entirely yours?
What if this moment of dissolution is not the end, but the chrysalis?
In this episode of Beloved Futures, Aubrey Morgan Yee sits down once again with her dear friend Cassie Mitchell to continue their exploration of Our Beloved Futures. They enter Chapter Two: Waking from the Nightmare – a meditation on anxiety, consequence, hatred, and the radical cultivation of inner peace during times of global reckoning. As headlines intensify and the collective nervous system hums with instability, they explore how to stay informed without being consumed, protect innocence where we can, and cultivate resilience not as rigidity, but as a grounded, bendable strength.
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About the Conversation
At the heart of this dialogue is the chrysalis – the stage where the caterpillar dissolves into formlessness before becoming something entirely new. Aubrey speaks to this moment as an age of consequence, where both personal and collective choices are revealing their effects. This reckoning is not only happening “out there.” It is happening within each of us.
Aubrey offers a powerful reframe: peace is not the absence of conflict. It is the ability to move through conflict without creating additional harm.
What We Explore in This Episode
In one of the episode’s most moving moments, Aubrey reads her poem from the chapter – a raw invocation of courage in the face of historical amnesia, violence, and moral collapse. Yet even here, the invitation is not despair. It is tenderness. It is choosing to meet this time not with hatred, but with clarity and love.
Key Takeaways
- Anxiety as frequency – Not every thought or fear belongs to you. Discernment is a practice.
- Homeopathic news – Staying aware without flooding your nervous system.
- The Age of Consequence – Personal and planetary reckoning as both challenge and opportunity.
- The Chrysalis Moment – Dissolution as necessary for emergence.
- Peace as resonance – Hate transfers; peace resonates with our original nature.
- Response-ability – Releasing reaction to cultivate grounded, compassionate response.
- Small acts matter – A hug, a home-cooked meal, forgiveness, breath. These are not trivial gestures. They are culture-making.
For anyone feeling destabilized by the pace of change, this episode offers a steady hand: Root into your present moment. Tend your inner life. Protect innocence where you can. Let peace begin as an inner resonance and ripple outward from there.
We are in the chrysalis. And courage, in this time, is choosing love again and again.
With Love & Gratitude,
Aubrey Morgan Yee
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Website: www.ourbelovedfutures.com
Instagram: @aubrey.morgan.yee
Substack: ourbelovedfutures.substack.com
Book: Our Beloved Futures