09/10/2026
"Everyone born is gifted & everyone is wounded. It turns out that the deepest gifts are right next to the deepest wounds. The road of meaning, purpose, realization & spiritual fulfillment is made by repeatedly opening the wounds & finding healing - finding the gifts that were given to us & intended to be given to the world."- Michael Meade
"Everyone born is gifted and everyone is wounded. It turns out that the deepest gifts are right next to the deepest wounds. So if we take the ideas of rite of passage or initiation, when the person is going through the rite of passage, what is supposed to happen is a more conscious awareness of the wounds and the gifts. And then the process would involve healing of the wounds and awakening of the gifts and purpose of the person. So both things are supposed to happen. And then each time there's a need for another rebirth, or another initiatory experience, or a crisis brings it on. Both things are supposed to happen again. The road of meaning, purpose, realization and spiritual fulfillment is made by repeatedly opening the wounds and finding healing. And at the same time, becoming more conscious of the style of one's life, of the aims of one's life and of the gifts that were given to the person and intended to be given to the world."
- Michael Meade