How to Live with Joy and Compassion using Ancient Wisdom (feat. Betty J. Kovacs)
Human civilization is at least 40,000 years old and we are now rediscovering the ancient wisdom of our ancestors who embraced a vast heart-centered consciousness, which is still relevant today.
My guest today, Dr. Betty J Kovacs, believes that by connecting with the heart-centered consciousness and sacred perspective of the ancients, we can get to the root cause of the global problems we’re facing and heal the collective.
Betty is a recognized expert who has taught literature, writing, and symbolic/mythic language for twenty-five years. She served many years on the Board of Directors of the Jung Society of Claremont in California. She shares her knowledge and passion through her books, speaking, teaching and media interviews, like this one.
In our conversation, Betty speaks about old shamanic practices and traditions from different ancient cultures and how we can use the knowledge to access higher and a more heart-centered state of being. Please join us as we take this journey back in time.
Interview time stamps:
02:56 ︳Betty shares the experiences that led her to write her book “Merchants of Light: The Consciousness That Is Changing the World”
06:28 ︳Shamanic practices of used by ancient cultures to access different states of consciousness
08:00 ︳How our ancestors’ view of civilization are different from ours today
14:54 ︳What is a sacred text and symbolic language and how they used it to connect with their heart and larger themes of life
21:30 ︳Betty’s tips on how we can feel more connected to our hearts through rituals and symbolic language
27:00 ︳How some ancient tribes achieve altered states of consciousness including heart-consciousness
30:50 ︳How the loss of heart consciousness destroying the world and what we can do to shift that
36:50 ︳Why the mind and heart should be connected and practices we can use to synchronize both part
Learn more about Dr. Betty J Kovacs at her website.