The Future of Initiation with Andy Hilton

New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast · May 1, 2020 · 40m

Andy Hilton is author of Anthropology and Mysticism in the Making of Initiation. He is also coeditor of the anthology, Perspectives on Commoning. Here he shares his optimistic vision of a world in which universal education is understood to be an initiatory process. He suggests that young people are being drawn into a new vision of spirituality through such media as superhero comics and movies, as well as the Harry Potter series and much science fiction. He emphasizes that initiation is a long-term process of which rituals are only a small part. New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove…