The Sacred | Katherine May on Everyday Wonder and How to Not Be a Guru @thesacredpodcast | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
Katherine May is the author of multiple books, both fiction and memoir, including the much celebrated Wintering and The Electricity of Every Living Thing. She most recently authored the book Enchantment: Reawakening Wonder in an Exhausted Age, and is the host of the very popular podcast How We Live Now.
Katherine spoke about seasons of life, finding wonder in the everyday, class, autism, the weirdness of becoming a 'person of wisdom' to many and how to avoid becoming an internet guru.
** You can buy a copy of Katherine's book 'Enchantment' here: faber.co.uk/product/9780571378357-enchantment **
** And check out her podcast How We Live Now here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-we-live-now-with-katherine-may/id1516642192 **
Read the full transcript here: theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2024/02/28/katherine-may-on-everyday-wonder-and-how-to-not-be-a-guru
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
3:19 - What is sacred to you? Katherine May answers
8:06 - Motherhood and losing solitude
12:26 - Imagination, searching for answers and noticing class differences
15:43 - Working class values, community and rich cultural experiences
22:45 - Reading and the school system
26:43 - Getting into writing and calling yourself a 'writer'
31:54 - Writing to find out what you think
34:19 - Learning to receive praise
36:41 - Resisting being a 'guru'
38:52 - Honesty, memoir and privacy for writers
41:46 - The pressure for writers to respond to messages online
43:15 - Becoming an 'accidental spiritual leader' and the fall of other societal structures
50:42 - Autism and valuing all people
59:36 - Reflections from Elizabeth
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Katherine May is the author of multiple books, both fiction and memoir, including the much celebrated Wintering and The Electricity of Every Living Thing. She most recently authored the book Enchantment: Reawakening Wonder in an Exhausted Age, and is the host of the very popular podcast How We Live Now.
Katherine spoke about seasons of life, finding wonder in the everyday, class, autism, the weirdness of becoming a 'person of wisdom' to many and how to avoid becoming an internet guru.
** You can buy a copy of Katherine's book 'Enchantment' here: faber.co.uk/product/9780571378357-enchantment **
** And check out her podcast How We Live Now here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-we-live-now-with-katherine-may/id1516642192 **
Read the full transcript here: theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2024/02/28/katherine-may-on-everyday-wonder-and-how-to-not-be-a-guru
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
3:19 - What is sacred to you? Katherine May answers
8:06 - Motherhood and losing solitude
12:26 - Imagination, searching for answers and noticing class differences
15:43 - Working class values, community and rich cultural experiences
22:45 - Reading and the school system
26:43 - Getting into writing and calling yourself a 'writer'
31:54 - Writing to find out what you think
34:19 - Learning to receive praise
36:41 - Resisting being a 'guru'
38:52 - Honesty, memoir and privacy for writers
41:46 - The pressure for writers to respond to messages online
43:15 - Becoming an 'accidental spiritual leader' and the fall of other societal structures
50:42 - Autism and valuing all people
59:36 - Reflections from Elizabeth
*****
The Sacred is a podcast produced by the think tank Theos. Be sure to connect with us below to stay up-to-date with all our content, research and events.
CONNECT WITH THE SACRED
Twitter: twitter.com/sacred_podcast
Instagram: instagram.com/sacred_podcast
CONNECT WITH ELIZABETH OLDFIELD
Twitter: twitter.com/ESOldfield
Instagram: instagram.com/elizabethsaraholdfield
Substack: morefullyalive.substack.com
CONNECT WITH THEOS
Theos monthly newsletter: confirmsubscription.com/h/d/E9E17CAB71AC7464
Twitter: twitter.com/Theosthinktank
Facebook: facebook.com/theosthinktank
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/theos---the-think-tank
Website: theosthinktank.co.uk
CHECK OUT OUR PODCASTS
The Sacred: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sacred/id1326888108
Reading Our Times: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reading-our-times/id1530952185
