EPISODE #69 – IN SHADOW – A MODERN ODYSSEY 2
Tim Bishop2021-09-01T21:40:04+00:00![](https://nxtlvl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/gradient-separator.png)
IN SHADOW - A MODERN ODYSSEY
Today Tim is joined by a very special guest, Lubomir Arsov, as they delve into his short animated film In Shadow – A Modern Odyssey. With more than four million views, this short project takes the viewer through an artistic journey and representation of the modern world through the lense of an outsider looking in to the world and realising the dearth of purpose and meaning.
In Shadow represents the tip of a very deep iceberg for Lubomir, and in this podcast he goes into full breadth about the underlying themes and motifs that are demonstrated in the short, explaining and sharing with Tim and us how he came to see the world in this light, the importance of meaning and purpose, and the shadows that lurk inside us all.
In this episode you will learn and dive into:
- (0:00) – Introduction
- (6:15) – The Modern Odyssey: In Shadow
- (13:09) – Bad Actors in the System
- (21:16) – The Rebellious Indignation of Youth
- (26:13) – Acknowledging and Awakening
- (31:45) – The Sharpening Shadow
- (37:06) – Images and Emotions
- (40:39) – Seeing What You Speak
- (43:53) – Independence from a System of Dependence
- (52:14) – Discovery and Recovery: Ascending Sovereignty
- (58:13) – Playing The Game as a Free Agent
- (1:09:26) – Big Influences
- (1:19:49) – Hope in the Divine Comedy
- (1:33:23) – What is Creativity?
- (1:38:45) – What is Curiosity?
- (1:43:51) – What is Vision and Mission?
- (1:48:52) – What is Purpose and Values?
- (1:54:33) – What is Truth
- (2:05:46) – What is False?
KEY INSIGHTS & LEARNINGS
Circumstance does not make us, it reveals us. If you want more of anything, be it freedom, direction, confidence, clarity or just calm. To becoming more and excel, there are only 3 areas you can train to achieve this:
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NARRATIVE IMPORTANCE
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THE DARKNESS WITHIN
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YOUTHFUL INDIGNATION
QUOTES FROM THE PODCAST
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“To avoid an unpleasant thing or emotion, and the more we avoid those, those unpleasant discomforts within us, I think the more we are, we remain close to a dominant view of reality. Because individuating and stepping outside of our social group is a painful experience.”
“I saw that, largely we function on data, and information and narratives that are given to us, and that we don’t have much sovereignty and independence and individuality to actually sift through that and actually make sense of what is true.”
“We need to come to terms not only with our own darkness, because it’s inherent within our existence on Earth, it’s but also how that connects to the darkness and the unconscious destructiveness of, of the collective whole.”
“Part of it was genuinely seeing apathetic and disinterested populace, which was driven by trends and automated impulses, automated scripts that were not of their own choosing. And that I suppose there’s an inherent feeling of justice or righteousness where I get, I get triggered, and in a way into righteous, righteous indignation, and righteous anger.”
“I think there’s a palpable sense that something is not right, that this is not all there is. And I think most of us feel that. It’s just at what level of perception does that really hit?”
“I put it to the side and I just went on with my life because it was a quite a daunting task, I realized that and it overwhelmed me. And that overwhelm was justified. And I believe that my nervous system, my intuition, knew that I needed to sort of like work a bit more on my craft, on my, on my presence and my ability to carry through with the task.”