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Episode 09

How can indigenous wisdom transform our understanding of fear, love, and courage, and guide us toward a more harmonious existence? Host Liz Logan speaks with Don Jacobs (Four Arrows), a former dean of education and indigenous wisdom teacher, about transforming fear into courage and ultimately fearlessness through indigenous perspectives.

Jacobs shares his profound near-death experience in Mexico’s Copper Canyon, which led him to deeper understanding of indigenous wisdom and the development of the CAT FAWN connection (Concentration Activated Transformation – Fear, Authority, Words, and Nature). The conversation explores how indigenous cultures view love as an action rather than a noun, and emphasizes the critical importance of recognizing human interconnectedness with nature. The episode concludes with Jacobs redefining hope through Sitting Bull’s wisdom – not as optimism for a positive outcome, but as certainty in doing what’s right regardless of results – followed by a moving Native American flute performance.

Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows), aka Don Trent Jacobs, Ph.D., Ed.D., is a former Dean of Education at Oglala Lakota College and a renowned author in the fields of counter-hegemonic education and decolonizing Indigenous worldviews. Recognized as one of 27 visionaries in education by AERO, he received a Moral Courage Award from NAU’s Martin Springer Institute for his pro-Indigenous activism. Now retired from academia, he teaches self-hypnosis, spiritual awareness, and Kinship worldview through his CAT-FAWN Connection. He currently resides in Punta Perula, Mexico, where he enjoys playing music in a band.

Resources:

Don Jacobs/Four Winds LinkedIn
Don Jacobs/Wahinkpe Topa Books
Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life
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