What the Kogi teach us about balance, guardianship, and the living world

We sit with Lucas Buchholz, author of A Book of Balance and founder of the Timeless Wisdom Academy and the nonprofit Sacred Future.

Lucas spent around ten years in relationship with the indigenous Kogi people of Colombia, a living lineage carrying a pre-industrial cosmovision rooted in balance, reciprocity, and deep attunement to the living world. Together, we explore the Kogi view that the Earth is a subject (not an object), that humans are guardians (neither dominators nor parasites), and that our deepest training ground for relating to nature begins inside our intimate relationships.

We also go into the Kogi perspective on thought-forms (and the idea that “ideas have people”), rituals for working with negativity without repression, their long time horizon for land restoration, and a striking take on AI and the modern urge to be “saved from life.” We close with practical ways listeners can support Kogi land buyback and cultural regeneration through Sacred Future and the Timeless Wisdom Academy.

Links, discount code, and ways to support:

Timeless Wisdom Academy: https://timeless-wisdom.com/

Free Kogi Lesson people can sign up for: https://timeless-wisdom.com/gift-for-you/

Here is the 98€ discount code for listeners of this podcast. It is applicable for the Wisdom and Wisdom Plus plan in monthly and yearly installments: kogiemerging

Link for people who want to donate to Sacred Future: https://sacred-future.org/donate/

Lucas’ book, A Book of Balance: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/0063329905/

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