From Princes and Princesses to Kings and Queens

In this conversation, Baruch and Ariella Halevi explore the journey of personal growth and transformation from the prince/princess to the king/queen. They discuss the process of shedding old beliefs and masks, embracing shatterings as opportunities for growth, and returning to the true essence of who we are. They emphasize the importance of taking responsibility for our actions and choosing how we want to live in the afternoon of life. The conversation also touches on the differences between men and women in their approach to the shattering and the importance of finding inner power and acceptance.

 

Takeaways

• The journey from prince/princess to king/queen involves shedding old beliefs and masks and embracing shatterings as opportunities for growth.
• Taking responsibility for our actions and choosing how we want to live in the afternoon of life is essential for personal transformation.
• Men and women experience the shattering and the journey to becoming a king/queen in different ways, but both involve finding inner power and acceptance.
• True intimacy is achieved when we understand and accept each other's journeys and strive to return to the divinity within ourselves.

 

Chapters

00:00 Introduction
00:28 The Evolution from Prince/Princess to King/Queen
01:25 The Journey of Growth and Learning
02:52 Becoming Wisdom-Filled
03:20 Carl Jung's Morning of Life and Afternoon of Life
04:17 Choosing to Answer the Knock on the Door
04:46 The Threshold of Menopause
05:33 Metamorphosis on Multiple Levels
06:02 From Caterpillar to Cocoon to Butterfly
07:00 Returning to Who We Truly Are
07:56 Releasing the Stories of Brokenness
08:26 Shedding Layers and Masks
09:23 Taking Responsibility for Our Actions
10:19 Shatterings as Opportunities for Growth
11:14 Rooting Down to Rise Up
12:41 Avoiding the Shattering and Recreating the Past
13:37 The Light Within the Darkness
14:33 Honoring Our Cycles and Inner Cycles
15:30 Defining the Inner Kingdom
16:26 The Shattering as Birth and Death
18:25 Returning to Wholeness
19:25 Defining the Kingdom by the Inner Kingdom
20:50 Men's Physiological Changes and Finding the Inner She
22:17 Finding the Inner He and Inner She
23:43 Releasing Co-dependence and Taking Responsibility
26:40 Numbing and Avoiding the Shattering
28:07 Releasing the Void Dance and Finding Inner Power
30:30 Grief and the Desire for Quiet in Women
31:30 Avoiding the Shattering and Recreating the Past in Men
32:59 Finding the Inner She and Inner He
35:21 Returning to the Divinity Within
37:17 Avoiding the Shattering and Recreating the Past in Women
39:07 Understanding and Accepting Each Other
40:36 Striving to Return to the God Within