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Your Soul is Real
In Episode 11 of The Shepherd’s Journey, Gerhard invites listeners to consider a part of themselves they may have neglected—their soul.
We live in a world that is highly focused on the body, the brain, productivity and outward appearance. Yet every person has an inner life that experiences joy, sorrow, guilt, loneliness, fear, hope, meaning and uncertainty. Psychology studies this inner world, medicine recognises its impact on wellbeing, spiritual traditions have spoken about it for thousands of years—and every human being encounters it personally.
Just as the body sends signals when something is wrong, the soul can also send signals. Restlessness, emotional heaviness, relentless thinking, anxiety, fear, loss of hope and the inability to rest may all tell us that something deeper needs attention. A person can be physically still while internally they are running—replaying, worrying, analysing, anticipating, regretting and fearing.
This episode therefore asks an uncomfortable but important questions.