The Initiation is a podcast for those who sense the gravity and possibility of this moment in human history. A threshold shaped by converging crisis and a call to rise to the occasion.
As exponential technologies accelerate, financial systems strain, climate disruption intensifies, and geopolitical orders shift, humanity stands at the edge of something vast and uncertain.
This is our collective rite of passage, a moment that will shape whether we mature as a planetary species or falter at the edge of our potential.
In each episode, we explore both the systems reshaping our world and the inner transformation required to meet this time with clarity, courage, and wisdom.
Welcome to The Initiation
Latest Episodes
The Myth of Infinite Growth – with Bill Rees
Ecological Awakening and the Return of Soul – with Brian Stafford
Myth, Initiation, and the Art of Reweaving a World in Collapse – with Michael Maede
Becoming True Human in the Age of the Polycrisis – with Samantha Sweetwater
The Dao of Bitcoin: Money, Energy & the Future of Human Systems – with Scott Dedels
Sebastian Dienst is an entrepreneur, coach, and systems thinker working at the intersection of technology, finance, and inner transformation.
With a background in building venture-backed companies and two decades immersed in mind body spirit traditions, his work explores how leaders can navigate civilizational change with clarity, courage and wisdom. He is the author of “The Great Initiation” and host of The Initiation Podcast.
Season One
THE ARC OF INITIATION
These first nine episodes form the narrative backbone of the show.
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