iChange Justice co-hosts Joy Gilfilen and Karen Ball present the powerful conclusion to their two-part series with Elder Eveimai Lotori, focusing on "Beyond Your Impossible Awakening Your Wisdom Healing." This episode features deep reflection and dialogue with guest Mel Hoover, frequent contributor and and supporter of the work with Eveimai.

The discussion centers on Eveimai’s five-step self-learning and healing process, which is a rich integration of ancient teachings from Toltec, Mexica, Cherokee, Lakota, Dakota, and Cheyenne traditions. This process, which Eveimai uses for her own transformation through journaling, is structured around key stages: self-reflection (mirroring), heart-centered will, shedding limiting patterns, wisdom activation, and achieving harmonic balance through ceremonial dance.

Joy sets the context for the conversation by placing it at the critical transition from the end of 2025 into 2026. She emphasizes that this period is far from normal, citing profound shifts in global political and economic power, the spread of misinformation, and the rapidly accelerating influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and augmented intelligence.

Karen builds on this by translating Eveimai’s wisdom into actionable steps, inviting listeners to engage in deep listening and brave conversations. She uses the concept of the four directions to examine the self, questioning personal "blinders" and repetitive patterns of dualism and competition. Karen stresses the need to pivot away from systems of extraction, consumption, and control toward collaboration and co-creation aligned with the laws of nature.

Mel Hoover provides a foundational analysis, affirming that culture has programmed people into "either/or" thinking—a deviation from nature. He introduces the critical idea that personal change must begin with the "I" to build an honest "we." Mel then offers a profound, experience-based definition of the "tipping point," drawing on his civil rights work. He explains that when neighborhoods or schools reached 15% to 20% integration, white residents with financial means often "panicked and moved." This phenomenon, he argues, exposed how money and classism allowed people to mask the deeper discomfort of "anti-blackness" and systemic advantage, proving that the societal struggle encompasses not just racism, but all "isms" (including rankism and classism) built on a foundational "lie" that normalizes division.

The episode concludes with a powerful invitation to embrace the coming holy day season (Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa) with "mosaic eyes." Joy and Mel encourage listeners to practice true listening, forgive human imperfections, apologize sincerely for unintended harm, and work toward becoming "beloveds together"—connected to the wholeness and health of nature. The conversation ends by calling for a "holiday season of learning" that celebrates the possibility of personal and collective change.

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