Angeles Arrien, Ph.D.

A Basque native, Arrien is at the forefront of those who see the common threads that unite us while honoring our differences. She speaks of the importance of myth and symbol in everyday life and combines the two disciplines of anthropology and...

Eastern philosophy tells us that the only constant in life is change. We move into our day feeling secure about the future, then suddenly we are faced with a catastrophe. A new world is born and our lives are forever altered. In these times of...

Arrien gathered wisdom from a variety of indigenous cultures distilling it into four paths of wise, effective action—“showing up, paying attention, telling the truth and being unattached to the outcome.” These are the archetypal paths of the warrior,...