Alanis Morissette - From Jagged Little Pill to Flavors of Entanglement - a podcast by www.integralnaked.org

Seven-time Grammy Award winnerAlanis Morissettetakes us on a tour of her life and career by sharing how thethreads of her lifehave increasingly come together into oneintegral tapestry—where once there may have been jagged fragments, we can now seeconsciousandplayful entanglementwith all of life….

Alanis Morissette is one of those rare souls who has been brave enough tolive,learn, andgrowin thepublic eye, over the course of eleven albums, starting withAlanis, when she was just seventeen. Now, with herlatest album—Flavors of Entanglement—near completion (no release date yet, sorry!), Alanis and Ken explore how her personal and professional life has increasingly reflected anintegral impulsetowardsembracing as much of the human experience as possible. In one of the many light and humorous moments of this dialogue, Alanis shares that she gets bored hanging around with people who have less than a "multi-tentacled" approach—truly one of the most original, and funny, ways we've ever heard someone express their understanding an integral life.

One of the fascinating elements of this dialogue is that the discussion of Alanis's personal and professional life meshes intooneunified story. Her art is a reflection and expression of who she is, who she has been, and who she'd like to be—truly an astonishing feat, given that most of what the music industry produces is a superficial shimmer of human drama and emotion, not the deep, complex, and passionate narrative that life really is. As Ken shares, Alanis recently told him that she thought her purpose "was toconnect the human and the divine," a remarkably succinct summary of what art has the power to do, and, indeed, is one of its highest purposes.

Alanis, with a laugh, says she's "always had alittle love affair with God," although, she reflects, God is also the first thing to go when she gets stressed. Here, Alanis and Ken both share their deep appreciation for the role thatshadow workcan have in helping one have a clearer connection with ever-present Spirit, and also in just leading a happier, healthier life. Ken goes on to mention that, in today's world, "God has a serious PR problem." The mainstream media simply doesn't know the difference betweencontemplative,liberating, "experience it for yourself" spirituality, anddogmatic,mythic, "believe the Word or you're going to hell" spirituality. Alanis, needless to say, is a radiant example of a spirituality that transforms, a spirituality that youfeelandbreatheandtouch, where one is connected directly to the center of thisconsciousandliving Kosmos.

"I still find myself in certain circles of people who have just one focal point, and I usually glaze over after a while—if it's not a multi-tentacled approach to something, it's probably time to leave!"

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