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The card of The Fool in the Tarot implies the start of something new, or a fresh beginning. Some people don’t get to start until they are very old. Sometimes some people never start for their whole lives! But if we spend lots of time, as young children, in play…. we are given more of a chance to begin our Hero’s Journey much sooner than would be expected. The more young children play, the more they give their attention to styles of play that benefit their own learning style/schema. Paying attention to the right things in early childhood develops focus, concentration, self-awareness, processing information…… hang on a minute! Are we talking about the trivium process here? Indeed we are…. at least the early childhood application of it. Let’s put it this way: engaging in preferred styles of play, in the early years, sets the young child up for the best and right learning later in life. Playing the right way means learning the right way and then later… doing the Right thing! MUSIC Nancy Stewart from NancyMusic.com AUDIO STORIES “The Story of The First Butterflies” from The Book of Nature Myths by Florence Holbrook. Read by Raybrite for librivox.org https://librivox.org/the-book-of-nature-myths-by-florence-holbrook/ “The Dog and The Sparrow” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Read by Bob Neufeld for Librivox.org https://librivox.org/grimms-fairy-tales-version-2-by-jacob-wilhelm-grimm/ BED TRACKS AND OTHER AUDIO “Jungle Stream” by Kirk Osamayo From freemusicarchive.org Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/season-4-green/jungle-stream/ “Butterfly Wings” by Yuval (CC0 1.0 Universal) https://freesound.org/people/Yuval/sounds/198818/ “Cheer up!” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ from https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

"Before concentration sets in the teacher can do what she likes more or less, because she upsets nothing important. She can intervene in the children’s activities if necessary. I have read of a Saint who tried to attract the abandoned boys of the streets of a town who were learning bad habits. What did he do? He tried every means to amuse them. That is what the teacher must do at this stage. The use of poetry, rhymes, singing, stories, drama, clowning; anything is good enough except the stick. The teacher who fascinates the children attracts them and this leads to some exercise, which is not very important but it does attract them. A vivacious teacher can attract more easily, then why not make use of it? To say brightly: “Now what about changing the furniture today” and then work with them, the teacher herself carrying things carefully and suggesting how to carry, doing all this brightly. Or: “How about polishing this beautiful brass bowl?” or: “Shall we go into the garden and collect some flowers?” If the teacher is attractive the action will be attractive." Maria Montessori Music Nancy Stewart of https://nancymusic.com/ AudioBooks Grimm, Jacob & Wilhelm (1785-1863). "Jorinda and Jorindel", "The Travelling Musicians". Children's and Household Tales. Read by Bob Neufeld for Librivox.org https://librivox.org/grimms-fairy-tales-version-2-by-jacob-wilhelm-grimm/ Bed Tracks and Other Audio “Children Theme” by Denys Kyshchuk From freemusicarchive.org Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Music by Denys Kyshchuk: https://www.audiocoffee.net/ https://soundcloud.com/deniskino “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

Outside of play, stories are the modality for teaching, instruction and explaining things to young children. Let's read more stories aloud for the children! "But one thing children at this age cannot do is follow explanations; they have no understanding for this at all. If a teacher tries to explain the subjects during the first school years, the children will react by becoming blunted and dull. This approach simply does not work. On the other hand, everything will go smoothly if, rather than explaining the subject matter, one forms the content into a story, if words are painted with mental images, and if rhythm is brought into one’s whole way of teaching." - Excerpt from Rudolf Steiner's Lecture Five of The Child's Changing Consciousness, Donarch, April 19, 1923. Music Nancy Stewart of https://nancymusic.com/ Bed Tracks and Other Audio “Children Theme” by Denys Kyshchuk From freemusicarchive.org Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Music by Denys Kyshchuk: https://www.audiocoffee.net/ https://soundcloud.com/deniskino “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

Here is a fantastic tip about reading stories to young children to influence change. It was spoken by Rudolf Steiner at a faculty meeting on the 14th of June, 1920. Dr. Steiner: "It is unavoidable that the anthroposophical children hear things at home. That is not dangerous as long as the parents are reasonable. The healthy attitude of the parents will keep the children from becoming too wild, even though those things may go in deeply. The things we have often had to struggle against, such as those you mentioned about O.R. may arise because the parents talk about silly things. You will have noticed that the instruction is bearing fruit. I would mention that particularly in critical cases, you have had good success with stories that have a particular moral. If you are certain a child has a specific kind of misbehavior, then you can think of a story in which that type of misbehavior becomes absurd. Even with very young children, you can rid them of their greed for sweets and such if the mother tells a story that makes that behavior absurd. If you think of something along the lines of the dog who goes over the bridge with meat in his mouth, that strongly affects the child and has a lasting effect. That is particularly true if you allow some time to go by between the misbehavior and telling the story. Generally, you can achieve more when the child has slept, and you return to the subject the next day. To take up the behavior immediately after it occurred is the worst thing. That sounds very theosophical, but it is also quite true. Links Steiner Q+A at a Faculty Meeting in Stuttgart, 14th of June, 1920. https://rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA300a/English/AP1998/19200614d01.html Audiobooks Unknown. Cats and Dogs. Read by EJWiley for LibriVox.Org.  https://librivox.org/childrens-short-works-vol-033-by-various/ Music Nancy Stewart of https://nancymusic.com/ Bed Tracks and Other Audio “Children Theme” by Denys Kyshchuk From freemusicarchive.org Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Music by Denys Kyshchuk: https://www.audiocoffee.net/ https://soundcloud.com/deniskino “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

Gino pulls the Rhodochrosite crystal from Judy Hall’s “The Crystal Wisdom Healing Oracle” to guide the show. According to Judy Hall, rhodochrosite is a crystal of transformation from self-reflection and through self-understanding and forgiveness. This crystal corresponds to the tarantula in the world of animal spirit guides. Author of “Animal Spirit Guides”, Dr. Steven Farmer puts the tarantula spirit as a guide for shedding old ways, self-trust (which requires understanding and forgiveness) and pushing forward while dealing with sensitivity. The “Nature Time” segment explores these qualities with Tarantula facts and an anecdote from the Nature Writer, Jean Craighead George. We also play an audiobook about Robert The Bruce and his encounter with a spider. The spider shows him that success is about failing many times, which essentially is what the spider is here to teach us about. It reminds me of spiderman, the hyper-sensitive super-hero. You see? The proof of our connectedness is everywhere! Young children show us that the Law of Vibration is an objective reality here on earth. The Secret Kindergarten aims to highlight how things like a crystal, a tarantula and striving to succeed, have much more in common than it may seem. Read also Gino’s short essay “Young Children Vibrate to The Law of Vibration, So Get With The Vibe!”: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/#everything-vibrates  Music  by Nancy Stewart of NancyMusic.com   Audio Stories Bruce and The Spider - from The Beacon Second Reader by James Hiram Fassett. Read by Evan Smith for Librivox.org https://librivox.org/the-beacon-second-reader-by-james-hiram-fassett/ Bed Tracks and Other Audio “I’ll Fly Away” by Holizna4KidsMusic From freemusicarchive.org Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holizna4kidsmusic/mr-sloth-is-sleepy/ill-fly-away/ “Jungle Stream” by Kirk Osamayo From freemusicarchive.org Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/season-4-green/jungle-stream/ https://www.kirkosamayo.com/ “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ “Police Siren” by MultiMax2121 from FreeSound.org (CC0 1.0 Universal) https://freesound.org/people/MultiMax2121/sounds/156869/ “Ocean Waves Crashing” by Luftrum from FreeSound.org (CC BY 4.0) https://freesound.org/people/Luftrum/sounds/48412/ https://www.luftrum.com/ “ScaryScape” by suonho from FreeSound.org (CC BY 4.0) https://freesound.org/people/suonho/sounds/9695/ “Wind Chimes 1” by giddster from FreeSound.org (CC0 1.0 Universal) https://freesound.org/people/giddster/sounds/437337/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

Cobwebs are found in places that we have missed — corners of the house, ceilings and under furniture. They reside in places we haven't been paying attention to. The cobwebs invites us to look out for hidden or missed opportunities in our life. Our children are bursting with opportunity for themselves and for us. Cobwebs remind us to spend time with our children, to create opportunities for them and openings for our spiritual development. According the late Maurice Sendak (whose books we read in this episode), he believes it is "…unnatural to think that there is such a thing as a blue-sky, white-clouded happy childhood for anybody. Childhood is a very, very tricky business of surviving it. Because if one thing goes wrong or anything goes wrong, and usually something goes wrong, then you are compromised as a human being. You're going to trip over that for a good part of your life.” And because of this childhood predicament, we should seize the day and take advantage of time to prevent missed opportunities for our families. Audiobooks Gatty, Margaret (1809-1873). "Cobwebs". Parables From Nature. Read by Bill Mosley for Librivox.Org. https://librivox.org/parables-from-nature-by-margaret-gatty/ Books Sendak, Maurice. (1957). Very Far Away. Harper Collins.  https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2568870W/Very_Far_Away Sendak, Maurice. (1964). Where The Wild Things Are. Harper Collins. https://archive.org/details/wherethewildthingsare_20211123 Music Thanks to Nancy Stewart of NancyMusic.Com https://nancymusic.com Bed Tracks and Other Audio “Children’s Theme” by Denys Kyshchuk From freemusicarchive.org Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Music by Denys Kyshchuk: https://www.audiocoffee.net/ “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

They may might not be the most engaging stories for young children in the technocratic age, but not so long ago, some people thought Greek Myths were important to be translated to something palatable for children. This episode plays "The Lord of The Silver Bow", a re-telling of the Trojan war. The Secret Kindergarten wants to shine a light on people who spent their time and energy to create better resources for children. The person in this case is late author James Baldwin. We look back to move forward.  From https://fairytalez.com/author/james-baldwin/:  "Born in 1841 in Indiana, James Baldwin was an author, editor and educator. Baldwin was passionate about education and began his career as a teacher before moving on to superintendent. His experience in the school system led to positions as an editor of school books, however, he soon began authoring books himself. Baldwin liked to take complex texts such as the Greek myths and Norse legends, then break them down into simple language for young readers. He published over 50 books in his lifetime, including the texts Old Greek Stories, The Story of Seigfried and even fairy readers, collections of fairy tales. Baldwin passed away in 1925."  I hope that Fairytales and myths, revived, awakens something in all of us that drives us toward freedom. Books Bash, Barbara. (1990). Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in The City. Sierra Club Books. https://archive.org/details/urbanroostswhere00bash AudioBooks “The Lord of The Silver Bow, by James Baldwin” from Myths and Legends Around the World – Librivox Collection 14. Read by Rober Tunick for librivox.org https://librivox.org/myths-and-legends-around-the-world-14/ Music Thanks to Nancy Stewart of NancyMusic.Com https://nancymusic.com/ Bed Tracks and Other Audio “Children’s Theme” by Denys Kyshchuk From freemusicarchive.org Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Music by Denys Kyshchuk: https://www.audiocoffee.net/ “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

The Secret Kindergarten is moving towards live video streaming of the show! In the meantime, you can check out the Revolution.Radio Discord server. You can see the pictures of the book I read live. In this episode, I read, "Shadows of Night: The Hidden World of The Little Brown Bat" by Barbara Bush. Bush's books have fantastic images and nature themes that connect animals and plants to the world of children. I have a fear that I will cause more harm than good by going to video. According to the phenomenal research and writings of Joseph Chilton Pearce, screen time is clearly not good for young children. Yet, screen time is a required tool in the system we have been brought into. One small positive is that screen-time, when shared with the family, is a positive bonding experience if done so occasionally. Screen-time is also proven to be an effective "surrogate" for neglected children. This shows, to me, how damaging neglect can be. The first story with images is symbolic, being a bat. The bat encourages us to face our fears, and overcome them, to bring about dramatic changes. While the bat is a "power animal" for young children everywhere (Batman will always be popular to this age group), I thank the bat for giving me a sign that presenting video is part of a larger change…. and hopefully for the better! I hope that parents sit with their children in front of the screen and find ways to have fun together. I hope that the videos of my show will reach those children who need it the most and provide and element of care that they otherwise would not have received in that moment, for whatever reason. Music Thanks to Nancy Stewart of NancyMusic.com https://nancymusic.com/ Bed Tracks and Other Audio Chill Relaxing Lo-Fi Hip Hop | Born by Alex-Productions https://onsound.eu/ | Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

At the end of of many shows, we do a group activity for the listeners to the feel connected with one another. This is affirming, especially for young children. The truth of Natural Law is a part of us. It is more a part of us as young children. It is easier for us to live according to Natural Law as young children. With a little bonding from caring adults, we can thrive and live free... and create the freedom many conscious adult wish for us all. Have you seen a three-year-old climb a tree? Have you seen a toddler play near a river? Have you been around young children while they play with hand tools like hammers and saws? Part of us wants to rescue the kids from these kind of "dangers". We want to prevent injury by removing risk. It is hard for an adult to be judged by others when a child is injured under the adult's watch. But, you know what, who cares! Adults are protected by the Creator for letting things flow, letting kids flourish. We need to be supporting and affirming, not removing and preventing. So, stick around till the end of the show. In this show we do a stadium wave! It used to be called a "Mexican Wave" at some point, but someone or something prevents us from saying that now. A stadium wave affirms our interconnectedness. It's an amplifier of the principle of vibration. We are all connected and our individual actions affect the all. Music Thanks to Nancy Stewart of NancyMusic.com https://nancymusic.com/ Bed Tracks and Other Audio Chill Relaxing Lo-Fi Hip Hop | Born by Alex-Productions https://onsound.eu/ | Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

I was lucky to receive three large boxes of children's books on August the 8th. A notification on Facebook popped up asking for the contact details of a charity shop that would want a bulk lot of children's books. I tried my luck and sent the man a message. The next day, he happily delivered them to me. It was a lucky day! My mind has been fraught with my direction in life. I wonder if I am wasting my time with my work for children. In many ways, I am better off if I get a day job and reduce my time spent on my current projects. It would be a lot easier on things to have an income. Anyway, this month as been a "question mark" month, an identity crisis of sorts. The children's books have been a blessing and a reminder to stay the course! So much so, that I wondered the spiritual significance of August the 8th. A quick search revealed that this day marks the opening of the Lion's Gate Portal, which is considered the most powerful day of the year for manifestation. It's the alignment of the Sun in Leo, Sirius and Orion's Belt and the planet Earth. It's when astrologically inclined people might light a candle for wealth and success. In my opinion, when you do things of service to the children of the world, things manifest for you without having to worry about star alignments. Don't get me wrong, I am interested in astrology, especially in relationship to the phases of the moon. and I'm grateful to be looked after by those unseen forces that want to see me to do good and stay the course. Music Thanks to Nancy Stewart of NancyMusic.com  https://nancymusic.com/ Bed Tracks and Other Audio Chill Relaxing Lo-Fi Hip Hop | Born by Alex-Productions https://onsound.eu/ | Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant symbolises how children require play in nature in order to grow into holistically healthy human beings. Powerful forces in nature come to the aid of families who spend time together outdoors in play. Not only part of Native American philosophy, Rudolf Steiner spoke of nature-connections. He was an inspiration for the "Eco-Spirituality" movement. Children spending time in nature, with their families, brings us back to an ancient time. Indo-Europeans had the nature connection and may have been responsible for the symbolic sequences of Natural Law found in many fairy tales. They also held the children in extremely high regard. The initiation of the child, into the seventh year of age, was a huge ritual and celebration. This, in my opinion, means that the ancient Indo-Europeans understood the importance of the life of the child in the early years. Music With thanks to Nancy Stewart: https://nancymusic.com/ Audiobooks Wilde, Oscar. (1854-1900). The Selfish Giant. Read by John Van Stan for LibriVox.Org. https://librivox.org/childrens-short-works-vol-023-by-various/ Books Bond, Ruskin. (Ed.). (2006). "". The Rupa Book of Favourite Fairy Tales. Rupa & Co. https://books.google.co.nz/books/about/The_Rupa_Book_of_Favourite_Fairy_Tales.html?id=_hAWKDeF3sAC&redir_esc=y Bed Tracks and Other Audio Chill Relaxing Lo-Fi Hip Hop | Born by Alex-Productions https://onsound.eu/ | Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ ___________ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

This episode brings us to the end of the Pinocchio series. It is time to reflect on ethics, morals and the initiation of the young child at the change of their "milk-teeth". Can we be brave enough to play and learn alongside our children and guide them through their mistakes and life lessons? Links Esoteric Interpretation of Pinocchio: https://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/the-esoteric-interpretation-of-pinocchio/ Jordan Peterson on Pinocchio and the Abandonment of Responsibility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSiLUddcE6k The Influence of History on Pinocchio’s Morals: https://medium.com/@collinjpitts/strings-attached-the-influence-of-history-on-pinocchios-morals-aea13e53739 Audiobooks Pinocchio thanks to StoryNory.Com https://www.storynory.com/category/classic-authors/pinocchio/ Please support Bernie’s work! https://www.patreon.com/storynory Bed Tracks and Other Audio Chill Relaxing Lo-Fi Hip Hop | Born by Alex-Productions https://onsound.eu/ | Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ ____________ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

When Pinocchio goes against the advice of the fairy, he is choosing to give into worldly temptation, such as going to Toy Land instead of School. Running deeper than the exoteric message to "stay in school kids", the message speaks to spiritual development, which the fairy symbolises. The fairy represents our spiritual powers and our untapped potential related to universal consciousness and our true selves. Toys, on the other hand, represent temptation. Pinocchio, giving up the spiritual work required to grow and develop, gave into temptation and turned into a donkey. The donkey symbolises folly, foolishness and stupidity. There is something to be said about "delayed gratification". Working hard for a reward is tied in with these life lessons of Pinocchio. We need to create a balance of work and play, not to throw the baby out with the bath-water. The concept of initiation is part of this dynamic too: working hard and overcoming challenges, learning from mistakes. Spiritual teaching are often grounded in common sense. Freemasonic or otherwise, the author of Pinocchio deeply understood symbolism and certainly knew a thing or two about how life should be lived. Links Esoteric Interpretation of Pinocchio: https://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/the-esoteric-interpretation-of-pinocchio/ Jordan Peterson on Pinocchio and the Abandonment of Responsibility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSiLUddcE6k The Influence of History on Pinocchio's Morals: https://medium.com/@collinjpitts/strings-attached-the-influence-of-history-on-pinocchios-morals-aea13e53739 Audiobooks Pinocchio thanks to StoryNory.Com https://www.storynory.com/category/classic-authors/pinocchio/ Please support Bernie's work! https://www.patreon.com/storynory Bed Tracks and Other Audio Chill Relaxing Lo-Fi Hip Hop | Born by Alex-Productions https://onsound.eu/ | Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ ___________ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

Pinocchio, much like the Fool in the Tarot, is pure potential. He shows how it is possible to do the right thing, or the wrong thing in the present moment. This archetype is about choices in a youthful honesty. It is a card that represents creativity too. It is referenced as such in many books. Modern Tarot books suggest it is a great card to show up in a reading. It suggests that you are beginning an adventure and to have fun and just go for it. It may suggest to approach a creative project in an innocent and unconscious way. All of the reasoning for this archetype reminds me of the lives of young children. They should be encouraged and supported to just go for it. They are creative and naive. Perhaps the journey of the Tarot, the heroes journey is supposed to begin in the early years. Imagine how far humanity would advance if this was the case. So, be encouraging and supportive of young children and let them go for it! Links Esoteric Interpretation of Pinocchio: https://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/the-esoteric-interpretation-of-pinocchio/ Jordan Peterson on Pinocchio and the Abandonment of Responsibility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSiLUddcE6k The Influence of History on Pinocchio's Morals: https://medium.com/@collinjpitts/strings-attached-the-influence-of-history-on-pinocchios-morals-aea13e53739 Audiobooks Pinocchio thanks to StoryNory.Com https://www.storynory.com/category/classic-authors/pinocchio/ Please support Bernie's work! https://www.patreon.com/storynory Bed Tracks and Other Audio Chill Relaxing Lo-Fi Hip Hop | Born by Alex-Productions https://onsound.eu/ | Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/ “Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ ___________ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.

The Secret Kindergarten Radio Show for Young Children Ep. 125 Pinocchio goes out and lives life to the fullest, making many mistakes and trying to get by without responsibilty. He is learning, through experience, that this doesn't work out so well. There is an effect to the cause. There are consequences to actions. All his rough-sawn actions are symbolic of the hand-made wooden puppet that he is... rough around the edges and being smoothed out and honed by life... until he becomes a boy, a real human being. As the story of Pinocchio unfolds, we see the Freemasonic knowledge of the author become more present. Pinocchio's efforts represent a spiritual way of living life by trying to do well, be virtuous, and learn from mistakes to achieve enlightenment. Links Esoteric Interpretation of Pinocchio: https://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/the-esoteric-interpretation-of-pinocchio/ Jordan Peterson on Pinocchio and the Abandonment of Responsibility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSiLUddcE6k The Influence of History on Pinocchio's Morals: https://medium.com/@collinjpitts/strings-attached-the-influence-of-history-on-pinocchios-morals-aea13e53739 Audiobooks Pinocchio thanks to StoryNory.Com: https://www.storynory.com/category/classic-authors/pinocchio/ Please support Bernie's work! https://www.patreon.com/storynory Bed Tracks and Other Audio Chill Relaxing Lo-Fi Hip Hop | Born by Alex-Productions  https://onsound.eu/ | Music Promoted by https://onsound.eu/ "Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/ You can follow the show also on all main podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, iHeart, etc.) and on Substack and Odysee. All the links are on my website: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/. The Secret Kindergarten is live every Saturday 2.00pm-3.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/. https://thesecretkindergarten.com/ For any questions or comments: [email protected] Support my work: https://thesecretkindergarten.com/about-and-contact/#donations-link.