Letters to the Sky
Letters to the Sky
Adam Rizvi & Stephan Downes
Where Does Spiritual Authority Come From?
56 minutes Posted Nov 11, 2025 at 3:00 pm.
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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Stephan and Adam crack open one of the trickiest questions on the spiritual path: Who gets to claim authority — and why do we keep giving it away? From childhood conditioning to teacher-student dynamics, we explore how spiritual authority forms, how it collapses, and how it can finally return to its rightful place: your own direct knowing. With warmth, humor, and a few gentle provocations, we look at the subtle ways we outsource our inner clarity and ho...