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Scenario

How to navigate cultural sensitivity when exploring global fool traditions

Our book club chose to explore trickster figures from different cultures this year, but every discussion turns into someone lecturing about their heritage's version being misunderstood, and we've lost the playful spirit that these stories are supposed to embody.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group's attempt to honor diverse wisdom traditions has become paralyzed by the fear of cultural appropriation or misrepresentation.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The fool tradition across cultures?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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