Revolution from Within: Beth Green on Ego, Activism, and Spiritual Awakening: PYP 624

Beth Green has lived many lives: activist, Marxist, spiritual channeler, intuitive counselor, and founder of the Healing Arts Network. In this moving and provocative conversation, she shares stories from her remarkable life—beginning with her expulsion from Smith College for protesting nuclear weapons at age 16—and the wisdom she’s gained through decades of navigating political and spiritual contradictions.
We explore how ego shows up in both activism and spirituality, and how Beth integrates the two by grounding them in a simple yet radical truth: our job is to care for people and the Earth. She challenges the commodification of human creativity, the spiritual bypassing of systemic injustice, and the failure of both capitalism and traditional leftist movements to recognize the deeper roots of human suffering.
This episode also features a powerful (and private) counseling session where Beth guides me through deep personal insight—so powerful that most of it didn't make it into the final cut. What remains, though, is the transformation that session catalyzed, and a conversation that just might do the same for you.
Links and Resources:
Beth’s counseling and spiritual work: bethgreen.org
Free books, music, and teachings: healingartsnetwork.org
Beth’s nonprofit and activist platform: thestream.info
The New Declaration of Independence: thestream.info/next-steps
Topics We Cover:
The cost of courage in a conformist world
The problem with both capitalism and spiritual escapism
How ego hijacks politics and spirituality alike
What it means to live “at the intersection of the human and divine”
A radically compassionate vision for collective thriving