Weaving Stories of Hope: Angela del Sol Varela on Indigenous Artistry and Sustainability

How can embracing ancient wisdom and aligning with love combine to tackle today's global challenges and inspire personal transformation?

In this episode of *Came Here to Love*, Liz Logan sits down with Angela del Sol Varela, founder of Ancient Future Earth, to explore how Indigenous artistry and ancient wisdom can fuel sustainable solutions for the modern world. Angela shares her journey of blending "Ancient Futurism" with climate activism, highlighting her SISU initiative that supports keystone species like bees, trees, and reefs. The conversation delves into the importance of honoring indigenous artisans, the power of personal growth through love and alignment, and how creativity and compassion are driving positive environmental change. Tune in to hear about Angela’s transformative work, her Colombian heritage, and how we can all contribute to a more sustainable and connected future.

Angela del Sol Varela is a visionary social entrepreneur and climate activist, founder of Ancient Future Earth, where she pioneered "Ancient Futurism" to tackle global challenges. Combining technology with indigenous wisdom, she creates transformative solutions through community organizing, regeneration projects, and art. Her SISU initiative focuses on keystone species like bees, trees, and reefs, developing innovative funding models for local impact. With experience working on large-scale projects for organizations like Google and the UN, Angela is now collaborating with the Planetary Health Lab at the University of Edinburgh, driving global change through creative climate action.

In this episode:

• (00:00) What we’re loving right now - country music!?
• (06:00) New Year’s Eve with Angela
• (09:13) Expressing personal style through clothing, living generously and non-attachment
• (16:11) Essence of love and alignment, what Liz is loving right now - Angela’s artisan bag project
• (18:31) Honoring indigenous artisans through handcrafts
• (27:00) Pollinators and supporting sustainable fashion, the Sisu project, bees, meeting Zach Bush
• (32:10) Exploring ancient wisdom for inner healing, soulful private adventures being planned, accessing ancient knowledge today
• (40:33) A transformative moment, navigating relationships and trauma responses
• (45:10) The art of war is peace
• (47:55) Balancing masculine and feminine energies
• (51:00) What Angela came here to love, embracing love and inner light, spreading love and living fully
• (59:21) Closing questions
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