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WHAT WAS STOLEN WHAT WAS LOST THE SPIRITUAL IMPACTS OF COLONIZATION - PUBLIC EDUCATION PANEL

How has colonization shaped spiritual life across cultures — and what has endured despite disruption? Colonization is often spoken about as a recent or exclusively Western phenomenon. In reality, cultures across the world have faced waves of displacement, conquest, and assimilation long before European expansion. From early migrations that reshaped regions and communities, to later imperial, missionary, and political forces that redrew entire continents, these shifts disrupted spiritual lineages, cosmologies, and inherited ways of being. This episode explores how these layers of colonization fractured spiritual continuity by severing relationships to language, land-based knowledge systems, ritual technologies, and ancestral memory. At the same time, it centres the resilience of Indigenous communities who protected, adapted, and carried these traditions forward under immense pressure. The panel brings together voices from different Indigenous heritages, each offering a grounded perspective on what was interrupted, what was hidden or transformed, and what survived. Rather than collapsing colonization into a single narrative, the conversation broadens the lens to include pre-modern, regional, and internal forms of displacement, allowing for a more honest and complex understanding of history. A key focus of this episode is moving beyond surface-level conversations about “decolonizing.” Instead, the panel explores what it means to relearn, restore, and integrate ancestral knowledge in ways that are respectful, sustainable, and rooted in truth. The discussion also addresses cultural extraction, spiritual commodification, and the responsibilities of engaging with traditions outside one’s own lineage. This conversation invites listeners to deepen their understanding of colonization’s long arc, listen to lived experience with humility, and consider how spiritual practice today can move toward greater integrity, reciprocity, and right relationship. About Our Panelists Lauren Gratenstein Lauren is an Apache woman, homeschooling mother, and lifelong learner who weaves intuition, ritual, and grounded wisdom into everyday life. Rooted in family, creativity, and land-based practices, her world blends modern living with ancestral presence — where tarot cards sit beside gardens, beadwork, and notebooks filled with ideas for the future. Professionally, Lauren is an accountant and financial strategist who helps families and entrepreneurs build abundance with clarity and purpose. Through her boutique financial studio and family-centred brand, From Roots to Riches, she teaches mindful wealth-building, Money Mapping, and legacy planning in a way that feels human, accessible, and spiritually aligned. Her work bridges financial literacy with holistic living, supporting people to feel secure, confident, and deeply rooted. Laurengratenstein.com/lauren Craige Q7 Beckett Craige Q7 Beckett is the Executive Director of IYX Africa, an organisation working at the intersection of biodiversity conservation, Indigenous knowledge, and sustainable livelihoods across African landscapes. He brings extensive experience in community engagement, ecosystem restoration, and cross-cultural arts–science collaboration. His work centres Indigenous knowledge systems as living, vital frameworks for ecological care and cultural continuity. Through his leadership, Craige supports initiatives that honour ancestral wisdom while addressing contemporary environmental and social challenges.   / indigicures     / indigicures     / bushmanq7     / nativechildoftheworld   About the Host Leonie Maritz is a certified Traditional Astrologer, Tarot Reader, Life Coach, and crystal consultant with a BA in Psychology and English. She consults and teaches through her practice, Zodiac Tarot, which focuses on client empowerment, spiritual wellness, and consciousness development. A graduate of Laurie Naughtin’s Sublunar Academy, The Centre of Applied Jungian Studies, UNISA, and Dialogue SA, Leonie brings a grounded, structured, and thoughtful approach to spiritual education. Her areas of expertise include Traditional Natal Astrology, Tarot, Dream Analysis, and Crystals, and she is known for holding conversations with clarity, balance, and respect for diverse perspectives. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... https://www.sublunar.co.za/meet-leoni... https://www.sublunar.co.za/the-craft-... https://www.sublunar.co.za/astrology-... About the Series The Public Education Panel Series brings together multiple voices to help the wider public understand healing, spirituality, and practice in clear, grounded terms. Each episode focuses on a single theme and invites practitioners to share lived experience, practical examples, and diverse viewpoints so audiences can learn without jargon or gatekeeping.