What do the world's major wisdom traditions actually agree on?
Buddhism. Christianity. Islam. Taoism. Confucianism. Judaism. Hinduism. On the biggest questions — God, death, what to worship — they disagree entirely. But ask them what to do with anger, with worry, with grief, with resentment — and something unexpected happens.
Meet the Author
David Trausch
I create for the part of you that goes looking — late at night, between things, in the quiet after the noise — for some older, steadier way to live.
My book The Agreement draws on threads — Taoist, Stoic, Buddhist, Sufi — into a single current: a field guide to living well across traditions. The Weave Within, my sleep and meditation podcast, carries the same spirit into the hours when the mind finally goes still. And it all traces back to Beginning of a Spell, where this path first opened for me.
I work under the name Spellwen — from the Old English spell, "a tale," and the Welsh -wen, "blessed." A blessed telling. That's the hope behind everything I make: that an old story, told well, can still change the shape of a day.
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The Weave Within
The Weave Within is a guided self-hypnosis podcast for sleep, insomnia, anxiety relief, confidence, focus, and habit change. Each episode weaves language, rhythm, and imagery together to guide you into a natural trance state — the same calm your brain enters as you fall asleep. Whether you're fighting insomnia, racing thoughts at bedtime, or just want deeper, more restful sleep, put on headphones, lie still, and press play. Skeptics welcome. New guided sleep hypnosis and meditation sessions every week.
