Mel's Substack Podcast

The seasons are changing just as the times are.In this episode, I share the moment that let me know winter is coming and what that means for me. I also offer another way to not only look at but also work with these darkening times, the multifacetedness of our gifts, and how our slowing down can lead to great illumination on the other side.During this time, while we are giving and receiving physical gifts, I invite us to consider how we might give and receive internal gifts to a world that would benefit from them.This one felt special. Give it a listen.Visit the written Substack postMy YouTube ChannelVisit MelvynWinter.comVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this brief episode, I share how this year has surprised me with its contents, what I no longer have to tolerate, and where I’m taking my talents next…What’s still true, is the gravity and importance of this moment for all of us and our need to stay focused on a future that we’d actually want to inhabit. Remember, though, we always have options.My work is changing, and I am meeting the opportunity to bring more of my colorful self to it fully and wholeheartedly. And it feels good to begin again.Of course, just as before, I invite you to join me.Melvyn 🔋Starting My YouTube JourneyVisit the written Substack postVisit MelvynWinter.comVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this reimagining of the myth of Pandora’s box, we explore what might have transpired beyond Pandora’s releasing the evils into the world and her discovery of hope inside the box as she had to live with the consequences of her mistake.We explore the role her heart plays and what we can learn from that example in today’s age, when the need for courage and heart is at an all-time high.I also share how my own path and experience has mirrored this process and how my work is evolving.Put your headphones on and let’s go to a fantastical place.Melvyn🫀Visit the Substack PostVisit Melvynwinter.comVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this episode, I provide an update on what I’ve been up to since Winterfall, the importance of identifying as creative AND powerful, and how old agreements can keep us stuck.I also share a sign I received that it was time for me to leave a previous relationship, and how similar directional signs exist for all of us.Give this one a listen!Visit Winterfall DirectoryVisit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynWinter.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

What a dynamic time to be alive, eh?In this first of two standalone episodes, I respond to some of the things happening in the news and around the world to offer some encouragement, enlightenment, and hope.In this episode, I discuss the implications and symbolism of Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral campaign, the reminder that busy bees have for us about living, and the power and ease that can come from living “from your eternity” in an age of rampant illusion.Folks, we are swiftly approaching a new frontier, and if we allow ourselves to be totally hijacked by the news cycle and *everything* going on, we won’t properly prepare for it.There is SO MUCH heart in this episode, give it a listen, reclaim your power and let’s get busy.With more love than you can imagine,Mel 🤟🏿Visit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynWinter.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this see you later episode, I share a few musings that have enchanted me this winter season. I share more about how Melvyn Winter came to be, or rather came to me, what winter teaches us about creating from seeming death, and how snowflakes are great teachers of individualism and collectivism.I share what I want to see from all these new creators and business owners popping up, a truth about the fear of “visibility,” and how everything going is simply reorganization and answered prayers.Come muse with me a bit before we begin a new cycle of seasons come Aries season.Winter 🏔️Visit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynWinter.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this month’s roundup episode, I discuss the purpose this stretch of recent posts have served, Winterfall—the rollout of Melvyn Winter, a bit about the accompanying playlist that I’m calling a Sonic Declaration (below).In this edition, I also discuss some of the current and future astrology and how we can respond to and preempt it. I also share what I’ll be doing now that I’ve completed such a big undertaking. Spoiler alert: Joy. And a little cussing, if need be.Finally, I charge you with how to navigate in light of all these posts and astrology, leaving you with the poem that has anchored me for 10 years in the spirit of meaningful work. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and I hope you do, too. There’s something different in the air…Melvyn ❄️Visit written Substack postWinter: A Sonic Declaration (Playlist) - Apple MusicWinter: A Sonic Declaration (Playlist) - SpotifyVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynWinter.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this very most important episode, we explore the symbology of the winter season, why I am so obsessed with it, and the work the arrival of winter invites, nay summons, us to.I also reintroduce myself and commit before you to my mission in this life. I share with you the “weapons” in my quiver and the necessary-ness of contraction ahead of our inevitable expansion.I also charge you to commit to your own mission; inclusive of your gifts, your contributions, and your paramount role in our shared unfolding.It has been my distinct pleasure to share with you my transformation.MELVYN WINTER ❄️ Visit written Substack postWinter: A Sonic Declaration (Playlist) - Apple MusicWinter: A Sonic Declaration (Playlist) - SpotifyVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynWinter.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

Conscription:[ kuhn-skrip-shuhn ]noun* compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft.In this episode, I lay out the various crises brewing just outside of our awareness and how we the people have long been at war. I cover how we can adequately prepare for the dark and trying times ahead, why they’re necessary, and how our light is what will save us.Finally, the promise of victory we can carry to help us navigate this “endgame.”A little bleak to start, but I leave you empowered and with guidelines to navigate these times.The takeaway? We’re going to be ok. It’s the getting there we’re focused on.Melvyn 🫡Visit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this deeply personal, era-ending episode, I share my connection with the famed Civil Rights figure, Bayard Rustin, some of his accomplishments prior to the March on Washington, and how I came to adopt his name.I also discuss how I plan to move forward given the state of the world and what it means to me to follow my own star. You may need tissue for this one and you can’t say you weren’t warned.Give this a listen.MelvynVisit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this episode, I describe the fork humanity finds itself at and the choice we must make for how we move forward. I discuss the pros and cons of both the transhumanism movement and good ole fashion spirituality (redefined of course). I discuss how looking at the future as a problem to be solved is dangerous and bland and how as kids we were trained to transform—be it through a firestone, a transformation brooch, or simply experience.Finally, how the choice you make is a serious one, but supported by a “helpful Earth.”For the times we’re living through, give this episode a listen and let me know what you decide.Melvyn 🧘🏿‍♂️Visit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.comRead about the Heart Coherence exercise mentioned at the end of the episode This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

Happy Black History Month!In this episode, I provide my perspective on the good in the disaster we are facing, the hidden benefit of crafting your artful life, and my solution to the mostly word-only posts.Additionally, I share the urgency of our acting in alignment with ourselves, what we need to “get after,” and the newest channel coming soon to a screen near you.We’re setting a tone and settling into this moment. Give this episode a listen!Melvyn ✊🏿Visit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.comLink to POV Cruise Balcony This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this episode, I share how a simple, but challenging activity can help us define our distinct lives and what we can do to begin embodying that life.I describe how pulling your attention back from all the places it typically goes and placing it on this activity can help you notice clues hidden in plain sight for you.Finally, I share how this activity can help us begin making gentle contact with parts of ourselves we may have lost contact with.This practical, action-based episode is the perfect complement to the previous posts that outlined all the challenges before and ahead of us.Let’s get you connected to your light and walking your path.'Melvyn 🎨Visit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.comLike the World is Going to End - Ben Rector This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this ‘Making Of’ episode, I describe the challenges I faced while writing The Return of the Light, I provide some afterthoughts to that post and how I intend to modify my behavior moving forward and how we’ll “let it all play out.”At any rate, I hope that you are connecting to your light, tuning out the noise, and staying planted in your own mission. Give this fun, laidback episode a listen. Be warned, though, there are some sneaky, cheeky lines in it! Melvyn 🌕 Visit written Substack postVisit The Return of the Light (to share)Jon Bellion’s Kid AgainVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this era-defining episode, I outline and provide context for the darkness we are seeing all around us, explain why it’s important for us to accept our place here and now, and the ways we’re being actively disempowered and plotted against.I share the importance of cultivating our energy—the raw material of the new world and tie all this to the Winter Solstice, the Winter Season, and the return of the light.Give this episode a listen. There is a lot of heart and a lot of light within it.May you be illuminated.Melvyn 🔆Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit Melvynrustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this episode, we take a short trek through history to examine the life of the most famous proponent of heliocentrism, the model of the universe that places the sun in the center of a rotating chorus of planet, Nicolaus Copernicus.In it, I draw parallels between Copernicus’ time and ours and outline the curious, winding path Copernicus took to revolutionize our reality.In a time ripe as this one for discovery and invention, I hope that you will listen to this episode for tips on how to navigate this time and discover yourself.With great illumination,Melvyn ☀️Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit Melvynrustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this episode, I share what I’ve been up to since my last post and the mini courses of study I’ve undertaken post-The Journey Home.In it, I share insights I’ve gained from studying the shadow, emotions, and narcissism in families and what this means for what I (and hopefully we) do next.May these reflections be a welcome addition to your holidays and may 2025 bring us goodness we didn’t expect.Give this episode a listen.Melvyn ❄️Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit melvynrustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

Hi, I’m Melvyn Rustin and I give you The Journey Home.In this episode, after a long, arduous journey, I wrap up this stretch of our journey by detailing what The Journey Home is, what it’s meant to me, how to navigate it, and more.My intention with The Journey Home is to provide a practical, lived-through, model for internal expansion.Give this episode a listen, share it with a friend, and embark on your own journey within.This has been my greatest work and I am so grateful to have you walk alongside me.MelvynVisit the written Substack post (with links to everything)Visit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com (for The Journey Home + more) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this episode, I share some closing thoughts about The Journey Home, what’s next for Mel’s Substack, what’s next for me, data collection, an Astro update, and parting thoughts for your heart amid these transformative times.Give this episode a listen, share with a friend, and I’ll talk to you soon.Journey Home survey releasing WEDNESDAY JULY 10th.Melvyn 🫶🏿Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com

In this final Audio Commentary episode, I share my broad reflections on the journey that’s brought us to this moment through a playlist of songs that best capture what I’ve felt.The story has been dynamic and winding, but all in all, I feel triumphant, fulfilled, and most of all: myself.We start off a bit turbulent then things loosen up as the song selections reflect my changing perspective. This Audio Commentary nicely and sentimentally wraps up the amazing journey we’ve been on for the last year and I’m so glad to share it in full.Open up your preferred music player, queue up the episode, hit play and let’s go on one last journey together.***Editor’s note: There are a few pictures in the Substack post that are worth checking out and are referenced in the episode. Check them out below***Melvyn ⚓Spotify - Audio Journal - Epilogue: HomeApple Music - Audio Journal - Epilogue: HomeVisit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit melvynwinter.substack.com