Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr.

There are those who carry wisdom forward across generations and then there are those who carry it across the world. Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. is one of the rare souls who does both. An enrolled member of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations, Chief Lane is an internationally recognized leader in human, community, and economic development Evolutionary leaders — a keeper of ancient truths whose lifelong work bridges the timeless and the urgent. In 1982, Chief Lane co-founded the Four Worlds International Institute with Indigenous Elders and Spiritual Leaders Evolutionaryl eaders, a living institution dedicated to healing the human family from the inside out. His work has taken him across the Americas, into Southeast Asia, Africa, India, China, and beyond — working with Indigenous Peoples for over 54 years Iofc to restore what colonization sought to sever. At the heart of Chief Lane's vision is the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy. An ancient network, based in life-preserving and life-enhancing spiritual values, known by many Indigenous Peoples across the hemisphere as the Union of the Condor and Eagle, was broken apart by European colonization and an ancient prophecy predicts that, after a long and bitter spiritual wintertime, the Reunion of the Condor and the Eagle would be realized. Chief Lane has devoted his life to that reunion. In this understanding, the Eagle represents the path of the mind of industry, science, and technology while the Condor represents the path of the heart, intuition, and connection with nature. The time has come for the Condor and Eagle to join, creating a new offspring: a higher human consciousness that balances heart and mind. This is not metaphor. This is the world we are stepping into together. Chief Lane teaches that the prophecies foretell a time when people across the four directions would come together in a good and principled way and that this is where humanity is now moving. We are deeply honored that Chief Phil Lane Jr. has chosen to share these sacred teachings here at Thrive. His presence is itself an act of generosity bringing forward prophecies that have been held and protected for centuries, now offered freely to all who are ready to receive them. In the spirit of the Reunion he has worked his whole life to manifest, we welcome him with open hearts.