Marianne Williamson: We Need an “Expanded Version of What it Means to Be Political”

In this time of rising fascism in the U.S., I can’t think of a better way to start the new month than with the deep wisdom and compassion of author and former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson.

Following is how she introduces her recent 6-minute video commentary shared below.

Old thinking will not solve new problems. Our greatest tool for rising to this moment is an expanded version of what it means to be political. Politics comes from a latin root “of the people.” It is the people – each and every one of us – who must now become the conduits through which our country can overcome.

The question is not just what we are supposed to do now, but at least as importantly, who we need to be. Psychological, emotional, and spiritual dynamics are as important as traditional political activism in turning us into the people who can handle this moment.

Never underestimate your own contribution. Every thought, every word, every action contributes to a collective field of energy. Make yours a powerful expression of love for democracy and love for humanity. Every life and every moment matters. Step by step, we’re on our way to higher ground.

Related Off-site Link:
You Are Not Alone – Marianne Williamson (Transform, October 1, 2025).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Marianne Williamson on the Need for “Radical Love” in Responding to Trump’s Dismantling of Democracy
• Cultivating Stillness
• Going Deeper to Change Everything
• Marianne Williamson: “Repairing Our Hearts Is Essential to Repairing Our Country”
• The Choice Before Us
• Being the Light
• When We Choose Love
• Clarity, Hope, and Courage
• In the Garden of Spirituality – Wendy Benning Swanson
• Why “Revolutionary Love” Gives Michelle Alexander Hope
• This Is the Time
• Discerning and Embodying Sacred Presence in Times of Violence and Strife
• “We’re Moving Into Totalitarianism”
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – July 26, 2025
• “It’s Here, and We Are Sleepwalking Through It”
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – June 20, 2025
• Marianne Williamson: “We’re Living in Very Serious Times and We Need to Be Very Serious People”
• James Greenberg: “The Choices We Make Matter”
• The Declaration of Resistance
• “Protesting Is What Patriotism Looks Like in Public”: The “No Kings” Protests of June 14, 2025
• Marianne Williamson on the Kind Mind Podcast– 12/2/24
• Marianne Williamson’s Politics of Love: The Rich Roll Interview (2022)
• Marianne Williamson: “We Must Challenge the Entire System”
• “We Have an Emergency On Our Hands”: Marianne Williamson On the “Freefall” of American Democracy (2020)
• Marianne Williamson on What It Will Take to Defeat Donald Trump (2019)
• Saying “No” to Trump and His Fascist Agenda (2016)
• Marianne Williamson and the Power of Politicized Love
• Yes, Just Imagine