Quo Vadis - A Pilgrim's Journey
Uffe Sveegaard
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About This Podcast
Quo Vadis is a reflective podcast about following your calling — and what happens when you step into the unknown.
Drawing on myth, psychology, spirituality, and lived experience, the podcast explores the inner journey behind outer adventures. Each episode moves through themes such as transformation, surrender, purpose, fear, and meaning, inspired by Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey.
Hosted by pilgrim, writer, and long-distance hiker Uffe Sveegaard, Quo Vadis weaves personal storytelling with conversations and reflections on what it means to live a life guided not by achievement, but by calling.
While the journey often unfolds through wilderness trails like the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail, Quo Vadis is ultimately about the terrain within and how we return home changed.
This podcast is for listeners who seek depth, meaning, and the courage to walk their own path - even when the way forward is unclear.
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Recent Episodes
S2E6 Why Do We Give Up Halfway?
Send us Fan MailWhy do some people push through… while others stop when it gets hard?In this episode of Quo Vadis, I explore a fundamental question on the journey of following your calling:Why do we…
S2E3 Camino del Norte 3 - To Lose in Order to Find
Send us Fan MailAn unexpected encounter throws me off balance: a woman forces herself upon me and steals my crucifix. Like a vampire's bite, it drains me, leaving me shaken and naked. But in the…
Camino del Norte 1 - The First Steps
Send us Fan MailWelcome to Quo Vadis,In this special Camino series, I temporarily leave the Continental Divide Trail — the very trail I am hiking right now — and set out on a different pilgrimage,…
Camino del Norte 2 - Walking Home
Send us Fan MailIn this episode I follow people and their masks, the longing to be seen and loved — and discover how I myself am searching for something that does not quite allow itself to be…
S2E5 Do you know your Daimon?
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I explore the ancient Greek idea of the daimon — not as a demon, but as an inner guide that accompanies each human life.Drawing on Plato’s Myth of Er, I reflect on…
S2E4 Synchronicity – when the universe whispers to you
Send us Fan MailHave you ever felt a moment where the world seemed woven together by invisible threads, too intricate to be mere chance?In this episode of Quo Vadis, I explore Carl Jung’s idea of…
S2E3 The Anatomy of the Call
Send us Fan MailWhen a person follows a true calling, something remarkable — and very real — happens. The brain begins to change. The body follows. Belief turns into action before willpower even…
S2E2 The CDT doesn't like people - a conversation with Tim Voors
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Quo Vadis, I speak with Tim Voors about the Continental Divide Trail — the most remote, demanding, and psychologically challenging of the great American…
S2E1 The Dangerous Longing
Send us Fan MailWelcome to Quo Vadis — a podcast about following your calling into a magical hero’s journey, in order to find your way home.This is the first episode in a new English cycle. In my…
S1E12 Episode 12: The Return
Send us Fan MailIn this final episode of the first Quo Vadis cycle, I speak with mythologist and storyteller Dr. Catherine Svehla, host of the podcast Myth Matters, about the most overlooked and…
S1E13 Episode 13: Mester af to verdener - samtale med Nana Askov
Send us Fan MailNår helten vender hjem fra sin rejse, begynder den virkelige prøve: at leve det, man har lært.Joseph Campbell kalder dette stadie Master of Two Worlds – evnen til at være forbundet…
S1E11 Episode 11: Eliksiren
Send us Fan MailI denne episode når vi kulminationen på heltens rejse: eliksiren eller gaven. Det er det trin, hvor helten modtager en indsigt, der rækker langt ud over rejsen selv – en gave, som kan…
S1E6 Camino del Norte - Santiago de Compostela (episode 6)
Send us Fan MailI dette afsnit finder vi ind i caminoens dybere rytme. Emma og jeg deler en stille hviledag, hvor en enkel pilgrimsang folder sig ud til en større erkendelse: Vi kom for at finde…
S1E5 Camino del Norte - Emma bliver pilgrim (episode 5)
Send us Fan MailTaxien kommer for sent, men gensynet kan ikke vente. I dette afsnit møder jeg min guddatter Emma i Asturien, og vi begiver os ud på hendes første dage på caminoen. Fra den den lille…
S1E11 Episode 10: Apotheosis - samtale med Søren Hauge
Send us Fan MailApotheosis er det sted på helterejsen, hvor egoet slipper sit greb, og vi for en stund forenes med noget større. Det er ikke triumfens øjeblik, men forvandlingens – hvor man ikke…
S1E10 Enneagrammet på Heltens rejse - samtale med Kisser Paludan (2. del)
Send us Fan MailI anden del af samtalen med psykolog og spirituel lærer Kisser Paludan fordyber vi os i Enneagrammets typer 5 til 9. Vi undersøger, hvordan undersøgeren, den loyale, entusiasten,…
S1E4 Camino del Norte - Gracias a la vida - (episode 4)
Send us Fan MailEfter de første tre etaper sker der noget på fjerde del af Camino del Norte - lykken begynder at pible ind. Gennem Ribadesella og Avilés oplever jeg en ny lethed: observationer af…
Camino del Norte - At miste for at finde (episode 3)
Send us Fan MailAt miste for at findeEt uventet møde river mig ud af balancen: en kvinde trænger sig ind på mig og stjæler mit krucifiks. Som et vampyrbid dræner det mig og efterlader mig rystet og…
S1E10 Enneagrammet på Heltens Rejse - samtale med Kisser Paludan
Send us Fan MailHvordan møder vi vores grundfrygt og styrke, når vi træder ud på livets store helterejse?I denne episode af Quo Vadis taler jeg med psykolog og spirituel lærer Kisser Paludan om…
S1E2 Camino del Norte - At gå hjem (episode 2)
Send us Fan MailFra Bilbaos pulserende lørdagsgader til de stille kirkerum ved Cantabriens kyst. I denne episode følger jeg mennesker og deres masker, længslen efter at blive set og elsket - og…
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Quo Vadis - A Pilgrim's Journey has published 31 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in Nature, Philosophy.
Quo Vadis - A Pilgrim's Journey is currently moderate with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 42m.
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