Aaron Rodgers has his rich history of spiritual healing to thank for preserving his mental state as wildfires continue to ravage southern California.
Rodgers, 41, owns a home in Malibu, an area that was greatly impacted by the fires that have caused devastation across the region and killed at least 27 people.
During a Wednesday, January 16 appearance on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show, Rodgers revealed his home had lost power, but was still standing.
“I’ve been dealing with trying to protect my house over here,” Rodgers told McAfee, 37. “My house is fine. I’m not in the areas that have been affected. But it’s been a weird time for so many people that live down here. Friends of mine have lost houses. A number of friends in the [Pacific] Palisades lost their homes.”
Rodgers also said “a number of friends in Pasadena” and “friends near Runyon Canyon” had been impacted by the fires.
When asked if the tragedy had “changed the perspective” surrounding his NFL future, Rodgers couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Listen, I’ve sat in a hole in the ground in Nowheresville, Oregon, and I’ve sat in numerous ayahuasca ceremony circles, so I’ve done a lot of contemplating in my time and gotten some good perspective adjustments over the years,” Rodgers said. “This is nothing that changes my perspective, other than it’s heartbreaking.”
Ayahuasca is a psychedelic with roots in Indigenous cultures, made by boiling a mixture of plants and most often served in tea form. Rodgers has made a series of trips to Costa Rica over the years to participate in traditional ayahuasca ceremonies, which he detailed in his 2024 Netflix docuseries, Enigma.
Rodgers is coming off a disappointing season as quarterback for the New York Jets, which saw the team finish 5-12 after entering the year with Super Bowl aspirations. Neither the Jets or Rodgers have indicated if they will reunite next season.
In the immediate future, Rodgers hopes the narrative surrounding the fires begins to shift to all of the communities impacted.
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“A lot of the attention has gone to so many celebrities who lost their houses,” Rodgers argued. “There’s some affluent areas in both the Palisades and some of those areas in Malibu that got affected. But there’s a lot of other people, just your average, great southern California folks who lost everything, as well.”
He added, “It’s gonna be tough to rebuild. Anybody who’s ever tried to build a freakin’ structure in southern California knows how ridiculous just trying to get a freakin’ permit to build anything is.”
Ultimately, Rodgers counted himself as one of the lucky ones, saying, “What I’ve had to go through is nothing.”
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