Ron Rivers is an entrepreneur, non-profit founder, author, and lecturer. Ron’s focus is on binding systems and spirit in alignment with the single truth and relational universe. His efforts coalesce at the intersection of Spirituality, Web3, AI, Political Economy, Philanthropy, and Systemic Reformation. He is the author of Self-Actualization in the Age of Crisis and the founder of SpiritDAO, a non-profit spiritual community embracing the single truth and relational universe.

In our conversation we discussed self-actualization, spiritual renaissance, the Roman Catholic church, LDS, Mormonism, narratives, meaning, spiritual agnosticism, startups, non-profits, social impact, spirituality, transcendence, morality, materiality, inherited systems, doubt, desire, death, agency, mapping the terrain, returning to nature, the self, meta-crisis, existential threat, sense making, sustenance cycles, classes, castes, beliefs that shape reality, dogma, change as the nature of reality, observable infinites, the universe, imagination, SpiritDAO, cosmology, meta-modernism, spiritual alternatives, the relational universe, the observer, and the informational universe.

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Mollie Adler is a podcaster, writer and seeker, exploring emotional alchemy and the shadow side of the human psyche. She is the host of the Back From the Borderline podcast and the Night Night Bitches podcast. You can also find her writings at the Back From the Borderline substack. I’m a big fan of Mollie’s work, as well as her willingness to be open, objective, and ruthlessly raw, and I couldn’t have been more excited to speak with her.

In our conversation we discussed the Back from the Borderline podcast, borderline personality disorder, screaming to be heard, the music industry, podcasts, stories, search, overt, labels, projecting, critical thinking, virtue signaling, activism, nuance, Carl Jung, depth psychology, underworld, Lisa Miller, Depression, Joseph Campbell, allegory, the biomedical model of health, DSM5, ADHD, chemical imbalance, myth, epigenetics, neuroscience, business, collective unconscious, collective conscious, symptoms as saviors, weed pens, myth and meaning, initiation, the Red Book, Gods, archetypes, opposites, monomyths, splitting, emptiness, favorite persons, and limerence.

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Guest Name: Mollie Adler

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Toko-pa Turner is a poet, dreamworker, and bestselling author of Belonging. Blending the mystical tradition of Sufism with a Jungian approach to dreamwork, Toko-pa founded the Dream School in 2001. Through the Dream School she teaches and supports a network of more than a hundred thousand dreamers worldwide. Her book Belonging, explores exile and the search for belonging through the lens of dreams, mythology, and nature. The book received several awards, including the 2018 Gold Nautilus Award, the 2018 Gold Readers’ Favorite Award, and the 2018 Silver IPPY, and has been translated into 10 different languages. Along with speaking and teaching, Toko-pa is working on another book, titled The Dreaming Way, which will be available in the fall of 2024. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Toko-pa, and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed mysticism, wisdom, turning inward, having a relationship with soul, Anima Mundi, paradox, fundamentalism, symbolic dimension, addiction to certainty, safety as illusion, parenting, abandonment, emotions, Sufism, mystical branches of Islam, Rumi, grief, cosmos, physical reality, imagination, divine, whirling dervishes, Carl Jung, the presumed supremacy of rationalism, animism, magic, dreams, dreamwork, the inner world, myth, Narnia, archetypal energies, patterns, reverence, depth of psyche, precognition, higher intelligence, DNA, recurring dreams, Sophia, feminine image, courtship, courting our dreams, symbols, curiosity, the art of asking good questions, active imagination, resistance, trauma, Dream School, and belonging.

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Dreams Drops Course: https://toko-pa.com/dream-drops/

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Roula-Maria Dib is an award-winning literary scholar, author, poet, and editor whose research interests include literature, creative writing, and Jungian psychology. She is the winner of the 2021-2022 British Council’s Alumni Awards for culture and creativity and a recipient of the AUD Provost’s Award for Outstanding Literary Achievement. Her book, Jungian Metaphor in Modernist Literature was shortlisted as a finalist for the International Association for Jungian Studies book awards, and some poems from her collection, Simply Being have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Roula-Maria is also the founding editor of literary and arts journal, Indelible, and creative producer of literary event series, Indelible Evenings, as well as Psychreative, a virtual salon for researchers, artists, and writers with a background in Jungian psychology. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Roula and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed universalities, archetypes, inherited images, personal psychology, literal modes of thinking, Virginia Woolf, Carl Jung, depth psychology, dreams, the unconscious, images versus words, the language of the psyche, Michael Meade, psyche, making sense, feelings, fear, love, death and rebirth, literalism, hope, metaphor, Susan Rowland, understanding abstract art, Greek Orthodoxy, symbols, the COVID pandemic, modernism, the modernist period, Dubai, nature, conversation, poetry, dream journals, creating our reality, ekphrasis, active imagination, Van Ghogh, Claud Monet, James Joyce, alchemy, the third thing, mythos, resurrection, the new world, Adonis, poppy flowers, cocoons, icons, transformation, art, chanting, Byzantine, spirituality versus religion, George Orwell, Indelible, and communities of creatives.

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Guest Name: Roula-Maria Dib

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My guest on this episode is Theo, a practitioner of guided Somatic Imaginal Explorations, a form of “parts work” that he’s crafted by combining Internal Family Systems with other healing modalities. Theo began his personal journey after finding the corporate world of finance and marketing to be unfulfilling, while the inner worlds of imagination, connection, and healing opened to him a world of curiosity and joy. To date, Theo has performed over five-hundred guided explorations and has found a way of helping others find more connection, joy, and clarity in their lives. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Theo, and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed questioning what we want out of life, the corporate world, LSD, comfort, dissolution, pains, motivation, curiosity, Twitter / X, Internal Family Systems (IFS), parts work, culture, self-exploration, drugs, curiosity, possibilities, gratitude, awe, existential patterns of thinking, feelings, acting, suffering, disconnection, accepting that there are no bad parts of us, compassion, resistance, loving resistance, mental health, the internet, being relational creatures, relationships, multiplicity of the mind, protectors, exiles, wounds, openness, engaging with yourself, imagination, empathy, pantheons, letting go, doubt, anxiety, emotions and feelings containing wisdom, integration, trust, Raya and the Last Dragon, psychedelics, non-specific amplifiers, MDMA, cannabis, emotional safety, self-love, self-acceptance, serotonin, connecting with our bodies, and somatic imaginal exploration.

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Website: https://untanglingself.com/

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Andrew G. Marshall is a therapist practicing in London and Berlin, with a focus on relationships, marriage, intimacy, and infidelity. He’s the author of more than twenty books, including the very popular, I Love You But I’m Not in Love with You: Seven Steps to Saving Your Relationship. Andrew is also the host of the The Meaningful Life podcast, which is one of the best podcasts you can find for mental health and relationships. His podcast manifesto reads, “We are creatures of desire. What we most desire is meaning. What makes us suffer most is a lack of meaning." He has great guests and I listen to it all the time. Andew also has a new online course for couples called My Best Relationship Tools. In our conversation, you can hear him use one of these tools on me, and I gotta say, I think it worked pretty well. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Andrew and I hope you do as well.

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In our conversation we discussed meaning, individuation, healing, exploring, James Hollis, mentors, tutors, marriage, guidance counseling, therapy, drawing out and summarizing, Terry Real, gyrotonics, the body, truth, the news, time, happiness, spirituality, the collective, collectiveness, tribes, mental health, baking the cake for each client, ghosts, inherited traumas, Germany, totalitarian states, rituals, relationship tools, relationship courses, listening, the most important question, “Is there More?”, trust, opportunities, myth, story, fairy tales, being brave, keep going, growth, and the meaning of life.

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Guest Name: Andrew G Marshall

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My guest today is Dr. Paul Robichaud, an author and professor, who writes on cultural history, myth, and modern poetry. Paul teaches English at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut. His first book, Pan: the Great God's Modern Return, explores the Greek god Pan through classical myth, modern literature, film, and music. Paul is also the creator of the Substack, Thresholds, in which he explores myth, folklore, and literature. His next book, Stories of the Stones: Imagining Prehistory in Britain, Ireland, and Brittany is expected to be available next year. Paul is well versed in myth, stories, and the ways in which they resonate with real lifeI. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Paul and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed Greek myth, North myth, Celtic myth, culture, David Jones, Carl Jung, archetypes, Joseph Campbell, resonance, the collective unconscious, numinous experiences, archaeology, religious fundamentalism, literalism, social punishment, Catholicism, abuse, denial, the Shadow, western society, the myth of progress, technology, social media, mental health, self-reliance, Substack, Pan, God of the Wild, ancient Greece, shephards, Arcadia, God of the Hunt, Roman myth, witches, the wilderness, country bumpkins, death, paganism, resurrection, worship, Christianity, sex, animals, repression, Nietzsche, the sacred, alchemy, Egyptian myth, Indian myth, tricksters, Hermes (Mercury), Peter Pan, spirits, innocence, compassion, Percy Jackson, prehistoric sites, stories, T.H. Lawrence, and the Wind in the Willows.

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Guest Name: Paul Robichaud

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My guest today is Thea Euryphaessa, who is a writer, interested in personal growth, depth psychology, reconnecting with the body, Alchemy, and the hero's Journey. Thea is the author of Running into Myself and Growing into MySelf. In these books she explores her own personal journey as a woman in the modern world, seeking her soul's depths and cultivating a joyful, sensual, loving relationship with her body. She’s an inspiring thinker and doer, who has been through her own dark nights and traveled her own hero's journey, and come back with a boon from which we all can benefit. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Thea and I hope you do as well.

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My guest today is Maria Souza, who is a mythologist, author, educator, mentor, and creator of the Women in Mythology podcast. Maria received her postgraduate degrees in Ecology and Spirituality from Schumacher College and an Advanced Training Certificate in Applied Mythology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is the author of Wild Daughters, a mythopoetic work that offers inspiration for girls and women who are searching for their own unique power. Maria has a passion and deep understanding for myth and symbols, particularly in how they relate to modern women. I found her insights enlightening and her energy contagious. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Maria and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed myth, Maria’s upbringing in Brazil, cultural expectations, stories of the dead, history, Martin Shaw, Adam and Eve, consciousness, curiosity, symbols, individuation, trees, the feminine, cycles, the snake, the dragon, punishment, suffering, archetypal forces, the masculine, the ouroboros, integration, creativity, the East and West, transformative pain, the work, The Ugly Duckling, Hans Christian Andersen, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, and the victim, survivor, and thriver archetypes.

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Guest Name: Maria Souza

Website: https://www.womenandmythology.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariaeduardamsouza/

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My guest today is Rosa Lewis, who is a writer, guide, podcaster, and participant in Imaginal Journeyings, a project exploring how the imaginal realm can be unlocked on a global scale. Rosa has lived a fascinating life, in which she’s gone to her own depths, what she calls the hell realms, as well as  the realms of the Gods, and come out the other side with much to share. In her practice she combines Buddhist emptiness, Jungian shadow work, tantric embodiment, the archetypal realm, mysticism and a radically new way of relating to the heart. I found Rosa to be open, deep, and insightful. I truly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed the cosmos, an underlying divine intelligence, growing in dogmatic environments, religion and spirituality, psychedelics, introversion, extroversion, personalities, imaginal journeying, social imaginaries, Buddha nature, universal soup, atheism, mystical experiences, Carl Jung, synchronicities, hell realms, suffering, time dilation, death, light spirituality, gods, divine intelligence, Alan Watts, Stories, Dharma, how things are, style, clothing as an expression of who we are, and the collective.

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Guest Name: Rosa Lewis

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My guest today is Rick Belden, an artist, poet, and coach who works with men to solve difficult emotional, personal, and relational challenges. If you're a man who's feeling stuck in a life that's inauthentic, unfulfilling, or stagnant, Rick can help you get things moving again. His primary focus is on repatterning the relationships men have with themselves, as that relationship is the fundamental driver that determines the quality and outcomes of our decisions, behaviors, and lives. Rick has been through a lot in his own life and has come out the other side, with hope and a message of healing. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Rick and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed men’s work, the role of men in society, the mother-son relationship, the concept of “mother wounds” and how they can affect adult ties, narcissism, emotional manipulation, the importance of inner trust and the unmet needs of modern men.

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Guest Name: Rick Belden

Website: https://www.rickbeldencoaching.com/

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My guest today is Kristina Dryža, who is an author, TEDx speaker, ex-futurist, archetypal consultant, a member of the Joseph Campbell Foundation’s Editorial Advisory Group, and a steward for The Fifth Direction. Kristina is a fantastic speaker, who has a depth of learned knowledge and intuitive wisdom, who speaks with passion and energy. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Kristina and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed the subconscious, archetypes, the individual unconscious, the collective unconscious, imagination versus intellect, personal and universal patterns, the four functions the psyche operates through – thought, intuition, instincts and feelings – and how they relate to different levels of consciousness, stories, fairy tales, and childlike understanding.

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Guest Name: Kristina Dryža

Email: kristina@kristinadryza.com

Website: https://www.kristinadryza.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinadryza/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinadryza/

TEDx: https://www.ted.com/talks/kristina_dryza_archetypes_and_mythology_why_they_matter_even_more_so_today

Grace and the Wind: https://www.amazon.com/Grace-Wind-Kristina-Dryza/dp/099244733X

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Dr. Adele Lafrance is a clinical psychologist, research scientist, author, and the co-developer of emotion-focused treatment modalities, including Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, and she’s also a psychedelics researcher, with a focus on ayahuasca, MDMA, psilocybin and ketamine. She is the co-author of What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers, which aims to help parents reconnect with their instincts and have more empathetic and effective relationships with their children.

In our conversation we discussed connection, core loneliness, rest, suffering, helplessness, psychology, technology, science, Ashley Miller, neuroscience, scripts, indigenous healers, trauma, instincts, empathy, toxicity, culture, blame, parent blame, mother blame, luck, forgiveness, aiming for understanding, feeling your feelings, emotional processing, disconnection, knee-jerk responses, building bridges, emotional translators, imagining, validating, and emotional reassurance.

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Guest Name: Adele Lafrance

Website: https://dradelelafrance.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-adele-lafrance-9a498784/

What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: https://dradelelafrance.com/books

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My guest for this conversation is my good friend Jenn Morrill. Jenn is an editor, creator, mother, and true friend. She’s a person unafraid of exploring the depths of her psyche. Jenn and I have similar backgrounds from a faith perspective, having been born into and exited the same religion. We’ve spent countless hours discussing our personal and shared histories, religion, psychology, family, relationships, growth, and healing. Today we decided to record a conversation discussing a movie that we both love called Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I always enjoy my conversations with Jenn and, now, I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the psychology of the characters, the four (4) different ways of interpreting a story – literal, allegorical, metaphorical, and psychological – memories, dreams, internal and external romantic relationships, eternal child, movies, healing, growth, inner child, and the importance of accepting our past to heal childhood wounds.

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Guest Name: Jenn Morrill

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My guest today is Laura Lewis-Barr, a playwright, freelance director, theater professor, and award-winning stop motion film maker. Laura is the creator of Psyche Cinemas, where she publishes her stop motion films about fairy tales portrayed in modern and fanciful situations. Laura alternates between creating short updated fairy tales and original scripts exploring characters and cultures from a Jungian perspective. Laura is a huge fan of stories and myths, and has found a true passion exploring them through a unique and creative framework. She’s like a child at play and, in speaking with her, I felt her energy, passion, and enthusiasm throughout. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Laura and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed Catholicism, Mormonism, monotheistic and polytheistic religion, the ego, social behavior, the concept of the inner child, the hero’s journey, Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, symbolic language, fairy tales, play, creativity, growing up, and the subconscious mind.

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Guest Name: Laura Lewis-Barr

Website: https://psychescinema.com/

Free Short Films: https://psychescinema.com/free-short-films/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Psyche_Cinema

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MythicTalesForPsyche

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauralb_homemade_cinema/

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My guest today is international bestselling author Shelley Read. Shelley’s debut novel, Go as a River, is an amazing story that’s being translated into over thirty languages. Shelley taught writing and literature as a Senior Lecturer at Western Colorado University for nearly three decades, where she was also a founder of the interdisciplinary Environment & Sustainability major and the PRIME program for at-risk students. She’s a regular contributor to Crested Butte Magazine and Gunnison Valley Journal. Shelley is a fifth-generation Coloradoan who lives with her family in the Elk Mountains of the Western Slope. I found Shelley to be energetic, enthusiastic, and deeply insightful. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Shelley and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed the natural world as a powerful source of inspiration and learning, the creative process and the role our masculine and feminine sides play in it, vulnerability and humility as key values for transcending, persistence, and the importance of quieting the cultural noise to let the inner truth arise.

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Website: https://www.shelleyread.com/

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My guest today is Luke McBain a man of many talents and experiences. Luke is a graduate of the German Film Academy, a writer, former actor and filmmaker, a Cambridge MBA graduate, a lecturer and a consultant. Luke is also the creator of a type of internal, imaginative experience called Liminosophy: a journey in search of the source of intuition, meaning, and happiness. According to Luke’s website, it does not matter if you are a high powered executive, a crafty entrepreneur, or someone who is on their own personal quest, Liminosophy is for you. I found Luke to be engaging, open, and deeply introspective. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Luke and I hope you do as well.

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In our conversation we discussed Liminosophy, liminal spaces, the physical world, abstract realities, art, meaning, creativity, healing, intuition, consciousness, abstraction, the collective unconscious, metaphors, psychic frequencies and how to tune in, the difference between a strong and a weak ego, Joseph Campbell, and Carl Jung.

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Guest Name: Luke McBain

Website: https://lukemcbain.wixsite.com/lukemcbain/en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_LukeMcBain_

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-mcbain-7620014/

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My guest today is Nicholas Jim, an African oil painter and conservationist. His realism art, and I mean realism, portrays the landscapes and wildlife of Africa in stunning detail. In his own words, Nicholas paints “nature”. He also spends a good amount of time in nature and donates a portion of his earnings to the Endangered Wildlife Trust in support of the protection of endangered species. Nicholas also holds degrees in chemical engineering and has a passion for production. I found him to be an insightful and a well-balanced individual, full of deep thoughts and broad smiles. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Nicholas and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed Nicholas’ passion for painting nature and his dedication to protecting endangered species, the connection between art, nature, and the human experience, our relationship with the world around us, the soul's high adventure, pursuing passion, creating an end product, the visionary mind of an artist, nature and artistic expression, art and individuation, making a radical decision, seasons in Africa, transmitting emotion through art, realism in Western art, the importance of conservation, art is everything, balance and healing in society, the art of sports, and passion and conservation in art.

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Guest Name: Nicholas Jim

Website: https://jimnicholasartworks.com/

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimnicholasart?lang=en

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My guest today is Jason Smith, a Jungian analyst, author, and podcastor. Jason is a graduate of the C.G. Jung Institute–New England and holds a Master’s degree from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He is the past president of the C.G. Jung Institute-Boston and has over 20 years of clinical experience. Jason is the author of ‘Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life’ and the creator of the ‘Digital Jung’ podcast. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Jason and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed religion, symbology, everyone’s interpretation of one story, history, tradition, problems with technology, spirituality, neurosis, mental health, creativity, different worlds; psychological, spiritual and real, mystical function and sociological function, false prophets and being on the wrong path vs the right path.

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Guest Name: Jason Smith

Website: https://www.jungiantherapist.net/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jungiananalyst

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jason_E_Smith

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartsfirecounseling/

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My guest today is Jonny Miller, a curious Somanaut, writer, podcaster, and nervous system specialist. Jonny is the host of the Curious Humans podcast and author of the Curious Human’s newsletter. He also leads a five-week bootcamp on nervous system mastery. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Jonny and hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed breath work, emotions, depression, anxiety, joy, the nervous system, living intentionally, following dreams, psychedelics, how events and environment in life influence our minds, differences between the eastern and western world, cognition, perception, awe, wonder, excitement and being in control.

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Guest Name: Jonny Miller

Website: https://www.jonnymiller.co/

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My guest today is Jay Redelsperger, a singer, songwriter, and fellow Jungian enthusiast. Jay received his BA in psychology from the University of Oklahoma and an MA in Depth Psychology from Sonoma State University. His music is available on YouTube and on all major music platforms. Jay also co-hosts the Gatherings Podcast with Béa Gonzalez. I truly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do as well. 

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In our conversation we discussed music and its unique way of tapping into our subconscious, masculine and feminine, how they play essential parts in the creative process, our inner need for seeking truth, nihilism, and psychedelics as a portal to the unconscious mind.

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Guest Name: Jay Redelsperger

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Newest Song (Lead Me to Gardens): https://youtu.be/4S6J55wumaA

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My guest today is Jonathan Hyland. Jonathan is a depth psychologist with a degree from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Jonathan began a journey into his own depths in an effort to understand an anxiety that was imposing on his life. Instead of medicating, Jonathan chose to allow the anxiety to guide him to a more whole version of himself. Jonathan’s story is fascinating, inspiring, and almost magical. I truly enjoyed our conversation and hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed dreams – how to approach them and how they can be thought of as elements for personal healing and growth; the collective unconscious; the inner balance between ego and subconscious; and how religion relates to symbolism.

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Guest Name: Jonathan Hyland

Website: https://www.thedreamsdoctor.com/

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My guest today is Feldsott, an artist and healer with a long and fascinating story. At a young age, Feldsott became an artist on the rise, but he was disillusioned with the business side of art and stopped exhibiting or selling his work. Instead, Feldsott disappeared to South America where he championed environmental issues and studied with Indigenous people for more than 25 years. During this time Feldsott continued to paint every day, amassing a truly impressive body of work that went entirely unseen. In 2002, the National Museum in Quito, Ecuador, offered Feldsott his first solo show in two decades. I found Feldsott to be genuine, insightful, and quite gentle. I truly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed art as a means of communication, the spiritual and the primordial world, reinterpreting religion, the current spiritual movements and following your Inner Voice as a way of core guidance.  

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Nick Taber is a blogger and youtuber who writes about and discusses authoritarianism in school systems, the mental health industry, and the troubled-teen industry. He’s a proponent of true self-awareness and growth, and a believer in developing human potential.

In our conversation we discussed awareness, perspective, conflict, being strong willed, troubled-teen industry, psychological abuse, brainwashing, Taoism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, healing trauma, bibliotherapy, youth mental health treatment, authentic self, programming, wilderness therapy, therapeutic boarding schools, punishment, threats, social isolation, reeducation camps, Maoist China, Brave New World Revisited, Aldous Huxley, experts, parents, parenting, Beautiful Boy, Tweek, China, Self-reliance, Bruce Levine, Why Anti-Authoritarians are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill, Gabor Mate, authority, natural authority, institutional authority, authoritarianism, feelings, healing modalities, somatic meditation, nature, and consciousness.

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Guest Name: Nick Taber

Website: https://imaginal-cell.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/677145320084405

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My guest today is Jason (J.M.) DeBord, best-selling author of the Dream Interpretation Dictionary, Creator of DREAMS 1-2-3, and host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast. Jason is well known in the dream work space, and also as RadOwl, the moderator of Reddit's most popular subReddit on dreams - r/dreams. Jason is the author of a new book Nightmares: Your Guide to Interpreting Your Darkest Dreams. I found him to be well-traveled in both the waking and dream world, generous and passionate. I truly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed we dive deep into dreaming – why do we dream, the relationship between the dream and the dreamer, the interactive quality of dreams, metaphors as a way of communication, the idea of a collective consciousness and a shared knowledge, and the interpretation of dreams in other cultures.

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My guest today is Jessica (Jess) Watson Miller, the founder of PsychCrisis.org - a nonprofit working to reform the psychiatric crisis system. Jess has a deeply personal connection to the crisis system and its flaws, and so works passionately to educate others about psychiatric crises and how to manage them, as well as designing new systems and working with current operators to improve their services. I found Jess to have a deep understanding of the issues. She’s well researched, thoughtful and articulate. I truly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed the response to mental health crises, anxiety, depression, suicide, the system which is supposed to help with these things, psychology, individuals, cognition, patterns and paradigms, perception, the collective unconscious, conformity, survival, how we see ourselves, stories we tell ourselves and how we might not even realise we’re telling them.

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My guest today is Bud Harris, an author, psychologist, and Jungian analyst. Early in life, Bud pursued a career in business but his life lacked meaning. Following a period of dissatisfaction and searching, he returned to school and eventually became a diplomate Jungian analyst. Bud has written dozens of books, including Sacred Selfishness, Into the Heart of the Feminine, and Becoming a Love Warrior. Through his writing, Bud shares what he’s learned about living a life of passion and love, fueled by self-knowledge and awareness. I truly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed power and love being opposites, fear, happiness, empathy, religion, compassion, strength, myth, stories, individuality in a collective society, self development, writing, growing old, regrets, value and being truly engaged in the life that we are living to make something happen.

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My guest today is Catherine Raven, an author, biologist, and overall inspiring human being. Catherine is a former national park ranger, she earned a PhD in biology from Montana State University, and holds degrees in zoology and botany from the University of Montana. Her first published book of non-fiction - Fox and I: an Uncommon Friendship - was the winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Award. Catherine’s natural history essays have appeared in American Scientist, Journal of American Mensa, Montana Magazine, Narrative Magazine, and National Geographic Traveler. I found Catherine to be a lovely person, passionate about life and her work, and I truly enjoyed our conversation. I hope you do as well. In our conversation we discussed writing, reading and storytelling, fiction and nonfiction, human-centric experiences and natural experiences, culture vs nature, evolution of stories, how everyone shares the same experiences in a different way without realizing, connection with animals from foxes to flies, loneliness, marriage, how even in modern life we carry the same human nature as humans always have. Episode Details: Guest Name: Catherine Raven Website: https://www.catherineraven.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalkedAway8 Gong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wav Where to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explorerpoet/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExplorerPoetPod  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Explorer-Poet-105087492172066  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025  Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA

My guest today is Jared Janes, a coach, podcaster, community builder, and meditator. From an early age, Jared has had a deep interest in human development, and has been willing to endure quite a lot to learn about and experience that development for himself. Jared spent six years exploring a handful of popular meditation methods and spiritual traditions, but still sensed that something was missing. With the guidance of his friend & teacher Charlie Awbery, he moved from a renunciative practice to the life-affirming path of a yogi. And in 2020, the two of them co-founded a contemporary community of practice called Evolving Ground. I found Jared to be open, warm, and full of helpful knowledge based on personal experience. I truly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do as well. In our conversation we discussed facing mortality, Jared’s personal experience facing adversity from a young age and how it shaped his behavior growing up, religion, adversity, privilege, pain, morality, good and evil, Buddhism, stoicism, differences between East and West, non-duality, humility, vulnerability, finding truth, distance from oneself, equanimity, individual stories, detachment, mythology, the bible, the garden of Eden, the two trees, symbolism, reincarnation, meditation, the endless pursuit of ‘something’ and the evolution of our own stories.  Episode Details: Guest Name: Jared Janes Website: https://www.jaredjanes.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JaredJanes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredjanes/ Gong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wav Where to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explorerpoet/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExplorerPoetPod  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Explorer-Poet-105087492172066  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025  Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA

My guest today is Béa Gonzalez, an author, podcaster, lecturer, educator, and one of my favorite social media follows. I’m a fan of Béa because of her passion for teaching people about the importance of a metaphorical approach to life. As an author, Béa’s novels have been published in seven countries. Her titles include The Bitter Taste of Time, The Mapmaker’s Opera, and the recently published Invocation, which is available now. Béa recently launched a podcast called Gatherings, with her friend and musician Jay Redelsperger, in which they sit down to discuss subjects they are both passionate about—books and music. Whether reading her books, watching her lectures, or listening to her podcast, Béa always has something deep, relevant, and interesting to say. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and hope you do as well. 

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In our conversation we discussed storytelling, active imagination, the benefits of pushing known boundaries, human evolution, history, psychology, Carl Jung, creativity, writing, individuality and our inner need for connection.

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Guest Name: Béa Gonzalez; Sophia Cycles

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My guest today is Bernie Taylor, a naturalist, author and archaeoastronomer whose research explores the origins of mankind’s creativity and awareness of the natural world. He’s authored several books, including Biological Time and Before Orion: Finding the Face of the Hero, which explores mankind’s creative capacity by looking at Paleolithic cave art from 40,000 years ago. Bernie proposes that select cave paintings are fundamental pieces in the human journey to self-realization, the foundation of astronomy, and a record of biological knowledge that irrevocably impacted some of the artistic styles, religious practices, and stories that are still with us today. I found Bernie to be deeply knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I truly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do as well.

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In our conversation we discussed ancient cave art, human history and evolution, Jung’s concept of the collective unconscious, animism and its impact in modern society, spirituality versus projection, the psychological significance of stories, how stories relate to dreams and myth, the Hero archetype and its evolution throughout time.   

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My guest today is Dr. Alicia Colson, an archaeologist and ethnohistorian, who’s conducted fieldwork in Canada, the UK, the US and Antigua, all in an effort to understand our human past. In her work, Alicia collaborates with indigenous communities in an effort to understand differing viewpoints, while also using AI computing to make scientific discoveries. Alicia’s a member of The Explorers Club's Class of 2022. She’s a Wiley Digital Archive Fellow, and the co-founder and co-Editor of Exploration Revealed, the Scientific Exploration Society's digital hybrid publication, which showcases advances in knowledge and peer-to-peer support for those engaged with scientific exploration and adventure-led expeditions. In addition, Alicia is the commissioning editor for the Great Britain and Ireland Chapter of The Log Magazine, a quarterly publication of The Explorers Club. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Alicia and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation we discussed archaeology, history, the past and what we can learn from it in the present, human connection, spirit, empathy, greed, control and money, what it is to be human, superimposing our own moralities in situations where they don’t belong, evolution, animism, mysticism, tolerance, how languages and cultures can allow beautiful expression in ways others can’t, and artificial intelligence being used to give an objective unbiased view the human eye might not see.

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My guest today is Charles Pezeshki, a professor of engineering at Washington State University, and self-described world traveler, husband, and father of two. Charles has published in the field of design theory and high performance work teams. He runs a large Design Clinic and has worked on large-scale projects in various fields: from organizing sustainability education in Europe, to understanding nonlinear dynamics and complex system theory, to environmental policy and experiential education. Charles has a fascinatingly-scary way of looking at the world, but it’s a message of hope, because empathy is at the heart. For all of Charles's thoughts you can check out his website empathy.guru. I truly enjoyed our conversation and hope you do as well.

In our conversation, evolving vs. devolving societies, psychopaths, sociopaths, the biological and evolutionary drivers of our social behavior and order, narcism, gods, stories, myths, authoritarian regimes and their foundations, different types of leadership according to a given social context, several forms of trauma, empathy and the emotions that are derived from it.

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My guest today is Dr. Angela Puca who’s research focuses on magic, witchcraft, Paganism, esotericism, shamanism, and related currents. Angela holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Philosophy and has lectured at Leeds Trinity University for several years. In 2021, The University of Leeds awarded her a PhD in Anthropology of Religion, which will be published in the upcoming year. Author of several peer-reviewed publications and co-editor of the forthcoming ‘Pagan religions in five minutes’ for Equinox, she hopes to bridge the gap between academia and the communities of magic practitioners by delivering related scholarly content on her YouTube Channel and TikTok ‘Angela’s Symposium.’ I truly enjoyed my conversation with Angela and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation, we discussed Eastern and Western ways of approaching religion and their main differences, searching for meaning as a basic human need, magic, finding meaning and establishing a sense of connection to a whole, monotheistic and polytheistic religions and how they relate with the concept of truth, and the importance of separating valid personal experiences from historical proven facts.

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Robert Falconer is an author, researcher, therapist and advocate for Internal Family Systems (IFS).  For more than a decade Bob has devoted himself full-time to IFS work and believes it to be one of the most effective modes of therapy available. Bob recently published a new book titled When You're Going Through Hell, Keep Going and previously authored a book about IFS and unattached burdens, titled The Others Within Us: Internal Family Systems, Porous Mind, and Spirit Possession.

In our conversation we discussed Internal Family Systems (IFS), Richard “Dick” Schwartz, multiple personalities, subpersonalities, many minds, parts, trauma, healing, internal fighting, the Self, unattached burdens, guides, Charles Taylor, buffered self, the Citadel Theory of Mind, interoception, porous minds, Richard Dawkins, memes, Plato, evolution, spirituality, ego, imperialism, colonialism, Edward Edinger, relationships, protectors, exiles, firefighters, reactive protectors, the Hearing Voices Movement, suicide, polarization, wounded children, shamanism, EMDR, psychedelics, Jay Early, self therapy, personhood, Martin Luther King Jr, and somebodyness.

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In our conversation, we dive deep into meditation and mindfulness, the impact these practices can have on chronic illnesses, how some people often misuse meditation as a form of escapism, the Alexander Technique, Western and Eastern approaches to overall wellbeing, and the importance of human connection.

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Guest Name: Maija Haavisto

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My guest today is a fantastic human being, artist, and teacher named Shea Stanfield. Shea is author and publisher of the Starlight Scribe series, in which she highlights artists and their work, in an attempt to explore their sources of inspiration. Writing the stories of artists and their creative expressions is Shea’s way of celebrating the creative spirit and the artists who allow it to bring their vision to us. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Shea, and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation, we discussed art, religion, creativity, culture and the stories behind them, people being creative and how it influences culture, how our physical reality now could one day be seen as fiction, the conservative nature of society and the ones that break these conservative rules to progress, the sharing of stories and ideas can be the key to letting those thoughts manifest into something beautiful, the symbolism that’s been in human life that predates spoken language yet stays with us even now, spirituality vs religion, east and west, virtues and emotion, following the middle path, the great way, familiarity in rituals, cognition, patterns, prophets, evolving or not evolving, being told what IS and what ISN’T, taking information at face value, asking why?, mysticism, nature, the biggest equalizing force, mother nature always wins, natural disasters, the line between our abstract reality and our physical one, conflict, living harmoniously, community, individualism, compassion, the human image of god, god is energy, being human, love, stories through history, stories repeating themselves and stories in everything we do.

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Guest Name: Shea Stanfield

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Peter Pan

My guest today is a fascinating person and a true explorer, named Patricia Morgan. A conceptual artist based in Tucson, Arizona, she begins each piece with the concept, then searches for a medium through which to share it. Using sculpture, photography, and materials relevant to the concept itself, such as concrete, coal, or baby-bottle nipples, she creates outsized interdisciplinary installations that evoke deep human emotions. Patricia was warm and welcoming, as well as insightful and well spoken. I truly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation, we discussed how stories are seldom forgotten and always renewed, as we go through life we keep collecting information, past events and pasts memories that we add to, understanding how groups act and the species acts by observing the human psyche, the concept is always very important, if something doesn't fit with the concept let it go, the purpose of the Explorer poet Podcast is to explore the blurry line between our physical world and our abstract realities, myths having been created to help us solve problems we don't have answers for, we can't predict the future and we are led astray, the Judeo-Christian world, science and mythology, literalism in America, need to be heard to heal from trauma, everybody on the planet is playing out some myth in their head, we all need to share in the same story, less of a common myth, Antarctica, Greenland, glaciers, how stability is based on memory, how we use memory to frame our lives in the present,  Half Dome, taking comfort in insignificance, life taking a different perspective, how our story is collapsing and we need someone to write a new mythology, and how to how being thought provoking is the contribution artists can make today.

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Guest Name: Patricia Morgan

Website: https://www.patriciacarrmorgan.com/

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In this solo episode, I break down the story of Raya and the Last Dragon, in which I discuss a story of healing, how any level of human interaction is comparable with any other, species kingdom family individual, Bubbles that kept me trapped, being raised in physical and social isolation, homeschooled, controlled education, fundamentalist christianity, poverty, emotionally unavailable, lack of education, lack of communication skills, lack of parenting skills, The intersection of all of these bubbles, growing up as someone who is not whole, being born one thing, but our culture takes us in another direction, the life examined, our stories, our several bubbles that craft a story allowing us to live within the bubbles, resurrection, reincarnation, starting your life again as a whole, trusting Emotions, feelings, impressions, distrusting ignoring or avoiding those feelings, a plague born of human discord that always been here waiting for a weakness to attack, identifying with characters, survivalist, having the survivalist inside, emotional and psychological needs not met, how the person you are today is an amalgamation of all the people you've been to survive, the process of healing requires all of those different versions of us to come along for the journey, maybe the worlds broken because you don't trust anyone, how anger and sexuality are suppressed in controlled environments, the identification of different parts of self in the process of healing, blades that are specifically designed for the stabbing of backs, the important mythological motif of going back to the beginning, back to where it all started, not trusting emotions is catastrophe, listening to the parts of us we don't want to listen to, the story in your brain and in your body match, and how trust is how we pop bubbles and heal.

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In this solo episode, I break down the story of Po, a lovable panda, who’s journey takes him to the pinnacle of Kung Fu, where he becomes the Dragon Warrior, defeats Tai Lung, and saves the Peaceful Valley in Dreamworks animated movie Kung Fu Panda.

I discuss dreams, the philosophy that our opponents are not our enemies, the point of a foe is to test you, to find people who are worthy to have in your life, father figures trying to pass down cultures to sons, the desire to please is actually a desire not to hurt or fear masked as desire, all cultures that move forward are conservative cultures, how one often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it, how our own fears are the thing that's going to manifest our problems, how our mind is like water; when it is agitated it is difficult to see but when you allow it to settle the answer becomes clear, if we focus on pleasing culture and the past, we will miss the opportunities that are just for us, being destined not to participate, there is no plan so if something happens it can't be an accident, the revealing of the secret, passion, willingness not to give up, really wanting it, really caring about it, being born for it, when to break the conservative rules, when to buck the trends, when to introduce something new, and when to think liberally in a conservative culture, to make something special you just have to believe its special, stories are like mythology and mythology is like dreams, and how fate calls you to your journey, there doesn't need to be anything special about you to pursue that journey other than a passion for the journey.

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Today is a solo episode, in which I cover the story of the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve not as story of the first people that ever existed, but a story of what it is to exist in the west, both trees existing in the garden, the west only has access to one, the Tree of Life, immortality, eternal life as reincarnation in the east, reincarnation in symbolic and practical terms, reincarnation in psychological and practical terms, Buddha meditating to achieve enlightenment, nirvana, reincarnation as a cycle of pleasure seeking and pain avoidance, the Buddha observing himself, true eternal life is achieved in the realization that there is no life, eternal life is to accept life without judgment, the west became morally binary behind Yawheh, a Nietzschian regime of “Thou Shalts”, morals, commandments, and punishments, in the west we all sin, God died to end the cycle of death, East vs West, identity, ego, individualism, Carl Jung, archetypes, stories, mythology, psyches, and mapping our personas, Archetypes in the east and the west, and how in the west we commit ourselves to one God.

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My guest today is an amazing, photo-realistic painter named Benjamin Johnson. Born in Philadelphia, Ben spent his formative years in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey, where he developed an eye for the little things. Ben’s highly detailed oil paintings are inspired by the natural world and our place in it. He often incorporates scientific or historical themes, and frequently collaborates with field researchers. Two fun facts about Ben are (1) before he paints his stunning pieces of art, Ben actually makes his own canvases in his backyard shop and (2) when he’s done painting an object from the real world, Ben travels to place the object back where he found it. I found Ben to be warm and welcoming, engaging, and full of insight. I truly enjoyed my conversation and I hope you enjoy it as well.

In our conversation, we discussed Ben's signature, a Circle and Square, dualities with a lot of space in between, visual art, painting, the long human conversation, just a box in a cage, individuals, set and setting, human beings, potential, what we could be, what we see ourselves as, paintings making the artist, the the paintings should be signing the artist, The center of our own circles, every human in the center of their own circle, never standing in anyone else's circle, the stories we accept can become our boxes, art at its best is consciousness changing, Abstraction as spirituality, adaptation to life and adaptation is life, discovery is removing boxes, there's so much more out there, So many ways to look at the same work of art, and art occuring when somebody has enough power over something.

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Guest Name: Benjamin Johnson

Website: https://www.benjohnsonart.com/

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My guest today is Adam Helms, a fascinating artist and human, who’s work encompasses drawing, printmaking, sculpture, assemblage, and archival research. Adam’s work often highlights marginalized social and political groups and the American frontier. Our conversation flowed naturally from the moment Adam and I were in the same room together. I found him to be thoughtful, engaging, and full of interesting insights. I truly enjoyed my conversation with Adam, and I hope you enjoy it as well.

In our conversation, we discussed like mindedness, being an outsider, melancholy, American pop culture, popular culture, Star Wars, relating to television, World War I, World War II, Capitalism, Communism, China, Russia, the vastness of media and how to navigate it, the distillation of current mythology through media, dealing with editors, the amount of room there is for mediocrity, doing the only thing you know how to do, the artist by themselves as a stance, DIY, Punk and hard core, living in places that expose you to others’ work, energy for creation, the myth of the artist or writer being alone, creating based on what was created before you, originality, exposure and content creation, artists reflecting the world they see, postmodernism, hyper-capitalism, and the world telling you everything you need to think.

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My guest today is the great Barbara Rogers. Barbara is a painter, educator, world traveler, and a very very kind person. Barbara paints to transcend daily life, to evoke the sublime, to reaffirm the existence of beauty and the critical importance of cherishing the earth. Her work has been exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally, and she’s now a professor emeritus from the University of Arizona. I found Barbara to be open, warm, curious, and full of wisdom. She left me feeling extremely grateful. I really enjoyed my conversation with Barbara, and I hope you enjoy it as well.

In our conversation, we discussed gratitude, spouses and their power to lift us, treating people the way we were treated as kids, being grateful when people are grateful for us, the Golden Rule, barriers people don't know they're setting up, artists making the work or working on website in the office, realizing that interacting with people isn't about you, considering why others are with you and what they want, being nervous, navigating social structures, already arriving because the people I've met are amazing, time and energy, meditation and experiencing our own thoughts as streams of abstract ideas your brain throws at us, conversation is other’s consciousness flowing through us,  reading books is like living live and conversation are like blending thoughts, and having a place to meet people who are excited about life and contributing.

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Guest Name: Barbara Rogers

Website: https://www.barbararogersart.com/

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Frederik Ribersson is an author, youtuber, wokshopper and facilitator. His main aim is to help people see through narcissists, manipulation and toxic ideas, and to negotiate and heal effectively. Using his own experiences, as well as research on toxic people and toxic dynamics, Frederik now teaches people to think using healthy tools and to heal emotional wounds, so they can move forward.

In our conversation we discussed narcissism, toxic people, toxic behavior, Chris Voss, FBI hostage negotiation, negotiation, decoding, ideal types, pure types, clusters of symptoms, energy, energy hoarders, energy vampires, archetypes, mindset, Carl Jung, power breaking others, fear, the function of fear, labeling, the courage to be disliked, love bombing, validation, empathy, lies, sincerity, grieving, manipulation, mental vulnerabilities, personality disorders, and status.

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Guest Name: Frederik Ribersson

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My guests today are a lovely and amazingly talented pair of artists named Kelly Leslie and Craig Cully. Kelly is a designer, a teacher, and a lover of collaboration. Whether its problem solving with her clients, discovering something new with her students, or creating a series of fascinating paintings with her husband Craig, Kelly tells me that collaboration is the practice of being human. Craig is a painter, a teacher, and a backyard pizza-oven aficionado. His work has been featured in exhibitions throughout the United States and found home in several permanent collections. My conversation with Kelly and Craig went all over the place, and I loved every second of it. They were warm, welcoming, and eager to engage my every silly whim. I truly enjoyed this conversation and I hope you enjoy it as well.

In our conversation, we discussed the reality that everyone is creative, creativity stems from creation, discovery leads to more discovery, “Is that a dog?”, the universe was whole - one with it's Maker - just like us, we are the universe, separateness is an illusion, looking in a mirror and recognizing we cannot experience our whole body, your mother is not THE source, the third hand, collaboration as a practice of being human, art can do a lot of things, experiences that are purely human, cannot transcend with design, design asks what it mean to be human in this place, art is anything done to the highest degree, anything done to the extremes, conservatism and a small voice about change, houses as places of beauty vs cultural compliance, art pushes the envelope, algorithms sealing our bubbles, we can't start over but algorithms can't be altruistic, aliens aren’t coming to this planet we're alone, Artificial Intelligence, General Artificial Intelligence, Modest Mouse, AI and art, AI applying to art school, music as patterns, musical as a physical experience, intangibility, social media, algorithms, human intelligence, new music, once the AI is in charge we’ll think it’s righteous, maybe we do need to drop acid, we’ve never imagined something without an analogous form on earth,  and how we simply cannot get out of our own way in this silly closed systems.

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Guest Name: Kelly Leslie

Website: https://www.kellyleslie.com/

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My guest today is a nationally recognized artist, accomplished educator, and driven creative coach named Carrie Seid. Carrie has produced and taught art most of her life and, while she’s still a creator, she also dedicates time to helping others create. Through her Creative Catalyst Training, a holistic program of workshops and face-to-face sessions, Carrie helps creative individuals to re-calibrate their mindset about their potential, while giving them complete permission to be themselves. Carrie acknowledges that making art demands her best, so that's what she gives. She loves to push what’s possible and help others raise the bar, and whether she knows it or not, in my short time with Carrie, she did this very thing for me. I truly enjoyed our conversation, I found it inspiring, and I hope you do as well.

In our conversation, we discussed… Art as the study of the self, having curiosity, not having curiosity, the x-factor, creativity as a living entity that needs to be nurtured, the collective unconscious, the shadow, information that we are simply channeling, watching scenes versus writing them out, what the body knows but consciousness doesn't, being aware of what's being produced, the collective unconscious hides the shadow of our society, art and comedy as a presentation of the collective unconscious, courage as a big part of honoring your creative urges, being most connected with others when we're most connected with ourselves, connection through vulnerability, the presence of God in a movie theater, 99% of the country is conservative, people and countries always decline, what it means to be who you are, feeling so different with time, everything is energy and that's all there is to it, you don't have to love you are being loved, behaving based on others ideas and trying to match it, the God of America, Ex-Mormons and the Religious Shelf, and that when you're an artist you are Mother Nature.

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Guest Name: Carrie Seid

Art Website: http://carrieseidart.com/

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My guest today is a free spirit and a fantastic sculptor named Barbara Jo Borch. Barbara’s artwork deals with the connections and contrasts between nature and mankind. As she creates, she plays with the ideas of natural versus rational and spontaneous versus intellectual, which she also demonstrates in her proces. Barbara begins with a concept in mind, but allows the materials to take unplanned courses as it unfolds, surprising even the artist. Our conversation felt very similar, I didn’t know everything I’d cover with Barbara Jo, but by the end, we’d weaved together a conversation I truly enjoyed. Barbara Jo may have a small voice, but for those willing to listen, she may help you see there is a better way to be happy. I hope you enjoy it as well.

In our conversation, we discussed freedom, art as a master, having something that drives you, the reason is myself (yourself), consistently producing art, motivation vs inspiration, art taking over, art doing what it wants, acknowledging how creation works, culture, every culture has a shelf life, being a small voice to help people see a different way, storyteller vs lead role, my condition, buddhism, looking but not seeing, and a sad, scary quote that reminds us nobody is coming.

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Guest Name: Barbara Jo Borsch

Website: https://barbarajosculptor.com/

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My guest today is Ahn-Thuy Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American photographer, educator, and all-around fantastic human being. Through her art, Ahn-Thuy investigates her personal history as a female immigrant, creator, and product of her heritage. She lives and works in Tucson, Arizona, where she’s the head of the photography program at Pima Community College. You can find her work in galleries, on magazine covers, receiving awards, and in permanent museum collections throughout the southwest. I found Ahn-Thuy to be a compassionate, thoughtful, and enlightening person. I truly enjoyed my conversation with her and I hope you enjoy it as well.

In our conversation, we discussed genuine conversation, educators and how they deliver lectures, individuals, late starts, art class, the value of art education, the words we use, phrases such as “I don’t care”, learning online, the ocean of knowledge, finding a teacher you connect with, Appreciating the Intangible, liberal education, creativity as puzzle solving, children and culture, if everyone is making art, becoming a visitor again, memories, exploring past experiences through art, humans as hardware and software, being a simulation of the universe, software, operating systems, software packages, language packages, Vietnam, Vietnamese, English, energy in the universe, we are the universe simultating itself, evolution, sophistication, pain, a need to figure out how to exist, having nothing to regret, death is the end, the destination is not the work, Buddhism, and wanting a little and knowing that’s enough.

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Guest Name: Ahn-Thuy Nguyen

Website: https://www.anh-thuynguyen.com/

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