Cosmic Indifference

As we near the end of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath," Randolph Carter and the ghouls engage in an epic battle with the moon-beasts, and we consider whether we approach our relationships with a mindset of transaction or of connection. What do we have to gain from engaging sense of vulnerability instead of negotiation in our relationships?

Randolph Carter visits King Kuranes of Celephais in Part Four of our exploration of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath." We reflect on how we respond to ancestral trauma, as well as how we can maintain our own personal dream-quest in the face of negativity and anxiety from other people.We're releasing this episode earlier than usual, because we are gearing up for Extra Life Game Day this Saturday (November 2). We'll be live streaming a full campaign of The Mountain Witch role-playing game from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. CST at twitch.tv/revrandolph and we'd love to have your support as we raise money for Texas Children's Hospital.

In Part 3 of our exploration of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath," we consider how to welcome gifts from unpleasant or unwanted sources, especially with regard to welcoming all of our emotions fully and releasing our attachment to how things must be. We talk about a "Welcoming Reflection" with three parts:Feel what you feel honestly and fully without judgment, explanation, or intensification.Welcome all that you feel, and all of reality as it is in this moment.Let go of attachment to control, to how things must change, and to how you must change.And with this letting go, be open to connection with your innermost being.Remember our special November 2 live-stream of the Mountain Witch, beginning at 10:00 a.m. CST, for Extra Life Game Day supporting the Children's Miracle Network. Our special Twitch channel for this event is twitch.tv/revrandolph or visit our Extra Life page: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=375178.

In our second installment of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath," we explore the natural outcomes of acting with integrity to our guiding principles (and the natural consequences of not doing so), plus a comment or two on self-differentiation.If you want to get in touch, you can email minister@cosmicindifference.orgBecome a patron at https://patreon.com/cosmicindifference

We begin H. P. Lovecraft's "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" with an exploration of reclaiming our personal authority and identifying our true work.If you want to get in touch, you can email minister@cosmicindifference.orgAnd you can be part of creating the Cosmic Indifference podcast by becoming a patron on Patreon at patreon.com/cosmicindifference

From Lovecraft's "The Statement of Randolph Carter" we consider issues of how we sometimes choose not to shine as brilliantly as we could and how we can listen more intentionally to ourselves and others. This is a very personal episode, in which I talk a lot more about myself than usual, with hope that some lessons I'm learning might also have value for you. And I introduce the very non-Lovecraftian https://mywaking.life

We pounce from H. P. Lovecraft's "The Cats of Ulthar" into a conversation about the stories we tell, how to evaluate our victim and villain stories more conscientiously, and how to be responsible for the kinds of boundaries we set in our relationships, based on mutual values.You can get in touch by emailing minister@cosmicindifference.org and you can be part of creating the Cosmic Indifference podcast by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/cosmicindifference

In this episode we explore the history of the shoggoth (since Zadok Allen brought it up in "The Shadow over Innsmouth"), and we scratch the surface of how elements of control and enslavement affect our lives and beliefs. And, as always, we pronounce this week's curses and blessings! As promised, the national human trafficking hotline is (888) 373-7888. Learn to recognize the signs: https://humantraffickinghotline.org/what-human-trafficking/recognizing-signs And for more information about SMART recovery visit: http://www.smartrecovery.org/ To get in touch, email minister@cosmicindifference.org or become a patron at https://patreon.com/cosmicindifference