Emerging Purpose Podcast

Adam J Malone is the Creative Director of The Tarot Experience VR. During his first MA in Myth, Cosmology and The Sacred, Adam's interest in the power of mythic narrative brought him to focus on the divinatory system of the Tarot. Having written a dissertation in 2020 entitled ‘The Art of Transforming The World: Tarot and the Future of Immersive Experience' Adam went on to study a second MA at Royal Holloway in Immersive Storytelling, where he graduated in 2021. Adam's final piece for the course later became The Tarot Experience VR and aimed to prove his hypothesis that Tarot is an important immersive storytelling art form for the future. The experience was nominated as a finalist for ‘Experience of the Year' at the VR Awards 2023. Adam's professional and creative work is now focused on bringing meaningful and transformative experiences to the world of digital art, whilst his writing focuses on the power of myth, narrative and metaphor. Adam currently lives and works in East Sussex, UK and continues to read Tarot for those who can find him… somewhere in the Ashdown Forest. Robert Anton Wilson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson The Creative Act - Rick Rubin - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-creative-act/rick-rubin/9781838858636 Breaking Convention - https://www.breakingconvention.co.uk The Tarot Experience VR - https://www.the-tarot-experience-vr.com Derren Brown - Cold Reading - https://youtu.be/I6uj1ruTmGQ?feature=shared The Dau Film Project (Guardian Article) -https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/26/inside-the-stalinist-truman-show-dau-i-had-absolute-freedom-until-the-kgb-grabbed-me The Last Shaman - Netflix trailer - https://youtu.be/WuN9ZTmITJw?feature=shared Adam's Medium Article - https://adamjmalone.medium.com/magical-lockdown-brief-notes-from-a-symbolic-imagination-d7ec51f92258 Adam on TIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@adamjmalone?_t=8k5t1nqZgB7&_r=1 Please consider donating to my Patreon account - all funds will be used to create more content - https://patreon.com/EmergingPurposePodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink My Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gregdonaldson_/?igsh=ZGYxMGJ2azA4eW1k&utm_source=qr Please send any feedback or questions to gregory.donaldson@gmail.com

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In this episode it was my great pleasure to speak with Yap. Yap is a philosopher, singer, poet, artist and author. He was the lead singer of the metal band 'One Minute Silence' before turning his back on the music industry and exploring the underground poetry scene. His unique way of seeing the world has led him down a metaphysical path. He has spent his entire life studying the human mind in a bid to systemise it and thus create a cognitive scale for humanity. Yap's Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/20RdYdYc2oY Yap's Blog Site - https://medium.com/new-paradigm-fish/the-map-b9e230ebdcb1 She Stole My Son - https://medium.com/new-paradigm-fish/she-stole-my-son-524199a59692 One Minute Silence Live - https://youtu.be/wLPbqJXG1_8 Small World Festival -http://www.smallworldsolarstage.org/smallworld/ Stoned Ape Theory - https://youtu.be/Nxn2LlBJDl0

This episode I had a wonderful conversation with Ann Mathie. Ann has a masters degree in the traditions of yoga and meditation from SOAS. Ann has been practising yoga and meditation for nearly 20 years and has since completed her Masters in the Traditions of Yoga and Meditation from SOAS University with ongoing Sanskrit training. Her own experiences have pointed her toward a phenomenological investigation of the parallels between spontaneous Kuṇḍalinī awakenings and Buddhist and Yogic paths to enlightenment as well as cutting-edge consciousness theory. To draw sense from the varieties of extraordinary human experiences that can occur spontaneously, Ann studies metaphysical frameworks within the traditions of Yoga, Tantra and Buddhism in a scholarly context. Her previous research focuses on the phenomenology of Buddhist and Yogic experiences through meditative practice. Her mission is to gain a deeper understanding of the psychological processes that can arise from spontaneous transpersonal experiences or deep meditation practice and how we can draw on thousands of years of collective experiences to safely support others walking this path towards greater wholeness. We spoke about; Spiritual emergency Kundalini experiences Wild energy Harnessing spiritual energy Vipassana meditation Meditation techniques Psychospiritual approaches Rave culture Self medicating Community Psychedelic experiences and integration Ann's website https://www.annmathie.com Ann's Insight timer page - https://insighttimer.com/annmathie College of Psychic studies page -https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/about-us/our-consultants/ann-mathie/ Extra Note! Pyrenees by David Greig Directed by Sandie Armstrong 21st-29th April at the NVT Brighton https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/newventuretheatre/e-kezqeq

In this episode I had the absolute pleasure of talking to Philip Carr Gomm. He was the chief druid for many years with the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids - http://www.druidry.org Philip also trained as a Psychosynthesis psychotherapist at the Institute of Psychosynthesis - https://www.psychosynthesis.org He is now working with the ACER Integration programme -https://acerintegration.com Philip is the author of many books which you can find on his website -https://philipcarr-gomm.com His Latest book which will be available in October 2023 is called 'The Gift of the Night' “A brilliant, important and inspiring book that will be so helpful to so many people.” Dr Rosalind Watts, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead for Imperial College London's psilocybin trial More about 'The 7 Valleys' project here https://philipcarr-gomm.teachable.com/p/7valleys The film that Philip mentions at the beginning of the episode is called 'The Wonder' which is available on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/search?q=the%20wonder A Special thanks to Julian Humphries for the use of his track - 'Stay Close' https://www.bandlab.com/revisions/3b14f53b-e4b1-ed11-a8e0-000d3a3f8f45?sharedKey=R6TWp8wp_kaQ4EndDAQ9UA

In this episode I have a conversation with Allan Frater. Allan is a trainer at the Psychosynthesis Trust in London Bridge https://psychosynthesistrust.org.uk/ Allan is also the author of 'Waking Dreams - Imagination in psychotherapy and everyday life' https://wildimagination.uk/book/ And here is a link to his online course https://wildimagination.uk/online-course/ Related links: 'Dust on the Sea' Edward L Beech https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4906889-dust-on-the-sea 'The Ghost Road' Pat Barker -https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/151926.The_Ghost_Road Freinds of the Western Buddhist Order - https://thebuddhistcentre.com Transpersonal Press - https://www.transpersonalpress.com/

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with my great friend Kate Alderton. Kate is an Actress, Producer, Writer, Artist and Dream Tender! Kates Website - https://dreamfishingsociety.com/dreamtending/ Stephen Aizenstat - https://dreamtending.com/dream-tending/ Social Dreaming - https://dreamfishingsociety.com/dreamcrossing-social-dreaming/ Time to think - Nancy Klein https://amzn.eu/d/i12cook Jennifer Dunpert - Interdimensional Smuggling https://youtu.be/9JQsFufnGBQ David Jay Brown - Lucid Dreaming https://amzn.eu/d/8KXGe49 Leanora Carrington - Surrealist Artist https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/leonora-carrington-7615 Jeremy Stockwell- Actor Coach - https://www.jeremystockwellcoaching.com Netflix Documentary - Stutz https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/stutz-the-tools Damanhur - Creative Community in Italy https://damanhur.org Gordon Lawrence - creator of social dreaming https://www.academia.edu/34375648/Gordon_Lawrences_Social_Dreaming_Matrix_Background_Origins_History_and_Developments Tim Arnold - Producer for the track "Here to Go" https://linktr.ee/timarnold Film Project "Constellations" https://timarnold.bandcamp.com/album/sounds-to-pictures-vol-3-constellations-2020 Arnold Mindell - http://www.aamindell.net Antero Alli - https://www.paratheatrical.com/info.html Andrew Holcheck - Author on Dreams - https://www.andrewholecek.com

Two and a half years later the Emerging purpose podcast re-emerges! Episode 3 - Dr Graham Campbell. Graham is currently the lead psychiatrist on a study for depression using the substance DMT. He worked as an assistant guide at Imperial College study the effect of Psilocybin vs SSri's. Graham spent 8 years as a consultant psychiatrist at Millview hospital in Hove, UK. He was instrumental in setting up the Brighton Integration Circle https://www.brightonpsychedelics.com/ Graham is also a mentor at the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy https://instituteofpsychedelictherapy.org/ and the at the Mind Foundation https://mind-foundation.org/ Graham alter ego is Joseph Hecht and you can download his music from bandcamp https://josephhecht.bandcamp.com Here are some links to the other things we talked about in this episode - Nils Frahm https://leiter.lnk.to/MusicForAnimals David Luke DMT Entities https://www.academia.edu/40206972/DMT_and_entity_encounters?email_work_card=view-paper The Entities that Exist Within Psychedelics | With Dennis McKenna https://youtu.be/qNjgYuuWjAo War of the Worlds full soundtrack - https://youtu.be/16aa5NtpVbw The Ecstatic Imagination Psychedelic Experiences and the Psychoanalysis of Self-Actualization https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Ecstatic-Imagination

This episode I talk to Chris Paul, a psychotherapist in private practice. Chris's Website http://creativedifference.org.uk/

Emerging Purpose Podcast. Each episode I talk to a guest about the theme of purpose. This week I talk to Annabelle Nicoll, founder of Garden of Alchemy. We talk about Kambo medicine, Cacao ceremonies and essential oils.