Unknown Unknown

George and I discuss topics that have come up in reading chapters 9, 4 & 7 including questions about entropy & the physical sciences as ways to understand the supernatural, taboos & physical danger in studying vs practicing paranormal subjects, why we talk to the dead more than aliens and the difference between being tricked by a magician vs a medium. Here's the link to SciHub that George mentioned. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/support

George and I have our second conversation about his book The Trickster And The Paranormal starting with Chapter 8 on Disenchantment. We also get into rationalization, sources of power & authority, new genres of media, the importance of democracy, the paranormal as vitality plus the requisite aliens, Lily Dale and unanswerable questions about how to fix social ills. He mentions his paper on Rationalization and the topic of Demythologization. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/support

George and I kick off the Morbid Anatomy reading group with a wide ranging conversation about why it is so hard for us all to grasp the paranormal. Topics include the book's creation story, Trump as Trickster, Jung & UFOs, the importance of carnivals and much more. Read chapters 2 and 22 in George's The Trickster and the Paranormal to complement your listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/support

In the fifth Unknown Unknown interview, we hear Stargazer Li speak the story of now: dancing with the Universe, notice & acknowledge, learning languages, a revolution unlike any revolution we've ever had. What happens when we just be? Stargazer Li's website: https://stargazerli.com/ The Long Now Foundation: https://longnow.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/support

We're back! This season we'll be focusing on the foundational ideas and practices needed to be a medium. We'll start with quieting: getting the busy self to be still enough to experience the subtle influences from beyond. Meditation alert: I'll guide you through a quieting process - driving or otherwise engaging in an outward activity will not be possible! Music courtesy of Secret Jane and Siddhartha Corsus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/support

Hannah and I talk about what we've learned in the four interviews this season, touching on a few timely topics these days in the process: living with less, letting go, anxiety and embodiment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/support

I sat down with my beloved grandmother to talk about her spirituality. She shares stories of her childhood I'd never heard before and we meander into topics as diverse as the fall of empires and the power of family love.  Join us for a special episode with the first person who taught me that there was more to life than meets the eye. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/support

Today we talk with mediumship teacher Dr. Judith Rochester. We discuss daily practice, the transition she made from academic knowledge to soul knowledge, how to test non-intellectual information sources, the polarity of actively seeking and allowing, starting your own home circle and much more.  Get in touch with Judith via email (drjudithrochester@gmail.com) or by phone 716-595-3526. You can see her Winter class schedule on the website of Church of the Living Spirit. Her Spring & Summer classes will be on the Lily Dale Assembly website. You can get her book To Touch the Soul: How to Become a Medium on Amazon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/support

Today we talk with Mark Thomas about other than conscious communication (OTCC), the difference between transformational and informational knowledge, embodied spirituality, what happens when you start to get the answers to life, why "link don't think" gets you to the unknown unknown and a heck of a lot more. Here are some links from Mark: https://excelquest.com/product/dave-dobson-intro-to-otcc-and-nfp/ https://www.otcc.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/support

We talk with Marza Millar of Ancient Earth Apothecary about the ancient prophecies and what they mean for us today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/support

In this episode, get to know your host, what's behind the name and some basics about prophecy, divinations and readings in general. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ms-piff/support