Podcasts about ecstatic experience

Join Kimberlyn and Leilani as they discuss cards that represent empowerment for them:  Strength and The Empress.Their check-ins:  Kimberlyn and Leilani share their powerful eclipse experiences.Mentioned in the episode:  Alexandra Olsavsky, “What Happens When A Woman”Links to images of cards:Strength— Rider–Waite–SmithStrength—Sirian StarseedLust—Thoth The Empress—Rider–Waite–SmithThe Empress—Modern WitchThe Empress—ThothGet exclusive content and support us on Patreon:http://www.patreon.com/WitchyWit  Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/WitchyWitPodcast  Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/Witchy_Wit  Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/3azUkFVlECTlTZQVX5jl1X?si=8WufnXueQrugGDIYWbgc3A  Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/witchy-wit/id1533482466  Pandora:https://pandora.app.link/nNsuNrSKneb  Google Podcast:Witchy Wit (google.com)

Talked with Dana Munson, Marketing Dir., Kravis Center and Elizabeth Dashiell about the upcoming 18th African American Film Festival that happening at the Rinker Playhouse from February 15-18. The whole 6 show series is $70 (a savings of $30). The theme this year is Inventing Beauty, curated by Terri Francis and all films have a panel discussion following the screening. "Dr. Francis and her special guests will take you on a cinematic journey through the social, historical and personal dynamics of how we learn and question what and who we (should) find beautiful in the context of ground-breakingand gorgeous African American films." They will be showing Losing Ground/short An Ecstatic Experience, Bright Road/Short Seventh Grade, Island in the Sun, Ruby Bridges, Daughters of the Dust/short When Angels Speak of Love and Black Barbie. For more information about the film festival and to get tickets, listeners can go to www.kravis.org.

#eleusinian #greekmythology #greekmysteries The Ancient Greek Mysteries of Eleusis explained by an academic and sourced from peer-reviewed literature. RECOMMENDED READINGS The Routledge Companion to Ecstatic Experience in the Ancient WorldThe Routledge Companion to Ecstatic Experience in the Ancient World https://amzn.to/412tpNb The Homeric Hymn to DemeterThe Homeric Hymn to Demeter https://amzn.to/406dix9 Greek Religion https://amzn.to/3GAHtWk Ancient Mystery Cults https://amzn.to/3ZZcOZD MY SET-UP

Conversation starts @ 6:29 “Ecstasy, trance, and soul flight … these powerful and potentially transformative elements of ancient experience have long been left to the fringes of archaeological research.” Dr. Sarah K. Costello and John begin with a question exploring the often unconscious issue of projecting modern perspective onto antiquity to support a current argument. As an archeologist, anthropologist, & art-historian, Dr. Costello's peak into antiquity is through the lens of the material content. We continue exploring the contributions of Dr. Costello's various disciplines, challenges of evaluating art in antiquity, symbols, Gobekli Tepe, interpretation of antiquity, carefully approaching one's intuitive assumptions about antiquity and the risk of projection and bias, the Transcendent as a cultural universal, challenging the idea of universals, narrativization of consciousness, cross-cultural studies, universals and the particulars, we discuss her creative process for the book, “The Routledge Companion to Ecstatic Experience in the Ancient World,” defining ecstatic experience, we discuss, The Immortality Key, & cultural containers for alternate states in antiquity. Bio: Sarah Kielt Costello, Ph.D., has taught art history at UHCL since 2014. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the humanities and the history of ancient art. She was the recipient of the UH Provost's Teaching Excellence Award in 2012. Dr. Costello's research focus is the visual culture of the early periods of the Ancient Near East. In her writing, she investigates the social contexts of visual culture, especially how people store and communicate ideas, and how imagery relates to religion. She is a project leader of a collaborative research initiative with Houston's Menil Collection, focused on the art of the ancient Mediterranean world. She has conducted field research in Cyprus, Turkey, Israel, and Greece, and in 2013 studied in Greece as a Fulbright Fellow in the summer session at the American School of Classical Studies. https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Ecstatic-Experience-in-the-Ancient-World/Stein-Costello-Foster/p/book/9780367480325 Website for The Sacred Speaks: http://www.thesacredspeaks.com WATCH: YouTube for The Sacred Speaks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOAuksnpfht1udHWUVEO7Rg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesacredspeaks/ @thesacredspeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesacredspeaks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesacredspeaks/ Brought to you by: https://www.thecenterforhas.com Theme music provided by: http://www.modernnationsmusic.com

“A lot of those who've left the church tend to be younger people, who nonetheless still consider themselves spiritual. They've been turned off by churches, but they haven't necessarily gone full atheist, materialist…”Religion is declining around the world. Even in America, the great outlier of the post-Christian West, half the population doesn't believe in organised religion any more.But the loss of our traditional beliefs has given rise to a growing number of ‘spiritualist' alternatives. They range from mainstream ‘Wellness' culture, through eco-spiritualism, occultism, witch culture on Instagram and astrology on TikTok, through to the darker visions of QAnon and Millenarianism.What defines Spiritualist thinking? What are its roots? Why is it flowering now? And why does it bleed so easily into Conspiracy?“In the last two years, spiritual culture has curdled - from positive and optimistic to a much more fearful and paranoid kind of message…”Listen to Jules and Turi discuss:The history of spiritualism, from the 16th century to todayThe cornerstones of spiritualist thinking: from myths and monsters through to harmony and healthThe ‘Meaning Gap'‘Conspirituality': why conspiracy theories and spirituality so easily bleed into each other.Intuition (over Reason) as a path to knowledgeWhat Rationalists have lostHow Spiritualists have reacted to CovidJules EvansJules Evans is a writer and practical philosopher interested in emotions, well-being, transcendence and flourishing. He is the author of Philosophy for Life: And Other Dangerous Situations, and The Art of Losing Control: A Guide to Ecstatic Experience.Additional InformationOn Opinion PodcastMore shows from The Democracy Group

S2 E28: The Spirituality Movement“A lot of those who've left the church tend to be younger people, who nonetheless still consider themselves spiritual. They've been turned off by churches, but they haven't necessarily gone full atheist, materialist…”Religion is declining around the world. Even in America, the great outlier of the post-Christian West, half the population doesn't believe in organised religion any more.But the loss of our traditional beliefs has given rise to a growing number of ‘spiritualist' alternatives. They range from mainstream ‘Wellness' culture, through eco-spiritualism, occultism, witch culture on Instagram and astrology on TikTok, through to the darker visions of QAnon and Millenarianism.What defines Spiritualist thinking? What are its roots? Why is it flowering now? And why does it bleed so easily into Conspiracy?“In the last two years, spiritual culture has curdled - from positive and optimistic to a much more fearful and paranoid kind of message…”Listen to Jules and Turi discuss:The history of spiritualism, from the 16th century to todayThe cornerstones of spiritualist thinking: from myths and monsters through to harmony and healthThe ‘Meaning Gap'‘Conspirituality': why conspiracy theories and spirituality so easily bleed into each other.Intuition (over Reason) as a path to knowledgeWhat Rationalists have lostHow Spiritualists have reacted to CovidJules EvansJules Evans is a writer and practical philosopher interested in emotions, well-being, transcendence and flourishing. He is the author of Philosophy for Life: And Other Dangerous Situations, and The Art of Losing Control: A Guide to Ecstatic Experience.More on this episodeLearn all about On OpinionMeet Turi Munthe: https://twitter.com/turiLearn more about the Parlia project hereAnd visit us at: https://www.parlia.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, we're chatting with Jules Evans about why New Age Spirituality tends to make people vulnerable to conspiracy thinking, which is a topic I discussed previously in episode 59. We discuss why that happens, the shadow side of spirituality, and how to stay grounded while still getting the benefits a spiritual life offers.Jules is the author of books such as Philosophy For Life And Other Dangerous Situations and The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience. He's also an honorary research fellow at the Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He researches the history of ideas and how they can help us flourish today. His research has explored everything from the revival of Stoicism in modern life, to the cultural history of ecstatic experiences. We talk about…[2:20] What inspired Jules Evans' work[4:03] Jules' trauma and how stoicism also helped examine his beliefs[7:03] Jules' journey through various philosophies and religions[13:57] What is conspirituality?[23:23] The deinstitutionalization of spirituality and conspiracy thinking[28:40] Tendencies of the shadow side of our culture[32:38] Balancing the Socratic and ecstatic while looking at the flaws of beliefs[36:09] The power of love and kindness in spirituality[37:50] The best way to read Jules' books[39:36] Jules' thought about spirituality moving forward QUOTES“The heart of spirituality and not knowing more than someone else, it's just being kind. That's the basics.” - Jules“Usually, we are unconscious and unaware of the beliefs and the opinions we hold and that's why we get stuck in prisons so we can use all kinds of methods to examine our beliefs.” - Jules  THIS WEEK'S INTENTIONI radiate with kindness no matter where I am or who I'm with. The energy around me rises with my presence.WRITING PROMPTWhat kind of person do you want to be ten or twenty years from now? In what ways do you see yourself serving your family or community? No pressure here. Even raising your energy and being a comforting presence in your everyday life can change other's lives. RESOURCES AND LINKS:Join our private Facebook group hereOrder our productivity eBookDM me with thoughts or questions on InstagramCheck out Jules Evans course on The History of IdeasBook: Philosophy For Life And Other Dangerous Situations* by Jules EvansBook: The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience* by Jules EvansLearn more about Jules' work at philosophyforlife.orgDo you have a spiritual or mindfulness problem that you want me to unpack on an upcoming The Good Space episode? Leave a voicemail right now at (917) 719-0867 FOR FULL SHOW NOTES: Click here

Today, we're chatting with Jules Evans about why New Age Spirituality tends to make people vulnerable to conspiracy thinking, which is a topic I discussed previously in episode 59. We discuss why that happens, the shadow side of spirituality, and how to stay grounded while still getting the benefits a spiritual life offers.Jules is the author of books such as Philosophy For Life And Other Dangerous Situations and The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience. He's also an honorary research fellow at the Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He researches the history of ideas and how they can help us flourish today. His research has explored everything from the revival of Stoicism in modern life, to the cultural history of ecstatic experiences. We talk about…[2:20] What inspired Jules Evans' work[4:03] Jules' trauma and how stoicism also helped examine his beliefs[7:03] Jules' journey through various philosophies and religions[13:57] What is conspirituality?[23:23] The deinstitutionalization of spirituality and conspiracy thinking[28:40] Tendencies of the shadow side of our culture[32:38] Balancing the Socratic and ecstatic while looking at the flaws of beliefs[36:09] The power of love and kindness in spirituality[37:50] The best way to read Jules' books[39:36] Jules' thought about spirituality moving forward QUOTES“The heart of spirituality and not knowing more than someone else, it's just being kind. That's the basics.” - Jules“Usually, we are unconscious and unaware of the beliefs and the opinions we hold and that's why we get stuck in prisons so we can use all kinds of methods to examine our beliefs.” - Jules  THIS WEEK'S INTENTIONI radiate with kindness no matter where I am or who I'm with. The energy around me rises with my presence.WRITING PROMPTWhat kind of person do you want to be ten or twenty years from now? In what ways do you see yourself serving your family or community? No pressure here. Even raising your energy and being a comforting presence in your everyday life can change other's lives. RESOURCES AND LINKS:Join our private Facebook group hereOrder our productivity eBookDM me with thoughts or questions on InstagramCheck out Jules Evans course on The History of IdeasBook: Philosophy For Life And Other Dangerous Situations* by Jules EvansBook: The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience* by Jules EvansLearn more about Jules' work at philosophyforlife.orgDo you have a spiritual or mindfulness problem that you want me to unpack on an upcoming The Good Space episode? Leave a voicemail right now at (917) 719-0867 FOR FULL SHOW NOTES: Click here

Göbekli Tepe is arguably one of the most captivating archaeological sites in anywhere in the world, not just for its age, but for its artisanship. The location is perhaps best known not just for its age, but for the iconic pillar structures that are a mainstay of the site. In this special edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, we look at this enigmatic ancient site, and what its discovery has meant for Archaeology in the 21st century.  Joining us to discuss her work at the site is Sarah Kielt Costello, Associate Professor of Art History and Director of the Humanities Program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. She earned her Ph.D. in anthropology from the State University of New York, Binghamton and her M.A. in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College. Her research areas include Mesopotamian and Cypriot prehistory and museum and heritage studies. She is a co-editor of several volumes, and her work is also published in the journals Cambridge Archaeological Journal and Antiquity. Dr. Costello has excavated in Cyprus, Turkey, Israel, and Greece and in 2013 participated as a Fulbright Fellow in the Summer Session at the American School of Classical Studies. In 2021, she was awarded a University Faculty Fellowship in recognition of exemplary teaching, research, and service to UHCL. We discuss her work at Göbekli Tepe on this edition of the podcast, and what can be derived about the ways of life in the ancient world from the study of this site's captivating art and monumental structures. Follow the Seven Ages Research Associates online:  Twitter     Instagram     Facebook Below are links to stories covered on this edition of the podcast:  Our Sponsors: The Smoky Mountain Relic Room Sarah K. Costello at the University of Houston Clear Lake Object Biographies: Collaborative Approaches to Ancient Mediterranean Art (Menil Collection, 2021) Seals and Sealings in the Ancient World (Cambridge University Press, 2018) Routledge Companion to Ecstatic Experience in the Ancient World Episode Art: "Göbeklitepe Şanlıurfa" by Beytullah else (CC 4.0/Wikimedia Commons)

Welcome to the Authentic Dad Podcast!  I'm David Waranch and I coach and support fathers on having a greater impact in the world, living on their own terms, and flourishing in their relationships.   Today, I'm joined by Eve Bradford.  Eve is an educator, artist and oracular practitioner working at the intersections of art, activism, medicine and magic to create work that is an uncompromising call into authentic aliveness.   Eve has been producing events, curating content, facilitating community ceremony, creating ritual theater and generally contributing to the evolution of west coast underground culture for the last 15 years.   With Isis Indriya, she is the co-founder of Living Village Culture and The Compass at LIB, as well as a collaborator and teacher with the Academy of Oracle Arts. She graduated from the Gallatin Division of NYU with an independently designed BA in Art Making and Cultural Process, and from California College of the Arts with an MFA in Creative Writing.   After a series of profound life-changing events in 2017, Eve began training intensively and has recently stepped into being a teacher and staff member within the Mogadao Institute, an original lineage of qigong, depth sexology, martial arts, meditation and Post-Daoist philosophy created by her mentor Zhen Dao. She is also a core player in Zhen's SACRA Immanence Theater, a radical troupe dedicated to theater as the apotheosis of sacred embodiment and spiritual inquiry.   Eve currently teaches online both in daily drop-in classes and focused longer term thematic courses. Additionally, Eve works one-on-one with private clients both in-person and online, utilizing the Mogadao Teachings as well as a lifetime cultivation of counseling, ritual arts and oracular technologies to develop customized personal practices that call upon the full capacity of our most authentic selves in service of full-spectrum health, liberated embodiment, radical expression and deeply rooted ecstasy.   My theme music is by Isaac Lourie.  Check him out on Instagram @isaac_lourie_official. Please visit www.furthur.coach to say hi or schedule a free 30 minute coaching call. Instragram:  @furthur_coaching TikTok:          @furthurcoaching Thanks for listening!  Please consider giving us a 5 star review and subscribing to the podcast.  It really helps people find it.      

Robin talks about awesome power of the ecstatic or transcendent experience. 

In this episode, Kate and Catherine have a juicy conversation about what blocks women from being sexually alive with Victoria Vives Khuong. If you struggle with feeling connected to your body, having an orgasm, receiving pleasure in your life, or being too tired for sex this episode is for you.    About the Guest: Victoria is the International bestselling Author of “In a Matter of Seconds” and a Divine Sexuality and Healing teacher. She has helped thousands of women around the world to access greater fulfillment in their lives. Victoria emphasizes Divine Sexuality as the foundation of femininity and womanhood, facilitating women's ability to positively relate to their bodies, their partners and their sexuality. Divine Sexuality provides solutions for women who feeling depleted, unappreciated, or without the bandwidth to practice self-care after a day of continuous demands at work. It provides a framework from which women can resolve emotional issues related to body image issues, unresolved trauma, and negative conditioning. The foundation revolves around the concept of overcoming the "Shut-off State" and becoming an "Ecstatic Woman". She describes the Shut-off State as a form of personal suppression that women might experience as a loss of connection to the value of sexuality, femininity, and ecstasy that is caused by a series of hidden mental/emotional/spiritual traumas. By understanding and resolving these traumas, women can move into the "Ecstatic Experience" in which a woman's nature is encouraged to flourish as defined by robust health and happiness in life, purpose and relationship and often punctuated by multi-orgasmic sex. Victoria Website: www.VictoriaVives.com Free Gift: Discover the 5 Secrets t o Become an Ecstatic Women: https://VictoriaVives.com/divine   About the Hosts: Catherine Danieli is a love and relationship educator helping women heal fear based relationship patterns so that they can experience radical self love and healthy, extraordinary romantic relationships. She not only cares about helping women find love but learn the skills and tools to make love last. She is incredibly passionate about conscious relationship and empowering people to create healthy relationships in their lives. She believes healthy relationships are what will heal the world. After overcoming her own painful journey through love addiction and codependency, and seeing so many people in pain over love, she has devoted her life to teaching women how to transform, heal and have new experiences in partnership. She works with women 1:1, leads workshops and retreats as well as couples intensives.  www.CatherineDanieli.com   Kate Harlow is the Owner and Founder of the Irresistibility Project. She is a revolutionary Love & Relationship educator - with life changing perspectives on love. She guides women to awaken their own irresistibility- so attracting high quality love is effortless. Kate has coached and mentored thousands of people for over a decade - facilitating life changing love talks, workshops and retreats all over the world. She has inspired and transformed the lives of many. She has dedicated her life to helping Women around the globe shift to a new paradigm of love, so they can finally end the painful struggle and heartache that so many women experience. She is a masterful teacher & coach and is known for awakening women to who they TRULY are. www.theirresistibilityproject.com Thanks for listening! It means so much to us that you listened to our podcast! If you would like to continue the conversation with us, head on over to our Facebook group, the New Truth Movement at https://www.facebook.com/groups/209821843509179/ With this podcast, we are building an international community of The New Truth Movement. If you know someone who would benefit from this message or could be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a review We appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!

In this episode I'm joined again by the illustrious Victoria Vives Khuong. We discuss her great works of healing and empowerment for women and couples as they explore and develop their natural birthright of divine sexuality. Victoria's Current Offerings: 5 Self Care Secrets Challenge Ecstatic Woman Ecstatic Woman Free E-Book About Victoria: Victoria Vives Khuong is the International bestselling Author of “In a Matter of Seconds”, healing and shamanism teacher, spiritual leader, and host of the Divine Sexuality podcast. She has helped thousands of women around the world to access greater fulfillment in their lives and help others do the same through energy healing and spirituality. Victoria emphasizes Divine Sexuality as the most powerful philosophy she teaches because it is at the foundation of femininity and womanhood. Divine Sexuality facilitates women's ability to positively relate to their bodies, to their partners and to their sexuality. Divine Sexuality provides solutions for women who feel depleted, unappreciated, or without the bandwidth to practice self-care after a day of continuous demands at work. It provides a framework from which women can talk about and resolve emotional issues related to body image issues, unresolved trauma, and negative conditioning. The foundation Victoria's Divine Sexuality philosophy revolves around the concept of overcoming the "Shut-off State" and becoming an "Ecstatic Woman". She describes the Shut-off State as a form of personal suppression that women might experience as a loss of connection to the value of sexuality, femininity, and ecstasy that is caused by a series of hidden mental/emotional/spiritual traumas. By understanding and resolving these traumas, women can move into the "Ecstatic Experience" in which a woman's nature is encouraged to flourish as defined by robust health and happiness in life, purpose and relationship and often punctuated by multi-orgasmic sex. Connect with Victoria: https://VictoriaVives.com/divine https://www.facebook.com/groups/EcstaticWoman https://www.youtube.com/user/HigherSelfCommunity https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaVives3v https://www.instagram.com/VictoriaVivesKhuong https://www.linkedin.com/in/VictoriaVives https://twitter.com/ VictoriaVives

In this episode I'm joined again by the illustrious Victoria Vives Khuong. We discuss her great works of healing and empowerment for women and couples as they explore and develop their natural birthright of divine sexuality. Victoria's Current Offerings: 5 Self Care Secrets Challenge Ecstatic Woman Ecstatic Woman Free E-Book About Victoria: Victoria Vives Khuong is the International bestselling Author of “In a Matter of Seconds”, healing and shamanism teacher, spiritual leader, and host of the Divine Sexuality podcast. She has helped thousands of women around the world to access greater fulfillment in their lives and help others do the same through energy healing and spirituality. Victoria emphasizes Divine Sexuality as the most powerful philosophy she teaches because it is at the foundation of femininity and womanhood. Divine Sexuality facilitates women's ability to positively relate to their bodies, to their partners and to their sexuality. Divine Sexuality provides solutions for women who feel depleted, unappreciated, or without the bandwidth to practice self-care after a day of continuous demands at work. It provides a framework from which women can talk about and resolve emotional issues related to body image issues, unresolved trauma, and negative conditioning. The foundation Victoria's Divine Sexuality philosophy revolves around the concept of overcoming the "Shut-off State" and becoming an "Ecstatic Woman". She describes the Shut-off State as a form of personal suppression that women might experience as a loss of connection to the value of sexuality, femininity, and ecstasy that is caused by a series of hidden mental/emotional/spiritual traumas. By understanding and resolving these traumas, women can move into the "Ecstatic Experience" in which a woman's nature is encouraged to flourish as defined by robust health and happiness in life, purpose and relationship and often punctuated by multi-orgasmic sex. Connect with Victoria: https://VictoriaVives.com/divine https://www.facebook.com/groups/EcstaticWoman https://www.youtube.com/user/HigherSelfCommunity https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaVives3v https://www.instagram.com/VictoriaVivesKhuong https://www.linkedin.com/in/VictoriaVives https://twitter.com/ VictoriaVives

Ja’Tovia Gary is a Brooklyn-based artist and filmmaker. Her films include Giverny I and most recently An Ecstatic Experience. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and other renowned cultural institutions.For this episode, we asked her who she’d most like to speak with. She chose writer Kaitlyn Greenidge.Kaitlyn Greenidge is the author of the novel We Love You, Charlie Freeman. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Believer, Virginia Quarterly Review, and American Short Fiction.

In this episode Victoria introduces the concept of Divine Sexuality and the Ecstatic Experience. She shares key experiences of her story and how she came to understand the power of femininity for women and what the Divine Sexuality podcast is all about along with some free resources. Video, transcript and links: ​https://VictoriaVives.com/big-reveal

Intention:  I HAVE TODAY...to Live in Divine Femininity! My guest is a Divine Sexuality and Healing Teacher.  Her name is Victoria Vives Khuong.  She’s stunningly beautiful, on the outside and the inside.   Growing up in a dictatorial Spain with a single mom and a household of only women, Victoria grew up doing everything she could to “Succeed Like A Man or Fail Like a Woman.”     Although she was highly successful, she felt the internal pain and hidden traumas of not living in her divine femininity.  She connects women with their Divine Sexuality that we ALL need to be feeling and expressing. She talks about:   The “Shut Off” Stage and what that means. How Disempowering Women are in Business because of the lack of balance. The “Ecstatic” Experience of working from the inside out.   She offers a FREE e-Book called, “The 5 Different Ways You Can Tap Into Your Divine Sexuality.”     Tune in to hear her brilliance and to get her FREE eBook. www.victoriavives.com/divine   To download the “Manifest My Ideal Body,” go to:  www.dianeforster.com/myidealbody   Are you interested in creating a “HAVE IT ALL” Life? Visit https://www.myhaveitalllife.com/ to watch my Free Video Training and Learn More.

Episode 285: Mikaal Bates’ mission is the evolution of Masculine Consciousness across the Planet in our lifetime. He loves helping Men, Women and everyone in between find creative and lasting ways to cut through Resistance to find True Purpose & Deepest Love. He travels the world in partnership as a Transformational Coach, Leader of Men’s Work, Workshop & Rites of Passage Facilitator, Ritual Creator, and Curator of Ecstatic Experience. Show notes: What is Mikaal Bates currently musing about? How do men listen to their intuition more? How Mikaal keeps meditation from feeling overwhelming. Energetic agility with Justin Patrick Pierce: http://www.justinpatrickpierce.com/ The gift of the feminine is it keeps things fresh—it keeps things from being robotic. In the moment, the feminine always wants more." Polyamory vs monogamy. Why Mikaal decided to explore polyamorous relationships.  The difference between Polyamory and open relationships. Why he doesn’t identify with the term 'polyamorous.' "Honesty and real time is the medicine for a nurturing, valuable relationship with a real chance of longevity." The gifts and lessons that came from his polyamorous relationships. "Compersion" - the opposite of jealousy. What are some boundaries that people often cross in polygamy? "Sex is not just for pleasure—it’s a vehicle for enlightenment. The body of the female is a tool for enlightenment." Madelyn’s current relationship and the status that she’s most comfortable with. "We always attract our reciprocal." Why Mikaal has decided to be monogamous for now.  Londin Angel Winters' podcast: https://maddymoon.com/londin-angel-winters/ Must-read books: The Way of the Superior Man https://amzn.to/2PWFUI4 by David Deida; Iron John https://amzn.to/2ZrF9tQ by Robert Bly, 12 Rules for Life https://amzn.to/2smd8rt by Jordan Peterson, The Awakened Women's Guide to Everlasting Love https://amzn.to/2t3EvGV by Londin Angel Winters, Stealing Fire https://amzn.to/2sd8g8c by Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal. Connect with Mikaal: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikaal.bates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikaal_bates/ Website: https://www.mikaalbates.com/ [Tweet "Sex is not just for pleasure—it’s a vehicle for enlightenment. The body of the female is the tool for enlightenment." #podcast #mindbodymusings"] COACHING: receive personalized, 1:1 coaching from Maddy Moon to create your own feminine and masculine embodiment. Heal your heart, build confidence, create an online business (if that's a goal!) or simply feel happier. Apply here: http://maddymoon.com/coaching FEMININE SPIRIT SCHOOL: this school is the one-stop-shop for all things feminine energy! If you've been wanting to embody the feminine but feel stuck on the how, this program will take you through the entire realm from start to (well...we're never really finished, are we?). Learn about the feminine/masculine, shadow sides, ancestral healing, boundary setting, empowerment, sensuality and sexuality, sovereignty and so much more. Sign up here: http://maddymoon.com/feminine-spirit   READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT Maddy: [00:00] hello and welcome to a new decade, a new month, a new year, a new podcast episode. I am head over heels that you are choosing to listen to the mind body musings podcasts to start out this new decade. Not only that, this is the first episode of the mind body musings podcast for this decade, and I chose to release the episode I did with Mikaal Bates for this new year, because we are talking about a topic that is also fairly new to a lot of people. We're talking about a subject, or even an idea that is really new to a lot of people and that is polyamorous relationships. We also talk about a man's intuition something you very rarely hear about, as well as being in the stillness to allow the energy that wants to come forward in your life; come forward rather than forcing it just simply sitting and ...

Episode 285: Mikaal Bates’ mission is the evolution of Masculine Consciousness across the Planet in our lifetime. He loves helping Men, Women and everyone in between find creative and lasting ways to cut through Resistance to find True Purpose & Deepest Love. He travels the world in partnership as a Transformational Coach, Leader of Men’s Work, Workshop & Rites of Passage Facilitator, Ritual Creator, and Curator of Ecstatic Experience. Show notes: What is Mikaal Bates currently musing about? How do men listen to their intuition more? How Mikaal keeps meditation from feeling overwhelming. Energetic agility with Justin Patrick Pierce: http://www.justinpatrickpierce.com/ The gift of the feminine is it keeps things fresh—it keeps things from being robotic. In the moment, the feminine always wants more." Polyamory vs monogamy. Why Mikaal decided to explore polyamorous relationships.  The difference between Polyamory and open relationships. Why he doesn’t identify with the term 'polyamorous.' "Honesty and real time is the medicine for a nurturing, valuable relationship with a real chance of longevity." The gifts and lessons that came from his polyamorous relationships. "Compersion" - the opposite of jealousy. What are some boundaries that people often cross in polygamy? "Sex is not just for pleasure—it’s a vehicle for enlightenment. The body of the female is a tool for enlightenment." Madelyn’s current relationship and the status that she’s most comfortable with. "We always attract our reciprocal." Why Mikaal has decided to be monogamous for now.  Londin Angel Winters' podcast: https://maddymoon.com/londin-angel-winters/ Must-read books: The Way of the Superior Man https://amzn.to/2PWFUI4 by David Deida; Iron John https://amzn.to/2ZrF9tQ by Robert Bly, 12 Rules for Life https://amzn.to/2smd8rt by Jordan Peterson, The Awakened Women's Guide to Everlasting Love https://amzn.to/2t3EvGV by Londin Angel Winters, Stealing Fire https://amzn.to/2sd8g8c by Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal. Connect with Mikaal: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikaal.bates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikaal_bates/ Website: https://www.mikaalbates.com/

Each week this August, we’re updating some of our most thought-provoking episodes. This week: writer Casey Gerald reflects on what we lose when we buy into the promise of the American dream. We first talked to Casey about his book “There Will Be No Miracles Here,” back in November of 2018. At the end of the episode, there's a very special update from from Casey, including the realization that he was thinking about freedom, and how we get free, all wrong. We want to encourage you to discuss these episodes with friends and family, too, so we’ve put together a handy guide on how to organize your own podcast club. It’s like a book club, but for podcasts. Visit thenod.show/podcastclub for more info. Recommendations from Casey: Chani Nicholas workshops "Awakening the Three Psychic Knots" meditation "An Ecstatic Experience" by Ja'Tovia Gary

People have always sought ecstatic experiences - moments where they go beyond their ordinary self and feel connected to something greater than them. Such moments are fundamental to human flourishing, but they can also be dangerous. Beginning around the Enlightenment, western intellectual culture has written off ecstasy as ignorance or delusion. But philosopher Jules Evans argues that this diminishes our reality and denies us the healing, connection and meaning that ecstasy can bring. In his book, The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience (Canongate Books, 2017) he sets out to discover how people find ecstasy in a post-religious culture, how it can be good for us, and also harmful. Along the way, he explores the growing science of ecstasy, to help the reader - and himself - learn the art of losing control. Evans’ exploration of ecstasy is an intellectual and emotional odyssey drawing on personal experience, interviews, and readings from ancient and modern philosophers. From Aristotle and Plato, via the Bishop of London and Sister Bliss, radical jihadis and Silicon Valley transhumanists, The Art of Losing Control is a funny and thought-provoking journey through under-explored terrain, which Evans creatively maps out like a tour through a festival, with stops at the major pavilions along the way. [complete with a cutely drawn festival map at the front of the book] Jules Evans is policy director at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which was published in 19 countries and was a Times Book of the Year. Evans has written for The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Spectator and WIRED and is a BBC New Generation Thinker. He also runs the London Philosophy Club, the world’s biggest philosophy club. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People have always sought ecstatic experiences - moments where they go beyond their ordinary self and feel connected to something greater than them. Such moments are fundamental to human flourishing, but they can also be dangerous. Beginning around the Enlightenment, western intellectual culture has written off ecstasy as ignorance or delusion. But philosopher Jules Evans argues that this diminishes our reality and denies us the healing, connection and meaning that ecstasy can bring. In his book, The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience (Canongate Books, 2017) he sets out to discover how people find ecstasy in a post-religious culture, how it can be good for us, and also harmful. Along the way, he explores the growing science of ecstasy, to help the reader - and himself - learn the art of losing control. Evans' exploration of ecstasy is an intellectual and emotional odyssey drawing on personal experience, interviews, and readings from ancient and modern philosophers. From Aristotle and Plato, via the Bishop of London and Sister Bliss, radical jihadis and Silicon Valley transhumanists, The Art of Losing Control is a funny and thought-provoking journey through under-explored terrain, which Evans creatively maps out like a tour through a festival, with stops at the major pavilions along the way. [complete with a cutely drawn festival map at the front of the book] Jules Evans is policy director at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which was published in 19 countries and was a Times Book of the Year. Evans has written for The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Spectator and WIRED and is a BBC New Generation Thinker. He also runs the London Philosophy Club, the world's biggest philosophy club. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

People have always sought ecstatic experiences - moments where they go beyond their ordinary self and feel connected to something greater than them. Such moments are fundamental to human flourishing, but they can also be dangerous. Beginning around the Enlightenment, western intellectual culture has written off ecstasy as ignorance or delusion. But philosopher Jules Evans argues that this diminishes our reality and denies us the healing, connection and meaning that ecstasy can bring. In his book, The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience (Canongate Books, 2017) he sets out to discover how people find ecstasy in a post-religious culture, how it can be good for us, and also harmful. Along the way, he explores the growing science of ecstasy, to help the reader - and himself - learn the art of losing control. Evans’ exploration of ecstasy is an intellectual and emotional odyssey drawing on personal experience, interviews, and readings from ancient and modern philosophers. From Aristotle and Plato, via the Bishop of London and Sister Bliss, radical jihadis and Silicon Valley transhumanists, The Art of Losing Control is a funny and thought-provoking journey through under-explored terrain, which Evans creatively maps out like a tour through a festival, with stops at the major pavilions along the way. [complete with a cutely drawn festival map at the front of the book] Jules Evans is policy director at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which was published in 19 countries and was a Times Book of the Year. Evans has written for The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Spectator and WIRED and is a BBC New Generation Thinker. He also runs the London Philosophy Club, the world’s biggest philosophy club. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People have always sought ecstatic experiences - moments where they go beyond their ordinary self and feel connected to something greater than them. Such moments are fundamental to human flourishing, but they can also be dangerous. Beginning around the Enlightenment, western intellectual culture has written off ecstasy as ignorance or delusion. But philosopher Jules Evans argues that this diminishes our reality and denies us the healing, connection and meaning that ecstasy can bring. In his book, The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience (Canongate Books, 2017) he sets out to discover how people find ecstasy in a post-religious culture, how it can be good for us, and also harmful. Along the way, he explores the growing science of ecstasy, to help the reader - and himself - learn the art of losing control. Evans’ exploration of ecstasy is an intellectual and emotional odyssey drawing on personal experience, interviews, and readings from ancient and modern philosophers. From Aristotle and Plato, via the Bishop of London and Sister Bliss, radical jihadis and Silicon Valley transhumanists, The Art of Losing Control is a funny and thought-provoking journey through under-explored terrain, which Evans creatively maps out like a tour through a festival, with stops at the major pavilions along the way. [complete with a cutely drawn festival map at the front of the book] Jules Evans is policy director at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which was published in 19 countries and was a Times Book of the Year. Evans has written for The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Spectator and WIRED and is a BBC New Generation Thinker. He also runs the London Philosophy Club, the world’s biggest philosophy club. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People have always sought ecstatic experiences - moments where they go beyond their ordinary self and feel connected to something greater than them. Such moments are fundamental to human flourishing, but they can also be dangerous. Beginning around the Enlightenment, western intellectual culture has written off ecstasy as ignorance or delusion. But philosopher Jules Evans argues that this diminishes our reality and denies us the healing, connection and meaning that ecstasy can bring. In his book, The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience (Canongate Books, 2017) he sets out to discover how people find ecstasy in a post-religious culture, how it can be good for us, and also harmful. Along the way, he explores the growing science of ecstasy, to help the reader - and himself - learn the art of losing control. Evans’ exploration of ecstasy is an intellectual and emotional odyssey drawing on personal experience, interviews, and readings from ancient and modern philosophers. From Aristotle and Plato, via the Bishop of London and Sister Bliss, radical jihadis and Silicon Valley transhumanists, The Art of Losing Control is a funny and thought-provoking journey through under-explored terrain, which Evans creatively maps out like a tour through a festival, with stops at the major pavilions along the way. [complete with a cutely drawn festival map at the front of the book] Jules Evans is policy director at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which was published in 19 countries and was a Times Book of the Year. Evans has written for The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Spectator and WIRED and is a BBC New Generation Thinker. He also runs the London Philosophy Club, the world’s biggest philosophy club. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People have always sought ecstatic experiences - moments where they go beyond their ordinary self and feel connected to something greater than them. Such moments are fundamental to human flourishing, but they can also be dangerous. Beginning around the Enlightenment, western intellectual culture has written off ecstasy as ignorance or delusion. But philosopher Jules Evans argues that this diminishes our reality and denies us the healing, connection and meaning that ecstasy can bring. In his book, The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience (Canongate Books, 2017) he sets out to discover how people find ecstasy in a post-religious culture, how it can be good for us, and also harmful. Along the way, he explores the growing science of ecstasy, to help the reader - and himself - learn the art of losing control. Evans’ exploration of ecstasy is an intellectual and emotional odyssey drawing on personal experience, interviews, and readings from ancient and modern philosophers. From Aristotle and Plato, via the Bishop of London and Sister Bliss, radical jihadis and Silicon Valley transhumanists, The Art of Losing Control is a funny and thought-provoking journey through under-explored terrain, which Evans creatively maps out like a tour through a festival, with stops at the major pavilions along the way. [complete with a cutely drawn festival map at the front of the book] Jules Evans is policy director at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which was published in 19 countries and was a Times Book of the Year. Evans has written for The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Spectator and WIRED and is a BBC New Generation Thinker. He also runs the London Philosophy Club, the world’s biggest philosophy club. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People have always sought ecstatic experiences - moments where they go beyond their ordinary self and feel connected to something greater than them. Such moments are fundamental to human flourishing, but they can also be dangerous. Beginning around the Enlightenment, western intellectual culture has written off ecstasy as ignorance or delusion. But philosopher Jules Evans argues that this diminishes our reality and denies us the healing, connection and meaning that ecstasy can bring. In his book, The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience (Canongate Books, 2017) he sets out to discover how people find ecstasy in a post-religious culture, how it can be good for us, and also harmful. Along the way, he explores the growing science of ecstasy, to help the reader - and himself - learn the art of losing control. Evans’ exploration of ecstasy is an intellectual and emotional odyssey drawing on personal experience, interviews, and readings from ancient and modern philosophers. From Aristotle and Plato, via the Bishop of London and Sister Bliss, radical jihadis and Silicon Valley transhumanists, The Art of Losing Control is a funny and thought-provoking journey through under-explored terrain, which Evans creatively maps out like a tour through a festival, with stops at the major pavilions along the way. [complete with a cutely drawn festival map at the front of the book] Jules Evans is policy director at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which was published in 19 countries and was a Times Book of the Year. Evans has written for The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Spectator and WIRED and is a BBC New Generation Thinker. He also runs the London Philosophy Club, the world’s biggest philosophy club. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People have always sought ecstatic experiences - moments where they go beyond their ordinary self and feel connected to something greater than them. Such moments are fundamental to human flourishing, but they can also be dangerous. Beginning around the Enlightenment, western intellectual culture has written off ecstasy as ignorance or delusion. But philosopher Jules Evans argues that this diminishes our reality and denies us the healing, connection and meaning that ecstasy can bring. In his book, The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience (Canongate Books, 2017) he sets out to discover how people find ecstasy in a post-religious culture, how it can be good for us, and also harmful. Along the way, he explores the growing science of ecstasy, to help the reader - and himself - learn the art of losing control. Evans’ exploration of ecstasy is an intellectual and emotional odyssey drawing on personal experience, interviews, and readings from ancient and modern philosophers. From Aristotle and Plato, via the Bishop of London and Sister Bliss, radical jihadis and Silicon Valley transhumanists, The Art of Losing Control is a funny and thought-provoking journey through under-explored terrain, which Evans creatively maps out like a tour through a festival, with stops at the major pavilions along the way. [complete with a cutely drawn festival map at the front of the book] Jules Evans is policy director at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which was published in 19 countries and was a Times Book of the Year. Evans has written for The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Spectator and WIRED and is a BBC New Generation Thinker. He also runs the London Philosophy Club, the world’s biggest philosophy club. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People have always sought ecstatic experiences - moments where they go beyond their ordinary self and feel connected to something greater than them. Such moments are fundamental to human flourishing, but they can also be dangerous. Beginning around the Enlightenment, western intellectual culture has written off ecstasy as ignorance or delusion. But philosopher Jules Evans argues that this diminishes our reality and denies us the healing, connection and meaning that ecstasy can bring. In his book, The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience (Canongate Books, 2017) he sets out to discover how people find ecstasy in a post-religious culture, how it can be good for us, and also harmful. Along the way, he explores the growing science of ecstasy, to help the reader - and himself - learn the art of losing control. Evans' exploration of ecstasy is an intellectual and emotional odyssey drawing on personal experience, interviews, and readings from ancient and modern philosophers. From Aristotle and Plato, via the Bishop of London and Sister Bliss, radical jihadis and Silicon Valley transhumanists, The Art of Losing Control is a funny and thought-provoking journey through under-explored terrain, which Evans creatively maps out like a tour through a festival, with stops at the major pavilions along the way. [complete with a cutely drawn festival map at the front of the book] Jules Evans is policy director at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which was published in 19 countries and was a Times Book of the Year. Evans has written for The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Spectator and WIRED and is a BBC New Generation Thinker. He also runs the London Philosophy Club, the world's biggest philosophy club. Carrie Lynn Evans is a PhD student at Université Laval in Quebec City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/drugs-addiction-and-recovery

Ecstatic experiences can be doorways to knowing, opportunities for profound transformation. The British philosopher Jules Evans joins Ken to discuss his own exploration of ecstasy, as chronicled in his book “The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience.” They start with the stoics and the practical side of ancient Greek philosophy, then dive into the many ways that the ecstatic is now making itself available in our world, after centuries of repression— from raves to next generation Jesus Freaks to plant spirit medicine to rock music. Along the way, Jules describes his own Near Death Experience and how that has shaped his relationship to the ecstatic. And they explore the importance of community in mystical practice – the teaching, sharing and support of other people. Jules Evans is a research fellow at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary University in London. His first book, "Philosophy for Life: And Other Dangerous Situations," has been published in 19 countries and was a London Times Book of the Year. He has talked about philosophy on BBC 2's Newsnight, the Culture Show, on BBC Radio 3 and 4, RTE-1 and ABC Australia; and is a BBC New Generation Thinker. Publications Jules has written for include the Financial Times, The Times, the Guardian, the Spectator and WIRED. You can find out more about Jules Evans at http://www.philosophyforlife.orgFollow us on Instagram @TheEvolverPodcast: https://www.instagram.com/theevolverpodcastThe Evolver is sponsored by The Alchemist's Kitchen, a botanical dispensary dedicated to the power of plants, where you can ask an herbalist to recommend the herbal remedy that's most right for you. Visit https://www.thealchemistskitchen.com. For a 20% discount off any online purchase, use the code: podcast20. Theme music is “Measure by Measure,” courtesy of DJ Spooky, aka Paul D. Miller (@djspooky), from his album The Secret Song, and interstitial music are tracks by The Human Experience: "Sunu" from the album Soul Visions with Rising Appalachia, and Here for a Moment on the album Gone Gone Beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest today is the multifaceted Jules Evans and trying to encapsulate Jules in a brief bio is near impossible, but let me start by sharing some his accolades: his first book, Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations was a Times Book of the Year in 2013 and was integral to the revival of Stoic philosophy that you see happening today, he is a research fellow at the Centre for the History of Emotions, Queen Mary University of London where he researches well-being and ecstatic experiences, while also diving into ways to improve mental health in different countries and cultures. On top of that Jules runs the London Philosophy Club which is the biggest philosophy club in the world. Above all of these pats on the back, Jules Evans is a curious, humble, and damn fine human being. The focus of our conversation is his new book, The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher’s Search for Ecstatic Experience. This book and this conversation is exactly why Contemplify came into being; what do you do when the status quo is no longer working and you want to go beyond mere egoic satisfaciton? This episode is for all of you feel like the schools of thought in your midst taste like a stale cracker. In our conversation Jules shares about his Near Death Experience, how Stoicism helped him form identity and why he still felt called beyond the Stoic container to experiences of surrender, and why despite all of this deep searching, Jules feels like he wrote a book for people like himself, which he calls the ‘spiritually mediocre’. As always, links from this conversation, Jules’ books and website (philosophyforlife.org) and highlights from this conversation will be available at contemplify.com