Podcasts about Positivism

This week's episode guest is Tova Olsson who has been teaching yoga and meditation for over 20 years. She holds a MA in religious studies from the University of Gothenburg and is specialised in yogic and tantric traditions. She teaches the philosophy section of several yoga teacher trainings and is appreciated for her skills in storytelling and her ability to explain philosophical ideas in an approachable, embodied and humorous ways. She is currently working on her PhD at Umeå University in Sweden, researching the construction of gender in contemporary, European tantra. Tova offers a variety of online courses on her online platform, one of them being a course on Kashmir Shaivism (Trika Shaivism, nondual Shaiva tantra or classical tantra) – the heart of classical tantra; a course on the philosophy and practices of a masterful tradition.Topics that we cover in this episode:Classical tantraLeft handed and right handed pathsKashmir ShaivismVijñāna Bhairava TantraShiva mythology and energyRudraThe five powers of consciousness: cit, ananda, iccha, jnana, kriya Tattvas Shiva ShaktiKaliVisit Tova: http://www.tovayoga.se/https://www.instagram.com/saraswati_studies/ Kashmir Shaivism: https://saraswati-studies.teachable.com/p/kashmir-shaivism-the-heart-of-classical-tantraVijñāna Bhairava Tantra- tantric meditation for everyday livinghttps://www.instagram.com/saraswati_studies/My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle Card Deck:https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.htmlMy book The Law of Positivism – Live a life of higher vibrations, love and gratitude:https://www.lawofpositivism.com/book.html My readings and healing sessions:https://www.lawofpositivism.com/offerings.htmlVisit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

Show notes: OSF Preprints | Let's talk about it: positivism and critical theory in dialogue https://osf.io/preprints/osf/t2ywh_v1 Caliban & the Witch by Silvia Federici Pollution is Colonialism by Max Liboiron Against Method by Paul Feyerabend Lecture on Against Method by Tomas Petricek, University of Cambridge : https://youtu.be/jzD1O_gastA S2E10: Limits of ReproducibiliTea for discussion and resources of a feminist lens on open science https://soundcloud.com/reproducibilitea/s1e10-limits The battle for your brain by Nita Farahany Quokka app: https://palm-lab.github.io/QualCA Quokka video guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jJK70W0hAI

This is the first ever solo episode without me (Shereen) and I am so excited to share Sancya's wisdom around Lilith and this important shift into Scorpio. Sancya is a priestess from Aotearoa, New Zealand, She has spent over a decade immersed in Amazonian plant medicine traditions. Co-founding a retreat centre and working with hundreds of people internationally on deep healing journeys. Her current practice weaves astrology, ritual, myth and embodiment as ways to directly experience divine communion and conscious evolution in times of radical change. She is deeply rooted in the feminine mysteries and a devotee of The Great Mother. In 2023, she received the spiritual name Sancyanata, meaning “love that gives strength to bring peace on earth”—or Sancya for short - carrying this name is a reflection of the deeper vibration behind all she is and does.Join her masterclass April 28, 2025 (will also be available for replay): ⁠https://www.pathoftherose.com/deeper-waters⁠Her IG page: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/sancya_luz/⁠My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle Card Deck:⁠https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html⁠My Readings and Healing Sessions:https://www.lawofpositivism.com/offerings.htmlVisit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism⁠TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lawofpositivism

Adam Forrest Kay is the author of Escape From Shadow Physics, a rip-roaring tour through the history of physics that suggests the quantum world might be a lot less legible than anyone realizes. Much of his work is informed by the logic of Hydrodynamic Quantum Analogs, which are classical systems whose behavior can be described by same mathematics that's used for quantum mechanics. Kay makes the case that if a classical system, made of materials and substances, can be described by the same statistical mathematics, that it's possible the quantum intuition that reality dissolves into a sea of probabilities and wave functions is just straight up wrong. We explore how the mechanics of droplets bouncing on surfaces recapitulates the mathematics of quantum mechanics, what it means for a classical system to behave like a quantum one, how pilot wave theory fits into the story, and why this isn't front page news for every science magazine in the world. MAKE HISTORY WITH US THIS SUMMER:https://demystifysci.com/demysticon-2025PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysciPARADIGM DRIFThttps://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-show(00:00) Go!(00:06:20) Adam Kay's Journey(00:10:17) The Complexity of Innovation (00:12:26) Hydrodynamic Quantum Analogies(00:20:20) Philosophy and Positivism in Physics(00:23:21) Skepticism in Physics (00:24:35) Transition in Scientific Thought(00:26:10) Positivism and Knowledge(00:28:40) Auguste Comte's Positivism and its Paradoxes(00:34:50) Historical Context from Philosophy to Physics(00:41:10) The Clash in Intellectual Circles(00:46:00) Continued Influence of Early Physicists(00:47:02) Historical Scientific Perspectives(00:49:07) The Philosophy of Science and Positivism(00:51:50) Einstein's Influence on Physical Theories(00:56:05) Einstein vs. Quantum Mechanics(01:00:02) Parallels Between Thermodynamics and Quantum Mechanics(01:07:00) Reevaluating Physical Paradigms(01:12:07) Evolution of Physical Theories(01:14:09) Modern Reflections and Quantum Theory(01:18:07) Book Review and Chapter Structure(01:19:04) Introduction to Pilot Wave Theory(01:25:35) Hydrodynamic Quantum Analogies(01:35:08) Interpretation of Positive Atomism(01:36:46) Uncertainty Principle and Quantum Mechanics(01:39:28) Sound, Sampling, and Uncertainty in Physics(01:44:41) The Role of Fourier Analysis in Various Domains(01:49:10) Quantum Mechanics and Reality's Mystical Interpretation(01:54:09) Physics and Its Intellectual Dominance(01:58:55) Intersection of Physics and Metaphysics(02:01:10) Mysticism in Physics(02:05:27) The Sokal Hoax and Scientific Discourse(02:09:10) Importance of Diverse Viewpoints(02:14:23) Writing and Future Endeavors#quantummechanics, #philosophyofscience, #einstein, #bohr, #quantumphysics, #pilotwave, #positivism, #quantumreality, #scienceandphilosophy, #sciencehistory, #waveparticleduality, #quantumtheory, #physicscommunity #philosophypodcast, #sciencepodcast, #longformpodcast ABOUS US: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySciMUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

George Lizos is a spiritual teacher, psychic healer, priest to Hellenic Polytheism the host of The Lit Up Lightworker and Can't Host podcasts, and the #1 bestselling author of Be The Guru, Lightworkers Gotta Work, Protect Your Light, Secrets of Greek Mysticism and Ancient Manifestation Secrets. He is the creator of Intuition Mastery School®, and his work has been featured in Goop, Mind Body Green, Popsugar, Soul & Spirit, Kindred Spirit, Spirit & Destiny, Watkin's Mind Body Spirit, Fate & Fortune, and The Numinous. George helps lightworkers to find their life purpose and work their light in real, palpable ways to create positive change in the world. He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Metaphysical Sciences, a BSc in Geography, MSc in Psychology, MSc in Management, a diploma in Acting and is a certified Trauma Specialist. Ancient Manifestation Secrets teaches a brand - new manifestation method of manifesting with the energy field! It's the first book to claim that the law of attraction is not the most powerful law in the Universe and that not all desires can manifest. Instead, it draws from ancient Greek and Egyptian philosophy to introduce the 7 manifestation laws of the Universe, a framework for choosing the right desires to manifest, and the importance of taking inspired action rather than over - depending on the Universe. Rather than reiterating the usual manifestation practices, Ancient Manifestation Secrets introduces never - before - taught cognitive and energetic processes and meditations. Based on The Kybalion and Hermetic philosophy, the book puts forth a new, 5 - step manifestation process that challenges the prevalent 3 - step formula taught by most books (i.e. , Ask, Believe, Receive). Ancient Manifestation Secrets also disputes the common belief that negative emotions work against manifestation. Conversely, it incorporates inner work into the manifestation process and provides readers with both cognitive and energetic processes for expressing and transmuting their negative emotions, rather than repressing or denying them.  Ancient Manifestation Secrets covers:  • The 7 Hermetic Universal laws of manifestation  • A brand - new method of manifesting with the energy field  • Choosing desires that are aligned with your life purpose  • An eye - movement therapy process for releasing limiting beliefs  • A 10 - day manifestation challenge to manifest specific desires Get the book today! https://georgelizos.com/ancientmanifestationsecrets   Visit George's website: https://georgelizos.com/ George's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgelizos/ My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

In this week's episode we dive deep into the watery season of Scorpio which is the sign of personal power, the subconscious, inner magic and healing, deep inner work and our connection to the mystical and esoteric realms. Hannah is a speaker, model, podcaster (of the podcast Finding Grace), mentor, healer, priestess and writer. Hannah helps guide people to find grace in their lives, whatever space they are in. To help empower and shift them to make positive sustainable changes in their lives and help them integrate their darkness and light.  My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism Visit Hanna: https://substack.com/@hannahwallace  https://www.hannah-wallace.com/home https://www.instagram.com/thehannahwallace/ https://www.hannah-wallace.com/podcast

This week's podcast guest is Rebecca Alinder, a Kundalini Activation facilitator, who lives in Stockholm with her husband and two children. Her spiritual journey began in 2016, but it was during pregnancy and motherhood that she truly transformed, rediscovering the power within every woman. In 2022, Rebecca experienced her first Kundalini activation, seeking herself beyond her roles as a mother, wife, and colleague. This journey led her to become a facilitator, dedicated to helping others find love within themselves and spread it to the world.  Join Rebecca and 14 other facilitators at the Healing Event Of The Year on 11/11 at Eric Ericssonshallen in Stockholm. During this unforgettable evening, you'll dive deep into the healing powers of Innerdance and Kundalini Activation, supported by Breathwork, Yoga Nidra, and Sound Healing—all woven into one incredible journey. For a chance to win 2 free tickets, follow Rebecca Alinder (@alinderdance) and Shereen Öberg (@lawofpositivism) on Instagram, and comment on the podcast post with your motivation. The 11/11 Energy Healing Event of the Year: https://gmail.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=97f9ee3df14fa8999480998ad&id=787193caee  My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

Marguerite Mary Rigoglioso, Ph.D., is the founder of Seven Sisters Mystery School, a world-renowned teacher of sacred knowledge, and the foremost authority on the history of virgin birth. A trusted mentor to people on healing and spiritual paths, she draws on her decades-long research and experiences with Mother Mary and Mary Magdalene to help uncover their hidden, timeless teachings and apply them to our present-day needs. The award-winning author of several books including The Secret Life of Mother Mary: Divine Feminine Power for Personal Healing and Planetary Awakening and The Mystery Tradition of Miraculous Conception: Mary and the Lineage of Virgin Births, she lives in western Massachusetts.In this episode we speak about her new book The Secret Life of Mother Mary: Divine Feminine Power for Personal Healing and Planetary Awakening and the mysteries surrounding the Divine Mother, beloved Maryam. Check her book out here: https://a.co/d/1FkToYR Monthly Mary & Magdalene Empowerments Circle: https://www.sevensistersmysteryschool.com/monthly-mary-circle/ My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck:https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivismLearn more about Marguerite Rigoglioso: Check out the Seven Sisters Mystery School website: https:/www.sevensistersmysteryschool.comWatch more from Marguerite on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MargueriteRigoglioso7Follow Marguerite on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/margueriterigoglioso/ IG @margueriterigoglioso

I denne episoden gjennomgår vi endel spørsmål som ofte dukker opp i forbindelse med montessoripedagogikken. Hva kjennetegner et montessoriklasserom? Hva er dette materiellet som er en grunnleggende del av pedagogikken? Hvem var Maria Montessori (1870-1952), og hvordan endte denne italienske kvinnelige legen opp med å bli slik et kjent navn i pedagogikkens verden?  Før vi kommer inn på vårt hovedtema for episoden har vi også en kort samtale om mottakelsen og kritikken av Jonathan Haidts nyeste bok, The Anxious Generation.  Oversikt over episoden:  13 min: Til hovedtema 16 min: Hvem var Maria Montessori? 27 min: Hva kjennetegner montessoripedagogikken? 30 min: aldersblanding, lange arbeidsøkter, materiell og presentasjoner 35 min: fra konkret til abstrakt, eksempler fra montessorimateriell 48 min: observasjon, bevegelser rundt i klasserommet 50 min: fag- og timefordeling, den norske montessorilæreplanen 53 min: naturens rolle i montessoripedagogikken 56 min: den voksnes rolle 58 min: fredstanken hos Montessori 62 min: vitenskap, positivisme, inspirasjonen fra Teosofien 64 min: Montessori og Steiner, forskjeller og likheter? 72 min: Negative aspekter ved pedagogikken, personfokuset 77 min: Bør vi forsøke å være så tro som mulig til Montessoris ideer, eller videreutvikle dem videre?  80 min: prøver, karakterer, motivasjon 83 min: lærertetthet 86 min: Passer montessoripedagogikken for alle barn?  90 min: familienes forventninger til skolen, konsekvenser av skolevalg 94 min: frilekens forsvinning, en blindflekk i montessoripedagogikkens verden 97 min: teknologi og montessoripedagogikken 104 min: lærerutdanning og montessoriutdanning 108 min: avslutning, innspill til diskusjon   Noen referanser og videre lesing (med kommentarer i parantes):  Peter Grays kommentar til Jonathan Haidts bok: https://petergray.substack.com/p/follow-up-to-letter-45-comments-on/comments (Gray har publisert en rekke interessante artikler om dette tema, og om frilek generelt, og han har vært gjest på podkasten to ganger, senest i episode 138) Taakeprat om Steiner, https://shows.acast.com/6593a63440e8850017d5429f/6593a63bb474d300168e96c4 (tidlig episode på podkasten, hvor Even diskuterer Steiners mer tvilsomme og okkulte sider. Hør også hans intervju med Geir Uldal, episode 240) Daniel Willingham om manipulativer: https://www.aft.org/ae/fall2017/willingham (nyttig diskusjon av forskningen på bruken av materiell og manipulativer i læring) Randolph et al. (2023), «Montessori education's impact on academic and nonacademic outcomes: A systematic review», Campbell Systematic Reviews, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cl2.1330 (den nyeste gjennomgangen av forskningen på montessoripedagogikk) Lillard, Angeline. (2016) Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius. 3.utgave. New York: Oxford University Press (solid oversikt over nyere læringsforskning som bekrefter mange av Montessoris grunnleggende ideer) Snyder, Allyson L.; Xin Tong & Angeline S. Lillard (2022) Standardized Test Proficiency in Public Montessori Schools, Journal of School Choice, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15582159.2021.1958058 Montessori, Maria, (1965), Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook: A Short Guide to Her Ideas and Materials, Schocken Books [1914] (en kort og lettlest innføring til Montessoris grunnleggende ideer) Kramer, Rita, (1988), Maria Montessori. A biography, Da Capo Press [1976, University of Chicago Press] (den første ordentlige biografien, og fortsatt egentlig den beste) Polk Lillard, Paula, (1975), Montessori: A Modern Approach: The Classic Introduction to Montessori for Parents and Teachers, Schocken Books (gammel, men fortsatt en av de beste innføringsbøkene i pedagogikken) Quarfood, Christine, (2005), Positivism med mänskligt ansikte. Montessoripedagogikens idéhistoriska grunder, Östlings Bokförlags Symposion (tung på vitenskapshistorie, men en glimrende innføring i Maria Montessoris inspirasjonskilder og samtidige vitenskapelige debatter) Quarfood, Christine, (2017), Montessoris pedagogiska imperium. Kulturkritikk och politik i mellankrigstidens montessorirörelse, Daidalos (god og svært detaljert, ofte kritisk historisk gjennomgang av montessoripedagogikkens storhetstid i mellomkrigstiden)   Den norske montessorilæreplanen: https://montessorinorge.no/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Montessori_laereplan_092020_skjerm-002.pdf Video om montessoripedagogikken fra Montessori Norge, med Lars Sandåker, laget i 2018:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z75fvGzNsR8   ---------------------------- Logoen vår er laget av Sveinung Sudbø, se hans arbeider på originalkopi.com Musikken er av Arne Kjelsrud Mathisen, se facebooksiden Nygrenda Vev og Dur for mer info. ----------------------------  Takk for at du hører på. Ta kontakt med oss på larsogpaal@gmail.com Siden vi så å si er inaktive på sosiale medier så finnes det ingen bedre måte å få spredt podkasten vår til flere enn via dere lyttere, så takk om du deler eller forteller andre om oss.  Både Lars og Pål skriver nå på hver sin blogg, med litt varierende regelmessighet. Du finner dem på disse nettsidene: https://paljabekk.com/ https://larssandaker.blogspot.com/ Alt godt, hilsen Lars og Pål

This week's podcast guest is Vicki Iskandar, a Chinese Metaphysics Consultant, Strategic Coach, and author. She has been mentoring clients on BaZi / Four Pillars of Destiny, Feng Shui, and the ancient art of war of Qi Men Dun Jia since 2012, while serving as a digital marketing consultant for a variety of brands in LOHAS (Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability). In 2017, she founded Functional Feng Shui to help others manifest their personal and professional visions, using a balanced, holistic approach that combines her knowledge of Chinese metaphysics with her background in business strategies, expertise in health and wellness, and a unique energetic understanding of the body informed by Qi Gong.  Her oracle deck on Chinese astrology, The Chinese Five Elements Oracle, was published by Hay House on October 10, 2023. The 60-card deck features the 60 possible combinations of the 10 Heavenly Stems that represent the Yin or Yang qualities of the five elements, and the 12 Earthly Branches, more popularly known as the animal signs of Chinese astrology. Each stunningly designed card offers a modern interpretation of the sixty pillars, grounded in traditional theories of Chinese metaphysics and the wisdom of the Tao.  The five elements carry a healing universal energy that is available to us. The Chinese Five Elements Oracle can be used as guidance to help reconnect you to the healing power of the elements, activated through stunningly illustrated visuals that contain energetic insights of the body informed by Qigong, ancestral wisdom, Chinese mythology, and sacred symbols. Check out her oracle card deck here: https://vickiiskandar.com/oracle/#order Her chart calculator: https://vickiiskandar.com/chart Check out her Instagram and Tiktok pages: https://www.instagram.com/5elementsoracle/ https://www.tiktok.com/@5elementsoracle  My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

This episode is the first of three special episodes in this season of Radio ReOrient in which we look back on the first principles of Critical Muslim Studies. In this episode, Hizer Mir talks to Salman Sayyid about post-positivism - what it means, what it offers, and how it relates to the project of decolonising. The discussion that we kick off here will reverberate throughout this series, as we return to talk in later episodes about post-orientalism and decoloniality.

This episode is the first of three special episodes in this season of Radio ReOrient in which we look back on the first principles of Critical Muslim Studies. In this episode, Hizer Mir talks to Salman Sayyid about post-positivism - what it means, what it offers, and how it relates to the project of decolonising. The discussion that we kick off here will reverberate throughout this series, as we return to talk in later episodes about post-orientalism and decoloniality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This episode is the first of three special episodes in this season of Radio ReOrient in which we look back on the first principles of Critical Muslim Studies. In this episode, Hizer Mir talks to Salman Sayyid about post-positivism - what it means, what it offers, and how it relates to the project of decolonising. The discussion that we kick off here will reverberate throughout this series, as we return to talk in later episodes about post-orientalism and decoloniality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

This episode is the first of three special episodes in this season of Radio ReOrient in which we look back on the first principles of Critical Muslim Studies. In this episode, Hizer Mir talks to Salman Sayyid about post-positivism - what it means, what it offers, and how it relates to the project of decolonising. The discussion that we kick off here will reverberate throughout this series, as we return to talk in later episodes about post-orientalism and decoloniality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

This week's episode guest is Tova Olsson who has been teaching yoga and meditation for nearly 20 years. She holds a MA in religious studies from the University of Gothenburg and is specialised in yogic and tantric traditions. She teaches the philosophy section of several yoga teacher trainings and is appreciated for her skills in storytelling and her ability to explain philosophical ideas in an approachable, embodied and humorous ways. She is currently working on her PhD at Umeå University in Sweden, researching the construction of gender in contemporary, European tantra. In this episode we speak about the Dasa Mahavidyas, the ten tantric wisdom goddesses, which Tova has an online course about. Dasa Maha Vidya means "Ten Great Wisdoms", depicted in classical tantric tradition as a group of, to say the least, macabre goddesses. Some of them, such as Kali and Tara, are quite well known, others, like Bagalamukhi and Matangi, are more obscure. But they all represent both stages of cosmic evolution and human spiritual development. Therefore, they can be called wisdom plateaus, cosmic forces as well as the faces of kundalini. For those interested in understanding nondual tantric philosophy, cosmology and the more esoteric aspects of the Shakta (goddess) tradition, her course offers an opportunity you don't want to miss!  For my podcast listeners, you can get 50% off the Dasa Mahavidyas course with the discount code: "Jaima" Check it out here: https://saraswati-studies.teachable.com/p/dasa-mahavidyas-the-ten-tantric-wisdom-goddesses Check out Tova's other courses here: https://saraswati-studies.teachable.com/ Tova's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/saraswati_studies/  My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

The scientific method that aspiring social scientists are taught in graduate school seems pretty straightforward: you start with a hypothesis, figure our how you're going to operationalize and measure your variables, pick cases that provide a tough test of your hypothesis, then collect your data, analyze it, and report your findings. However, for comparative-historical social scientists, things are rarely so cut-and-dried: it takes a lot of ‘soaking and poking' before you can answer relatively straightforward questions like “what is this a case of?” and “what is your dependent variable?” Moreover, the entire idea of trying to impose a template developed for experimental studies on comparative and historical data by arbitrarily slicing an integrated reality up into variables and trying to isolate one-directional causal effects doesn't seem appropriate for the dynamism and complexity of social reality. Today, I'm talking to the Nicholas Hoover Wilson and Damon Mayrl, the editors of a new edited volume that charts a different path. The contributors to After Positivism: New Approaches to Comparison in Historical Sociology (Columbia UP, 2024) provide new ways of thinking about the purposes of comparison in historical social science, what the ‘units' of historical analysis are, and how historically-oriented social scientists should go about conducting comparisons. Nicholas Wilson is an associate professor of sociology at Stony Brook University, and the author of Modernity's Corruption: Empire and Morality in the Making of British India (Columbia 2023). Damon Mayrl is associate professor of sociology at Colby College, and the author of Secular Conversions: Political Institutions and Religious Education in the United States and Australia, 1800-2000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The scientific method that aspiring social scientists are taught in graduate school seems pretty straightforward: you start with a hypothesis, figure our how you're going to operationalize and measure your variables, pick cases that provide a tough test of your hypothesis, then collect your data, analyze it, and report your findings. However, for comparative-historical social scientists, things are rarely so cut-and-dried: it takes a lot of ‘soaking and poking' before you can answer relatively straightforward questions like “what is this a case of?” and “what is your dependent variable?” Moreover, the entire idea of trying to impose a template developed for experimental studies on comparative and historical data by arbitrarily slicing an integrated reality up into variables and trying to isolate one-directional causal effects doesn't seem appropriate for the dynamism and complexity of social reality. Today, I'm talking to the Nicholas Hoover Wilson and Damon Mayrl, the editors of a new edited volume that charts a different path. The contributors to After Positivism: New Approaches to Comparison in Historical Sociology (Columbia UP, 2024) provide new ways of thinking about the purposes of comparison in historical social science, what the ‘units' of historical analysis are, and how historically-oriented social scientists should go about conducting comparisons. Nicholas Wilson is an associate professor of sociology at Stony Brook University, and the author of Modernity's Corruption: Empire and Morality in the Making of British India (Columbia 2023). Damon Mayrl is associate professor of sociology at Colby College, and the author of Secular Conversions: Political Institutions and Religious Education in the United States and Australia, 1800-2000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

The scientific method that aspiring social scientists are taught in graduate school seems pretty straightforward: you start with a hypothesis, figure our how you're going to operationalize and measure your variables, pick cases that provide a tough test of your hypothesis, then collect your data, analyze it, and report your findings. However, for comparative-historical social scientists, things are rarely so cut-and-dried: it takes a lot of ‘soaking and poking' before you can answer relatively straightforward questions like “what is this a case of?” and “what is your dependent variable?” Moreover, the entire idea of trying to impose a template developed for experimental studies on comparative and historical data by arbitrarily slicing an integrated reality up into variables and trying to isolate one-directional causal effects doesn't seem appropriate for the dynamism and complexity of social reality. Today, I'm talking to the Nicholas Hoover Wilson and Damon Mayrl, the editors of a new edited volume that charts a different path. The contributors to After Positivism: New Approaches to Comparison in Historical Sociology (Columbia UP, 2024) provide new ways of thinking about the purposes of comparison in historical social science, what the ‘units' of historical analysis are, and how historically-oriented social scientists should go about conducting comparisons. Nicholas Wilson is an associate professor of sociology at Stony Brook University, and the author of Modernity's Corruption: Empire and Morality in the Making of British India (Columbia 2023). Damon Mayrl is associate professor of sociology at Colby College, and the author of Secular Conversions: Political Institutions and Religious Education in the United States and Australia, 1800-2000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

The scientific method that aspiring social scientists are taught in graduate school seems pretty straightforward: you start with a hypothesis, figure our how you're going to operationalize and measure your variables, pick cases that provide a tough test of your hypothesis, then collect your data, analyze it, and report your findings. However, for comparative-historical social scientists, things are rarely so cut-and-dried: it takes a lot of ‘soaking and poking' before you can answer relatively straightforward questions like “what is this a case of?” and “what is your dependent variable?” Moreover, the entire idea of trying to impose a template developed for experimental studies on comparative and historical data by arbitrarily slicing an integrated reality up into variables and trying to isolate one-directional causal effects doesn't seem appropriate for the dynamism and complexity of social reality. Today, I'm talking to the Nicholas Hoover Wilson and Damon Mayrl, the editors of a new edited volume that charts a different path. The contributors to After Positivism: New Approaches to Comparison in Historical Sociology (Columbia UP, 2024) provide new ways of thinking about the purposes of comparison in historical social science, what the ‘units' of historical analysis are, and how historically-oriented social scientists should go about conducting comparisons. Nicholas Wilson is an associate professor of sociology at Stony Brook University, and the author of Modernity's Corruption: Empire and Morality in the Making of British India (Columbia 2023). Damon Mayrl is associate professor of sociology at Colby College, and the author of Secular Conversions: Political Institutions and Religious Education in the United States and Australia, 1800-2000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

The scientific method that aspiring social scientists are taught in graduate school seems pretty straightforward: you start with a hypothesis, figure our how you're going to operationalize and measure your variables, pick cases that provide a tough test of your hypothesis, then collect your data, analyze it, and report your findings. However, for comparative-historical social scientists, things are rarely so cut-and-dried: it takes a lot of ‘soaking and poking' before you can answer relatively straightforward questions like “what is this a case of?” and “what is your dependent variable?” Moreover, the entire idea of trying to impose a template developed for experimental studies on comparative and historical data by arbitrarily slicing an integrated reality up into variables and trying to isolate one-directional causal effects doesn't seem appropriate for the dynamism and complexity of social reality. Today, I'm talking to the Nicholas Hoover Wilson and Damon Mayrl, the editors of a new edited volume that charts a different path. The contributors to After Positivism: New Approaches to Comparison in Historical Sociology (Columbia UP, 2024) provide new ways of thinking about the purposes of comparison in historical social science, what the ‘units' of historical analysis are, and how historically-oriented social scientists should go about conducting comparisons. Nicholas Wilson is an associate professor of sociology at Stony Brook University, and the author of Modernity's Corruption: Empire and Morality in the Making of British India (Columbia 2023). Damon Mayrl is associate professor of sociology at Colby College, and the author of Secular Conversions: Political Institutions and Religious Education in the United States and Australia, 1800-2000.

#60  –  Join us for a wonderful conversation with Yoga Teacher, Chinese Medicine Practitioner, & Acupuncturist Shereen Öberg on Earth wisdom and recognizing how we are part of Nature, and Nature is part of us. In this episode, Shereen shares about the strength of her grandmother growing up in Nature in the mountains, and how her grandmother offered key insights about speaking with plants and treating them sacredly. She explores how the deep connection with plants from her ancestral Kurdish homeland has informed her experience with local plants and herbs while growing up in Sweden. She also shares teachings on sacred trees, plants, and the sun in Kurdish culture, and how trees are revered and offer grounding medicine. Shereen is a yoga and meditation teacher, Reiki practitioner and a licensed Acupuncturist, Chinese Medicine Practitioner & Acupuncturist, and soon to be initiated Priestess through Daughter of Ishtar. She has worked with channeling, healing and spiritual awakening for many years now alongside holding a Bachelor's degree in Business and Economics and a Master's degree in Global Sexual and Reproductive health and rights. She is also a religious studies graduate. Shereen is an author and the creator of The Law of Positivism, and she is on a mission to help others on their spiritual and healing path. Her new book The Law of Positivism - live a life of higher vibrations, love and gratitude is practical book guiding you through all levels of being to help you to grow on all levels and live your highest potential.You can find Shereen at: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/On IG: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/On fb: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivismYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8e4-QDYkq8iYV__pLTsyPwFor more info visit Sara's website at: https://www.multidimensionalnature.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/multidimensional.nature/facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saraartemisia.ms/facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/plantspiritherbalismYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@saraartemisiaEtsy: https://www.plantspiritdesigns.comLearn how to communicate with plant consciousness in the free workshop on How to Learn Plant Language: https://www.learnplantlanguage.com/

Through his online workshops, Intuition Mastery School® online course, #1 best-selling books Protect Your Light, Lightworkers Gotta Work, Be The Guru and popular spiritual podcasts The Lit Up Lightworker and Can't Host, George inspires modern-day mystics, empaths and lightworkers to find, follow, and fulfil their life purpose.  Secrets of Greek Mysticism is the first spiritual book about the Greek gods and goddesses written by a native, practicing priest of Hellenic Polytheism. It goes beyond the simplistic and archetypical representation of the Greek pantheon and reintroduces the gods and goddesses from a theological, rather than a mythological, perspective. Rather than presenting the gods and goddesses as symbolic, lifeless figures one can use to embellish spiritual practice, Secrets of Greek Mysticism teaches readers how to find each god or goddess within them. This is achieved through grounded insights on the gods' virtues as they relate to modern life (i.e., practicing bravery with Ares, cultivating endurance with Demeter, and embodying love with Aphrodite), explaining the deeper spiritual meaning of popular myths, practicing guided meditations, activating the gods' energies with mantras and hymns, and performing simple rituals. Secrets of Greek Mysticism also makes the claim that for the Divine Feminine to rise, the Divine Masculine needs to rise, too. Rather than solely focusing on female goddesses, it brings together the male and female deities of the Greek pantheon to help readers experience divine union. Get the book today! https://georgelizos.com/greekmysticism  Visit George's website: https://georgelizos.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgelizos/ My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

Dr. Lalitaa Suglani is an award-winning psychologist, renowned leadership empowerment expert, international speaker and author. Her book, High Functioning Anxiety, will be published by Hay House in May 2024. Lalitaa believes that the key to achieving real lasting success and happiness in all areas of life lies within our own mind. She has seen how, through personal growth and self-awareness, we can learn to harness our thought patterns, gain control of our internal voice, cultivate a positive mindset and create the life and career of our dreams. Over the years Lalitaa has worked with adults, children and families, and within organisations such as the NHS, schools, charities and private organisations. She is committed to helping individuals on their journey to achieve emotional and psychological wellbeing. Lalitaa's mission is to help transform lives through fostering understanding and acceptance of the emotions, attachments and relationships we hold. Her goal is to awaken people to their inner power, allowing them to thrive and flourish in life! In a world where appearances often overshadow internal struggles, award-winning Psychologist Dr. Lalitaa Suglani takes a brave step to confront the hidden fears and anxieties that many of us grapple with silently. In her new book High-Functioning Anxiety: Five Steps to Learning You Are Good Enough Dr Lalitaa shares her personal journey of self-discovery and growth, shedding light on High Functioning Anxiety (HFA) and offering readers a path to understanding and embracing their authentic selves. In this episode we cover the following topics: What high-functioning anxiety is  The top 5 symptoms of high functioning anxiety Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria and colouring our world in a different way The two sides of high-functioning anxiety: how you see yourself vs. how you present yourself to the world How childhood trauma impacts the above Visit Dr. Lalitaa: Pre-order her book: https://hayhs.com/hfa_pp_pb_az   Take Dr. Lalitaa's quick to understand your archetype: https://www.highfunctioninganxietyquiz.com   Website: www.DrLalitaa.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuWuiIsl_Sz4vJZXTGW7fZg TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.lalitaa.psychologist?_t=8hz5Kz9qspV&_r=1 Instagram: https://instagram.com/dr.lalitaa?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

The incredible and inspiring Meggan Watterson is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Mary Magdalene Revealed and the international bestselling author of The Divine Feminine Oracle. She is a feminist theologian with a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University. She leads online courses and retreats on Mary's gospel, the Christ Movement, and the soul-voice meditation. Her work has appeared in media outlets such as The New York Times, The Huffington Post, TEDxWomen, and Marie Claire. Learn more at megganwatterson.com. This is her second time on the podcast and the first episode is all about Mary Magdalene and Meggan's book Mary Magdalene Revealed. I just love her new oracle card deck and the The Mary Magdalene Oracle is about a vision of radical love that formed long before Christianity became a formal religion in the 4th century, long before Mary's gospel was excluded, destroyed, and buried. It's a vision of humanity as a beloved community that risked their lives to recognize each other as equals—innately worthy of love, no matter their status within the Roman Empire. And it's about a vision that Christ gave Mary to then give to us, then and now—to see less with the ego and more with the eye of the heart. In this extraordinary oracle with original artwork that honors human diversity as well as Mary's historical origins in the Middle East, Harvard-trained feminist theologian Meggan Watterson leads us through Mary's long-lost secret teachings to integrate the profound love that her gospel reveals into a daily spiritual practice. In this episode we speak about the following topics: - Mary Magdalene and her gospel - How to work with the oracle card deck - The Seven powers - Feminist theology Visit Meggan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megganwatterson/ Sign up for her upcoming Mary Magdalene Revealed Retreat: https://www.megganwatterson.com/omega-retreat Join her The House of Mary Magdalene membership: https://www.megganwatterson.com/membership My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck:https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

Devotional Author, Sacred Feminine Women's Advocate, Podcaster & Priestess - Mel Sienna Madgwick is a Devotional Author, Podcaster, Priestess and Channel whose vision is to uplift and awaken the humanity of woman through the teachings of the sacred feminine. Mel's work started in journalism, publishing and media at the age of 15 where she started her career working for women's magazines and large corporate organisations. She always felt an inner calling to help women on their spiritual path, so she followed her heart and moved her career over to women's counselling. When Mel was 18 she went on a pilgrimage to over 24 countries through Europe and the Uk, this trip sparked a further divine connection within and her spiritual world blossomed, leading to an inexplicable connection with Mother Mary. She was initiated into her temples through the direct spiritual experience of gnosis and she has worked with her for over 22 years as her main spiritual guide.  Ever since Mel has experienced Mother Mary's healing miracles first hand - and has worked together with her main guides Mother Mary, the Angels and the Masters of the Ancient Holy lineage within her holistic healing and counselling sessions watching her clients experience miraculous healings - clearing past and present trauma, emotional, spiritual physical blocks and inner child healing leading them to a greater awareness of their into reclaiming their sacred feminine truth, connection with the heavens and the earth, soul purpose and intuitive callings. Mel now combines her passions of writing and spirituality to channel and write books about the sacred feminine, she is a full time Devotional Author & Channel.  With a Masters in Journalism and Communications, a Masters in Counselling specialising in women's intergenerational trauma and relationships, and further training within women's rights, integrative somatic trauma psychology, ancestral and racial advocacy from New York's Embodiment Lab she aspires to install a sense of empowerment, wisdom and unity amongst women. Mel's podcast Love, Soul, Miracles and Magic features interviews and stories on spiritual awakening, holistic healing and soul embodiment. And Her books ' The Great Mother' - Channeled wisdom for reclaiming and remembering the sacred feminine within - and - Dawn of the Rose - The ethereal living gateway to spiritual healing and awakening - both will be released later this year on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.  Topics we cover in this episode: Initiations and healing Mother Mary and her aspects The Black Madonna Fertility and infertility Womb wisdom Sufi tradition You can reach out to her at:  Website - melindasiennamadgwick.com  Instagram - @therosemother  Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/in/melindasiennamadgwick My Purposeful Marketing Coaching: You can read more about the program on my website and if you sign up before February 20, you get a generous early bird price as well as my 4-week Healing Yin Yoga classes for free: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/coaching.html  My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

In her groundbreaking new book, Women Who Work Too Much: Breaking Free from Toxic Productivity, Tamu Thomas challenges the societal norms that glorify relentless productivity and burnout. She delves deep into the emotional and psychological factors that keep women trapped in a never-ending cycle of productivity, offering practical strategies for liberation. Readers can take Tamu's healing hand as she guides them on a soulful exploration of self-care, connection, and social justice, acknowledging the unique challenges faced by women of colour within the toxic productivity culture.  The book encourages readers to set healthy boundaries, cultivate self-trust, and nourish their nervous systems as essential tools for reclaiming their lives and experiencing the joy they deserve. Having trained in somatic coaching and Polyvagal informed practice, Tamu's unique approach is the key to finally getting off the ‘dread-mill'. Women Who Work Too Much challenges the status quo, redefining success on one's own terms, and finding genuine fulfilment. The journey toward liberation requires an unwavering commitment to dismantling oppressive systems while embracing self-compassion, fostering deep connections, and cultivating a kinder relationship with the planet. As Tamu says, "It all starts with you, my friend. Let's dive in. In this episode we cover: Intersectionality and the role of ancestry and ancestral trauma in overworking Self-care Female entrepreneurship Shifting away from traditional work to self-employment  Women who work too much - health crisis among women Sign up for our upcoming New Moon Ceremony here:  https://www.lawofpositivism.com/lunareclipseceremony.html  Visit Tamu's website: https://www.livethreesixty.com/Get Tamu's new book: https://hayhs.com/wwwtm_pp_pb_azTamu's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livethreesixty/ Work with Tamu: https://www.livethreesixty.com/work-with-me Join my Purposeful Marketing Coaching to get your early bird discount  You can read more about the program on my website and if you sign up before February 20, you get a generous early bird price as well as my 4-week Healing Yin Yoga classes for free: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/coaching.html  My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

This week's episode is all about female empowerment, the Divine Feminine and stepping into the new wave of feminism and advocacy. Both Shereen and Diana have dedicated their work to the empowerment of the feminine through ceremonial, goddess and astrology work, and they both have empowered women from all over the world to step into their fierce divine feminine power through guiding them back in the arms of the Divine Mother - Shakti. Shereen has a master's degree and global sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and is a published author in a scientific peer reviewed journal, with the focus on women's health and rights. Diana has specialised on the divine feminine asteroids within astrology, inviting the goddesses into her astrological work. This episode celebrates the new wave of feminism, which to us means the reclamation of the divine feminine, spiritual leadership that has been hijacked for so long, and the empowerment of the feminine through the power of the heart and womb connection.  We also invite you to join us on International Women's Day for our Pisces New Moon online ceremony, where we connect to the feminine waters of Pisces, new beginnings and a deep spiritual dive into our soul DNA and healing. Read more here: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ceremony.html This episode covers the following topics: New Moon in Pisces Feminism and Lilith Equality SRHR Birth support Sacred rage Intersectionality Asteroid Hera and jealousy Neptune We are also launching a new membership very soon, integrating ceremonial work, astrology, mythology, healing, yoga and meditation, mantra and fierce empowerment, so stay tuned! My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

This is another solo episode with me, covering the Pisces season, the energy and potential, and also tapping into the divine feminine and our upcoming workshop and New Moon ceremony in Pisces.  Check out the Feline Divine Feminine Workshop here: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/goddessworkshop.html Sign up for our upcoming New Moon Ceremony here:  https://www.lawofpositivism.com/lunareclipseceremony.html  Join my Purposeful Marketing Coaching to get your early bird discount  You can read more about the program on my website and if you sign up before February 20, you get a generous early bird price as well as my 4-week Healing Yin Yoga classes for free: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/coaching.html  My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism SHEREEN ÖBERG, AUTHOR & CREATOR OF THE LAW OF POSITIVISM. Shereen is a yoga and meditation teacher, reiki practitioner, Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine practitioner. She has worked with channeling, healing and spiritual awakening for many years now alongside holding a Bachelor's degree in Business and Economics and a Master's degree in sexual and reproductive health and rights. She is also a graduate if religious studies. She is on a mission to help others on their spiritual and healing path. DIANA WESTLY, EVOLUTIONARY ASTROLOGER & SPIRITUAL COACH. Diana is a counseling astrologer and coach who focuses her work around the soul's journey and evolution across lifetimes. Her mission is to help clients reawaken to their soul's purpose, recognize and release limiting karmic patterns, and reclaim their sovereignty. Diana also specializes in goddess mythology/astrology and feminine archetypes, and supports women in the process of reintegrating and re-empowering the goddesses within themselves.

Aepril Schaile, MFA is a performance artist/priestess/poet with a dance practice rooted in the ancient and ever-evolving art of Bellydance. She has taught and performed at curated events in Paris, London, Rome, New York, and throughout Europe and the United States. Aepril shamanistically becomes Trickster, Warrior, Ghost, Storm, Grieving Mother, Killer, Graal, Seductress. She draws deeply from her immersement in the natural world, occult art/science, witchcraft, yoga and archetypal psychology, creating visceral and aetheral ritual theatre. Each performance is intended to create and convey a world. This is how Aepril describes her work in poetry: "Poetry is a practice of deep inquiry. Poems reveal themselves to me much like an oracle; yet, each poem also becomes a spell. ​Poems are a way for me to express kinesthetic, emotional body experience in a sculpture of words. They are an internal form of Performance Art. They are themselves music. Some say poetry is dead; it is not. It is homeopathic medicine for a time in which we move too fast, as it asks us to slow down and look again, and again. To imagine for ourselves. To be present. And to feel." Check out Aepril and her work in the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aeprilsastrology YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AeprilsastrologyWebsite: http://www.aeprilschaile.com/Astrology Website: https://www.aeprilsastrology.com/#/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aeprilraven/My Purposeful Marketing Coaching: You can read more about the program on my website and if you sign up before February 20, you get a generous early bird price as well as my 4-week Healing Yin Yoga classes for free: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/coaching.html My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

This week's episode is a solo episode with me, infused with the insights and energy from this New Moon in Aquarius portal and inspiration that I have received from our ceremony and circle. We felt the cat and feline goddess and divine feminine energy coming through and this inspired me and Diana to create a workshop to align and connect with goddess Ishtar, Sekhmet, Bast, Freya and Durga Ma. More information to come. In this episode I share more about the future energy of Aquarian influence and also the New Year which brings in the energy of the Wood Dragon - from the Chinese Medicine perspective a year of yang energy, growth, expansion, connected to the liver and gallbladder meridians and the colour green, season of spring and the emotions of anger/frustration. We need to stay patient even though we want to grow and develop.  In this episode I also for the first time share my new offering - something that merges my Law of Positivism work with my 12+ years of experience in digital communication and marketing. A Purposeful Marketing Coaching program - something that I think will help you grow your audience, purpose and mission. This program will be an integrative program to infuse the pillars of the Law of Positivism with strategic marketing including optimising your website, content creation, social media, paid advertisement, video and podcasting work and so much more! I will invite 7 soul entrepreneurs, who already have started their journey in creating a business or those that have set the intention to start a business and want to know how to start the journey of communicating products and services that helps the world - whatever that might be. Interested in learning more? You can read more about the program on my website and if you sign up before February 20, you get a generous early bird price as well as my 4-week Healing Yin Yoga classes for free: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/coaching.html  My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

This week's podcast guest, Dr Joanna Kujawa, is the author of The Other Goddess: Mary Magdalene and the Goddesses of Eros and Secret Knowledge, scholar, and spiritual detective. She received her BA and MA from the Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada, and her PhD from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.  As an active academic for over 20 years, she uses her scholarly training to investigate topics other academics often pass over, such as: Can spirituality and sexuality be experienced as one? Who was the real Mary Magdalene? Is there a lineage of Goddesses now resurfacing in our collective experience of spirituality? Apart from her writings for academic publications on spiritual travel, Joanna has also had her short stories and essays published through various media and in many prestigious anthologies, including Best Australian Stories, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, She Rises.   She is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Goddess Studies. The Other Goddess is currently being translated into Mandarin. Dr Joanna Kujawa | Author, Scholar, Spiritual Detective. In this episode we cover the following topics: Goddesses and tantra Mary Magdalene and the lineage of priestesses and goddesses How mantra practice is important to embody the goddess and Eros energy Invoking Eros workshop:  Reconnect with the Energy of Eros: Learn techniques and practices that will enable you to reignite the spark of Eros within you, infusing your life with vitality and passion. Meditation and Journaling: Develop a daily meditation practice and receive thought-provoking journaling prompts that will guide you on your journey of self-discovery. Transform Your Relationships: Gain insights into how your relationship with Eros influences your connections with others. Learn strategies to improve your relationships through a deeper understanding of your own desires and passions. Read more about the workshop here: https://womenofwisdom.systeme.io/eros-shop?fbclid=IwAR1_torEpZLiE3Ex6ywz_Ca8BLcEfBi13QyJiSJSMD2GTaC8mwE_VrG32wA  Visit Dr Joanna: https://www.facebook.com/joanna.kujawa.author/  Her book: https://amzn.to/3Ni1rWq  YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqYaV1qtPD720FTQHsEAeg My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

Thank you for joining us on todays podcast where we share our February reading. We are so grateful for you all helping us get to our 2 years on the podcast as of February 3rd. Where you can find us: daughters.moon.podcast@gmail.com YouTube – Daughters of the Moon Podcast IG @daughtersofthemoonpodcast Facebook - Daughters of the moon podcast https://daughtersmoonpodca.wixsite.com/mysite Listen to us on any of the Podcast Platforms.   Information about podcast: The Magic of Unicorns by Diana Cooper - Cosmic Diamond The Divine Masters by Kyle Gray - Buddha The Sacred Forest by Denise Linn - Unicorn (purity) The Law of Positivism by Shereen Oberg - As I heal my mind, I heal my body Please like, share, follow and subscribe to our podcast.  We would really love a positive review, as this helps us to grow our podcast and continue to bring you amazing content. If you would like to be on our podcast, please contact us to let us know what you would like to share with our followers and us. Our guests and topics are for informational purposes and may not align with everyone.   We respectfully acknowledge the land on which we live, and work is Treaty 6 Territory, the traditional lands of the indigenous and the Metis People. For as long as the sun shines, the rivers flow, and the grass grows, this land will be recognized as Treaty 6 Territory.

This week's podcast guest is Suzy Ashworth who is a Quantum Transformation and Embodiment Coach for conscious entrepreneurs, an international keynote speaker, serial entrepreneur and author of Infinite Receiving - Crack the Code to Conscious Wealth Creation and Finally Manifest Your Dream Life. Infinite Receiving sets out to help people redefine their relationship with guilt and shame which prevents so many people from actually choosing and, more importantly receiving what they actually want, opening up a clear pathway to more money, joy, love and impact. Through meditation, affirmations and practical exercises Suzy will show the reader how they can open themselves up to receiving more than they thought was possible both personally and professionally. By following Suzy Ashworth's four-step framework, readers can increase their state of awareness and attract much more into their lives, including:  • Wealth - rediscovering what it means to create more wealth in your life from money through to personal joy and happiness.  • Love - how to bring the people you love most in the world along for the ride as you grow and evolve personally and professionally.  • Community - learn how to create and feel a real sense of belonging as it becomes more and more natural for you to attract and allow yourself to be supported.  • Authenticity - feeling more confident and accepting not only about who you are as a person - even the less shiny pieces and what it is you want and desire. Visit Suzy: www.suzyashworth.com  https://www.instagram.com/suzy_ashworth/  Her new book: https://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Receiving-Conscious-Creation-Manifest/dp/1401974872  My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

This week's guest is Diana Westly, an Evolutionary Astrologer and Spiritual Coach who focuses her work around the soul's journey and evolution across lifetimes. Her mission is to help clients reawaken to their soul's purpose, recognize and release limiting karmic patterns, and reclaim their sovereignty. Diana also specializes in goddess mythology/astrology and feminine archetypes, and supports women in the process of reintegrating and re-empowering the goddesses within themselves. If you are interested in booking a session with Diana or learning more about her work, you can connect with her on Instagram at @northnodecoach or visit her website at northnodecoach.com. In this episode we cover the following transits: Pluto moving from Capricorn to Aquarius Jupiter moving into Gemini The North Node and South Node in Aries/Libra The North Node in Aries conjunct Chiron - the wounded healer (29 February) Lunar Eclipse March 2024 Solar Eclipse 8 April 2024 - conjunct Chiron Prometheus mythology Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces  Mars retrograde in Leo  Jupiter in Taurus conjuncting with Uranus 20 april My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

This week's episode guest Sara Artemisia, MS is a Plant Spirit Wisdom Teacher, Flower Essence Practitioner, Financial Coach, and the Host of the Plant Spirit Podcast. She helps Wellness Professionals and Empaths clear their inner blocks, transform their experience with money, and connect more deeply with their intuitive gifts and the Earth.  Having always felt connected to Nature and the sacred foundation of life, Sara shares this work with people on the journey of understanding how collaborating with Plant Consciousness can help them fully embody an experience of joy and purpose.  In this episode we talk about the following topics… Flower essences – what they are and how to work with them Plant spirit How to communicate with plants Ancient plant traditions Learn how to communicate with plants in this free 60-minute workshop: How to Learn Plant Language www.learnplantlanguage.com Website: www.multidimensionalnature.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/multidimensional.nature/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/plantspiritherbalism Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@saraartemisia Plant Spirit Podcast: On Apple podcasts and your favorite podcast platform: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-plant-spirit-podcast/id1595001309 My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

This week's podcast guest is Claire Stone, spiritual author and angel intuitive. A little about magical Claire and her work: “I was born with the ability to communicate with angels and spirits and have made it my life's purpose to help as many people as possible to connect with their Souls and reawaken their inner magick. It is my mission to help as many people as possible to connect with their Souls and reawaken their inner magick. We all have the power to create happier and more fulfilling lives. I am living proof of this! Whether it's through the angels, the Divine Feminine wisdom teachings, Tarot or Celtic Witchcraft, I'm beyond thrilled to welcome you to my magick world full of endless possibilities. The Universe is ready to give you everything you desire…..all you need to do is ask!” In this episode we talk about… Divine Feminine Female Angels How to work with angels Why it is important as a collective that we call upon the angelic realms My Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism Visit Claire:  https://clairestone.co.uk/about-me-claire-stone/ https://www.instagram.com/clairestoneuk/

Blessed new year and 2024 to all of you, I hope that this year brings us peace, love and health. I decided that the first episode would focus on healing messages, practices and guidance for the new year and I pulled four cards that we can focus on for each quarter of the year from now until the equinox, to the solstice, to the second equinox and then to the last solstice. This is available as a podcast and a video if you would like to see the cards that I pulled from my Law of Positivism Healing Oracle. My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism My 5 meditations for healing the physical, mental, emotional, energetic and spiritual body is available to listen to for free (for 14 days) in the Empower You App These meditations connect deeply with my book and oracle cards and they help you to dive deeper into yourself and your body to heal on all levels. Click here to find the meditations in the app: https://hayhouse.onelink.me/vuuC/l3k0z6m6

This week's podcast guest is Françoise Molenaar who is a meditation teacher and shaman who specialises in fertility and pregnancy loss. As an award-winning political scientist and conflict researcher, she used to travel the world to study and advice on how communities can increase their resilience in the face of violent conflict and extremism. But as her own fertility journey progressed along the way, she felt an increasing need to embrace a softer, more feminine side of herself that would bring back balance and joy in everyday life. She now guides other women on their fertility journeys as a 1-on-1 coach, a women's group facilitator, and podcast host.  She is offering a free Winter Fertility Retreat starting 1 January 2024 to support women on the fertility journey and conception. The themes of the retreat are:  Setting fertility intentions for 2024 A healthy Womb and connection Eating for fertility Balancing your hormones Creating a fertile mindset Spiritual alignment - I am offering a healing ritual/circle and oracle reading Fertility Astrology  A return to pleasure and to self Connecting to your spirit baby Releasing grief In this episode I also share about my new thesis in my religious studies, focusing on women's experience of coping with infertility through spirituality and religion – I will be sharing more of my findings when the thesis is finalised.  Join the Winter Fertility Retreat here for free: https://www.thatfertilefeeling.com/winter-retreat  You can find out more about her work at ⁠www.thatfertilefeeling.com⁠ or listen to her podcast at ⁠thatfertilefeeling.com/podcast⁠ Join the Facebook group ‘Candles of Hope': ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/1456519601750714⁠ My new Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/

This week's episode is Karen Kay, best selling Hay House author and the creator of Oracle of the Fairies and Messages from the Mermaids. Karen Kay co-founded the 3 Wishes Fairy Festival in Cornwall, UK, with Michael Tingle. The pair also founded the first UK Faery Balls in 2006. Karen also hosted the UK's debut Angel Conference in 1999. She was invited to speak about faeries at the Hay House World Angel Summit online in 2017! More than 150 thousand people tuned in to hear the summit. Her popular talk was called ‘Opening the door to the fairy world‘ and included a guided meditation where listeners could tune in to the fairy realm and to connect with the nature angels. Karen loves angels too and connects with them daily. She create events that convey a sense of the magic that awaits when you connect with the beautiful energy of the fairy realms of love and light. Karen has organised events since 1994 and founded Love & Light Events, the divine platform for all my events, past, present, and future. In this episode we talk about Manifesting with the fairies Fairy Oracle message for 2024 How fairies are connected to nature and nature spirits How to work with fairies for healing and manifesting Join Karen's Christmas Day REFUGE event online: https://allevents.in/online/christmas-day-with-karen-kay-online-oracle-readings/80002741576779 Visit Karen: https://karenkay.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/karenkayfairy/ https://www.youtube.com/c/KarenKayFairy https://www.facebook.com/karenkayfairy/  Manifesting with the Fairies: UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Manifesting-Fairies-44-Card-Oracle-Guidebook/dp/1788179188/ International: https://www.amazon.com/Manifesting-Fairies-44-Card-Oracle-Guidebook/dp/1788179188/ Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism  My new Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html 

This week's podcast guest, Annabel Du Boulay, is the Founder of The Avalon Rose Chapel and a Rose Priestess of Avalon with over 30 years of embodied experience and academic research in the Rose and Celtic Lineages, including 22 years journeying on the Holy Isle of Avalon. She is an international teacher, speaker and author of the witch-burnings novel The Serpent's Tale, and runs an extensive online and in-person events programme, including The Avalon Rose Priestess & Practitioner Trainings with Pilgrimages to Avalon and Southern Italy, as well as The Rose Moon Membership journeying with the Venus Cycle. In this episode we talk about… The Winter Solstice and the Astrology Yule and Capricorn season The Black Goddess Isis The Epiphany Join Annabel's Epiphany Immersion: https://annabelduboulay.com/product/epiphany-2023/  Visit Annabel: https://annabelduboulay.com/  https://www.instagram.com/annabelduboulay/ https://www.facebook.com/annabelduboulaybusiness  My new Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism 

Sunday School Greg McDaniel - 11/19/2023

“But at a purely personal level, Rondon embodied the best of both modern and old-fashioned virtues. He was intensely and genuinely patriotic, adhered to traditional codes of honor, bravery, and chivalry, and repeatedly demonstrated a moral rectitude that, enhanced a character both ascetic and abstemious, impressed those who regularly came into contact with him." Welcome back to another episode of Made You Think! In this episode, we're picking up the conversation on our favorite Brazilian explorer, Cândido Rondon, with Into the Amazon. Rohter's book dives into the untold stories of Rondon and Roosevelt, shining a spotlight on the uncharted territories, unique challenges, and extraordinary legacies left behind in the heart of the Amazon. We cover a wide range of topics including: Rondon's unique approach to exploration Animal and plant life within the Amazon How Rondon navigated each obstacle from sickness to river crossings Technology's impact on different generations The relationship between tech and human intelligence And much more. Please enjoy, and make sure to follow Nat, Neil, and Adil on Twitter and share your thoughts on the episode. Links from the Episode: Mentioned in the Show: Rondônia (2:10) Joe Rogan Experience #2013 – Paul Rosolie (4:55) Positivism (10:58) AI podcast episode - Joe Rogan and Steve Jobs (18:14) Meta's AI characters (22:46) Pavlok(24:19)  Idiocracy (1:07:42) Apple Vision Pro (1:25:35) Books Mentioned: Homo Deus (0:13) (Book Episode) (Nat's Book Notes) Infinite Jest (0:15) (Book Episode I) (Book Episode II) (Nat's Book Notes) The River of Doubt (Book Episode) Mother of God (5:00) Seeing Like a State (45:02) (Book Episode) (Nat's Book Notes) What Your Food Ate (45:40) (Book Episode) Einstein's Dreams (1:29:02) The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying (1:31:53) Surfaces and Essences (1:32:30) Metaphors We Live By (1:32:47) Novacene (1:33:45) Atlas Shrugged (1:35:10) (Book Episode) (Nat's Book Notes) Israel: A History (1:37:10)  People Mentioned: Cândido Rondon (1:55) Paul Rosolie (4:55) Show Topics: (0:00) Today, we're venturing into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, as we discuss Into the Amazon by Larry Rohter. Though not a direct sequel, it spins off of a previous episode on The River of Doubt, and gives us more insight into the life of Cândido Rondon. (1:57) In the era of great explorers, Rondon's discoveries were often overshadowed by the Europeans. Though he is very well-respected in Brazil, his accomplishments aren't as widely known in the US. (6:18) We talk a bit about Paul Rosolie and his preservation efforts in the Amazon rainforest, as well as why the forest felt empty in terms of wildlife throughout their exploration.  (8:41) Rondon's peaceful demeanor and rationalist approach. He had a high tolerance and respect for the native tribes that he came across, and in return, they embraced him and his crew. (12:12) In addition to being an explorer, Rondon was a soldier. We also talk about Brazil's infrastructure advancements and how Rondon viewed the natives as Brazilian, whereas the Brazilian government hardly saw them as part of their people. (15:48) The friendship between Cândido Rondon and Theodore Roosevelt, and Roosevelt's profound respect for Rondon. We witness how Roosevelt's initial perception of Rondon transformed during their shared journeys, shedding light on Roosevelt's character and open-mindedness. (20:43) The rich history of Rondon's story is preserved through detailed diaries and journals kept by the explorers. The survival of these records is nothing short of miraculous when you consider the conditions they were in on their journey. (22:21) Meta's new AI features where you can talk to different personalities, based on the topics that you're interested in. (25:35) Rondon had opoprtunities to go down many paths in his life. He had developed several unique skills very early on in his childhood, yet exploring the Amazon is ultimately what he chose to pursue.  (30:48) There were several elements to Rondon that uncovered as we read Into the Amazon that we may not have realized while reading The River of Doubt. Very military-like, Rondon created order for their day and took leadership on their expedition. (35:17) We share some badass Rondon stories that stuck out to us, including how he navigated a seemingly improbable river crossing with all of the cargo of his crew.  (39:30) When times got tough and supplies ran low, Rondon always stuck to the mission.  (42:31) Deforestation and its long-term consequences. Plant life is so dense in the Amazon; if it ever gets cleared out, it'd be near impossible to bring it back to what it once was. (47:13) The effects of global shipping traffic and it's pollution into the atmosphere.  (50:32) The later years of Rondon was more of a focus in this book vs. The River of Doubt. We discuss his family life, which included a wife and 7 children. They communicated via telegrams throughout his many missions and projects where he was forced to be away from home.  (57:40) Einstein had heard so much about Rondon during his time in Brazil that he submitted a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for him without even meeting him.  (1:00:34) Your body always tells you what you need. If Rondon is sick? Just give him some pineapple!  (1:01:31) Though Rondon is framed as a tough explorer, he was also an intellectual. He documented a lot of the indigenous languages and transcribed it based on his interactions with the tribes.  (1:04:45) Tangent time: Which celebrities could potentially run for office, and who is big enough to have their names still referrenced after their passing? (1:07:39) Our thoughts on the movie Idiocracy and theories on the relationship between technology and intelligence levels. Will our generation always be the most technological competent generation?  (1:15:09) How technology has shaped generations differently, especially Gen Z and Millenials. (1:20:33) We throw it back to when we were younger, talking about different devices that were around then and how they compare to the more modern, current models.  (1:23:08) The development of Apple, and how they were able to shift so elegantly from the iPod to bigger and better devices. (1:29:01) We throw out some ideas of books to cover in future episodes. Which ones stuck out to you? Let us know! (1:40:48) That wraps up this episode! Make sure to pick up a copy of Into the Amazon if you liked this episode. Stay tuned as we will be reading The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying and Novacene in the next few episodes. If you enjoyed this episode, let us know by leaving a review on iTunes and tell a friend. As always, let us know if you have any book recommendations! You can say hi to us on Twitter @TheRealNeilS, @adilmajid, @nateliason and share your thoughts on this episode. You can now support Made You Think using the Value-for-Value feature of Podcasting 2.0. This means you can directly tip the co-hosts in BTC with minimal transaction fees. To get started, simply download a podcast app (like Fountain or Breez) that supports Value-for-Value and send some BTC to your in-app wallet. You can then use that to support shows who have opted-in, including Made You Think! We'll be going with this direct support model moving forward, rather than ads. Thanks for listening. See you next time!

This week's episode guest is Emma Howarth, author and astrologer, on a mission to help you find magic right where you are. Because living a spiritually connected life doesn't have to look like it does on Instagram. And we don't all have the time, funds or freedom to escape reality on a quest for inner peace. As a mystical guide with a day job, thought-leader on the school run and astrologer/tarot reader who's had it up to here with the mental load, Emma knows that finding small ways to make life feel magical is the first step on a journey that will change your life. A journey she's walking right alongside you because we're better together. In this episode we speak about Emma's new Astrology Almanac 2024 and she shares about the upcoming Virgo Season and the upcoming astrology insights.  Pre-order Emma's Astrology Almanac: https://www.emmahowarth.com/preordercompetition  Visit Emma: https://www.emmahowarth.com/  Emma's IG: https://www.instagram.com/emmahowarthwrites/  My new Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

This week, for the very first time, I have two guests on, Ishtar and Valeria. Valeria is a change advocate, healer, Akashic Records teacher, community builder, motivational speaker and conscious-living ambassador. Ishtar Bäcklund Dakhil, is an illustrator and visual artist from Sweden. She spends her time travelling the world, working with both self driven artistic projects within local communities as well as working  commercially with clients.     After not fitting in most of her life and dealing with self-destructive behaviours, Valeria started the healing journey that would change her life forever. In 2010 she co-founded Longboard Girls Crew, the now biggest community in the action sports industry that empowers girls and women in more than 60 countries. She's now devoted to her non-profit Longboard Women United, helping hundreds of girls and women in extremely unprivileged areas around the world. Ishtar's creative explorations of the picture book format has led her to new & innovative ways of inviting readers into the reading experience, through interaction via VR techniques. The interplay between analog & digital design is a form that she recurrently works with. Ishtar's interest in personal narratives & themes of cultural belonging has also led her to further investigate innovative educational methods to share tools within visual storytelling. Through her process based workshops format titled “The Place that Hurts & Glitters” she explores and facilitates creative ways to recreate and work around personal narratives through visual communication.    Valeria exposes the system and advocates for change in her many talks and conferences, including two TEDx Talks. Through her 1:1 sessions, mentoring, workshops, group channelings, newsletter and guided meditations she helps people heal, thrive and align to their soul purpose.   In Valeria's own words: “In a system pushing us to live in fear, living in Love is a revolutionary act. The time is now. We were born to anchor and expand the new frequencies to manifest the new earth and we can only do it together”. She lives in the mountains near Esporles, in Mallorca. In this episode we cover the following topics: - The Akashic records - The descent and ascent of goddess Inanna / Ishtar - Atlantis and Lemuria - Remembrance beyond time and space - Healing work through descending My new Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism Visit Valeria: https://www.instagram.com/valeriakechichian/ https://linktr.ee/valeriakechichian/ Visit Ishtar: https://www.instagram.com/ishtiish/ https://ishtarbacklund.art/

In this week's episode I have Hannah as my guest, sharing about her path, her healing and about surrendering to life. ​​Hannah is a speaker, model, podcaster (of the podcast Finding Grace), mentor, healer, priestess and writer. Hannah helps guide people to find grace in their lives, whatever space they are in. To help empower and shift them to make positive sustainable changes in their lives and help them integrate their darkness and light. Visit Hanna: https://www.hannah-wallace.com/home https://www.instagram.com/thehannahwallace/ https://www.hannah-wallace.com/podcast My new Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism

Subscriber-only episodeWelcome to the final episode of this 6-part Latter Day Struggles mini-series featuring an analysis of the recent journal article titled, “End of Growth?  Fading Prospects for Latter-day Saint Expansion” (article in full linked below).In this final episode Nathan and Val talk about perhaps the most fascinating finding of this article, where the researchers merge administrative issues with theological issues.This episode answers the following questions:What is “Mormon Determinism”?How has Mormon Determinism potentially stimulated complacency and impeded accountability, institutional insight, and process improvement?What is “Authoritarian Positivism”?How might Authoritative Positivism be connected to the tendency for organizational leadership to disregard sound principles, relevant data and the lived experience of others who share insights contrary to cherished and longstanding beliefs?How might any authority figure's claim that they are guided by the spirit of God be linked to confirmation bias and lead to one's disinterest in other relevant data?Thank you for supporting Val and Nathan's countless hours devoted to enriching your spiritual journey by subscribing to Latter Day Struggles Friday Episodes!  They are deeply grateful for you!!!  Link to the article analyzed in this series:The End of Growth? Fading Prospects for Latter-day Saint Expansion, by David G. Stewart, Jr., University of Nevada, Las Vegas——————————————————————————————————————SUPPORT: Like what you're hearing at Latter Day Struggles Podcast? You can support Valerie's efforts by becoming a recurring donor on Patreon.com!——————————————————————————————————————SUPPORT GROUPS: You are invited to join one of Valerie's space-limited ⁠⁠Faith Crisis and Expansion Support and Processing Groups⁠⁠⁠!  As a trauma therapist, she continues to help our LDS faith expansion community become psychologically healthier and spiritually well in and around the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Details about availability on SUBSCRIBE TO FRIDAY EPISODES BETWEEN 5/31/24 and 6/27/24: Premium content episodes of Latter Day Struggles can be accessed through ⁠a paid subscription⁠. Enjoy your first month of Friday episodes at a reduced cost of $3 as a thank you for joining the Latter Day Struggles subscriber community! Sign up here!⁠ WEBINAR: “Accepting Stages of Faith Within A Marriage” Valerie will host a webinar class for individuals and couples seeking guidance on how to stay united during a faith expansion experience. Special question/answer session directly after the webinar. Wednesday July 10th 8:30 CST. Come ask Val your burning questions and be part of the conversation! ⁠ Sign up here!⁠ SUPPORT: Like what you're hearing at Latter Day Struggles Podcast? Make a one-time donation to ⁠her business Venmo account⁠ or become a recurring donor on Patreon⁠.⁠ CONSULTING: Interested in doing individual or couples work with Valerie or a member of her trained team? Time-limited packages with Valerie and extended work with her team of coaches and therapists are available ⁠...

This week I have as my guest Françoise Molenaar who is a meditation teacher and shaman who specializes in fertility and pregnancy loss. As an award-winning political scientist and conflict researcher, she used to travel the world to study and advice on how communities can increase their resilience in the face of violent conflict and extremism. But as her own fertility journey progressed along the way, she felt an increasing need to embrace a softer, more feminine side of herself that would bring back balance and joy in everyday life. She now guides other women on their fertility journeys as a 1-on-1 coach, a women's group facilitator, and podcast host.  You can find out more about her work at www.thatfertilefeeling.com or listen to her podcast at thatfertilefeeling.com/podcast Join the Facebook group ‘Candles of Hope': https://www.facebook.com/groups/1456519601750714 My new Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ 

Lara Charlotte was born in Aotearoa, New Zealand and descends from settler colonisers of mostly English, Irish and Scottish lineage. Since 2012 she left a corporate career due to a personal health crisis and has since immersed in a journey of soul remembrance, transformational healing and devotional service. She spent over 5 years in full-time training with traditional shamanic plant medicines in the Peruvian Amazon, a path she continues with until now. Lara also co-founded a retreat centre working with hundreds of guests in deep transformational processes.  She has trained to be trauma informed and hold a space for others that is mindful of diversity, western mental health frameworks and the ongoing process of personal awakening throughout our lives and across generations. Lara is a devoted lover of the mythic realms that are discovered in deep relationship with self, body, nature and story across time and space. Her current work draws on the range of modalities listed here and is adapted to suit the unique needs of each person and situation. She has also featured on various podcasts and presents to workshops and trainings on her work and life experiences. In this episode we focused on the following topics: Venus star point and cycles Venus retrograde in Leo The heart chakra Lara's Heart Alchemy course Pluto in Aquarius The mythology of Echo and Narcissus Goddess Sekhmet and Freya  Cheetah medicine  My new Healing Oracle card deck: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.html Visit Law of Positivism: https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/ Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/  Visit Path of the Rose: https://www.pathoftherose.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mythic_muse/  https://www.pathoftherose.com/heart-alchemy

Continuing on "Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals" (1958) and The Concept of Law (1961), ch. 5 and 6. If law is not based on morality, then why obey the law? What makes a legal system exist at all, as opposed to a lawless state? Is saying something is legally required just a way of predicting that people will generally obey it? Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion including the supporter-exclusive part three to this episode. Sponsor: Get 10% off a month of therapy at BetterHelp.com/partially.