Podcasts about Sacred

 Dr. Lyman Montgomery is a renowned clarity and culture strategist, author, coach, and business leader with decades of experience empowering organizations and individuals to turn chaos into clarity. As the architect of the “5S Framework” and a globe-trotting consultant, Dr. Montgomery has guided over 60,000 leaders, built multiple businesses, and become a powerful voice for faith, focus, and cultural transformation. His latest work, "Sacred, Not Sinful," explores the intersection of Greek life and Christian discipleship, while his digital hub, CoachLyman.com, serves as a gateway for leaders seeking personal and professional growth. In this episode of Marketer of the Day, Dr. Lyman joins Robert Plank to unpack his actionable 5S Framework Structure: Systems, Strategies, Simplicity, and Sustainability, which helps businesses and individuals thrive amidst distraction and overwhelm. The conversation traces Dr. Lyman's journey from humble beginnings to global influence, explores how leaders can overcome resistance to new tools and documentation (including leveraging AI for business efficiency), and examines the shift from an “I can't” to an “I will” mindset. Discussion topics include building strong foundational systems, driving business results with clarity, embracing collaboration, leveraging automation, and nurturing the habits that support sustainable growth both in the boardroom and at home. Quotes: "Simplicity drives business... The more simplistic you can make it, the more users will use it." "Everything we do is designed to get a result within 24 to 48 hours—otherwise, it's too complicated." "There's a difference between an 'I can't' mentality and an 'I will' mentality. Which are you choosing?" Resources: Connect with Dr. Lyman Montgomery on LinkedIn Transform chaos into clarity—grab Dr. Montgomery's book on Amazon. Learn more about how to navigate complex compliance challenges on their website Follow  Dr. Lyman Montgomery on Facebook

Take the Mindful New Year Workshop at https://www.mindfulnewyear.comThe Winter Solstice is one of the most powerful pause points of the year. In this episode, I reflect on the solstice as a sandhi, a sacred junction point in the Vedic tradition where one cycle ends and another begins. Whether you are in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, this moment invites stillness, reflection, and honest self-inquiry.I share how expansion and contraction show up in nature, in our bodies, and in our lives, and how understanding these rhythms can help you stop forcing change and start aligning with what is naturally unfolding. We explore how dashas reflect long-term phases of inward or outward focus, why chasing goals for future happiness often leads to dissatisfaction, and how cultivating the feeling you desire now can shift everything.This episode is a gentle invitation to pause the “game,” reassess what is truly working, and reconnect with your deeper sense of purpose as we approach a new year. Perfect listening for solstice week, end-of-year reflection, and anyone feeling the call to slow down and realign.Key ideas and quotes• “The solstice is a sandhi, a junction point where the Sun appears to stand still and invites us to pause.”• “There are times for expansion and times for contraction, and neither is wrong.”• “The shortest distance between where you are and where you want to be isn't a line, it's a point.”• “When you condition happiness on a future outcome, the finish line keeps moving.”• “Cultivate the feeling you think the goal will give you, and let action follow from that state.”

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In this 2025 LDI Review Episode, Kelsey, Steve, Dennis, Brackley and David discuss: Our Light Talk live show;  Impressive new products; What we wanted to see but didn't; Our favorite booths; Our favorite demos/shows; Our favorite circle bar drinks; Battle of the busk; Our favorite swag; LDI Awards; and Our favorite Viva Las Vegas moments! Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

John Granger Attempts to Convince Nick (and You!) That The Hallmarked Man will be Considered the Best of the Series.We review our take-away impressions from our initial reading of The Hallmarked Man. Although we enjoyed it, especially John's incredible prediction of Robin's ectopic pregnancy, neither of us came away thinking this was the finest book in the series. For Nick, this was a surprise, as enthusiastic J. K. Rowling fan that he is other than Career of Evil every book he has read has been his favourite. Using an innovative analysis of the character pairs surrounding both Cormoran and Robin, John argues that we can't really appreciate the artistry of book number eight until we consider its place in the series. Join John and Nick as they review the mysteries that remain to be resolved and how The Hallmarked Man sets readers up for shocking reveals in Strike 9 and 10!Why Troubled Blood is the Best Strike Novel:* The Pillar Post Collection of Troubled Blood Posts at HogwartsProfessor by John Granger, Elizabeth Baird-Hardy, Louise Freeman, Beatrice Groves, and Nick JefferyTroubled Blood and Faerie Queene: The Kanreki ConversationBut What If We Judge Strike Novels by a Different Standard than Shed Artifice? What About Setting Up the ‘Biggest Twist' in Detective Fiction History?* If Rowling is to be judged by the ‘shock' of the reveals in Strike 10, then The Hallmarked Man, the most disappointing book in the series even to many Serious Strikers, will almost certainly be remembered as the book that set up the finale with the greatest technical misdirection while playing fair.* The ending must be a shock, one that readers do not see coming, BUT* The author must provide the necessary clues and pointers repeatedly and emphatically lest the reader feel cheated at the point of revelation.* If the Big Mysteries of the series are to be solved with the necessary shock per both Russian Formalist and Perennialist understanding, then the answers to be revealed in the final two Strike novels, Books Two and Three of the finale trilogy, should be embedded in The Hallmarked Man.* Rowling on Playing Fair with Readers:The writer says that she wanted to extend the shelf of detective fiction without breaking it. “Part of the appeal and fascination of the genre is that it has clear rules. I'm intrigued by those rules and I like playing with them. Your detective should always lay out the information fairly for the reader, but he will always be ahead of the game. In terms of creating a character, I think Cormoran Strike conforms to certain universal rules but he is very much of this time.* On the Virtue of ‘Penetration' in Austen, Dickens, and Rowling* Rowling on the Big Twist' in Austen's Emma:“I have never set up a surprise ending in a Harry Potter book without knowing I can never, and will never, do it anywhere near as well as Austen did in Emma.”What are the Key Mysteries of the Strike series?Nancarrow FamilyWhy did Leda and Ted leave home in Cornwall as they did?Why did Ted and Joan not “save” Strike and Lucy?Was Leda murdered or did she commit suicide?If she was murdered, who dunit?If she commited suicide, why did she do it?What happened to Switch Whittaker?Cormoran StrikeIs Jonny Rokeby his biological father?What SIB case was he investigating when he was blown up?Was he the father of Charlotte's lost baby? If not, then who was?Why has he been so unstable in his relations with women post Charlotte Campbell?Charlotte CampbellWhy did her mother hate her so much?What was her relationship with her three step-fathers? Especially Dino LongcasterWho was the father of her lost child?Was the child intentionally aborted or was it a miscarriage?What was written in her “suicide note”?Was Charlotte murdered or did she commit suicide?If she was murdered, who done it?If she committed suicide, why did she do it?What happened to the billionaire lover?What clues do we get in Hallmarked Man that would answer these questions?- Strike 8 - Greatest Hits of Strikes 1-7: compilation, concentration of perumbration in series as whole* Decima/Lion - incest* Rupert's biological father not his father of record (Dino)* Sacha Legard a liar with secrets* Ryan Murphy working a plan off-stage - Charlotte's long gameStrike about ‘Pairings' in Lethal WhiteStrike continued to pore over the list of names as though he might suddenly see something emerging out of his dense, spiky handwriting, the way unfocused eyes may spot the 3D image hidden in a series of brightly colored dots. All that occurred to him, however, was the fact that there was an unusual number of pairs connected to Chiswell's death: couples—Geraint and Della, Jimmy and Flick; pairs of full siblings—Izzy and Fizzy, Jimmy and Billy; the duo of blackmailing collaborators—Jimmy and Geraint; and the subsets of each blackmailer and his deputy—Flick and Aamir. There was even the quasi-parental pairing of Della and Aamir. This left two people who formed a pair in being isolated within the otherwise close-knit family: the widowed Kinvara and Raphael, the unsatisfactory, outsider son.Strike tapped his pen unconsciously against the notebook, thinking. Pairs. The whole business had begun with a pair of crimes: Chiswell's blackmail and Billy's allegation of infanticide. He had been trying to find the connection between them from the start, unable to believe that they could be entirely separate cases, even if on the face of it their only link was in the blood tie between the Knight brothers.Part Two, Chapter 52Key Relationship Pairings in Cormoran Strike:Who Killed Leda Strike?To Rowling-Galbraith's credit, credible arguments in dedicated posts have been made that every person in the list below was the one who murdered Leda Strike. Who do you think did it?* Jonny Rokeby and the Harringay Crime Syndicate (Heroin Dark Lord 2.0),* Ted Nancarrow (Uncle Ted Did It),* Dave Polworth,* Leda Strike (!),* Lucy Fantoni (Lucy and Joan Did It and here),* Sir Randolph Whittaker,* Nick Herbert,* Peter Gillespie, and* Charlotte Campbell-RossScripted Ten Questions:1. So, Nick, back when we first read Hallmarked Man we said that there were four things we knew for sure would be said about Strike 8 in the future. Do you remember what they were?2. And, John, you've been thinking about the ‘Set-Up' idea and how future Rowling Readers will think of Hallmarked Man, even that they will think of it as the best Strike novel. I thought that was Troubled Blood by consensus. What's made you change your mind?3. So, Nick, yes, Troubled Blood I suspect will be ranked as the best of series, even best book written by Rowling ever, but, if looked at as the book that served the most critical place in setting up the finale, I think Hallmarked Man has to be considered better in that crucial way than Strike 5, better than any Strike novel. Can you think of another Strike mystery that reviews specific plot points and raises new aspects of characters and relationships the way Strike 8 does?4. Are you giving Hallmarked Man a specific function with respect to the last three books than any of the others? If so, John, what is that exactly and what evidence do we have that in Rowling's comments about reader-writer obligations and writer ambitions?5. Nick, I think Hallmarked Man sets us up to answer the Key mysteries that remain, that the first seven books left for the final three to answer. I'm going to organize those unresolved questions into three groups and challenge you to think of the ones I'm missing, especially if I'm missing a category.6. If I understand the intention of your listing these remaining questions, John, your saying that the restatement of specific plot points and characters from the first seven Strike novels in Hallmarked Man points to the possible, even probable answers to those questions. What specifically are the hallmarks in this respect of Hallmarked Man?7. If you take those four points, Nick, and revisit the mysteries lists in three categories, do you see how Rowling hits a fairness point with respect to clueing readers into what will no doubt be shocking answers to them if they're not looking for the set-ups?8. That's fun, Nick, but there's another way at reaching the same conclusions, namely, charting the key relationships of Strike and Ellacott to the key family, friends, and foes in their lives and how they run in pairs or parallel couplets (cue PPoint slides).9. Can we review incest and violence against or trafficking of young women in the Strike series? Are those the underpinning of the majority of the mysteries that remain in the books?10. Many Serious Strikers and Gonzo Galbraithians hated Striuke 8 because Hallmarked Man failed to meet expectations. In conclusion, do you think, Nick, that this argument that the most recent Strike-Ellacott adventure is the best because of how it sets us up for the wild finish to come will be persuasive -- or just annoying?On Imagination as Transpersonal Faculty and Non-Liturgical Sacred ArtThe Neo-Iconoclasm of Film (and Other Screened Adaptations): Justin requested within his question for an expansion of my allusion to story adaptations into screened media as a “neo-iconoclasm.” I can do that here briefly in two parts. First, by urging you to read my review of the first Hunger Games movie adaptation, ‘Gamesmakers Hijack Story: Capitol Wins Again,' in which I discussed at post's end how ‘Watching Movies is a a Near Sure Means to Being Hijacked by Movie Makers.' In that, I explain via an excerpt from Jerry Mander's Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, the soul corrosive effects of screened images.Second, here is a brief introduction to the substance of the book I am working on.Rowling is a woman of profound contradictions. On the one hand, like all of us she is the walking incarnation of her Freudian family romance per Paglia, the ideas and blindspots of the age in which we live, with the peculiar individual prejudices and preferences and politics of her upbringing, education, and life experiences, especially the experiences we can call crises and consequent core beliefs, aversions, and desires. Rowling acknowledges all this, and, due to her CBT exercises and one assumes further talking therapy, she is more conscious of the elephant she is riding and pretending to steer than most of her readers.She points to this both in asides she make in her tweets and public comments but also in her descriptive metaphor of how she writes. The ‘Lake' of that metaphor, the alocal place within her from her story ideas and inspiration spring, is her “muse,” the word for superconscious rather than subconscious ideas that she used in her 2007 de la Cruz interview. She consciously recognizes that, despite her deliberate reflection on her PTSD, daddy drama, and idiosyncratic likes and dislikes, she still has unresolved issues that her non-conscious mind presents to her as story conflict for imaginative resolution.Her Lake is her persona well, the depths of her individual identity and a mask she wears.The Shed, in contrast, is the metaphorical place where Rowling takes the “stuff” given her by the creature in her Lake, the blobs of molten glass inspiration, to work it into proper story. The tools in this Shed are unusual, to say the least, and are the great markers of what makes Rowling unique among contemporary writers and a departure from, close to a contradiction of the artist you would expect to be born of her life experiences, formative crises, and education.Out of a cauldron potion made from listening to the Smiths, Siouxie and the Banshees, and The Clash, reading and loving Val McDermid, Roddy Doyle, and Jessica Mitford, and surviving a lower middle class upbringing with an emotionally barren homelife and Comprehensive education on the England-Wales border, you'd expect a Voldemort figure at Goblet of Fire's climax to rise rather than a writer who weaves archetypally rich myths of the soul's journey to perfection in the spirit with alchemical coloring and sequences, ornate chiastic structures, and a bevy of symbols visible only to the eye of the Heart.To understand Rowling, as she all but says in her Lake and Shed metaphor, one has to know her life story and experiences to “get” from where her inspiration bubbles up and, as important, you need a strong grasp of the traditionalist worldview and place of literature in it to appreciate the power of the tools she uses, especially how she uses them in combination.The biggest part of that is understanding the Perennialist definition of “Sacred Art.” I touched on this in a post about Rowling's beloved Christmas story, ‘Dante, Sacred Art, and The Christmas Pig.'Rowling has been publicly modest about the aims of her work, allowing that it would be nice to think that readers will be more empathetic after reading her imaginative fiction. Dante was anything but modest or secretive in sharing his self-understanding in the letter he wrote to Cangrande about The Divine Comedy: “The purpose of the whole work is to remove those living in this life from the state of wretchedness and to lead them to the state of blessedness.” His aim, point blank, was to create a work of sacred art, a category of writing and experience that largely exists outside our understanding as profane postmoderns, but, given Rowling's esoteric artistry and clear debts to Dante, deserves serious consideration as what she is writing as well.Sacred art, in brief, is representational work — painting, statuary, liturgical vessels and instruments, and the folk art of theocentric cultures in which even cutlery and furniture are means to reflection and transcendence of the world — that employ revealed forms and symbols to bring the noetic faculty or heart into contact with the supra-sensible realities each depicts. It is not synonymous with religious art; most of the art today that has a religious subject is naturalist and sentimental rather than noetic and iconographic, which is to say, contemporary artists imitate the creation of God as perceived by human senses rather than the operation of God in creation or, worse, create abstractions of their own internally or infernally generated ideas.Story as sacred art, in black to white contrast, is edifying literature and drama in which the soul's journey to spiritual perfection is portrayed for the reader or the audience's participation within for transformation from wretchedness to blessedness, as Dante said. As with the plastic arts, these stories employ traditional symbols of the revealed traditions in conformity with their understanding of cosmology, soteriology, and spiritual anthropology. The myths and folklore of the world's various traditions, ancient Greek drama, the epic poetry of Greece, Rome, and Medieval Europe, the parables of Christ, the plays of Shakespeare's later period, and the English high fantasy tradition from Coleridge to the Inklings speak this same symbolic language and relay the psychomachia experience of the human victory over death.Dante is a sacred artist of this type. As difficult as it may be to understand Rowling as a writer akin to Dante, Shakespeare, Homer, Virgil, Aeschylus, Spenser, Lewis, and Tolkien, her deployment of traditional symbolism and the success she enjoys almost uniquely in engaging and edifying readers of all ages, beliefs, and circumstances suggests this is the best way of understanding her work. Christmas Pig is the most obviously sacred art piece that Rowling has created to date. It is the marriage of Dantean depths and the Estecean lightness of Lewis Carroll's Alice books, about which more later.[For an introduction to reading poems, plays, and stories as sacred art, that is, allegorical depictions of the soul's journey to spiritual perfection that are rich in traditional symbolism, Ray Livingston's The Traditional Theory of Literature is the only book length text in print. Kenneth Oldmeadow's ‘Symbolism and Sacred Art' in his Traditionalism: Religion in the light of the Perennial Philosophy(102-113), ‘Traditional Art' in The Essential Seyyed Hossein Nasr(203-214), and ‘The Christian and Oriental, or True Philosophy of Art' in The Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy(123-152) explain in depth the distinctions between sacred and religious, natural, and humanist art. Martin Lings' The Sacred Art of Shakespeare: To Take Upon Us the Mystery of Things and Jennifer Doane Upton's two books on The Divine Comedy, Dark Way to Paradise and The Ordeal of Mercy are the best examples I know of reading specific works of literature as sacred art rather than as ‘stories with symbolic meaning' read through a profane and analytic lens.]‘Profane Art' from this view is “art for art's sake,” an expression of individual genius and subjective meaning that is more or less powerful. The Perennialist concern with art is less about gauging an artist's success in expressing his or her perception or its audience's response than with its conformity to traditional rules and its utility, both in the sense of practical everyday use and in being a means by which to be more human. Insofar as a work of art is good with respect to this conformity and edifying utility, it is “sacred art;” so much as it fails, it is “profane.” The best of modern art, even that with religious subject matter or superficially beautiful and in that respect edifying, is from this view necessarily profane.Sacred art differs from modern and postmodern conceptions of art most specifically, though, in what it is representing. Sacred art is not representing the natural world as the senses perceive it or abstractions of what the individual and subjective mind “sees,” but is an imitation of the Divine art of creation. The artist “therefore imitates nature not in its external forms but in its manner of operation as asserted so categorically by St. Thomas Aquinas [who] insists that the artist must not imitate nature but must be accomplished in ‘imitating nature in her manner of operation'” (Nasr 2007, 206, cf. “Art is the imitation of Nature in her manner of operation: Art is the principle of manufacture” (Summa Theologia Q. 117, a. I). Schuon described naturalist art which imitates God's creation in nature by faithful depiction of it, consequently, as “clearly luciferian.” “Man must imitate the creative act, not the thing created,” Aquinas' “manner of operation” rather than God's operation manifested in created things in order to produce ‘creations'which are not would-be duplications of those of God, but rather a reflection of them according to a real analogy, revealing the transcendental aspect of things; and this revelation is the only sufficient reason of art, apart from any practical uses such and such objects may serve. There is here a metaphysical inversion of relation [the inverse analogy connecting the principial and manifested orders in consequence of which the highest realities are manifested in their remotest reflections[1]]: for God, His creature is a reflection or an ‘exteriorized' aspect of Himself; for the artist, on the contrary, the work is a reflection of an inner reality of which he himself is only an outward aspect; God creates His own image, while man, so to speak, fashions his own essence, at least symbolically. On the principial plane, the inner manifests the outer, but on the manifested plane, the outer fashions the inner (Schuon 1953, 81, 96).The traditional artist, then, in imitation of God's “exteriorizing” His interior Logos in the manifested space-time plane, that is, nature, instead of depicting imitations of nature in his craft, submits to creating within the revealed forms of his craft, which forms qua intellections correspond to his inner essence or logos.[2] The work produced in imitation of God's “manner of operation” then resembles the symbolic or iconographic quality of everything existent in being a transparency whose allegorical and anagogical content within its traditional forms is relatively easy to access and a consequent support and edifying shock-reminder to man on his spiritual journey. The spiritual function of art is that “it exteriorizes truths and beauties in view of our interiorization… or simply, so that the human soul might, through given phenomena, make contact with the heavenly archetypes, and thereby with its own archetype” (Schuon 1995a, 45-46).Rowling in her novels, crafted with tools all taken from the chest of a traditional Sacred Artist, is writing non-liturgical Sacred Art. Films and all the story experiences derived of adaptations of imaginative literature to screened images, are by necessity Profane Art, which is to say per the meaning of “profane,” outside the temple or not edifying spiritually. Film making is the depiction of how human beings encounter the time-space world through the senses, not an imitation of how God creates and a depiction of the spiritual aspect of the world, a liminal point of entry to its spiritual dimension. Whence my describing it as a “neo-iconoclasm.”The original iconoclasts or “icon bashers” were believers who treasured sacred art but did not believe it could use images of what is divine without necessarily being blasphemous; after the incarnation of God as Man, this was no longer true, but traditional Christian iconography is anything but naturalistic. It could not be without becoming subjective and profane rather than being a means to spiritual growth and encounters. Western religious art from the Renaissance and Reformation forward, however, embraces profane imitation of the sense perceived world, which is to say naturalistic and as such the antithesis of sacred art. Film making, on religious and non-religious subjects, is the apogee of this profane art which is a denial of any and all of the parameters of Sacred art per Aquinas, traditional civilizations, and the Perennialists.It is a neo-iconoclasm and a much more pervasive and successful destruction of the traditional world-view, so much so that to even point out the profanity inherent to film making is to insure dismissal as some kind of “fundamentalist,” “Puritan,” or “religious fanatic.”Screened images, then, are a type of iconoclasm, albeit the inverse and much more subtle kind than the relatively traditional and theocentric denial of sacred images (the iconoclasm still prevalent in certain Reform Church cults, Judaism, and Islam). This neo-iconoclasm of moving pictures depicts everything in realistic, life-like images, everything, that is, except the sacred which cannot be depicted as we see and experience things. This exclusion of the sacred turns upside down the anti-naturalistic depictions of sacred persons and events in iconography and sacred art. The effect of this flood of natural pictures akin to what we see with our eyes is to compel the flooded mind to accept time and space created nature as the ‘most real,' even ‘the only real.' The sacred, by never being depicted in conformity with accepted supernatural forms, is effectively denied.Few of us spend much time in live drama theaters today. Everyone watches screened images on cineplex screens, home computers, and smart phones. And we are all, consequently, iconoclasts and de facto agnostics, I'm afraid, to greater and lesser degrees because of this immersion and repetitive learning from the predominant art of our secular culture and its implicit atheism.Contrast that with the imaginative experience of a novel that is not pornographic or primarily a vehicle of perversion and violence. We are obliged to generate images of the story in the transpersonal faculty within each of us called the imagination, one I think that is very much akin to conscience or the biblical ‘heart.' This is in essence an edifying exercise, unlike viewing photographic images on screens. That the novel appears at the dawn of the Modern Age and the beginning of the end of Western corporate spirituality, I think is no accident but a providential advent. Moving pictures, the de facto regime artistry of the materialist civilization in which we live, are the counter-blow to the novel's spiritual oxygen.That's the best I can manage tonight to offer something to Justin in response to more about the “neo-iconoclasm” of film This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

That Joy you're feeling again makes the impossible possible. That dream, that vision, that flashes sometimes, that feels very much out of reach right now, is right in front of you. But you still see it as that familiar space,or as those familiar faces. Keep smiling at the familiar,look lovingly at the familiar.That's how it changes. I Love younik Support the show:▶▶https://www.patreon.com/goodmornings"The roar of joy that set the worlds in motion is reverberating in your body and the space betweem all bodies. Beloved, listen." - The Radiance Sutras "You must learn to proceed without certainty." - IG @Interconnctd"Elaborate rituals and garish imagesMay be useful in meditation when your mind is whirling with thoughtsOf sex, money, and power, wandering like an elephantin heat.Go ahead and use these tools, yet know, Beating drums and blaring trumpetsCannot summon the One who is already present.I am not a collection of incantationsKnown only to experts.I am not a ladder to be climbed.A sequence for piercing energy centers in your body. lam not to be found at the end of a long road.I am right here.Sacred texts sing of my reality, But I cannot be found in them, For I am the one listening.I am always closer than breath.Heat and fire are not two separate things.These are just verbal distinctions.The Goddess and the One who holds HerAre one and the same.We are inseparable.The way to me is through Her." - The Radiance Sutras

Today we look at the period leading up to the First Continental Congress beginning with a look at Loyalists versus Patriots. The period of 1760-1774 is a critical time frame for the Colonies. This period is marked by the Stamp Act and the Townsand Act that provokes increased hatred toward the Crown and increased boycotts of British goods. This leads us to the Boston Massacre as British Troops are ordered to use deadly force to bring the Colonies back into obedience with the Crown. These actions fail, furthering the divide between Loyalists and Patriots. From this arises the First Continental Congress.  #BardsFM_OurSacredHonor #RiseOfDefiance #ConstitutionalMoney Bards Nation Health Store: www.bardsnationhealth.com EnviroKlenz Air Purification, promo code BARDS to save 10%: www.enviroklenz.com EMPShield protect your vehicles and home. Promo code BARDS: Click here MYPillow promo code: BARDS >> Go to https://www.mypillow.com/bards and use the promo code BARDS or... Call 1-800-975-2939.  White Oak Pastures Grassfed Meats, Get $20 off any order $150 or more. Promo Code BARDS: www.whiteoakpastures.com/BARDS BardsFM CAP, Celebrating 50 Million Downloads: https://ambitiousfaith.net Morning Intro Music Provided by Brian Kahanek: www.briankahanek.com Windblown Media 20% Discount with promo code BARDS: windblownmedia.com Founders Bible 20% discount code: BARDS >>> TheFoundersBible.com Mission Darkness Faraday Bags and RF Shielding. Promo code BARDS: Click here EMF Solutions to keep your home safe: https://www.emfsol.com/?aff=bards Treadlite Broadforks...best garden tool EVER. Promo code BARDS: TreadliteBroadforks.com No Knot Today Natural Skin Products: NoKnotToday.com Health, Nutrition and Detox Consulting: HealthIsLocal.com Destination Real Food Book on Amazon: click here Images In Bloom Soaps and Things: ImagesInBloom.com Angeline Design: AngelineDesign.com DONATE: Click here Mailing Address: Xpedition Cafe, LLC Attn. Scott Kesterson 591 E Central Ave, #740 Sutherlin, OR  97479

In this episode, we sit down with Theresa Noach, a dedicated Ceremony facilitator for the Sacred Warrior Fellowship. Join us as she dives deep into the transformative significance of setting intentions for both life and Entheogenic ceremonies. Theresa shares her personal journey, revealing how the trauma that once defined her has been reshaped into a source of empowerment and purpose. With a focus on divine alignment, she openly discusses her triumphant path through domestic violence, illustrating that anyone can find meaning in their struggles. Tune in to this heartfelt conversation that inspires resilience and the pursuit of a purposeful life. Ready to deepen your journey towards empowerment and purpose? Visit us at nofallenheroes.com ↗ (https://nofallenheroes.com) to learn more about our mission and resources. Don't forget to check out the Sacred Warrior Fellowship at sacredwarriorfellowship.org ↗ (https://sacredwarriorfellowship.org) for transformative experiences. And for some inspiring merch, head over to getmaverickmind.com ↗ (https://getmaverickmind.com). Join us in embracing resilience and creating a meaningful life! Intentions Entheogenic ceremonies Trauma transformation Empowerment Divine alignment Domestic violence Resilience Purposeful living Sacred Warrior Fellowship Personal journey Healing Spiritual growth Sacred ceremonies

 We're ending this year with a deep reflection: a year in review for wild awake hearts. You know it's the end of the year when there you are, just trying to drink your tea in peace, and your feed is full of “Optimize Your 2026,” “New Year, New You,” and shit like that. Meanwhile, the Buddha is somewhere looking at all these color-coded habit trackers like, “Beloveds… you know you're still going to die, right?” So let's try something different. Something with a Buddhist flair. Something that lets you walk into the new year not as a “better project,” but as a freer, truer, more alive version of you.You will learn:// Why conventional year-end reviews often turn into spiritualized self-attack, and what to do instead.// How to use Buddhist teachings like impermanence and not-self to soften, not harden, your reflection.// A simple way to honor both heartbreak and beauty, inspired by Mark Nepo's “Adrift.”// How to bring a social justice lens into your inner work so your practice isn't separated from the world's pain.// Questions that reveal where we abandoned ourselves this year, and where we showed up bravely.// How to recognize your own moments of aliveness and decolonize the dreams you're chasing.// Why remembering lineage is a rebellious act // Ways to honor the earth as a living relative in your year-end reflection, not just a backdrop.// How to set intentions that feel like prayers rather than punishments, and one simple ritual you can do today.Resources:// Episode 154: Off the Cushion - Activism + Spirituality // Episode 174: Decolonize Your Mind - A Story of My Mother and Me// Episode 184: The Power of Intention, Ritual, and Ceremony: Rediscovering the Sacred in Everyday Life// Episode 260: Wild + Woven – Why We Need Both Nature and People// Episode 286: The Concept of No-Self (and Greater Intimacy) – Off the Cushion Part 7// If you're new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You'll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.// Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can't wait to see you there!// Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I'd love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here  or on Spotify by clicking here.

In this episode, I am once again joined by Gerald Ilyas Klawatsch, Sufi musician, music therapist, and founder of the international musical ensemble Ak Pirim. Ilyas presents the sacred music of Sufism, explains its various instruments and principles, and performs musical pieces live. Ilyas tells stories of discipleship under his Sufi master, recounts profound moments of spiritual bliss, and reflects on the power of music for emotional healing. Ilyas also explains the role of ecstatic trance in Sufism and reveals special breathing techniques to induce transcendent states. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep338-sacred-sufi-music-the-art-of-ecstasy-gerald-ilyas-klawatsch-2 Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'.
 … 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Combining spiritual life with the arts 04:46 - Beauty as a quality of the Divine 07:37 - Sacred calligraphy 11:36 - Music as the main spiritual art 13:!6 - A Sufi creation story 16:32 - How Ilyas learned Sufi music 22:52 - Mystical drunkenness 26:59 - Ney, the Sufi flute 32:03 - Performance: Ney flute 32:52 - A story of a Ney master 35:03 - Music and poetry 36:44 - Arabian maqam 38:51 - About the Oud 40:42 - Performance: Oud 42:25 - Zikr 43:41 - About the Bendhir 44:06 - Performance: Bendhir 44:29 - Performance: Oud 45:37 - Trance, ecstasy, and hyperventilation 50:22 - Awakening the heart 53:08 - Two personal stories of Ilyas' spiritual and music master 59:53 - About the Rebâb 01:02:34 - Performance: Rebâb 01:03:46 - Music therapy 01:05:28 - Healing and personal expression 01:10:06 - A story of Ilyas' music master 01:12:55 - Shamanism and music 01:14:13 - Performance: Bendhir Sufi song 01:15:25 - Performance: Bendhir shamanic song 01:17:05 - About the Qyl-Qobyz, a shamanic instrument 01:18:28 - About the Çeng harp 01:19:43 - Performance: Çeng harp 01:21:08 - Where to hear more of Ilyas' music … Previous episode with Gerald Ilyas Klawatsch: - https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=ilyas To find out more about Gerald Ilyas Klawatsch, visit: - https://bengusu.com/g-ilyas-klatsch/ - https://www.youtube.com/@akpirimensemble For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

Welcome back to another Soul Driven episode!In today's episode, I'm sharing a truth that surprised me at 44 years old:Grief is part of EVERY new beginning.We talk so much about excitement, expansion, and fresh starts—but rarely about the grief that comes with leaving something behind… even when what's ahead is beautiful.This conversation was born from my own life—from moving cities, moving in with my partner for the first time, and being completely undone by emotions I didn't expect. Through my personal experience and guidance from the Akashic Records, I share why grief isn't a sign that something is wrong—it's often a sign that something REAL is happening.In this episode, we explore:• Why grief shows up during “happy” transitions• How endings and beginnings are energetically linked• The role grief plays as a portal into what's next• Gentle, embodied ways to honor grief without getting stuckAs we close out 2025—a year of endings—and prepare to step into the beginnings of 2026, this feels like an important conversation.If you're navigating change…If your emotions feel bigger than expected…If your body is asking for compassion, not fixing…This episode is for you.For a LIMITED time, book your 2026 Akashic Record Soul Reading and find out what's ahead for you & how to navigate it best!I'd love to hear how this episode resonates with you! Don't forget, When you invest in yourself, the world benefits!CONNECT ONLINEInstagram https://www.instagram.com/ahnahendrixYouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5fsN8oqu8Ib8IcvpYZA4jQDECEMBER Events & Offerings* Join The Soul Driven Collective on Substack (it's free) https://substack.com/@souldrivencollective* Book a 2026 Akashic Record Soul Reading HERE: https://ahnahendrix.as.me/* SDC Akashic Guidance Circle* 12/19 at 12pm MDT / 2pm EST* Inner Circle Members ONLY (Paid SDC Members)* LINK: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/MeIP5bzUQamvkc1y2ObkEA* 2026 Akashic Messages Circle (for the public)* COMPLIMENTARY EVENT - Register to attend* 12/23 at 5pm MDT / 7pm EST* LINK: https://ahnahendrix.com/events/* The 2026 Akashic Channeling & Clearing Circle (full description below)* 12/30 at 5pm MDT / 7pm EST* LINK: https://ahnahendrix.com/events/* Apply for an Akashic Transformational Mentorship https://ahnahendrix.com/akashic-transformational-mentorships/* Access the Akashic Records: Self Study Course: https://ahnahendrix.com/access-the-akashic-records-self-study-course/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit souldrivencollective.substack.com

Episode 28 welcomes Cassidy Rosenblum, founder and editor-in-chief of Thunder Perfect Mind magazine, for a deep conversation about the intersection of psychedelics, the divine feminine, and cultural and religious transformation. In this episode, you'll hear: Cassidy sharing her journey from a hippie upbringing (her parents named her after Neal Cassady from On the Road.) to reporting on psychedelics for Rolling Stone. The inside story of a transformative group mushroom ceremony with former Mormon women. How Mormon women are choosing ketamine and nitrous over alcohol, which is forbidden by their religion. How Rick Perry (former Governor of Texas and Secretary of Energy) is using Biblical scripture to promote the use of psychedelics. The rising role of the goddess and the divine feminine in personal and collective healing. How psychedelics are influencing spiritual and religious landscapes, including challenges to traditional churches. The vision behind Thunder Perfect Mind: a print magazine as a devotional offering to the goddess. How to integrate psychedelic experiences into environmental activism and ethical cultural engagement.   Learn More About Cassady & Thunder Perfect Mind www.Thunderperfectmind.org https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/thunder-perfect-mind   Thunder Perfect Mind Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thunderperfectmag/   Links from Show Original Good Friday Experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Chapel_Experiment   Updated Johns Hopkins Good Friday Experiment https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/26/this-is-your-priest-on-drugs   Cathy Coleman's book on Ralph Metzner's life: Ralph Metzner Explorer of Consciousness https://www.greenearthfound.org   Connect with Carla If you're inspired by this episode and want to stay connected, follow Carla and Psychedelic Divas on social media or visit the website to get your Psychedelic Safety Guide Including What to Do When Things Go Wrong: Website: PsychedelicDivas.com   Coaching: CarlaDetchon.com.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychedelicdivas/ YouTube: @carladetchon Subscribe & Review: If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and review Psychedelic Divas. Your support helps amplify these important conversations and grow our community.

This Episode was recorded in the quiet, luminous days before Christmas 2024 — a time when the world softens, the veils thin, and deeper truths can be received rather than sought.Jennifer Olwig is a mother, wife, spiritual fine artist, and designer devoted to bringing Sacred Beauty into the embodied experience of the New Paradigm. Her artwork is held in Private Collections worldwide — from Oscar-winning film producers to designers, healers, families, and individuals living their legacy of love.In this Episode, we enter a gentle yet profound field of remembrance, lineage, devotion, and creation. Topics & Frequencies We Explore 

God Centered Concept Discipleship Series is now live. Our first book is now on Amazon called the Victory in 7. Help support us by purchasing your copy today on your kindle or paperback.Victory in 7: The Foundational Process (God Centered Concept Discipleship Series): Wright, TS: 9798274946032: Amazon.com: BooksTo have TS Wright speak at your event or conference or if you simply want spiritual or life coaching or just a consultation visit:www.tswrightspeaks.comVisit our website to learn more about The God Centered Concept. The God Centered Concept is designed to bring real discipleship and spreading the Gospel to help spark the Great Harvest, a revival in this generation. www.godcenteredconcept.comKingdom Cross Roads Podcast is a part of The God Centered Concept.In this conversation, TS Wright interviews Eddie Mann, a musician who shares his journey from a Christian upbringing to a secular music career and back to worship leadership. Eddie discusses the importance of authenticity in music, the creative process behind his songwriting, and the impact of his music in worship settings. He emphasizes the need to seek God's guidance in life and the joy of seeing his music used in various churches. The conversation concludes with Eddie sharing where listeners can find his music.TakeawaysEddy Mann was raised in a Christian home, which influenced his faith journey.He experienced a period of wandering before returning to his faith.Music became a way for him to express his relationship with God.Eddy transitioned from secular music to worship leadership.He emphasizes the importance of being authentic in music and ministry.His songwriting process is inspired by his faith and experiences.Eddy values the impact of music in worship settings.He encourages others to find their unique voice in ministry.Eddy shares the joy of seeing his music used in various churches.He believes in the importance of resting and seeking God's guidance.Mentioned in this episode:Victory in 7 Book on Amazon - Get your copy today

How do we stay rooted when experiencing stories of injustice, one after another, while navigating a world that often wants to suppress our grief and anger? What is sacred about rage, and what kinds of rage are sacred? And what do we reorient ourselves towards when the dominant systems of extraction and exploitation tend to discourage acts of radical care, reciprocity, and shared abundance?In this episode, Green Dreamer's kaméa speaks with Dr. Jennifer Mullan, a major disruptor in the mental health industrial complex and the author of Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma and Politicizing Your Practice.Join us as we explore what it means to stay human during times of fracture, honoring our dynamic range of emotions from joy to heartbreak, and to tether our sacred rage to movements greater than ourselves.We invite you to…tune in and subscribe to Green Dreamer via any podcast app;tap into our bonus extended and video version of this conversation on Patreon here;and read highlights from these conversations via Kaméa's newsletter here.Music credits:“New song old prayer,” by Johanna Warren

Wherever Catholics live, there will be wine-making, because there will need to be the Eucharist. That truth has given rise to many monasteries and other centers of the Catholic faith with vineyards attached and impressive cellars, some setting the world standard for both holiness and wine-making. In this wide-ranging conversation, Catholic author, homemaker, and wife and mother Emily Stimpson Chapman explores why food and drink are so central to the Catholic faith, as well as to our ordinary lives in this beautiful, wounded world. Are you enjoying this podcast? I invite you to listen to more shows brought to you by the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. Join us daily for enriching, spiritual content which will help you on your journey with Jesus Christ. Simply visit DivineMercyPlus.org for a complete list of our shows. That's DivineMercyPlus.org. Please “follow” or “subscribe” to this podcast to receive the latest episodes and updates. If you have been blessed by this podcast, please consider leaving a review. Reviews greatly improve our podcast ranking, and will help spread this podcast to other people throughout the world. Thank you and God bless you! 

Ivan Granger is a poet and editor of The Longing In Between: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry from Around the World. He shares sacred poetry that can lift us up, inspire our days and take us to a deeper understanding of the Divine—a beautiful way to enter the holiday season.

In this concluding episode of the Five Blasphemies series, Barb Ernster and Katie Moran reflect on the fifth blasphemy against the Immaculate Heart of Mary—those who insult, mock, or desecrate Mary through her sacred images. They explore the history of iconoclasm, tracing it back to the 7th and 8th centuries, and explain how the Church affirmed the rightful place of sacred images at the Second Council of Nicaea in 787.   Barb and Katie also discuss the beauty and purpose of Catholic sacred art, and how images of Mary are meant to lift our hearts and minds to God, not replace worship. They address modern sources of hostility toward Marian images, including godless ideologies and movements that echo this ancient heresy.   To close the series, listeners are encouraged to take part in the First Saturday Virtual Pilgrimage, using the First Saturday Passport and Treasures of the First Saturday Devotion as guides for prayer, reparation, and deeper devotion to the Immaculate Heart.

Have you ever looked at a piece of religious art in your local church, a museum, or online and wonder how to interpret its meaning? Join Angela Sealana and her guest, Kathryn Laffrey of KL Art Studio as they discuss how Sacred art can lead us to greater hope and encouragement when we learn how to appreciate its significance. In this episode, you will discover: How did art become so important in Christian tradition? Why is art important for our mission as Christians, including care for the poor and vulnerable? What are the meanings of common sacred art symbols? How can viewing sacred art strengthen our hope? Continue Your Journey: Guest information and helpful resources. * Correction: Pope John Paul II wrote The Jeweller's Shop as Bishop Karol Wojtyła in 1960 during the threat of Communism in Poland, not during his underground theater days as implied by Angela during the discussion. Jewel for the Journey: "Not all are called to be artists in the specific sense of the term. Yet, as Genesis has it, all men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting their own life: in a certain sense, they are to make of it a work of art, a masterpiece." - Pope St. John Paul II Resurrection Stained Glass Window image Attribution, NateBergin, CC BY 4.0 Do you like what you hear? Become a Missionary of Hope by sponsoring a week of Journeys of Hope. Click here to get started. Learn more at https://pilgrimcenterofhope.org/media-and-resources/all-media-series/journeys-of-hope.html Help us spread hope! https://pilgrimcenterofhope.org/support

Thumper Forge, author of the newly released The Chaos Apple, joined me to talk about this romp of a novel by Raymond Buckland, better known for his books on witchcraft and Wicca. We cover a lot of ground including representation of witchcraft, new-paganism, and other esoteric traditions in 1990s fiction; how hard one can suspend one's disbelief; and how Discordianism and Chaos magic appear in the oddest places.The Chaos Apple is available from Llewellyn and all fine booksellers. You can find out more about Thumper's work and where they will be appearing in the coming year and anything else they wish publicly known from their website.WitchLit listeners receive 15% off their purchases at La Panthére Studio with the code WITCHLIT.Please support Black, Indigenous, queer, trans, and women-owned, local, independent bookstores and occult shops.Transcripts of all episodes are available at witchlitpod.com.Support WitchLit by using our affiliate link to purchase books from Bookshop.org or buy us a coffee on Ko-fi. Please follow us on BlueSky for episode updates.You can also support WitchLit by purchasing books published by 1000Volt Press. Our latest release is Pagan Roots: Reclaiming Concepts of the Sacred by Yvonne Aburrow available wherever you buy books.Death in the Dry River, a crime novella set in 1930s colonial Trinidad, by Lisa Allen-Agostini is out now and available to order wherever you buy books or direct from 1000Volt Press.The award-winning books Changing Paths by Yvonne Aburrow and Conjuring the Commonplace by Laine Fuller & Cory Thomas Hutcheson are both available from 1000Volt Press or to order wherever you buy books.You can pre-order A Witch's Book of Days (September 2026) from Crossed Crow Books and other booksellers now. My book, Verona Green, is available in all the usual places. Autographed copies are also available from 1000Volt Press.

What if the end of the year didn't have to mean resolutions, pressure, or performative reflection? In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun explores an approach to closing the year that welcomes your whole experience - grief, joy, exhaustion, resilience - and creates gentle space for renewal.Elizabeth shares her personal experience navigating the end of last year while her mother was nearing the end of her life, offering a tender reminder that reflection doesn't always look like journaling prompts or structured rituals. Sometimes, the most courageous thing we can do is simply notice what is here. Elizabeth talks about the Japanese year-end ritual Ōsōji and how its symbolism can guide your inner clearing, how simple breath and movement practices to support clarity and grounding, and the difference between “resolutions” and carry-forward moments. Whether you are grieving, exhausted, hopeful, or somewhere in between, this episode offers spacious, gentle support as you prepare to step into a new year with clarity and compassion.Key TakeawaysReflection doesn't have to be structured to be meaningful. Mindful noticing (simply acknowledging what's present) is often enough, especially when life has been heavy or emotionally complex.Your bandwidth matters. Some seasons don't allow for deep journaling or intentional letting go. Showing up honestly to your own experience is a powerful form of self-care.Endings can create natural space for renewal. The Japanese year-end tradition of Ōsōji reminds us that clearing physical spaces can also clear emotional and mental space for what comes next.Resources Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here. Contact Elizabeth: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.comSubscribe to The Calming Ground Podcast so you never miss an episode. If you loved this conversation, please share it with a friend!

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Go from sexual shame to liberation with Mia's Sex Witch Course for 10% Off https://miamagik.mykajabi.com/sexwitch use code SAHARA   In this episode, I'm sitting down with one of my besties, Mia Magik, for what became the hottest, most raw conversation we've ever had on this podcast.   We didn't plan for this conversation to go where it went. But when you put two witches in a room who are done with surface-level spirituality, this is what happens.   We start with the witch wound—why so many of us feel like outcasts, why we're terrified of our own power, and how the systematic elimination of indigenous healers, wise women, and medicine keepers still affects us today. This isn't just history. It's in our DNA.   Then we follow the serpent path. The very symbol that's been vilified—the snake, the feminine, the blood, the earth—and how reclaiming it is the key to unlocking our full power.   And then... we get into it. Sacred sexuality. Sex as ritual. Sex as healing. Sex as alchemy.   We explore:

Transferable Concept #3: Teach them to MANAGE their wealth wisely.A theology of stewardship:God owns EVERYTHING -Ps 50:12God has entrusted His things, time, talent, TREASURE, to us to manage for Him -Mat 25:14-30God expects a POSITIVE return on His investment -Mat 25:26-28God will hold you ACCOUNTABLE -2 Cor 5:6-10God wants you to share in His JOY -Mat 25:21Old Testament roots: Gen 1:26-28, Job 1:20-21Biblical profiles: Nehemiah, BarnabasNew Testament command: Luk 16:11-15How to become faithful in the "little" things:1. Help them recognize the three purposes of money are GIVING, saving, and spending -1 Tim 6:17-192. Encourage them to commit to honor God with FIRST FRUITS of every paycheck to remind them that it's GOD'S money, not their own -Pro 3:9-103. Encourage them to make time with GOD their #1 priority so they'll know how to invest the time, talent, and treasure entrusted to them -Mark 1:35Life message: Your life is a SACRED stewardship!Broadcast ResourceDownload Free MP3Message NotesYear End MatchDouble Your Gift TodayMinistry ReportAdditional ResourcesChristmas GiftsConnect888-333-6003WebsiteChip Ingram AppInstagramFacebookTwitterPartner With UsDonate Online888-333-6003

This episode is a transmission. Recorded live with a studio audience as part of our pilgrimage preparation, this conversation with Robert Edward Grant is a distilled journey into the mathematics of consciousness, the intelligence encoded in sacred sites, and the way reality reshapes itself through collective coherence. Robert is a true polymath — mathematician, inventor, artist, and explorer of ancient technologies — whose work bridges geometry, music, consciousness, and the mystery traditions. In this conversation, he reveals how pyramids function as mirrors of human awareness, why math may be the original language of God, and how sacred structures were designed to activate future timelines. This isn't about believing anything new.It's about remembering what you already know. If you've ever felt activated by sacred sites, fascinated by ancient civilizations, or curious about how consciousness actually shapes reality — this episode will land like a remembering. In this episode, we explore: • Why pyramids are mirrors of consciousness, not monuments • How math, music, and geometry encode spiritual intelligence • The role of individuation in divine awareness • How collective coherence creates “Mandela cascades” • Why ancient civilizations were far more advanced than we've been taught • How sacred sites communicate across timelines • What it means to bring heaven to earth — literally Key Moments: 00:00:01 — The pyramid as a mirror of consciousness 00:01:06 — Individuation as the universe's greatest value 00:02:21 — Why sacred sites activate you personally 00:03:36 — Can consciousness build structures through intention? 00:07:20 — Math as the language of God 00:11:08 — The musical notes hidden in pyramid geometry 00:12:53 — How Robert identified two previously unknown pyramids near Giza 00:15:04 — The 15th-century maps that revealed structures hiding in plain sight 00:26:02 — Collective coherence & shifting timelines 00:49:14 — Sacred sites as accelerators of remembrance About Robert Edward Grant Robert Edward Grant is a polymath, mathematician, artist, inventor, and consciousness researcher known for discovering new chambers in the Great Pyramid and identifying previously unknown pyramids on the Giza Plateau. His work bridges ancient wisdom, modern science, geometry, and consciousness studies. Instagram: @robertedwardgrant Website: robertedwardgrant.com Feeling the Call to Go Deeper? Applications are open for the Level 3 Mastermind & Greece Pilgrimage — a high-touch, three-month initiatory container culminating in a sacred journey through Greece, Spring 2026.

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What happens when you love a practice but recognize the harm within its structures? In this raw and revelatory conversation, Harmony sits down with Zoe Ward—long-time Ashtanga practitioner, authorized teacher, and the voice behind @unrulyascetic—to explore what it means to dismantle a tradition from within. Zoe spent years immersed in Mysore, studying with lineage teachers, and fully embodying the discipline that defines Ashtanga yoga. But somewhere along the way, she began to see the cracks: the privilege required to practice this way, the power dynamics that mutate devotion into dogma, the loss of autonomy when teachers dictate who you are and what's good for you. This conversation doesn't shy away from the uncomfortable truths—the hierarchy, the gatekeeping, the ways we've normalized abuse while failing to normalize talking about it. But it also offers something essential: a path forward. Zoe shares how she's rebuilding her relationship with practice, helping others reclaim their agency, and creating space for people to trust themselves again. Whether you're a devoted practitioner, a disillusioned teacher, or someone who's quietly stepped away from the mat, this episode offers permission to question, evolve, and find your own unruly path to freedom. Topics Discussed: • The privilege required to practice traditional Ashtanga yoga • Power dynamics and hierarchy in yoga communities • When devotion becomes dogma and disconnection • Confronting harm and accountability in spiritual communities • Reclaiming autonomy and trusting yourself in practice • Finding the intelligence in the system without rigid adherence • Building community that doesn't gatekeep or sort practitioners Lightworker Alignment Call: https://harmonyslater.as.me/quick-clarity Upcoming events: https://harmonyslater.com/events 21 Day Money Magic Manifestation Challenge: https://community-harmonyslater.com/landing/plans/1542444Use PROMO CODE for additional $20 Savings: MANIFESTATIONMAGIC  FREE Manifestation Activation: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/manifestation-activation FIND Harmony: https://harmonyslater.com/ JOIN the Finding Harmony Community: https://community-harmonyslater.com/ Harmony on IG: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyslaterofficial/ Finding Harmony Podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingharmonypodcast/ FREE 2 min breathwork practice: https://harmonyslater.com/morning-breathwork-optin Find your Spiritual Entrepreneur Archetype! Take the Quiz! https://harmonyslater.com/spiritual-entrepreneur-archetype-quiz BOOK Your Spinal Energetics Session: https://harmonyslater.as.me/

Welcome to Awakening Aphrodite — the podcast that helps you reconnect with your feminine energy, reclaim your vitality, and live in harmony with your body, mind, and spirit.In each episode, holistic health expert Amy Fournier shares inspiring conversations with expert guests, blending ancient wisdom and modern science to offer practical tools that help you thrive in today's fast-paced world.Featured Guest: Dr. Edmund KnightonToday's guest is someone I am so excited to introduce you to—because his work lives right at the sacred intersection of the divine feminine and the conscious masculine, which, as you know, is right in the heart of what we explore on this show. Dr. Edmund Knighton is a clinical psychologist, somatic educator, and deeply intuitive guide who's spent the last 20+ years helping people reclaim their wholeness—by integrating the often divided energies of feminine receptivity and masculine presence. His unique background weaves together trauma-informed neuroscience, depth psychology, and mythopoetic wisdom, all in service of helping individuals live more embodied, heart-centered, and soul-aligned lives.Products Related/Mentioned in This EpisodeShop Amy's curated favorite products for the Holidays (with discounts!):

Hello friends! It has been oh so very long, but we are back with one episode. We will start the new season in January. We have a wonderful guest for you today. Jennifer Stavinoha is here! Jennifer is a wife, mother, author, speaker, Theologian, and podcast host. Today we talk about the new book for mother's Sacred Chaos: Finding Joy and Jesus in the Messiness of Motherhood." In this book Jennifer captures the struggle of mothers so well: the deep desire for a prayer life and relationship with the God who loves them, mixed with exhaustion, chaos, and life. We also talk about her podcast Everyday Fiat. You can connect with Jennifer on Instagram at @Everdayfiatjen

In this episode of The Road to Bethlehem, we explore the emotional and spiritual journey of Joseph and Mary as they navigate the challenges of their divine calling. Joseph grapples with disbelief and heartbreak upon learning of Mary's pregnancy, but an angelic visitation restores his faith and courage. Meanwhile, Mary finds solace and support from her mother and prepares to visit her cousin Elizabeth. The episode highlights themes of faith, redemption, and the power of belief amidst societal judgment and personal turmoil.Joseph, Mary, angelic visitation, faith, redemption, divine calling, societal judgment, personal turmoil, Bethlehem, ChristmasJoseph's world crumbles as he learns of Mary's news.Mary finds unexpected compassion from her mother.An angel reveals the truth to Joseph, restoring his faith.Nazareth is abuzz with gossip and suspicion.Mary's friend makes a heartbreaking mistake.Joseph recalls a traumatic childhood memory.Mary shares her divine encounter with her mother.Joseph decides to protect Mary from public disgrace.Mary's mother believes in her daughter's divine calling.Joseph receives a divine mission to name the child Jesus.KeywordsTakeaways

Are you missing the sacred invitations God, the Universe, and your Inner Child have been sending you? Most of us don't realize how many invitations we decline every single day—invitations to heal, to rise, to trust, and to step toward our purpose. What if your next chapter… your breakthrough… your healing… has already been invited in, but you've been too overwhelmed, distracted, or afraid to see it? In this episode, Tami unpacks: The invitations you've been ignoring (and why they matter NOW) Why your Inner Child holds the key to your next chapter How fear and imposter syndrome block your blessings What happens when you let what you've always wanted “drive by” How slowing down helps you hear divine guidance Why 2025 was your year of shedding And how to accept the invitation to move forward into 2026 with clarity and courage Through stories of faith, synchronicity, spiritual insight, and even an unexpected lesson from the Abominable Snowman, this conversation helps you recognize your own divine invitations—the ones gently nudging you toward your highest self. If you've felt stuck, unseen, disconnected, or unsure of your path…THIS is the episode that will reconnect you with your purpose, your Inner Child, and the voice within that's been whispering your next step. Chapters 2:00 — Where in your life are you waiting for an invitation? 6:28 — The Pastor's message about sports cars + spiritual timing 9:24 — What it means to watch your desires “drive by” 13:14 — Healing childhood wounds through adult invitations 17:17 — Running toward your highest self 25:05 — Life lessons from the Abominable Snowman 28:54 — If your Inner Child holds the key, why are you running from them? 31:40 — Turning down the volume to hear your Inner Child 36:30 — When is the last time you stopped to adore something? 44:50 — 2025: The year of shedding what no longer serves 50:45 — Accepting the invitation to move forward CONNECT WITH TAMI Link Tree: https://go.unscriptedhealingwi.com/link-tree F45 Madison West: https://f45training.com/studio/madisonwest/ Free 7-Day Trial — Use Code: TAMI If this episode spoke to you… Leave a comment, share your biggest takeaway, or tag Tami on Instagram. Your story might be the next sacred invitation someone else needs.

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Ceremony: The Emperor as Collective Focal Point and Sacred Kingship — Gaius & Germanicus — In the "freezing darkness of Londinium," Gaius and Germanicus reflect philosophically on the spectacle of the new American"Emperor" (Donald Trump) attending the Army-Navy football game, with Gaius describing the theatrical pageantry of Trump's entrance flanked by enormous military officers and the overwhelming orchestrated cheers from assembled military cadets. Gaius argues that for a transcendent moment, the United States embodied the full confidence, unified purpose, and absolute power characteristic of the Roman Empire at its zenith. Germanicus analyzes this ceremonial moment through historical lens, positing that the Emperor functions as a "collective focal point" for national identity and institutional legitimacy, embodying "sacred kingship" roles that unify the entire nation in ways that republican governance structures fundamentally cannot achieve. Germanicus compares this modern ceremonial spectacle to Roman imperial tradition wherein the Emperor's physical presence at the Coliseum or the Hippodrome served vital ritualistic functions transcending mere entertainment, instead melding the Emperor, the Senate, and the populace into a singular apotheosis of unified national identity and sacred authority. Germanicus suggests that this ceremonial gathering simultaneously demonstrated American military strength while affirming the psychological necessity of embodied leadership and collective ritual in maintaining national cohesion and ideological purpose.

Transferable Concept #3: Teach them to MANAGE their wealth wisely.A theology of stewardship:God owns EVERYTHING -Ps 50:12God has entrusted His things, time, talent, TREASURE, to us to manage for Him -Mat 25:14-30God expects a POSITIVE return on His investment -Mat 25:26-28God will hold you ACCOUNTABLE -2 Cor 5:6-10God wants you to share in His JOY -Mat 25:21Old Testament roots: Gen 1:26-28, Job 1:20-21Biblical profiles: Nehemiah, BarnabasNew Testament command: Luk 16:11-15How to become faithful in the "little" things:1. Help them recognize the three purposes of money are GIVING, saving, and spending -1 Tim 6:17-192. Encourage them to commit to honor God with FIRST FRUITS of every paycheck to remind them that it's GOD'S money, not their own -Pro 3:9-103. Encourage them to make time with GOD their #1 priority so they'll know how to invest the time, talent, and treasure entrusted to them -Mark 1:35Life message: Your life is a SACRED stewardship!Broadcast ResourceDownload Free MP3Message NotesYear End MatchDouble Your Gift TodayMinistry ReportAdditional ResourcesChristmas GiftsConnect888-333-6003WebsiteChip Ingram AppInstagramFacebookTwitterPartner With UsDonate Online888-333-6003

Brad sits down with Dr. Rachel Wagner, Professor of Religious Studies at Ithaca College and author of Cowboy Apocalypse, for a sobering and necessary conversation about why guns hold such powerful meaning in American life. Prompted by recent mass shootings, the episode explores how firearms have become more than tools or political symbols and instead function as sacred objects tied to religion, masculinity, and apocalyptic imagination. Dr. Wagner introduces the idea of the “cowboy apocalypse,” a myth rooted in frontier nostalgia, the fantasy of the lone hero, and the belief that violence can restore order in a chaotic world. Together, Brad and Rachel unpack how this story continues to shape American responses to fear, danger, and social change. The discussion traces how Christian theology, end times thinking, and cultural certainty have fused with gun culture, turning weapons into symbols of protection, identity, and belonging for some, while representing terror and exclusion for others. Brad and Rachel examine the evolution of the NRA from a gun safety organization into a political and quasi religious force, the role of masculinity and whiteness in defining who is seen as a “good guy with a gun,” and how moments like January 6 reflect a kind of live action role play driven by these myths. The episode closes with a powerful reflection on democracy itself, emphasizing that dialogue, complexity, and empathy are incompatible with the certainty promised by violence. It is a challenging conversation that invites listeners to confront the stories Americans tell about guns and what those stories cost us. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000+ episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad's book: https://bookshop.org/a/95982/9781506482163 Subscribe to Teología Sin Vergüenza Subscribe to American Exceptionalism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you for supporting The Simple Ayurveda Podcast by listening and sharing, and for leaving reviews. Join Angela as she shares her own personal reflections from this year, in hopes it inspires you to contemplate and reflect on your own year.  Learn more about: One word for the year Flexible core values based on the season of life Sacred earth and Angela's journey with Werrito Barefoot shoes, ancestral pilgrimage and delight as a nervous system regulator The village is here now- rewiring beliefs about community Resources: Join the Simple Ayurveda newsletter (Free Dharma Heart Space Workshop Jan. 25th, 2026. Link and replay will be sent out in newsletter.) Ayurveda Encompassed: Take your understanding of Ayurveda to a new level and step into a more expansive version of yourself. Join Angela in a high-level small group mentorship with personalized support and resources. For wellness practitioners and Ayurveda enthusiasts. Next cohort February-June 2026.  Free 3-Part Series on Ancient Wisdom + Modern Nuance: German New Medicine, Trauma-Informed Ayurveda and Navigating the Liminal Space 
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Join pastor and podcaster Tara Lamont Eastman as she explores the sacredness in everyday life during the Advent season. This episode delves into the significance of the Advent wreath, the lighting of the pink candle for Gaudete Sunday, and the story of a special purple and pink stole gifted to Tara. Through personal anecdotes, biblical stories, and inspirational quotes, Tara invites listeners to embrace joy, love, and everyday acts of kindness as we journey toward Christmas. Tune in for blessings, reflections, and a call to celebrate the holy shenanigans of the season.To learn more about Lori Kochanski's weaving, visit hereThe Poet, Cleo Wade's website is: https://cleowade.com/Send Tara a Text MessageSupport the showRev. Tara Lamont Eastman is a pastor, podcaster and host of Holy Shenanigans since September of 2020. Eastman combines her love of ministry with her love of writing, music and visual arts. She is a graduate of Wartburg Theological Seminary's Theological Education for Emerging Ministry Program and the Youth and Theology Certificate Program at Princeton Seminary. She has served in various ministry and pastoral roles over the last thirty years in the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) and PCUSA (Presbyterian Church of America). She is the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Warren Pennsylvania. She has presented workshops on the topics of faith and creativity at the Wild Goose Festival. She is a trainer for Soul Shop Suicide Prevention for Church Communities.

Ancient bound books hidden in Jordan's caves for 2,000 years — The Lead Codices. David Elkington returns LIVE to share exclusive news on this discovery that could rewrite early Christianity. This Sunday we welcome back David Elkington, author of The Ancient Language of Sacred Sound and returning guest from Episode 280. David joins us with exclusive news about his latest project: The Lead Codices — a cache of ancient bound books discovered in caves in northern Jordan. Made of lead sheets bound with rings and stored in lead “arks,” these codices may be the earliest bound books ever found, dating back nearly 2,000 years. Inscribed in Paleo-Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, the texts are linked to the earliest followers of Jesus who fled Jerusalem during the Judeo-Roman war. Scientific analysis confirms their antiquity, with corrosion profiles consistent with artifacts from the first century. Could these mysterious codices rewrite our understanding of early Christianity? Join us LIVE as David reveals the story behind their discovery, the ongoing research, and why they matter today.

What happens when the life you've worked for—your city, your career, even your identity—dies overnight? In this tender, hope-filled conversation, Ginny sits down with Bible teacher and missionary kid Mikella Van Dyke, whose childhood stretched from refugee camps on the Thai–Myanmar border to hiking the Himalayas and dancing for the princess of Thailand. As a “third culture kid” who never quite fit in either Thailand or the U.S., Mikella shares how a lonely ninth-grade year, culture shock, and years of bouncing between countries left her with a deep identity crisis that eventually drove her into the pages of Scripture. Later, an unplanned pregnancy ended her dream of dancing professionally in New York City—and yet that loss became the doorway to Chasing Sacred, the ministry and new calling she never could have imagined. Learn more about Mikella's story and her new book Chasing Sacred. Together, Ginny and Mikella explore a simple, powerful way to read the Bible through the inductive Bible study method—asking good questions, honoring context, and letting God's Word move from head knowledge to heart change in the middle of real life with kids, frogs, dirt bikes, and dishes. They talk about daily “manna” moments in Scripture, how to spot teaching that's pulled out of context online, why courage sometimes means defying cultural norms, and how family missions trips to Little Lambs International in Guatemala have given their children a bigger vision for God's world. If you've ever felt like your dreams died with motherhood—or you're longing for an anchor in the chaos—this episode will invite you to see your own story, and your hours outside, as sacred ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hear a Francophile's recommendations for some of the most magnificent religious architecture to explore in Paris. Then vicariously experience a winter solstice ritual from inside an ancient tomb in Ireland, and warm up to the custom that's central to life in Finland: the sauna. Plus, kick off the Christmas season with local holiday traditions from Tallinn, Rome, and Venice. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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