Podcasts about Imagination

Althea Lucrezia Avanzo is a Light Language Channeler, Galactic Contact, Akashic & Psychic Healer, Reiki Practitioner, Kundalini Yoga teacher and Tarot & Divination Astrologer.   She was born in Milan, Italy and have travelled and worked perfecting her craft worldwide between Italy, France, India and New York before eventually settling in South Africa.   She has had psychic & intuitive insight and prophetic dreaming from a very young age and eventually decided to pursue this as a career.   Her specialty is Light Language channeled in all shapes and forms – written, drawn, sung, spoken, signed and so on I also do a lot of timeline clearing on both an individual and collective level. She channelsl higher dimensional frequency codes (5D and up) and anchor them in the Third/Fourth Dimensional matrix construct and in doing so help raise the planetary frequency.   Her main energetic imprint is of Rainbow Ray spectrum –she works very closely with a 9th Dimensional Pleiadian being version of myself and a 12th Dimensional Mantis being.     She  been coaching people for the past 6 years in helping them access their own psychic gifts and activating many to their own light language and higher multidimensional versions of selves.     Important links for Althea   TULUM - Light language Training Www.althealucrezia.com/training   Website www.althealucrezia.com   Instagram : https://instagram.com/lightcodesbyala   Tik- Tok : www.tiktok.com/@lightcodesbyala.official   Her youtube is  https://youtube.com/c/AltheaLucrezia  

This hour, Steve Goreham will discuss whether or not there is a coming ice-age based on human-caused global warming and he will also tell us why there is a global push to cease from eating meat and move to insects instead. Then, Casey Luskin, of the Discovery Institute, will give us his take on UFO’s and “The Disclosure”. Don’t miss this fascinating conversation.Become a Parshall Partner: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/inthemarket/partnersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A British woman sits in a small room in 1923 with a pencil in her hand and begins to write. She is taking dictation. The source on the other end is not in the room — possibly not in this universe at all. Over the next two years, that source delivers what it calls the operating system of reality. A complete architecture of how the cosmos works, how matter is built, where consciousness comes from, and what evil actually is.   The text remained private inside her magical lodge for sixty-six years. When it was finally published it described the geometry of existence with a precision modern physics has spent the last century catching up to. Strap in. The woman was Dion Fortune who we recently discussed in our episode on the woman who weaponized magic and the book is the cosmic doctrine.  

A cabin in the woods of Virginia. No electricity. No running water. A man in his fifties sits on a wooden stool before dawn, milking a goat. He writes poetry. He folk-dances despite the clubfoot he was born with. He meditates every morning. His neighbors know him as a quiet, spiritual man at peace with the world.   His name was Sidney Gottlieb. And for twenty-two years he ran the most ambitious and most insane and dangerous investigation of human consciousness in the history of the United States government. What did MK Ultra learn?  

Send me a DM here (it doesn't let me respond), OR email me: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.com'Mind Control and The Illuminati' is a prominent lecture delivered by Fritz Springmeier at the Granada Forum in 1998. The multi-hour presentation serves as a comprehensive visual synthesis of his self-published books on global elite bloodlines and trauma-based psychological conditioning.FRITZ SPRINGMEIER'S PLAYLIST ON 'THE IMAGINATION': https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoojlrL9wVROaXpaGpmFEKfhtWDdYLeZJCONNECT WITH EMMA:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imaginationpodcastofficialRumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheImaginationPodcastEMAIL: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.com OR standbysurvivors@protonmail.comMy Substack: https://emmakatherine.substack.com/BUY ME A COFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theimaginationVENMO: @emmapreneurCASHAPP: $EmmaKatherine1204All links: https://direct.me/theimaginationpodcastSupport the show

Some parents think their children need to stay in the realm of non-fiction and realism to find success. Actually, pretend and imagination are a gift from God that help us embrace the realities of His Kingdom.

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Kathleen Bradford writes at the meeting point of imagination and reality. Author. Storyteller. Creator of multi-dimensional worlds. A lifelong writer, Kathleen has been crafting stories since childhood, guided by curiosity, intuition, and a deep love for language. Her work blends fantasy with emotional truth, building worlds that feel both otherworldly and deeply human. She writes without knowing exactly where the story will go, trusting the unfolding of each page to reveal itself naturally. An avid stargazer and observer of life's quiet complexity, she draws inspiration from nature, family, and the wonder found in everyday discovery. Her storytelling is shaped by compassion, imagination, and a belief in the power of open minds and open hearts. She is the author of The Gateways series, The Light Worker, The Shadow Chasers, Song of Dragons, and the upcoming The Fall of Darkness. Her work has received Readers' Favorites 5 Star Silver Awards and has been featured in Publisher's Weekly, along with contributions to the Anthology of Hope by Vice Font. Kathleen's writing invites readers to step beyond the ordinary and into worlds where meaning, magic, and humanity coexist. Today's guest: www.facebook.com/authorkathybradford Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Show NotesGive to our $30,000 Match CampaignContact Josh from The Pastorate to Give on Behalf of Your ChurchContact Jon Wright from GenerisEnter to Win 1 of 5 copies of All Things TogetherHeath's WebsiteBuy All Things TogetherEpisode DescriptionOn today's episode we welcome Heath Hardesty, Lead Pastor of Valley Community Church in Pleasanton, California, and author of All Things Together: How Apprenticeship to Jesus Is the Way of Flourishing in a Fragmented World. Heath's journey into pastoral ministry began as a plumber's apprentice and eventually grew into an apprenticeship of a different kind, one where he learned to follow the call of Jesus and eventually to shepherd a local church.This conversation traces Heath's story, from studying literature and theology, playing in bands, and apprenticing under his plumber father, before a moment of encounter through the Scripture stirred his heart toward a life in the pastorate. Jason and Heath explore Heath's book All Things Together which offers a vision of Christian apprenticeship built on union, abiding, obeying, and imaging and they discuss why imagination shapes the way we inhabit the world, the role of story in a fragmented age, and what it means to re-inhabit reality in the way of Jesus.In this episode you'll hear:Heath's journey from a plumber's truck and a music career to the pastorate, How a moment under a sink, holding an orange-painted wrench like his father, became his inspiration for All Things Together, Why apprenticeship to Jesus is the essence of being human, not an optional "side quest" for mature Christians,What disintegration looks like in our culture and in our souls, and why our age acts as an amplifier of fragmentation,The role of story and imagination in helping people re-inhabit reality in the way of Jesus,Why "technique" and efficiency are at odds with being stewards of the mysteries of God,How the greatest gift a pastor brings to a congregation may simply be the person they are becoming.For every pastor learning the slow craft of shepherding, this conversation offers a frame for the work, and a reminder that you, too, are an apprentice. May it encourage you wherever you're serving.

Today, we continue our Summer Forecast with Dr. Lanta Davis, who will be teaching "Imagination and Spiritual Formation" at Regent Summer School from June 29 - July 3. In this conversation, Lanta introduces us to how the imagination shapes our lives with God. She brings us back through Christian history to show how visual art, stories, and symbols shape our faith, identity, and understanding of God. We discuss how the contemporary imagination is being influenced by consumerism and political agendas, and reflect on the power of images of Jesus in particular. Lanta takes us deep into the fascinating world of saints' lives and bestiaries as sources that train and model our imaginative capacities, but also gives practical suggestions for ways to practice growing our imaginative capacities through visual art and literature. We hope you enjoy this conversation and consider joining us this summer for a class that may contain unicorns!Lanta's BioDr. Lanta Davis writes and teaches about the sacramental imagination, beauty, and character formation. Her book, Becoming by Beholding: The Power of the Imagination in Spiritual Formation (Baker, 2024), was named one of Christianity Today's best books of the year. Her writing has also appeared in publications such as Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic, Christianity Today, Plough, Parabola, and Christian Century. As a Professor of Humanities and Literature for the John Wesley Honors College at Indiana Wesleyan University, she has researched and lectured on topics as diverse as ancient Christian mosaics, sacred architecture, virtues and vices, pilgrimages, memento mori art, and contemporary Irish fiction. She will be teaching Imagination and Spiritual Formation at Regent from June 29 to July 3. Regent College PodcastThanks for listening. Please like, rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice and share this episode with a friend. Follow Us on Social MediaFacebookInstagramYoutubeKeep in TouchRegent CollegeSummer ProgramsRegent College Newsletter

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K, grab your glass of red and come sit. We need to talk about AI.The discourse has been rampant the last few months: vibe-coding, Claude Cowork, agentic AI, OpenAI and partnering with the Department of War, AI psychosis, custom dashboards, apps, and GPTs...We are FLOODED with info right now, and instead of leading with curiosity, social media has become a 360 slam-dunk fest on who's right or wrong. When the internet is filled with black and white thinking, name-calling, and passive aggressive posts... I can't help but wonder: isn't this what led to the surge of AI in the first place? Did the AI boom happen due to a lack of communication, conflict resolution, and critical thinking skills?Why would people turn to a robot instead of a human to ask questions about business, life and love? Why aren't we hiring real people right now, even when we know it's the "right" thing to do? What's the point of moving at lightning speed? Where is this all taking us?These are all the questions I ask today, from both sides of the debate. I was a Power User not too long ago, and am currently on an "AI cleanse". I share how one long afternoon with a custom GPT and one too many prompts led me to this point...As usual, no final answers here. Just observations, thoughts, questions, and ideas for how we can stop pieing each other in the face about AI and instead, build a bridge with curiosity, imagination, stories and some good ole fashioned empathy.I can't wait to hear your thoughts!People mentioned in this ep:Ximena - everyone's favorite Mexican Eco-PhilosopherKP Pilley - Editorial Strategist & 9-Grid ExtraordinaireXanthe Appleyard & Social LifeSocial media is fickle AF, but your community doesn't have to be. Life of the Party is a content strategy program that helps creative leaders own their growth, engagement, and joy online.  Walk away with a sustainable strategy to skyrocket the visibility of your biz, become known for your unique POV, and grow an online community stacked with the caliber of clients you've always dreamed of collabing with. Use code NOTES for $100Let's connect!

Late summer 1958. A woman named L.H. sits in a California doctor's office and receives the verdict she has been dreading for thirty-nine years — spinal fusion, the only option left. She has lived with the same pain since she was a child swinging too high on a swing set. Every morning since. Every evening on the heating pad as her children grew up around her. Then she discovers a man named Neville Goddard. Two months later the pain is gone.   Permanently. The surgery is cancelled.I take you inside the most powerful manifestation technique Neville ever taught — and the one he said would change everything. Four witnesses across four decades. A 1978 thought experiment by physicist John Wheeler that quietly confirmed the entire mechanism. And a practice you can do tonight, before you sleep, that begins rewriting the architecture of your past while your body rests.  

Jürgen Dauk, Transformation Consultant and Founder of The Leadership OS, joins John Golden to explain why AI without organizational transformation is destined to fail. Drawing on 25 years of senior leadership and NLP coaching expertise, Jürgen walks leaders through the vision, structure, and mindset shifts that turn AI investment into real competitive advantage. Learn more at https://theleadership-os.com/.

The truth is what our minds dwell on forms us. The stories and images we behold imprint themselves on us, shape who we become, and impact how we see the world. In this way, our imaginations are powerful. In today's episode, Lanta Davis helps us better understand the power of our imaginations and how what we dwell on forms who are becoming. Lanta Davis is professor of humanities and literature in the John Wesley Honors College at Indiana Wesleyan University and the author of Becoming by Beholding: The Power of the Imagination in Spiritual Formation. Her writing has appeared in Christianity Today, the Christian Century, Smithsonian Magazine, Plough, and Christ and Pop Culture. In my time with Lanta, she discusses the importance of training our imaginations, why the imagination is a ‘stamp for the soul,' and how and why it's important to allow beauty to shape our imaginations.Lanta's insights are fascinating and formational; I can't wait for you to listen to our conversation.Buy Melissa L. Johnson's book, Soul-Deep Beauty: Fighting for Our True Worth in a World Demanding Flawless, here. Learn more about Impossible Beauty and join the community here.

You're manifesting reality 24/7 with your mind, whether you know it or not. Hermetic teacher, Dr. Steven Young, returns to go deeper into the hermetic laws, alchemy, and the hidden mechanics of why you keep getting the opposite of what you ask for. 33% off Dr. Steven Young's Hermetics Course with code JOSH33

There are two Emerald Tablets. They share a name. They share a color. Everything else about them is completely different — the origin, the author, the century, the verifiability. Most people who quote one are actually thinking of the other, and the confusion is over a hundred years old.   In this episode I investigate both. One was translated by Isaac Newton in his own handwriting, the manuscript still preserved at Cambridge today. The other has a very different story behind it.  

Bigfoot could get official status if proposed legislation passes making it the state cryptid of California. If nothing else, the effort shows that fascination with cryptids has an outsized footprint on our culture. We look at why mythical creatures continue to capture imaginations - as well as passions - of die-hard believers, despite no evidence for their existence. An author uncovers the origin of a beloved hoax in the American West and its unexpected ties to a real animal and historical medical breakthrough. But are we looking for creature delights in all the wrong places? A tally of Earth's species reveals that far more remain unidentified than are currently known. Newly discovered critters such as the Yeti crab and an organism dubbed the Flying Spaghetti Monster are so strange, it challenges us to separate fauna fact from folktale. Guests: Chris Rogers – Assemblymember, California's 2nd Assembly District Benjamin Radford – Deputy Editor of Skeptical Inquirer Science Magazine, author, and co-host of Squaring the Strange podcast Michael Branch – Writer, humorist, and author of On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer Boris Worm – Marine ecologist, Professor of Biology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia Originally released April 14, 2025 Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ‘i’ Problem Theory: Solve your problems by Anthony Robinski https://authorreputationpress.com/bookstore/the-i-problem-theory-solve-your-problems/ Robinskibooks.com The I Problem Theory starts from a simple claim: if you can precisely describe how you stand in relation to a problem, you can deliberately change that relationship. The book expresses this with a single equation, The I Problem Theory. Rather than offering vague motivation, the book shows how to increase certain factors by using better habits, better information, and better use of other people’s expertise-while recognizing things that cannot be changed but used to your advantage. About the Author Author, Anthony James Robinski, is a Navy veteran from the Dallas, Texas, area. He joined the Navy at 19, serving 12 years in active services until transitioning to the Navy Reserve. During service, he worked with cutting-edge technology on submarines and taught dance around the world. The time spent in the service allowed him to live in the Imagination of his predecessors. The many stories he heard from his fellow sailors and their outlandish adventures inspired him to share his own using the same practical techniques. He sent out on his adventure to write and tell his own stories. No longer on active duty, Anthony lives his dream of working with technology and taking a plunge into his greatest passion, writing. His writing contains the same principles and lessons learned from his time visiting countries worldwide.

MAY. 20, 2026Blessings beyond your imagination."Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine." Eph 3:20 NIVPrayer Pastor Heidi Scanlon said: "God has blessings for us in categories we don't even know exist." That means God can create something out of nothing. He can seemingly come out of nowhere, and just when you need Him most, give you something you don't even have a category for. God says:'''For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. 'As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts'" (Isa 55:8-9 NIV). You say, "If God has blessings that I don't even have categories for, how can I ask for them?" That's where the Holy Spirit, who dwells within you, comes to your aid: "We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us... in accordance with the will of God" (Ro 8:26-27 NIV). And because the Holy Spirit prays in accordance with the will of God, you are blessed with wisdom beyond your knowledge, power beyond your strength, and favor beyond your ability. Paul put it this way: "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen" (Eph 3:20-21 NIV). Now you still must do your due diligence, for God cannot bless negligence. But when you know you've faithfully done your part and obeyed God, you can trust Him for blessings beyond your imagination.Blessings beyond your imagination Power, strength, and favor beyond your abilityShare This DevotionalSend us Fan MailSupport the showChanging Lives | Building Strong Family | Impacting Our Community For Jesus Christ!

Susanne Sklar and Mark Vernon explore William Blake's late, great poem, "Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion""Of the Sleep of Ulro! and of the passage through Eternal Death! and of the awakening to Eternal Life," Blake tells us the epic is about.Albion features, as does the heroine Jersualem, as well as Jesus.So how did Blake weave together these figures? How can the poem be read? What is its message and theology? What insights does it offer today?Susanne's book is "Blake's 'Jerusalem' As Visionary Theatre: Entering the Divine Body".Mark's book is "Awake! William Blake and the Power of the Imagination."www.markvernon.com

Ho-fung Hung on the Political Economy of China. Shownotes Ho-fung Hung Prof. Ho-fung Hung at the Johns Hopkins University: https://soc.jhu.edu/directory/ho-fung-hung/ The Conference ‘China and Us: Perspectives on Peace, Human Rights and Socio-Ecological Transformation': https://www.attac.de/china-konferenz/startseite Ho-fung, H. (2015). The China Boom. Why China Will Not Rule the World. Columbia University Press.     https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-china-boom/9780231540223/ on Citic Press:  https://www.group.citic/en/Diversified_Portfolio/New_Consumption/Citic_Publish/ on the 1989 protests in China:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre on the fiscal reform in China in 1994:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax-Sharing_Reform_of_China_in_1994 on Carl Schmitt: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Schmitt https://www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/archiv/537943/ortung-und-ordnung-carl-schmitt-im-nationalsozialismus/ on Benito Mussolini:  https://www.dhm.de/lemo/biografie/benito-mussolini https://nationalgeographic.de/geschichte-und-kultur/2023/09/benito-mussolini-aufstieg-und-fall-eines-faschistischen-diktators/ the Constitution of the People's Republic of China:  https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/lawsregulations/201911/20/content_WS5ed8856ec6d0b3f0e9499913.html on Foucault's ‘Regime of Truth':  Lorenzini, D. (2015). What is a ‘Regime of Truth'?. Le foucaldien 1(1).  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317961938_What_is_a_Regime_of_Truth the mentioned article by Ho-fung Hung in the Jacobin:  Ho-fung, H. (2023). Mussolini in Beijing. Jacobin.  https://jacobin.com/2023/02/mussolini-in-beijing on China's falling CO2 emissions:  https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-21-months/ on renewable energy in China:  https://www.carbonbrief.org/china-briefing-5-february-2026-clean-energys-share-of-economy-record-renewables-thawing-relations-with-uk/ Ho-fung, H. (2026). The China Question. Eight Centuries of Fantasy and Fear. Cambridge University Press.  https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/china-question/C15B207366F98DC034ED279435A8CCCA on the case of Solyndra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solyndra on the economic policy of Mao Zedong and China's relationship to the Soviet Union, Felix Wemheuer's youtube channel ‘Studying Maoist China' is recommended:  https://www.youtube.com/@felixwemheuerstudyingmaois1051 on Chile during the Cold War:  Lockhart, J. (2016). Reimagining Chile's Cold War Experience: From the Conflict's Origins to Salvador Allende's Inauguration. University of Arizona.  https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/620841 on Salvador Allende:  www.britannica.com/biography/Salvador-Allende on the Paris Commune: Badiou, A. (2021). The Paris Commune: Marx, Mao, Tomorrow. Monthly Review 73(1).  https://monthlyreview.org/articles/the-paris-commune-marx-mao-tomorrow/ Weber, I. M. (2021). How China Escaped Shock Therapy. The Market Reform Debate. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/How-China-Escaped-Shock-Therapy-The-Market-Reform-Debate/Weber/p/book/9781032008493 the mentioned publication on i.a. guerilla policymaking:  Heilmann, S. & Perry, E. J. (2011). Mao's Invisible Hand. The Political Foundations of Adaptive Governance in China. Harvard University Press.  https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674060630 the quote ‘it's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism' is commonly attributed to Frederic Jameson:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredric_Jameson on Wolfgang Streeck:  https://www.mpifg.de/457994/Streeck on the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hungarian_parliamentary_election Relevant Episodes of Future Histories  S04E02 | Merle Groneweg zu Staatskapitalismus, Ökologie und Klimapolitik in China https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s04/e02-merle-groneweg-zu-staatskapitalismus-oekologie-und-klimapolitik-in-china/ S03E60 | Felix Wemheuer zu unserer Zukunft mit China https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e60-felix-wemheuer-zu-unserer-zukunft-mit-china/ S02E09 | Isabella M. Weber zu Chinas drittem Weg  https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e09-isabella-m-weber-zu-chinas-drittem-weg/ Future Histories Contact & Support If you like Future Histories, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/FutureHistories Contact: office@futurehistories.today Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehpodcast/ Mastodon: https://mstdn.social/@FutureHistories English webpage: https://futurehistories-international.com   Episode Keywords #Ho-fungHung, #JanGroos, #Interview, #JohnHopkinsUniversity, #FutureHistories, #China, #PoliticalEconomy, #Capitalism, #MarketSocialism, #Socialism, #Mao, #Governmentality, #Democracy, #Imagination, #Society, #Communism, #ClimateChange

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Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Imagination Meets Reality: A Day at Parc de la Ciutadella Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ca/episode/2026-05-23-07-38-19-ca Story Transcript:Ca: Al mig del matí, l'Escola de la Ciutadella estava a punt de començar una aventura especial.En: In the middle of the morning, l'Escola de la Ciutadella was about to embark on a special adventure.Ca: Les flors del parc ballaven al vent primaveral, i les roselles rogents semblaven saludar els nens que arribaven amb entusiasme.En: The flowers of the park danced in the spring breeze, and the red poppies seemed to greet the children arriving with enthusiasm.Ca: Arnau, un nen de deu anys amb una imaginació desbordant, caminava amb la seva classe cap al Parc de la Ciutadella.En: Arnau, a ten-year-old boy with a boundless imagination, was walking with his class to the Parc de la Ciutadella.Ca: Era el Dia de Sant Jordi, i l'aire estava ple d'una màgia especial.En: It was Dia de Sant Jordi, and the air was filled with a special magic.Ca: Montserrat, la seva mestra, observava els nens amb un somriure.En: Montserrat, their teacher, watched the children with a smile.Ca: Ella sabia que el millor aprenentatge es feia fora de les quatre parets de l'aula.En: She knew that the best learning happened outside the four walls of the classroom.Ca: Eulàlia, silenciosa però atenta, caminava al costat d'Arnau.En: Eulàlia, silent but attentive, walked beside Arnau.Ca: Sempre es fixava en com Montserrat trobava l'equilibri entre ensenyar i inspirar.En: She always noticed how Montserrat found the balance between teaching and inspiring.Ca: Mentre creuaven el pont cap al parc, Arnau va començar a imaginar-se a si mateix com un cavaller valent.En: As they crossed the bridge to the park, Arnau began to imagine himself as a brave knight.Ca: "Eulàlia," va xiuxiuejar, assenyalant una font propera.En: "Eulàlia," he whispered, pointing to a nearby fountain.Ca: "Veus aquest castell?En: "Do you see that castle?Ca: És perfecte per derrotar un drac!En: It's perfect for defeating a dragon!"Ca: "Eulàlia va somriure, encantada amb la fantasia d'Arnau.En: Eulàlia smiled, charmed by Arnau's fantasy.Ca: Tot i així, Montserrat, amb una mirada experta, va interrompre suaument les divagacions d'Arnau.En: Nevertheless, Montserrat, with a knowing look, gently interrupted Arnau's musings.Ca: "En Arnau, volem gaudir dels llibres, les flors i la història real d'aquest parc.En: "Arnau, we want to enjoy the books, the flowers, and the real history of this park.Ca: Però," va afegir amb un somriure, "també podem trobar cavallers amagats si mirem amb atenció.En: But," she added with a smile, "we can also find hidden knights if we look carefully."Ca: "A mesura que avançaven cap a les fonts famoses, les rialles dels altres nens omplien l'aire.En: As they moved toward the famous fountains, the laughter of the other children filled the air.Ca: Montserrat va guiar-los, explicant la història de Sant Jordi i el drac.En: Montserrat guided them, explaining the story of Sant Jordi and the dragon.Ca: Els nens escoltaven amb atenció, encara que Arnau, de tant en tant, deixava que la seva imaginació volés cap a noves aventures.En: The children listened attentively, although Arnau, from time to time, let his imagination fly to new adventures.Ca: Quan van arribar a les fonts, Arnau va veure com l'aigua brillava al sol i va sentir que ja no calia imaginar dracs per veure la màgia.En: When they reached the fountains, Arnau saw how the water sparkled in the sun and felt that there was no need to imagine dragons to see magic.Ca: La realitat també tenia les seves meravelles.En: Reality also had its wonders.Ca: En aquell moment especial, va decidir no distreure's més del present.En: In that special moment, he decided not to distract himself any further from the present.Ca: "Montserrat," va dir Arnau, "potser podem escriure una història a l'escola sobre el parc i els nostres cavallers imaginaris.En: "Montserrat," said Arnau, "maybe we can write a story at the school about the park and our imaginary knights."Ca: "Montserrat va acceptar encantada.En: Montserrat agreed delightedly.Ca: Eulàlia, que havia estat escoltant, va afegir: "I les nenes podrien ser les heroïnes!En: Eulàlia, who had been listening, added, "And the girls could be the heroines!"Ca: " Tots van riure i van continuar gaudint del dia.En: Everyone laughed and continued enjoying the day.Ca: A la tornada a l'escola, Arnau va saber que ara tenia la capacitat de combinar els seus somnis amb el món que l'envoltava.En: On the way back to school, Arnau knew he now had the ability to combine his dreams with the world around him.Ca: Aquesta nova aventura es va convertir en una història que tots els nens van voler compartir i continuar.En: This new adventure turned into a story that all the children wanted to share and continue.Ca: En Arnau va aprendre que el món real, combinat amb la imaginació, podia ser més màgic que res del que mai havia somiat.En: Arnau learned that the real world, combined with imagination, could be more magical than anything he had ever dreamed. Vocabulary Words:the adventure: l'aventurathe breeze: la brisathe poppies: les rosellesboundless: desbordantenthusiasm: l'entusiasmethe teacher: la mestrathe balance: l'equilibrito inspire: inspirarbrave: valentto whisper: xiuxiuejarnearby: properto defeat: derrotarthe fountain: la fontto charm: encantarthe musings: les divagacionsto enjoy: gaudirhidden: amagatto guide: guiarto sparkle: brillarthe wonder: la meravellato distract: distreureto agree: acceptarthe heroine: l'heroïnathe laughter: les riallesto decide: decidirto combine: combinarto share: compartirsurrounding: envoltantto listen: escoltarthe dragon: el drac

In honor of World Meditation Day on May 21 I created this meditation to completely revolutionize how you think about meditation. If you've never meditated before, this is the episode that will teach you from the ground up. If you've been meditating for years, this is the episode that will reframe what meditation actually is — not relaxation, not emptying the mind, but a literal portal into infinite realities. I walk you through the exact approach I've used to guide hundreds of thousands of you into states that traditional meditation teachers won't even talk about.   I break down the neuroscience of why meditation works the way it does — how dropping into alpha and theta activates the temporal lobe, quiets the default mode network, and increases your brain's natural DMT production, putting you in the same state as the most reality-altering experiences humans can have. Then I teach you the foundation: how to sit still, the Silva 5-to-1 countdown method, posture and breath, the secret of vivid five-sense imagination, and how to activate your body before you sit down so you go deep without falling asleep. I also explain why this approach is fundamentally different from traditional meditation — we are not dissolving the self, we are expanding it to include every possibility.   The second half of the episode is a complete guided meditation that takes you through full-body relaxation, the Silva countdown, the doorway of light, and into your highest timeline. By the end you will have stepped through the portal yourself and experienced what I mean when I say meditation is reality navigation. This is the foundation for everything else — timeline shifting, quantum jumping, future self merging, parallel reality work — all of it begins here.    

What if timing could change the way you experience life? How can astrology help us make the best of…well, everything? Today, Sarah sits down with Kaitlin Coppock, founder of Sphere + Sundry — a premier house of talismanic materia and astrological magic — to explore creativity, ritual, planetary timing, and what it means to build a life in relationship with the cosmos. This episode is for anyone curious about astrology, ritual practice, entrepreneurship, spiritual creativity, and the mysteries that unfold when we collaborate with the unseen. On this episode of Moonbeaming you'll hear: What astrological magic actually is and how talismans work How Kaitlin built Sphere + Sundry from a side project into a thriving business Why timing matters in magical and creative work The role of herbs, oils, incense, and materia in ritual practice Practical advice for starting an astrological magic practice How ritual can support collective healing, repair, and imagination Whether you're deeply immersed in astrology or simply curious about living more intentionally and creatively, this conversation offers a rare glimpse into a world where ritual, craftsmanship, spirit, and timing all meet.

Al Gordon leads Saint, a thriving church in East London which has been seeing a remarkable upturn of young people gathering for all night prayer and worship in recent years. Al is the founder of Renaissance - a movement to equip creatives and empower churches to be cathedrals of creativity. Al's new book 'Spark' is aimed at igniting our God-given creativity. Today Justin and Belle ask how, in an age of AI, distraction and noise, we re-enchant… creativity and imagination. For 'Spark' by Al Gordon: https://algordon.co/spark/ If you found this conversation interesting, Seen & Unseen, the creators of Re-Enchanting, offers thousands of articles exploring how the Christian faith helps us understand the modern world. Discover more here: www.seenandunseen.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if reigniting your imagination could unlock possibilities for your life and leadership you never thought were possible? In this episode of Leaders of Transformation, Nicole Jansen welcomes back leadership expert, executive coach, and author Greg Cagle to discuss his powerful new book, Reality Benders. Greg shares how our beliefs shape our behaviors, how emotions fuel outcomes, and why most people unknowingly live in reactive cycles instead of intentionally creating the future they truly want. Together, Nicole and Greg explore how to reignite imagination, challenge limiting beliefs, and unlock new possibilities in leadership, business, and life. They also unpack the neuroscience behind transformation, the power of curiosity, and how leaders can become "external catalysts" who help others see beyond current limitations and step into their highest potential. What We Discuss in this Episode Why reality is something we create — not simply something that happens to us The "Reality Cycle" and how thoughts, behaviors, and outcomes reinforce one another Why behavior modification alone rarely creates lasting transformation How beliefs drive behaviors and shape long-term results The hidden role emotion plays in achieving meaningful goals Why imagination is essential for transformation and innovation How curiosity reignites imagination and unlocks possibility Why most people unconsciously limit what they believe is possible How to move beyond survival thinking and create an intentional future The connection between imagination, emotion, and extraordinary outcomes How leaders unintentionally reinforce limiting realities in their teams The difference between focusing on performance gaps vs. reinforcing progress A powerful military case study on belief, performance, and transformation How to become an "external catalyst" for others Highlights and YouTube Chapter Titles 00:00 – Introduction to Reality Bending 02:00 – Why Greg Wrote Reality Benders 04:00 – What "Reality" Actually Means 06:00 – Why Behavior Modification Doesn't Work Long-Term 11:00 – Understanding the Reality Cycle 14:00 – Emotion as Fuel for Transformation 16:00 – Why Most Goals Fail 18:00 – The Military Performance Experiment That Changed Everything 22:00 – Future-Back Leadership vs. Past-Forward Leadership 24:00 – Seeing Yourself Differently First 26:00 – Becoming an External Catalyst for Others 29:00 – How to Reignite Your Imagination 31:00 – Why Most People Settle for Predictable Outcomes 34:00 – Unlocking Infinite Possibilities 37:00 – Final Encouragement for Leaders and Visionaries Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/leadership/552-reality-benders-how-to-reignite-your-imagination-and-unlock-infinite-possibilities-with-greg-cagle  Check out our complete library of episodes and other leadership resources here: https://leadersoftransformation.com ________

Eric Jorgenson on The Book of Elon: High-Effort Optimism, Imagination, and AI SuperpowersDanny hosts Eric Jorgensen to discuss The Book of Elon and how studying Elon Musk reshaped Eric's imagination through “high effort optimism,” pairing an ambitious vision of the future with the grind to close the gap between fiction and reality. Eric shares practical imagination habits (asking “why/why not,” learning from history like the Wright brothers), his biography-style research process (collecting millions of words of public sources, distilling into a tightly curated 50,000-word “Elon speaks to you” experience), and how he balances memorable sentences with stories. They explore curation vs originality, Elon's influences (including Napoleon), learning as behavior change, misconceptions about Elon being money-motivated, and a “solarpunk” future blending nature with technological abundance. They also discuss AI as a tool, education models like Alpha School, and adapting careers to rapid AI-driven change.00:00 Welcome and Imagination00:58 High Effort Optimism02:31 Habits to Think Bigger04:29 Research and Curation Method08:15 Memorable Sentences and Stories10:21 Creativity Without Originality14:10 Elon's Influences and Strategy18:16 Reprogramming Through Practice19:45 Applying Ideas and Teaching22:38 Work Ethic and Tradeoffs28:49 Crisis Mode Mindset29:28 Wealth Versus Mission31:35 Gates Tesla Short Story33:51 Changing Minds On Elon36:13 Writing With AI Tools40:25 Rethinking School With AI43:05 Career Superpowers Era47:36 Solarpunk Future Vision51:28 High Effort Optimism

In today's devotional podcast, Pastor Kerrick shares how using your imagination is a crucial part of biblical meditation.

This episode draws on experimental and review literature on mirror-gazing, strange-face illusions, anomalous self-experience, dissociation, agency, face pareidolia, and face-distortion disorders, especially the work of Giovanni B. Caputo, Caputo/Lynn/Houran, Mash et al., Bregman-Hai and Soffer-Dudek, Derome et al., Palmer and Clifford, and Blom et al. Historical and occult context comes from research on catoptromancy, John Dee's angelic scrying records, the British Museum's “Dr Dee's Magical Mirror,” Campbell et al.'s Antiquity study on the mirror's Mexican/Aztec obsidian origin, and Mesoamerican material on Tezcatlipoca and the “Smoking Mirror.”Links For The Occult Rejectshttps://linktr.ee/theoccultrejectsOccult Research Institutehttps://www.occultresearchinstitute.org/Cash Apphttps://cash.app/$theoccultrejectsVenmo@TheOccultRejectsBuy Me A Coffeebuymeacoffee.com/TheOccultRejectsPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/TheOccultRejectsCore Scientific Sources: Mirror-Gazing, Strange Faces, and Altered Self-ExperienceCaputo, Giovanni B. “Strange-Face-in-the-Mirror Illusion.” Perception 39, no. 7, 2010, 1007–1008.Key use: This is the main science anchor for the episode. Caputo showed that prolonged mirror-gazing under low illumination can produce strange-face apparitions, including distortions, unknown faces, monstrous faces, animal-like faces, archetypal faces, and faces of relatives or deceased people.Caputo, Giovanni B., Steven Jay Lynn, and James Houran. “Mirror- and Eye-Gazing: An Integrative Review of Induced Altered and Anomalous Experiences.” Imagination, Cognition and Personality 40, no. 4, 2021, 418–457.Key use: This is one of the strongest overview sources. It reviews empirical studies on mirror-gazing, psychomanteum work, and eye-to-eye gazing, especially in relation to altered perception, anomalous experiences, bodily experience, and self-identity.Mash, Joanna, Paul M. Jenkinson, Charlotte E. Dean, and Keith R. Laws. “Strange Face Illusions: A Systematic Review and Quality Analysis.” Consciousness and Cognition 109, 2023, article 103480.Key use: Newer review source. Useful because it supports strange-face illusions as a reliable phenomenon in both mirror-gazing and interpersonal gazing, while also warning that stronger research is still needed on mechanisms and prevalence.Bregman-Hai, Noa, and Nirit Soffer-Dudek. “Mirror-Gazing-Induced Dissociation Impairs Self-Reported and Implicit Sense of Agency: A Causal Investigation of Dissociation and Agency Under Controlled Laboratory Conditions.” PLOS ONE 21, no. 2, 2026, e0341316.Key use: Excellent source for the agency section. This connects mirror-gazing-induced dissociation with weakened sense of agency, which pairs well with mediumship, possession, automatic writing, and the feeling that “something else” is present.Derome, Mélodie, Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero, Giovanni Battista Caputo, and Martin Debbané. “A Developmental Study of Mirror-Gazing-Induced Anomalous Self-Experiences and Self-Reported Schizotypy from 7 to 28 Years of Age.” Psychopathology 55, no. 1, 2022, 49–61.Key use: Useful developmental source. It connects mirror-gazing-induced anomalous self-experiences with age, self-perception, and schizotypal traits.Caputo, Giovanni B. “Visual Perception During Mirror-Gazing at One's Own Face in Patients with Depression.” The Scientific World Journal, 2014.Key use: Useful for the emotion/self-face relationship section. Caputo found that strange-face apparitions were reduced in patients with depression compared with healthy controls, including shorter duration, fewer strange faces, weaker intensity, and lower emotional response.Tramacere, Antonella. “Face Yourself: The Social Neuroscience of Mirror Gazing.” Frontiers in Psychology 13, 2022, article 949211.Key use: Strong support for the idea that mirror-gazing is like seeing yourself as another. It connects self-face perception with social neuroscience and the overlap between how we perceive our own face and the faces of others.Chakraborty, Anya C., and Bhismadev Chakrabarti. “Looking at My Own Face: Visual Processing Strategies in Self–Other Face Recognition.” Frontiers in Psychology 9, 2018.Key use: Useful for the self-face recognition section. This study looks at how people process their own face compared with other faces.Conty, Laurence, Nathalie George, and Jari K. Hietanen. “Watching Eyes Effects: When Others Meet the Self.” Consciousness and Cognition 45, 2016, 184–197.Key use: Best support for the gaze/presence section. It argues that direct gaze captures attention and triggers self-referential processing, which helps explain why a mirror can make the viewer feel watched.Face Perception, Pareidolia, and Monstrous DistortionPalmer, Colin J., and Colin W. G. Clifford. “Face Pareidolia Recruits Mechanisms for Detecting Human Social Attention.” Psychological Science 31, no. 8, 2020, 1001–1012.Key use: Best source for the “face-making brain” section. It supports the idea that illusory faces are not treated as meaningless noise; they can recruit mechanisms involved in social attention.Blom, Jan Dirk, Bastiaan C. ter Meulen, Jitze Dool, and Dominic H. ffytche. “A Century of Prosopometamorphopsia Studies.” Cortex 139, 2021, 298–308.Key use: Use carefully as a comparison source, not as a direct explanation for all scrying. Prosopometamorphopsia is a rare condition where faces appear distorted, showing that face-processing systems can produce frightening facial distortions under certain conditions.Psychomanteum, Grief, and Seeing the DeadHastings, Arthur, Michael Hutton, William Braud, et al. “Psychomanteum Research: Experiences and Effects on Bereavement.” OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying 45, no. 3, 2002, 211–228.Key use: Main grief / dead-in-the-mirror source. Use carefully. It does not prove afterlife contact, but it supports the idea that mirror-gazing, darkness, memory, and grief can produce powerful experiences interpreted as contact.Moody, Raymond A. Reunions: Visionary Encounters with Departed Loved Ones. New York: Villard, 1993.Key use: Main modern popular source for the psychomanteum as a grief-contact chamber. Use as practitioner/popular context, not as the strongest academic evidence.Terhune, Devin B., and Matthew D. Smith. “The Induction of Anomalous Experiences in a Mirror-Gazing Facility: Suggestion, Cognitive Perceptual Personality Traits and Phenomenological State Effects.” The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 194, no. 6, 2006, 415–421.Key use: Good supporting source for anomalous experiences in a mirror-gazing facility. Pairs well with Hastings and the Caputo review.Kamp, K. S., Evgenia Steffen, Louis A. Kasket, and others. “Sensory and Quasi-Sensory Experiences of the Deceased in Bereavement: An Interdisciplinary and Integrative Review.” Schizophrenia Bulletin 46, no. 6, 2020, 1367–1381.Key use: Strong source for the grief section. It supports the point that bereaved people often report sensory or quasi-sensory experiences of the deceased, including feeling a presence, seeing, hearing, smelling, or sensing the dead.Hewson, Helen, and colleagues. “The Impact of Continuing Bonds Following Bereavement: A Systematic Review.” Death Studies, 2024.Key use: Useful for continuing bonds. It helps frame ongoing inner relationships with the dead as part of bereavement rather than automatically pathological.Historical, Religious, and Occult Mirror DivinationJohnston, Sarah Iles. Ancient Greek Divination. Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.Key use: Broad academic background for ancient divination systems. Not only mirror scrying, but very useful for framing divination as a serious religious and cultural practice.“Technical Divination and Mechanics of Sacred Space.” In Technologies of the Marvellous in Ancient Greek Religion. Cambridge University Press.Key use: Useful for ancient catoptromancy. This chapter discusses mirror divination as a technical mode of ancient divination involving reflective/catoptric knowledge and assumptions about divine intervention in human knowledge.Lee, Mireille M. “The Gendered Economics of Greek Bronze Mirrors.” Hesperia 86, no. 1, 2017.Key use: Useful for Greek bronze mirrors as social, gendered, material, and possibly magical/divinatory objects.Pitt Rivers Museum. “Mirrors.” Body Arts Collection Resource.Key use: Good museum-level source for folklore around mirrors and catoptromancy. Useful for basic show-note support on the traditional belief that mirrors could reveal the future.John Dee, Black Mirrors, and ObsidianBritish Museum. “Dr Dee's Magical Mirror / Dr Dee's Magical Speculum.” Collection object 1966,1001.1.Key use: Essential object source. The British Museum identifies the object as Dr. Dee's magical mirror or magical speculum, made of obsidian, catalogued as Aztec, and broadly dated to the 14th–16th century.Campbell, Stuart, Elizabeth Healey, Jago Cooper, Naomi Speakman, and others. “The Mirror, the Magus and More: Reflections on John Dee's Obsidian Mirror.” Antiquity 95, 2021.Key use: Essential academic source for Dee's mirror. The study uses geochemical analysis to show that the British Museum obsidian mirrors are Mexican in origin, with Dee's mirror matching the Pachuca obsidian source.Nature. “A ‘Spirit Mirror' Used in Elizabeth I's Court Had Aztec Roots.” 2021.Key use: Short science-news summary of the Antiquity findings. Useful for quickly explaining that Dee's mirror was traced to a source near Pachuca, Mexico.Smithsonian Magazine. “Obsidian ‘Spirit Mirror' Used by Elizabeth I's Court Astrologer Has Aztec Origins.” 2021.Key use: Useful public-facing summary of Dee's mirror, its Aztec/Mexican origin, and its connection to Elizabethan occult culture.Dee, John, and Meric Casaubon, ed. A True & Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many YeaAlso want to remind people about the website, if you're into reading we have tons of information by multiple contributors, and we got t-shirts up on the site if you're interested. Fun fact, the art is all based on the eyeball. A

In this session of The Measure of Our Humanity, teacher and author Tara Brach explores imagination as what she calls “an absolute miracle of the human mind” — a capacity that has shaped every evolutionary leap our species has made, from language to civil rights. Drawing on myth, story, and contemplative practice, Brach argues that in dark times, imagination is not a retreat from reality but… Source

In this episode I read and discuss the most recent Q'uo channeling from March 17, 2026. The topics are extraordinary. Why fourth density energies of love and acceptance are meeting such resistance. Why catalyst is intensifying specifically to break through the avoidance mechanisms we have built. Ra's statement about wanderers being swept into the Maelstrom — and Q'uo's brilliant unpacking of what that Maelstrom actually is: a swirling circular pattern of stuck energies that pulls everything into repetitive cycles of fear, self-protection, and projecting insecurities outward. Why positive people — even wanderers — align themselves with leaders and movements that contradict service-to-others values, and how the Maelstrom makes it nearly impossible to see clearly while you are spinning in it. And the remarkable non-verbal autistic children demonstrating telepathic abilities featured in the Telepathy Tapes — Q'uo confirms many of them are dual-activated beings operating both third and fourth density bodies simultaneously. The difficulty they experience is caused by society forcing them into strictly third density ways of being.   You can find more at www.llresearch.org  

These are quantum command codes. Specifically architected affirmation sequences designed to lock in the merging between you and your future self. Every spiritual tradition has used a version of this — the Vedic tradition called them mantras, the Sufis called them dhikr, the Christian mystics called them prayers of the heart. The names change. The mechanism is identical. A specific arrangement of words, repeated with intention and feeling, restructures the consciousness of the person speaking them.     But most affirmations circulating online operate at the surface layer. What you are about to hear operates at the command layer — the level where identity, reality, energy, and timeline converge simultaneously. I built this activation around my four-category quantum command phrases framework: Identity-Transformation codes that install at the level of who you are using phrases like "I AM" and "I have become." Reality-Restructuring codes that reorganize the external world using "I now command" and "It is done." Energetic Alignment codes that synchronize your field using "I am aligned with" and "I am now in harmony with." And Timeline-Acceleration codes that collapse the distance between present and future using "I have already received" and "I am magnetizing." Twelve waves. Every wave targets a different dimension of your reality. Paired with quantum erasers — pattern-disrupting verbs that delete old subconscious code before the new installation begins. By the end, every layer of your consciousness has been addressed. Listen daily for maximum impact.  

This week, in Howland Township, Ohio, a popular local man is brutally murdered in his own home, leading the investigation to his ex-wife, who he was still living & sleeping with. Detectives really want to talk to his wife's new, MUCH younger boyfriend, who just got out of prison. Luckily, there is a treasure trove of letters, and audio recordings that show a clear murder plan forming. But was that all a fantasy, and the real killers are actually ex-felons that the victim would hire to work for him?? A crazy tale of betrayal, and greed!!   Along the way, we find out that people want to go to a county fair to look at carcasses, that there is no reason to have 52 credit cards, and that when you're in prison, you should assume that all of your letters could eventually be evidence!!   New episodes, every Wednesday & Friday nights!! Check us out on VIDEO Wednesday and Friday evenings on Netflix! www.netflix.com/smalltownmurder Go to shutupandgivememurder.com for all things Small Town Murder, Crime In Sports & Your Stupid Opinions!   Follow us on... instagram.com/smalltownmurder facebook.com/smalltownpod   Also, check out James & Jimmie's other shows, Crime In Sports & Your Stupid Opinions on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts!!