Jason Gregory

Taoism’s Paradoxical Path of Power and Enlightenment

In this podcast, we will explain Taoism’s paradoxical path of power and enlightenment. This is the thirty-third episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter thirty-three of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning of this chapter.

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Humility as a Spiritual PracticewithJason Gregory

October 12, 2015

Here he describes how many people become ensnared in the ego to such an extent that they lose almost all awareness of their inner, spiritual center. Yet, within each of us resides a deep consciousness that we share with the entire universe. Most of us engage in a dialogue between our inner sage and our [...]

Cultivating Peak ExperienceswithRick Leskowitz

June 19, 2024

Rick describes several ways to attain peak experiences and how to get into the zone by choice, not chance. He shares positive experiences of professional athletes who use meditation and energetic practices to enhance their performance with supporting research.

PsychonauticswithMike Jay

May 17, 2024

Here he focuses on the long history, within western science, of researchers exploring the effects and effectiveness of different drugs through self-experimentation.

Metaphors of TransformationwithRalph Metzner (1936 – 2019)

April 27, 2024

The late Ralph Metzner, PhD, was well known as a consciousness explorer. Here he stresses the importance of metaphor in guiding and understanding human development, focussing on the metaphors of transformation from a caterpillar to a butterfly, of the journey, and of death and rebirth. Dr. Metzner is author of Opening to Inner Light and Maps of Consciousness and [...]

CLASSIC REBOOT: Deeper into the MysterywithWhitley Strieber

May 31, 2024

In this video from 2023, he continues his multi-decades exploration into the nature of the “Visitor” phenomena he has been confronting since 1985.

Stress and Anxiety are GiftswithDavid H. Rosmarin

March 27, 2024

David shares that everyone experiences stress and anxiety and are normal parts of being human. He suggests not running from anxiety, instead lean into it, and listen to what it has to say.

Maurice Nicoll: The Psychology of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky’s Fourth WaywithGary Lachman

June 21, 2024

Here he weaves a fascinating tapistry involving the ferment in the early twentieth century, including the emergence of depth psychology and a burgeoning esoteric culture including theosophy, anthroposophy, ritual magick, and – particularly – the Fourth Way movement of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. Maurice Nicoll was in the center of this world.

The Artist Francis BaconwithJames Tunney

November 12, 2021

Here he explores the artistic and intellectual complexities of Francis Bacon (1909 – 1992), one of the most successful artists of the twentieth centuries who paintings have sold for more than $100 million. He points out that Bacon found inspiration in the spiritualist literature and possibly functioned mediumistically himself. Tunney also focuses on Bacon’s artwork [...]

1970s California Counter-CulturewithPeter Coyote

November 15, 2021

Here he describes his work as director of the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s road company in the 1960s, providing free performances in parks. This led him, and other cast members, to found an organization known as the Diggers – providing free food, and eventually a free store. He also describes the use of drugs in [...]

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