"People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in other to avoid facing their own souls" (C.G. Jung). Here's the most recent way I've been thinking about Soul, along with some very personal stories. You can check my previous podcasts, What is Soul? Part 1 and 2 if you want to see how my own thoughts have evolved and grown. Enjoy!
This is a further exploration of the unique ways the masculine, or the unhealthy patriarchal world, wounds the son and the daughter. We'll explore the nature of these wounds using two ancient myths, one about a rat, and the other about the handless maiden. Like all sacred stories, a few hints and guesses are hidden here that can help us navigate the ways our fathers are wounded, and the ways we all received wounds when we were innocent, and small, and vulnerable. Although myths rarely spell out ...
This episode is an investigation of the father wound. I'll be exploring our own wounded fathers, the kind of wounds the masculine receives, and the shape of our own wounds as sons and daughters in a "time of no father," to quote Robert Bly. I'm interested here in the archetypal and mythic terrain of the wounded feeling function, as Jung calls it. I'm relying heavily on the Robert Johnson's book The Fisher King and the Handless Maiden, as well as Iron John by Robert Bly. I'm curious what these im...
Some personal reflections on public/private life tensions, moving to another state, thresholds spaces, and a few other things going on in my life. Thanks for all your support. The title is a reference to a poem by Jan Richardson called A Blessing in the Dust, which I read at the end of podcast. Enjoy!
Check out my conversation with Ian MacKenzie, filmmaker and creator of The Mythic Masculine Podcast. We're experiencing a current renaissance in men's work right now, which is so important for the health and healing of our culture. Ian has been exploring and bringing forth voices who are contributing to the conversation, and he has his own story of how the mythic masculine has been shaping his life. Check out his work at https://www.themythicmasculine.com/...
"I do not know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention...how to kneel" (Mary Oliver). What do you think about prayer now, with the unraveling of religious categories, and traditional practices? Does prayer still have a place in the spiritual life? If so, what do we mean by prayer? Enjoy
Here's my conversation with Rebecca Wildbear about her new book Wild Yoga. She's a guide with Animas Valley Institute, she also teaches Wild Yoga, and other soul-oriented offerings. We discuss the art and craft of listening, the nature of prayer, and Wild Yoga as a way of being. You can find her work at https://www.rebeccawildbear.com/ Enjoy!
Psychedelics is the hottest topic in spiritual and therapeutic circles. Are we ready? What are the dangers and opportunities? Ryan Meeks and I have been wrestling with these questions for the last few years. This podcast is an unscripted conversation about drugs between two friends, not an authoritative final word on the research, or a formula for what's best for each individual. Ryan has a lot of experience in this world, I do not. I hope you enjoy our back and forth, as we search for hints and...
Here's a conversation about rituals in the modern world with my friends at Eastlake Community Church, outside of Seattle. We talk about meaning in Target, our human craving for transcendence, the Starbucks holiday cup, the Vatican, and wonder together whether or not new rituals can be created and how much of what's still available might help us. Special thanks to Jordan Gilliam for the original soundscape, In This Together. Find him on Instagram @jordan_tyrone78.
Turning to the archetypal patterns of Advent, the birth of the Soul, the Christ, and the forces that try to cut us off from our radiant center, our possibilities, our creative incarnation. Special thanks to Jordan Gilliam for the original soundscape, In This Together. Find him on Instagram @jordan_tyrone78. The main quote, and a few of the ideas used in this episode, comes from Trauma and the Soul, A Psycho-Spiritual Approach to Human Development and its Interruption, by Donald Kalsched. Enjoy!...
Here are a few ideas, images, stories, hints and guesses, about the Feminine and Masculine, as sacred, as archetypal realities, as something we all carry in the psyche, and as something to be honor and respected. Enjoy!
This episode is about the religious instinct, our proclivity to worship, the fact that we bow down to something, and what might happen if we consent to the inner compass which seeks ultimate meaning.
Merton, Nietzsche, Buber and a few thoughts on the opportunities when we no longer know what we mean by God.
I'd like to turn to Thomas Merton's writings on the True Self. I find his mystical understanding of identity to be counter-cultural, challenging and ultimately hopeful. I hope you hear a hint or guess from Merton, as I am, for your own descent beneath the ego's demands and stances. Enjoy!
Some reflections and an unorthodox reading of an old parable of Jesus. Enjoy!
What is deconstruction? Or the Dark Night for that matter? And what is it that we are being invited into, during certain seasons of life? These are only hints and guesses.
This week is about the sacred, the holy ordinary, trees lit from within, Annie Dillard, Moses, and a few suggested practices for deepening our quality of attention. Enjoy!
A podcast about the golden calf, the absence of God, the center which has no center, and the nutrients left in the compost heap of our spiritual ancestors.
The first in my Monday series on ancient texts, Biblical images, and the compost heap of the wisdom tradition. This episode is a musing on Babel, power, greed, pride, Putin, borders, invasion and the Wind. Enjoy!
Hopefully I'll step on everyone's toes, including my own.
Excited to chat with Brie Stoner. We chat about courage, art, motherhood, divorce, unknowing, mentors and geography. Enjoy!
This episode is about the mysterious relationship between our wounds and our gifts. Perfect for the holiday season. Enjoy!
What stories are we carrying about human purpose, or destiny, or about the how any of us are actually here, right now, in this life, in this era? Are we mere accidents, among countless accidents? What needs to be remembered for us to really flourish, or find some sense of deeper meaning? Just a few questions I'm wrestling with on this podcast. Enjoy!
I hope you enjoy our unscripted conversation about surprises, form and creativity, what is currently speaking to us, and finding a life-giving pace in the madness and anxiety of our age.
In this wide-ranging chat we talk about Tony's story, being canceled, the Emergent Church, epistemic humility, not losing faith, finding wild places, hunting, contact with death, Israel, and whether or not the Jesus story still has power. I hope you hear a few hints and guesses for your own unfolding. Enjoy!
Abraham Heschel, unflinching awe, Yellowstone at night, sublime grandeur, and what happens when the only value system we have is the market. Enjoy!
More in my series, Stuff That Helps! This time, Iron John by Robert Bly. In this episode we explore the opening of the myth Iron John and what it has to teach us about growing up. It's very challenging right now to talk about the masculine, much more what I call the Sacred Masculine. I hope you hear something that helps. Enjoy!
The death of God, the unconscious, Freudian slips, why you can't find your keys, are all in this wide ranging conversation with my friend Peter Rollins. You might have to listen more than once. Special thanks to my Patrons for supporting this podcast. It's great to be back after a strange and challenging month for me. Enjoy!
How long does this whole spiritual transformation stuff take? Shouldn't I be enlightened by now? Why is all this old stuff still getting dragged up? Well, let's talk about it.
Here's my Holy Week offering. Enjoy! #hintsandguesses
