Becoming Who We Are
Discovering the path of healing and growth to awaken to who we are by probing the depths of religion, spirituality, psychology, etc. What is reality and how can we participate in it more fully to create a better future?
Episodes
Psychologist Ryan Rominger joins me once again to talk about the phenomenon and research of NDE's. We talk about the similarities and differences between NDE's and how cultural and religious/spiritual views affect the experience. We discuss the debate between the origins of NDE's as being physical or spiritual. We cover the affects that NDE have on experiencers as well as those around them.
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Therapist Ryan Rominger joins me to talk about his Kundalini Awakening. I reflect on my own Kundalini Awakening & how after our experiences our relationship with light and energy changed. We discuss our evolving understanding of God. We also compare the pros and difficulties that these awakenings had on our lives.
Sorina joins me for a pt. 2 to our first episode. We go further in talking about neutral spiritual beings, faith vs. works, is there really such a thing as Christian orthodoxy, and much more!
Josiah joins me again to discuss Pastor/Researcher Paul Wallis's books about Yahweh and how he differs from the creator God that Jesus revealed. We go into Old Testament passages that reveal Yahweh as a conditional, violent, and vengeful God. We discuss New Testament verses from Paul and Jesus that rebuke this God and reveal the true unconditional loving creator God.
You can find Josh on his Instagram here
Adam Apollo and I discuss consciousness, science, and how that connects with AI. We cover aspects such as Free Will, intelligence, and awareness. We also talk about how AI will affect the future and how to use it well. Adam explains his website that utilizes AI for gamifying regenerative environmental tasks.
Josiah joins me to talk about his spiritual journey from growing up in a mega church saturated in fear based end times theology, growing up and finding himself in a cult, to discovering healing and transcendence in creating sacred geometry/AI art, doing breathwork, and encountering spiritual figures on the other side.
Discover Josiah's art and wise thoughts on his Instagram
Master Reiki Practitioner Tricia joins me to talk about her religious upbringing and journey of healing through Reiki. We talked about what it is, where it came from, its relation to prayer, and much more. We also discussed the power and importance of learning how to work through discomfort.
You can find Tricia on her website here.
Theology student Tanya joins me to talk about how we read the Bible. We explore a lot of the assumptions we make in Western Christianity about set doctrine that early Christianity and Eastern Christianity view differently. We discuss many different areas such as Atonement, end times, who Jesus was, Holy Spirit, God, Genesis, and more.
Environmental Philosopher Henry Kramer joins me to talk about humanity's relationship with nature and how wonder can help us recover the magic of the universe. We discuss different beliefs around consciousness such as animism, pantheism, panentheism, and panpsychism. We also touch on the power and important of phenomenology, symbols, and imagination.
You can find Henry on his Instagram here.
My former Grad school classmate Sorina joins me to talk about the esoteric, occult, and magic. Sorina has studied Charles Williams Thoroughly and has a PHD studying these topics. Sorina and I talk about the Inklings (Lewis, Tolkien, Charles Williams, etc.) and their study/beliefs in these matters. We discuss such principles such as surrender vs. creating, humanity and the divine, white vs. dark magic and much more.
On this second solo episode I give an update on my life. I talk about my coaching training as well as what thoughts and emotions have been arising in my sessions as a client. I go on to explore how the movie Inside Out has helped me understand emotions better in my own journey and its connection with my Awakening. I also talk about insights I've found in Loki and how it relates to the current Christian Deconstruction movement.
It was difficult to title this episode because we discussed so much! Elizabeth is my spiritual integration coaching teacher. In this episode we talk about her life growing up with abilities to see into the spiritual dimensions. We talk about her establishing the Hope community and her dream to establish a facility to help individuals ground after experiencing spiritual emergencies.
Find Elizabeth on her website here
In this episode I talk with Jillian about the mystic and scientist De Chardin. We discuss how he understood evolution and its compatibility with science. We discussed some of his ideas on evolutionary psychology and oneness. We also touch on subjects such as AI, dystopia/utopia, and Sci Fi.
You can find Jillian on her Instagram or buy from her new bookstore.
Dr. Kennedy was trained as a physician and neuroscientist, but found the medical field's answers to anxiety lacking. So he left and developed his own program using meditation and somatic techniques to reach the root of the problem. He also published and sold over 59,000 copies of his book "Anxiety RX." Dr. Kennedy joins me to talk about topics such as what anxiety is, how trauma is related, and how modern society contributes to o...
In this episode former pastor and current theology nerd Josh joins me to talk about what process theology is and how it views different theological points such as the atonement, afterlife, and understanding of God. We also touch on metaphysics, Buddhism, etc.
Check out Josh's excellent podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-faith/id1438696524https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-faith/id1438696...
Life and health coach Anna King joins me to talk about her journey with body image, eating, mind/body connection, yoga, dance, and much more.
Find Anna at annakingcoaching.com and her yoga studio at manifestlubbock.com
My friend Jr who I had on the podcast a while back shared this radio message with me and I thought it had a lot of wise gems so I decided to share it here as well. In two weeks I will publish another episode of mine. The description of the episode is:
Purpose isn’t something you FIND. Instead, it is something you should seek to better UNDERSTAND. The more we understand purpose, the more becomes a way of life. It all begins with ...
Dr. April Staples joins me again to talk about mental health. We discuss the formation of the DSM and how insurance, psychology, and psychiatry are all connected. We talk about the pros and cons of being diagnosed with a mental disorder and how we define them.
In this episode my good friend Kyle talks about growing up being attracted to men and first identifying as homosexual and then non-binary. I talk about my journey of belief and understanding of sexuality. We then discuss the pros and cons of both sides of LGBTQ issues and the higher spiritual perspective that we both came too.
In this episode I was privileged to be able to talk with Dr. Holden who is a former professor, counselor, and current Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. We talked about the differences, similarities, and overlap between awakenings and mental illness. We discussed the difference between pre-rational, rational, and post-rational.
Here is the link to the form for Mental health professionals to become trained in differenti...
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