The Container: A Circling and Authentic Relating Podcast

These five weird books will change your life. This isn’t a list of great books you’ve already read. No, no. These are a bit off the beaten path, but they all support a spirit-forward life. These will guide you, support you, and even entertain you, whether you are seeking enlightenment, sainthood, or a little growth in the right direction.

Below is the full list with links to buy them:

Spacecruiser Inquiry by A.H. Almaas

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Boundaries define us. They draw the border of the country of ourselves. They help us negotiate relationships. They help us discover what's important to us. And when they are violated, they call us to go inward and pursue explosive personal growth.

The Circling practice in particular allows us to discover our edges and learn how to be artful when we move into deep territory in others. All that and more on this very special episo...

It's our Halloween Episode of The Container! We discuss the power of masks that we wear in our lives: the Cool Guy, the Good Mother, the Professional, etc. Sometimes, we struggle to feel authentic while wearing masks, but there is so much more to what's going on. If we are really paying attention, it even touches our ability to shape reality.

We also see how circling is such a rich practice space to explore masks and how H...

What do archetypal stories like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and the Gruffalo teach our families? How can we more consciously relate with these contemporary sources of mythic images? And can we use them to raise children and fortify ourselves on our own journeys?

Sean Wilkinson of Transformational Connection comes on The Container to answer all these questions (and many more).

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This episode is a can't miss. Hannah Hellsing comes on the podcast to talk about Power. And in a first for our show, Sigh hosts solo. Together, we explore the meaning of power and how we can work with it in the practice.

Just like the previous Jordan Myska Allen episode, this engages the evergreen issue of power in the practice but from an exciting new perspective.

Hannah Hellsing is a therapist and coach who has experience cert...

Power dynamics and hierarchy are rarely talked about features of any community. In Circling, where so many participants value egalitarianism, this can become tricky.

So let’s dive into it with one of the world’s leading experts on the practice! Jordan Myska Allen is a veteran of the art of circling who has pioneered the practice while also creating an organization devoted to it.

On this episode, we explore the gi...

Okay, so you've woken up. You've escaped the Matrix. Now what?

What do we actually do? And what kind of world can we start building now that we're on the spiritual path?

All this and much more with this massive interview.

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The amazing John Thompson comes back into The Container for a discussion coming at you from the very frontiers of the relational arts. We talk about how these practices can be taught to just about anybody, how to work with anger and eros, and how to artfully deploy boundaries.

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Do we have the ultimate unplug from the real Matrix? Did aliens implant religion into humanity as a psyop? What's going on with emotions anyway?

This conversation goes EXTREMELY deep into how we navigate moving into and out of the Matrix: the network of constructions, helpful fictions, ideologies, and notions that make up the world we know. 

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In this conversation, we welcome Rob Kancler back on the show to talk about the Matrix, both what it is and how we enter and exit it at will.

We discuss the implications of the Matrix on personal development, sexuality, and community dynamics. 

And yes, we lean HEAVILY on the metaphor of...

Can you feel the world waking back up to God and magic? In this conversation, Jonathan and Sigh crack open The Container to explore how anyone can rediscover an enchanted life even in the Post-AI Era.

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Raven Elise is a healer, life coach, and expert in manifestation. On this episode, we dive deep into her new oracle deck, as well as the fine points of magnetizing what you want.

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The AI revolution changes everything. And as humanity navigates our way through this tumultuous moment in history, it might be time to turn once again to the spiritual technology of religion.

• Check out our AI prompt for meditation here
• Check out our interview with Leif Hansen on AI here

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What if the traits we associate with developmental trauma are signs of a unique relational intelligence?

In this episode, we sit down with Sean Wilkinson, co-founder of Transformational Connection, to explore how early life experiences shape our sensitivity to connection—and how mystical, relational practices can explore and grow in this capacity.

Whether you’re a practitioner of the relational arts or simply someone seeking healing ...

Brad Mewhort teaches us about the Stages of Consciousness and this practice of circling that helps evolve through them.

Brad is a hypnotherapist and facilitator. He’s also a writer. He penned the book The Peaceful Man about addressing and healing from male-on-male violence.

⭕️For more information about Brad's late-stage Circling groups, you can email him at brad@mirroring.one
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Leif Hansen gives us a deeply spiritual look at the AI revolution and what it means. Truly, the aliens have landed. Already, we can use these tools to delve into the depths of our psyches, form new and more fulfilling relationships with technology, and grasp what consciousness really is.

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Ryle Kestano is a major name in the Authentic Relating movement--he literally wrote the book on the topic. In this discussion, he shares his thoughts on bringing these important practices beyond the workshop format and into our everyday lives with everyone we know.

His message calls us to make more powerful and real connections. Despite all the reasons we might have to reject or refuse people, can we show up for more authenticity in...

Susan Campbell returns to talk about the fear of death. It's harrowing, it's confronting, but it's also a pathway to deep self-learning.

 📬 Get Susan Campbell's fantastic Substack here.

 🎧 Plus, listen to Episodes 24 and 25 to hear Susan walk us through her incredible From Triggered to Tranquil system.

 📚 You can also find her extraordinary books (we highly recommend them) for sale here.

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Jason Digges is an absolute legend in the world of circling and authentic relating. So we were happy to have him back to discuss his journey opening up a new circling school.

What makes his school different?

Jason is resurrecting the Integral Circling movement. It’s also offering an affordable way to practice with plans starting at just $40 a month.

📚 Check out Jason Digges’ circling school here: https://www.integralcirclingscho...