In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss off-the-cuff life advise including the dangers of dating out of one’s league (and benefits of dating below them), before pivoting to novel challenges of psychedelic experience. The conversation then turns to religion where Chris introduces the little-known lost gospel called the Egerton Gospel and reflects of the uniquely...
In this episode Kyle and Chris sit down to review the fun facts and interesting ideas they encountered over the last two weeks. They begin with a discussion of the controversial new film “Citizen Vigilante” and what it means for the actively turning social tide in the West. A few little-known fun facts about beans...
In this episode Kyle and Chris drink lite beer and take a nice little jaunt through the headlines and topics of interest. We discuss the differences in the social movements of the 1960s and the modern day that classify themselves under the trans umbrella. We share embarrassing personal stories, discuss the prevalence of parasites in...
In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss biological evolution, how nature uses specialization to solve survival challenges and how trans ideology threatens to undermine it. Next, we hit on the topic of divination, its historical varieties and whether detecting patterns in nature is magic, science…or…maybe something of both. We touch on the headlines including conservative...
This episode is Opinion Scholarship on the so-called “Golden Versus” of Pythagoras. We compare and contrast this ancient European moral code with the law of Moses to see how they differ and where they overlap. We explore the spirit of the law in both cases and identify what they reveal about these two cultures, their...
In this episode Kyle and Chris get together for an analysis of current events and an exploration of interesting facts we learned this past week. We cover the mosque, a very Jewish, Jeffrey Epstein built on his private island and decorated with authentic Islamic artifacts; the so-called “Right of Return” granted by the State of...
This episode continues Opinion Scholarship on Carl Jung’s mysterious Red Book. We cover three visions where Jung encounters God, mortally wounds him and then discovers how to save him so that he can be born anew. The subtext surrounds Jung’s desire to be accepted as a scientist and a serious thinker, while the subject of...
In this episode Chris and Kyle analyze the state of the world through the lens of today’s headlines and trends in popular content. We discuss the sad state of California with its Gubernatorial race in the headlines as well as the so-called “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” before touching on the evolving villain archetype, the untold...
In this episode Chris steelman’s the Atheist position about the absence of God in the world of material objects and forces and the impossibility of proving its existence. He reinforces this bias on the basis of quantum physics, before tearing the whole facade to pieces. The quantum argument is undermined by the words of Erwin...
In this episode Chris brings us Opinion Scholarship on the conflict between monotheism and polytheism. He asks whether these are truly opposing ideas or is there perhaps a shared origin between them? The answer takes us deep into the psychological significance of humanity’s ancient pantheons, beyond to the animistic beginnings of all religion and finally...
In this episode Chris explores the ideas of the ancient Greek, Neoplatonic philosopher–Iamblichus–through his correspondence with an ancient Egyptian priest. Iamblichus does something no philosopher did before him, at least not to such a degree; he questioned religious orthodoxy, expressed skepticism about the legitimacy of religious ritual and sacrifice and even of the priesthood itself....
In this episode Chris engages with the ideas of author–Brian Cranely, in his book The Call of Wonder. He discusses the importance of the human experience of wonder and awe as a catalyst for opening one’s mind to realities greater than oneself. He then moves to the Western philosophical tradition to trace how we have...
In this episode Kyle and Chris reflect on the tragic death of Charlie Kirk. We discuss the state of discourse in the United States, the prevalence of debate over discussion and the slow progress of leftist totalitarianism and identity politics. We ask the question: How do we diagnose the cause of this new stream of...
In this episode Chris interviews author Brian Cranely about his new book ‘The Call of Wonder’. Brian studied biomedical engineering and built a career in the field before heeding the call of wonder, which put is professional career on hold in favor of divinity school where we received his graduate degree along with a heaping...
In this episode Chris brings Opinion Scholarship on stories told about Jesus that appear in the historical record, but not in the canonical Bible. We explore weird tales from Jesus’ childhood recorded in Gnostic gospels, refutations of Christ told by the Greeks and Jews of the first, second and third centuries AD, and lastly we...
In this episode Chris brings us Opinion Scholarship on the ideas of Astronomer Bernard Haisch, as outlined in his book–The God Theory. We follow Haisch as he strings together a series of ancient, esoteric ideas side-by-side with parallel ideas in quantum and theoretical physics. We discuss the phenomena of consciousness, the creation of the cosmos...
In this episode Chris and Kyle get together to review the headlines and share their thoughts on the stories of the day, the direction of culture and the state of politics. We focus on three main topics with plenty of banter in-between: Is Trump really considering mass amnesty? And if so, what does that imply...
In this episode Chris brings us Opinion Scholarship on the work of Federico Faggin and Bernard Haisch, which surround reconciling quantum physics and philosophical Idealism with religious ideas of Spirit and the realm of spirit. We explore the philosophical assumptions of modern science along with their many shortcomings and discuss how changing these assumptions could...
In this episode the Two Tongues do a bit of storytelling. Chris opens by describing an uncanny middle-age experience of living out the role of his own father, but then things digress. Chris shares a story of trauma involving the accidental discharge of a firearm. We discuss the phenomena of ‘fear-induced orgasm,’ Stockholm syndrome and...
This episode revolves around “Resentment” as a human motivation. We begin with a discussion of a debate conducted by two AI’s on the topic of Capitalism vs Socialism and remark on how whinny, nit-picky and generally ungrateful the Socialist bot’s arguments were. From here we move into the topic of racial violence in South Africa,...
In this episode Chris and Kyle pow-wow with a former evangelist and friend of the show, Daniel Torridon, of the Onion Unlimited podcast, to see what we can make of Jesus as a teacher. What or who Jesus was remains hotly debated after over 2,000 years. Was he God or merely a man? Was he...
In this episode Chris brings us Opinion Scholarship, this time surrounding Christianity. We read through the gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, John and Thomas, searching for the teachings of Jesus. Here we find references to the ‘gospel of the kingdom of God,’ but without any clear description of what that means. So we seek, as...
In this episode Kyle and Chris reunite after a few weeks apart to catch up on what’s been going on–the presidential debate key among them. We begin with praise and criticism of the GOT series, which Kyle felt compelled to share after re-watching all 8 seasons in bed sick this past week. The theme of...
In this episode Chris delivers Opinion Scholarship on the idea of Nothingness and the Zero-Energy Universe Hypothesis in modern physics. He compares these ideas and their implications to humanity’s oldest myths about the creation of the cosmos…and finds some striking parallels! In our myths we find a primordial mystery existing before existence from which 2...
In this episode Chris brings Opinion Scholarship on the ancient Persian religion–Zoroastrianism. We discuss the Proto-Indo-European people, their culture and religion and how they came down through the Indo-Iranian tribes that became both Zoroastrianism in Iran and Hinduism in India. We discuss the influence Zoroastrian ideas had on both Judaism and Christianity and explore what...
In this episode Chris and Kyle interview Chris’ former barber–John–to discuss the sacred confessional of the barbershop. We discuss why people feel so comfortable opening up to their barber, the secrets that get shared and the good-natured ribbing that takes place between a close-knit group of barbers and their regular customers. Chris admits that every...
In this episode Chris delivers Opinion Scholarship on the meaning of Plato’s famous Cave Allegory. He shows through the words of Plato and the ancient Greek Poet Pindar that the secret goings-on of the Eleusinian Mysteries share a hell of a lot with the experience of the prisoner freed from Plato’s cave. He then posits...
In this episode Chris asks Kyle about the Indo-European influences on Judaism and Christianity and whether that impacts his personal faith. From there we pivot to a discussion of Chris’ latest solo podcast entitled–Paleo Deo–on the subject of primitive monotheism. Then things get political. We discuss the libertarian and conservative revolutions occurring in Central and...
In this episode Chris highlights the ideas of German Anthropologist–Wilhelm Schmidt–and makes the case for a form of Monotheism as the original expression of religious feeling and intuition. We explore Occam’s Razor, look for evidence of any true historical polytheistic faiths and discuss the problem of Henotheism. We also explore the Supreme Beings or “High...
In this episode we cross-over with friend of the show Daniel Torridon of the Onion Unlimited podcast to talk about praise and blame. We discuss the power of positive and negative reinforcement and reflect on those peculiar memories of praise and blame that showed us a mirror of our selves or others impacted our behavior...
In this episode Chris brings some Opinion Scholarship on the Greco-Egyptian tradition of Hermes Trismegistus, who bestowed great and secret wisdom upon humanity. We compare Biblical verses to the famous Hermetic dictum “As Above, So Below,” and explore why a group of early Christians in Egyptian would have hid away Hermetic writings along with dozens...
In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss this past weeks’ attempted assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump. We give our “first impressions” on the media’s reaction as well as the reaction of ordinary people on Twitter. We discuss the many conspiracy theories already exploding from the left and point to the great hypocrisy...
In this episode Chris is brining you Opinion Scholarship on the myth of the Great Flood. While it’s widely known that the deluge story appears all over the world, from every continent, very few people ever read the original sources to see just how similar they are. Today, I have remedied that! We read through...
Have you ever wondered what is meant by the phrase “mystery religions”? Ever wonder, just what the hell this “mystery” is? Are you frustrated by the deafening silence of the ancient writers on this subject? Titillated by the hints left by Plato and the pre-Socratics? Yeah, you’re not alone. While the mysteries of Eleusis and...
In this episode Chris is bringing you Opinion Scholarship on the religion of the Omaha tribe, indigenous to the Ohio Valley in the United States. More specifically, on their conception of God, whom they call Wakonda and their Sioux cousins call Wakan Tanka. We explore the fascinating form of henotheism or even monotheism that the...
In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss the first Presidential Debate of 2024–Trump v Biden. This was a difficult conversation, but we pulled no punches, calling it as we saw it. Was there a lack of substance in the debate? Yes. Did it devolve into ad hominems and name calling? Of course, it did. But...
In this episode Chris brings us Opinion Scholarship on the virgin prophetesses of Ancient Greece–the Sibyls. We discuss first-hand spiritual and mystical experiences versus communal one’s like those embodied in organized religions, and how they fit together. From here we turn to shamanism and the mystery cults of the ancient world and describe the thread...
This episode was inspired by Terrance Howard’s recent conversation with Joe Rogan on the JRE podcast (episode 2152), where Terrance proposes a new understanding of science, which could resolve the mysteries of modern physics. He introduces the work of Walter Russell, American artist, author and mystic would wrote extensively on this new science. In this...
In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss The Crucible debate between Paleo-Conservative Andrew Wilson and Libertarian Dave Smith. We highlight the key arguments they tackle surrounding the meaning of “ownership,” the application of the “non-aggression principle” and just how closely aligned Libertarian’s are to Leftists. We suggest some alternate paths the debate might have taken,...
In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss an absolutely classic history podcast series entitled Fear and Loathing in the New Jerusalem by Darryl Cooper of the Martyr Made podcast. This one goes back to 2015, but given the actively raging Israeli-Gaza co...
In this episode Chris discusses an episode of the YouTube channel "Mr. Mythos" entitled "Evidence YHWH was a Dragon." We examine the prominent role dragons hold in world mythology and explore evidence in the Bible that describes God as a dragon. We t...
In this episode Chris explores Professor E.J. Michael Witzel's theory on the source and origin of all the mythologies of the world. A single explanation? Yes, indeed! Witzel uses a historical approach to comparative religion, aided by the latest in l...
In this episode Kyle and Chris reunite after a month of scheduling conflicts. We discuss the solo content each of us produced in the interim, including Kyle's episode with his Eastern Orthodox friends and Chris' piece on Jesus as a "shapeshifter." We...
In this episode Chris explores what it means to be a 'Shaman' and how the term relates to the great world religions of the modern day. He asks the questions: Is a priest, technically, a Shaman? What about a Prophet? What about Jesus Christ? And this ...
In this episode Chris riffs on whether or not angels and demons actually exist. He asks the question, just what the hell is an angel or a demon? How do these ideas from our monotheistic traditions compare to the older, classical idea of 'gods' with a...
In this episode we examine a myth from the Basque people of Spain and France. Why? Because I love stories, but also because the Basque people are unique among the ethnicities, cultures and languages of Europe. They do not descend from the Indo-Europe...
In this episode Chris and Kyle conduct a post-mortem on episode 2136 of the Joe Rogan Experience where Graham Hancock finally gets to defend his ideas of a forgotten civilization against a mainstream archeologist. Enjoy ;)
In this episode Kyle and Chris reunite after an extra week's hiatus...and they had lots to talk about! We cover Kyle's recent experience as a debate moderator on The Crucible and Chris' latest solo episode on the book Orthodoxy and the Religion of th...
In this episode Chris presents Opinion Scholarship on an influential book by a Christian Orthodox Father--Seraphim Rose--titled Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future. This exploration was sparked by Kyle's interest in Eastern Orthodox Christianity...
In this episode Chris brings you Opinion Scholarship on a Hindu holy book called the Ashtavakra Gita, which expounds the non-dual philosophy of the Upanishads and Advaita Vedanta. This text is profound and poetic, but as good as it is in describing t...
This episode originally aired March, 24th on the Onion Unlimited Podcast. It was another classic chat between Chris and Daniel Torridon on the nature of God and of spirit. We discuss the mythological motif of the "Silver Cord" (Ecclesiastes 12:5-7) o...
In this episode Kyle and Chris chat with Jason Mironchuck of the 2Bit Podcast about a shift in the societal zeitgeist. We all feel that change is in the air. It's both fearful and hopeful. We discuss the archetype that best describes the totalitarian...
In this episode we attempt to redeem the ideas of the physicist Amit Goswami who made a strong impression on Chris (and even inspired the podcast's logo), but had a terrible showing on the Joe Rogan Experience back in 2013 (JRE 334), sabotaging his o...
One part alternative history, one part social commentary, we kick off season 4 with an exploration of Asha Logos' YouTube channel entitled "Our Subverted History." This one is where common sense intersects with political correctness. We discuss Indo-...
In this episode Chris explores Charles Darwin's great work "The Origin of Species" and asks the question: Was Darwin an atheist? We explore Charles Darwin's influences, including his infamous grandfather--Erasmus Darwin--and dig into unexpected quote...
In this episode Chris discusses a document from 1980's which exposed a U.S. Military program called "The Gateway Process," aimed at harnessing such extrasensory phenomena as "remote viewing." We all know the world of espionage is dark and cut-throat,...
In this episode Chris explores the mathematical patterns behind forms in nature. We discuss the Mandelbrot Set and Vortex Math and a strange phenomena that connects them--the Cartoid? What is a Cartoid? What does it represent? Are there mystical para...
In this episode we round out our Return to Edinger series and his book Ego and Archetype with a discussion of blood and alchemy. We talk about blood as a symbol for life and the carrier of consciousness. We explore the connections to religious sacrif...
This episode is Part 3 of our "Return to Edinger" series on his book Ego and Archetype. In this one we discuss what it means to be an "individual" and explore the age-old philosophical paradox of "the One and the many." We cover Pythagorean number sy...
This is part 2 in the "Return to Edinger" series where we discuss his book Ego and Archetype. In this one, we discuss the difference between 'signs' and 'symbols' in order to understand what an 'Archetype' is. With this accomplished, we go on to show...
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The power of letting go. This visualization meditation will help you to lean into the feelings of letting go of the hard things. Letting go and knowing that there is a bigger plan that is unknown to you. Allowing yourself the freedom to fall. I know i...
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Join me in Honoring Juneteeth, Black Freedom Day, as we breathe together and honor the breathe and the bodies of those that came before us.
Joyful Juneteenth Affirmations: I celebrate our liberation.
I define what liberation looks like for me today a...
A meditation to celebrate Pride Month and create safe internal place to foster acceptace and love.
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In this episode we bring you more Opinion Scholarship...this time on one of the primary and most mysterious works of Christian Mysticism--The Cloud of Unknowing. Its mystery comes from the fact that its author is unknown and that, while borderline he...
In this episode Chris brings us more Opinion Scholarship; this time on the great Astrophysicist Arthur Eddington's lecture--Science and the Unseen World. We hear Eddington's critique of the scientific method and its insufficiencies in exploring the n...
A sleep meditation to bring you back to the present moment. Asé. Join our FB Messenger group: https://tinyurl.com/soulsistassleep-fb-group ___ 🎤 Wanna Collab? – @TsipporahTheExplorer 🎥 Subscribe on Youtube for more sleep meditations. Never miss a meditation with our Newsletter! 📝 Share the love on Apple Podcasts! 📝 Share the love on Spotify! ___ FOLLOW ME: Instagram: @soulsistassleep Twitter: @soulsistassleep Tiktok: @soulsistassleep ___ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Cashapp: $SoulSistasSleep...
In this episode Chris brings us some Opinion Scholarship on Alan Watt's book Beyond Theology. We talk about Alan's fantasy religion, if he could invent his own, and then spend the rest of the discussion trying to reconcile Hinduism and Christianity w...
In this episode Chris takes Alan Watts up on his suggestion to meditate upon what you most desire. In his book Beyond Theology Watts says: "I cannot conceive any better way of trying to understand myself, or human nature in general, than a thorough e...
In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss paradoxical rise of racism from the progressive left in the same of equity. We outline examples from recent news of multiple acts of violence against "white" Americans and the complicity of the Government and me...
What makes me who I am? Is it my words, actions, my personality, my character, my intentions, my past, my history? This meditation is for those of us that are taking time to know ourselves. Those of us who feel self-doubt that can crimple us from what we really want to do with our life....
In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss shame. Is it a good thing, or a bad thing...or perhaps both simultaneously? We discuss Michael Malice's book "The White Pill" and focus on the communist dictum that shame is contradictory to communist philosophy...
In this episode we do a little Opinion Scholarship on one of my favorite disciplines--comparative religion. In this case we discuss the book Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings by Marcus Borg and Jack Kornfield. We cover the stories of the lives o...
This meditation is for decision making challenges. Key Affirmations: I listen to my mind, but I also listen to my heart. I am intentional with my decisions. I am not defective for taking time to decide. I connect with what I really want for my life. Asé. ___ 🎤 Wanna Collab? – @TsipporahTheExplorer 🎥 Subscribe...
In this episode Chris brings us a bit of Opinion Scholarship on a recurring theme in world mythology--that of the War of the Gods. He discusses the strange idea of two distinct races of gods that come into conflict with one another. The ancient Greek...
Trust is all about ACTION! We explored No Fail Trust with Lt. Col. Jason O Harris in this episode of Your Story Your Glory. He shared wonderful stories about cultivating cultures of commitment, accountability, and trust through his military career, which has spanned over two decades. Tune into this podcast to learn from his amazing...
In this episode we welcome back Daniel Torridon of the Onion Unlimited Podcast, who has a book coming out entitled "I Am God". Oh, how sacrilegious...or is it? We talk about religion and spiritual practices of all kinds and discuss how they differ in...
In this episode Chris reviews a selection of the most ancient creation stories known to man, from the Hindu text--The Rig Veda. He compares and contrasts with the Zoroastrian myth we looked at last week, which is equally ancient, but he doesn't stop ...
This is the long-awaited follow up to S1E62 where we discussed the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian myths the Enuma Elish and Epic of Gilgamesh and compared them to the accounts in Genesis. This time around, we focus on the Zoroastrian religion of anc...
Josh returns to the Podcast this week and we talk about everything! We get Josh's take on misplaced archeology and the Antikythera mechanism, the conspiracy theory that says Michelle Obama may actually be a trans-woman, oh, and Orthodox Christianity....
A sleep meditation to help you process and lay your worries, fears, and concerns to rest. Asé. ___ 🎤 Wanna Collab? – @TsipporahTheExplorer 🎥 Subscribe on Youtube for more sleep meditations. Never miss a meditation with our Newsletter! 📝 Share the love on Apple Podcasts! 📝 Share the love on Spotify! ___ FOLLOW ME: Instagram:...
This episode diverges from our usual subject matter in order to address Transgender ideology as an increasingly powerful social movement. Chris expresses his worries for the youth of the up-coming generation and poses his questions for them to consid...
In this episode Chris explores Alan Watt's little book entitled "The Joyous Cosmology" where he records his psychedelic trip accounts and offers his interpretation. It is a fascinating exploration of mind and of God in a way that is as compelling to ...
In this episode we explore the Orthodox Christian idea of "Theosis" or "becoming God." We ask what this means and how it interplays with a seemingly contrary article of faith, that Jesus is the only God-man. How can we become God, if Jesus is the onl...
In this episode Chris regales us with a story of taking his kids to a trampoline park and both tongues take turns recalling childhood shoplifting experiences. This all inevitably leads to conversation about morality and Chris' last solo episode about...
In this episode Chris raves about a new thinker in the psychedelic and religious space--David Patrick Harry--of the YouTube channel "The Church of the Eternal Logos." We discuss Harry's journey through psychedelic experience to the Eastern Orthodox C...
In this episode Kyle and Chris talk about Orthodox Christianity and its theology of Theosis, which sets it apart from all flavors of Christianity. This get's us into a deeper discussion about the Logos, Dr. Jordan Peterson and quantum physics. We tal...
A meditation for International Women’s Day to honor your body, intuiton, emotions. Asé. ___ 🎤 Wanna Collab? – @TsipporahTheExplorer 🎥 Subscribe on Youtube for more sleep meditations. Never miss a meditation with our Newsletter! 📝 Share the love on Apple Podcasts! 📝 Share the love on Spotify! ___ FOLLOW ME: Instagram: @soulsistassleep Twitter: @soulsistassleep Tiktok:...
In this episode we get more "Opinion Scholarship" from Chris on the great philosopher--Alfred North Whitehead. Chris covers the final chapters of Process and Reality, focusing on Whitehead's concept of God. In this we find God to be the union of oppo...
This episode couldn't help being controversial. It was a rare evening recording and so naturally, the gloves came off. We open with racial disparity in IQ and standardized testing, then move into the recent racial controversy surrounding cartoonist S...
In this episode Chris discusses a nightmare that the psychologist Jordan Peterson's nephew shared with him. It was a typical childhood nightmare full of fear and frightening imagery, but it held a deeper meaning. Jordan describes the psychological me...
This meditation is for Black History Month and inspired by the work of Angela Davis. “We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.” Let’s have the courage to challenge and critique the social orders and culture that we are living amongst. What has culture taught us that goes against our wellbeing....
This meditation is inspired by the work of Assata Shakur. “No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that the knowledge will help to set you free.” – Assata Shakur. Empowering Affirmations:...
This meditation was a request by Aziza! Maintain Self-Love within Relationships affrimations. Happy 2 years old to the podcast!! Thank you so much for 200K downloads. Asé. Follow us on IG: @soulsistassleep 🎤 Meditations created and recorded by @TsipporahTheExplorer 🎥 Check out my Youtube for more meditations and my travel adventures! 📝 Share the love...
This meditation is inspired by the work of Audre Lorde. “I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, verbal and shared even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood. but the speaking profits me, Beyond any other effect.” – from Transformation of...
This meditation is about returning to our bodies after experiencing racialized trauma. In order to settle and ground a sense of presence, safety and protectedness. Additional Resources: Anti-Racism Resources – https://learningresources.sjrstate.edu/c.php?g=1055566&p=7668115 https://diversity.unc.edu/anti-racism-resources/ Code Switch: A Decade Of Watching Black People Die- https://www.npr.org/2020/06/02/868025780/code-switch-a-decade-of-watching-black-people-die 44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in This Country...
This meditation is designed to allow you more space for grace. In order to release the pressure you may be feeling to be perfect or to be your strongest self. This meditation will allow you to see yourself as your whole being, and aknowledge all the feelings that may be coming up for you in...
This Meditation is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Granting Loving-Kindness for our Social Activist Leaders & Agents of Change. MLK said “Nothing is more certain than that the people of this planet long and deserve to be free. They long to be free to pursue their goals, their dreams in their way.” We...
New Years Meditation for 2023. This meditation will help close out 2022 with celebration and open up to 2023 with grace and space. As women, we tend to not share our wins or successes because we don’t want to appear that we are bragging about ourselves. Sometimes, we don’t want to appear as being too...
Imani means Faith. To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. Enjoy. Ase. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulsistassleepmeditation/message
Kuumba means Creativity. To always do as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it. Enjoy. Ase. #kwanzaa #kwanzaameditation #creativity — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulsistassleepmeditation/message
Nia means Purpose. To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness. Enjoy. Ase. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulsistassleepmeditation/message
Ujamaa means Cooperative Economics. To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together. Circulate our wealth locally and within our communities, so we can build stronger and sustainable communities for our people! — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulsistassleepmeditation/message
Ujima means Collective Work and Responsibility. To build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soulsistassleepmeditation/message
In this episode Chris highlights his beef (so far, anyway) with Alfred North Whitehead's model of reality--Philosophy of Organism. He poses the questions that beg for an answer and highlights where Whitehead fails to be clear. Just what the hell is a...
In this episode Chris talks about the importance of storytelling and shares the tale of his first successful hunt. Kyle develops several incredible marketing slogans directly off the top of his head. The conversation then turns to a comparison of Kwa...
In this episode Chris reconnects with friend of the show--Daniel Torridon--of the Onion Unlimited podcast. We talk "Mind" with a capital "M" and Emanuel Swedenborg's strange and speculative thoughts on the nature of our Sun. The conversation then changes...
In this episode Chris dives deeper into Alfred North Whitehead's "Process and Reality." We walk through Whitehead's metaphysics conceptually and learn all the Whiteheadian vocabulary words: "Creative Advance," "Entities," "Eternal Objects," the "Primordi...
In this episode Kyle comes dressed as Slipknot, to Chris' surprise. But, what the hell, it's Halloween. We talk about the embarrassing lack of political, historical and geographic knowledge among your everyday American. Does "Great Britain" mean the same...
In this episode Chris attempts a psychological interpretation of the symbols in the great painting by Salvador Dali entitled: Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man. This was an exercise in the same type of free-association the depth psycho...
In this episode Chris and Kyle discuss the culture war, Tolkien vs. Rowling, and then highlight a series of recent news stories that seem to show the cultural tide turning. Oh, and we added web cams to the Two Tongues studio so you all can see our shinin...
In this episode we begin our exploration of Alfred North Whitehead's magnum opus "Process and Reality." This one serves as an introduction to the novel conceptualization of God and conscious experience that Whitehead introduced to the philosophic world, ...
In this episode we return to Erich Neumann's Origin and History of Consciousness to try and make sense of the Oedipus complex as described by Freud. We take on the strange motifs of incest and patricide and explain how and why they aren't as taboo as you...
In this episode Chris and Kyle share stories about disgusting things they've encountered over the course of their working life. Talking of disgust and interest, we ponder where such feelings come from and whether or not they constitute some form of commu...
In this episode we explore the ancient Greek fables of Aesop. I hoped to find psychologically significant parallels to myths and fairytales, but I found something entirely unexpected. In Aesop we find parallels to the Bible, we find the origins of many c...
In this episode Kyle and Chris get the ancient Greek perspective on totalitarianism from, of all places, the fables of Aesop. We discuss the role fungi might be placing in cancer and Chris tells us about having a strangely mystical experience in the mome...
This one is for the ladies... In this episode we round out our psychological exploration of Jung's Archetypes as seen through the personalities and stories of the Ancient Greek gods. This episode hones in on the goddesses of Olympus and attempts to outli...
In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss the British Monarchy and speculate as to when having a King may actually come in handy. Derogatory things were said about the French and English (but mostly in jest...mostly). We talk delicious steak and things Chri...
In this episode we dive deeper into Ed Edinger's "The Eternal Drama." We are presented with the heavenly realm of Olympus as a projection of the unconscious and with the 12 Olympian Gods as projections of our own in-born psychological forces. Edinger des...
In this episode Chris and Kyle make a social commentary out of the free love movement of the 1960s and the free use movement today. Then we change gears to discuss what historical time periods holds the most appeal and our favorite period movies. Enjoy :...
This episode concludes our discussion of Rudolf Steiner's--How to Know Higher Worlds. We explore more practical instructions for how to train in the "occult sciences," which surround increasing our capacity for empathy and systematically tearing down the...
Kyle and Chris get political again in this one. We talk about the importance of borders, the disgraceful lack of respect for one another that prevails today and the consequences this has had on our society. We talk about society as a more effective versi...
In this episode we introduce the early 20th century philosopher and occultist--Rudolf Steiner. We explore his book "How to Know Higher Worlds" and compare and contrast his methods with those of Carl Jung. Steiner and Jung were contemporaries of each othe...
In this episode we return to Jung's mystical "Red Book" and recount 2 of his "visions." We meet (and kill) a destitute man and then chat with a monk in the desert. Through these experiences Jung comes to realize he exists as two worlds--one conscious, th...
In this episode Daniel Torridon of the Onion Unlimited podcast joins the Two Tongues. Daniel gives us a lesson in Vedanta Hindu philosophy; we talk non-dualism and get Kyle's take on it. At some point Kyle asks the question: "Can murder be worship?" and ...
In this episode we explore the 18th century scientist and mystic--Emanuel Swedenborg. Swedenborg led an interesting life as a respected philosopher and scientist before changing to theological themes in his later life. This change was attributed to a mys...
This episode originally aired as a live stream on the Onion Unlimited Podcast. Special thanks to Daniel Torridon for picking the topic and for the conversation. We talk "Hermeticism"...but what the hell is that exactly? Well, it is body of writing, some ...
In this episode we tackle the chapters of von Franz "Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales" that describe the image of "the mountain." We hear fairytales from across the world that take us up and deep into the holy mountain where the gods reside, or the spiri...
In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss groups versus individuality. We talk about the despicable behavior of politicians, the undermining of the American Republic, manipulation, mind control and identity formation. Things get spicy when we turn to the to...
In this episode we expand Jung's Greatest Pupils to include Edward Edinger. We explore his work "The Eternal Drama," which illustrates the psychological significance of the ancient Greek myths. We cover the creation of the world and the gods, the warfare...
In this episode Kyle recounts his trip to a Russian Orthodox church for Sunday service. We talk the differences between evangelical and Orthodox Christianity; what impressed Kyle and what did not. For those that don't know, there are no pews in an Orthod...
In this episode we hear Chris' conversation with Daniel Torridon of the Onion Unlimited Podcast on the topic of Alan Watts book "On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are." Originally a live stream discussion, this conversation was co-released on the Onio...
This was a banger of a conversation! We asked the question: What makes an object special? And tried to unravel why family heir looms carry such value before moving to sacred and ritual objects. We relate these kind of psychological forces to mental illne...
What do you get when you take a former Jehovah's Witness, give him a profound spiritual awakening and mix that with the minds of the reluctant hippie--Chris--and the champion of all Devil's advocates--Kyle? Find out here and on the Onion Unlimited podcas...
In this episode Chris re-connects with Josh Hamilton who has now officially launched his own podcast--Faith, Fringe, & Freedom. We discuss the path Josh has taken to get to the point of his debut episode and his reasons for focusing less of "fringe" and ...
In this episode Chris dives back into Erich Neumann's "The Origins and History of Consciousness" where we learn about the Separation of the World Parents and the division of the world into opposites. Neumann let's us in on the psychological meaning of th...
In this episode Chris and Kyle talk about the fracturing of the division of power in the U.S. government and debate the existence of evil, the idea of the Devil and whether there are powers in the world that influence us against our will. We ask what our...
In this episode Chris carves another face onto his intellectual Mount Rushmore. Welcome aboard Bernardo! We cover Bernardo Kastrup's interview with Nick Jikomes of the Mind & Matter podcast and it does not disappoint. They talk mystical unity, the Onenes...
In this episode Kyle and Chris get controversial. We talk population control, Margaret Sanger, and global government. We touch on the Georgia Guidestones, Confederate monuments and the Jewish identity. Through in a little bit of the trans debate and the ...
In this episode we enter the second half of Carl Jung's Red Book. And it does not disappoint. The first image Jung encounters here is "The Red One," who he strongly suspects is the Devil himself. His interaction with The Red One lead to an interesting ex...
In this episode we explore Kyle's interest in Orthodox Christianity. Chris psychologizes this and connects it to Kyle's interest in Paganism. We swiftly move to devil worship, religious imagery and Powers and Principalities. We butcher Roman history alo...
In this episode Chris explores a documentary titled "Secret Life of Chaos" narrated by Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey. We explore the scientific creation narrative and find the core of the mystery of reality resting on three mathematica...
In this episode we talk to the Great Eddie, a friend from Kyle and Chris' past. Matt joins as well to tell the story of the times in which our lives crossed over the years. We talk Roe v Wade, the morality of abortion and propose alternatives. A little b...
This episode picks up where we left off with Louis von Franz. We jump head first into fairytales from Siberia, Germany and indigenous America. We see snakes crawling out of king's mouths while they're sleeping and the homes of long dead relatives beneath...
In this episode we follow Erich Neumann from the primordial symbol of the self-created Uroboros to the primeval Great Mother. This journey is a perilous one! Consciousness has to find a way to tear itself free of the place of its birth--The Great Mother....
This episode concludes the first part--Liber Primus--of Jung's Red Book. Shit is getting thick, as Jung encounters the force of consciousness in the form of the Prophet Elijah and the force of unconsciousness in the form of Salome. We descend together in...
In this episode Kyle and Chris talk about the immediate effects of cutting pornography out of your life. Chris talks out an idea that he's been developing in the form of an image. Kyle explains why women are too emotional to be taken seriously and accuse...
In this first installment of Jung's Greatest Pupil, we discussed Erich Neumann and the symbol of the Uroboros. In Part 2 we pit Neumann against Marie-Louise von Franz. von Franz takes us on a journey through various fairytales from around the world and r...