The Prosperos Podcast

In this talk, Calvin invites you to share in an in-depth conversation with Emily Otto , a Business Mentor who works with those who want to get out of Corporate America. Those who know they have the creativity for doing their own thing and dreams of fulfilling a greater purpose in life. Who know that the job they have isn’t what they were “meant to do”, but they are not quite sure how to go from pr...

We started out by remarking that Mars is retrograde (in Aries) and will remain so until mid-November. After thinking it over we decided the word Compression best described the unique situation of energy that is not flowing outwards but gathering inwards. This led to some very interesting observations about the nature of energy. As Al put it, when you understand the nature of this kind of cycle: “Y...

Debate was the word of the day, and the upcoming evening’s ‘entertainment’. We look at the word’s roots and explore a surprising side of the word “argue”.

Al and William discuss blockages and flow , and how blockages can point to areas where something needs to be released, let go .

This chat looks into Energy and explores on important component energy, Rest.

This chat looks into the many ways we view and practice (or try to) control . Interestingly, the technology let us know that whatever illusions we had about being in charge were infantile. Bad connections were only the beginning. The good news is that we practiced discipline, as prescribed herein, and ended up with a recording that’s as good as any we’ve done. William quoted Frank Herbert and got...

In this talk, Calvin invites you to share in an in-depth conversation with long-time student Ugur Yilmaz, exploring some essential features of his life in and out of the Prosperos, areas of his secular life - careers, family, varied educational pursuits, and travel. Our exploration will delve into concepts such as purpose, goals, spirituality [not religion per se], Consciousness, and one’s life pa...

This Sunday Meeting presentation discusses a series of squares that will occur from late September 2020 through January 2021 and the implied requirements for those of us who practice a spiritual discipline. In brief, Mars, now retrograde in Aries will square Saturn, Pluto, and Jupiter in Capricorn (in that order) before going direct and squaring the same planets in reverse order over the next four...

This chat expands our conversation related to astrological transits that were first hinted at by our Moonwobble update on August 18, specifically, Mars in Aries squaring Saturn in Capricorn. Here we look at the word challenge , a very Martian dynamic, and the way in which ideologies can lead us into actions that betray our spiritual integrity.

This chat examines the experience of fire in both an inner and an outer sense. It was recorded several weeks before the catastrophic fires which have devastated Oregon over the past 10 days, and it includes references to significant astrological transits that were first hinted at by our Moonwobble update on August 18, specifically, Mars in Aries squaring Saturn in Capricorn. Along the way we pay a...

This chat examines the experience of fatigue , how that relates to various levels of energy and perceptions of energy, and the possibility of finding a source of renewal in compassion.

In this talk, Calvin invites you to share in an in-depth conversation with Dr. Sue Beck, a Prosperos Mentor whose careers span military service, psychotherapeutic practice, and active involvement in Buddhist and Christian religious life. This conversation took place on August 30, 2020, and runs about 58 minutes. Rick Thomas does the introduction. The closing song, “I Am Light” is performed by Indi...

This chat expands the exploration of home with the word place and what is needed to experience place as secure, safe, and redolent with confidence. It addresses displacement, finding one’s place, and knowing one’s place in the most essential sense.

This chat explores the word home and everything we experience as our original “place” where nothing is required of us.

This chat explores the word energy to look at how it relates to where your attention is placed - perhaps habitually.

This chat begins an exploration of the word divisiveness to work through the purported separation of spirit from body, mind - and everything else. It’s a big subject, so this is part one .

This chat explores the word divisiveness to explore the meaning of collectives and the reality of individual value. With a glance at the 1958 Rosalind Russell vehicle, Auntie Mame

This chat explores the word breath to get an understanding of how we can participate in the evolution of consciousness.

Al and William discuss aspects of identity to get to an understanding of our immutable, ever-living Self.

Al and William discuss aspects of cotaminate to get to a deeper understanding of touch.

Al and William discuss aspects of corruption to get behind its obvious connotations for a glimpse at “the incorruptible”.

Al and William discuss aspects of involvement and how our perspectives have been changed by the rigors of lockdown.

Al and William discuss opportunity and how it can arise as a transformative experience when conflict is engaged.

Al and William discuss concepts of conflict with a view to shifting awareness from the mundane and material to something more liberating.

As the Reagan era dawned, Thane examined the philosophical and religious roots of the American experiment and drew attention to challenges of the time.