End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence)

Tim Wyatt is an esoteric writer, lecturer, researcher and organizer.  A broadcast and print journalist for half a century (BBC, ITV, Guardian, The Economist and SKY), he has won awards for his plays and TV documentaries.  He has produced numerous TV films and currently writes for various esoteric publications worldwide.   He is the author of more than fifty books including Cycles of Eternity:  An...

In  Embracing Paradox, Evolving Language (2024) , L.E. Maroski proposes that humanity is poised on the cusp of a transformation of consciousness that requires not only a shift in values and perspectives, but also a shift in a basic technology we take for granted--language.  Maroski questions the cultural assumptions that are built into the structure of language and invites the reader to imagine an...

Ian Duncan is a Daoist Priest and spiritual alchemist.  He transmits perspectives and methods direct from Source and study in the Dao and Dzogchen, and accomplishment in Inner Alchemy.  In the Daoist tradition, he carries these lineages:  30th Generation Complete Reality Dragon Gate Secret Lineage; 2nd Generation Wu Family Lineage; 25th Generation Complete Reality Dragon Gate XuanWu Lineage.  In t...

Paul Wyld is a singer-songwriter, artist, poet, and author of  Jim Morrison: Secret Teacher of the Occult:  A Journey to the Other Side  which is set to be released on September 10th. In this podcast, we focus on Jim Morrison and the Doors, and how despite Jim Morrison's reputation (forwarded by the "Establishment") as lewd drunken performer, he was in reality a full-fledged mystical shamanic figu...

Darragh Mason is a writer, researcher, and award-winning travel and documentary photographer.  He has worked in post-war countries such as Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kosovo.  He is best know for his work on the Aghori Hindu sect and work surrounding the Djinn.  Darragh hosts the award-nominated podcast  Spirit Box  and is the co-creator of the Sigil Engine, a technomantic art project https://www.sig...

Dr. David Shoemaker is a clinical psychologist in private practice specializing in Jungian and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy.  David is the Chancellor and Prolocutor of the Temple of the Silver Star, ( https://totss.org/) , a Thelemic initiatory and educational organization.  He is a long-standing member of the O.T.O and A.'.A.'., ( https://onestarinsight.org/) , and has many years of experie...

Dr. Nicholas Brink is a psychologist (Ph. D. U.C.L.A. 1970) and Past President of the American Association for the Study of Mental Imagery.  He is Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology and is a Certified Teacher of Ecstatic Trance with the Cuyamungue Institute.  He is the author of 10 books (and counting) including:  Listening to the Spirits (2022); Loki's Children:  A H...

Gary Lachman is an author and lecturer on consciousness, counterculture, and the Western esoteric tradition.  His works include  Dark Star Rising, Beyond the Robot,  and The Secret Teachers of the Western World.   A founding member of the rock band Blondie, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.    This podcast focuses on his new work, Maurice Nicoll:  Forgotten Teacher of th...

Davezilla is an illustrator, artist, cryptid researcher, creator of the award winning humor blog, "Davezilla," and in his "Spare" time (as in Austin Osman Spare), was executive vice-president of Campbell Ewald (2nd oldest ad agency in the US).  He is also a Gardnerian witch (initiated 1979), Discordian, Ngangalero (initiated 1993), and Santero (initiated 2006).  He likes the liminal. In this podca...

Julia Gordon-Bramer is a Sylvia Plath scholar, former professor for the Graduate Writing Program at Lindenwood University, professional tarot card reader, and award winning writer and poet.  She is the author of  Fixed Stars Govern a Life:  Decoding Sylvia Plath (2015); Tarot Life Lessons (2023),  and  The Occult Sylvia Plath:  The Hidden Spiritual Life of the Visionary Poet (2024) which is the su...

Dr. Stone is an Oxford-trained doctor of religious studies whose life mission has been to learn and record spiritual traditions from across the world.  For over twenty five years, she traveled extensively in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, working closely with religious practitioners to find new ways of empowering herself and others through the medium of spirit.  She has spent the last six...

James True is a writer and sophist from Katuah.   His work dilates the boundaries of philosophy, mythology, and consciousness.  His many written works include:  Quantum Rapture (2024 et. al.); Ark of Baphomet (2022); Best Apocalypse Ever (2020); Blueprints of Mind Control (2019); The Technology of Belief (2019); and The Spell of Six Dragons (2018).  His wonderful sculptures, blog, and many other c...

Stephen Parker, Ph D. is a Jungian and Cardiac psychologist and stone mason.  He lives with his partner, Dr. Kornelia Grabinska, a Jungian analyst, in a birch forest overlooking Fairbanks, Alaska.  In said forest, he creates various Jungian alchemical and manual handiworks including but not limited to:  a Stone Sanctuary (view here) , a Labyrinth (view here) , a fire altar, red egg, cave,  and per...

Sweta Srivastava Vikram is a dedicated Doctor of Ayurveda and an acclaimed author of 14 best-selling books.  Sweta holds a Master's degree in Strategic Communications from Columbia University and wholeheartedly dedicates herself to promoting and teaching a holistic approach to creativity, productivity, health, and nutrition. In her new release,  The Loss that Binds Us,  Sweta follows the principle...

Maja D'Aoust is a professional astrologer with more than 20 years' experience integrating her master's degree in transformational psychology into the interpretation of thousands of natal charts.  A practicing witch and scholar of alchemy and occult lore, she is the author of  Familiars in Witchcraft, The Occult I Ching ( which was the subject of End of the Road Podcast #98),  A Witch's Bestiary, ...

Vickie Dodd M.A. has been a sound healing therapist, bodyworker, workshop leader, musician, and internationally recognized pioneer of healing through sound for more than 50 years.   She has collaborated with Don Campbell and is an adjunct faculity member at the Globe Institute in San Francisco. This podcast will focus on her wonderful new book Healing through Sound:  Awakening You Audible Body (20...

Dr. James Maffie is senior lecturer in the Department of American Studies and an affiliate of the Departments of Philosophy and History and Religious and Latin American Studies Programs at the University of Maryland.  He is the author of  Aztec Philosophy: Understanding a World in Motion, which is the subject of this podcast, and numerous articles examining various aspects of conquest era Mexica (...

Dr. Bache is professor emeritus in the department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Youngstown State University, adjunct faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Emeritus Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and on the Advisory Council of Grof Legacy Training.   Dr. Bache is the author of numerous books, including  The Living Classroom:  Teaching and the Collective Cons...

This podcast features two artists and focuses on the relationship between the Sacred and Words, Symbols, Images, and the Alchemical process of Poetry. Dylan Webster is the author of Dislocated,  a collection of poetry.  His poetry and fiction can be found in Quillkeepers Press anthologies, the Neon Sunrise Publishing anthology Love//Lost, the Dillydoun Review and the Cannon's Mouth.  He is current...

Oren teaches Buddhist meditation, mindfulness, and communication internationally.  He is the author of several books, including the bestselling Say What You Mean:  A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication (2018) and his latest work,  Your Heart Was Made for This:  Contemplative Practices for Meeting a World in Crisis with Courage, Integrity, and Love (2023)  which is the focus of this podcas...

Co-founder and co-spiritual director of the Spiritual Arts Institute (a nonprofit), Dimitri has been instrumental in bringing the Spiritual Arts Institute to the place it is today as a premier metaphysical school.  With Barbara Martin, he co-authored Change Your Aura, Change Your Life (2000), Communing With the Divine (2021), Karma and Reincarnation (2021), The Healing Power of Your Aura (2020) an...

Diana Zaheer is a counselor and teacher of healing and wisdom traditions with more than 30 years experience.  In  Over the Counter Meditations,  she teams up with Grammy nominated musician Lincoln Parish, founding member and original lead guitarist of Cage the Elephant to produce an "extraordinary" piece of spoken word poetry and song.  Over the Counter Meditations is a "spoken word LP with a meta...

Stephanie Banks is an intuitive and conscious channel, mentor and guide who helps people connect on the soul level.  She is the author of  Joining Joanie--Staying Connected to Your Loved One Through Dementia and Beyond (2017)  and is currently working on her second book.   Her TEDx talk "I am an Intuitive Channel" can be viewed here:   https://soulinsight.com/large-media/stephanies-tedx-talk Conne...

Dr. Moore has been a senior teacher in the Shambhala community for the past 40 years and is the co-founder of Karuna Training, a certification in Contemplative Psychology offered since 1996 in eight countries.  In addition to her Buddhist teaching, Melissa has held many positions in the field of mental health, most recently as the founding director of the Felton Institute in San Francisico. This p...

My friend Dave comes back on the podcast for some serious holiday season mischief and merrymaking.  Dave, despite being raised on an intellectually processed diet of reductionist cognitive science, engineering and bastardized East-West spirituality, somehow managed to liberate himself circa June 19th, 2000.  On this solemn day "an Oprah Winfrey level Eckhart Tolle somebody became an absolute nobod...