Gin And Tantra

This is the second of this Spirituality And Psychedelics Series, we discuss the Buddhist Theory of "Good, Bad and Neutral" and the use of psychadelics. We look at the brain and psychedelics, breaking down the Default Mode Network and the role it plays in our limiting and distorting our experiences of our worlds.   The Default Mode Network "The concept of a default mode network was develo...

In this episode we continue to expound on the work of Dean Radin PhD whom we had on recently and his research into Magic and the abilities of the mind that are not totally understood.  We go into karmic forces and the dedication of oneself to a discipline, stories of Divine intervention and various types of personal abilities (wisdom, love and power).  We discuss the Random Number genera...

In this episode we give a big thank you to our most recent guest, Dean Radin, PhD and to all of our guests and audience for their contributions.  We discuss traditional and modern cultures having resistance to new ideas as well as contemporary scientific resistance, in addition to some evidence from the Old Testament...  We ask what is prayer and talk about how some things are just bette...

This is the second part of our interview with Dean Radin PhD.  We ask him about his research in telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition and psychokinesis and how science is proving the existence of these phenomenon and much more.  He also goes over the double slit experiment, observations on the force of will, scientific resistance and the profound effects of subjectivity.  We discuss...

In this episode we ask Dean Radin about his upbringing, influences and risk tolerance in addition to the obstacles that he had to overcome in order to take the path that he ultimately chose.  He wittingly replies, "life is short, take risks".  He discusses the McDonaldization of nearly everything and he gives his definition of Magic - The Force of Will, Divination and Theurgy.  He r...

This is the conclusion of our current series on love and specifically the application of love as an antidote for the feelings of separatenes and anxiety.  But is all love healthy?  We dissect some of the pathological presentations of love and relationships including being needy, marketing oneself, self-sacrifice and virtuous deprivation. 

This is a continuation of our previous episode on love.  We further break down Eric Fromm's description of love as an art form and we ask the question as to why would we even pursue this in the first place.  We discuss overcoming the anxiety from separation, sex and psychedelics, conformity versus individualists, tribalism and using love to overcome separation.  We highlight using routine as a mea...

"You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens" - Rumi In this episode we continue our discussion on the soulmate experience.  We discuss an article about relationships from viewpoints that span the globe (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/opinion/what-romantic-regime-are-you-in.html).  We talk about a course at Northwestern called Marriage 101 and we discuss the Yin and Yang of r...

This is the first in a short series on Love... our definition, viewpoints and musings on the importance of treating Love as art to be studied, learned and practiced.  We include the work of Eric Fromm ( a student of Freud) and his ideas on this from a psychological vantage point.  We discuss becoming lovable, using love as a commodity to be traded, marketing oneself in a social environme...

In this episode we highlight some very synchronistic encounters that bore the sensation of expansiveness of the mind beyond what was previously thought possible... aka Mind blowers!  We discuss the building of confidence through experiences and the eventual marriage between  these experience and wisdom.

In this episode we ask the question, What makes an experience memorable?  We also highlight aspects of the Buddhist teachings known as the Ground, Path and Result... and a secret mantra?  We also discuss the relationship of subjectivity, objectivity and experiential validity.  Eric highlights his first Zen retreat.  Daniel experiences transcending  physical space and there...

In this episode we discuss a real life example of creativity and integration in the form of communal art... the enigmatic drum circle!  Daniel shares his role in the group of musicians and artists known as the Dog Beach Drummers and Dancers!  This community brings together people from all walks of life to share in self-expression and cohesion.  Bringing together one's desire to inte...

In this episode we ask the difficult question... How do we identify and prioritize the various parts of our identities and minds?  Essentially, what is important and how can we pursue that in a meaningful way?  We then break down various aspects of Zen and what is known as Renunciation and how we all are doing that at some level.  We also discuss the Unity of Zen, Sword and Brush as well as ideas...

So this is the first conversation that Eric and Daniel have, completely off script, off the cuff and off the chain.  There was no preparation for this what so ever.  The conversation was had after recording a podcast and it was recorded and only then was it decided that it was worth sharing.  The views and opinions shared here are born of observation and experience from two Western...

This is the last of our series discussing spirituality in comics and this one is particularly deep!  We discuss the Marvel story titled, Deadpool kills the Marvel universe... regardless of how you may feel about comics this story is one that transcends the genre and makes bold points about life and death.  The story highlights breaking the cycle of samsara, suffering and the attachments...

This is the second part of our episode on the themes and ideology of comics and the work of Professor Jeff Kripal's book, Mutants and Mystics.  We briefly recap the previous episode and then discuss real-life beings of great power, the battles of Daredevil and Kingpin and achieving realization within the matrix.  We also discuss creation of one's reality, the author Grant Morrison and ri...

This is the first part of a mini series on Spirituality in odd places, Comics!  We take a dive into the work of Professor Jeff Kripal and his book Mutants and Mystics which gives insight in the archetypes behind many of the characters we love and the authors who create and curate them.  We also discuss briefly the movie Unbreakable, we highlight the forces in the world that work to suppr...

This episode is the first in a series where we dive into the mystic and spiritual aspects of comics!  In this episode we discuss being influenced by comics and the characters at a young age and how comics are one of the very few culturally accepted spaces for fantasy.  We discuss Professor Jeff Kripal's book, Mutants and Mystics.  We discuss authors Alan Moore and Grant Morrison in...

In this episode we continue our discussion on traditions, and more specifically Kaballah and Tantra.    We discuss the Tree of Life, different stories of creation, viewing sexuality as holy, Yoga Babies and the Union of Practice and Life.

In this episode we circle back a bit and praise some of the very traditions that we so often critique in hopes of highlighting the deep nature of much of the information that has survived for such a long time.  We openly ask the question, Is it ok to be critical of faith and still remain engaged with it?  We also ask who 'owns' these various traditions?  Are they the right of a cert...

In this episode we conclude our discussion on the Divine Feminine and the hierarchies that have been imposed upon our society.  We attempt to further illuminate the story of Adam, Eve and the Tree of Life... during which the phrase was coined, "Dont Look Up, Look in"

We continue our discussion on the historical and psychological changes that took place in our society's history that essentially ended the worship of the feminine divine.  We question the intention in some of the ancient texts and discuss various female lead cultures.  We also highlight some myths and legends such as Medusa and the story of Lott.  We also discuss some of the cultura...

This is the first part of a new series of episodes where we dive deeper into the historical aspects of the suppression of the Feminine Divine but we wanted reflect for a moment on our conversation with Joni Osborn from our last episodes and express our hopes for the transformation of the culture on a macro and a micro level.  We also ask our international audience for some feedback so we can...

This is the second part of our conversation on the Feminine aspects of divinity and we are once again joined by Joni Osborn.  We dive into some of the more historical aspects of the story as we cover how the feminine aspects of society, ideology, folklore and religious practice took hold to alter the beliefs of our ever-changing lexicon of societal perspectives... from the Bible to the Kabala...

This is the first of two episodes where we are once again joined  by Joni Osborn to discuss Femine Divinity.  We begin by asking, what is divinity mean to us in the first place?  Is it something inside ourselves, outside ourselves or even both?  We discuss the idea of archetypes and how that can be useful and limiting simultaneously.  We give a view of the development of s...