Gin And Tantra

In this episode we discuss our motivations behind holding off on the love/sexuality topics until now... We also discuss love, soulmates, karmic connections, the effects of our relationships on our lives and some of the theories as to why we 'need' a soulmate in the first place.  We also take a brief dive into the newer idea of 'Twin flames'.

This is the conclusion to our Buddhist Holographic Psychology episode where we dive into the last two aspects of the 6 Realms... ie the Jealous and Pleasure Gods.  As a recap the 6 Realms are the Hell Realms, Hungry Ghosts, Animal and Human Realms and the Jealous and Pleasure Gods which is what we are focusing on in this episode.  We discuss the members of society who embody the Jealous...

This is the third and final part of our three part series with friend of the show Joni Osborn.  Joni graciously shares some further stories from her life in addition to highlighting her own intriguing path towards becoming a healer. She discusses trying to find one’s own way without real guidance and how she currently works with patients to empower them through focusing on their own needs. We...

In this second part of a three part series, we continue our talk with friend of the show Joni Osborn. She courageously shares some very personal and traumatic stories from her life. Some of which include her being raised in a born-again Christian household, how she built resilience through traumatic experience, the shame and guilt placed upon victims of trauma and the fallacy of the view of fight...

In this first part of a three-part series, we host friend of the show Joni Osborn. Joni is an acupuncturist, hypnotherapist and Reiki practitioner. Joni discusses fitting in and finding her own freedom, choosing one’s karmic path and some tips on sharing and receiving traumatic experiences. She gives definitions for sexual assault, abuse and more…. She highlights her reason for sharing her story w...

In this episode we conclude our dive into the Tibetan Book of the Dead and discuss the holographic and psychological aspects of these deep teachings on the 6 Realms... ie the desire, hell, animal, human, jealous and pleasure realms respectively.   We highlight the specifics from their original source but link them to what would be relevant to us in a modern sense, both personally and soc...

This episode is a companion episode to the second part of our interview with Professor Robert Thurman.  He dives deep into the Tantric view on enlightenment and the multi-faceted aspects of the human potential.  We break that down into bite sized pieces so that it makes sense for our everyday lives and how we can work towards achieving some of the states that these philosophies say are p...

In the second part of our interview with Professor Robert Thurman we ask him about enlightenment... What is it?  How can it be described?  His response covers a wide range of ideas and philosophies but he describes enlightenment as an evolutionary goal, the highest potential for the human platform, a culmination of all of the cultures who believe in it.  Ultimately, amongst other th...

This is a companion episode to the first part of our Robert Thurman interview.  We Wanted to give our thoughts, reflections and insights into the interview and highlight some of the topics that came up that might be new for people.  We touch again on the idea of authoritarian dependency, epiphanies and the enlightened state, happiness as a means of liberation and much more.  We hope...

We would like to humbly welcome on the show, a great influence in the lives and minds of many, Professor Robert AF Thurman!  We are very happy to have him on and discuss his origin story in this episode.  He shares his influences and life circumstances around much of his time during his pilgrimage to India and after becoming a monk...then deciding to return to the US and live amongst the...

In this final segment of our interview with Pete Kadens we discuss the difficulty in raising money for charitable causes, owning one's own generosity and having perseverance when waiting for societal progress and being the 'spark that starts the fire'. Pete Kadens currently serves as the chairman of the Kadens Family  Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to closing the pervasive &n...

In this third segment of our interview with Pete Kadens, Pete shares his views on the business world and its social responsibility, holding corporations responsible, understanding the collective impact of our consumer and business habits as well as the social determinants of health.  Pete also gives a his take on what he calls the "Lives Improved Metric" and how that could help to determine t...

In this second part of our series with entrepreneur and philanthropist Peter Kadens, we discuss his views on seeing life as a culmination of themes and understanding that the more one gives, the more one receives in return.   He also discusses helping minority communities through marijuana legalization and how there are structures built into society to keep the power in the hands of the...

This is the first part of a 4 part series where we interview Pete Kadens, philanthropist, entrepreneur, husband and father of three.  In this first episode we detail his early life and some of the contributing factors that would lead him to a life of entrepreneurship and reciprocity.  We discuss his views on poverty and the numerous pathways to it in addition to the massive effect of the...

In the 4th installment of our Multiverse series, we discuss Infinite Universes and a Steam Room?  We talk about the three main theories of how a multiverse can exist as they are known today... The universe as Infinitely Large, The Universe as a series of Expanding Forces and the Many Worlds Theory.  We also discuss dependent origination, Schrodingers Cat, the quantum field theory, emptin...

In this episode we continue our deep dive into reality through the lens of modern physics and we ask, "Why question Reality?"  We discuss reality and mundane appearances, time moving at different rates and the expansion of the universe!  Watch out for that dark energy...

In the first part of this two part episode, we begin our discussion of psychedelics, spirituality, their role in addiction as well as in meditation.  We address some of the arguments against and for their use and some of our own personal experiences.  Mindset and setting,  guidance and other factors for a successful experience when using these plant medicines is highlighted.  ...

In this episode we talk about Physics... its more than Meets the Eye!  We discuss Zen Koans in your universe, being honest as to what we know, Brian Greene and Going Beyond the surface.  We try and tackle the question, "What would happen if you traveled on a straight line infinitely?"  We go over inflation cosmology, gravity and the cosmological constant, vacuum energy and the quant...

This is the second part of a two part episode on Empowerment and Evolution.  In this episode, we dive into the Evolution part of the discussion.  What does Evolution mean for us personally?  Socially?  Is survival of the fittest the most accurate way of describing those beings whom are most fit to survive?  We shed some light on what it means to evolve.

This is the first part of a two part series where we discuss our own Empowerment and Evolution, personally and socially.  We discuss the differences between self-help and self-improvement as they pertain to current ideology and marketing.  We highlight some of Pema Chodron's work as well as Jordan Peterson and Carl Yung.  We dig into anxiety and some of its roots as well as giving t...

Toxic Baby Food? . . . What?  In this episode we go back to our discussion on conspiracy and ask what do the more Eastern philosophical texts say about these ideas? In a sense, do they say we are ALL living in a kind of Conspiracy? We start the show by highlighting the suppression of information in the public sphere--that's the Toxic Baby Food Part-- and our responsibility to search for the W...

In this episode we dive into the history of one of our intrepid hosts, one Daniel Domoleczny.  He gives his version on what transpired in his life to make him the person he is.  Growing up in a divorced family to being the new kid at numerous schools.  From Aesop's Fables to nights spent in a war zone, few stones are left unturned.  

In this episode we dive deep into the history of one of our intrepid hosts, one Eric Baker.  He highlights where his life began, cemeteries and poor farms, having an awareness of violence at a young age, racism and sexism, his love for Don Quixote and suffering through physical pain and the flaws of the Western medical system.  He asks what is truly psychologically healthy, and talks abo...

In this second episode of our series with Professor Guy Newland, we offer a G&T Crash Course on one of the most Quintessential Parts of Tantric Buddhism: Emptiness. Guy first shares the insight that getting how things don’t have the fixed nature our mind imposes on them is one of the keys to really helping others with Kindness and Compassion. Then he outlines all the important points of Tantric Bu...

This is our first of three episodes with Esteemed Professor and Translator of Tibetan Buddhism, Guy Newland.  In it, we talked about his background and how he found his own path, including his childhood desire to understand the origin of the Universe—who hasn’t been there, right? We specifically got his thoughts on the fears, desires and the pressures one feels in society when one is trying t...