Gin And Tantra

In this episode Eric previews his big reveal and we discuss parallels to creativity, how to agree to disagree, societal conflicts, ways to steal your thunder back, a deep embrace of one's authentic self, family, relationships and the perspective of time, finding non-concordance between self and environment and adaptation as a counter to creativity.

In this episode we once again have on friend of the show, Remy and his wife Ashley. Together they own and operate Kumankaya. A healing and retreat center just outside of Tulum, in Mexico. We not only go over what they are offering at their center but a story on how they began their path and how they ended up selling everything they had and left the comforts of their lives to follow the call of the...

In this episode we discuss some of the views of psychologist Otto Rank, a student of Freud, and his views on working with the past to improve the present, optimizing the positive, UN-learning one's past, a person's experience during birth as a blueprint for future evolutionary events and how neuroticism is a struggle against external forces.

In this episode we have a discussion around and a deep dove into one of Eric's most cringeworthy memories from his childhood and what he attributes as pieces to his recovery from it. We also discuss the inner drive one has to express their unbound self and fear as an opposition to authenticity.

In this episode we continue to discuss Carl Jung, the loves' of his life, connecting the inner and outer realities, accepting our inner judge, a brief history of MK Ultra, having contrast with the ethics of our current culture and how our partners stimulate deep aspects of ourselves.

In this episode we have on friend of the show Remy Delaune. Remy is one of the co-founders of Kumankaya, a retreat center in Mexico just about an hour outside of Tulum. Amongst the wide range of things we discussed we highlighted living an authentic life and what that means for us. We talked each one of us being the synthesis of our life's influences, being theo-centered and not ego-centered, new...

In this episode we continue to discuss Carl Jung and some personal tales of synchronicity in addition to the flexibility of space and time.

In this episode we discuss some of Carl Jung's clinical observations and the sort of 3 pillars of a functioning self from a psychological standpoint. We also discuss hierarchical organizations and being cuts of from one's inner archetype.

We continue the exploration on the archetypes and the Trickster, the Magician, the Innocent, the Warrior, The Martyr, motivating causes and intoxicating archetypes. We also discuss Carol Pearson's book on the archetypes, 'The Hero Within'.

We continue our look at Carl Jung and his theories around the collective unconscious and the conscious reality. We also discuss a Buddhist philosophical theory as a means of guiding one's mind to their own conclusion, unconscious impulses, reality as a danger to the deepest parts of oneself and archetypal definitions.

In this episode we further our examination of Carl Jung and look at some of his early dreams and reflections. We also discuss the scientific enterprise of psychology as a whole, a spiritual crises, our dreams and the unconscious and the breakup of Freud and Yung.

In this episode we begin the dive on one of our favorite uncles... Uncle Carl, Carl Jung! We begin with a look at some of his critics and their criticisms. We bring light to his thoughts on his own Spirit guides, experiences with journeying, inner divinity and we begin to question taboo.

In this episode Eric gives a story about inherited fear and we then discuss making the unconscious conscious and how we can transcend the primal urge.

We continue our discussion on Esther Perel in this episode and get into how the causes and conditions of one's life effect who you are. We also highlight the importance of one's spiritual tribe, energy coming before form, the affairs of affairs, body image and sexual education.

In this episode we are discussing the relationship therapist and New York Times best selling author Esther Perel. We discuss her thoughts on using love as an antidote to death, identification of Relational roles, monogamy being the new frontier, the Romantic Model and the things hiding in annals of our subconscious.

In this episode we discuss some case studies from people in our lives and their experience in monogamous relationships, Esther Perel and boundaries, the idea of emotional infidelity and long term bonding, a personal tale of divorce and seeing your story as a positive tale of existence.

In this episode we discuss the idea of society's emotional plague as outlined in Wilheim Reich's book, "The Mass Psychology of Fascism". We dive in the idea of living one's life artistically and falling through the cracks of society, personality types and the various forms of intrinsic motivation and the ways in which we effectively apply self-help. We also talked about a res...

In this episode we continue our discussion on the ideas of Wilheim Reich, who is credited with the genesis of the 'sexual revolution'.. IE society's shifting views on pre-marital sex, divorce and other related relationship issues. We also discuss the 7 year itch, serial monogamy, the emotional plague and the disconnect between one's fire and water.

In this episode we begin the deep dive in the work of one Wilhelm Reich, Austrian doctor of Medicine and psychoanalyst who was a student of Freud. What Reich wanted to understand was the body, why you might escape or subdue it and why it remains an untapped source of joy and power. We discuss his ideas on the psyche and soma, repression and its effects on our personalities, the physical manifestat...

In this episode we continue our discussion on Freud and the idea of our repression of our desires and Christopher Ryan's view on the biological effects of long-term monogamy. We also talk about humans as electromagnetic beings, approaching cultural taboos, redirecting repression and Ester Perel's ideas on dynamism, nourishment and closeness in relationships.

In this episode we have on friend of the show Christian Villacres, healer and acupuncturist. Christian and I lead a men's retreat in March of '23 and we wanted to share a little bit of our experience. In addition to this we discuss dis-identifying with one's limitations, generational awareness, healing one's legacy, the building one's friendship network, the importance of touch and rites of passag...

In this episode we begin the deep dive into our much teased, longly awaited series about love, our lives, the various forms and influences that it has upon us and what that means for those who may or may not be aware of it all. We begin with looking at the psychological aspects of love and today we have Sigmund Freud on deck. We discuss the globus hystericus, being afraid of lonliness, building ou...

In this episode we finalize our discussion around the various views of the Ego, Mind and Reality from the Mind Only School of Buddhist thought.  We discuss the mind and its relationship to the external world, dependent, impuded and perfect nature's, dealing with distraction and focus and our collective Uncle Carl!

In this episode we take a deep dive into the Mind Only School of Asian Philosophy and Spirituality.  We discuss experiencing your mind and external reality, the 6 consciousnesses, overcoming your own obstacles and accumulated energetic imprints.

In this episode we continue our discussion on the E.G.O.S. and how it is that we can begin to work with this aspect of ourselves.  Through investigation and identification arises the ability to diagnose our own psyche, tendencies, defenses and life adaptations to aid in our ability to be free to choose how we act.  Not simply re-act.