The Deep State Consciousness Podcast

In this interview I talk with Phil Craine about his peace monitoring work in the West Bank. Phil recounts the injustices he witnessed and I ask him what that was like for him and what inner resources he drew on to keep calm in such situations. Watch Phil's presentation ' A Grimm and Brutal Occupation ' Music by Naseer Shamma

After relocating to Ireland at the turn of the century, Reverend John Harding started running groups that brought people from different sides of the divide together to hear each others stories. John drew on his experience both in the church and as a creative writer in developing ways participants could really feel heard. In this interview he shares his experience of that work. http://deepstatecons...

Adam Fitzgerald has spent the last twelve years doing in-depth research into the events of 9/11. This has led him to become deeply cynical of many of the conspiracies that have grown up around 9/11, as well as the US government's 'official' account. His research has focused on the geopolitics of 9/11 and in this interview he explains the deeper web of connections that exists beyond the superficial...

Chris Johnston is a former member of the Buddhafield cult, the subject of the 2016 documentary film, 'Holy Hell'. After leaving, Chris went on to study cults and religious movements, attempting to make sense of what he'd been through. In this interview he sheds light on what happened at Buddhafield and what factors caused him to be drawn into an abusive relationship with a man proclaiming to be a...

Dr. Richard Ellefritz is an assistant professor of sociology who completed his PhD researching the 9/11 Truth movement. He did this from a position of being within the movement himself. In this interview I ask ask him about how his own position on 9/11 formed and how it can be that different groups in society can interpret this pivotal day in history in such radically different ways – leaving us l...

Nicole's guided meditation from the August Unbreaking the Mirror group .

  Ronnie Aaronson is a psychotherapist specialising in the treatment of addiction, focusing particularly on alcoholism. She is the author of Addiction, This Being Human, a book she was inspired to write by societies dehumanisation and 'othering' of people struggling with certain 'unacceptable' addictions. Ronnie is also a founder of The Swan Project , a charity set up in Bristol to help people str...

Psychologist, therapist and host of the Scottish Liberty Podcast Antony Sammeroff joins me to discuss his presentation, The Psychology of Statism. Antony first explains how he came to hold his unconventional anarchistic views on government. He then talks about the psychological factors that prevent people from rationally and reflectively engaging in dialogue but rather lock them into their existin...

Twelve years ago Linzi Kemp developed Fibromyalgia, a debilitating condition of chronic pain and fatigue. This led her on an inner journey of self healing, ultimately becoming a student of The Rudra Devi Technique. Now fully recovered, Linzi works with this spiritual/emotional based approach to help others emerge from chronic pain. Details of Linzi's work here  

  Simon Small returns to the show to discuss the UFO/alien encounter/abduction experience. Simon has been fascinated with this most confusing of phenomenons for most of his life, due to his own 'encounters'. I was interested to draw on his experience as a contemplative mystic, to see what insights approaching the phenomenon from that perspective has given rise to. Can we point to an objective real...

LuAnn Keener-Mikenas is a writer and psychotherapist who has also pursued spirituality for the past thirty years. We talk about what the integration of these things looks like, the cultivation of a deeper and more secure sense of being and the implications of this on a personal and societal level   LuAnn's therapy site   LuAnn's writing site  

Thomas Howell (Ishtar Ishaya) is a teacher of Ascension Meditation. In this interview he takes us through his fascinating life, from recalling early spiritual experiences, through tragedy and a near death experience, to spiritual exploration and a settling on Ascension Thomas explains that he chose Ascension as a practice as it seeks to charm the mind with praise, gratitude and love, as opposed to...

Barnaby Adams is a graphic designer whose interest in non-dual spirituality has led him to develop the concept of 'Conscious Branding'. We talk about how a sense of authenticity can be brought into advertising services and the different kind of connection this creates with customers. Find out about Barnaby's work Subscribe for more interviews    

 Senior Living Inquiries facilitator Fiona Robertson comes back on the podcast to talk about her essay, 'On Realising the Political is Personal'. We discuss how our political positions are inextricably linked to our core beliefs about life, both in terms of the positions we hold and the dogma or open mindedness which we hold them. We go on to discuss how cultivating a relationship with a sense of...

Tim Freke talks about the impact he's seen his book The Jesus Mysteries has had on people, often facilitating them re-finding their relationship with Jesus. Tim also talks about how, in contrast to other mythicist books, his is not an attack on Christianity but rather at attempt to reform it. Details of Tim and Peter's book The Jesus Mysteries  

Twenty years on from the Publication of Tim Freke and Peter Gandy's Best selling book The Jesus Mysteries, Tim talks about whether he still believes Jesus was not an historical figure but rather a mythological one. He also talks about the reaction the book generated and the critical responses he received. Details of Tim and Peter's book The Jesus Mysteries      

  Simon returns to the podcast to talk about the influence science fiction had on him as a boy wishing to engage with the deepest questions. This ultimately inspired him to write his book, Star Pilgrim. We discuss how the novel arose from the imagination and the philosophical themes it contains. Get the book on Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/2KuoA8w US - https://amzn.to/2HNpLhC Sign up to my mailing...

Clare Beckell is a Creative Attachment Therapist who works with children and pre and postnatal mothers. In this interview she explains what that work looks like and the powerfully transformative effect it can have for the parent child relationship. We also discuss the wider societal impact of neglecting the importance of supporting mothers and children in these early years – and the kind of societ...

  Martin Wells is a psychotherapist working in the British NHS. He incorporates the wisdom of non-Duality into his practice and in this interview explains what a marriage of those two things looks like. Martin goes on to talk about how holding a non-dual awareness as the therapist facilitates a sense of being deeply accepted for the client – and the transformational shifts that occur when the clie...

Rob Blake talks about his study of Shamanism and how he wove this into the practice of massage. He explains how he uses contact with the body as a way of facilitating healing on a spiritual, psychological and somatic level   Contact Rob at - robblake99@gmail.com http://deepstateconsciousness.com/

It's doubtlessly a good thing that the practice of Mindfulness has taken off over the past few years, although it also raises questions about simplification of spiritual practices. In this discussion with philosopher Tim Freke we talk about both the benefits and limitations of Mindfulness meditation and how can form a bases for a deeper investigation of the mysteries of the world and self. http://...

In the 1960s Michael Graham travel to India to become one of the first Western devotees of Swami Muktananda. Over the next thirty years he immersed himself in Eastern Spirituality, meeting and studying with a plethora of gurus and teachers, as well as becoming a teacher himself. All this came to a conclusion when an unexpected encounter with Jesus Christ led him to become an Evangelical Christian....

Fiona Robertson is a facilitator of The Living Inquires, a process of mindful, in-depth looking at the core beliefs we all hold. In this interview Fiona describes the transformational effect this practice has had on her own life, as well as the shifts she now sees with her clients. Fiona facilitates sessions over the internet, find out more about her and her book, The Art of Finding Yourself, at -...

I sat down with Daisy Bray to speak about her work bringing spirituality into massage through the Meditation Massage program created by Debbie O'Shea Freke. Daisy explained her own journey of an initial embrace of, followed by disillusionment with Eastern and New Age spirituality. She then talks through how she was sucked into an Underworld Journey through the dark night of the soul, leading to an...

Britt has used Conscious Coaching to help anyone from individual entrepreneurs to senior members of corporations. Helping people to develop their businesses through getting in touch with a more authentic sense of self. https://www.britttanya.com/authority.html http://deepstateconsciousness.com