The Mystical Punk Podcast

According to Buddhism, desire is suffering—a yearning for something other than what is here in this moment. But desire can also bring passion, meaning, creativity, and direction. So how do we tell the difference between egoic craving and authentic soul desire? In this episode, we explore the tension between the desires that drain and numb us, and the deeper callings that strengthen, enliven, and a...

What do concepts like sin and evil mean in a modern world that largely dismisses them as outdated religious ideas? In this episode, we explore whether these ancient concepts still point toward something psychologically and spiritually real beneath the language and cultural baggage. We consider the seven deadly sins through the lens of modern psychology, self-awareness, and personal growth, asking...

Is your greatest fear also your deepest desire? In this episode, we explore the powerful connection between what scares us and what calls us forward. Often, fear isn’t a sign to retreat but a signal pointing toward the very path our soul longs to follow. Standing on the edge of possibility, we may wonder: What if I fail? Or possibly even worse: what if I succeed? We discuss how the desires of the...

How do we stay present with ourselves while being in relationship with others? In this episode we explore the subtle art of relating—drawing on ideas from thinkers like Thomas Hübl as well as practices such as authentic relating and circling. We talk about the importance of knowing ourselves deeply so that we don’t simply project our inner world onto the people around us. Relating well requires su...

How do we stay connected to eros—to aliveness, creativity, and source—as we move through ageing, loss, and change? In this episode, we reflect on our experience of being in our forties, letting go of identities formed in earlier stages of life, and allowing space for both the grief and the beauty that come with becoming someone new. We explore how personal transitions mirror wider cultural shifts,...

How do we stay connected to eros—to aliveness, creativity, and source—as we move through ageing, loss, and change? In this episode, we reflect on our experience of being in our forties, letting go of identities formed in earlier stages of life, and allowing space for both the grief and the beauty that come with becoming someone new. We explore how personal transitions mirror wider cultural shifts,...

We are shaped by everything that has moved through us—every influence, inspiration, and creative spark we’ve encountered along the way. In this episode, we explore what happens when creation is no longer seen as something owned by individuals, but as a collective process we temporarily steward, take responsibility for, and then pass on. We talk about following the desire that arises when someone e...

Life might just be a massive playground for consciousness to evolve —and participation is the point. In this episode, we explore what it means to stop trying to “win” at spirituality and start actually playing the game. We riff on ego as the avatar, initiations as level-ups, and why it always feels hardest right before the next stage. From meaninglessness and ego death to Jesus as a participatory...

Improvisation isn’t just an art form; it’s a way of being fully alive. It asks us to be present with whatever is real in each unrepeatable moment — the dark, the silly, the profound — and to listen deeply to ourselves, to others, and to life. In this conversation we explore how improvisation reconnects us with our innate magic, helps us drop the idea of a “right way,” and invites us to be unaccept...

Have you ever had an experience in a group where it feels like some kind of magic comes online? It’s hard to define exactly what it is, where it comes from or what its full potential is, but collective intelligence (the human kind, not talking about AI here) is a wild, mysterious and fascinating thing. In this episode we explore the nature of CI, what factors seem to facilitate its emergence, and...

Every few years, humanity faces another global upheaval—war, pandemic, economic collapse, political chaos. In this episode, we unpack the unresolved social traumas of the past two decades, from collective crises to the response to COVID-19. We look at how fear hijacks our decision-making and fuels division, and how reconnecting with ourselves, nature, and community can build resilience when collap...

Season 2 kicks off with a bang as we introduce Sonic Ritual — a punk-infused journey into sound healing . We unpack what live music means in 2025, how it shapes us, and the raw energetic exchange between musician and audience. From mosh pit to meditation, we explore how shared presence, open hearts, and collective resonance can become acts of deep healing. Website Follow us on Instagram Title trac...

Industry is built on efficiency and production—ideally in service to humanity. But what happens when those roles reverse, and humans end up serving industry instead? In this episode, we explore how to bring humanity back into the heart of industry. We talk about integrating polarities—left and right brain, flow and structure, control and trust—and what it means to weave feminine and intuitive qual...

If you’re listening to this podcast, you probably care about humanity’s trajectory—and know we each have a role in shaping it. But are we truly free, or simply controlled in new ways through advertising, algorithms, and social media? In this episode, we explore the ultimate freedom—choosing where to place our energy and attention—while unpacking how too much authority is given to those who crave c...

What if we trusted individuals to find their true soul path within society, and recognised the deep value of their unique contribution to the collective? How do we move beyond a polarised world of nanny-state socialism and careless free-market consumerism? What kind of politics might we be evolutionarily called toward? In this episode, we explore the strengths and pitfalls of different political i...

In this episode, we explore a shift from the reductive, symptom-focused model of health to a more holistic, systemic, and preventative approach. We look at how creativity plays a vital role in healing, why nutrition is more than just fuel, and how privilege shapes access and choices in wellness. By zooming out from the individual to the wider context, we invite a deeper, more compassionate underst...

It feels like we are being requested to access ever greater levels of resilience in the crumbling mayhem of late stage extractive capitalism. How do we deal with hopelessness, despair, grief and anxiety in the face of what is? Where is hope in this chaotic picture? And can we harness our greatest tool, our imaginations, to collectively dream our way to a more beautiful world? Tune in and join us a...

In this uniquely personal episode, we explore the topic of death, loss and our relationship as a culture with safety, illness and dying. What does it mean to live well, to die well? In a culture that seems to be predominantly ruled by the fear of death, what can we do to bring ourselves back into a deeper relationship with living and dying?  Website Follow us on Instagram Title track: Kundalini Ri...

 All of us carry a web of beliefs and assumptions about life - the way we think things are. These unconscious frameworks are the water we swim in ; so foundational we rarely notice them, yet so powerful they shape everything. In this episode, we explore the dominant waters of our times, the Kool-Aid of late-stage capitalism, and the liberating process of realising that we have agency over what we...

How do we stay calm and spacious under pressure in a culture that glorifies speed and control? This episode explores the balance between concentration and relaxation, contraction and ease. Noticing the fight-or-flight instinct, we learn to intervene—with wisdom, grace, and presence. Website Follow us on Instagram Title track: Kundalini Rising

Join us as we attempt to discern the difference between desires that are driven from the soul and desires that are driven by a constructed identity.  As we all jump off this dying wave of old paradigm culture and try to re-align ourselves to something that feels real, we are each given the opportunity to start listening once again to our own internal voice and give power to our souls.  But having...

Why do we accept things that are shit? Why do so many people live in a state of defeatist acceptance, rather than standing up for what they believe in? How do we navigate finding many of the foundations of our culture to be abhorrent whilst maintaining sanity and empowered agency? Join us for Episode 9 as we dive into standards, acceptance and resistance, and broadening our frame of reference. Web...

There is much heated discussion about our relationship with machines and technology. Currently the hot topic is Artificial Intelligence (AI), and there's a lot of talk about how this is replacing jobs, taking away opportunities for people, and even replacing artists. But what if this is a good thing?  Will we pass the test and find a way to proactively integrate AI into the world in order to...

As we transition between worlds, how will artists support us through turbulent times of change? And will the new world be a space for all of us to be more connected with our own inner artist? Who is this “artist” anyway? Someone outside of us, or an active part of our collective consciousness that the age of Aquarius is breathing new life into? Art can be visionary and culture defining, ordinary a...

As we sink ever deeper into the polycrisis, as the inevitable consequences of extractive capitalism ramp up and so many of us feel that we cannot possibly just keep doing the same thing without going insane, how can we extract ourselves from the systems of destruction? As people with immense privilege in the global West, doesn’t our responsibility lie in actively dismantling these systems? What is...