The Numinous Podcast

In this episode, we re-imagine the design process as a form of shamanic journey. Emrys Damon Miller is the founder and creator of Rocketday Arts, a communications studio which helps clients who aim to build a healthier future. His clients have included those in the arts, the environment, education, and humanism/theology. Our conversation moves from how imagery affects society and self-image, intui...

John Michael Greer is the current Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America, a longtime Golden Dawn initiate and scholar of the Western Mystery Traditions. He is the author of numerous book on a wide range of subjects including peak oil and the decline of industrial societies. He also has two popular blogs,  The Archdruid Report  and  The Well of Galabes . In this episode, we talk...

The Fabulous Miss Rosie Bitts  is a burlesque diva, chanteuse, and sex and body-positive educator with a mission to empower. In this episode, we talk about feminism, the male gaze, doing scary things like taking your clothes off and singing in front of strangers (I don't know which is scarier to me), and learning to love our jiggly bits. Rosie cites  Bettina May  as an early influence and talks ab...

Mark Silver  is an entrepreneur, business coach, Sufi Master, and has a great sense of humour - such a great combination! He helps his clients "witness the love that's present in business that's hard to see." In this episode we touch on pretty much everything - Judaism, spiritual disconnect with parents, agnosticism, mystical experiences, Islam, Sufism, the Reclaiming tradition, Wicca, neo-paganis...

Elle North  is a tarot teacher, a reiki trainer and the creator of  visually stunning websites  for spirited entrepreneurs. I love the look and feel of Elle's designs and that's what drew me to her. It's so fun to spend time with someone who is as thoughtful and intuitive as Elle. In this episode, we dive into the tarot, particularly the Major Arcana. The tarot deck that Elle said was her first is...

Oh this is a juicy one. Today I'm talking with  Bethany Webster  about the effects of patriarchy on mother-daughter relationships and other taboo topics like the impact of our mothers' struggles with self-esteem on our own sense of self. I was surprised to discover that Bethany and I are in the same boat with our mother wounds. Bethany  is a writer, transformational coach, international speaker an...

Rachelle Lamb specializes in conflict resolution and breakthrough conversations. In this intimate conversation, Rachelle invites us to explore our inner landscape. The vivid imagery in her speech is lyrical and so pleasing to listen to. Enjoy sitting in with us as we share some poetry, some laughs, and some soul food in this episode.

Hey, what do you think of my website design? I really love it - it's a beautifully executed interpretation of my vision and it makes me feel good. The magic design fairy that makes it possible is Brooke Semple, the smart cookie behind the boutique agency, Seesaw Design. With her degree in art history and contemplative approach to visual design, Brooke is one of my favourite collaborators and sound...

Here's what I'm addressing in this, the last in a 3-part series of answering your questions: #1. What does it mean when you see number sequences repeating everywhere? #2. What am I doing wrong when I ask my oracle deck a question and the answer is totally unrelated? #3. Is it normal to suddenly be tearful when I receive a vision or message? #4. What's your #1 tip for your students about intuitive...

Trusting your pendulum: this week I seek advice from a veteran spiritual bookstore owner and also give three tips for getting more accurate information from this practical and useful tool. The book I suggest in this episode is called  The Pendulum Bridge to Infinite Knowing by Dale W. Olson . He also has pendulum chart books.

Mailbag time! I'm always getting questions about how to trust one's intuition more and in this episode, I get ranty about it. This is part one of a 3-part series in which I respond to questions submitted by students of The Numinous School of Intuition, my online intuition development course.

Tad Hargrave of Marketing for Hippies is a dear friend and trusted teacher, advisor and mentor of mine. If you like my style of marketing, you'll enjoy his work because he's probably had the strongest influence on my approach. I'm proud to count him as a friend and I'm delighted to finally capture one of our conversations. In this episode, Tad brings up his views on "charging what you're worth" an...

In this third and final episode of my three part conversation with Michael, he tells me about leaving Berkeley and the Communist Party behind, finding himself teaching at a Quaker school in rural Canada, and coming to a place of belonging after decades of seeking, betrayal and resistance. 

We're going there this week on The Numinous Podcast: sex, spirituality, intuition and creativity with Registered Nurse and Certified Sexual Health Educator, Lesley Stedmon. How does our spiritual life influence our sex life and vice versa? How do we draw the line between being "good, giving and game" as a partner and not honouring our authentic self? How do we cultivate creativity and healthy sexu...

Carolyne Taylor is a community organizer and connector. Known for producing inspirational and uplifting events such as the  Victoria Yoga Conference ,  Conscious Conversations ,  yoUnlimited ,  Pitch Your Passion , and the  Unlimited Woman Awards , Carolyne is like the Oprah of her city. But what do you do if you want to be part of a heart-centered community and you don't have a Carolyne on call?...

Kate Sitka has been able to communicate psychically with animals since she was a little girl. In this episode of The Numinous Podcast, we're talking about how to open dialogue with your pet, the difference between domesitcated and wild animals on the intuitive level, and whether there's a place for animal communication on the farm. Kate mentions two of her favourite teachers on the show, Sonja Fit...

How do you teach your child about intuition and staying connected to their inner wisdom? What if your child really doesn't want to listen? What do you do if you get a bad feeling about one of your child's friends? My guest this week is conscious parenting expert,  Colleen Adrian . We're talking about control, power dynamics, and messy bedrooms from a spiritual perspective! In this episode, Colleen...

Welcome back to my very special guest, Michael Phillips! In this week's episode, Michael tells about his upbringing as a Communist in 1940s America, followed by the Beat Movement in the '50's and attending UC Berkeley in the '60's. My previous interview with Michael was called "Grieving Susan + Civilization".  Enjoy!

This week's episode features my friend, Agneta, a Swedish executive leadership coach who, oh by the way, also studied shamanism with some of the most famous teachers alive.  In this personal interview, Agneta shares what drew her to the shamanic path.  She also talks about the challenges of balancing her spiritual life with her corporate work. I love the end of this interview where she talks about...

I'm so pleased to have my beloved teacher,  Judee Gee , returning to The Numinous Podcast this week. We're talking about  Yin + Yang ,  Shiva + Shakti ,  tantra , and the Apostle to the Apostles, Mary Magdalene. Juicy, juicy stuff! In this conversation, Judee and I share our deep gratitude for the wonderful book by Cynthia Bourgeault,  The Meaning of Mary Magdalene . That book truly changed my lif...

Have you, like me, dreamed of quitting everything and going to live indefinitely at  Findhorn  in Scotland? I'd say I give it serious consideration every five years or so, and a passing thought every other day. It's definitely going to happen one day. Until then, I have Kate. Kate Sutherland  is Faculty with THNK, The School of Creative Leadership, and a social entrepreneur, author, speaker and co...

This week's episode is a tender portrait of loss, destruction and the pain of living in our times.   I have a very special friendship with Michael; a kinship and delight in our conversations, a warmth and joy in his presence that lifts my spirits. I love his lyrical way of communicating. I love how he surprises me - one moment a poetic rumination, the next a pragmatic shrug. I usually need lots of...

Think you're out of the woods because Mercury has finally gone direct? Nuh uh says Canada's favourite astrologer, Georgia Nicols. On this week's episode of The Numinous Podcast we're talking about how to deal with Mercury Retrograde, that thrice annual occurrence when it seems all things technology, communication and travel-related go haywire. Georgia explains what it is, why it happens and how to...

This week we're talking about the ritual of the vision quest with  Sparrow Hart . For over 30 years, Sparrow has personally gone on vision quest every year and has  led hundreds of people through their own wilderness rights of passage . I feel privileged to have been guided by Sparrow when I did my vision quest in the desert. This is a truly rich conversation in which Sparrow gives so. many. resou...

This week I'm talking with  Josiah Neufeld , a Vancouver-based writer whose journalism, essays and short fiction have appeared in The Walrus, Hazlitt, The Globe and Mail, Prairie Fire, The Vancouver Sun, Geez Magazine, The Winnipeg Free Press, Rhubarb and elsewhere. Josiah grew up in West Africa, the son of Mennonite missionaries. In this episode, Josiah shares his story and what he values most ab...