Hints And Guesses

More in my series, Stuff That Helps! This time, Iron John by Robert Bly.  In this episode we explore the opening of the myth Iron John and what it has to teach us about growing up.  It's very challenging right now to talk about the masculine, much more what I call the Sacred Masculine.  I hope you hear something that helps.  Enjoy!

The death of God, the unconscious, Freudian slips, why you can't find your keys, are all in this wide ranging conversation with my friend Peter Rollins.  You might have to listen more than once.  Special thanks to my Patrons for supporting this podcast.  It's great to be back after a strange and challenging month for me.  Enjoy!

How long does this whole spiritual transformation stuff take?  Shouldn't I be enlightened by now? Why is all this old stuff still getting dragged up?  Well, let's talk about it.  

Here's my Holy Week offering.  Enjoy! #hintsandguesses 

Just before the pandemic shut down the world, I recorded a conversation with two friends from Jerusalem while I was leading a tour there, both pastors at the small congregation I attended when I was a student.  We dive into what life is like in Jerusalem for Christians, our thoughts and feelings about the ongoing tensions, what it's like to raise kids in such a complex environment and more.  Our conversation is completely unscripted and wide-ranging.  I hope you hear something fresh and interesting here as we discuss ideas and realities that tend to sharply divide the world in camps.  Thanks for being a part of this podcast, for sharing it, for making it happen.  Enjoy!

Back to the origins of the podcast with Paul Moore!  Hope you enjoy another unscripted conversation, from racism, to meditation, to the nature of how the ego changes. 

What do we stand to learn from 2020?  What sort of spiritual stance is needed in 2021?  These questions keep turing over in my heart and mind.  Part of the answer seems to require some curiosity and clarity about mass movements, how they work, their intoxicating power, how the individual gets swallowed and dehumanized, and what to do about it.  I'll be turing to some Jung and T.S. Eliot for a few hints and guesses.  Enjoy.

Check out my interview with the eco-depth psychologist Bill Plotkin! We discuss his new book, The Journey of Soul Initiation, and the challenges of growing into a true adult.  I'm so grateful for his books and the time I've spent in wild places with him and other Animas Valley Institute guides.  Enjoy!

The Forum is a place for conversations with inspiring people. Ryan Meeks is a friend, guide, and a former Mega Church pastor (just like me)!  We talk about what threads we started following later in life, and what the current edge of our sense of calling and spirituality is right now.  I hope you here a hint or guess for your own story.  I'll occasionally be dropping these conversations as part of a project I'm calling the The Forum.  Enjoy!    

Join me in starting off the New Year with some needed self examination.  Enjoy (perhaps)! 

The final advent reflection, based on the traditional scripture readings.  Merry Christmas and happy Solstice. 

Episode 3 in my short Advent series.  What the nature of the Messianic kingdom that Jesus embodied?  Enjoy!

Check out the next episode in my advent series.  Enjoy! 

Here's the first in a series of Advent reflections based on the traditional Advent readings from the Christian calendar.  I hope you hear some ancient wisdom, a hint, a clue, a guess, that's a little light during the darkest time of year.  Enjoy! 

Understanding why we scapegoat and how to stop it.  A viable and generative future depends upon it.  Enjoy!

One week from the election here in the States, let's talk about the wounded king, the Fisher King, and what brings vitality and new life to the individual and the culture.  Enjoy!

What does the prophetic consciousness have to teach us, right now, in all this madness? Enjoy!

Lets' talk about mentors, Telemachus, slapping the master, apprenticeship, Rabbi Zusha, and a few personal stories.  Enjoy!

So excited to release this podcast about the Christ symbol, and my new audio book called A Grain of Wheat: The Christ Symbol now available on my website.  Enjoy! 

"We are here to awaken from the illusion of separateness," says Thich Naht Hahn.  In a culture hell bent on separateness, canceling, disassociation, shaming, and division, no wonder we are having such a hard time.  In this episode, I'd like to begin a conversation about the Third Way, a way that emerges between the poles.  I hope you hear something that helps.  Thanks for all your support. Enjoy