18. Being and Becoming - Excerpt from my Book - Solo

Archetypal Astrology and Holotropic Breathwork with Dr Renn Butler

If you are interested in astrology, then this episode is for you.
After studying archetypal astrology with Rick Tarnas last semester for my PhD, I have become fascinated with planetary archetypes, and wish to convey the scientific substance of astrology to as many people as possible. Astrology isn't something you "believe in" - that's like saying you "believe" the Earth is round. We get into this in the podcast.

My guest today is the archetypal astrologer Dr Renn Butler, who studied with Stanislav Grof and Richard Tarnas at the Esalen Institute in California beginning in 1980, certifying as a Holotropic Breathwork® facilitator in 1989, and recertifying in Grof® Breathwork in 2023. We also talk about Stan Grof's work and his collaboration with Tarnas on the perinatal matrices.

Renn offers workshops in British Columbia and abroad, as well as archetypal astrology consultations with clients around the world. I had a session with him this year and could not recommend him highly enough!!

Renn’s first book, Pathways to Wholeness, is about astrology and psychedelic experiences, was published in 2014, followed by The Archetypal Universe in 2018, which focuses on dreams, and The Astrology of Love and Relationships in 2022, which is about relationships. Renn received his PhD in Archetypal Astrology and Transpersonal Psychology from Ubiquity University in 2022, and has also worked part time as a health care worker with physically, mentally, and emotionally challenged adults for over thirty years and lives in Victoria, B.C.

For more information, please go to his website at the link below -->
www.rennbutler.com

If you are interested in doing one of his courses, see the links below -->

22-week course in Archetypal and Holotropic Astrology (starts September 30th 2023)
www.rennbutler.com/online-courses

Our 8-week course in Grof Studies (starts October 1 2023)
www.grofstudies.com/courses

ANN – Archetypal News Network
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPhz4c6KHp5LP81F-Ky-2sg

Grof Legacy Training International
https://grof-legacy-training.com/
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Evolutionary Feminism - Women and Cosmic Consciousness

Hello. This is my first episode in a LONG time. I started a PhD in August 2022 and it has been pretty intense. But here we are - I'm back in the game. This is a badass episode to get the ball rolling again. One of my favourite topics - dissolving the patriarchy and creating a new reality where the Great Cosmic Mother is revered and we all surrender to the Cosmic Vagina. Yes. That's my stance, anyways. 

My  guest today is Dr Alka Arora, and she has far more expertise than me. I learned a lot from listening to Alka and am sure you will as well. I really feel like this is actually taking the conversation around the sexes FORWARD, rather than beating the same old drum. 

Dr Arora is associate professor of women's studies and women’s spirituality at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where she has been teaching since 2011.  For over a decade, Dr. Arora has been developing the field of integral feminist education and feminist spiritual activism, working alongside sister scholars to offer a trans-disciplinary and socially-engaged approach to the study of gender, spirituality, and religion.

21. Astrology and Mythology: Lilith, the Black Moon, and the Flow of Rhythm, with Dr. Eliza Robertson

Academic, astrologer and creative writer, Dr Eliza Robertson, limns the relationship between the mysterious, mythic figure of Lilith with her astrological counterpart, 'Black Moon Lilith'. Lilith is oft-understood to be the first wife of Adam - a defiant rebel who refuses to submit, Lilith has long been associated with the void, the unknown, the uncultivated and the uncontrolled. She is a voice for the oppressed Feminine, as well as being shrouded in mystery.

This is explored in depth in today's show, and is so beautifully articulated by Dr Eliza, who is an acclaimed, prize-winning author. We also touch on the topic of her PhD thesis, and one of my favourite subjects: rhythm. Such a fertile and fascinating areas that is rarely explored. As always, I couch these ideas in my understanding of consciousness and cosmic evolution. 

Today's episode was a real joy, and so informative. I hope that you find it as rewarding as I did. 

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The Universe is a Thought: Cosmology Beyond Thermodynamics with Dr Jude Currivan

Cosmologist, Futurist and Planetary Healer Dr Jude Currivan joins me today to discuss the intrinsic quality of this universe that we call home. Newsflash: it isn't a 'thing', as such. It's a thought. Yes - this reality that you and I inhabit is but a thought of the Cosmic Mind. And we are part of it.
As Dr Jude explicates, this isn't a whimsical new age proposition, but the actual reality of our existence. This paradigm is fully supported by cutting-edge science: quantum physics and what Jude calls 'infodynamics', which is the next level of physics, fully integrating thermodynamics while moving beyond it. The ideas discussed here are as paradigm shifting as Darwin's evolutionary ideas were for the nineteenth century, and I am both excited and relieved for the shift that is occurring.
My entire life is dedicated to the dismantling of the erroneous, outdated and inhibitive materialist paradigm. The restrictions of the reductive materialistic worldview are touched upon in this episode as Jude and I deep-dive into multidimensionality, consciousness, cosmic mind, ancient cosmologies, and more.

Please check out https://www.wholeworld-view.org for more information on this cosmology and the implications it has for humanity.
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19. Liminality and the Planetary Shift in Consciousness with Jeremy Johnson

What does it mean to be in a liminal space? How does that relate to the epic transformation of human consciousness that we are currently experiencing? These are the sorts of big ideas explored on today's show, with guest Jeremy Johnson. This is a deep dive into philosophy, integral ecology, poetics and so much more, as we consider the birthing of a new humanity, and a new structure of consciousness on this planet. We are both integral philosophers so, as you might expect, we both adopt a holistic and multi-disciplinary worldview.

Jeremy is an author (Seeing Through the World: Jean Gebser and Integral Consciousness), publisher (Integral Imprint), managing editor (Integral Leadership Review), podcaster (Mutations) and integral philosopher. Jeremy has written as a contributing editor for Reality Sandwich magazine, OMNI, Disinformation, Evolve Magazine, and Kosmos Journal.

His academic research, writing, and publishing advocates new forays into integrative thinking and praxis—aligning the scholastic, poetic, and spiritual—as existentially crucial work for pathfinding in a time of planetary crisis. Jeremy currently serves as president for the International Jean Gebser Society, and is working on his doctorate in the Philosophy of Religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies. His second book, Fragments of an Integral Future (Integral Imprint) is forthcoming in late 2022.
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