Rune Soup cover image

Talking Secret Body | Dr Jeffrey Kripal

Rune Soup

00:00

Transmorality, Dr. Kreibel?

Kreibel: I'm trying to argue that charisma and sexuality are often connected. And that these charismatic gurus and spiritual teachers, in fact, had incredible spiritual power. They could send someone into a mystical state just by looking at them or touching them. But they also were transgressive, sexually. The moralists get it wrong as well because they assume that the guru or teacher is entirely pure.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app