In this episode of Becoming You - the podcast, John Fleming sits down once again with Martin Duffy - former psychiatric nurse and director of the Irish Centre for Shamanic and Transpersonal Studies.

With 35 years in mental health in the HSE, training in humanistic and Jungian psychotherapy, and decades learning directly from indigenous shamans around the world, Martin brings a rare blend of clinical insight and experiential, transpersonal wisdom.

This conversation bridges the structures of mainstream psychiatry with the soul-centred practices of shamanic healing, exploring what it truly takes to evolve both individually and collectively.

In this episode, Martin and John explore:

Why shadow work matters: Jung’s view that the hard work of bringing the shadow into the light is the path to real change.
Jung vs. Freud: How Jung’s inclusion of the psychospiritual was a turning point for Martin.
Beyond the medical model: the limitations he witnessed first-hand in psychiatry and why he founded an alternative centre for healing.
The Wetiko mind virus: Martin's story of working with a young man listening to the “voice” in his head
Telepathy as normal: why some non-verbal autistic children could be showing us the future of humanity.
The Yuga cycles: why our current era of upheaval may be a necessary purging before a shift in human consciousness.

Learn more about Martin Duffy and his work:

Irish Centre for Shamanic and Transpersonal Studies – www.shamanismireland.com

Elements of Shamanism – Online Course – Explore the course here

Books & resources mentioned in the episode:

Adventures in the Psychotic Mind – Jerry Marzinsky

Spirit Releasement Therapy – Dr. William J. Baldwin

The Yuga Shift – Bepin Behari (on Vedic Yuga cycles)

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