Spirit Gym with Paul Chek
EP 209 — Sean O’Laoire: Setting God Free
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Quick takeaways
- Navigating the thin veil between history, religion, and mythology for spiritual exploration.
- Embracing the hybridization of wisdom traditions for transcultural dialogue and understanding.
- Recognizing the differences between mythology and historicity for awakened consciousness.
- Exploring the transrational, transtemporal, and transpersonal realms in spiritual evolution.
- Seeking a balanced approach between harmful extremes for personal and collective growth.
- Embracing the concept of prophecies as preventive measures and the value of laughter in spirituality.
Deep dives
The Impact of Cognitive Dissonance and Indoctrination
The podcast discusses the impact of cognitive dissonance wherein individuals ally with perceived genocidal mythic figures to psychologically survive. It addresses how materialistic views and atheism challenge traditional beliefs, leading to a crisis of trust between religious doctrines and scientific ideologies.
Importance of Awakening and Transcendence
Highlighted is the importance of awakening amidst global crises to avoid becoming complacent with indoctrinated beliefs. The need for a spiritual awakening beyond religious and scientific constraints is emphasized to navigate the complexities of the modern world.
Evolutionary Crisis and Spiritual Development
The discussion explores the concept of evolutionary crisis as a catalyst for awakening, with reflections on mass formation psychosis and societal implications. The importance of spiritual, political, and personal evolution in facing current global challenges is underscored.
Interplay of Belief Systems and Crisis Response
The interplay between belief systems, societal indoctrination, and crisis response mechanisms is analyzed with a focus on Trauma and PT reactions. Strategies for bridging gaps between diverse perspectives through compassion and spiritual evolution are proposed.
Importance of Self-Awareness and Articulation in Understanding God and Spiritual Philosophy
Recognizing the varying levels of self-awareness and articulation in different beings, the essence of God in conflict with human awareness is explored. The value of self-awareness and articulation in comprehending spiritual philosophy and the idea that divine essence is expressed through various manifestations are highlighted. The need for individuals to contemplate self-awareness and articulate their connection to a higher purpose is emphasized as a core aspect of spiritual exploration.
Exploring Spiritual Philosophy through Transcendence and Immanence of God
Delving into the transcendence and immanence of God, the importance of experiencing and articulating divine presence is discussed. The concept that God's essence is indescribable but can be felt and interpreted through parabolic or story-like forms is presented. The evolution of human understanding of God, moving from transcendence to immanence, is likened to the distinction between Shakespeare's collective works and a specific character like Hamlet.
Understanding the Evolution and Purpose of Souls in Spiritual Contracts
The evolution of souls, involving self-fracturing and incarnating into various roles, is explored. The idea of souls entering into preconception contracts, transitioning through different lifetimes to gather experiences and virtues, is outlined. These spiritual contracts emphasize personal growth, development of virtues, and the cyclical nature of incarnations to fulfill individual missions.
Fostering a Mentally Healthy and Spiritually Aligned Community
Promoting a mentally healthy and spiritually aligned community entails engaging in reciprocal prophecy and mutual support. Encouraging self-reliance, self-ministering, and self-propagation within the community fosters individual and collective growth. The dynamic interaction between community members challenging belief systems and supporting spiritual evolution contributes to a spiritually enriched and mentally balanced environment.
Spirituality and Enlightenment as Alignment with Source Consciousness
Enlightenment is depicted as being deeply rooted in source consciousness, represented by a tree of life analogy. The enlightened individual remains connected to the awareness of unconditional love, acting as a source from which they originate. This connection allows them to perceive the dualities of life while staying rooted in truth and beauty, transcending illusions even in challenging situations.
Joseph Campbell's Myth Functions and Dialogue on Mythology
The discussion delves into Joseph Campbell's four functions of myth, highlighting the roles of magic, morality, psychological development, and meaning-making within mythological narratives. The conversation draws parallels between myth creation and cosmological structuring, emphasizing the importance of dialogue over fixed discussions to explore diverse perspectives and enhance wisdom.
Archetypes, Complexes, and the Path to Enlightenment
Archetypes are articulated as ideal forms guiding human experiences, while complexes represent the incarnated versions shaped by individual life encounters. The interplay between archetypes and complexes influences personal growth and alignment with higher purposes. The journey toward enlightenment involves balancing the ideals with lived experiences, leading to self-awareness, values, and harmonious integration of diverse aspects of consciousness.
People who lead the iconoclastic life of a trailblazer often attract lots of attention — praise mixed with notoriety — especially where religion is concerned.
Meet Sean O’Laoire, an ordained Catholic priest with a degree in Mathematics, a world traveler who speaks six languages, a spiritual director of a non-denominational community in Palo Alto, Calif., and truth-teller who explores the spaces between history, religion and mythology in this spiritual Living 4D conversation.
Learn more about Sean and his work at his Spirits in Spacesuits website. Follow him on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Show Notes
- “The veil between the mystical and the mundane is diaphanous.” (7:49)
- About every 10-15 years, someone or some group disowns Sean, including the Vatican last year. (10:59)
- The hybridization of two wisdom traditions talking to each other. (16:00)
- “Any Catholic priest who is awake realizes the differences between mythology and historicity.” (25:05)
- The transrational, transtemporal, transpersonal and trans-spatial. (32:53)
- A third way between two harmful extremes. (43:00)
- It’s God’s game. (1:01:54)
- A preconception contract. (1:14:22)
- “Prophecy means preventing the future, not predicting it.” (1:24:05)
- The Touch of the Master’s Hand. (1:48:46)
- What makes a religion mentally healthy? (1:55:02)
- Four questions that help you build your spirituality. (2:08:16)
- “Any God we can’t laugh at is far too small a God for us.” (2:33:06)
- Why Sean believes strongly in reincarnation. (2:51:18)
Resources
- Sean’s conversation with Regina Meredith on YouTube
- Setting God Free: Moving Beyond the Caricature We’ve Created in Our Own Image, Spirits In Spacesuits: A Manual for Everyday Mystics, Souls on Safari and A Sensible God by Sean O’Laoire
- Druidry
- Transpersonal psychology
- Convergent evolution
- Mattias Desmet on mass formation hypnosis on YouTube
More resources for this episode are available on our website.
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