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Apr 21, 2022 • 1h 23min
Destiny: John Friedlander, Seth, the After Life and Spirit Communication
A new synthesis and expansion of the groundbreaking Seth teachings• Reframes Jane Roberts’s Seth teachings, recentering them in the awareness that all consciousness expands in all directions• Examines how we create our reality through our conscious beliefs but how no one controls spontaneous reality so you cannot simply will your desires into being• Synthesizes Sethian teachings with an eclectic variety of concepts, schools, and influences, from aura reading and interpersonal engagement to Buddhism and Theosophy to nondual awareness, multipersonhood, and communication theoryThe Seth books, channeled by the late Jane Roberts in the 1970s, galvanized a whole generation of spiritual explorers. The entity known as Seth turned familiar mystical concepts into a radically new framework and introduced a unique understanding of how we create our own reality with our conscious beliefs.After nearly five decades exploring Seth’s ideas, John Friedlander has reframed the groundbreaking Seth teachings, recentering them in the awareness that all consciousness expands in all directions. He synthesizes Sethian teachings with an eclectic variety of concepts and influences, from aura reading, healing, and interpersonal engagement to Buddhism and reincarnation to conscious dying and nondual awareness. He reveals how you do create your own reality, but that no one controls reality, which is spontaneous and surprisingly creative.John Friedlander holds degrees from Duke University and Harvard Law School. He began a formal meditation practice in 1970 and was introduced to Seth’s books in 1972. A member of Jane Roberts’s original Seth classes in Elmira in 1974, he also studied psychic meditation and aura reading with Lewis Bostwick beginning in 1973. The coauthor of 3 books, The Practical Psychic, Basic Psychic Development, and Psychic Psychology, he lives in Saline, Michigan.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

Apr 16, 2022 • 1h 40min
Dr. Edwin Barnhart: Mystery of the Olmec
The Olmec civilization is what is known as an archaeological culture. This means there is a collection of artifacts thought by archaeologists to represent a particular society. What is known about archaeological cultures is based on artifacts, rather than texts. In the case of the Olmec, archaeologists think artifacts found primarily on the northern half of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mesoamerica from 1200–500 C.E. timeframe represent the Olmec society. The name Olmec was actually invented by scholars. Derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word “Olmecatl”, which means “inhabitant of the rubber country”, Olmec is a reference to the rubber production in the area where many of the artifacts have been found.There are several Olmec sites thought to be important centers of activity, of which San Lorenzo and La Venta are the most significant. San Lorenzo, about 56 kilometers (35 miles) south of the Gulf of Mexico in the modern Mexican state of Veracruz, was at its height around 1150 to 900 C.E. La Venta, east of San Lorenzo and closer to the Gulf Coast (15 kilometers/9 miles) in the modern Mexican state of Tabasco, reached its height in about 900–500 C.E. Research at these and other sites has led to the following insights. The Olmec diet initially included foods from fishing and hunting. Maize and other crops were a later addition to their foodstuffs. The Olmec created massive monuments, including colossal stone heads, thrones, stela (upright slabs), and statues. They may have been the originators of the Mesoamerican ball game, a ceremonial team sport played throughout the region for centuries. They also built earthen mounds and pyramids, and ceramics of several types that became common throughout a broad region influenced by the Olmec civilization.The Olmec Civilization was one of the most influential ancient civilizations of the early Americas, and though its dominance of the region faded in the last centuries before the Common Era, the Olmec civilization is commonly thought to be the “mother culture” of many other cultures that appeared in the region in later years. These cultures, such as the Maya, Zapotec, Totonac, and Teotihuacán civilizations have unique art, architecture, and cultures that separate them from each other, but many historians trace all of these cultures back to their shared Olmec heritage.Maya Exploration Center Director Dr. Ed Barnhart has almost three decades of experience as an archaeologist, an explorer and an instructor. He is a Fellow of the Explorers Club, has published many papers, and appeared in over a dozen documentaries about ancient civilizations. His involvement in Maya studies began in 1990 as an archaeological intern in the ruins of Copan, Honduras. In January of 1996 he was invited to return to Copan and help the University of Pennsylvania excavate the early acropolis and the tomb of the city's lineage founder.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

Apr 13, 2022 • 1h 22min
Destiny: Matthew Wood, A Path to Wellness with Holistic Medicine
Reveals how the extracellular matrix offers scientific proof for holism • Examines the function of the extracellular matrix, the inner ocean that unifies all our cells and controls them in a coordinated and integrated fashion• Explores how the extracellular matrix builds and repairs itself and how holistic therapy can be applied based on this knowledge• Introduces new and old holistic and herbal protocols for treatment of the matrixThe cells in our bodies are not independent units. They do not control their own feeding, elimination, migration, or reproduction; they are controlled by signals from the extracellular matrix (ECM) that surrounds them. This all-encompassing inner ocean unifies all our cells and controls them in a coordinated and integrated fashion.Revealing the stunning implications of the extracellular matrix, Matthew Wood shows how it clearly explains the actions and efficacy of holistic therapies. He explores the groundbreaking research of Alfred Pischinger, who discovered the ECM in 1975, as well as the role of the matrix in transmitting and enacting the genetic code, including the roles of the mitochondria, the nucleus, and ribosomes.Wood explains how modern drugs, directed at specific receptors on the cell membrane, interfere with bodily self-regulation. He details how holistic therapies modify the environment of the cell and strengthen the whole, bringing the body back to homeostasis and consequently offering true healing.Matthew Wood has been a practicing herbalist for more than 40 years. An internationally known author and lecturer in the field, he holds a master of science degree in herbal medicine from the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine and is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. The author of several books, including The Earthwise Herbal and The Book of Herbal Wisdom, he lives in Spring Valley, Wisconsin.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

Apr 9, 2022 • 1h 24min
Frank Joseph: Ancient America, The Illinois Pyramid Complex at Cahokia
Ancient AmericaThe examination of four great civilizations that existed before Columbus’s arrival in North America offers evidence of sustained contact between the Old and New Worlds• Describes the cultural splendor, political might, and incredibly advanced technology of these precursors to our modern age• Shows that North America’s first civilization, the Adena, was sparked by ancient Kelts from Western Europe and explores links between Hopewell Mound Builders and prehistoric Japanese seafarersBefore Rome ruled the Classical World, gleaming stone pyramids stood amid smoking iron foundries from North America’s Atlantic seaboard to the Mississippi River. On its east bank, across from today’s St. Louis, Missouri, flourished a walled city more populous than London was one thousand years ago, with a pyramid larger--at its base--than Egypt’s Great Pyramid. During the 12th century, hydraulic engineers laid out a massive irrigation network spanning the American Southwest that, if laid end to end, would stretch from Phoenix, Arizona, to the Canadian border. On a scale to match, they built a five-mile-wide dam from ten million cubic yards of rock. While Europe stumbled through the Dark Ages, a metropolis of weirdly shaped, multistory superstructures, precisely aligned to the sun and moon, sprawled across the New Mexico Desert.Who was responsible for such colossal achievements? Where did their mysterious builders come from, and what became of them? These are some of the questions investigated by Frank Joseph in his examination of ancient influences at work on our continent. He reveals that modern civilization is not the first to arise in North America but was preceded instead by four high cultures that rose and fell over the past three thousand years: the Adena, Hopewell, Mississippian, and Anasazi-Hohokam. How they achieved greatness and why they vanished so completely are the intriguing enigmas explored by this unconventional prehistory of our country, Advanced Civilizations of Prehistoric America.FRANK JOSEPH is the former editor in chief of Ancient American magazine and the author of The Destruction of Atlantis, The Lost Civilization of Lemuria, Survivors of Atlantis, and The Lost Treasure of King Juba. He lives in Minnesota.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

Apr 6, 2022 • 1h 33min
Destiny: Govert & Hara, Accessing Gemstone and Crystal Energy
Explores the gem archetype of the Chintamani, the wish-fulfilling jewel known in legends around the world, and how to access it energetically• Examines myths of the chintamani from East and West, including from China, India, and South America; in legends of the Holy Grail and Atlantis; and in Nicholas Roerich’s real-life quest for Shambhala• Explains the chintamani matrix--the multidimensional field of light, energy, and consciousness that forms networks of gems on the etheric and physical levels• Provides simple and advanced practices with crystal grids and meditation to help you access the chintamani matrix and realize your innermost heart’s desiresSpace, time, intention, matter, and consciousness all entangle in crystals. Nowhere is this more evident than in the ancient gem archetype of the chintamani, the wish-fulfilling jewel known in legends around the world as the stone that grants your heart’s desires. As authors Johndennis Govert and Hapi Hara reveal, the chintamani’s “tachyolithic” technology of wish-granting and spiritual enlightenment creates a vehicle for positive transformation. They show how the chintamani energy matrix can be accessed using tangible crystals and gemstones, meditation, yoga, and the powerful science of intention.Exploring the many chintamani myths and legends from East and West, the authors explain how there are three types of chintamani: the mythical gemstone; the power crystals of history, such as the Koh-i-Noor diamond; and the multidimensional field of light, energy, and consciousness that forms a network of all gems in what is known as “the jewel net of Indra” in Hinduism and Buddhism. Activating this crystal energy matrix provides a way to manifest your intentions and help you create the subtle diamond body.The authors detail specific gems and crystal spiritual technology that can affect material reality and trigger profound spiritual growth. They provide a number of simple practices with crystal grids and meditation to help you access the chintamani matrix and become aware of the interconnected jewel net of consciousness. They examine the science of intention, which provides a basis for connecting to gemstones and crystals, and share advanced meditations to realize and activate your innermost heart’s desires.Johndennis Govert is a Zen Roshi and Tibetan Buddhist Lama, feng shui master, astrologer, shodo calligrapher, and qi gong healer. He is the author of Feng Shui: Art and Harmony of Place and REALty Feng Shui. Hapi Hara, MA, is a crystal energy expert, crystal astrologer, Reiki practitioner, and earth energy grid researcher. In addition to crystal and energy consultations, she offers guided tours to vortex and earth energy spots. Both authors live in Tucson, Arizona.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

Apr 2, 2022 • 1h 37min
Sarah Breskman Cosme: A Hypnotist's Journey to Atlantis
About the book:A Hypnotist’s Journey to Atlantis is more than just a journey back in time to a lost civilization; it is a journey back in time for the soul. Some call it a divine power, while others call it fate, but what happened when two friends unknowingly ventured into the world of past life regression hypnosis can only be described as destiny… and if you are now finding this book in your hands, it’s likely your destiny to read it, too. In 2018, in hopes to mitigate the pain from a medical disorder involving the swelling of her brain, Jen, a young mom of three agreed to be hypnotized by her friend Sarah, but what happened next could not have been predicted by either of them. Through a series of past life regression sessions was the discovery of a seemingly forgotten world, the civilizations of Atlantis and Lymuria, ancient and foreign continents in which Jen had lived first as royalty and eventually imprisoned. Over the course of multiple lives, she had struggled and failed to tell the truth about our otherworldly origins and the truth of what happened to those forgotten civilizations. Together, Sarah and Jen discovered that they had been called upon in this lifetime to share this knowledge now, and it was through the release of this history, and the retelling of her traumas, that Jen was able to dramatically heal her brain to the bewilderment of her doctors and medical community.Suddenly, Sarah’s hypnotherapy practice began attracting more and more people from all walks of life with one commonality; they were all able to recall nearly identical experiences in Atlantis and Lymuria. But after sitting with Sarah and recalling these personal histories, lifetime after lifetime, each client slowly came to understand how we are all connected, gaining a much different sense of humankind, revealing one that is more connected and whole than they ever imagined. With this new understanding and awareness, clients felt the emotions that plague their everyday lives, including fear, insecurity, and a lack of self-worth dramatically disappear. “The information about Atlantis and Lymuria has been buried for thousands and thousands of years because the information is so powerful that it would create change amongst the people.” claims the higher selves of multiple clients. “You are more important and significant than you have ever been told. It is time to release the oppression and free yourself.”Take the voyage. Discover Atlantis and Lymuria.Sarah Breskman Cosme is a level 3 QHHT practitioner, a Master Hypnotist, and a student of Dr. Brian Weiss. Sarah is the author of the groundbreaking book "A Hypnotist's Journey to Atlantis" and currently lives in the Florida Keys with her husband and three children. Sarah can be contacted through her website www.theholistichypnotist.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

Mar 30, 2022 • 1h 24min
Destiny: Daniel McQueen, Psychedelic Cannabis
About Psychedelic Cannabis• Explains how cannabis can be used to treat trauma and emotional pain, as a profound problem-solving tool, and as a potent catalyst for self-transformation and ongoing healing work• Shares methods to minimize the unwanted effects, such as intensified anxiety and paranoia, and direct the experience to produce deep physical relaxation and, when needed, elevated healing states• Details how to blend cannabis strains for specific kinds of psychedelic experiences and how to prepare for your sessions to ensure successDespite the recent resurgence of interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, Cannabis sativa as a psychedelic therapy has been completely overlooked. Yet, as psychedelic specialist Daniel McQueen reveals, when used skillfully and with intention, cannabis can be used to treat trauma and other mental health concerns just as psilocybin mushrooms and MDMA can. It can also be used as a problem-solving tool and as a potent catalyst for self-actualization and ongoing healing work.Presenting a step-by-step guide, McQueen explores how to transform cannabis into a reliable and safe psychedelic medicine. Drawing on his years of experience working with clients to release traumas and emotional pain and step into their full potential, he explains the importance of proper dose, set, setting, and intention and details how to prepare for your psychedelic cannabis sessions to ensure success. He shares methods to use cannabis in a specialized and mindful way to minimize unwanted effects, such as intensified anxiety and paranoia, and direct the experience to produce vivid psychedelic states, deep physical relaxation, and healing.Looking at the unique qualities of di erent cannabis strains, the author explores the art of making a psychedelic cannabis blend, the possibilities and hidden potentials of each strain, and how to blend strains for specific medicine experiences, ranging in similarity to MDMA, psilocybin, and even ayahuasca.Unveiling new depth to this ancient spiritual and medicinal ally, McQueen shows how consciously using cannabis as a psychedelic can help transform your trauma into resilience and shift your mindset from surviving to thriving.Daniel McQueen, MA, is a professional psychedelic therapist and executive director of the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness, a psychedelic harm-reduction program and international psychedelic therapy training program focusing on Cannabis-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy and Cannabis-Assisted Psychotherapy. He holds a master’s in transpersonal counseling psychology and lives in Boulder, Colorado.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

Mar 26, 2022 • 1h 26min
Rev. Jim Willis: God, Religion, and First Contact
NASA wants to assess how humans will react if alien life is found on other planets and discovery could impact our ideas of gods and creation. According to reports, the agency is hiring 24 theologians to take part in its program at the Center for Theological Inquiry (CTI) at Princeton University in New Jersey, which NASA gave a $1.1 million grant to in 2014. CTI is described as building 'bridges of under understanding by convening theologians, scientists, scholars, and policymakers to think together. The program's aim is to answer questions that have confused us for a long time such as 'What is life? What does it mean to be alive? Where do we draw the line between humans and aliens? What are the possibilities for sentient life in other places?'Presently, NASA has two rovers on Mars, and several probes orbiting Jupiter and Saturn. It also launched the James Web Telescope yesterday that will study galaxy, star and planet formation in the universe. The agency is in hopes to discover life outside Earth. The Rev Dr Andrew Davison, a priest and theologian at the University of Cambridge with a doctorate in biochemistry from Oxford, is among 24 theologians chosen for the program.'Religious traditions would be an important feature in how humanity would work through any such confirmation of life elsewhere,' Davidson shared in a blog post on the University of Cambridge site.'Because of that, it features as part of NASA's ongoing aim to support work on 'the societal implications of astrobiology', working with various partner organizations, including the Center of Theological Inquiry at Princeton.' Davison is set to publish a book next year, titled Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine, which notes he believes we are getting closer to finding life on other planets.About Jim WillisA theologian, historian, and musician, Jim Willis earned his Bachelor's degree from the Eastman School of Music, and his Master’s degree from Andover Newton Theological School. He has been an ordained minister for over 40 years. While serving as an adjunct college professor in the fields of comparative religion and cross-cultural studies, he was the host of his own drive-time radio show and part-time musician. His concern for spiritual growth in modern-day society prompted a series of lectures on historical studies and contemporary spirituality. Upon retirement, he was determined to confront the essential, mystical Reality that has inspired humankind since the very beginning of time. A background in theology and education led to his writing more than a dozen books on religion, the apocalypse, cross-cultural spirituality, and arcane or buried cultures, specializing in research bridging lost civilizations, suppressed history, and the study of earth energy, dowsing, and out-of-body experiences.www.jimwillis.netBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

Mar 23, 2022 • 1h 17min
Destiny: Susan Miller, The Sacred Science of Astrology
Best-selling book author, web publisher, and businesswoman, Susan Miller’s achievements and contributions to the field of astrology have made her an authority in her field. From Wall Street brokers to the models on fashion catwalks of Paris, Milan, and Tokyo; from readers in cafés in New York, Beijing, and Sao Paulo, to those discussing her words in New Delhi and Istanbul, people everywhere turn to Susan to advise, teach, lecture, and lead them toward success in both their personal life and business endeavors.Susan cares about her readers, and it shows. Her writing style is warm and engaging, always optimistic, and her forecasts are often so accurate that readers have wondered, “How do you know this was what I was thinking about now?”Susan says astrology is the study of mathematical cycles and has nothing to do with her being psychic (she claims she is not). Susan also emphasizes that astrology is not the art of predestination, for each of us has free will. Says Susan, “The choice of whether to take advantage of an opportunity or let it go will always be up to you.”So much of Susan’s success is due to her clear, easy-to-understand descriptions. Susan lives by the principle that even the most complex subjects can be made simple. An accredited astrologer by the International Society for Astrological Research, Susan will always give the provenance of each astrological aspect in language that lay people will quickly grasp. A second generation astrologer, Susan learned the subject from studying with her mother for twelve years starting at age 15.Susan founded her website, Astrology Zone® (www.astrologyzone.com), in December 1995, which is now celebrating its twenty-fourth anniversary. She tirelessly writes between 30,000 and 48,000 words a month (divided by 12 signs), creating comprehensive and detailed forecasts published free for her readers. Each year it serves 200 million page views to 11 million unique readers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

Mar 21, 2022 • 1h 35min
Special Edition, The Archives: Dr. Danny Hillman, Suppressing History, The Gunung Padang Pyramid
Gunung Padang is a megalithic site located in Karyamukti village, Cianjur regency, West Java Province of Indonesia, 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the city of Cianjur or 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Lampegan station. It has been called the largest megalithic site in all of Southeastern Asia, and has produced controversial carbon dating results which, if confirmed, would suggest that construction began as far back as 20,000 BCE.https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Danny_Natawidjaja2/2Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.
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