End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence)

Russell Sturgess has been described as a thought leader in Western Mindfulness.  This is based on the idea of an approach to  mindfulness that had roots in the west, as opposed to the more commonly known eastern practice that emerged from Buddhism.  In 2007, he lived in southern Italy for a year while he researched and wrote his first book Metanoia, which presented the thesis that a western approach to mindfulness emerged during the middle ages in northern Italy.  This approach was inspired by Gnostic-Christianity which re-emerged throughout Europe with the heretical Cathar.  This western approach to mindfulness was inspired by the teachings from the Sermon of the Mount and in particular the Beatitudes. In this podcast, we also discuss and emphasize Russel's wonderful new book, The Spiritual Roots of the Tarot, which was just released by Inner Traditions. Related Links: Russell's Website:  https://www.westernmindfulness.com.au/ Facebook Link:  https://www.facebook.com/westernmindfulness/ Inner Tradition link: https://www.innertraditions.com/author/russell-a-sturgess This podcast is available wherever you listen to favorite podcast, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-150-russell-sturgess-the-mystic-journey-part-1-christ-consciousnessthe-cathar-codethe-beatitudesthe-spiritual-roots-of-the-tarot Have a great week!

Renee's moving story is  found on her website,  https://www.reneelynnspirit.com/ , which I will excerpt here: "How do you go from having Tony Robbins' business partner (who was mentored by Warren Buffett's billionaire business partner) reaching out and insisting YOU are literally "the only one who can help him," and go from working with the world's top creators:  Hollywood TV and film directors, co-creating and collaborating on shows, commercials, video games, fashion shoots, working with the best innovative talent, building global brands, having lunches with astronauts and developing amazing stories, to losing your home, losing your relationships, and everything friggin' else, to drop below rock bottom and bounce back again?  And again?   The Spirit Phoenix Rises. Renee has a powerful and moving story of finding Divine Guidance, not to mention a new national radio show on A1R Psychic Radio, which is available here:  https://ask1radio.com/shows/spirit-phoenix-rising-with-renee/ This podcast is available here: https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-149-renee-lynn-halloween-samhain-week-part-2the-spirit-phoenix-rising-showdiving-guidancethe-psychedelic-tarot, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcast show! Have a great weekend!

Inbaal is an Israeli-born British psychic and Wiccan Priestess.  She has been seen on television programs such as Big Brother's Little Brother, House Busters, and Most Haunted.   Her work has also been featured by various publications including:  GQ, The Times, Elle, News of the World, the Daily Mail, and many others. We had a great time celebrating Halloween with her as she provided an online reading at the local wine bar "It's All About Wine."  To connect with this gifted psychic, or to view her many offerings and accomplishments, please see her website:  https://www.inbaal.com/ This podcast is available HERE or wherever you listen to your favorite podcast. Have a great week and be safe!

Dr. Dupuis is Social Anthropologist and Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Durham (U.K.) and a member of  the "Hearing the Voice" program.  "Hearing the Voice"  is a large interdisciplinary study of voice-hearing featuring an international research team of academics from anthropology, cognitive neuroscience, history, linguistics, psychology, theology, clinicians, and others.  In addition to shedding light on the relations between hearing voices and everyday processes of sensory perception, memory, language and creativity, the program explores why it is that some voices (and not others) are experienced as distressing, how they can cause change across the life course, and the ways in which voices can act as important social, cultural and political forces. Dr. Dupuis has conducted ethnographic surveys in Amazonian Peru for a decade, focusing on the globalization of the use of psychedelic substances.  He aims to build an anthropological comparative study of the relationships between hallucinations and culture. For more information about Dr. Dupuis and his important work, please see:  https://www.dur.ac.uk/research/directory/staff/?mode=staff&id=15779 Have a great week!

Safa Roberts (Soi Kete in Shipibo) has been deeply involved in the study and practice of energetic healing for over 15 years.  Originally certified in Pranic Healing, she has since studied with many teachers of various modalities to broaden her repertoire of skills.  She has been working with her Shipibo maestro to learn energetic healing directly from the plants and brings this highly specialized work into the ceremony space.  This type of approach allows guests to work deeply on issues that may be harder to address in a larger ceremonial context. Residing and studying in India for several years, she trained in yoga, focusing mainly on the study of awakening the subtle or prana body.   She ran her own yoga school and led yoga trainings worldwide from 20111-2015.  Through this work she gained extensive experience facilitating groups through deeply personal and transformational experiences. Safa has dedicated herself to the path of Ayahuasca for over twelve years.  She completed an apprenticeship with her maestro and has been serving medicine and running dietas with her partner Felix in the Sacred Valley of Peru for the last three years.  To learn more about their work and approach to medicine, please visit:  https://bodyofprana.com/ This podcast is available Here or wherever you listen to your favorite podcast. Have a great week!    

Ido Hartogsohn is a scholar, artist, and activist in the field of psychedelics.  His work explores the role of the collective set and setting in shaping psychedelic experiences for human cultures.  Hartogsohn is the founder of the world's first Psychedelic Video Museum.  His book American Trip: Set, Setting and the Psychedelic Experience in the 20th Century appeared with MIT press earlier this year. This podcast is available here or wherever you listen to your favorite podcast episodes. Have an awesome week!

Carole J. Obley has been the bridge between heaven and earth in over 10,000 group and individual readings.  She is the author of four books on mediumship and healing, spoken on radio and TV, and been the subject of numerous newspaper articles.  She has also published articles on spiritual and metaphysical subjects and taught numerous workshops at Lilydale, N.Y., the largest US center for Spiritualism.  She has also produced audio programs to help people with spiritual development and teaches classes on intuition, mediumship and healing. Check out her many offerings at:  http://www.soulvisions.net/ or on Facebook at:  https://www.facebook.com/soulmedium/ In this podcast, we focus on her most recent book:  Wisdom From the Spirit World:  Life Teachings on Love, Forgiveness, Purpose and Finding Peace, which can be ordered from her website (signed copy) or on Amazon. This podcast is available for download where you listen to your favorite podcasts, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-144-carole-obley-spiritualismwisdom-from-the-spirit-worldsoul-mapskarmic-lessons   Have a great week!

Despite being raised on an intellectual processed diet of reductionist cognitive science, engineering and bastardized East-West spirituality, Dave Oshana somehow managed to liberate himself by getting Enlightened through embodied movement and comedy.  He plans to drag a few more to the end zone before retiring.   See what the buzz is about at:   https://enlightenment-transmission.com/ Have a great week!

Drew's amazing journey has taken him from recovery to work as a mental health counselor and professor to the owner of a holistic healing center.  He spent  half a year traveling around the United States in an RV and has ventured all the way from the Himalayan foothills to the Peruvian Amazon to Thailand where he currently resides.   You may find that you share a similar wavelength.  Here is how you can check Drew out in more detail: His website:  https://helpingfolksremember.org/ His podcast:  https://helpingfolksremember.org/the-driveabout-podcast Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/drewassini/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/drewassini/?hl=en Enjoy the Journey!

LP Kindred is a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer of Speculative Fiction at the intersections of Black and Queen Identities.  Kindred is also active in BIPOC Speculative Activism as an Associate Editor at Escape Pod, programming committee member at FiyahCon/Ignyte, and teaching/organizing with Voodoonauts.  When not procrastiwriting, LP can be found singing, eating good food, watching bad tv, pretending to be fancy, and lifting heavy objects.  He is or will be an alum of Clarion, Hurston-Wright, and Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundations.  His fiction appears or is forthcoming in Fiyah Literary Magazine, LeVar Burton Reads, and Speculative City. Follow him on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/lpkindred?lang=en Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lpkindred/ or check out his work on LeVar Burton Reads: http://www.levarburtonpodcast.com/ Have a great weekend!