End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence)

Susan L. Brooks is the Associate Dean for Experiential Learning and a Professor of Law at the Drexel University Kline School of Law in Philadelphia, PA.  She joined the faculty during the law school's inaugural year to develop and oversee all the experiential and public service aspects of the curriculum.  Professor Brooks teaches Family Law as well as innovative courses on holistic representation, professional formation, reflective practice, effective communication, and access to justice.  She has written extensively and has conducted workshops in the U.S. and across the globe to promote "Relational Lawyering," an integrative humanistic approach to legal practice and education, which includes habits of mind and tools to strengthen emotional intelligence, cross-cultural lawyering, and resilience.  She is also a leader in the field of Therapeutic Jurisprudence and is an inaugural member of the Global Advisory Council for the International Society of Therapeutic Jurisprudence (ISTJ).  Her most recent articles are entitled "Mindful Engagement and Relational Lawyering," and "Fostering Wholehearted Lawyers:  Practical Guidance for Supporting Law Students' Professional Identity Formation." Professor Brooks received her J.D. degree from New York University in 1990.  She received an M.A. in clinical social work from the University of Chicago in 1984, and earlier received a B.A. from the same university.  She is a member of the Pennsylvania bar and maintains her social work certification.               0000072D 0000072A 00010208 00010208 0031381A 0031381A 00007E7B 00007E7B 000D0339 000D0339

Grizz shares his wisdom of plant medicine and is passionate about helping people connect deeper to this ancient knowledge of the plants through his apprenticeship program and Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/plantsong/. Grizz also runs the popular and informative page "Way of The Mystic Curandero & Shamanic Practices:" https://www.facebook.com/SacredSpaceTeachings/ My own two cents:  Grizz practices deep listening and surrender to bring his fellow travelers into more profound connections with life.  Check out his message, I can feel he is really connecting with something very interesting these days.  Who knows where it will take him?  If you are curious about sitting in ceremony with Grizz and his team, you are welcome to connect with him at Grizzberr@gmail.com or on one of his facebook pages.  

Dr. Tarrant is a licensed psychologist and board certified in neurofeedback.  He is the director of the NeuroMeditation Institute (NMI) and author of the book "Meditation Interventions to Rewrite the Brain."  His research focuses on exploring brain wave changes that occur as a result of contemplative practices, technological interventions, and altered states of consciousness.  He is a regular presenter at national and international conferences and has a private practice in Eugene, Oregon where he specializes in technology-assisted meditation.   For more information about Dr. Tarrant and his work, please see: https://drjefftarrant.com/ https://www.neuromeditationinstitute.com/providers/jeff-tarrant https://www.facebook.com/Dr.JeffTarrant/ https://www.facebook.com/NeuroMeditation/://www.facebook.com/NeuroMeditation/

Chris Bennett has been researching the historical role of Cannabis in Spiritual Life of Humanity for more than a quarter of a century.  He is co-author of Green Gold of the Tree of Life: Marijuana in Magic and Religion (1995); Sex, Drugs Violence and the Bible (2001); Cannabis and the Soma Solution (2010); and Liber 420: Cannabis Magickal Herbs and the Occult (2018).  He has also contributed chapters on the historical role of cannabis in spiritual practices in books such as The Pot Book (2010); Entheogens and the Development of Culture (2013); Seeking the Sacred with Psychoactive Substances (2014); One Toke Closer to God (2017); Cannabis and Spirituality (2016) and Pychedelics Reimagined (1999).  Bennett's research has received international attention from the BBC, Guardian, Sunday Times, Washington Post, and Vice, and other media sources.  He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.   Chris' website can be found at:  https://www.urbanshaman.net/

Natasha explores the rich folk history and ancestral practices of Eastern Slavic magical rites and Russian sorcery.  Her new book: Slavic Witchcraft: Old World Conjuring Spells & Folklore explains how this tradition has only a thin Christian veneer over its pagan origins and how the Slavic pagan gods and goddesses acquired new lives as the saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church.  She details how the magical energy for these spells and rituals is drawn from the forces of nature, revealing specific places of power in the natural world as well and the profound power of graveyards and churches for casting spells.  Together with her book Russian Black Magic, she reveals what it means to be a Slavic witch or sorcerer and how this vocation pervades all aspects of life showing that each of us has magic within that we can use to take control of our own destiny.   For more information about Natasha's work, please visit her website:   https://www.worldofconjuring.com/ Her books can be ordered from the wonderful publisher "Inner Traditions" at the following website: https://www.innertraditions.com/author/natasha-helvin/ 

Professor Cleo McNelly Kearns, is an independent scholar in the fields of modern literature, philosophy of religion, and anthropology and is currently a Visiting Scholar at Dartmouth College.  She has published extensively on issues in continental philosophy, feminist theory and aesthetics.  Her work now focuses on global shamanism and on the comparative study of sacrificial rituals across many cultures.   She is the author of T.S. Eliot and Indic Traditions:  A Study in Poetry and Belief (1987) and The Virgin Mary, Monotheism and Sacrifice (2008).  She serves on the editorial board of the journal Literature and Theology and has contributed reviews and essays to a range of publications from History of Religions to the Oxford Handbook on Literature and Theology. Professor Kearns has held fellowships from the Princeton Center for the Study of Religion, the Center of Theological Inquiry at Princeton Seminary and the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Notre Dame.  She is a member of the American Academy of Religion, and she has taught at many colleges and universities, including Rutgers University, New York University and the Community College of Vermont.  She is currently a contributing member of Incite Seminars under the direction of Glenn Wallis.   For more information and a full list of her many publications, please see her lengthy academic CV:    http://nd.academia.edu/CleoKearns/CurriculumVitae

Dr. Joye originally graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas.  Her lush biography includes adventures in New York City with Andy Warhol and the Factory Scene, being the subject of a Maplethrope portrait, and hanging out with Alan Watts.  Her adventures in supersensible perception led her to expand her engineering background and towards work with John Lilly exploring interspecies communication and contemplative practice with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.  In order to be able to read and translate Sanskrit, she earned an M.A. in Indian Philosophy, and completed her doctorate in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies.  She is the author of many books and papers including Tuning the Mind and Developing Supersensible Perception, the latter of which is the subject of this podcast.  She is also a wonderful artist and many of her paintings can be seen on her website below.   More information of Dr. Joye and her work can be found at:   https://shellijoye.net/  

Michael is the host and writer of the Third Eye Drops show/podcast that has over 1 million downloads.  He is a polymorphous polymath who dreams of a "technodelic community where wonder, laughter and creation are core commandments."  Follow him on Twitter where most recently he tweeted thus and so: "If you don't actively struggle for the things you want, you'll be slowly consumed by circumstances you don't care about." On Instagram, he recently quoted Kevin Kelly, thus and so: "Life is the stranger loop of a snake releasing itself from its own grip, unmouthing an ever fattening tail tapering up to an ever increasingly large mouth birthing an ever larger tail, filing the universe with this strangeness."    Put that in your pipe and smoke it if you dare.  Plus, he's going to Peru in a month, so we had lots to talk about, including how to not ride a horse on an ayahuasca adventure. Here is his website:  http://thirdeyedrops.com/ Godspeed!

Ben is a sex worker, feminist porn performer, certified permaculture designer, certified tantric counselor, author, film maker, and recording artist.  He finds healing and empowerment through sacred loving arts, ecological gardening, shamanism, ecstatic trance dancing, martial arts, and open source technology.   His ongoing short film series, Sexorcism the Tantric Opera, was launched in 2017.   This work recounts the story of Ben's recovery  from childhood sexual trauma, adolescent sex trafficking, and the path of the wounded healer.   His first book:  Psychedelic Goddess Worship: Erotic Memoirs from the Astral Battlefield will be released in 2020. As you might suspect (if you know me), we just scratched the surface of Ben's work in this interview.  Check out:  www.tantrapunk.com for a deeper dive into Ben's work if you dare and to get current information as Ben's art continues to evolve.  Be sure to also check out Ben's Tantra Punk Podcast on Itunes or where ever you connect to your favorite podcasts. Musical outtro for the podcast is Ben's performance of Om Namah Shivaya, from his 2019 release Sexocism:  The Tantric Opera available on SoundCloud or where ever you listen to your favorite music.

Noah Lampert is the host of the Synchronicity Podcast, founder of the Mindpod Network, musician, and web developer.  He has served as the director of Web Operations for the Ram Dass--Love Serve Remember Foundation and is the owner of CRVD Media.   In this episode, Noah dives deep into the experience of Synchronicity, why it is important to honor the experience, and its mystical significance.  Noah also elaborates on his current passionate practice based on the work and life of Neville Goddard.  The closing music of this episode is taken from Noah's 2018 EP entitled "Kykeon" inspired by the ancient Greek brew used in Eleusinian Mystery ceremonies and traditions.   For more information about Noah and his work, please visit his website:  www.syncpodcast.com