End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence)

Dr. David Shoemaker is a clinical psychologist in private practice specializing in Jungian and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy.  David is the Chancellor and Prolocutor of the Temple of the Silver Star, (https://totss.org/), a Thelemic initiatory and educational organization.  He is a long-standing member of the O.T.O and A.'.A.'., (https://onestarinsight.org/), and has many years of experience training initiates in these traditions. David is the host of the "Living Thelema" podcasts, and is the author of Living Thelema (2013), Winds of Wisdom (2016), and Llewellyn's Complete Book of Ceremonial Magick (2020--with Lon Milo DuQuette) and many other workings.  This podcast will focus on his latest work The Way of the Will--Thelema in Action (2024). For information about David's therapy practice, please see:  https://dr-shoemaker.com/.  You can also visit him at the upcoming "Thelemacon" in October https://thelemacon.org/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-295-dr-david-shoemaker-living-thelemathe-way-of-the-will Have a blessed weekend!  

Dr. Nicholas Brink is a psychologist (Ph.D. U.C.L.A. 1970) and Past President of the American Association for the Study of Mental Imagery.  He is Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology and is a Certified Teacher of Ecstatic Trance with the Cuyamungue Institute.  He is the author of 10 books (and counting) including:  Listening to the Spirits (2022); Loki's Children:  A Healing Story of Antiquity, Shamanism and Psychotherapy(2022); Grendel and His Mother: Healing the Traumas of Childhood through Dreams (2019); Ecstatic Soul Retrieval (2017); Beowulf's Ecstatic Trance Magic (2016); Trance Journey's of the Hunter-Gatherers (2016); Baldr's Magic:  The Power of Norse Shamanism (2014); The Power of Ecstatic Trance (2013). He can be reached at:  brinknick9@gmail.com or by his publisher Inner Traditions at:  https://www.innertraditions.com/author/nicholas-e-brink This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here: https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-294-dr-nicholas-brink-the-power-of-ecstatic-trance Have a blessed weekend!

Gary Lachman is an author and lecturer on consciousness, counterculture, and the Western esoteric tradition.  His works include Dark Star Rising, Beyond the Robot, and The Secret Teachers of the Western World.  A founding member of the rock band Blondie, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.    This podcast focuses on his new work, Maurice Nicoll:  Forgotten Teacher of the Fourth Way in which Lachman explores the significance of Nicoll and the novelty of this thought, offering a profound, needed, and sympathetic but critical study of this man so instrumental to the development and legacy of the Fourth Way.   More information about Gary and his offerings can be found at:  https://www.gary-lachman.com/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-293-gary-lachman-junggurdjieffouspenskymaurice-nicoll-forgotten-teacher-of-the-fourth-way Have a blessed weekend!

Davezilla is an illustrator, artist, cryptid researcher, creator of the award winning humor blog, "Davezilla," and in his "Spare" time (as in Austin Osman Spare), was executive vice-president of Campbell Ewald (2nd oldest ad agency in the US).  He is also a Gardnerian witch (initiated 1979), Discordian, Ngangalero (initiated 1993), and Santero (initiated 2006).  He likes the liminal. In this podcast, we focus on his new work, Tarot of the Unexplained, designed  to represent the most commonly seen and experienced unexplained phenomena:  apparitions, Fortean phenomena, and cryptids.  It incorporates these modern concerns as suits:  Wands, Swords, Cups, and Pentacles become Sasquatch knocking sticks, Ghosts, Portals, and Flying Saucers.  Pages have become Fans, Knights are now Hunters, Queens are Advocates, but Kings are Skeptics, and their role is to take a hard look at the situation and ensure you are not letting your imagination get the best of you despite the fact that your imagination is often the best part... but I digress.   Check out Dave's mischief at:  https://davezilla.com/, https://hexsupport.club/ or wherever you find @davezilla.  This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-292-davezilla-portalssigilsfortean-phenomenatarot-of-the-unexplained Have a blessed week!

Julia Gordon-Bramer is a Sylvia Plath scholar, former professor for the Graduate Writing Program at Lindenwood University, professional tarot card reader, and award winning writer and poet.  She is the author of Fixed Stars Govern a Life:  Decoding Sylvia Plath (2015); Tarot Life Lessons (2023), and The Occult Sylvia Plath:  The Hidden Spiritual Life of the Visionary Poet (2024) which is the subject of this podcast.  Julia has also appeared on MTV, Nickelodeon, and other TV shows and was called St. Louis' Number One Fortune Teller by CBS In the Occult Sylvia Plath, Gordon-Bramer shares more than 15 years of compelling research revealing Plath's enduring interest  and active practice in mysticism and the occult from childhood until her tragic death in 1963.   This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-291-julia-gordon-bramer-the-occult-sylvia-plath-the-hidden-spiritual-life-of-the-visionary-poet Have a blessed week!

Dr. Stone is an Oxford-trained doctor of religious studies whose life mission has been to learn and record spiritual traditions from across the world.  For over twenty five years, she traveled extensively in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, working closely with religious practitioners to find new ways of empowering herself and others through the medium of spirit.  She has spent the last six years studying with Santa Muerte curanderos in Mexico.  Find her @secretsofsantamuerte.  This podcast focuses on her new release:  Secrets of Santa Muerte: A Guide to the Prayers, Spells, Rituals, and Hexes. This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-290-dr-cressida-stone-secrets-of-santa-muerte Have a blessed week!

James True is a writer and sophist from Katuah.   His work dilates the boundaries of philosophy, mythology, and consciousness.  His many written works include: Quantum Rapture (2024 et. al.); Ark of Baphomet (2022); Best Apocalypse Ever (2020); Blueprints of Mind Control (2019); The Technology of Belief (2019); and The Spell of Six Dragons (2018).  His wonderful sculptures, blog, and many other creative offerings can be found at his website:  https://www.jtrue.com/ This podcast can be found on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-289-james-true-mass-hallucinationsembracing-paradoxfacing-the-face-of-god Have a blessed weekend!

Stephen Parker, Ph D. is a Jungian and Cardiac psychologist and stone mason.  He lives with his partner, Dr. Kornelia Grabinska, a Jungian analyst, in a birch forest overlooking Fairbanks, Alaska.  In said forest, he creates various Jungian alchemical and manual handiworks including but not limited to:  a Stone Sanctuary (view here), a Labyrinth (view here), a fire altar, red egg, cave,  and perhaps Philosopher's Stone:-) in the Alaskan wilderness.  He also produced a series of indoor works of art. These manual feats synchronistically relate to his own heart issues for the last twenty years, including a severe heart attack fifteen years ago.  Out of the heart struggle he has also written a book "Heart Attack and Soul: In the Labyrinth of Healing"  https://heartattackandsoul.com. Dr. Parker is also a prolific disseminator and curator of Jungian information as webmaster of https://jungcurrents.com and https://jungiantimes.com which are highly recommended. This podcast is available on your favorite podcast feed, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-288-dr-stephen-parker-jungian-timesarchetypical-stones-labyrinths-mandalas Have a blessed weekend!

Sweta Srivastava Vikram is a dedicated Doctor of Ayurveda and an acclaimed author of 14 best-selling books.  Sweta holds a Master's degree in Strategic Communications from Columbia University and wholeheartedly dedicates herself to promoting and teaching a holistic approach to creativity, productivity, health, and nutrition. In her new release, The Loss that Binds Us, Sweta follows the principles of her Ayurvedic practice, which illuminates the existence of 108 crucial "Marma points" distributed throughout our bodies.  It is these focal points that help us navigate the myriad emotions accompanying loss.  Her profound insights into navigating the challenging journey of losing a loved one offer invaluable perspectives worth sharing.    For more information about her many offerings, or to schedule an appointment, please see:  https://swetavikram.com/ Sweta's work has been featured in The New York Times, NBC, as well as a documentary collaboration with Dr. Deepak Chopra.  She was voted as "One of the Most Influential Asians of Our Times" and earned the "Voices of the Year" award.  This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-287-sweta-srivastava-vikram-ayurveda108-marma-pointsthe-loss-that-binds-us Have a blessed week! 

Maja D'Aoust is a professional astrologer with more than 20 years' experience integrating her master's degree in transformational psychology into the interpretation of thousands of natal charts.  A practicing witch and scholar of alchemy and occult lore, she is the author of Familiars in Witchcraft, The Occult I Ching (which was the subject of End of the Road Podcast #98), A Witch's Bestiary, co-author of The Secret Source, and creator of a tarot deck, The White Witch Tarot.  In this podcast, we focus on her new work, Astrology of the Shadow Self, which was just released. To connect with Maja, her offerings and art work, please see:  http://www.witchofthedawn.com/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-286-maja-daoust-astrology-of-the-shadow-selfoccult-eclipses Cover art is of course also by Maja... Have a blessed week!