End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence)

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!

Vickie Dodd M.A. has been a sound healing therapist, bodyworker, workshop leader, musician, and internationally recognized pioneer of healing through sound for more than 50 years.   She has collaborated with Don Campbell and is an adjunct faculity member at the Globe Institute in San Francisco. This podcast will focus on her wonderful new book Healing through Sound:  Awakening You Audible Body (2024) and the closing track is from her CD Rest Assured:  Parasympathetic Resonance with James Hoskins. To connect with Vickie and her books, music, and other offerings, please see:  https://sacredsoundworks.com/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-285-vickie-dodd-awakening-your-audible-body Have a blessed weekend!

Dr. James Maffie is senior lecturer in the Department of American Studies and an affiliate of the Departments of Philosophy and History and Religious and Latin American Studies Programs at the University of Maryland.  He is the author of Aztec Philosophy: Understanding a World in Motion, which is the subject of this podcast, and numerous articles examining various aspects of conquest era Mexica (Aztec) philosophical thought.  He argues that the conquest-era Mexica advanced a highly sophisticated and systematic philosophy worthy of consideration alongside other world philosophies.  HIs work employs a broadly inter-disciplinary approach including indigenous studies, linguistics, ethnography, religious studies, art history, archeology, history as well as philosophy.   For more information about Professor Maffie and his work, please see:  https://history.umd.edu/directory/james-maffie or reach out to him directly at:  maffiej@umd.edu.  Cover photo courtesy of the author. This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-284-dr-james-maffie-aztec-philosophy-understanding-a-world-in-motion Have a blessed week!

Dr. Bache is professor emeritus in the department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Youngstown State University, adjunct faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Emeritus Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and on the Advisory Council of Grof Legacy Training.   Dr. Bache is the author of numerous books, including The Living Classroom:  Teaching and the Collective Consciousness, Dark Night, Early Dawn, Lifecycles: Reincarnation and the Web of Life, and Diamonds from Heaven:  LSD and the Mind of the Universe, the latter of which is the subject of this podcast.   Mor information about Dr. Bache can be found at :  https://chrisbache.com/ABOUT-1 (This is a rerecording of the 2019 interview with a new introduction) This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:   https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-283-dr-christopher-bache-diamonds-from-heaven Have a blessed weekend!

This podcast features two artists and focuses on the relationship between the Sacred and Words, Symbols, Images, and the Alchemical process of Poetry. Dylan Webster is the author of Dislocated, a collection of poetry.  His poetry and fiction can be found in Quillkeepers Press anthologies, the Neon Sunrise Publishing anthology Love//Lost, the Dillydoun Review and the Cannon's Mouth.  He is currently working on his first novel.  Connect with him at: @phoenicianpoet. Andres Colon is an author, artist, Illustrator and graphic designer.  He is the author of The Matador's Wife and Anatomy Of, both collections of poetry.  He also has a unique collection of art available at @a_ndres.c on Instagram or  https://linktr.ee/andrescolonart This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-282-dylan-webster-and-andres-colon-sacredalchemicalwordsimagessymbolspoems Have a blessed weekend! Cover art is a digital illustration from Andres titled "The Matador's Wife" also the title of his collection of poetry discussed on this podcast.  

Oren teaches Buddhist meditation, mindfulness, and communication internationally.  He is the author of several books, including the bestselling Say What You Mean:  A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication (2018) and his latest work, Your Heart Was Made for This:  Contemplative Practices for Meeting a World in Crisis with Courage, Integrity, and Love (2023) which is the focus of this podcast. Lama Rod Owens states that Oren's work "offers a beautiful and poignant invitation to meet the crises of our current world and communities with the power or contemplative practice, which helps us to acknowledge the pain that we are all experiencing and reveals how we can respond directly with awareness and tenderness."   For more information and to connect with Oren and his teachings, please see: https://www.orenjaysofer.com/ https://www.instagram.com/orenjaysofer https://www.facebook.com/OrenJaySofer/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-281-oren-jay-sofer-contemplative-practicedharmayour-heart-was-made-for-this Have a blessed weekend!

Co-founder and co-spiritual director of the Spiritual Arts Institute (a nonprofit), Dimitri has been instrumental in bringing the Spiritual Arts Institute to the place it is today as a premier metaphysical school.  With Barbara Martin, he co-authored Change Your Aura, Change Your Life (2000), Communing With the Divine (2021), Karma and Reincarnation (2021), The Healing Power of Your Aura (2020) and their newest book Heaven and Your Spiritual Evolution (2021).   Barbara Y. Martin (known affectionately as the "Mozart of Metaphysics") worked with Dimitri to form the Seven Spiritual Arts Program, their proprietary metaphysical training program offered to SAI students.  Participants learn effective  meditation and seven mystical arts to accelerate spiritual growth.  Essential Divine Light principles build an enduring foundation to apply in any aspect of life including careers, relationships, and a lasting sense of purpose. More more information about Dimitri and his wonderful programs, please see:  https://spiritualarts.org/ https://www.facebook.com/SpiritualArtsInstitute https://www.instagram.com/spiritual_arts_institute/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-280-dimitri-moraitis-spiritual-arts-institutechrist-consciousnesstheosophy Have a blessed weekend!