ALEXANDRA DAVID-NEEL-"ALWAYS REMEMBER TO E.M.L.E.G.Y.G.B.I.T.Y.P.S.E."

...or if you're a stickler who's not into the whole brevity thing, then "Always Remember To Eat, Meditate, Love, Exhale, Get Your Groove Back Into Traveling Ya-Ya Pants Sisterhood, Etc." We're back from a much needed break which included a short period of mourning for the dearly beloved feline AIDs casualty, Reginald Van Buren (R.I.P. Buddy...XOXO). This week we be gettin' kooky all the way to Tibet, as we discuss the famous explorer, adventurer, anarchist, & spiritual seeker of Truths[TM], Madame Alexandra David-Neel! She's the woman who essentially introduced the entire western world to the mystical/magical/esoteric practices & concepts of Tibetan Buddhism a.k.a. "Vajrayana Buddhism". We're talking tulpas, zombies, demon feast rituals, and even a bit of David Lynch's enigmatic television classic, "Twin Peaks"! All this & more, including our (un)usual round of "What's Weird This Week?" GIVE IT A LISTEN & LEARN TO FEED YOUR DEMONS! Sure, you'll be traumatized...but better for it in the end. Email us!: [email protected] Opening/closing theme: "Ghost Town" by Aves, as well as "Ghost Town" (instrumental version) by The Specials, and "I Go Meow (Singing Cat)" by The Kiffness & Cala (R.I.P.) *watch it & feel overcome with happiness/sadness here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7WI4A8N8dA&t=26s SOURCES: "Magic and Mystery In Tibet" by Alexandra David-Neel, for tons of badass Tibetan art/iconography, go here: https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0c6f1460494bfe96&sca_upv=1&rlz=1C1SJWC_enUS1101US1102&sxsrf=ADLYWIJt8B1YmcYbMFWkpem0ChPhLdAzIw:1720072413430&q=tibetan+deity+art&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0AVbySjNxIXoj6bNaq7uSpw-2eW7KIQ8H4T_tEPJYsPzOi5GKsV0RKGmy84LfyUxrl-4_0AusV0IdjeUAdX2KBg7BmnGLOak5d-z-_u-BD5mN13FgBnNWDvju7R9DTlWNidOrJflM1JuVtiWYZDkHFOJzhjFWWukocdFSx3yN5TzfLggWRnI4Aa-8EhEIZUfHR_WMFwmbeNhwTWDi8XltL7qhh3uw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiU1MKJ2YyHAxXqSjABHZ49CdIQtKgLegQICxAB&biw=1536&bih=730&dpr=1.25 For a good primer on the beliefs/teachings of Vajrayana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep3rXBRdPl4 For those with short attention spans seeking a simplified summary of Tibetan/India/Chinese relations & how America has recently become involved, try these: *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXTYPIbA-mM&t=13s *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMm6WZHtP1E *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FhPL5xWmH0 W.W.T.W.? Articles: *https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scientists-attached-living-lab-grown-130112808.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMr6LuyGDIrdhpx_RB8pi4ZDkVaLlE31aFsVQbDMVxhRXk2IEd_v1CJr0YDX1V94Sc3T_pRFZ3cptbf9c2sgGX1qDwiCeMo5CdA_R6F9gDQkobZLeHMEre4BZyzrltbeoilKILoJMff_KMNl-Xelj_uDCkWk2mFupEPEjITQB-vX *https://brobible.com/culture/article/tennessee-police-seize-drug-stash-hidden-taco-bell-burrito-wrappers/ *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f13NkUOd6w (check out Paranormal Researcher Paul Stonehill's YouTube channel for tons more well researched high strangeness with a Soviet/Eurasian twist!) If you are struggling with mental health and/or substance abuse issues, please dial 988. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-lucht/support