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Gin And Tantra
by Daniel and Eric
Discover "Spirituality with a Twist"! This podcast delves into the real-world applications of various spiritual and philosophical texts, ideas, and practices. We aim to illuminate the potential for self-development and awareness in today's society by examining the relationships we all experience, both consciously and unconsciously. Email @ [email protected] @ https://www.instagram.com/ginandtantrapodcast/Youtube: UCV8Bci_ybARSmvAbFLtk17w
Episodes
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The Dark Side of Mindfulness pt. 2: Meditation, Ego & The Self
What happens when meditation goes wrong—and what might be missing from the modern, secular approach to mindfulness? In Part 2 of our discussion on The Dark Side of Mindfulness, we dig deeper into the research on meditation and mindfulness, exploring both their potential benefits and their...
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The Dark Side of Mindfulness: Willoughby Britton, Meditation & The Atlantic
What is mindfulness actually? In this episode we explore The Atlantic's reporting on the darker side of meditation and the work of psychologist and researcher Dr Willoughby Britton. We discuss Her research on some of the pitfalls of a meditation practice and some of where the Articles framing may...
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The Hidden Power of Archetypes: Carl Jung and Buddhist Empowerment
What happens when Carl Jung's Philosophy and Psychology meets Buddhist empowerment? In this episode we explore the fascinating relationship between Jungian archetypes and Buddhist iconography, examining how symbolic images become living forces within spiritual practice rather than mere religious...
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Tantra, Transformation and Archetypes
What do Carl Young's concept of the Daimon And the Buddhist Yidam have in common? In this episode we explore the fascinating overlap between Jungian psychology and Tibetan Buddhist practice period two traditions that recognize the power of connecting with a guiding spiritual presence in your…
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Carl Jung Knew This: Why Anxiety, Addiction & The Body Are Connected
Why do we distract ourselves? Why does anxiety feel disconnected from logic? And can the body express memories the mind has buried? In this episode, we impact Carl Jung's ideas on metaphysics, the unconscious, and the hidden relationship between the body, mind and spirit. From 7 sermons to the…
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Rebel WITH a Cause w/Prof. Thurman (#2)
This is the second part of our conversation with Professor Robert Thurman and we get into a lot! We start out by highlighting how it can be easy to feel overmatched by life and the oft difficulties in finding happiness, Einstein's spooky action at a distance, the human potential and the challenge...
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CTFU w/Prof. Thurman (#1)
In this episode of Gin and Tantra we discuss Professor Thurman's New Book, Wisdom is Bliss and a link can be found in the description of this video if you are interested in it. We do a sort of verbal Rorschach with Professor Thurman and get his thoughts on a wide variety of topics in the book and...
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Carl Jung & The Daimon - Hidden Forces Shaping Your Life
What if the forces shaping your life are more than unconscious physiological processes? In this episode we continue our exploration of Carl Jung's model of the psyche, examining the mysterious concept of the Daimon. Which can be described as a guiding, intelligent force that appears throughout...
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Carl Jung Decoded: Psyche, Consciousness, Stress & The Mind
In this episode we do a deep exploration of Carl Jung's understanding of the psyche, consciousness and the unconscious mind. We examine Bernardo Kastrup's metaphysical perspective, the fragmentation of the self, and how chronic stress patterns affect both the body and the mind including the role…
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The Cost of Belonging... Religious Trauma Explored
In this episode, we continue our discussion on religious trauma and the psychological forces that keep people attached to harmful belief systems. We explore belonging, indoctrination, perfectionism, hyper vigilance, emotional suppression, internal fragmentation, and the struggle to develop an...
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The Cost of Belonging: Religious Trauma and Human Connection
In this episode we have on Dr. Sahebi to discuss religious trauma. In this conversation we explore the difference between religious trauma and simply being raised with a strict belief system. We discuss how fear based ideology can fracture identity, shape personality through constraint and…
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Reprogramming the Self
In this episode we open the door to our retreat experience and the deeper architecture behind our work. We explore what it means to build a space that is free, accepting, safe and even pleasurable without losing the rigor or depth. This conversation moves through the intentional design of our...
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The Great Resignation
we finalize our dissection of the lingering effects of COVID and the ramifications on today.
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COVID Broke Reality (And how it hasn't changed)
In this continuation on our series on How Covid Changed Society, we explore deeper and more subtle transformation that continues to shape our world today. Covid did not create decentralization, rather it accelerated a shift that was already under way. Technology had already begun disturbing power...
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How Covid Changed Society - The Death of Expertise & Truth
In this episode we explore the profound societal shifts that emerge from Covid and not just in policy or behavior but in how we understand truth, authority, and trust itself. Crises Have always revealed deeper forces operating beneath the surface of society. Covid accelerated these forces shift…
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The Hidden Forces Behind Suffering - Gnosticism, Demiurge and Divine Spark
In this episode, we explore suffering through agnostic lens examining there are eight causes of suffering, the importance of asking what you actually think and feel, and the forces that shape and suppress human awareness. . We discussed the concept of the Divine Spark, reconnecting to something...
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Suffering, the Rapture and Reality: The Systems that Shape Belief
In this episode we explore the spiritual meaning of suffering and the systems of thought that attempt to explain it. Across history both religious traditions and modern signs have proposed frameworks for understanding reality. But these systems often carry assumptions about the nature of the…
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The Secret Teachings of the Gnostics
In this episode we explore the foundations of Gnostic theology and the idea of gnosis, or direct knowledge of reality beyond belief or doctrine. The discussion contrasts orthodox religious traditions with esoteric paths that emphasize inner realization, hidden teachings, and the pursuit of deeper...
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From Inner Knowing to Dogma, the Rise of Religoius Doctrine
What did early Christianity look like and why did it develop such different, opposing expressions? In this episode we trace the historical evolution of Christianity through a comparative lens, examining movements such as the Ebeonites, Marcianites, protoorthodox Christians, and Gnostic…
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Beyond Labels: Finding Meaning & Purpose w/Faydra Shantel
What happens to your identity when your roles, labels or life circumstances fall away? In this episode, we have on friend of the show Faydra Shantel And we explore the fluid nature of identity... How it forms, evolves, And what actually remains when everything changes. Stories are shared from...
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Psilocybin, Grief and End-of-Life w -Dr. Kumar
In this episode we are joined by Dr. Sameet Kumar, a clinical psychologist and researcher, for a wide ranging conversation on how we relate to death, grief and love- both individually and collectively. We explore Dr. Kumar's work on a clinical study using psilocybin with late-stage cancer…
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Secret Teachings of the Gnostics
In this episode we explore the foundations of Gnostic theology and the idea of gnosis, or direct knowledge of reality beyond belief or doctrine. The discussion contrasts orthodox religious traditions with esoteric paths that emphasize inner realization, hidden teachings, and the pursuit of deeper...
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From Radical Movement to Imperial Faith (#3)
What happens when a radical ethical movement becomes an empire endorsed religion in this episode we discuss early Christians As social justice figures, The transition from protoorthodox Christian communities to Evangelicalism And the ideological consequences of patriarchy and institutional power....
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When Christianity was Still up for Debate (#2)
Before were fixed and beliefs enforced, christianity was still being argued, imagined and chosen. In this episode we explore the early debates that shaped Christianity. Proto Christian movements, the emergence of orthodoxy, how heresy came to be defined, and what was excluded along the way. We...
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History of Christianity 1
What happens when an ancient faith collides with modern culture, in this episode, we trace the history of Christianity, examine the toxicity that can grow around it, and question what it really means to call oneself a Christian today. We explore the container that holds belief dash its shape,...
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Meditation Didn't Kill My Ego, It Exposed It
Daniel shares His experience from a Meditation retreat. And while it didn't necessarily give him answers it gave him questions... In this episode we share an honest look at how Stillness revealed his attachment to Identity, insight Comm and being "special". This conversation is about ego,...
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5 Questions...
In this episode we have on friend of the show Faydra Shantel to discuss a series of 5 personal questions and how inquiry can reveal much about us.
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Faith, Doubt and the Shadows of Belief
in this episode, we step into the tension between faith and doubt, tradition and evolution, and devotion and toxicity in religious tradition. We examine how religion changes overtime and what happens when living faith hardens into ideology.
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The Architecture of Belief - How Faith Becomes Structure, Power and Identity
In this episode we explore Christianity, orthodoxy, heterodoxy, the Seven Mountain mandate, and the psychology of power. We will examine how belief systems evolve into social structures, how narratives of persecution emerge within dominant groups and how literalism and acceleration is thinking...
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Why Modern Happiness Feels Fake (Fire Element Explained)
Why do so many people feel emotionally flat, disconnected, or joyless even when life looks “successful” on the outside? In this episode, we explore the Chinese Medicine Fire Element, the Heart, and the growing crisis of mediated happiness, burnout, and flat depression in the modern world.The…
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Liberty and Justice For All?
The Metal element in Chinese MEdicine reveals why humans struggle with grief, fairness, justice, and the craving for righteousness. Yet beneath the surface these noble qualities lies a powerful shadow: structure that can turn into rigidity, discernment becoming judgement and order shifting into...
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How Your Mind Shapes Reality
How does your mind actually shape the reality you experience. In this episode we break down the roles of attention, awareness, perception and the hidden patterns that influence the way you think feel and interpret the world. We then discuss how we can use this knowledge to be filtered through...
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Daoist Cosmology w/Dr. Rory Hiltbrand
In this episode we have on friend of the show, Dr. Rory Hiltbrand to discuss Daoist Cosmology, fractals, Daoist Geometric Laws, levels of consciousness, the 4th dimension and the dilation of time.
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Transforming Anger w/Rory Hiltbrand (pt.2)
In this episode we have on friend of the show, Dr. Rory Hiltbrand of Four Mountains Clinic once again to discuss, anger, the alchemization of its grip on us, the differences BTW learning and adapting, destruction and creation and more...
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Anger & Your Liver pt 1
We introduce the Chinese Medical Concept of how the liver functions in the body and how the body effects the Liver along with the emotional effects it all has on us.
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The Compassion Vacuum?
How Taoism can help to explain the seeming lack of compassion in our society.
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Body Psychology? pt 2
In this episode we discuss toxicities in the culture, inspect relationships, ask if all people are actually equal and if we share the any of the same essence, if all beings deserve the opportunity to pursue love, wisdom, freedom and more...
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Body Psychology?
In this episode we begin our discussion on Traditional Chinese medicine and the Emotional Plague as described by Wilheim Reich, the mind- body psychology and somatization.
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From Influence to Indoctrination
Unpacking how leaders get control through the work of Dr. Hassan's BITE model. Behavior, Information, Thought and Emotion.
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Loyalty over Logic - Rethinking Power and Allegiance
Discussing Max Weber's ideas on the style of authority known as Patrimonialism, legitimate domination, owing loyalty to the ruler, asking where authority rests and having loyalty over efficiency.
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The God Complex: Charisma, Control & Cognitive Dissonance
In this episode we continue our discussion on the types of authority as discussed by Max Weber and how it relates to today. We discuss types of authority, cognitive dissonance, seeing one's leader as superhuman, creating an aura of justification and being necessarily extraordinary.
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Old Thrones, New Suits: Traditional Authority in Modern Times
Discussing Max Weber's ideas on traditional authority...
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Not Just Vibes: Dissecting Charismatic Dissent
Discussing Max Weber's idea's on charismatic authority and much more...
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Breaking the Spell of Division
In this episode we discuss overcoming division, unifying with friends, agreeing to disagree, vulnerability and doing it in person.
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The Power of Shared Meaning...
In this episode we continue our discussion on social cohesion, group think and cults overall as we focus on group symbology, seeing AI as divinity, asymmetrical social bonding and more...
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The Cost of Belonging...
We continue our discussion on Durkheim, the costs of social cohesion and belonging, community going toxic, shame, guilt and control.
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One Mind, Many Voices: Unpacking Social Uniformity & Division
In this episode we have on friend of the show Ryan Davenport and we continue our discussion on social cohesion, making the unconscious conscious, carrying the pressures of society, mechanical and organic groups in society, diversity and mono culture.
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The Social Cost of Belonging and Division
In this episode we discuss will and Fear, Social cohesion and its costs, solidarity, internal and external dissent as well as social anxiety.
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Breaking the Spell of Conformity w/Ryan Davenport
In this episode we discuss the pressure to conform, expressing your authenticity, the cost of being yourself and the importance of dissent.
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The Stanford Prison Experiment
In this episode we continue our foray into social psychology and breakdown the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment. Known as the Zimbardo prison experiment, we discuss conformity under threat, learned helplessness, sub-group psychology and more...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Discover "Spirituality with a Twist"! This podcast delves into the real-world applications of various spiritual and philosophical texts, ideas, and practices. We aim to illuminate the potential for self-development and awareness in today's society by examining the relationships we all experience, both consciously and unconsciously. Email @ [email protected] @ https://www.instagram.com/ginandtantrapodcast/Youtube: UCV8Bci_ybARSmvAbFLtk17w
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Daniel and Eric
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