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The Kimcast
by David Kim
Exploring the world through the lens of healing, Spirit and substance. Podcasting from Okinawa.
Episodes
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#11: We have to go down to go up
Autumn. Winter. Spring. The death of stars. Frodo going to Mordor and Jesus going to the cross. There is a universal pattern we see, in all of these things: that of going down to go up. When we join in with this pattern—in the darker moments or seasons of our lives—we commune with the universal....
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#10: Karate, Christ and Power
We typically think of power as strength, might, the ability to defeat or influence an opponent. Yet the prophets and mystics, and particularly Christ, spoke of a new way, a radically different conception of power that was based not in its use but in its restraint. Remarkably, we see this same...
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#9: Vaccines as Metaphor—Beyond Pro and Anti
Talk to anyone these days, and they have an opinion on vaccines—usually a strong one. We read articles on why these people are wrong or just don’t get it, why this perspective is correct according to the data, and so on. But what if we step back, and take a look at what these tensions themselves...
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#8: Sankofa
All across the world, the traumas of history are rearing their heads, manifesting in shootings, inter-nation conflict, and hypernationalism. In this episode, we explore the the Past, integrated versus unintegrated; the meaning of the word “Sankofa”; and how we might do the difficult work of…
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#7: The Body and Atlanta
For many of us, we are still struggling to grieve and understand the horrific shootings in Atlanta last month. In this episode, we explore the reality of emotional numbness after events like these; how Atlanta reveals a deep, old split between body and spirit; the responsibility of the Church and…
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Contemplation: Sorrow, Grief and Stillness
This is a special contemplation edition of the KimCast, intended as a space to really feel the depths of sorrow and grief that many of us are feeling related to the acts of violence in recent weeks, and the year of pandemic.
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#6: Sacred Bones and Indestructible Joy
Recently, the Japanese government approved permits for private contractors to dig up soil from sites known to contain the bones of soldiers and civilians who died in the Battle of Okinawa, during WWII, to be used as landfill for the construction of a new US Military base in northern Okinawa. In...
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#5: Polarization, Cancer and Nationalism
In this episode, we move from the symbol of the Yin-Yang, to the relationship between trauma and polarization, to the metaphor of cancer—and its allopathic treatment—all the way to the Japanese word genki 元気, touching on the Genesis 1 story along the way, and ending with an attempted reclamation…
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#4: Shame and Miracles
What is the function of shame? What role did it play in human evolution? How does it interface with the Divine? In this episode, we explore this often-hidden emotion, its neurological circuitry, and its relationship with the miraculous.
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#3: On Fire, Part 2: Moses, Oxygen and the Coronavirus
This is part 2 of “On Fire,” and it’s all in the title! An exploration of Fire on earth, Yin and Yang, oxygen and COVID-19, the story of Moses and divine fire.
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Contemplation: Slowing Down
A brief contemplation—slowing down, to tune in with what is happening inside of us.
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#2: On Fire, Part 1: George Floyd
An exploration of Fire, and what it might teach us about this moment, with cities burning across the US as millions protest the killing of George Floyd.
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#1: Intro to the Kimcast
The first step on the journey. An introduction to my journey, and the three main elements of the Kimcast: 1) healing, 2) the Return to roots, traditions and homelands, and 3) politics economics from a holistic perspective.
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Exploring the world through the lens of healing, Spirit and substance. Podcasting from Okinawa.
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David Kim
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