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His dad was an alcoholic.A lost sheep.The bad guy.That was the portrait of him painted by the conservative religious (Mennonite) culture that Charlie married into, and which was then framed and hung, as it were, on the wall over his son's childhood. Behold your dad.In his book, Charlie's Boy, Justin travels back through time to his 12th summer, and he meets his dad all over again. Like, who is this guy? Who am I? And he looks this time with a little different eyes. Eyes that aren't afraid to love his dad.Under that kind of look, boy how his dad grows! He becomes a living, breathing, human being no frame could ever hold. Charlie steps out from the pages of the book, steps forth from his frame, a free man.You can find Charlie's Boy here. Look for seller Stauffer and Sons.-Song, in part, inspired by Stay In Your Lane by Courtney Barnett.

Hello! This one about how do we become more of who we are more and more grow in time and patience and persistence.It goes a lot of places: What happens when we die? Is destiny a thing? What about God? Who dat, and what like?We do some reading too: Moby Dick, Hermetic texts, the Gospel of Matthew.Also, there's a special guest or two.-Works UncitedFighting My Demons by Ken Carson (Where da fuck my blunt?)Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line (If it's meant to be, it'll be.)Tie Me Up! Untie Me! by mewithoutYou (I was looking at the leaves climbing to the tops of the trees...)

New Season of bECOMING MAGIC begins April 4.

Maryn Spangler returns to the show!Why?For an adventure in the Mary field. What?An energy field of Mary. Mary who? Mary. How?When?Just listen when you’re ready, my friend. -Episode art: Etruscan sculpture (pre-Christian). Branch from the stump of Jesse.

It's Struggle Bus Season, aka Advent, The Most Won— Difficult Time of the Year.Drawing on Anthroposophy, Lisa Del Alba helps us cut through the Christmas clamor to enter a darker and deeper reality that is connected with why human souls choose to come to planet earth in the first place. Special thanks to Melissa Ramer for the episode art! And special thanks to said art for inspiring the episode title. Take a moment with it, I suggest. It has some things to say.WORKS CITEDThe Depression Suite by The Tragically Hip(The two little songs I sing are both from this song.)

Psychedelics are one way to trip, but there are other ways too. Imagination is a portal, I'm a tellin' ya, boo. What are these other worlds beyond the gates of imagination? Who inhabits them? Are they dangerous to visit? These questions are a bit of the ground we traverse on this episode.Maryn Spangler runs an online school for spiritual education and exploration called The Lorian Association, and her Substack is Love Walks Here.Music this episode by, the one and only, Patrick Matey.

This episode is about people. Why the hell are they so scary and so interesting at the same damn time?Expect a very special guest by the name of Lydia! And another surprise guest further in.Also! We'll have Emily Dickinson, Ibn Arabi, and Jean-Paul Sartre chiming in. Thanks for listening.-A person is a windowWith insufficient veil—A dark and yawning openingWhere tattered curtains blow,-Or where celestial beamsOf brightness run in veins,To every part from every heart,To smash the window panes.-WORKS CITEDAlone with the Alone: Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn Arabi by Henry CorbinLike Eyes That Looked on Wastes +A Light Exists in Spring +Ample Make This Bed +There Is a Finished Feeling by Emily DickinsonNo Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre

We all feel stuck at times, am I right? I was just experiencing this a bit ago, matter of fact.I know there’s something different, something more, something new. It’s utterly unique. It’s beautiful and, and wonderful! It’s out there ahead of me in the future somewhere. Much more than that I cannot say. I don’t have the deets on it.What I do have is what I have. My current identity. My habits. Me. What I always do in this situation that I’m stuck in. Plus distraction. Many invitations to distraction. Many which I’ve followed and found myself even stucker!Oh is there any way forward into the new? Into the new next version of me? How do I soften, open, expand? Listening to Spring’s story helps me understand.Indeed, there's a path that is more like a flow. Indeed, there's becoming once I'm letting go.You can find Spring at Resonance Path Institute.And you can sign up to get invited to becoming magic hangouts here.Thanks for being here.

Introducing half of The Radio's new name! And what's underneath it. And above it!A big thank you to Sol Nights for allowing me use of their song ⁠Keep Comin' Back⁠.And one thing yet before you go. Take with you this...-"Into this happy nightIn secret, seen of none,Nor saw I aught, Without other light or guide,Save that which in my heart did burn." (St. John of the Cross)-WORKS CITEDLet It Go by James BayMeditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism (Episode Art)

Now, this episode is about how and where to find the hiding magic in the modern world. And this episode let me tell ya...We've got Islamic mystics that'll take you out of your mind. We've got a Hans Christian Anderson story sublime. We got highways to drive. We got rivers to swim. We got mountain paths, baby, come on in. WORKS CITEDAlone with the Alone: Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn 'Arabi by Henry CorbinThe Sea Within the Fish by RumiThe Little Match Seller by Hans Christian AndersonThe Thought of the Heart by James HillmanCruise by Florida Georgia LineBlue Clear Sky by George Strait

Hello, my friends, and welcome to The Radio, where we explore how to live creative and connected. This episode is a journey into the wild, weird, and wonderful. The Imagination. You have one. I have one. The what are they for? That's what we begin to explore. Well, just begin to get a feel for. No real clear answers just yet, alright. Learn from it. Not about it. That's the idea here. So it will take some time. Take a personal approach. Experimentation. Teach a man to imaginate. Teach ourselves. Like we did when we were a kid. What made you who you are?Ok, I'm getting a clearer answer even as we speak. Imagination: a magic portal through which we can travel to encounter and experience what we need to learn and grow.-The lines of song that come between Part One: The River and Part Two: The Wind are from Nick Cave's song, Final Rescue Attempt.

Julia Polter is a priest of The Christian Community, a movement for religious renewal. We discuss nighttime anxiety, death, learning how to love, and the meaning of life.-Episode Art:Night Thoughts Or, The Complaint and the Consolation, engraving by William Blake, 1797Rage, the Flower Thrower, Banksy mural in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine, 2003

this is just a picturethis a first few steps is allthis a kid blowing bubblesdown at Boulevard Parkcome find outthis a this a this athere are worlds inside some bubblesbigger inside than on outthat's the wild for yaweirderwilderquieterit gets deeper in you go

(Here comes the upbeat music.) Cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-change-ahging! Hannah emerges from her desert retreat to visit Lydia and I in our rainforest home. (And it melts downward in solemn tones.) It's not easy to be alive. What do we do with our suffering?(Then oh chimes brighten in a smart, spring breeze.) What do YOU think and feel and know about these things?—The Kendrick Lamar song I quote at the beginning, and slightly misquote at the end, is “tv off”. Also, pleased to thank Jay-Z for the line, “No clouds in my stone”.

Once upon a time there was a field.In that field was a meadow. In that meadow played a lamb.In that field there bloomed a forest. In that forest a tiger burned. In that field there grew a city. In that city everyone who ever lived, lived.The sky of that field was the floor of the entire universe.Up there in that sky Bob Dylan put his ear to the ground and listened for a song. Up there in that sky David Lynch daydreamed peacefully while Physicists pounded away beside him with jackhammers. Trying to get through! What's underneath?I took a trail through the woods to a bend in the throat. A ball of light, that was a person, took me from there. To where? To where a bonfire burned in a field under a billion of stars and William Blake and Rumi floated down in parachutes. Flutes and fiddles and drums, and Dryads dancing around the blaze. Ah, there were many that were there! Dawson, the Electro-Magnetician. G.K. Chesterton smoking a cigar. As much as you are willing and wanting, that's where You are. And Christ the Connector walking into the fire, becoming flames in our hearts, as we become friends. Amen.

I sit down with my guitar to ask some questions and...

A little trot down to visit a "dead" horse on memory lane. A bit of a gallop through a new imagination. A short halt inside the Book of Revelation. And a few conversations (three special guests!) I hope it all adds up to connect with something inside you, the Rider in your heart. - 2025 is here. It's a brand new year. We need a horse for this frontier. We're gonna need a horse for this frontier, baby!

How is creativity connected to self-development? Put another way, what can making art teach us about becoming art? In this episode, I share a bit of my journey that "began" with stepping through the portal of creativity. By the end, I approach very tender territory. I hope that you can hang in there with me and that you will take courage to walk the path of becoming that is yours alone. As always, thank you for listening.

I talk with Writer and Creative, Robyn Elizabeth, about a simple daily practice that's been helping her to be attentive to life, discover more of who she is, overcome fear, and have hope for the future. And I tell a story. Here is the article Robyn and I discuss, and portal to her Substack. The song Run To The River was recorded on June 7, 2023. It owes some of its tune and lyrics to Santa Clara, by The National.

If something is important it will come back around. So... What's been coming back around to ya lately, huh? Or has this podcast been helping you think anything new? I'd love to hear from you, talk with you, have you on the show, let's go! Email is [email protected]. ... The song in this one is a cover of Thread by Now, Now. Thank you for listening.

Happy Fall everybody! This episode is kinda like a Pumpkin Spice Latte concocted by a witch. It's a strange brew. I made it for you. ... Tune at the end lifted from Thread by Now, Now.

"Would you like more tea?" I heard the voice alright, I even answered, "Yes." Spring and I were in the kitchen. We'd just finished recording. But I was miles underground. I was standing kinda d a z e d l y looking around; walking one way, then another. Strangely, happily buried. "Wow, we went deep," Spring said with a little laugh. That's it! I thought. "Yes!" I said. "I feel like I fell down a deep hole, and I'm just coming up for air." I'm so excited to share this conversation with Spring Cheng. You know and love her, or you will! Thank you for joining us. Alright. Let's fall DOWN THE WELL together! Spring's Song Naked Heart (what plays at the end) Spring's Website Spring's Substack

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Hey everyone! A heart exercise experiment and a song! (I had so much fun with the song!)Thank you for listening.

The Mystery of the Heart - Peter Selg

That summer I was heartbroken I was walking through the night You were fractured shattered light I was wonderin askin why Signs were falling from the sky Lying underneath the stars You were dreaming in my arms You were dreamin in my arms (You were dreaming in my heart!) Occult force tore us apart... That summer we were heartbroken

My mom, my sister Karina, my bbg Lydia, and my friend Mark help me get a feel for the heart!

Michael Kuepfer (aka Sol Nights) joins the show!