My time running The Spirits in Poetry has come to an end. There comes a time when we have to learn to let go and this is one of them. My 2024 has started with death as my dog transitioned to the spiritual world eleven days ago. And yet, life keeps going. Opportunities still come, pain is still felt, love is still to be found. Thank you to all of yo…

This episode explores the importance of guarding yourself during this time where the world is in a chaotic place. This episode deconstructs the concept of guarding both physically and spiritually as well as different ways you can protect yourself. Support the showBy Jorge Quintana

This episode is a conversation about the unknowable; I am just a drop of water contemplating the ocean I am a part of. Whether you call this infiniteness "God," "Creator," "Dao," "The All," etc. it is clear that we are a part of it and it is very much a part of us. So what is it? Support the showBy Jorge Quintana

My apologies for stepping away from the podcast for longer than intended! This episode is a short summary on the knowledge my heart and soul have learned during this time. Part of this comes from stepping away from the spiritual path and discovering more truths about my being. I heard once that once we become experts in one field we become fools in…

This episode explores the importance of taking risks when it comes to performers. As artists we are always hitting wall and blockages. How do we reenergize ourselves and keep our performances/art fresh? Tune in and find out! Support the showBy Jorge Quintana

After a hiatus of several months, The Spirits in Poetry is back with a talk on spiritual reset. Sometimes we hit a point in our growth where we need to restart our journey from a beginning. We take everything we've learned and we let our minds be as malleable as a newborn child and challenge ourselves to see the world in a new way. Support the show…

This episode deals with ambition and the advantages and consequences of cultivating it and allowing it to fill our lives. The truth is that in a capitalist world, we need ambition not just to thrive but to survive. In a world with limited resources, hunger is essential for the motivation to keep getting out of bed every day. However, this hunger ha…

Have you been feeling disappointment? Have you failed to reach goals that you've made for yourself and are currently sitting with the bitter feeling of failure? This episode is for those of you who have been wondering how to manage your disappointment. There is no clear and easy answer. There is no magical lesson that will relieve you of your burde…

This episode breaks down the art of manifestation and why humans are fixated on the concept of materializing their inner desires. This episode is a flow of consciousness as I discuss my own experiences with manifestation as well as a key piece of information I've learned as to why my some of my efforts to manifest have failed. Follow the podcast on…

This episode is a candid discussion reflecting on these recent months and the air of chaos that has filled them. This episode covers CERN and their particle accelerator, the fear of failure, frustration over our lives, and the way we can find a path beyond forcing things to manifest in our lives. What is a path that we can walk to find peace and ho…

This episode deals with one central question: Does our life have meaning? To answer this question we look at three philosophies which struggle with this answer. The first is Nihilism, which says that life is meaningless. Nihilism has two responses: Existentialism which says that we make our own meaning, and Absurdism which says that the best that w…

This episode deconstructs the term "False Prophet" and its implication given the rise of spiritual content on sites like Instagram and Tik Tok. It has been said that the time of prophets is over, and in this episode we cover what is meant by this statement. Rate and review the podcast and you can follow on Instagram @thespiritsinpoetry as well as f…

This episode features a guest who is both warrior and healer Anthony Perez. As a boxer and a nurse Anthony shares his experience on this unique path and gives his perspective on humanity, combat, and mental discipline. This episode covers: Mike Tyson and his boxing career, Bruce Lee and the Tao of Jeet Kune Do, The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Mu…

The year of 2022 has 4 eclipses happening during the calendar year: 2 partial solar eclipses and 2 total lunar eclipses. This episode discusses the astrological significance of these eclipses while also exploring the numerological significance of the number 2 and 6 which are being repeated and define the lessons we are facing this year. This episod…

In this episode I reflect on my recent growth and the ways I have become dependent on consistent advancement in my life. Sometimes growth can become addicting and when this happens, frustration surfaces: frustration over where we want to be vs. where we are, frustration over our abilities, frustration over our limitations. If you want to support th…

This episode is titled Embracing Darkness because it's centered around the fact that sometimes 'love and light' as a motivating factor is not enough. As human beings we hold within us a dual nature, one of lightness and one of heaviness. And yet we also hold a third nature which is born when we fuse the light and dark together. What do we become wh…

This episode is dedicated to answering the question: How do we find our spiritual purpose? Over the course of the podcast I have answered this question in several ways, many times around the theme: follow your heart. But this episode expands and corrects my previous statements since purpose requires daily effort and dedication. This episode also ha…

This episode is centered around depolarization and walking the middle path and how it ties into the theme of this year: letting go of the past. The context for this episode include: The High Priestess Tarot card and the Kabbalah Tree of Life. This episode was also channeled and informed through the Akashic Records. This episode covers depolarizatio…

The first episode of season 4 is dedicated to a talk on the importance of valuing ourselves and the love, work, and meaning which we put out into the world. This episode discusses the origin of the Faustian Pact with the legend of Doctor Faustus, explores Conscious X's conspiracies about celebrity bodysuits, touches on NFT's and cryptocurrency and …

Greetings to you all! The Spirits in Poetry will return Sunday March 13th. This fourth season is dedicated to Free Thoughts where I will challenge myself as a host to explore topics in a way I have not before: without a script. I will still make an effort to fact check all the information that I share, but I want this season to come from the heart …

The final episode of Season 3: Living Through Poetry is in and in this episode we further our discussion of poetry by talking about what makes a poem's ending good versus what makes it fall flat. This episode covers Instagram Poetry Syndrome which is when poets write for what's popular instead of writing from their heart. And I share a poem I wrote…

The penultimate episode of season 3 is dedicated to the path of the artist/human and how we evolve as time progresses. This episode is approached from the argument that human destiny is to evolve. And because of this, the artist must confront themselves at 3 different stages by changing: their mindset, their work ethic, and their sense of worthines…

This episode begins with the origin of poetry: the oral tradition, the way humans have preserved art, history, law, and truth. This podcast has covered the power of the word, but this time we expand on this concept by addressing the historical use of the word through epics like the Iliad, Odyssey, Don Juan, and even current stories like Spider-Man,…

This episode breaks down the editing/analysis process of writing poetry. Are you the kind of poet that drafts non stop in pursuit of the perfect poem? Or have you forsaken perfection in your artistic workflow? I share my own editing/analysis workflow while connecting these ideas to the grand Hermetic principle of KNOW THYSELF. The second half of th…

After taking 2 weeks for my spiritual and mental health, we are back with Episode 5 Titles & Boundaries! The first half of the episode is dedicated to talking about Titling poetry and art projects and ways to create a strong title. The second half of the episode deals with boundaries, mainly our own boundaries that we ourselves often disrespect and…

This episode is focused on the creation of a poem by analyzing the ways to begin and end a poem while also analyzing strategies to create a strong middle connection between the two. This episode analyzes the poems, "Motherhood" by Yesika Salgado and "Ode to Cheese Fries" by José Olivarez in order to understand the methods of creating a poem from st…

In this episode we cover the nature of the Word, pure vibration and the way vibration influences our lives. From the way we speak to the music we listen to, the world around us in is vibration. Therefore honesty in our lives and in our art matters. The second half of the episode is dedicated to living in the present and the way we as a people can b…

Last week's episode dealt with the individual experience. This episode builds upon that by talking about the collective human experience: suffering. This episode is dedicated to the way art communicates this suffering. Themes and tropes convey archetypal information to the viewer's subconscious mind. Archetypes are subconscious symbols, retelling h…

Season 3 is titled Living Through Poetry because the season will be framed around walking the listener through the important moments that come with writing a poem. The first episode is then dedicated to Birth, because before a poem is written, its inception must happen. Why do we write? Why do humans create art? And if art and reality reflect one a…

It's been some time since I retreated into my inner world, but now I am grateful to announce the third season in the Spirits in Poetry: Living Through Poetry. This season will be focused on guiding the listener to writing a poem, while also taking the time to talk about the chaos of life, death, and the ever existing transitions. First episode drop…

Season 2 closes with an episode on endings and knowing when and end has come and change is needed. There is no more for me to teach this year because there is much for me to learn. It is time to draw back into ourselves, and for me that means re learning what it means to be a human being. But how can we know when and end has come? This episode touc…

This episode is about what to do when you fall off and are wondering how to get back to your path. It's been a dark time full of heavy emotions and heavier thoughts. If you feel like you have been living under the weight of yourself during the past few weeks, this episode is for you. Tune in every other Sunday for new content and follow the podcast…

This episode is about the way our free will can be manipulated. The way that entities, people, and corporations can put us in situations where we give up our power to them. This episode also briefly covers demonic possession and generational trauma. Tune in every other Sunday for new episodes and follow the podcast on Instagram @/thespiritsinpoetry…

This episode is dedicated to The Word which is fundamental to communication and connection. This episode describes how to be impeccable with The Word and how to use it to manifest the things you want in your life. Tune in every other Sunday for new episodes and follow the podcast on Instagram: @/thespiritsinpoetry Support the show…

This episode focuses on dependency and its effect on our spiritual growth. When we are dependent on a substance to function, what kind of power are we giving it? And what are the consequences of becoming dependent on people or substances outside of ourselves? This episode also features two poems by the host Jorge Quintana: "Heaven (today with)" and…

This episode dives into the seven Hermetic Principles as presented by the Kybalion and how they can serve you on your path toward self mastery. This poem also feature's a new poem titled "A Waterfall of Birds" which you can find on instagram @jorgequintanapoetry Tune in every other Sunday for new content! Support the show…

This episode is a conversation on self love and the importance of setting up boundaries, featuring the multitalented Kellen Terrell. Kellen is a published poet, up and coming novelist, environmentalist, and knowledgable spiritualist being. This episode touches on self love, shadow work, boundaries, forgiveness, and protecting the heart chakra. This…

This episode takes the song "Heaven and Hell" by Kendrick Lamar and compares the verses in a conversation exploring the themes of heaven and hell and how they apply to the human experience. Support the showBy Jorge Quintana

This is an episode dedicated to the act of forgiveness. Frater Xavier says that forgiveness means letting go. When you forgive someone, you no longer think about what they've done to you. But is there more to the process? How can we find peace with forgiving and what effect does it have on our being? Tune in every other Sunday for a new episode! Su…

This episode is a little different than the others as I record this content while I have my Akashic Records open. The Akashic Records are like a spiritual database, possessing the archival knowledge of all spirits throughout the entire history of life. In this episode I go into more detail about the Akashic Records, what they are, how I access them…

Welcome back to the Spirits in Poetry Frequency Podcast! This episode is a conversation on the act of Surrender and what it means to let go. This episode was recorded during my own struggle with surrender at a time where the universe is really testing me. Everything I am, everything we are is unraveling and we are forced to experience the destructi…

This episode is on what it means to be mindful of self and it is organized differently than the previous episodes. This episode was inspired by the Netflix show The Midnight Gospel as well as my own experiences with my mental health and spirit through the corona virus quarantine. This episode covers mindfulness and how we can be mindful of ourselve…

This episode is a conversation on fasting which was recorded during the quarantine of the corona virus and during my very first dry fast. The podcast is split into two parts: before my fast, and after my fast. In this episode I talk a little about the Tao Te Ching and the Egyptian Book of the Dead. I also dedicate a portion to talking about the Tib…

The Spirits in Poetry is back every other Sunday! This episode begins with a discussion on Soul Fragmentation, which is what happens when a piece of the soul is lost. Soul Fragmentation is common and can result in mental illnesses like depression and anxiety but there are ways to work through it and even avoid it. But what if Soul Fragmentation is …

This episode is dedicated to breaking down the concept of the Ego, using both Sigmund Freud's and Carl Jung's definition and then contrasting it with the Jungian concept of Self. The ego is the "I" while the Self is the part of us that is connected to everything. This episode details the properties and beliefs that come attached to both minds while…

This is part 2 of the talk on Free Will, Determinism, and Magick. Last episode we left off on the words of Frater Xavier and Steven Pressfield that say that if you are not taking charge of your self and your will then you are giving that power away to an external entity. Who or what is this external entity? This episode answers this question, point…

Welcome back! Are we free? Do we possess the freedom of unique, individual choice? Or are we ruled by a supreme destiny that has already planned our lives for us? And if we are, where does this destiny come from? This episode is dedicated to breaking down the concepts of Libertarian Free Will and Hard Determinism and relating it to the purpose of o…

This episode is about the concept of Duality which is explained through the Daoist principle of Yin and Yang. What does duality mean and how can we transcend this concept to find true oneness in ourselves? Is it even possible? How does this concept of dualism hurt us as humans and as spiritual beings? You can follow the podcast on Instagram: @thesp…

The Spirits in Poetry is back! And you can now follow the podcast on Instagram @ thespiritsinpoetry This episode is dedicated to purpose. What is our purpose? What is life's purpose? A question that many have posed before me. What does it truly mean to exist and why should we ask this question? The main theme of this episode is that truth is always…

This is a trailer for Season 2 and what's to come from The Spirits in Poetry. During this break I will be producing more content and putting more intent in my work to not just grow but mature as a podcaster and as a vocal artist. Season 2 begins March 2020! Support the showBy Jorge Quintana