In the spaces between the daily commute, dirty laundry, & moments of overwhelm, there is a great mystery happening. A spiritual spot in the ordinary. Get to know this side of life (and yourself) with Laura Scappaticci, spiritual explorer, mom, blogger, and anthroposopher. Each episode includes fun, insightful conversations where we reveal the esoteric and hidden world that’s right here in front of us--so That Good May Become.
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Exploring anthroposophy in the modern world through interviews, conversations, and explorations. The official podcast of the Anthroposophical Society in America. (Goetheanum Photo credit: Anne Weise)
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In this season on the Problems of the World, Timothy Kennedy explores the spiritual side of an issue that effects us all: MONEY. From its origins to its powerful influence to solutions each of us can take up, Timothy's wisdom and depth invites us into a new imagination of what money can mean. Be sure to tune in to the extended play "easter egg" com…
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How do children learn to navigate the world of technology in a healthy way? In this lively conversation, Dr. Alison Davis shares her research on the impact technology has on their social emotional lives of the students she's surveyed. Her thoughtful, practical, and human centered digital literacy curriculum is available to schools. You can reach he…
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To kick off my new season focused on "the problems of the world," Conner Habib and I discuss the depth of spiritual activity needed to understand the truth of how peace is created and why peace is becoming a possibility for humankind now more than ever. His perspective on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and the suffering and possibility of redempt…
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Spiritual Friendship with Angela Foster & Jordan Walker
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Friendship is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. What are the qualities of a spiritual friendship and what makes it unique? Tune in to this unscripted conversation with two of my spiritual friends, Angela Foster and Jordan Walker, as we explore what makes our bond so special. This week's homework: Share with me your thoughts on the quali…
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The Goetheanum, A Courageous Birthday, & Communing with Lilies
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It's my 49th birthday this week and it's episode 49! Explore three deep questions from the Goetheanum World Conference and find out why talking to lilies is on my agenda this year--and why it should be on yours too! Message me your answers on IG, FB and at connect@laurascappaticci.com Check-out Episode 14 for my interview Medical Section Leader Ada…
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Chapter 11: How to Know Higher Worlds ~ Life & Death, The Great Guardian of the Threshold
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In the last chapter of How to Know Higher Worlds, we meet the Greater Guardian, a being of light. But you won't get past it if you are still walking this path only for yourself. Let me know what you want to read together next! Message me @laura_scappaticci or at laurascappaticci.comBy Laura Scappaticci
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Chapter 10: How To Know Higher Worlds ~ The Guardian of the Threshold
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Chapter 10 is a little trippy! Meet the Guardian of the Threshold, a powerful being that shows up when you've practiced and practiced and are ready to face yourself. Your homework: How did these concepts land with you and what do you think happens after death? Send me your ponderings, thoughts, and pics on @laura_scappaticci or at laurascappaticci.…
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Chapter 9: Conner Habib + Me + The Splitting of the Personality in Esoteric Training ~ How to Know Higher Worlds by RS
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Conner Habib offers us some brilliant pictures of our esoteric development, as well as a few warnings, plus a reference to a Marvel character we can strive to be more like. Join me for Chapter 9 of How to Know Higher Worlds by Rudolf Steiner. Tune in to True & False Spiritual Paths Episode 231 of Against Everyone with Conner Habib. Send me your pon…
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Chapter 8: How To Know Higher Worlds ~ Continuity of Consciousness
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“Human life unfolds in three alternating states: The waking state, the state of dream sleep, and the state of deep, dreamless sleep.” What does that mean? Tune into Chapter 8 to explore with me. Message me your pics, ideas, and comments on IG and FB @laura_scappaticci.com Find me at laurascappaticci.com…
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Chapter 7: How To Know Higher Worlds ~ Dreams
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Am I awake or am I dreaming? Chapter 7 of How to Know Higher Worlds explores changes in the dream life of those on a spiritual path and the role of the "Higher I" in our lives. Message me your pics, ideas, and comments on IG and FB @laura_scappaticci.com Find me at laurascappaticci.comBy Laura Scappaticci
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Chapter 6: How to Know Higher Worlds ~ The Chakras
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Chakras, spiritual beings, lies and judgment? Yep. Chapter 6 of How To Know Higher Worlds by Rudolf Steiner has a bit of something for everyone. Message me your pics, ideas, and comments on IG and FB @laura_scappaticci.com Find me at laurascappaticci.comBy Laura Scappaticci
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Chapter 5: How to Know Higher Worlds ~ Requirements
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Chapter 5 is pretty short, but it includes these rad requirements for your spiritual perception to grow: Tend To Your Health, Know You Are Part of the Whole of Life, Understand The importance of Thoughts & Feelings, Know That You Are Soul-Spiritual Being, Have Steadfastness, Have Gratitude. Message me your pics, ideas, and comments on IG and FB @la…
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Chapter 4: How to Know Higher Worlds ~ Anger, Patience, Gentleness
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Do you need a patience mantra? Can you overcome anger and judgement and listen deeply? What does gentleness have to do with spirituality? Chapter 4 of How to Know Higher Worlds by Rudolf Steiner is full of practical advice on managing our thoughts and feelings in order to move forward on our spiritual path. Message me @laura_scappaticci on Instagra…
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Chapter 3: How to Know Higher Worlds ~ The Trials
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Helpers of Humanity? The Potion of Oblivion? Chapter 3 gives us some great images to continue through on our path of spiritual perception, including the the Fire, Water, and Air Trials. Send me your favorite quotes, questions, and pics of your book (or you tuning in) at @laura_scappaticci on Instagram and Facebook and at laurascappaticci.com…
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Chapter 2! What do growth and decay have to do with clairvoyance? Why would looking at crystal, a plant, and an animal, or tuning into the meaning behind a dog's bark make you a better person? I'll distill these spiritual exercises, share some of my favorite quotes, and give you some exercises to try this week. Find me at laurascappaticci.com and m…
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What would it mean for humanity if we could see the unseen forces around us and in us: Love, compassion, the beings of nature, the presence of the spirit within each of us, and the spiritual forces at work outside of us. Can you imagine that? Would we turn guns on each other, would we pillage the earth? Would we break each other’s hearts? Chapter 1…
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The Mystery Center of the Heart with Lisa Romero
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In this kick-off episode of my How to Know Higher Worlds book club, Lisa Romero shares the incredible spiritual experiences she had in her youth and her connection to Rudolf Steiner's work. What is the next spiritual step for humanity? How do we cultivate the forces necessary to meet artificial intelligence, isolation, and greed? Lisa's insight and…
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How To Be In Three Places At Once (Plus a big announcement!)
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This quick solo episode includes a jaunty poetic reflection on the last 11 months. And oh my goodness!! Add this to your summer reading/listening list.....My next season on How To Know Higher Worlds, book by Rudolf Steiner!By Laura Scappaticci
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Tess Parker describes her journey of "becoming real," and how she shed what wasn't hers to carry and stepped into her most authentic self. (Sounds amazing, right? And it's all about love.) Through personal stories as well as the story of the Velveteen Rabbit, Tess offers tips and wisdom on the journey to self we must all take. You can find Tess and…
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Spirituality and Writing with Anya Bergman
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Bestselling author Anya Bergman explores the rise of witchlit and feminist retellings, along with with her personal spiritual experiences before and during the writing of her international bestseller, The Witches of Vardo. Anya reads two beautiful sections of this incredible historical fiction account of the women accused of witchcraft in Norway in…
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Why What's Trending Isn't The Truth with Conner Habib
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Conner Habib's latest podcast season, How To Live: Beyond, shakes up all the latest trends about psychedelics, witchcraft, Earth worship, and more. Together we explore whether these trends are liberating or old forms that are holding us back. We discuss the difference between self-development and spiritual development, where anthroposophy is headed…
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Courageous Decision or Foolhardy Mistake? A Personal Update
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What was the purpose of this big move to Scotland? What are we doing next? Tune in to hear my spiritual perspective on decision-making and finding meaning during challenging times, framed through two writing tools, Purpose and Critical Self-Reflection, from my fabulous writing program. Show Notes: The Marginalian with Maria Popova The Lazy Genius w…
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The Healing Art of Speech with Debbie Spitulnik
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What's the art of speech and how can it heal us? Debbie Spitulnik shares her experiences of healing and understanding her own dyslexia, while helping children and adults build confidence and discover themselves through this lively, creative, spiritual art. This is a must listen for Waldorf/Steiner teachers! Find Debbie and her workshop information …
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The Black Madonna with Stephanie Georgieff
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In this mysterious and wonderful episode, Stephanie Georgieff, author, speaker and podcaster, shares her research and experiences with the genre of art known as The Black Madonna. She explains the origin of these amazing icons, sculptures, and paintings, as we explore their significance in today's world. Find her podcast The Black Madonna Speaks he…
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This episode with Sarah Parkes is filled with powerful, transformative ideas about life, loss, lineage, and legacy. Sarah Parkes, legacy coach and producer of the Legacy Life Podcast, explores how to create a legacy of love and aligned leadership in one's family, business, and the world, while offering a deeply moving spiritual experience of loss a…
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Standing Above The Abyss with Jordan Walker
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Jordan Walker recounts a deep dream experience, as we dive into the sacred masculine and feminine, exploring polarities, process, and the challenges and beauty of life. Jordan currently helps coordinate the Anthroposophical Society in America's Applied Anthroposophy online course and the World Social Initiative Forum's Leadership in Transformation …
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One Courageous Update, Three Beasts & Seven Questions
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Adjustment Issues, Michaelmas Courage, The Three Beasts, and Birthday Practices are all packed into this quick solo episode that offers a personal update + tips for reflection on being your most reflective and courageous self. Follow me on Instagram @laura_scappaticci AND @fivelittlerunaways Email connect@laurascappaticci.com…
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Trust & Fear- A Personal Update with Laura Scappaticci
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Where you been, Laura? I'm back. Tune in for some tips on making major life changes, the trials you'll go through when you do, and how to come out on the other side with the help of the spiritual world.By Laura Scappaticci
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Seven Year Cycles of Meaning with Dr. Karen Nani Apana
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Dr. Karen Nani Apana, biography counselor, offers us a way to understand our life through themes, seven year cycles, near death experiences and patterns of behavior plus a fresh take on spirituality and anthroposophy. Near Death Experiences references: Return from Tomorrow by George Rithie MD Dying To Be Me, by Anita Moorjani. Bridges Between Life …
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Art Can Save The World with Christopher Scappaticci
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Christopher Scappaticci, artist and art educator, shares his perspective on art as a spiritual practice, the importance of creation vs consumption, and how he prepares a meditative space for art. Listen through to the end for some great tips on creating an art practice of your own. You can find Christopher's work on Instagram @7livingarts.…
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Astrology as a Spiritual Practice with Melanie Gurley
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Melanie Gurley describes her deeply human experiences with astrology, including the power of retrogrades, personal practices, and chart readings as sense-making in the midst of tragedy. Find Melanie's offerings here at beautiful-astrology.com!By Laura Scappaticci
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All Practices Are Spiritual Practices with Conner Habib
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Conner Habib, my smarty pants little brother, offers practical (and deeply spiritual) advice on cultivating a spiritual practice and the fruits such practices bear, all the while pestering me about cleaning my house. Tune into Conner's podcast Against Everyone with Conner Habib on all podcast apps.By Laura Scappaticci
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Teaching as a Spiritual Practice with Liz Beaven
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With practical tips and spiritual wisdom, Liz Beaven, Ed.D. describes her surprising call to teaching, her humbling and expansive journey as an educator, and the tension between spiritual understanding and everyday life.By Laura Scappaticci
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Disrupting Catholicism with Pastor Dr. David William Parry
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Pastor Parry is the Founder of St. Valentine’s Hall, an Independent Catholic Chapel in London. In this lively episode, he talks about his recent dreams of the Virgin Mary, his writing, and his task on earth. Pastor Parry's wit and wisdom illuminate his spiritual journeys with Christianity, paganism, and anthroposophy all the way through to his prio…
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Raising Yourself: From Religion to Spirituality with Ali LaVanway
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After the birth of her third child, Ali LaVanway began to question her Mormon upbringing. Since that time, she's created her own spiritual understanding of what it means to be authentic, and how re-parenting herself is a spiritual practice full of healthy boundaries and fun. This episode includes lots of laughter, honesty, a little song, and a tiny…
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The Power of Poetry, Pictures & Pause with Jessica Crawford
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Jessica Crawford is a photographer, poet, and teacher whose forthcoming book Reflections invites readers into a place of contemplation and preparation. She names the three S's of stress, screens, and sorrow as factors that are affecting our children and our life forces. She talks about her morning routine, and the spiritual practice of pausing--eve…
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Be Ordinary (Or How the Coronavirus Changed Me)
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In this short solo episode, I introduce Season 4 which is all about Spiritual Practices. I talk about my spiritual journey with the Coronavirus and the insight it offered me, plus I ask for your feedback on topics and guests. Thanks for listening! Please follow and share to DISRUPT MATERIALISM with me. Find and message me on Instagram @laura_scappa…
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A Pandemic of Certainty & the Evolving Consciousness of Healing
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Author, podcaster, and intellectual, Conner Habib, opens this episode with a story about a cancer diagnosis given to him during a trip to the emergency room. This conversation is far reaching, touching on the colonization of medicine, the AIDS public health crisis as related to public health today, and the "pandemic of certainty" occurring in our w…
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Spiritual Healing for Body Image Issues with Ashley Andrews
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Ashley Andrews, integrative nutrition & holistic health coach, yoga instructor and reiki practitioner, brings a youthful and wise perspective to healing body image issues through freedom in thinking, connecting with the physical plane, and tuning into find oneself, one's teachers, and oneness. Follow Ashley @wakeupwithashley on Instagram.…
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Healing Multiplies with Marlies Schade
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Marlies Schade, somatic trauma healing practitioner and rhythmical massage therapist, explores how each of us can create a space inside and around ourselves to allow healing to come in. Her work with trauma guides us into an exploration of mirror neurons, the relationship of opposites in healing, nature processes and their echo in our body, persona…
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Flip Your Perspective on Healing & Illness with Adam Blanning, MD
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What if our medical system viewed the human being as having innate healing capacities? Explore this perspective and practice with author, teacher, and physician, Adam Blanning, MD. In addition to the framework around healing and illness, our topics include addiction, self-harm, ADHD and more. Go to https://vimeo.com/ondemand/restwarmthandcleanse to…
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The Sacred Nights of Winter (aka Healing The Holidays) with Kim Marie
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The darkness of this time of year is potent. Can we tap into it and create sacred and healing moments amidst our hectic schedules or holiday blues? Kim Marie, creator of the Sacred Nights of Winter Journal, offers us five steps to cultivate healing and deep reflection during the holiday season despite holiday pressures. To get Kim's Sacred Nights o…
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Form Drawing for Healing with Laura Embrey
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Sacred forms are everywhere. Think of spirals & Celtic knots. But how do they connect to healing? Laura Embrey, author of eight books of healing forms and international workshop presenter, started experiencing the power of forms and their physical and emotional healing qualities over 30 years ago. We explore the origins of forms and their healing a…
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We all have healing stories. Mine includes an asthma attack, watercress, and self-created time-outs. This quick solo episode introduces Season 3 and invites you into a healing journey with me. Check out my new free worksheet, A Healing Connection, at laurascappaticci.com to explore your spiritual autobiography of healing. And hey--email me your que…
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The Dead Are Always With Us with Conner Habib
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Conner Habib brilliantly outlines the ways in which we are all connecting with the dead every day. We discuss his experience of a "crisis apparition" and talk about connecting to the people we've lost and how that creates deeper and healthier relationships with the living, We chat about the concept of reincarnation, and the cultural narrative about…
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How do we transform grief into an experience of growth? Author and speaker Michele Mariscal explores her journey through loss to a spiritual understanding of the alchemical transformation that grief can create. Check out Michele's work at www.energym.org.By Laura Scappaticci
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Heidi Boucher, producer, writer, & director of the documentary In The Parlor: The Final Goodbye, illuminates the beauty of home funerals, how to help children understand death, and the most important thing we can do for those who have died. Check out the movie In The Parlor here. Go to laurascappaticci.com or contact me directly for a free workshee…
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Staying Connected With The Dead with Jolie Hanna Luba
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In this enlightening conversation, Jolie Hanna Luba talks about the simplicity of staying connected to those who have died using intention and warmth, as well as the "death care community" she created in Atlanta, GA. Connect with Jolie and her work here!By Laura Scappaticci
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In this short but sweet solo episode, I introduce the topic of Season 2, Befriending Death. I share stories about my own spiritual and emotional history with death and connecting with the dead, plus the transformation of death as hidden and shameful topic to something full of love and humor. (Trigger Warning: Death stories plus a death joke.) Trans…
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Anthroposophia with Angela Foster and Laura Scappaticci
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In my last episode as host of the Anthroposopher, I talk with Angela Foster, spiritual researcher, artist, mom and friend. Angela and I talk about "sistering," our connection with the being of Anthroposophy, and how we carry that spiritual connection into our daily lives. It's been an honor to be your host these past few years! Be sure to check out…
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