McCartney In Goal is a monthly podcast that debates and dissects the greatest albums of popular rock music. Hosted by David Hughes, and fellow judges, Brett and Steve Sumner, each episode the McCartney In Goal team pick a rock or pop music album that they love and put the songs through an imaginary competitive style-knock out format to find the best song on the album. At times, they may be uninformed, biased and they are often a bit unruly. Come and listen in on the fun - and if you enjoy it ...
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The Dream World Podcast is about focusing on sleep & dreams to better your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. It is an interactive podcast, where anyone can join the conversation about exploring consciousness. Our goal is to bridge the gap between science and spirituality and normalize talking about dreams. We cover a variety of tips and topics on how to take care of the mind and body both in waking life and in the dream world. With an open mind, we investigate stories, anecdotes, r ...
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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast
World Anvil founders Janet (writer, worldbuilder, nutcase) and Dimitris (GM, worldbuilding wizard, techmonkey)
Are you worldbuilding for homebrew RPG campaigns, novels, game development, films or anything else? Then you're in the right place! Designed to educate, inspire and entertain, World Anvil's founders - writer & RPG designer Janet Forbes and Gamemaster and RPG designer Dimitris chat with creators and academics about the brass tacks of worldbuilding, exploring a new theme each month. Expect topics like novel writing and short stories, game design, Cultures and Societies, Settlements and their n ...
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Award-winning host and advocate Amanda de Cadenet connects with trailblazing women around the world to celebrate the multifaceted nature of the female experience. From models and athletes, to actors and designers, these honest conversations explore how their unique voices and journeys leave the world better than they found it. The VS Voices podcast provides a platform for women to speak their diverse truths, share personal stories, and advance discussions of issues that are important to them ...
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The Velvet Underground and Nico (self titled)
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What happens when haunting melodies meet themes of sadomasochism and drug use? Join us as we revisit the cult classic album The Velvet Underground & Nico, exploring the profound impact it had despite its initial commercial failure. We'll kick things off with a lively debate on the best way to introduce this groundbreaking record to new listeners, c…
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EP84: Dreams, Psychic Connections, and the Akashic Records
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In this intriguing episode of the Dream World Podcast, Sarah James Middleton shares her vivid experiences with lucid dreaming and psychic dreams. We explore the intricacies and nuances of lucid dreams, interdimensional travel, and the concept of the 'dream body.' We also dive into the Akashic Records and touch on her family's history of premonition…
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EP83: Dreams as Inspiration for Art, Music & Inventions
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Craig Sim Webb is a Speaker/Author/Researcher on dreams, applied psychology and consciousness, as well as a physicist and biomedical inventor. His life path was set in motion three decades ago when he nearly drowned on a rafting trip, and then suddenly began recalling up to 10 dreams/day and having powerful lucid and vision dreams. This episode tal…
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EP82: Conscious Conception & The Pre-Birth Experience
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This podcast episode explores the intriguing subject of pregnancy dreams and the spiritual journey of conception, featuring Christel Janssen, a spiritual birth doula. The discussion dives into concepts such as conscious conception, birth by attraction, and the influence of incoming souls on their parents' lives. Links Christeljanssen.com Website Cl…
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Episode 50: Nevermind (Nirvana). McCartney In Goal is the podcast that debates the great albums of pop music, using a competitive knock-out format. Today we’re discussing, Nevermind which was the second studio album by Nirvana. It was released on September 24, 1991. Unlock the story behind Nirvana's first release on a major label and the first to f…
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Episode 54, part 2: Worldbuilding Urban Legends & Folklore with Gregg Hale
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The Blair Witch Project created a whole new film genre - and co-producer Gregg Hale is with guest host Kat to talk about worldbuilding urban legends and folk horror (and dark fairytales, like his new multimedia project, Black Velvet Fairies). Take a walk on the darker side of folklore as we explore how to make a creepy setting that uses the familia…
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Episode 54, part 1: Worldbuilding Urban Legends & Folklore with Gregg Hale
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The Blair Witch Project created a whole new film genre - and co-producer Gregg Hale is with guest host Kat to talk about worldbuilding urban legends and folk horror (and dark fairytales, like his new multimedia project, Black Velvet Fairies). Take a walk on the darker side of folklore as we explore how to make a creepy setting that uses the familia…
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Peter M, AKA Flying Dreamhorse is an experienced lucid dreamer looking to deepen his practice. He shares his journey from his first fear-based lucid dream as a teenager to his recent attempts to improve lucidity through various methods, like listening to podcasts, reading books by experts, practicing different techniques, and keeping a dream journa…
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Episode 53, part 2: Two Player and Couples RPGs with Alex Roberts
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Join Janet as we sit down with talented game designer (and counselor!) Alex Roberts, creator of Star Crossed, For the Queen and Our Time on Earth to explore the world of two-player and couples tabletop roleplaying games. Discover the magic of creating shared stories with just one other player and explore the ways RPGs can build connections and stre…
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Episode 53, part 1: Two Player and Couples RPGs with Alex Roberts
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Join Janet as we sit down with talented game designer (and counselor!) Alex Roberts, creator of Star Crossed, For the Queen and Our Time on Earth to explore the world of two-player and couples tabletop roleplaying games. Discover the magic of creating shared stories with just one other player and explore the ways RPGs can build connections and stre…
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EP80: Astronaut Dreams- The Untold Story of Apollo 19
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This episode features Doug, a guest who recounts intense and recurring nightmares related to the Apollo astronauts. These nightmares, beginning twelve years ago, depict the guest in a detailed Apollo spacesuit and facing eerie, shadowy figures, and unsettling scenarios within the spacecraft. The dreams, switching between first and third-person pers…
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EP79: Exploring the Phase: The Future of Lucid Dreams with Michael Raduga
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In this episode, Michael Raduga, founder of REMspace and The Phase Research Center, talks about his extensive research and innovations in the realms of lucid dreaming and REM sleep. Raduga discusses his efforts in creating devices to induce lucid dreams, control real-world technology via dreams, and enhance the intersection between the dream world …
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Episode 52, part 2: Titling Your Novel or Short Story w/Trip Galey & Chris McCartney
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What's in a name? Maybe everything! Janet is joined by authors Trip Galey, Chris McCartney, and Kat Bradbury to discuss pro tips (and what to avoid) when it comes to naming your novels, titling your stories, and deciding what to call That Crazy Thing You Created.
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Episode 52, part 1: Titling Your Novel or Short Story w/Trip Galey & Chris McCartney
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What's in a name? Maybe everything! Janet is joined by authors Trip Galey, Chris McCartney, and Kat Bradbury to discuss pro tips (and what to avoid) when it comes to naming your novels, titling your stories, and deciding what to call That Crazy Thing You Created.
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Episode 51, part 2: Gaslamp Fantasy Worldbuilding with Laura Ann Gilman
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Join Janet and award-winning and best-selling author Laura Anne Gilman for a conversation about the historical fantasy world she’s built in the Huntsmen series. What is "gaslamp fantasy"? And how can you create an immersive fantastical world grounded in real world history?
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Episode 51, part 1: Gaslamp Fantasy Worldbuilding with Laura Ann Gilman
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Join Janet and award-winning and best-selling author Laura Anne Gilman for a conversation about the historical fantasy world she’s built in the Huntsmen series. What is "gaslamp fantasy"? And how can you create an immersive fantastical world grounded in real world history?
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Ep78: Peeking Along Dreams: The Mysteries of Past Lives
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In this episode of the Dreamworld podcast, Emmy van Swaaij, a sign language interpreter, shares her unique experiences with the characters in her dream experiences. Emmy discusses her vivid dreams, including memories of a past life as Oskar Baum, a blind musician, writer & playwright. She recounts discovering details about Baum through "peeking alo…
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Episode 50, part 2: Setting Sustainable Creative Goals with Peter Chiykowski
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Storytellers obsess over our goals - long and short term. In this episode, Janet is chatting with Peter Chiykowski, creator of the Story Engine Deck, about doing it in a balanced, responsible way to avoid burnout and overwhelm. Grab a cozy beverage, your favorite planners and pens, and let's prepare for an amazing year of worldbuilding!…
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Episode 50, part 1: Setting Sustainable Creative Goals with Peter Chiykowski
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Storytellers obsess over our goals - long and short term. In this episode, Janet is chatting with Peter Chiykowski, creator of the Story Engine Deck, about doing it in a balanced, responsible way to avoid burnout and overwhelm. Grab a cozy beverage, your favorite planners and pens, and let's prepare for an amazing year of worldbuilding!…
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Episode 49, part 2: Mixing Mystery & SciFi with Mur Lafferty
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We've got a killer interview today! Join Janet and Mur Lafferty, Hugo Award winning podcaster and author of Solo: A Star Wars Story and the Midsolar Murders series. We'll discuss blending genres - specifically sci-fi and murder mysteries. You won't want to miss it!
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Episode 49, part 1: Mixing Mystery & SciFi with Mur Lafferty
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We've got a killer interview today! Join Janet and Mur Lafferty, Hugo Award winning podcaster and author of Solo: A Star Wars Story and the Midsolar Murders series. We'll discuss blending genres - specifically sci-fi and murder mysteries. You won't want to miss it!
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Ep77: Embracing Unpleasant Dreams & Nightmares
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This episode is all about nightmares—what causes them and how to work through them. We tackle heavy subjects such as recurring nightmares, PTSD, and even taboo topics like incest dreams, offering insightful ways to find healing and peace. The episode emphasizes the importance of understanding and working through dreams for healing and transformatio…
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EP76: Amina's Favorite Lucid Dream Adventures
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This episode is about sharing a few of my favorite lucid dreams. For more inspiration, check out The Ultimate List of Things to do in a Lucid Dream: Dream Stories: 0:30 The Lucid Lesson 7:16 A Series of Unfortunate Events 10:14 Valeria the Alien Spirit Guide 14:06 Nested Dream Traveling 17:44 Heart Chakra 21:38 Family Overy Everything: Visitation D…
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Episode 48, part 2: Solo Journaling RPGs with Anna Blackwell
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The biggest villain in tabletop RPGs is ... scheduling. But what if you could play a satisfying roleplaying game all on your own? Solo Journaling RPGs have taken off in recent years, and today Janet has acclaimed game designer Anna Blackwell, creator of Apothecaria, DELVE, and the upcoming For Small Creatures Such As We to talk about what makes the…
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Episode 48, part 1: Solo Journaling RPGs with Anna Blackwell
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The biggest villain in tabletop RPGs is ... scheduling. But what if you could play a satisfying roleplaying game all on your own? Solo Journaling RPGs have taken off in recent years, and today Janet has acclaimed game designer Anna Blackwell, creator of Apothecaria, DELVE, and the upcoming For Small Creatures Such As We to talk about what makes the…
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What IS Pulp Fiction? In this episode Janet talks with authors Trip Galey and Chris McCartney of Bona Books about unpacking this action-packed genre! What are the common tropes that make pulp AWESOME?! And how do we reinvent Pulp without the Problems?
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What IS Pulp Fiction? In this episode Janet talks with authors Trip Galey and Chris McCartney of Bona Books about unpacking this action-packed genre! What are the common tropes that make pulp AWESOME?! And how do we reinvent Pulp without the Problems?
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Episode 46, part 2: Designing Fantasy Castles with Wolfgang Baur
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Worldbuilding Fantasy Castles with Wolfgang Baur!❤️ 🏰 Where should your castles be on the map? 🗺️ 🏰 What does everyone forget when worldbuilding castles? 🤔 🏰 How do you STORM a fantasy castle... or defend one!? 🐉 🧙 Janet (founder and CEO of World Anvil) chats with castle fanatic and Ennie Award-winning worldbuilding expert Wolfgang Baur (Founder an…
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Episode 46, part 1: Designing Fantasy Castles with Wolfgang Baur
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Worldbuilding Fantasy Castles with Wolfgang Baur!❤️ 🏰 Where should your castles be on the map? 🗺️ 🏰 What does everyone forget when worldbuilding castles? 🤔 🏰 How do you STORM a fantasy castle... or defend one!? 🐉 🧙 Janet (founder and CEO of World Anvil) chats with castle fanatic and Ennie Award-winning worldbuilding expert Wolfgang Baur (Founder an…
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EP75: Modern Significance of the Seth Material
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Today's guest is Saelyx Finna, a very talented producer and writer, who maps the emerging industry of dream tech by presenting her research and developing the first film about dream neurotechnologies. The conversation dives into The Seth Material, a body of work channeled by Jane Roberts in the 1960s. We discuss its implications on understanding dr…
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Episode 45, part 2: Character First Plotting and Building an Audience with Hannah Nicole Maehrer
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Hannah Nicole Maehrer's debut release, Assistant to the Villain, started out as a series of TikTok sketches. Janet sits down with her to talk about building a novel's worth of plot character-first, and using episodic formats to develop characters, settings, and plot for a longer work. They also discuss building a platform and connecting with reader…
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Episode 45, part 1: Character First Plotting and Building an Audience with Hannah Nicole Maehrer
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Hannah Nicole Maehrer's debut release, Assistant to the Villain, started out as a series of TikTok sketches. Janet sits down with her to talk about building a novel's worth of plot character-first, and using episodic formats to develop characters, settings, and plot for a longer work. They also discuss building a platform and connecting with reader…
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EP74: The Intersection of Art, Spirituality, and Lucid Dreaming
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Josh Green is a painter, art educator, and host of the Painter's Dialectic podcast. Painting is his way of exploring the world and dream space to express himself as a human. He has an MFA from Alfred Dusseldorf University and runs the Green Atelier Online Painting School. This episode discusses how dreams and spirituality can guide us through tough…
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Angel Kwan-Yin Morgan, founder of Dreambridge, specializes in dreams, creativity, and the connection between the two. She has worked with adults, children, teens, and parents as a Dream-Arts educator since 1995 and received her Ph.D. in Psychology. Aa an experienced lucid dreamer, she started learning about her own dreams when she was four years ol…
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Episode 44, part 2: The Undying Appeal of Vampires with Jason Carl
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Vampires! Their undying appeal is unquestioned. But how can writers, gamemasters and tabletop RPG players inject new life into these monstrous heroes in games and fiction? Join Janet as she sits down with Jason Carl, brand marketing manager for Vampire: The Masquerade, to talk about fresh approaches to writing vampires!…
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Episode 44, part 1: The Undying Appeal of Vampires with Jason Carl
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Vampires! Their undying appeal is unquestioned. But how can writers, gamemasters and tabletop RPG players inject new life into these monstrous heroes in games and fiction? Join Janet as she sits down with Jason Carl, brand marketing manager for Vampire: The Masquerade, to talk about fresh approaches to writing vampires!…
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EP72: Lucid Dream Research Lab in Bern, Switzerland
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Emma Peters is a PhD student at Universität Bern, Switzerland. She is working on the development of a reliable and effective lucid dreaming induction strategy using different types of bodily stimulation together with traditional lucid dreaming strategies. Before working at the University of Bern, Emma spent 3 years at the Sleep and Memory lab in Ni…
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Episode 43, part 2: Collaborative Writing & Space Misfits with Nina Croft & Tracy Wolff
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In this episode, we're talking about science fiction worldbuilding, collaborative writing, and creating a crew of lovable misfits with Tracy Wolff & Nina Croft, bestselling authors of Star Bringer!
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Episode 43, part 1: Collaborative Writing & Space Misfits with Nina Croft & Tracy Wolff
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In this episode, we're talking about science fiction worldbuilding, collaborative writing, and creating a crew of lovable misfits with Tracy Wolff & Nina Croft, bestselling authors of Star Bringer!
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Episode 42, part 2: Mood, Tone, Theme & Genre in Worldbuilding w Peter Chiykowski
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Are you in the mood... for worldbuilding? Join Janet and our guest Peter Chiykowski of Rock, Paper, Cynic and The Story Engine Deck as we talk about the elements of mood, tone and theme in worldbuilding. These subtle aspects can have a huge impact on how people experience your world - here's how to use them with intention!…
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Episode 42, part 1: Mood, Tone, Theme & Genre in Worldbuilding w Peter Chiykowski
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Are you in the mood... for worldbuilding? Join Janet and our guest Peter Chiykowski of Rock, Paper, Cynic and The Story Engine Deck as we talk about the elements of mood, tone and theme in worldbuilding. These subtle aspects can have a huge impact on how people experience your world - here's how to use them with intention!…
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EP71: The Ether of Dreams & Perception
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Krys Ra El Is a Spiritual Specialist & Cosmic Guide. As a Guide of Ether Physics, Krys serves humanity through bridging the seen and unseen realms. Offering clarity on misunderstood yet fascinating topics like,Gravity, The Ether, Teleportation, Time etc. We cover topics such as noeticism, lucid dreaming, astral projection, and the role of dreams in…
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EP70: Jungian Dream Theory & Lucid Dreaming
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Bryn Cutress is a 24-year-old advanced lucid dreamer from Australia. She has a background in Jungian psychology and is hoping to incorporate dream research into clinical therapy. Drawing from the work of Carl Jung, we uncover the symbolic language of dreams and their profound significance in the individuation process. We also talk about Bryn's pers…
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Do you ever have dreams from another person's POV? Do you ever dream about random people from your past who you haven't seen in years? How do dream characters represent different parts of the self? Today's guest is Chris Cunniffe who is interested in spirituality, dreams, near-death experiences, parallel lives, the mystical branches of various reli…
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Magloire (Rocio) Aguirre MA, PCC is from Bogota, Colombia. She is an ICF-accredited coach, a certified mindfulness teacher and mentor, and a transformational educator. She is also trained in dreamwork and became the founder of Despierta y Vive tus Sueños (Wake Up and Live Your Dreams). She is an expert in modalities such as Mindfulness, EFT, dreamw…
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Today's guest, Brandon, is a passionate explorer of the dream realm with over four years of immersive experience in lucid dreaming. He specializes in understanding the power of the unconscious mind and neuro-linguistic programming, allowing him to grasp the nuances that foster lucid dreaming. Beyond personal exploration, Brandon is committed to sha…
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Somatic dreamwork is an approach to dream analysis and interpretation that emphasizes the integration of the physical body and bodily sensations into the exploration of dreams. It recognizes that dreams are not only products of the mind but also expressions of bodily experiences, emotions, and energies. This approach acknowledges the interconnected…
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EP65: Lucid Dreaming Insights from Dr. Tadas Stumbrys
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Dr. Tadas Stumbrys is a lecturer and a researcher in dreams, consciousness, mindfulness, and transpersonal psychology, with a particular interest in lucid dreaming. he has a PhD in Sports Science in which he conducted doctoral research on applications of lucid dreams in sports. In this episode, we talk about some of his interests in research and ex…
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As our journey unfolds, we explore how dreams evolve with us throughout our lives, shedding light on the intricate relationship between our dreams and our life experiences. Yet, amidst the ebb and flow of life's journey, our dreams remain a constant companion, offering insight, solace, and inspiration as we navigate the ever-changing landscape of o…
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In this episode, my guest is Rhiannon Okoye, a hypnotherapist who also has a rich dream life. We talk about why dreams are important, and how to find peace by focusing on your inner world. She tells me about some of her amazing dream experiences and the impact they have had on her life. We talk about the various forms of altered consciousness such …
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