Best Soul Archaeology Podcasts (2024)

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Mastering The Journey Of Contrast 56:41

21h ago56:41

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What is it to master the journey of contrast? We've said it before that contrast is needed in order to shift perspective, direction, and instigate change or transformation. We don't always know exactly what we are going to talk about, but the simple act of intending to record an episode generally opens the doors for downloads and insights. We are i…

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Book Club Podcast: Sarah Tarlow on The Archaeology of Loss 29:24

5h ago29:24

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Sarah Tarlow is on the podcast this week to talk about her memoir The Archaeology of Loss, this month’s Church Times book club title. Susan Gray has written a reflection on the book in the 6 September edition of the Church Times: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/books-arts/book-clubIn her candid memoir, Sarah Tarlow excavates her memory to piece toget…

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Season 6, Episode 1 The BIG We Returns: Love Leads Season Six 37:31

2h ago37:31

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The BIG We Podcast is back with Season 6, and this time, we’re diving deep into the theme of LOVE. Host Anasa Troutman is bringing you stories that uplift, challenge, and celebrate the many facets of love in our world. Get ready for an exhilarating ride as The BIG We Podcast kicks off its highly anticipated Season 6! After a six-month hiatus, your …

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Episode 25: I Know What I Like: The Rise and Fall of Prog 1:44:43

2h ago1:44:43

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Progressive Rock reached its zenith during the early 1970s, a period often celebrated as the genre's golden age. This era of Prog Rock has inspired intense opinions—both positive and negative—that rival those of any other rock movement or genre throughout music history. Fans of Progressive Rock are known for their passionate dedication. On the flip…

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Bishop Andrew Rumsey and David Watson on the value of church buildings 42:31

1M ago42:31

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On the podcast this week, we bring a fascinating conversation between the Bishop of Ramsbury, in Salisbury diocese, Dr Andrew Rumsey, and the podcaster and mindset coach David Watson, about church buildings and the contribution that they make to communities.Dr Rumsey is the co-lead bishop for church buildings; his recent folk album, Evensongs, was …

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Book Club Podcast: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell 19:54

1M ago19:54

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The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell is the choice for this month’s Church Times Book Club. On the podcast this week, Caroline Chartres, who has written this month’s Book Club reflection on the book, is in conversation with Sarah Meyrick. Maggie O’Farrell transports the reader to Renaissance Italy in her latest historical novel The Marriage Po…

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Unapologetic Self Care... 1:21:13

1M ago1:21:13

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Jamie here! This week we had the opportunity to talk about something super important with one of my biggest independent creator crushes, & dear friend - The Totally Punk, Amanda Choi of Indigo Ray Botanicals One thing that both Heather and I have been working on is re-creating our own relationships with ourselves, and a HUGE part of that is Self Ca…

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Can traditional and contemporary styles of worship exist in harmony? 43:09

2M ago43:09

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Can organs (and organists), choirs, instrumental music groups, and praise bands exist in harmony? This question was considered by an expert panel at the first Church Times Festival of Faith and Music in York (News, 3 May), held in partnership with the Royal School of Church Music.The panellists, who all have experience of traditional and contempora…

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Seeing Beyond the Illusion... 1:34:00

2M ago1:34:00

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Things are getting interesting, the time for "Smoke & Mirrors" is coming to an end. What happens when we release our need to keep taking roles on the stage of the external world, to check in with ourselves on a deeper level? What happens when we consciously create our own roles that have a foundation within our heart space? We talk about so much of…

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Book Club Podcast: Isabelle Hamley on Struggling with God: Mental health and Christian spirituality 24:47

2M ago24:47

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On the podcast this week, the Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley is interviewed about Struggling with God: Mental health and Christian spirituality, which she co-wrote with C. H. Cook and John Swinton. The book is the choice for this month’s Church Times Book Club. She is in conversation with Sarah Meyrick.Anne Holmes has written this month’s book club essay …

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Are We In Our Deconstruction Era? How do we bring a sense of Balance while sitting with Duality? 1:32:29

2M ago1:32:29

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This was a very free-form week! No guests, just us talking about our recent experiences with release and allow, with sitting in duality, with trying to find balance in a topsy-turvy world, and so much more. Join us for the ride! To find out more about us, or the show- CLICK HEREBy Soul Archaeology

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Bishop of Gloucester on listening to the voices of Palestinian Christians in the West Bank 39:09

2M ago39:09

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On the podcast this week, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, is interviewed by Francis Martin about her visit this month to Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.Since the “awful atrocities” committed by Hamas on 7 October and the subsequent “horrors of the war in Gaza”, she said, “there has been an absence of a focus on the West …

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Power Plant RX, Discovering The Healing Magic In Our Own Back Yard 1:20:58

3M ago1:20:58

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Join us and our special guest, Holistic Medicine Practitioner, Tiffany White as we explore the magic and healing properties available to us through plants. Tiffany is an herbalist, who has also been a nurse for 17 years and understands the importance of striking a balance between traditional western medicine, and what can be found in nature, someti…

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Interview with the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 33:36

3M ago33:36

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This week’s episode is brought to you from Edinburgh, and features a conversation with the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Revd Mark Strange. It was recorded on Saturday, 15 June, at the conclusion of the Church’s General Synod meeting.The Primus spoke about the General Election campaign and Christians’ involvement in politics; th…

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Stewart McCulloch, chief executive of Christians Against Poverty 28:41

3M ago28:41

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Stewart McCulloch joined Christians Against Poverty (CAP) at the start of the year as its new chief executive. He previously led the charity Stewardship.CAP’s latest report says that 46 per cent of its clients have considered taking their own life as a way out of their debt, and nine out of ten have reported having sleepless nights from financial a…

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Book Club Podcast: Karen Powell on Fifteen Wild Decembers 35:15

3M ago35:15

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The best-selling novelist Karen Powell is the guest on this month’s Book Club Podcast, where Sarah Meyrick interviews her about Fifteen Wild Decembers, which is this month’s choice.Michael Wheeler has written an essay about the book in the 7 June edition of the Church Times.Fifteen Wild Decembers is a re-imagining of the life of Emily Brontë set ag…

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Gen X's Road To Reinvention... Becoming The CEO of Your Life 1:14:21

3M ago1:14:21

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We're back! ... and this was a big one! For this Episode we brought in friend and fellow mystic, Kerstin Ide . Kerstin helps to guide others through times of reinvention and transformation, and we were grateful to have her with us to dive into this important topic. As Gen-Xer's we've been noticing certain patterns in the current shift that are espe…

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Elizabeth Oldfield on Fully Alive: Tending to the soul in turbulent times 27:56

4M ago27:56

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On the podcast this week, Elizabeth Oldfield talks about her new book, Fully Alive: Tending to the soul in turbulent times. An extract from the book is published in the 24 May edition of the Church Times.Elizabeth is a journalist, public intellectual, and the host of the podcast The Sacred, which explores the deep values of a range of guests. Until…

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Bishop of Chelmsford reflects on her visit to the Holy Land 35:51

4M ago35:51

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On this week’s podcast, the Bishop of Chelmsford, Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, is interviewed by Francis Martin about her recent trip to Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. The aim of the trip was to show solidarity with the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and Christians in the region, and to understand more about the conflict and its impact on the di…

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Archbishop of York on music and the mission of God 24:30

4M ago24:30

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On the podcast this week, the Archbishop of York speaks about “Tuning Forks and Orchestras: Music and the mission of God.” The talk was given at the first Church Times Festival of Faith and Music in York Minster late last month (News, 3 May). It was held in partnership with the Royal School of Church Music.“The universe and all creation are held to…

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Book Club Podcast: Elizabeth Fremantle interviewed about her historical novel Disobedient 31:01

4M ago31:01

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On the podcast this week, Elizabeth Fremantle is interviewed about her historical novel Disobedient, which is the choice for this month’s Church Times Book Club. She is in conversation with Sarah Meyrick.Natalie K. Watson has written this month’s book club essay about Disobedient.Disobedient is an enthralling historical novel that retells the turbu…

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The Global Detox, What Are We Working Out Of Our Systems, Literally? 1:12:03

4M ago1:12:03

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From person download, to impromptu recording session, we're talking about a Global Detox. What is currently coming up and wreaking havoc in our personal lives, and in our global society so that we can free ourselves of the weight it holds? It's a big question, and an even bigger topic that has a lot of triggers. The good news is that it's exactly w…

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Fr Alex Frost on why the C of E needs working-class leaders 18:53

5M ago18:53

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On the podcast this week, Fr Alex Frost — parish priest, best-selling author, and host of The God Cast — talks to Madeleine Davies about the Church of England’s problems connecting with people from working-class settings.Fr Alex has written a comment article in this week’s Church Times which argues that the C of E needs to remove barriers that make…

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The Stars, on The Stars - Exploring The Astrology of Hollywood Then & Now 1:19:10

5M ago1:19:10

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There is just so much to talk about that we needed a take 2 on Hollywood. This time we invited Astrologer, Samantha Hammer to help us sort out what the Stars have to say about, The Stars. We were also curious to better understand the energy of Then vs. Now, so we asked Sam to give us some deeper insights via planetary alignments. The current energy…

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The Earth School, How Did We Get Here & What Are We Learning? 1:23:32

5M ago1:23:32

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To be honest, it would be difficult to write a proper description for this episode. We had a particular direction in mind, but the guides had other plans... as usual. What does that mean for you, the listener? It means this episode is encoded! If you find yourself "Zoning Out", don't be alarmed, just keep listening and go with it. It may be helpful…

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Book Club Podcast: The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald 24:50

5M ago24:50

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The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald is the choice for this month’s Church Times Book Club. On the podcast this week, Emily Rhodes, who has written this month’s Book Club essay about the book, is in conversation with Sarah Meyrick. The Beginning of Spring is a historical novel set in Moscow a few years before the Russian Revolution as pol…

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Fr Fadi Diab on the plight of Christians in the Holy Land 23:43

6M ago23:43

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On the podcast this week, the Rector of St Andrew’s, Ramallah, the Revd Fadi Diab, is interviewed by Francis Martin.Fr Diab was in the UK last week, hosted by Friends of the Holy Land, an ecumenical organisation whose volunteer committee he chairs (News, 22 March). During the visit, he met the Archbishop of Canterbury, who, Fr Diab says, “stands fi…

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Shorts: Celebrating Country Soul 30:18

6M ago30:18

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A little about Country, a little about Soul, and more about how they are really just the same thing. And why it’s not at all surprising that a big Pop-Soul star like Beyoncé is releasing a Country album. For this RNRA Short, we tapped the expertise of Professor Charles Hughes of Rhodes College in Memphis, author of “Country Soul: Making Music and M…

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It's Time For a Spiritual Superbloom... 1:17:19

6M ago1:17:19

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Can you feel it? We sure can, just in time for the Spring Equinox, we're headed towards a Spiritual Superbloom! All of our Clairesenses are heightened, the "downloads" and guided messages are aplenty, and in general the world seems to be "turned-up" to about a 12 out of 10. This can cause some anxiety, overwhelm, or on the other end of the spectrum…

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Marilynne Robinson on Reading Genesis 45:19

6M ago45:19

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On the podcast this week, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson talks about her new book, Reading Genesis, which has been described by Rowan Williams as “a work of exceptional wisdom and imagination”.Marilynne Robinson is in conversation with Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand, a Visiting Scholar at Sarum College in Salisbury…

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Lent Poetry Podcast revisited: Mark Oakley on ‘Love (III)’ by George Herbert 22:21

6M ago22:21

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On the podcast this week, Mark Oakley reflects on “Love (III)” by George Herbert. This episode was first posted last year as part of the Church Times Poetry Podcast for Lent series.“Over my years of reading Herbert, I have come to see him as the poet who most expresses our relationship with God as a friendship,” Mark says. “Friendship requires cour…

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Guided By The Light? Connecting with The Federation of Light and Our Guides 1:19:28

6M ago1:19:28

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In this episode we get into the topic of our guides, and specifically The F.O.L. (Federation Of Light). How do they show up for us? How did we connect? What was is like?... Tune into this episode and find out! We cover connections with guides in general, and would love to hear about your experiences as well. If you have questions, personal stories …

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Book Club Podcast: Tish Delaney on her novel Before My Actual Heart Breaks 29:17

6M ago29:17

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Before My Actual Heart Breaks by Tish Delaney is the choice for this month’s Church Times Book Club. On the podcast this week, Tish Delaney talks to Sarah Meyrick, who has written this month’s Book Club essay about the book.Before My Actual Heart Breaks is published by Cornerstone at £9.99 (Church Times Bookshop £8.99); 978-1-78609-098-0. https://c…

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Hooray For Hollywood??? 1:09:51

7M ago1:09:51

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On this episode we're talking about our connections to the "Hollywood Machine" and the role we have discovered it often plays in our awakening process. Just how much does Hollywood inform us, and shape us, especially when we begin aligning with our higher consciousness and discernment? What secrets will be revealed when we are no longer fueled by o…

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Debbie and Stephanie Hayton interviewed 26:23

7M ago26:23

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On this episode of the podcast, Debbie and Stephanie Hayton talk to Sarah Meyrick. Originally a heterosexual couple, they met as students, trained as teachers, got married, and had three children. When he was in his forties, David (as he was then called) told Stephanie that he had been struggling all his life with the longing to be a woman. After a…

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Archbishop of Canterbury interviewed in Ukraine 27:55

7M ago27:55

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Francis Martin, a reporter for the Church Times, was travelling last week with the Archbishop of Canterbury in Ukraine.On the final day of the trip, Francis interviewed Archbishop Welby, asking about what he had hoped to achieve, the differences he had noticed from his previous visit in 2022, and about tensions between the Orthodox Churches in Ukra…

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Crafting Captivating Settings: How Locale Shapes a Novel's Soul with Best-Selling Author Danny Petrie 28:51

7M ago28:51

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Discover the magic that unfolds when setting takes center stage in a novel, transforming lifeless backdrops into dynamic entities with a soul of their own. This week, best-selling author Danny Petrie joins me, Wendy H Jones, to unravel the secrets behind crafting settings that captivate and characters who resonate with readers like old friends. Ami…

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Archbishop Yevstratiy interviewed in Ukraine 40:01

7M ago40:01

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Francis Martin, a reporter for the Church Times, has been travelling this week with the Archbishop of Canterbury in Ukraine. During the trip, Francis interviewed Archbishop Yevstratiy (Zoria), a prominent figure Ukraine’s independent Orthodox Church (OCU), which is led by Metropolitan Epiphany (Dumenko) and is independent of the Moscow Patriarchate…

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