Player FM - Internet Radio Done Right
13 subscribers
Checked 17h ago
Added four years ago
Content provided by Brian E Pearson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Brian E Pearson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!
Go offline with the Player FM app!
The Mystic Cave
Mark all (un)played …
Manage series 2858942
Content provided by Brian E Pearson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Brian E Pearson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
An exploration of the soulful terrain on the far side of conventional religion. A sanctuary for seekers.
155 episodes
Mark all (un)played …
Manage series 2858942
Content provided by Brian E Pearson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Brian E Pearson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
An exploration of the soulful terrain on the far side of conventional religion. A sanctuary for seekers.
155 episodes
All episodes
×T
The Mystic Cave

1 Lyanda Haupt's "Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit" 59:20
59:20
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked59:20
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). How do we rekindle our love for the Earth? According to naturalist and eco-philosopher Lyanda Haupt, the smallest step does it. Her book, Rooted, is a compendium of such steps, from wandering barefoot in the woods to welcoming the mystery of animal "presence." The starting point is simply our curiosity and our willingness to take a step, no matter how small, in the direction of the natural world. Lyanda's Most Recent Book: "Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit" by Lyanda Lynn Haupt; Little, BrownSpark, 2021 Connections to her work and to all her other books: https://www.lyandalynnhaupt.com Photo Credit : Tom Furtwangler Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 Anam Cara: Barry Foster, Don McLeod and I, on Soulful Friendship 1:01:13
1:01:13
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked1:01:13
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). To be alone in the world is a terrible thing, unless of course it is by choice. Especially for men, the heart may long for deep connection while all our social posturing creates the opposite--distance. When men discover deep friendship with other men it is a gift to be savoured and, in this instance, shared. Don McLeod, Barry Foster and I have met together for almost twenty-five years, dubbing ourselves, preposterously, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. We have no advice about how others might do this themselves, but by sharing our own story perhaps some wisdom will emerge for those who seek a similar experience. All we know is that the world, and our world in particular, is a lot better for having friends. Books referenced in this conversation: "Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom" by John O'Donohue; HarperCollins, 1997 "To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings" by John O'Donohue; Convergent Books, 2008 "Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words" by David Whyte; Canongate Books, 2019 As well as any of the over twenty books by Jungian writer James Hollis Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 "Once Upon a Time": Natalie Pepin and Tad Hargrave on the Power of Ancestral Stories 58:51
58:51
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked58:51
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). Stories arrive on our TV screen daily, unbidden. We are momentarily entertained or diverted but rarely are we changed. The old stories, however, passed down from generation to generation, were meant to instruct us, to identify us with a tribe, and to change us. Natalie Pepin , a Metis artist and cultural educator, and Tad Hargrave , a European-Canadian marketer and cultural explorer, both experienced the dearth of life-changing stories in our modern culture ... until they stumbled upon traditional fairy tales. Smitten by their potency, they now offer workshops on these ancient stories, each one capable of both rooting and transforming us. More about Tad & Natalie: Natalie's Website: https://meetingmyancestors.com Tad's Website: https://marketingforhippies.com An Excellent Resource on Fairy Tales: "Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World," a Ten-Book Series by Pook Press (UK), including: Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, Little Red Riding Hood, and more, each edition comprising seven variants of popular fairy tales. Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 The Cavewoman Way: Invoking the Wild Woman, with Michelle Rigling 57:19
57:19
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked57:19
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). Whatever Soul is, it's not tame. That's why we seek Soul in the wild places, where something locked away can be released and we can remember who we are and why we're here. That's also why we need an experienced guide to take us there, someone who knows the wild places of the human heart. Michelle Rigling is such a guide. Her Cavewoman Way group programs and one-on-one counselling invite the Wild Woman to appear in the lives of those seeking a soulful awakening. The participants, and the world, may never be the same again. Resources The Cavewoman Way: https://www.thecavewomanway.com Books "Women Who Run with the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes; Ballantine Books, 1995 "Courting the Wild Twin" by Martin Shaw; Chelsea Green Publishing UK, 2020 "Becoming Baba Yaga" by Kris Spisak; Hampton Roads Publishing, 2024 "The House with Chicken Legs" by Sophie Anderson; Scholastic Press, 2018 Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 Understanding Karma: Mordy Levine on Living Like it Matters 46:48
46:48
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked46:48
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). Positive karma makes the world a better place and lightens our load in both this life and the next. Negative karma harms the world and burdens us with destructive habits. Becoming conscious of the bad habits we accumulate is the first step toward making better choices, finding joy and liberation for ourselves, and becoming a positive force in the world. My guest Mordy Levine, the co-author of The Beginner's Guide to Karma, breaks it all down for us. Resources The Beginner's Guide to Karma: How to Live with Less Negativity & More Peace by Lama Lhanang Rinpoche & Mordy Levine; New World Library, 2024 The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Beginners: A Guide to Living and Dying by Lama Lhanang Rinpoche & Mordy Levine; Sounds True, 2023 Jingle Lingpa Center: https://www.buddhistsandiego.com Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 Peia: A Soulful Singer Takes us All the Way Back 1:12:24
1:12:24
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked1:12:24
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). Here's a seasonal offering of word and song that will warm your heart, whether it's Christmas you celebrate, the Winter Solstice, Festivus, or any of the many other culturally rich wintertime observances. As we turn inward at this time of year, we also turn back, longing for the comforts of a home that is lost to us now. For those of us with Celtic or Western European roots, Peia's music is deeply evocative of those ancestral roots long buried beneath our fast-paced modern life. Here she shares her songs and talks with me about the soulful path to making such soul-filled music. PS. This is the 150th episode of The Mystic Cave. Thanks so much for listening! Tip : Use the Chapters tab to take you directly to Peia's songs. Resources Peia's website: https://peiasong.com Peia's two solo albums: Four Great Winds (2013) and Beauty Thunders (2016) Peia's collaborations: Wild Honey, Ali Ghamsari, Rising Appalachia & others Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 "The Great Search": John Philip Newell and the Spiritual Awakening of our Age 54:50
54:50
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked54:50
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). With every new war and with every new natural catastrophe, we are being driven to consider new ways of being human on this planet. This search is not new, but perhaps it's never been so critical. Celtic spiritual teacher John Philip Newell has collected nine prophetic voices in his latest book, The Great Search , to help awaken within us the realization that not only is the Earth sacred, so is the human soul. It's as inspiring a message as it is timely. Resources John Philip's website: https://www.earthandsoul.org/john-philip-newell His two latest books: Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul by John Philip Newell; HarperOne, 2022 The Great Search by John Philip Newell; Wild Goose, 2024 Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 Soulful Gatherings: Peter Scanlan on the Way of Council 56:44
56:44
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked56:44
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). How many of us emerged from the last US presidential shaking our heads and saying,"There's gotta be a better way." There is, and there has always been. The Way of Council is the time-honoured method of gathering soulfully that doesn't leave the heart at the door. Psychotherapist and soul guide Peter Scanlan teaches this way, and he shares it with us in this rich conversation. Resources Peter's website: http://www.peterscanlan.com The Animas Valley Institute: https://www.animas.org The "bible" of the Way of Council: The Way of Council by Jack Zimmerman and Virginia Coyle; Bramble Books, 2009 "When Someone Deeply Listens to You," a poem by John Fox: https://www.awakin.org/v2/read/view.php?tid=2343 Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 At the Crossroads: Sarah Arthurs on Earth Advocacy and Religious Faith 56:14
56:14
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked56:14
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). Does religion have a role in "The Great Turning," where humanity is rediscovering what it means to be creatures of the earth? Or are its own wounds and divisions too deep to allow it to see beyond its protective walls? Sarah Arthurs is both an earth activist and a religious peacemaker. Her answer, depending on the day, may be: Yes; Not yet; or No. But hope says: Soon. Links to Sarah's World Green Exodus (the home of the Urban Earthlings Club): https://greenexodus.ca/sarah-arthurs/ The Calgary Interfaith Council: https://www.calgaryinterfaithcouncil.org Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 Native Ways: How Elizabeth Buller Page Found her Path by Returning to her Roots 56:32
56:32
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked56:32
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). The Indigenous culture that European colonizers encountered here in the New World, and then so brutally suppressed, is the very repository of wisdom we now need. Elizabeth Buller Page knows this personally. Deep into a midlife descent, Liz turned to her family's Indigenous roots to discover not only the healing she sought but the path she'd lost. Resources The book on Cree history and culture that Liz can't be without: The Plains Cree: An Ethnographic, Historical, and Comparative Study by David Mandelbaum; University of Regina Press, 1940 & 1978 (revised) The Calgary Gallery that features Liz's art: https://moonstonecreation.ca/elizabeth-buller-page-1/ Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 Bill Plotkin: Soul Initiation and the "small opening into the new day" 1:24:48
1:24:48
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked1:24:48
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). Out here, on the far side of conventional religion, no path is more compelling than the one that leads us to know our natural place within the larger earth community. And there may be no better modern guide than Bill Plotkin, the author of four books on the subject and the founder of the Animas Valley Institute. The way is called "soul initiation," which is devastating to the ego but life-giving to the soul. And it just might help save the planet. Two Tips This episode is longer than most, so you might find it helpful to reference the Chapters tab above and listen in convenient chunks. You might also find it helpful to read along with the poem with which we begin our conversation, "What to Remember When Waking," by David Whyte. Here's a link: https://www.awakin.org/v2/read/view.php?tid=994 Errata The notion I mistakenly attribute to Stephen Jenkinson, that true elders consider today's actions in light of their effect seven generations out, is in fact a Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) principle I had read about in Robin Wall Kimmerer's excellent book, "Braiding Sweetgrass." I regret the error. However, both Jenkinson and Bill Plotkin assume a similar point of view, that elders seek to honour both the ancestors who have gone before and the generations yet to come when considering the actions we take today. Bill's Books Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche; Soulcraft; New World Library, 2003 Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World; New World Library, 2008 Wild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche; New World Library, 2013 The Journey of Soul Initiation: A Field Guide for Visionaries, Evolutionaries, and Revolutionaries " New World Library, 2021 The Animas Valley Institute Home page: https://www.animas.org Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 Christian Mystic Cynthia Bourgeault: Living Large in the Imaginal Realm 57:25
57:25
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked57:25
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). We dwell within a realm of spacious possibility; and it dwells within us. The mystic experiences this firsthand. So does any seeker alert to the subtle movements of the heart. Cynthia Bourgeault knows the territory well. She's lived it, and she's written about it. But, being human, she's also continuing to learn about it, sometimes by trial and error. Fortunately, our spiritual education is not completed in this lifetime. Resources Cynthia's Websites: https://wisdomwaypoints.org ; https://wisdomwayofknowing.org Center for Action and Contemplation: https://cac.org A Sampling of Cynthia's Books " Love is Stronger than Death;" Random House, 1997 "Mystical Hope;" Cowley Publications, 2001 "The Wisdom Way of Knowing;" Jossey-Bass, 2003 "Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening;" Cowley Publications, 2004 "The Wisdom Jesus;" Shambhala, 2008 "The Heart of Centering Prayer;" Shambhala, 2016 "Eye of the Heart;" Shambhala Publications, 2020 Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 Jules Howatt's Soulful Journey from Bruce to Julianna 47:50
47:50
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked47:50
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). Soul has only one agenda--that we live into who we really are and offer our unique gifts in service to the world. Soul is less concerned about the obstacles that that may plant in our path. So, for rugged mountain guide Bruce Howatt, the call to finally show up in the world--as Julianna--must have felt like the greatest, most intimidating climb of all. And yet, here she is, inspiring the rest of us to discover and to assume our own singular place in the Universe. Resources Jules' Website (as Bruce): https://www.brucehowatt.com/ Jules' Soul Guide Bio: https://www.animas.org/guides/24/jules-howatt/ The Animas Valley Institute: https://www.animas.org Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 Knowing Everything: Kim Chestney and the Power of Intuition 53:38
53:38
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked53:38
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). Intuition is our portal to knowing everything. What our rational mind doesn't know, and can't know, is available to us through those flashes of insight that solve problems, give us direction, and suggest meaning and purpose for our lives. Kim Chestney, author of The Illumination Code: 7 Keys to Unlock Your Quantum Intelligence, has spent her life trying to understand intuition and what it does. Only recently, with discoveries from the field of quantum physics, can we begin to answer the question, but how does it work ? Her book gives us the keys to that answer. PS. Please note the new link, above, that allows you to respond to this episode by sending me a text message. I'd love to hear from you, for this or for any previous episode. 5 Keys to Kim Chestney: Kim's recent books: The Illumination Code: 7 Keys to Unlock Your Quantum Intelligence ; New World Library, 2024 Radical Intuition: A Revolutionary Guide to Using Your Inner Power ; New World Library, 2020 Kim's Website: https://www.kimchestney.com Intuition Lab: https://www.intuition-lab.com Kim's (free) Insight Cards: https://www.intuition-lab.com/insight-card-practice 1 Key to Kim's mentor, Ervin László, for those ready to take a deeper dive: Science and the Akashic Field: An Integral Theory of Everything , by Ervin László; Simon & Schuster, 2004 Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
T
The Mystic Cave

1 Jessica Waite's "The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards:" Inside the Writing of a Blockbuster 59:21
59:21
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked59:21
Click here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply). By the time an author scores a major publishing deal they are usually beyond the reach of mere mortals. So, when it happens to a friend, there is a unique sense of privilege watching the process unfold from the inside. Such is the case with Jessica Waite, whose memoir, "The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards" is poised for release this summer. In this episode Jessica and I explore the writing and publishing of her personal story, described as a "lyrical, witty, and deeply moving memoir of tragedy and betrayal" ... and also, it should be said, of hope. About Jessica's Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Widows-Guide-to-Dead-Bastards/Jessica-Waite/9781668044858 A Link to Jessica: https://jessicawaite.substack.com/subscribe?next=https%3A%2F%2Fjessicawaite.substack.com%2F&later=true&just_signed_up=true&subscription_id=292664320&referral_token=2ep3rf&requires_confirmation=&utm_source=cover_page&email=brianepearson%40shaw.ca&skip_redirect_check=true Photo Credit: Phil Crozier Personal Links My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com Series Music Credit "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight , 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022…
Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.