Drunk on Spirit

When we awaken from a deep sleep, our eyes open to life. Well similarly, awakening is a metaphor for our eyes opening to a deeper truth of who we are and what is life. This episode unpacks the different paths or processes that helped me in my ongoing journey of awakening to the deepest truth of who we are as souls in physical form. I talk of study, introspection, self-analysis, finding teachers and the power of land, exploration and travel. I hope it shines a light on your own process of awakening. Enjoy.

Friends, I've returned from hiatus to bring you this wonderful episode on the nature of existence. I've spent these past few months studying some ancient Indian philosophies like Vedanta and Kashmiri Shaivism and it has awakened a deeper understanding inside of me around what is life and who we are. In this dispatch from a volcano in Bali, Indonesia, I give you a little life update, my last 2 months of travel and I unpack some of the deep revelations that my time in India gave me. Enjoy.  

What is eroticism? How do we integrate the sexual self into the larger tapestry of who we are? How do we see ourselves as sexual beings; de-shamed and in our own power. How do we make the sexual act more joyous, more present, more connected and intimate? These are some of the questions I'll explore in this episode. Sex is not just sex. Eroticism is not porn or fantasy. It's the awakening of a vital aspect of who we are that has the power to enhance many facets of our lives. I hope you enjoy.

Please enjoy this dispatch from a public park in Sydney, Australia where I try to navigate profound topics like the past lives and fields of quantum potential while tourists take selfies and helicopters fly overhead. Hopefully this meandering talk, including an impromptu guided meditation brings you into a personal exploration of all the lives you could have lived and the new ones that await you.

These are challenging times my friends and perhaps we can be the heroes of our own story. It requires a paradigm shift that begins within ourselves. From one of seeing ourselves and each other as objects, that can be judged and discarded. To one of seeing ourselves and each other as sacred expressions of life to be respected, valued and loved. It's moving out of tribal dynamics and all the isms that separate us into a new world of co-creating, self-respect and life-valuing. It won't be easy, but one by one, when each of us practices this, perhaps we have a chance to shift the collective. Sending hugs.

Sometimes we find ourselves in the space between two versions of our lives. One that doesn't quite feel right anymore and one that has yet to present itself. While this space can be challenging (and the disillusionment that comes with it), it's actually the bridge between two worlds. I talk about the importance of this phase of life transformation, what it requires, how to show up for it and how to get the most out of it. If you find yourself in a moment of transition, this episode is for you. Get curious, get exploratory, grab a blankie and warm up to this episode.

This episode is an important one friends. It's a blueprint for how to access what your heart truly wants - the clues and insights around who you truly are, what you are here to do and experience and be. And that accessing this treasure can only be done by resolving some emotional residue from past experiences. I give you an explanation on how to understand introspection, resolving past hurts and how doing that releases clues around what your heart truly wants. Have a listen.

This episode explores fear in identity. Fear has a role in life - it's designed to keep us safe. But fear in identity separates us from true aspects of us. This exploration shines a light on why we might be afraid to become more truly us. And likely much of the fear comes from values or qualities that our upbringing system did not value or actively suppressed. Then those qualities get wrapped in fear, shame and not good enough - and our loyalties to that system keep those qualities suppressed. I explore everything from sexuality to creativity to other qualities that perhaps need to be liberated from an old value system that is no longer relevant to you. Enjoy.

Happy 2023 friends. After a bit of a break, I return with this episode on the storied self - the character that we create based on the stories of our lives and the vastness, which is the expansiveness of the soul. We dive deep into a life update, a transformative psilocybin journey and my attempts to language the unlanguageable aspects of living from the soul. Enjoy.