In this episode I am once again joined by Naomi Levine, author, under her birth name Norma Levine, of several books including ‘The Miraculous 16th Karmapa’, ‘A Quest For The Hidden Lands’, and ‘Chronicles of Love and Death: My Years With The Last Spiritual King of Bhutan’.

In this interview, Naomi discusses her latest writing about the apocalyptic prophecies of the Kālacakra tantra, a Tibetan Buddhist scripture promoted by the Dalai Lama.

Naomi discusses the doctrine of the dark age known as the “Kali Yuga” including its origins, its signs and symptoms, and Buddhist ideas about its unfolding. Naomi tells the story of Shambala, a mystical kingdom ruled by enlightened, bodhisattva kings, and reveals the prophesied holy war which the Kālacakra tantra claims will see the Shambala army face off against barbarian hordes.

Naomi also discusses the surprising implications of the Dalai Lama’s mass Kālacakra initiation rituals, the role of stūpas and other religious monuments in geomantic magick, and how she personally deals with a sense of impending apocalypse.

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https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep288-apocalypse-now-naomi-levine

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro

01:18 - What is the Kali Yuga?

06:38 - Moral and environmental degeneration

10:14 - When did the Kali Yuga begin?

12:39 - Signs of the Kali Yuga and climate change

15:55 - Multi-dimensional reality and hidden lands

17:44 - Naomi’s pilgrimage to the hidden land of Pemako

20:42 - The Pure Lands in Buddhist cosmology

21:57 - The kingdom of Shambala

26:25 - Seeking Shambala

27:28 - The Kālacakra Tantra

30:28 - Prophecy of the battle of Shambala

33:42 - Good vs evil

35:26 - Does the Kālacakra refer to Islam?

37:42 - Why does the 14th Dalai Lama give Kālacakra initiations?

39:33 - Inner or outer battle?

43:01 - Tai Situ’s interest in the timespan between Buddhas

44:55 - Is Shambala just a myth?

46:09 - What is Shambala?

47:35 - Shangri-La and Hilton’s “Lost Horizons”

48:28 - Chogyam Trungpa’s version of Shambala

51:50 - How geomancy and building stupas affect world events

52:48 - Stupas as geomantic magic

56:56 - Cancelling Jane Austen

57:52 - Dissolution of the elements

59:45 - Tukdam

01:01:47 - How Naomi responds to the end times

01:05:33 - The constantly shifting drama of world events

01:06:43 - Suggestion for non-Buddhists

01:07:48 - Naomi asks Steve’s opinion

01:09:14 - Prophecies of lamas and other mystics

01:10:09 - Apocalyptic thinking and displaced death anxiety

01:10:31 - Naomi’s attitude towards death

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Previous episodes with Naomi Levine:

- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=naomi

To find out more about Naomi Levine, visit:

- https://www.facebook.com/naomilevine111

- https://www.amazon.com/stores/Norma-Levine/author/B001K86LZ4?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James