Gary Renard Podcast

Episode 18: Gary and Gene begin by discussing Gary's upcoming appearance this June at the Universal Lightworkers Conference in South Florida, where Gene and Helen will also be performing music once again this year (as they have, many times previously) - and Gary kindly throws in a plug for Gene's original tune, "Ease in the Keys." Gary talks about his recent trip to Salt Lake City; and then segues into a chat about his much anticipated new third book, "Love Has Forgotten No One", due to be released this Fall. Gary then talks about his trip to Europe for 2008, and also discusses how the Holy Spirit seems to "take over" when he's addressing large groups at events. Gene starts off the "Questions for Gary" segment with a question posed by a number of folks at the yahoo.com "DU" group, regarding the possible significance of the change in the release date of Gary's upcoming new book (as well as Gary noting the new book's 'revealing' of the current-lifetime identity of Arten.) Next, a listener writes in with a question regarding dealing with a difficult situation at the time it occurs, and then "forgiving it later." Gary goes into some detail concerning "level confusion" and the Course's unmistakable teachings of the differences between Reality and the physical world. (And there will be more "Questions for Gary" in our next episode.)

Episode 18: Gary and Gene begin by discussing Gary's upcoming appearance this June at the Universal Lightworkers Conference in South Florida, where Gene and Helen will also be performing music once again this year (as they have, many times previously) - and Gary kindly throws in a plug for Gene's original tune, "Ease in the Keys." Gary talks about his recent trip to Salt Lake City; and then segues into a chat about his much anticipated new third book, "Love Has Forgotten No One", due to be released this Fall. Gary then talks about his trip to Europe for 2008, and also discusses how the Holy Spirit seems to "take over" when he's addressing large groups at events. Gene starts off the "Questions for Gary" segment with a question posed by a number of folks at the yahoo.com "DU" group, regarding the possible significance of the change in the release date of Gary's upcoming new book (as well as Gary noting the new book's 'revealing' of the current-lifetime identity of Arten.) Next, a listener writes in with a question regarding dealing with a difficult situation at the time it occurs, and then "forgiving it later." Gary goes into some detail concerning "level confusion" and the Course's unmistakable teachings of the differences between Reality and the physical world. (And there will be more "Questions for Gary" in our next episode.)

Episode 17: Gary and Gene record this episode while Gary is on the road in Cleveland; more about that in a moment. Gary talks about his recent "warm weather tour" of hot-spots such as Acapulco, Hawaii, Savannah, and Arizona. (He says this has been the first Winter in his life that he's never seen any snow!) Back to Cleveland; Gary tells of his first ever visit to the world famous "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". The discussion moves into the links between spirituality and art, in particular how creative artists such as the Moody Blues seem to naturally "tap into" higher realities in their lyrics. Gary speaks of how the experience of attending a great concert can really become an enjoyable part of the "happy dream". Gary then brings up some interesting new evidence of the intelligence and spiritual nature that our animal brothers share with us, and tells of his own remarkable experiences while swimming with the dolphins in Hawaii. Gary speaks about his dog Nupey (who was mentioned in DU), and Gene talks about Turbo (Gene and Helen's "baby girl", their 20-year old cat, who sadly is now in her last days here on Earth.) Gary discusses how animals make spiritual progress in their relationships with us, and how experiencing the love of the Holy Spirit is ultimately no different, whether one appears to be in a human body or in an animal one. The discussion shifts to the concepts of lack vs abundance, and how this applies to our bodies as well as to material possessions. Gene then poses to Gary a question many people ask, concerning how, when we ask the HS for guidance, we can be sure it is true guidance we are receiving. Gary mentions his upcoming ‘third book’, titled "Love Has Forgotten No One", and tells about its new release date . Gary and Gene have a good chuckle over a "Spoof" of their podcasts, put together by their friend Steven from the DU yahoo group; Gary then closes out this episode with a reminder about the main three ways for undoing the ego.

Episode 17: Gary and Gene record this episode while Gary is on the road in Cleveland; more about that in a moment. Gary talks about his recent "warm weather tour" of hot-spots such as Acapulco, Hawaii, Savannah, and Arizona. (He says this has been the first Winter in his life that he's never seen any snow!) Back to Cleveland; Gary tells of his first ever visit to the world famous "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". The discussion moves into the links between spirituality and art, in particular how creative artists such as the Moody Blues seem to naturally "tap into" higher realities in their lyrics. Gary speaks of how the experience of attending a great concert can really become an enjoyable part of the "happy dream". Gary then brings up some interesting new evidence of the intelligence and spiritual nature that our animal brothers share with us, and tells of his own remarkable experiences while swimming with the dolphins in Hawaii. Gary speaks about his dog Nupey (who was mentioned in DU), and Gene talks about Turbo (Gene and Helen's "baby girl", their 20-year old cat, who sadly is now in her last days here on Earth.) Gary discusses how animals make spiritual progress in their relationships with us, and how experiencing the love of the Holy Spirit is ultimately no different, whether one appears to be in a human body or in an animal one. The discussion shifts to the concepts of lack vs abundance, and how this applies to our bodies as well as to material possessions. Gene then poses to Gary a question many people ask, concerning how, when we ask the HS for guidance, we can be sure it is true guidance we are receiving. Gary mentions his upcoming ‘third book’, titled "Love Has Forgotten No One", and tells about its new release date . Gary and Gene have a good chuckle over a "Spoof" of their podcasts, put together by their friend Steven from the DU yahoo group; Gary then closes out this episode with a reminder about the main three ways for undoing the ego.

Episode 16: Gary starts off this episode by discussing his schedule, as well as the scheduling (and other factors) involving the completion and publishing of his third book with Hay House. He goes on to discuss interacting with a number of other well-known authors, including Esther and Jerry Hicks, Doreen Virtue (the voice of Pursah in the DU audio set), and Wayne Dyer (who coincidentally has a home in the same town as Gene.) Also discussed: Michael Mirdad (whom Gene has been friends with for many years, and Gary has appeared with); as well as Gregg Braden, thought very highly of by both Gary and Gene. • Then, it's time for, "Questions for Gary!" First up: the "Other Side"... what is it, and how does this concept fit into Gary's teachings? Gary goes into some detail on this, discussing the Course principles of levels, the "serial dreams" involving belief in bodies (as well as seeming to be 'out of body'), and how forgiveness is the solution to finally ending the dream entirely. Another question involves ACIM's references to bodies, love, idolatry, and "Holy Relationships" - and the Course's teaching that, "As you see him, so will you see yourself". • Gary surprises Gene with a program-closing comment that proves he IS a master of irreverent metaphysics!

Episode 16: Gary starts off this episode by discussing his schedule, as well as the scheduling (and other factors) involving the completion and publishing of his third book with Hay House. He goes on to discuss interacting with a number of other well-known authors, including Esther and Jerry Hicks, Doreen Virtue (the voice of Pursah in the DU audio set), and Wayne Dyer (who coincidentally has a home in the same town as Gene.) Also discussed: Michael Mirdad (whom Gene has been friends with for many years, and Gary has appeared with); as well as Gregg Braden, thought very highly of by both Gary and Gene. • Then, it's time for, "Questions for Gary!" First up: the "Other Side"... what is it, and how does this concept fit into Gary's teachings? Gary goes into some detail on this, discussing the Course principles of levels, the "serial dreams" involving belief in bodies (as well as seeming to be 'out of body'), and how forgiveness is the solution to finally ending the dream entirely. Another question involves ACIM's references to bodies, love, idolatry, and "Holy Relationships" - and the Course's teaching that, "As you see him, so will you see yourself". • Gary surprises Gene with a program-closing comment that proves he IS a master of irreverent metaphysics!

Episode 15: Gary and Gene start off by discussing just what has been taking them so long to get a new podcast episode up! Then, Gary talks about just having returned from Hawaii, one of his favorite locations on Earth. Upon his return to California, Gary spoke at the Agape center alongside noted author and spiritual leader Michael Beckwith; Gary uses this as a springboard to discuss the metaphysics of the Course as compared to the now popular "law of attraction". Speaking of Southern California, Gary has just made the cover of LA's "The Learning Annex!" And Gary also talks about his trip to New York a short while back, where he appeared on the TV show, "New Realities"; he discusses as well, other TV opportunities he's investigating in L.A. Gary then discusses in some depth - for the first time in a podcast - his recent divorce, and how that experience is reflected both in the form of love as the Course defines it (and which is focused on in Gary's upcoming third book), as well as being a perfect example of putting advanced forgiveness into play under what the world would normally consider as very difficult circumstances.

Episode 14: Gary and Gene resume their conversation from the previous podcast episode, where Gary has brought up the concept that the world is not being done "to us", but rather is being done "by us". Gene follows up with the example that the Course holds God in a much higher esteem than most religions traditionally have, in that God is not at all responsible for any of the terrible things that happen in this world; Gary responds with comments concerning the concept of duality, and how that must reflect a "separation" from the whole, from the perfect Oneness of God. Gene presents to Gary two questions from listeners, which are on the same topic, and are in fact related to the earlier discussions: is "the script" actually "written" and unchangeable, or are we able to influence and change our outcomes? The second question goes a step further in asking Gary how this applies to an experience such as he had at the Indian mound in Cahokia, as described in "Your Immortal Reality". Gary's closing commentary reflects on the idea that the power of choice over what we think, is the source of real peace and power, and is ultimately unaffected by anything that may appear to happen in the material world.

Episode 13: Gene discovers that Gary has returned from Europe, and is living in California! Well, he actually already knew that, but this is the first podcast the two guys have done since all of that happened. OK, "seemed" to happen... Gary describes a kind of impromptu international ACIM gathering that took place in Northern Scotland, and also tells some interesting stories about an official Course in Miracles gathering in California. Also currently happening in California, the re-appearances of Arten and Pursah, who now sit on a "new" couch - and Gary explains why. He also explains why he decided to move to California as opposed to Hawaii, his well-known "first love". Gary has a bold idea concerning how to determine the authenticity of self-proclaimed "Masters" here in the material world; and he and Gene discuss the differences between religious doctrines and the "real spirituality" approach to God as presented in ACIM.

Episode 12: Gene presents to Gary another episode of simply, "Questions for Gary"! A listener writes in with a question concerning how to continue the Holy Spirit's way of forgiving, even though circumstances in her life are not improving, and she in fact has issues about the safety of where she lives and works. Gene asks Gary to elaborate on this topic, particularly as it might concern people in professions that could potentially involve violence, such as police officers or military personnel. Another listener asks about the message of ACIM in relation to marriage and having children, considering the Course's teaching regarding "specialness" in relationships. Also: is it possible to "undo the script"; or is the script completely written, with no way to alter the outcome? And how does this relate to the many new-age teachings about the "law of attraction"? Another listener asks Gary to elaborate on the actual process of forgiveness as described in "Your Immortal Reality". Further: is Spirit, "energy", or is that merely another part of the illusion of separation? Finally, Gary is asked about any newer memories of his lifetime as Thomas during the time of J, "way back when".