In this bonus episode, I share with you a Guru Viking remix video created by Zakery Mizell from the Youtube channel Zakery Mizell.

Zakery’s channel focuses on knowledge and beauty and he has made several videos commenting on and even remixing episodes of the Guru Viking podcast. When I came across his remixes, I enjoyed his approach very much and we agreed to share his work here.

In this video, Zakery remixes my poetry interviews with poets John Brehm and Henry Shukman, rearranging the material and adding visual effects to create a new interpretation of that episode.

I will also share another of his Guru Viking videos in which he records a five hour livestream sharing his perspectives on various episodes. So look out for that video on the Guru Viking channel too.

Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep340-poetry-and-the-sacred-remix-bonus-episode-john-brehm-and-henry-shukman

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Find out more about Zakery:

https://www.youtube.com/@ZakeryMizell

Watch the original Guru Viking episodes used in Zakery’s videos:

- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep274-poetry-the-sacred-henry-shukman-john-brehm

- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep230-the-dharma-of-poetry-john-brehm

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this interview I am joined by Dr Thomas Clough Daffern, philosopher, educator, peace activist, and peace officer for the Council of British Druid Orders.

Dr Daffern explains the meaning of Christmas and the Winter Solstice, reflects on cyclic time and indigenous wisdom, and shares his own recent reckonings with death and loss.

Dr Daffern reveals the esoteric and mythic symbolism of the Christmas tree, mistletoe, gift giving, and even Father Christmas himself.

Dr Daffern also shares his thoughts on the current world situation, why he is an optimist about the future of civilisation, and why he believes it is the moral duty of those with knowledge and power to share it with the world.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep339-christmas-the-winter-solstice-dr-thomas-clough-daffern

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro

00:50 - How Thomas spends this time of year

03:02 - The worst year of Thomas’ life

04:19 - Death of Thomas’ daughter

07:30 - Reckoning with death

10:14 - What the traditions say about the current world situation

12:14 - Druids and cyclical time

12:52 - Increasing wisdom in the world

13:18 - Sophia-phobia

15:11 - Why Thomas is an optimist about the future

18:07 - The meaning of Winter Solstice

18:12 - Christmas and Mithraism

19:34 - Megalithic civilisations and prehistorical religion

25:39 - The Golden Bough and indigenous European wisdom

26:54 - Death and rebirth

29:21 - Rituals and symbols of Christmas

31:23 - Symbolism of the Christmas tree

33:34 - The meaning of “Christmas”

34:31 - Symbolism of mistletoe

35:40 - Symbolism of present giving

36:37 - Thomas comments on peace in the Middle East

37:59 - Is symbolism and the esoteric only for an elite minority?

41:29 - The aristocratic hippy and sharing wisdom

42:37 - The moral duty to share knowledge and power

44:52 - Symbolism of Father Christmas / Santa Claus

46:15 - Concluding thoughts

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Previous episodes with Dr Thomas Clough Daffern:

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

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To find our more about Dr Thomas Clough Daffern, visit:

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-clough-daffern-phd-6a3463a

- https://interfaithpeacetreaty.wordpress.com/

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For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this episode, I am once again joined by Gerald Ilyas Klawatsch, Sufi musician, music therapist, and founder of the international musical ensemble Ak Pirim.

Ilyas presents the sacred music of Sufism, explains its various instruments and principles, and performs musical pieces live.

Ilyas tells stories of discipleship under his Sufi master, recounts profound moments of spiritual bliss, and reflects on the power of music for emotional healing.

Ilyas also explains the role of ecstatic trance in Sufism and reveals special breathing techniques to induce transcendent states.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep338-sacred-sufi-music-the-art-of-ecstasy-gerald-ilyas-klawatsch-2

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.


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00:00 - Intro

00:47 - Combining spiritual life with the arts

04:46 - Beauty as a quality of the Divine

07:37 - Sacred calligraphy

11:36 - Music as the main spiritual art

13:!6 - A Sufi creation story

16:32 - How Ilyas learned Sufi music

22:52 - Mystical drunkenness

26:59 - Ney, the Sufi flute

32:03 - Performance: Ney flute

32:52 - A story of a Ney master

35:03 - Music and poetry

36:44 - Arabian maqam

38:51 - About the Oud

40:42 - Performance: Oud

42:25 - Zikr

43:41 - About the Bendhir

44:06 - Performance: Bendhir

44:29 - Performance: Oud

45:37 - Trance, ecstasy, and hyperventilation

50:22 - Awakening the heart

53:08 - Two personal stories of Ilyas’ spiritual and music master

59:53 - About the Rebâb

01:02:34 - Performance: Rebâb

01:03:46 - Music therapy

01:05:28 - Healing and personal expression

01:10:06 - A story of Ilyas’ music master

01:12:55 - Shamanism and music

01:14:13 - Performance: Bendhir Sufi song

01:15:25 - Performance: Bendhir shamanic song

01:17:05 - About the Qyl-Qobyz, a shamanic instrument

01:18:28 - About the Çeng harp

01:19:43 - Performance: Çeng harp

01:21:08 - Where to hear more of Ilyas’ music

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Previous episode with Gerald Ilyas Klawatsch:

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

To find out more about Gerald Ilyas Klawatsch, visit:

- https://bengusu.com/g-ilyas-klatsch/

- https://www.youtube.com/@akpirimensemble

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this interview I am once again joined by Dr Ben Joffe, anthropologist, occultist, and scholar practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism.

Ben reveals the industry convention of guru ghostwriting in which spiritual teachers employ one or a team of writers to produce their dharma books, explains his collaborative process with Nida Chenagtsang on their latest Vajrayana book, and sheds light on his own editorial process.

Ben discusses whether a scholar should have practice experience before translating religious texts, considers whether historical inaccuracies debunk the spiritual value of Buddhist scriptures, and raises questions about the origin of terma treasure texts.

Ben also compares the Yuthok Nyinthig retreat format to the Abramelin Ritual of Western Occultism, details the signs of success in tantric practice, and shares Yuthok’s promise to appear in bodily form to practitioners with sufficient devotion and attainment.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep337-guru-ghostwriting-tantric-retreat-dr-ben-joffe

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

01:12 - Ghostwriting for gurus

08:03 - Lamas often don’t write their books

10:24 - Ben’s editorial process

18:32 - Is guru ghostwriting a dirty secret?

19:17 - Vajrayana jargon vs a felt sense

29:56 - What is a scholar practitioner?

37:39 - Ben’s retreat experiences

41:13 - Did Yuthok the Elder really exist?

50:06 - Anachronisms and retroactive attribution in Tibetan historiography

51:57 - Origins of the Tibetan medical tantras (rgyud bzhi)

58:08 - Terma treasure texts: mystical revelation or an editorial process?

01:02:08 - Why have Western scholars been hesitant to question terma texts?

01:05:04 - Does critical scholarship debunk Buddhism?

01:10:55 - Medicine Buddha ex machina

01:12:45 - Referring out

01:13:24 - Encountering Yuthok vs the Holy Guardian Angel in the Abramelin Ritual

01:20:10 - Special 7-day Yuthok ngondro

01:24:10 - Is Yuthok Nyingthig the best tantric system?

01:28:27 - The power of aspiration prayers

01:30:53 - How long does it take to become fully enlightened?

01:33:51 - Practice according to number, time, or signs

01:34:54 - Mythic resonance of lineage

01:36:33 - Signs of spiritual progress

01:41:35 - Ben comments on the Abramelin Ritual

01:43:59 - Sumton’s Yeshe Zung’s devotional prayer

01:46:50 - Yuthok as a Mighty Dead

01:48:47 - Do Yuthok’s promises cause ego inflation and delusion?

01:52:09 - Verifying dreams and spiritual signs

01:58:26 - How to connect with spiritual blessings

02:05:09 - What are blessings?

02:06:32 - Spiritual signs in the Jesuit tradition

02:08:49 - Ngondro as a hazing

02:10:55 - Do people expect to encounter Yuthok at Dr Nida’s retreats?

02:15:38 - Dr Nida’s approach vs traditional contexts

02:21:00 - Typical student profile and outcomes

02:29:28 - Permissive approach to tantric vows

02:32:37 - Pros and cons of laissez-faire tantric practice

02:33:28 - Charismatic founder stage 
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Previous episodes with Dr Ben Joffe:

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

Previous episodes with Dr Nida Chenagtsang:

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


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To find out more about Dr Ben Joffe, visit:

- https://perfumedskull.com/

- http://www.skypressbooks.com/

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For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this episode I am once again joined by Duncan Barford, occult practitioner, counsellor, and author of “Occult Experiments in the Home”.

Duncan begins with an analysis of the 2016 film, “A Dark Song”, which he believes is the most accurate depiction of occult practice in cinema. Duncan details the plot, breaks down its depictions of ritual, and shares his own emotional reaction to the film's climax.

Duncan then shifts gear and gives a detailed explanation of the infamous Abramelin ritual, a multi-month ritual considered by many to be the most ambitious working a magician can attempt. Duncan gives a survey of the major written accounts of those who have attempted it including Aleister Crowley, Lionel Snell, and William Bloom; reveals why the ritual has such a high failure rate; and shares what he believes is the key to success.

Duncan also analyses the esoteric structure of Coleridge’s poem “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and interprets it as a description of the spiritual path, proposes an equivalency between success in the Abramelin and Buddhist stream entry, and reveals why he believes the study of history is an obstacle to magickal success.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep336-the-magick-of-abramelin-duncan-barford-3

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

01:28 - The Magick of A Dark Song

02:45 - The film

04:41 - The Abramelin Ritual

07:23 - Cinematic depictions of magick

08:04 - Spoiler warnings and the plot

08:24 - Hiring the magician

10:03 - Sophia’s motive for the ritual

11:36 - A deep understanding of how ritual works

14:40 - Describing the magickal working

17:04 - Meeting the Holy Guardian Angel

21:01 - The practitioner’s journey

25:58 - Characer arcs

30:03 - The key of devotion

33:02 - The esoteric structure of Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

33:34 - The cycle of insight

38:37 - Crisis, breakthrough, ordeal, union

43:38 - Unsettling themes

44:12 - Interventus Caninus

44:57 - What next after absolution?

45:33 - What is the point of the Abramelin Ritual?

46:46 - Reflecting on the ending of the film

49:39 - Crowley, Snell, Bloom, and Katz - those who attempted the Abramelin

49:54 - Mysterious history of the Abramelin Ritual

52:39 - Recensions of the Abramelin

53:56 - Duncan describes the Abramelin text and ritual

01:00:20 - Why does the Abramelin ritual have such a high failure rate?

01:02:12 - Meeting Lionel Snell

01:04:51 - A tarot reading and why history is an obstacle to real magick

01:06:53 - Daniel Ingram’s revision of traditional fire kasina meditation

01:11:00 - Crowley’s attempts at the Abramelin ritual

01:14:37 - Other accounts

01:16:40 - William Bloom’s attempt

01:20:45 - Secret to success with the Abramelin Ritual

01:24:13 - How to increase the success rate of rituals

01:29:18 - Are you ready to attempt the Abramelin?

01:31:52 - Stream entry and Abramelin

01:34:35 - Duncan reflects on his past claims to attainment

01:37:16 - Questioning pragmatic dharma assumptions and the vogue of stream entry

01:41:00 - Insider vs outsider views

01:42:13 - Does magick really work?

01:43:31 - A story of powerful magickal effects


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Watch previous episodes with Duncan Barford:

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

To find our more about Duncan Barford, visit:

- https://www.duncanbarford.uk/

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For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this episode I am once again joined by Alex W, long term practitioner of Zen, Pragmatic Dharma, and Western Occultism.

Alex lays out his ideal curriculum of practices to achieve awakening including a full technique sequence, explanation of the signs of success at each stage, and the various post-awakening paths that are available.

Alex details the energetic openings that occur after awakening and how to nurture them, contrasts Buddhist tummo to Daoist inner alchemy, and explains the process to open the psychic senses.

Alex challenges the meditation retreat model of practice which he sees as putting economic concerns over student benefit, offers his opinion on the amount of time one should spend in daily meditation, and emphasises the importance of retaining one’s autonomy in the spiritual market place.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep335-how-to-guide-for-awakening-beyond-alex-w-3

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.


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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

01:05 - What is the ideal curriculum for awakening?

02:55 - Alex’s teaching experience

03:30 - Core skills for all traditions

04:42 - Never surrender your autonomy

06:32 - You must learn to sit

08:56 - The first meditation technique

12:32 - Recommended traditions and books

16:11 - First signs of success

19:45 - A major shift

23:39 - Should you pursue enlightenment?

24:51 - Soto vs Rinzai vs Dzogchen vs Mahāmudrā

37:50 - The goal of Dzogchen and Mahāmudrā

39:54 - How to embody realisation

45:35 - Moving from abdomen to heart space

47:04 - Saccidānanda

48:17 - Result of awakening the three energy centres

53:04 - Gurdjieff and self-remembering

55:35 - Using stress to strengthen the energy body

01:00:37 - Tummo and inner alchemy

01:05:55 - Warning about energy practice

01:08:19 - A summary of Alex’s recommended path

01:09:54 - How long does the path take?

01:13:24 - The Chinese view of inner alchemy

01:17:32 - Opening the psychic senses

01:22:55 - How much should one practice?

01:25:04 - The economic trap of meditation retreats

01:34:50 - Solo retreats and the limitations of lay life

01:41:21 - Economic logic vs practice effectiveness

01:46:53 - How to relate to strong experiences?

01:49:20 - St John of the Cross

01:56:04 - Deconstructing the Self

02:04:57 - Recognising what is already here

02:07:26 - Closing remarks

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Previous episodes with Alex W:

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

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this episode I am once again joined by Myriam Szabo, also known as Ngakma Yumma Mudra: dancer, producer, model, teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, and founder of the international Danza Duende Network.

Ngakma Yumma Mudra recounts the story of her life from a childhood of domestic abuse, intense discipleship under Russian dance teachers, and years of living on the streets.

Ngakma Yumma Mudra recalls her relationships, her mystical and psychic experiences, and her breakthrough to international fame as the model in a provocative marketing campaign.

Ngakma Yumma Mudra shares her conversion to Buddhism, how her devotion to Padmasambhava helped her confront her fear, and how a period of intensive retreat led her to rediscover dance as a spiritual practice.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep334-the-dakinis-journey-ngakma-yumma-mudra

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro

00:55 - An unusual conception

04:56 - Beginning classical dance training at 2 years old

06:42 - Mother beaten every day

08:19 - Fleeing to Paris

10:21 - Dance as refuge

12:32 - Discipleship under two Russian dance gurus

19:58 - Studying music and classical guitar

20:35 - Living on the streets for 3 years

22:17 - An abusive relationship at 17 years old

24:20 - Karma and abuse

26:32 - LSD and a mystical awakening

30:16 - Living with artists and drug dealers

32:45 - Attacked by rival drug gang

33:41 - Psychic abilities

36:05 - Reading Chogyam Trungpa

38:01 - Travel to India to seek Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

40:39 - Moving to Portugal

42:11 - Modelling career in Paris

46:06 - Devotion to Guru Padmasambhava and releasing fear

49:15 - Space and time

52:44 - Relationship with famous photographer Jean-François Jonvelle 

55:25 - Orgies, dharma, and rise to fame

58:36 - Modelling for the famous advertisement, “Demain j'enlève le bas”

01:02:15 - Further Buddhist training and 1 year retreat

01:05:07 - Return to dance

01:07:58 - Discovering the feminine

01:09:08 - Dance as sādhanā

01:16:!6 - Performing without choreography

01:21:20 - Teaching and burning out

01:25:21 - Dharma art

01:29:16 - Relationship with Michel Raji 

01:36:28 - Breathwork and healing the inner masculine

01:38:08 - Dharma dance study programme

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Previous episode with Ngakma Yumma Mudra:

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

To find our more about Ngakma Yumma Mudra visit:

- https://www.danzaduende.org/yumma-bio-en.htm

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this interview I am once again joined by Dr Nida Chenagtsang, Buddhist teacher, doctor of Tibetan Medicine, and author of “Tibetan Healing Massage”.

Dr Nida reveals the Tibetan art of massage, details its unique characteristics, and shows its links to theories of typology and subtle energy.

Dr Nida explains the Tibetan idea of “la” energy and how it is best guarded, details acupressure points and their proposed effects, and offers his perspective on rethinking health and spirituality.

Dr Nida also gives a live demonstration of Tibetan external therapies including massage, cupping, hot compress therapy, stick therapy, and more.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep333-tibetan-healing-massage-dr-nida-chenagtsang

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro

00:49 - About the book

02:35 - The role of external therapies in Sowa Rigpa

04:45 - Tibetan massage

07:17 - Unique characteristics of Tibetan massage

17:32 - “La” energy and the traditional Tibetan view of trauma

22:21 - How to learn Tibetan massage

23:40 - Typologies and trees

26:50 - Demonstration and explanation of Tibetan massage

34:38 - Acupressure points

36:07 - Horme method

38:57 - Tibetan cupping and stick therapies

42:33 - Benefits of Tibetan massage

44:37 - Powdered body rubbing

47:25 - What can be healed with Tibetan massage?

49:10 - Rethinking health management

50:18 - Overcoming a sedentary lifestyle

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Previous episodes with Dr Nida Chenagtsang:

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

To find out more about Dr Nida Chenagtsang, visit:

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

- http://www.skypressbooks.com/

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For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this episode I join Charles Manson in Oxford, England to visit the Bodleian Library (Oxford University) where he is the specialist librarian for its Tibetan Collections.

Charles leads us through the streets of Oxford to visit the old Bodleian Library, founded in 1602. Then we arrive at the Weston Library to explore its collection of Tibetan manuscripts.

Charles guides us through gold lettered texts about Lamdre and expiation, describes the process of textual revelation known as “terma”, and shares a warning based on his own experiences of dark retreat.

Charles explains the Tibetan doctrines of the afterlife while showing a rare copy of the Tibetan Book of the Dead, muses on Coleridge’s advice for visiting a library, and reflects on why he believes converts to Tibetan Buddhism should attempt to learn the Tibetan language.

Charles also details his working routine as a librarian and archivist, reflects on his own academic journey from SOAS to Harvard and Oxford, and considers the role his religious faith plays in his work with Tibetan texts.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep332-oxford-librarian-of-tibet-charles-manson

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.


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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

01:16 - The old Bodleian

03:25 - Entering the Weston Library

06:13 - Retrieving the texts

06:48 - The Driver collection

08:29 - Close look at a Lamdre text

12:33 - Features of a terma treasure text

13:14 - Mind vs earth termas

15:15 - How termas are composed

15:51 - Charles’ terma experience

16:54 - 4 ways of changing the mind

17:30 - Expanding a terma

18:02 - The Driver collection

19:00 - Dakini script and images

20:52 - Manuscript care

21:20 - Unwrapping a text, discovering a washing prayer

22:30 - More texts

24:50 - The Tibetan Book of the Dead

26:03 - Bardo doctrine of 49 days between lives

26:24 - Opportunities for liberation at and after death

27:43 - How to use the Tibetan Book of the Dead

28:39 - The process of rebirth

29:48 - Liberation upon hearing

30:18 - Phowa practice for the dead

33:16 - Dark retreat as preparation for death

34:11 - Dark retreat warnings

35:40 - Charles’ studies at SOAS, Harvard, and Oxford

38:45 - Beginning at the Bodleian Library

39:58 - Coleridge on libraries

41:15 - Work at the British Library

41:46 - Why Charles would like more time

43:06 - First days at the Bodleian Library

44:36 - Initial work on the collection

45:27 - The Library of Congress and other partnerships

50:59 - Range of acquisitions

52:46 - Tibetan medical writing

53:41 - Access and the goals of Charles’ library acquisitions

57:14 - What would Charles do with more funding

01:01:41 - Providing online access for the world

01:03:32 - Day in the life at the Bodleian Library

01:06:33 - Importance of specialist knowledge

01:09:19 - Charles’ religious devotion

01:13:45 - Separation of religion and scholarship

01:14:53 - Why converts should learn the Tibetan language

01:16:43 - Scholar practitioners and the importance of study

01:18:17 - Teaching the Tibetan language

01:19:02 - Curation as religious service

01:19:17 - Charles’ invitation to viewers

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Previous episode with Charles Manson:

- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep243-scholar-practitioner-charles-manson

To find our more about Charles Manson, visit:

- https://www.shambhala.com/authors/the-second-karmapa-karma-pakshi.html

- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/charles-manson-07420911

- [email protected]

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For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- www.guruviking.com

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Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this episode I am joined by Alana Fairchild, spiritual teacher, psychic, and author of the best-selling Kuan Ying Oracle Deck.

Alana recalls her unusual childhood of Catholicism and folk spirituality, details her training as a psychic, and recounts her significant spiritual experiences.

Alana shares her journey of academic excellence through law school, explains her career-change to become a working psychic, and reveals how she created the bestselling Kuan Yin Oracle Deck.

Alana also reflects on the relationship between eros and spirituality, expresses her views on past lives, and describes her mysterious sense of connection to the Kālī Mā and the Indian tantric tradition.

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https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep331-becoming-the-oracle-alana-fairchild

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro

01:38 - Alana’s unusual childhood

03:22 - Early spiritual inclination

05:44 - Folk spirituality and an esteemed Catholic family

08:59 - Alana’s father

10:06 - Pros and cons of ancestor work

13:34 - 2 dimensions of freedom

16:52 - Alana’s beliefs about past lives

20:12 - Comparative religion and expanding the experience of God

23:24 - Eros and spirituality

34:45 - Sacred sexuality mistakes

28:36 - Imminence vs transcendence

30:35 - Changing relationship with Buddhism

33:47 - Spiritual experience while getting a tattoo

36:11 - Overcoming lifelong existential terror

40:17 - Sense of connection to Tibet

41:39 - Heart connection with Kuan Yin / Avalokiteśvara

44:45 - Connection to Kālī Mā at 6 years old

45:53 - Creating the bestselling Kuan Yin Oracle Deck

48:18 - Developing a Buddhist tarot deck

49:35 - Training as a lawyer

53:02 - Meeting a mentor and becoming a psychic

55:50 - Psychic training

59:58 - Changing modalities of Alana’s psychic work

01:02:35 - Attending Catholic mass as a clairvoyant

01:04:19 - How Alana receives psychic impressions

01:06:24 - Sequel

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To find our more about Alana Fairchildvisit:

- https://www.alanafairchild.com/

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James