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What if a faith crisis isn’t the end of belief — but the beginning of spiritual transformation?

In this profound conversation, Megan Farner sits down with Tucker Boyle, founder of Harmony Road Retreats and former LDS Seminary teacher, to explore faith deconstruction, nervous system regulation, meditation, spiritual awakening, and the deeper path of inner harmony. Tucker shares his deeply personal story of questioning long-held beliefs while pursuing a PhD focused on Joseph Smith, and how that painful process ultimately opened the door to spiritual rebirth, embodied faith, and direct experiences with God.

00:00 – Introduction 
 02:23 – Tucker's Faith Journey
 09:49 – Mystical experiences, divine love & inner peace
 12:00 – Meditation, harmony & healing
 13:10 – Why faith crises can become spiritual rebirths
 15:04 – Fear, doubt, and inherited religious conditioning
 17:38 – Stages of faith
 20:10 – Suffering, transformation & the gift inside discomfort
 22:50 – “Christ at the edge of the map” 
 25:47 – Triggers, repentance & emotional healing
 28:06 – How to navigate a faith crisis in a healthy way
 32:00 – The Nervous System's Role in Faith Expansion
 41:11 – Panic attacks, conditioning & Internal Family Systems (IFS)
 44:17 – “You are not your thoughts” and witnessing consciousness
 46:31 – Meditation & grounding practices for nervous system regulation
 51:05 – Guided embodiment exercise for processing emotional triggers
 55:53 – Healing through awareness, curiosity & surrender
 58:05 – Descending before ascending: spiritual death and rebirth
 01:00:34 – Final reflections

Tucker Boyle is a former LDS Seminary and Institute teacher with more than two decades of experience teaching Christian scripture and supporting spiritual development. He is the founder of Harmony Road Retreats, a nonprofit organization that creates compassionate spaces for individuals navigating faith shifts, spiritual awakening, and personal transformation. Through meditation, retreat experiences, nervous system regulation practices, and community dialogue, Tucker helps people move through faith crisis toward greater inner harmony, spiritual maturity, and embodied connection with God. He lives in Utah with his wife Katie and their five children.

•  Harmony Road Retreats: https://harmonyroadretreats.com

Resources & References

•  Thomas McConkie — Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis
•  David Ostler — Bridges
•  Eckhart Tolle — The Power of Now
•  Richard Schwartz — No Bad Parts
•  Richard Schwartz — You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For
• All Together You (Christian IFS resource mentioned in discussion) 

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What if early Christianity was far more mystical, diverse, and spiritually empowering than we’ve been taught?

In this profound conversation, Megan Farner sits down with historian, theologian, and mystic Maxine Hanks to explore the hidden streams of early Christianity, Gnosticism, Sophia wisdom traditions, Mary Magdalene, the divine feminine, and the teachings of the resurrected Christ. Together they discuss the Nag Hammadi texts, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, Valentinian Christianity, and the idea of gnosis as direct experiential knowledge of God.

00:00 – Community updates & retreat
 02:20 – Introducing Maxine Hanks
 05:52 – Maxine’s spiritual journey
 10:09 – Mysticism vs. institutional religion
 12:04 – What is Gnosticism?
 14:09 – Early Christianity after Jesus
 16:10 – The teachings of the resurrected Christ
 19:27 – The Gospel of Thomas
 23:02 – Jesus, women & the disciples
 26:13 – Different early Christian movements
 27:40 – The Council of Nicaea
 29:44 – The Nag Hammadi discovery
 33:00 – Mary Magdalene’s role
 36:25 – Core Gnostic beliefs
 40:29 – Megan’s rediscovery of Gnosticism
 44:00 – Reading scripture mystically
 48:51 – The Pleroma & divine fullness
 50:15 – The inner church vs. outer church
 53:00 – Recommended books & texts
 55:21 – The Hymn of the Pearl
 58:43 – Reconciling Christian traditions
 01:00:18 – Why Gnostic teachings were suppressed
 01:02:43 – Direct connection to God
 01:05:37 – Ritual, sacraments & transformation
 01:09:11 – Archons, archetypes & discernment
 01:13:26 – Sophia & divine wisdom
 01:18:24 – The Gnostic resurrection
 01:20:39 – Symbols, rituals & spiritual maturity

Maxine Hanks is a historian and theologian specializing in gender in religion, Mormon studies, Christian liturgy, mysticism, and feminist theology. She is the editor of Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism and has spent decades studying early Christianity, Gnostic traditions, sacramental theology, and the divine feminine.

Books, texts, and Scholars Referenced:

• Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism — Maxine Hanks 
• The Wisdom Jesus — Cynthia Bourgeault 
• The Meaning of Mary Magdalene — Cynthia Bourgeault 
• The Jesus Dynasty — James Tabor 
•  Gospels of Thomas, Philip, Mary, Judas, the Savior
•  Pistis Sophia 
•  Apocryphons of James and John
•  Acts of Thomas 
•  The Hymn of the Pearl 
•  Thunder Perfect Mind 
•  Karen King 
•  Elaine Pagels 
•  Carl Jung 
•  Philo of Alexandria 
•  Valentinus 

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Want to make prayer more meaningful, powerful, and spiritually alive? In this episode of Hidden Wisdom, Megan Farner explores a deeper approach to prayer centered on divine alignment, receptivity, healing, and co-creation with God. If prayer has felt repetitive, dry, or unanswered, this conversation offers a transformative new lens.

Learn how posture, gratitude, visualization, asking better questions, spiritual gifts, and meditative stillness can help you receive clearer answers and a stronger connection to the divine. Megan also explores symbolism in the prayer circle, faith as creation, repentance as healing, and how to move beyond checklist prayers into a living spiritual practice.

Whether you’re seeking answers, peace, healing, or a closer relationship with God, this episode offers practical tools to deepen your prayer life.

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Hidden Wisdom
 00:58 Why this episode on prayer matters
 01:59 How to make prayer more meaningful
 06:31 Entering divine presence through prayer
 07:21 Traditional prayer vs spiritually mature prayer
 08:19 Prayer as alignment with God
 09:29 Faith, creation, masculine & feminine energy
 11:25 Repentance as healing false beliefs
 13:07 Prayer as a womb space for transformation
 14:16 Does prayer require a certain posture?
 18:11 Why closing your eyes can deepen prayer
 22:54 “Enter into thy closet” symbolism explained
 25:21 Rethinking how we address God
 27:22 Correct understanding of God & faith
 29:48 A powerful alternative Lord’s Prayer
 33:30 Activities you can do during prayer
 35:51 Gratitude as spiritual frequency
 40:40 Asking better questions in prayer
 44:12 Self-forgiveness and healing
 47:52 Ask, seek, knock explained
 49:38 How answers to prayer actually come
 51:35 Spiritual gifts and receiving revelation
 54:06 Should we pray for others?
 58:07 Symbolism of the prayer circle
 01:02:14 Building a meditative prayer practice
 01:04:25 Prayer transforms your inner world
 01:07:28 Final encouragement

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•  Navigating the Church Q&A Event: May 14th, 7 PM Mountain Time 

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In this final episode of House of Learning: Understanding the Doctrine of the Temple, Meghan Farner and Cory Jensen conclude the course by sharing three essential keys for becoming a living temple of God and applying the principles of spiritual transformation in everyday life.

Building on the example of the Brother of Jared and the temple pattern explored throughout the series, this lesson focuses on how seekers can actively engage revelation, discern truth from deception, and patiently walk the lifelong path of spiritual growth with Jesus Christ.

You’ll learn:

✨ Why seeking personal revelation is essential for spiritual transformation
 ✨ How God teaches individuals uniquely and personally
 ✨ How to discern Satan’s half-truths and avoid spiritual deception
 ✨ Why scripture patterns protect against confusion and false guidance
 ✨ How spiritual growth unfolds through seasons, patience, and trust
 ✨ Why becoming a temple is a lifelong process, not a one-time event
 ✨ How relationship with Christ anchors all spiritual development
 ✨ Why grace and effort work together in real discipleship
 ✨ How to remain faithful, hopeful, and grounded during spiritual maturation

This episode also offers personal testimony, practical counsel, and encouragement for seekers who desire deeper intimacy with God, greater discernment, and authentic spiritual embodiment. 

If you’ve ever wondered how to move beyond spiritual theory into lived transformation, how to walk daily with Christ, or how to become a dwelling place for God’s presence, this closing lesson offers clarity, reassurance, and inspiration.

🌿 This episode concludes a 17-week course exploring the symbolic and transformational meaning of the temple.
 🌿 For guided reflection, journaling tools, deeper study resources, and community conversation, explore the Hidden Wisdom app (link below).

⚠️ This content reflects personal spiritual study and interpretation. Viewers are encouraged to seek personal revelation, honor sacred covenants, and engage with discernment.

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How do you break free from scarcity mindset, self-sabotage, and limiting beliefs? In this powerful episode of Hidden Wisdom, Megan Farner sits down with Greg Denning to explore abundance, agency, alignment, family leadership, spiritual maturity, and what it truly means to live an extraordinary life.

Greg shares his journey from poverty and hardship at age 16 to building a thriving family, business, and life of freedom. Together they unpack how false identities keep people stuck, why results don’t lie, how words shape reality, and what God may truly want for us beyond blind obedience.

If you’ve ever felt trapped, limited, spiritually frustrated, or ready for more—this conversation will challenge and inspire you.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Greg Denning
01:30 Greg’s difficult childhood and leaving home at 16
03:15 A life-changing encounter with God
04:42 Mission experience and discovering purpose through teaching
05:43 God, abundance, and breaking scarcity beliefs
07:30 How victim mentality keeps people poor and stuck
10:16 Why money isn’t evil—and why abundance matters
11:30 How scarcity mindset gets programmed into us
15:27 Identity, ego, and false beliefs
17:37 Nothing changes until you change
20:06 Alignment: the secret to getting what you want
23:50 Why hypocrisy blocks spiritual growth
27:02 Start here: do what you say you’ll do
30:22 The power of words to shape reality
33:29 Why conformity kills courage
35:26 God exists outside the boxes
40:27 Facing the abyss and spiritual maturity
43:03 Does God really want obedience?
46:28 Becoming who you truly are
48:08 Results don’t lie: the fruit of alignment
52:08 Practical steps to build an abundant life
55:06 Where to connect with Greg
57:53 The “upper fringe” idea and spiritual special forces
01:00:19 Closing thoughts

Greg Denning is a family lifestyle and business consultant, speaker, coach, and author focused on helping parents and entrepreneurs build extraordinary family lives. He and his wife Rachel have been married for 25 years, raised seven children, traveled to over 60 countries, and built a location-independent business. Greg is the founder of Formidable Family Man and co-creator of Extraordinary Family Life.

Formidable Family Men: FormidableFamilyMen.com
Extraordinary Family Life: ExtraordinaryFamilyLife.com
Greg’s Podcast: Formidable Family Man
Greg & Rachel’s Podcast: Extraordinary Family Life

Resources & References
Books Mentioned:
Outwitting the Devil — Napoleon Hill
The Science of Getting Rich — Wallace D. Wattles
Religionless Christianity — Eric Metaxas
Letter to the American Church — Eric Metaxas
My Descent Into Death
The Genius of Jesus

Thinkers Mentioned:
Carl Jung
Wayne Dyer
Francis Bacon
Henry David Thoreau
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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In this episode of House of Learning: Understanding the Doctrine of the Temple, Meghan Farner and Cory Jensen explore the Brother of Jared as a powerful scriptural archetype for what it truly means to become a living temple of God.

Drawing from the Book of Ether, this lesson reveals how the Brother of Jared’s life mirrors the temple pattern of spiritual progression, covenant relationship, revelation, repentance, sacrifice, faith, and ultimately piercing the veil to encounter Jesus Christ.

Viewers are invited to see scripture not merely as history, but as a living map for spiritual transformation and divine intimacy.

You’ll learn:

✨ Why becoming the temple goes far beyond outward religious behavior
 ✨ How the Brother of Jared’s journey mirrors the temple endowment pattern
 ✨ How discernment, intercession, repentance, and obedience shape spiritual maturity
 ✨ Why revelation requires initiative, asking, seeking, and knocking
 ✨ How faith grows through real spiritual wrestling and trust
 ✨ What it means to pierce the veil of unbelief
 ✨ How divine light transforms the soul from within
 ✨ Why Christ reveals Himself to those who pursue Him
 ✨ How your own life story reflects sacred spiritual archetypes

This episode also explores how the Book of Mormon functions as a temple text and why the stories preserved in scripture invite every seeker into personal encounter, transformation, and embodied discipleship. 

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If you’ve ever wondered how scripture connects to your spiritual journey, what it means to become a temple, or how to experience deeper personal revelation and intimacy with Christ, this lesson offers profound insight and encouragement.

🌿 This episode is part of a 17-week course releasing weekly on YouTube.
 🌿 For guided reflection, journaling tools, deeper study resources, and community conversation, explore the Hidden Wisdom app (link below).

⚠️ This content reflects personal spiritual study and interpretation. Viewers are encouraged to seek personal revelation, honor sacred covenants, and engage with discernment.

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Can you really hear messages from God, angels, or spirit guides? In this episode of Hidden Wisdom, Michael McAdams shares powerful experiences of spiritual communication, intuitive guidance, and messages received from beyond the physical realm.

Explore how intuition works, how to discern divine guidance from your own thoughts, and how anyone can develop the ability to receive spiritual insight. From real-life stories to practical tools, this conversation bridges faith, intuition, and direct spiritual experience.

If you've ever felt guided, protected, or nudged by something greater—this episode will help you understand and trust it.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Michael McAdams
 01:19 Spiritual Upbringing & Early Questions
 03:05 Discovering Intuition & Psychic Abilities
 04:58 Learning to Trust Spiritual Guidance
 05:48 His Mother’s Spiritual Gift & Messages
 08:44 How to Receive Messages (Practical Method)
 10:12 Protection, Intention & Discernment
 11:14 Distinguishing Your Thoughts vs. Incoming Guidance
 13:35 The Spiritual Realm Explained
 14:21 Powerful Message from Spirit (Confirmation)
 17:44 Why These Messages Feel Personal
 20:27 Message from Higher Spirit Teachers
 21:08 Surrender, Trust & Letting Go
 23:19 Who Are Spirit Guides?
 24:12 The Structure of the Spiritual Realm
 25:51 Belief vs. Knowing (Spiritual Authority)
 26:55 Wisdom Through Experience
 28:42 The Power of Intention
 29:01 Do We All Have Spirit Guides?
 31:20 Real-Life Example of Divine Guidance
 32:31 How Spirit Guides Interact with Us
 34:49 Rethinking Heaven, Hell & Judgment
 37:22 Recommended Spiritual Resources
 40:05 What Makes This Message Unique
 41:02 Learning to Trust Yourself
 43:29 Walking with God Through Life
 45:12 “Greatness in Spirit” Message
 49:08 What God’s Voice Feels Like
 50:10 How to Start Receiving Guidance
 52:48 Final Thoughts & Where to Find Michael

Michael McAdams is a lifelong spiritual seeker and author of An Angel Told Me So, a collection of messages received through his mother over more than two decades. Raised in a deeply religious Pentecostal environment, Michael’s journey led him to explore broader spiritual truths, intuitive development, and communication with spirit teachers. Through his work, he aims to help others awaken their own ability to receive guidance and deepen their connection with the divine.

Links:

•  Spirit Speaks Website 
•  Book: An Angel Told Me So (available via website)

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In this episode of House of Learning: Understanding the Doctrine of the Temple, Meghan Farner and Cory Jensen explore Jesus Christ as the King of Kings and how temple symbolism testifies of the immeasurable price He paid to redeem humanity.

This lesson examines the ancient concept of the “king’s ransom,” covenant accountability, and how former temple penalties symbolically testified of Christ’s suffering, sacrifice, mercy, and ultimate triumph over spiritual and physical death.

Viewers are invited to see covenant not only as blessing and responsibility, but also as a sacred system that reveals the cost of redemption and the depth of Christ’s love.

You’ll learn:

✨ What the “king’s ransom” reveals about Christ’s atoning sacrifice
 ✨ How covenant penalties symbolized justice, accountability, and mercy
 ✨ The spiritual meaning of Christ suffering both physical and spiritual death
 ✨ Why mercy can only extend after justice is fulfilled
 ✨ How the absence of final penalties symbolizes victory and exaltation
 ✨ The deeper symbolism of garment marks and covenant wounds
 ✨ How justice and mercy are reconciled through Christ’s sacrifice
 ✨ The balance of divine masculine and feminine in covenant theology
 ✨ How the veil represents reconciliation, healing, and union with Christ

This episode also explores how the marks of the garment and veil can be understood as symbols of Christ’s wounds, covenant union, and the transformative embrace of the Atonement. 

If you’ve ever wondered how the temple testifies of Jesus Christ, what covenant symbolism truly means, or how Christ’s sacrifice operates spiritually in your own life, this lesson offers deep clarity, reverence, and spiritual insight.

🌿 This episode is part of a 17-week course releasing weekly on YouTube.
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What if the Beatitudes aren’t just a list of virtues—but a roadmap for spiritual transformation?

In this episode of Hidden Wisdom, Megan Farner and Cory Jensen explore the Beatitudes as a powerful pattern of ascension—moving from spiritual awakening, through transformation, and ultimately into union with God. This conversation reveals how Christ’s teachings outline a step-by-step inner journey: emptying the false, receiving truth, becoming whole, and embodying divine love.

You’ll learn how concepts like being “poor in spirit,” “meek,” and “pure in heart” are not just moral ideals—but stages in a deeply transformative process. Plus, a profound discussion on what it really means to become a peacemaker—and why that can only happen after inner healing and alignment.

If you’ve ever felt like there’s more depth to Jesus’ teachings than you’ve been taught, this episode will open your eyes.

00:00 Introduction & Retreat Announcement
 02:50 Reframing the Beatitudes: More Than Virtues
 05:30 The Pattern of Ascension in Scripture
 09:20 Internal Transformation vs Religious Busyness
 11:30 Poor in Spirit: Awakening to Need
 14:30 Mourning & Reconnection with God
 18:45 Meekness: Surrendering Control
 20:50 The Three Stages of Transformation Explained
 21:00 Hungering for Righteousness
 23:30 Receiving & Extending Mercy
 26:50 Pure in Heart: Inner Unity & Integrity
 28:40 Becoming a Peacemaker (What It REALLY Means)
 31:30 Can You Skip Steps to Be a Peacemaker?
 33:00 Heart at War vs Heart at Peace
 34:20 Seeing Others Through God’s Eyes
 37:20 Persecution & Spiritual Mission
 41:20 Temple Symbolism & Ascension Pattern
 46:00 Beatitudes vs Jacob’s “Woes” (Contrast Pattern)
 56:40 The Two Paths: Ascension vs Descent
 58:30 Ask, Seek, Knock: The Invitation to All
 01:00:00 The Journey Never Ends

Resources & References

• The Wisdom Jesus by Cynthia Bourgeault 
• The Anatomy of Peace by The Arbinger Institute 
•  The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7) 
•  2 Nephi 9 (Jacob’s discourse comparison)

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In this episode of House of Learning: Understanding the Doctrine of the Temple, Meghan Farner and Cory Jensen explore the temple endowment as a symbolic coronation of Jesus Christ — revealing how every element of the ceremony testifies of Christ’s divine kingship, sacrificial descent, and redemptive mission.

This lesson reframes kingship not as worldly power or domination, but as servant leadership, humility, sacrifice, and love. Viewers are invited to see the endowment not only as a map of their own spiritual journey, but also as a sacred witness of Christ’s path of condescension, atonement, and exaltation as Eternal King.

You’ll learn:

✨ Why all temple symbolism ultimately bears record of Jesus Christ
 ✨ How the endowment reflects Christ’s coronation as King of Kings
 ✨ The spiritual meaning of royal emblems including the scepter, orb, sword, robe, and crown
 ✨ How Christ’s descent below all things enabled humanity’s ascent
 ✨ Why true kingship is expressed through service, humility, and sacrifice
 ✨ How temple symbols reveal Christ’s role as Redeemer, Mediator, and Bridegroom
 ✨ What it means to become joint-heirs and co-creators with Christ
 ✨ How masculine and feminine spiritual paths complement one another in divine ascension

This episode also explores how everyday life, parenting, service, and sacrifice become sacred pathways for embodying Christlike kingship and queenship in lived discipleship. 

If you’ve ever wondered how the temple testifies of Jesus Christ, what royal symbolism truly represents, or how divine kingship transforms ordinary life, this lesson offers profound spiritual insight and reverent clarity.

🌿 This episode is part of a 17-week course releasing weekly on YouTube.
 🌿 For guided reflection, journaling tools, deeper study resources, and community conversation, explore the Hidden Wisdom app (link below).

⚠️ This content reflects personal spiritual study and interpretation. Viewers are encouraged to seek personal revelation, honor sacred covenants, and engage with discernment.

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