(Follow Laura to see her work and content & check out some of the services she offers on her website in the links at the bottom. I apologize for the choppy recording and the long pause I didn’t realize id left a chunk of silence between the recordings I will eventually learn how to edit.)I absolutely loved recording this episode with Laura, she has definitely paved her own path and I am inspired by her story and the career she’s built for herself, I aspire to someday achieve her level of success in a career built around my passions and areas of interest just as she’s done with her practice. I hope this episode is as thought provoking and inspiring for those listening as it was for us recording it. I meant to bring this up before but since it’s a little late I’ll hope people read descriptions. I know not everyone is as open to learning about the occult or anything to do with paganism really, that being said i want to say I am not necessarily apart of any practice or religion since its closest to mysticism which belongs to all and none. Overall I love learning about beliefs in any context wether it be from someone of a particular religion or reading a book/article about it, it has opened my mind to all kinds of revelations about humanity in general or just within myself all being positive, neutral or healthy in some way which is one reason why I insist even the most devout believers, skeptics, atheists and anyone else look into origins, symbolism, beliefs, etc if they have the attention for it anyway. You’d be surprised where many of these modern practices came from and just how much “paganism” or “the occult” is interwoven into not just our everyday lives but in all kinds of traditions within many cultures. Once you read enough you start seeing all the connections it’s hard not to see things about the world and humanity that prove how unfathomable and divine the universe is. My point put simply is that knowledge is power so don’t be quick to dismiss. As for those who think learning about things you were taught were wrong or taboo could cause your faith to waver or crumble entirely it’s more likely that the foundation you had in your faith to begin with wasn’t built to withstand. Regardless of your beliefs my content is for anyone willing to listen, I want anyone who does to be moved, intrigued, inspired, or at the very least be mildly amused. I hope to have people from many different faiths come on for a colab at some point to share and discuss the human condition through their eyes. I love learning all the ways humanity attempts to connect with the divine I hope anyone who tunes in feels connected and can share in experiences or feelings with me and those amazing people who join me in the discussion like Laura did with today’s episode! If this type of content intrigues you then follow or subscribe for more, contact me on one of my social media accounts if you want to collaborate on an episode or discuss all things metaphysical, spiritual and or philosophical. I also encourage anyone in fields of science psychology, theology, etc to pleas reach out so we can discuss and share what insights or what you’ve learned in your field that is most valuable or meaningful or anything that might be of some help to people. Contact Laura for a healing or intuitive reading on her website or check out some of her content links and usernames below www.LauofAttraction.co.uk

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I wanted to share this article with y’all but I’ll be recording more soon check it out and let me know what you think link to full article and website below https://lonerwolf.com/spiritual-alchemy/

This episode is a collaboration with my long time friend and supportive fellow artist Kyle Wilkerson he’s the founder and creator of full metal florist and has been making metal flower sculptures for a few years now and I’ve seen his work grow and evolve beautifully. He and a few fellow artist have once again started a humanitarian project to showcase his creations as well as help the community and donate to charity so check out some of the links below to donate and support the cause and if you’re interested in buying a piece he’s got an Etsy shop as well as a website where you can make orders or purchase an existing piece so check it out! Project harmony

https://www.artplode.com/artwork/Kyle-Wilkerson/Harmony-/6716

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I read from the drafts I wrote on my experience at the mental hospital and the effect it had on me I will be adding links to my new website as well as to some YouTube videos I feel further support my take on things I hope you all tune in again for more thank you

https://youtu.be/robCTO-hYvw

https://youtu.be/CFtsHf1lVI4 My website -https://metaphysicalrain.wordpress.com/

The audio is still not great but I’ll try to take down better notes and possibly have a guest next time below I’m adding the link to the experience I read https://www.awakeninthedream.com/articles/spiritual-emergence

I apologize for the audio quality and the skips I got a call and had to trim some of it so ignore the skips it wouldn’t cut the audio when it was supposed to and it’s a little glitchy sounding Cited articles and acknowledgements Article links

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-purpose/201912/the-varieties-mystical-experience?amp

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6707356/#S2title Article information

Curr Top Behav Neurosci. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2019 Aug 23.

Published in final edited form as:

Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2018; 36: 393–430.

doi: 10.1007/7854_2017_474

PMCID: PMC6707356

NIHMSID: NIHMS1044542

PMID: 28401522

Frederick S. Barrett1 and Roland R. Griffiths1,2

1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

2Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Please address correspondence to Frederick S. Barrett, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5510 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224. ‮ude.uhj@tterrabf‬. Phone: 410-550-9777.

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The publisher's final edited version of this article is available at Curr Top Behav Neurosci

See other articles in PMC that cite the published article.

Brief precursor to the rest of my podcast and and intro to my content pleas join me while I share my story and what spiritual insight I’ve gained over the years.