Every generation in the United States has become less religious than the one before. What is happening with organized religion, and where are people going to satiate their spiritual needs? This week, Mory and Melissa finally tackle the divide between spirituality and religion, using everything from poll data, personal testimony, and a healthy dose of skepticism. Can one be both religious and spiritual? What is the essence of religion, and how does it differ from that of spirituality? What happens when we have to choose between familiar traditions and personal dignity? Tune in to hear the Beans answer tough questions - but, as always, stay for the cringiest of cringes and the most delightful delights.

• Pew Center poll: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/religious-landscape-study/
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Melissa & Mory shake up our traditional episode format by answering questions submitted by you, the listeners! They talk about their own personal journeys with a little catch-up chat, and Mory gives advice. Melissa says “So wise…” many many times. Tell us how you feel about this change of speed in our DMs, and submit more questions, too!

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A listener asked us an excellent question, and we responded in this episode! How can parents cultivate intuition in their children? Mory shares the principles of intuitive parenting while Melissa works on applying them to some real-life examples. The bottom line is that all children are born with an inner knowing, and often the best thing a parent can do is to support their relationship to that knowing. To learn just what that looks like, you’ll have to tune in. We absolutely loved responding to a listener’s question: if you have a question about purpose or intuition you’d like clarity on, slide into our DM’s!

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Are you sleepwalking your way through your relationship? If you think the answer may be yes, don’t make any drastic decisions— listen to this episode first, where Melissa and Mory talk about how to build conscious relationships in which you are naming and attending to your needs rather than staying silent and ashamed about them. They discuss the pillars of a healthy relationship, but also how to strengthen an unconscious relationship into a conscious one, in the context of their own marriages. Melissa presents a business proposal.

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This week Mory and Melissa pull back the curtain on energy with world-renowned expert Prune Harris. We throw the word “energy” around in everyday speech, but what exactly do we mean? Ever since she was a child, Prune has been able to see the emotional, spiritual, and somatic energy surrounding us - she’s been working over the past several decades to help other people see it too. Energy plays a fundamental role in our reality, as shown in fields as far flung as quantum physics and acupuncture. This episode, Prune leads practices for energy replenishment, Mory asks about so-called “energy vampires,” and Melissa is dying to know the color of her aura.

• Visit Prune Harris’s website: https://www.pruneharris.com/your-radiant-soul
• What Colour is Your Soul? - Free eBook, download link: www.pruneharris.com/soul-colour
• Watch Prune’s YouTube videos on energetics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJNhgDilz1NOYY4_Kmx2HQ
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What do you, a mythological bird, and the Mother of Dragons all have in common? You will all rise from the ashes of hardship a stronger version of yourself. This week, Mory and Melissa explain the Phoenix Process— the journey of stepping into your Higher Self after a difficult, unexpected life event. Mory breaks down the stages of the process to Melissa. The two share experiences of their own phoenix processes and compare notes with public figures who have done the same. If you’re going through a hard time right now, Signal is here for you!

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Sensitivity has been demonized by overbearing parents, sensationalist media, and systems of oppression. This week the Beans investigate what “being sensitive” is actually all about - and also, what it means to be a highly sensitive person. It turns out that high sensitivity is a normal part of life. Mory and Melissa report back on their own experiences with being able (or not being able to) sense changes in their environment, how one might approach being overwhelmed by physical sensation, and how this overlaps with being an empath. Last but not least, you won’t want to miss Mory discussing the wonders of coffee creamer.

• Highly Sensitive Person test: https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/
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This week on the podcast, Mory finally answers the question we’ve all been wondering since the start of this podcast: What is purpose? And how do I find it? Mory breaks down her purpose formula for Melissa, who does the math of her own life. Will Melissa finally get her answer to a seven-year-long question? Revelations are had, tears are shed, and off-key singing abounds— all the hits!

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The Beans are back this week with another special guest: Gala Magriña, pioneer in the field of holistic interior design. Most interior design focuses on form and function - whether or not a room looks good and works well. Gala sees the spaces we inhabit in a more dynamic way. Our rooms always reflect our emotional landscapes, something she helps clients discover through her “Beyond Spaces” visitations. As a medium can divine one’s future by reading a palm, Gala can identify one’s internal struggles by reading a room. Join us this week to hear a boat load of banter, to listen to Melissa’s application for an unpaid internship, and to learn how Gala finds the “interior” in “interior design.”

• Sign up for Gala's course: https://galamagrinadesign.com/beyond-spaces-course
• Tune into Gala's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3izwTMg7wTuaSaqo7jh1Rw?si=ov6t5P3_Rkq_4Ga2Xshqtw

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A very special and very published guest joins Mory and Melissa today: Blaise Agüera y Arcas, CTO of Tech and Society at Google and author of the book Who Are We Now?. Mory and Melissa pepper Blaise with questions about his approach to his book (well, or Mory asks, while Melissa gapes open-mouthedly). The breadth of material under Blaise’s belt is nothing short of impressive: from the demographic divide between urban and rural, to monogamy as a form of social control, to human symbiosis with artificial intelligence. Combining graphs upon graphs with a compelling narrative, Blaise gives insight into the process of creating Who Are We Now? and its attempt to answer the questions: What makes human identity? And what drives us apart?

• Buy Who Are We Now? here: https://hatandbeard.com/products/who-are-we-now-by-blaise-aguera-y-arcas
• Available for free here: https://whoarewenow.net/
• Find Blaise on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/blaiseaguera?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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