Speaking Spirit

John welcomes an internationally-known shamanic practitioner and teacher, Dory Cote, to discuss living shamanically. How do the tools and understanding of shamans relate to us in this modern world.

John and Dory talk about what shamanism is - how it is not a religion, has no dogma, and no leaders. But there is a unifying set of beliefs that come from shamanic practice - animism, for instance. Spirits are all around us.

They also discuss how shamans live integrally, with the knowledge gained from being in a relationship with the spirit world, and from the practice of shamanic journeying.

John welcomes guest, Rebecca Quave, to talk about Love as the underlying nature of who you really are.

When we speak of spiritual love, unlike the physical emotion of love, it is without the opposite it is your true nature. Love is intimately linked with following your true path and finding your purpose. Rebecca is an expert at helping people find this out.

Here are some free resources that Rebecca has offered to our listeners.

Find out more about what Rebecca has to offer at: https://beacons.ai/RebeccaQ 

At the core of your being is a divine spark that is unborn, undying, timeless, and perfect. This is your divine self, Buddha-nature, Atman, Christ consciousness, etc. Spiritual systems have different terms for this.

In this episode, shamanic practitioner John Moore goes deep into the reality of the spiritual self to peel back the layers to reveal what we are - divinity connected to everything.

He talks about the characteristics of our divinity, and ways we can have a greater experience of identifying with our beingness.

What do lucid dreaming, astral projection, and shamanic journeying have in common? They can all be forms of soul travel.

In this episode, shamanic practitioner and dream expert, John Moore, describes different forms of dreams. He then goes into what happens during lucid dreams.

He describes the middle world of shamanism and what happens during astral projection and shamanic journeying.

Want to live an extra 9 years without changing your diet or exercise? Study after study has shown that expressions of gratitude can have an immense impact on our well-being.

Shamanic practitioner, John Moore welcomes his guest, Liza Dimitry to talk about gratitude and positivity, and how we can experience them in our daily lives. John and Liza delve into the dark side of positivity - spiritual bypassing to talk about the dangerous aspects of using positivity to reinforce the shadow.

What are the roots of suffering, and how can we use spiritual methods to transform suffering from lead into gold.

This episode discusses alchemy, from the physical practical perspective to the transformative practices that permeate spirituality. From hermetic practices to Taoism, to the Tarot - Alchemical symbolism is everywhere.

Several methods of spiritual alchemy are outlined, while books and additional resources are recommended. John gives practices both for self-transformation and for transforming the suffering of the world.

Finally, John discusses the meaning of peace. We wish people peace a lot, and that can be a spiritual goal, but what is it really?

What is the poverty mindset and how do we manifest more abundance in our lives? How do we recognize it and overcome it?

John welcomes guests Jessica Verrill, Founder and CEO of Blue Indigo Publishing Services to talk about clearing blocks to wealth and to visibility and the work she's doing to help bring more spiritual light to the world.

This episode explores the cultural, ancestral, and energetic concerns that keep us away from the success we want.

The movie and book The Secret made manifesting our dreams look easy, but why doesn't The Law of Attraction work for everyone?

Miracles are unexpected events, without ordinary explanation, that point to divinity. Using that definition, how we experience the world around us is a miracle. Consciousness itself is the greatest miracle.

In this episode, John breaks down how reality, as we experience it, is created - and we are the creators.

He goes on to explain how you can use everyday experiences of the miraculous to bring you closer to your own divine self.

Poet Robert Bly described the human shadow as a black bag we drag behind us full of discarded, disowned, and unknown parts of ourselves. So what is the shadow? How does it affect our day to day life, and how do we work with it?

What are the dangers of not "cleaning up" our shadow? We cannot become fully integrated when parts of ourselves aren't even conscious.

Host, John Moore describes the shadow and how it is a driving force in our lives. After defining the shadow, he talks about how to become aware of what's in our shadows as a step towards integrating the disowned parts.

In. this episode, John gives a definition of shamanism, its 3 main components, and answers a number of common questions.

• What is a shaman, and where does the word come from?
• Do all. shamans use hallucinatory plant medicine
• What is the history of shamanic practice?
• What cultures practice shamanism
• What about nature spirits, faeries, elves, gnomes, etc?