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These five weird books will change your life. This isn’t a list of great books you’ve already read. No, no. These are a bit off the beaten path, but they all support a spirit-forward life. These will guide you, support you, and even entertain you, whether you are seeking enlightenment, sainthood, or a little growth in the right direction.

Below is the full list with links to buy them:

Spacecruiser Inquiry by A.H. Almaas

• Thiftbooks
• Bookshop.org

Getting Our Bodies Back by Christine Caldwell

• Thriftbooks
• Bookshop.org

New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton

• Thriftbooks
• Bookshop.org

Easyway to Quit Smoking by Allen Carr

• Thriftbooks
• Bookshop.org

The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller

• Thriftbooks
• Bookshop.org

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Boundaries define us. They draw the border of the country of ourselves. They help us negotiate relationships. They help us discover what's important to us. And when they are violated, they call us to go inward and pursue explosive personal growth.

The Circling practice in particular allows us to discover our edges and learn how to be artful when we move into deep territory in others. All that and more on this very special episode.

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It's our Halloween Episode of The Container! We discuss the power of masks that we wear in our lives: the Cool Guy, the Good Mother, the Professional, etc. Sometimes, we struggle to feel authentic while wearing masks, but there is so much more to what's going on. If we are really paying attention, it even touches our ability to shape reality.

We also see how circling is such a rich practice space to explore masks and how Halloween is the perfect technology to understand the best approach.

This is based broadly on our most recent newsletter, which you can find here. | https://the-containers-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/on-wearing-masks

Also, this episode marks our official two-year anniversary of the show. Thanks for being here for the ride.

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What do archetypal stories like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and the Gruffalo teach our families? How can we more consciously relate with these contemporary sources of mythic images? And can we use them to raise children and fortify ourselves on our own journeys?

Sean Wilkinson of Transformational Connection comes on The Container to answer all these questions (and many more).

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👉 https://www.transformationalconnection.org/

🌿 Book your stay at the Connection Hub in Portugal
Looking for a retreat space rooted in the practice of Surrendered Leadership? The Connection Hub in Portugal is now open for bookings. It’s a home for Circling intensives, relational immersions, and personal transformation. Visit the TC site for details and availability.
👉 https://www.transformationalconnection.com/transformational-connection-house-booking

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This episode is a can't miss. Hannah Hellsing comes on the podcast to talk about Power. And in a first for our show, Sigh hosts solo. Together, we explore the meaning of power and how we can work with it in the practice.

Just like the previous Jordan Myska Allen episode, this engages the evergreen issue of power in the practice but from an exciting new perspective.

Hannah Hellsing is a therapist and coach who has experience certifying through Transformational Connection's SAS program. If you'd like to work with here, you can reach her at: [email protected]

Here is a link to the Emerald episode Hannah refers to: On Powers, Great and Small

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Power dynamics and hierarchy are rarely talked about features of any community. In Circling, where so many participants value egalitarianism, this can become tricky.

So let’s dive into it with one of the world’s leading experts on the practice! Jordan Myska Allen is a veteran of the art of circling who has pioneered the practice while also creating an organization devoted to it.

On this episode, we explore the gifts and perils of power in a circle with him. And yeah, this is feeling like part one of a million-part series, doesn't it?

📚 Check out Jordan’s Substack here! (https://jordanmallen.substack.com/)
📚 Check out the Relateful Company here! (https://www.relateful.com/)

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Okay, so you've woken up. You've escaped the Matrix. Now what?

What do we actually do? And what kind of world can we start building now that we're on the spiritual path?

All this and much more with this massive interview.

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The amazing John Thompson comes back into The Container for a discussion coming at you from the very frontiers of the relational arts. We talk about how these practices can be taught to just about anybody, how to work with anger and eros, and how to artfully deploy boundaries.

Check out his incredible team at Transformational Connection.

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Do we have the ultimate unplug from the real Matrix? Did aliens implant religion into humanity as a psyop? What's going on with emotions anyway?

This conversation goes EXTREMELY deep into how we navigate moving into and out of the Matrix: the network of constructions, helpful fictions, ideologies, and notions that make up the world we know. 

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DISCLAIMER: Some of the conversation was a bit too controversial for the RSS feed, so we've put the full, unedited discussion up on our Patreon.

In this conversation, we welcome Rob Kancler back on the show to talk about the Matrix, both what it is and how we enter and exit it at will.

We discuss the implications of the Matrix on personal development, sexuality, and community dynamics. 

And yes, we lean HEAVILY on the metaphor of the Matrix.

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