The Deep State Consciousness Podcast

Thomas Howell (Ishtar Ishaya) is a teacher of Ascension Meditation. In this interview he takes us through his fascinating life, from recalling early spiritual experiences, through tragedy and a near death experience, to spiritual exploration and a settling on Ascension

Thomas explains that he chose Ascension as a practice as it seeks to charm the mind with praise, gratitude and love, as opposed to using control or discipline. He found this gentle approach opened up profound states of non-dual awareness

Details of Ascension meditation and Thomas' other work (he teaches meditation and offers services in person and online) can be found at - http://www.ascension-meditation.com/ and http://www.awakenedlightastrology.com

Barnaby Adams is a graphic designer whose interest in non-dual spirituality has led him to develop the concept of 'Conscious Branding'. We talk about how a sense of authenticity can be brought into advertising services and the different kind of connection this creates with customers.

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 Senior Living Inquiries facilitator Fiona Robertson comes back on the podcast to talk about her essay, 'On Realising the Political is Personal'. We discuss how our political positions are inextricably linked to our core beliefs about life, both in terms of the positions we hold and the dogma or open mindedness which we hold them.

We go on to discuss how cultivating a relationship with a sense of self which is deeper than the opinions we hold can allow us to drop our addiction to certainty and engage with people in a more relational way. We ponder what the implications of this would be for our polarised political climate.

Read Fiona's essay, On Realising the Political is Personal

Tim Freke talks about the impact he's seen his book The Jesus Mysteries has had on people, often facilitating them re-finding their relationship with Jesus. Tim also talks about how, in contrast to other mythicist books, his is not an attack on Christianity but rather at attempt to reform it.

Details of Tim and Peter's book The Jesus Mysteries

Twenty years on from the Publication of Tim Freke and Peter Gandy's Best selling book The Jesus Mysteries, Tim talks about whether he still believes Jesus was not an historical figure but rather a mythological one. He also talks about the reaction the book generated and the critical responses he received.

Details of Tim and Peter's book The Jesus Mysteries

Simon returns to the podcast to talk about the influence science fiction had on him as a boy wishing to engage with the deepest questions. This ultimately inspired him to write his book, Star Pilgrim. We discuss how the novel arose from the imagination and the philosophical themes it contains.

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Clare Beckell is a Creative Attachment Therapist who works with children and pre and postnatal mothers. In this interview she explains what that work looks like and the powerfully transformative effect it can have for the parent child relationship. We also discuss the wider societal impact of neglecting the importance of supporting mothers and children in these early years – and the kind of society we could have if we did.

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Martin Wells is a psychotherapist working in the British NHS. He incorporates the wisdom of non-Duality into his practice and in this interview explains what a marriage of those two things looks like.

Martin goes on to talk about how holding a non-dual awareness as the therapist facilitates a sense of being deeply accepted for the client – and the transformational shifts that occur when the client starts to embrace the fundamental question of 'Who am I?'

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Rob Blake talks about his study of Shamanism and how he wove this into the practice of massage. He explains how he uses contact with the body as a way of facilitating healing on a spiritual, psychological and somatic level

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It's doubtlessly a good thing that the practice of Mindfulness has taken off over the past few years, although it also raises questions about simplification of spiritual practices. In this discussion with philosopher Tim Freke we talk about both the benefits and limitations of Mindfulness meditation and how can form a bases for a deeper investigation of the mysteries of the world and self.

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