The Pastor & Priestess

The Pastor & Priestess

By JT SmiedendorfReligion & SpiritualityChristianitySpirituality
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The Pastor & Priestess episodes

  • The Arc of Ego - Beena Sharma - Pastor and Priestess 0204

    Our series on integral philosophy and adult development continues with Beena Sharma who combines the worlds of adult development and polarity wisdom. Beena shares moments of mystical insight and conceptual breakthrough that married ego development with polarity wisdom. For us, such an intersection inevitably involves the sacred task of bringing into union elements of ourselves and the whole world.

    58 min
  • From Adulthood to Maturity - Rob McNamara - Pastor and Priestess 0202

    How does one move from simple adulthood to maturity? As a former Harvard lecturer and now Senior Monk and Integral Zen Dharma Holder, Rob McNamara brings the academic and the subtle spiritual to the question. Moving from basic stages of development to the farther reaches of growth, McNamara suggests there is much to be discovered after adulthood, even in a paradoxical stage known as ensoulment.

    51 min
  • Big Mind, Big Heart - Santiago Jimenez - Pastor and Priestess 0201

    To kick off our series on integral spirituality and adult development is guest Santiago Jimenez, a Zen monk who teaches in the lineage of Zen Master Genpo Roshi, and Shinzen Young. Santiago is also an accomplished musician, industrial engineer, integral facilitator, and serves as the current director of the Integral Center Colombia, one of the pioneer integral institutions in Latin America.

    56 min
  • Psychedelics and Christianity - Hunt Priest - Pastor and Priestess 0121

    A Christian psychedelic society? Yes, there is one! After his own experience in a psilocybin study of religious leaders, The Rev. Hunt Priest founded Ligare, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the church about psychedelics and their potential benefits. Hunt shares his psychedelic and faith journeys with us as well as what lies ahead.

    1 hr 2 min
  • Spirituality IS Healing - Joe Tafur - Pastor and Priestess 0120

    Joe Tafur is not your everyday physician. Both a trained physician and a trained Ayahuascero, Dr. Joe Tafur researches mind-body healing, leads a new kind of spiritual community, and directs a nonprofit. In this episode, he shares his understanding of healing and spirituality and of the role of psychedelics in supporting healing. Spoiler Alert: Love is what heals.

    1 hr 8 min
  • Field Trip to Inner Divinity - Randy Scharlach - Pastor and Priestess 0119

    Dr. Randy Scharlach is a radiation oncologist, trained at Yale and UCLA medical schools. Randy holds a unique position as both a medical doctor and a spiritual guide offering support for those seeking healing from psychedelic medicines. Having personally recovered from a deep depression thanks to plant medicine, he is giving back to the plants by serving as Director of Consciousness Studies for the for-profit company, Field Trip Health. In this conversation, we explore Randy's personal and professional journey and what it tells us about plant medicine and spiritual life.

    49 min
  • Good Medicine - Jody England and SunOtter Martinico - Pastor and Priestess 0118
    Our series on Psychedelics and Spirituality continues with two of Priestess Allison’s teachers, Jody England and SunOtter Martinico.
    Jody was raised as Baptist, and then went on to become an atheist, a psycho-therapist, and an energy healer before turning her attention to facilitating plant medicine ceremonies. In the meantime, she worked in the corporate financial world, built a 6-figure online business, published a successful podcast, and launched a training dojo for leaders and citizens of the New Earth.
    SunOtter Martinico was raised Catholic and, like Jody, became an atheist at one point in her life. She was born to a Pure’pecha/Apache mother and Sicilian father, and developed her soul-force in the fires of poverty, racism, and abuse – on the edge and outside the comforts of a sane and stable home life.    After studying psychology and philosophy, SunOtter worked for 10 years supporting disadvantaged youth. She began her medicine journey with the Lakota and served in this tradition as a Water Pourer for Sweat Lodge, a Vision Quest Guide, and Pipe Carrier. She then apprenticed and trained for 16 years to become a Carrier of the Origin Teachings of the Delicate Lodge – a 35,000 year old lineage rooted in the ancient native cultures of the Americas.
    In our conversation, both women share how they found their way back to God and made the journey to ceremonial leadership in various shamanic traditions. We explore how they were called to lead a program called Good Medicine, a training circle for plant medicine carriers to hone their craft in a potent and responsible way through learning, practice, community and accountability.
    1 hr 4 min
  • Psychedelics and Spirituality - Pastor and Priestess 0116
    This episode begins a series on Psychedelics and Spirituality. In this episode, Pastor JT and Priestess Allison share their own stories of sacramental prayer and explain how and why plant medicines can be a powerful spiritual practice, when held wisely. If you're interested in the psychedelic renaissance, start here!
    45 min

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The Pastor and Priestess are bringing it all together; pagan and Christian, ancient and future, soul and body, masculine and feminine. Join them to explore the deep psycho-spiritual roots of what…