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"Without your entrance to greater reality in this life, greater reality has no entrance to this life. The meaning of all of this life [of yours] isn't as it appears. The meaning of this life is for greater reality to manifest through all the forms of this life." - John de Ruiter. New podcast Episodes are released weekly on iTunes. Visit www.johnderuiter.com for audio and video releases of John's meetings and to register for live seminars.
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The Aether

SpectreVision Radio

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The Aether: A podcast exploring consciousness, esotericism, and the paranormal through storytelling, research, and sound. From ghost encounters and psychic dreams to death, ritual, and symbolism, host Nicole Johnstone — a lifelong experiencer, woman of color, and dedicated student of High Magic — synthesizes direct encounters with the unseen and immersive guest deep-dives to uncover what moves through the subtle realms. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection bet ...
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Inspired by Bruce Lee's famous quote about being formless and adaptable like water, Daniel seeks to explore unconventional topics, theories, and what makes people tick ... with the help of his friends.
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Unlocking the creative within takes courage, ownership, and a sense of freedom. Somewhere between the form and formless is your creation power. My goal with Intrinsic Mindset is to have inspired conversations, whatever that looks like.
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"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water." Put ego aside, take ownership of your actions, and never stop learning. This podcast discusses how to live physically, mentally, and a spiritually healthy life. We explore nutrition, physical fitness, sports, meditation, and even philosophy to help you grow into the person you want to be.
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Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

Satipatthana Meditation Society of Canada

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Mindfulness Insight meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana) and Buddhist teachings/Dhamma Talks as taught through the Theravada Buddhism tradition. Sayar Myat gives Dhamma talks on teachings of the Buddha as well as instructions on Pure Vipassana meditation as prescribed by the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw. Visit the YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5tPybGb9wm03HdeLIjARA Website: www.satipatthana.ca For Donations and Memberships visit: https://satipatthana.ca/donation/
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Ancient Anecdotes is a colorful collection of Indian stories with profound symbolisms that captivate both adolescents and adults. It offers practical insights for real-life problems and allows listeners to appreciate Indian culture as experienced by previous generations. We ListenCubs, aim to bring these stories with authenticity while providing self-help for the specified age groups.
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Anand Talks

Anand Srinivassan

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Welcome everyone! This is my podcast channel where I have casual conversations with guests on a wide range of subjects. We don't have any plan or agenda in these talks other than just exchanging ideas. Hope you enjoy this channel and share it among your friends and family. அனைவரையும் வரவேற்கிறோம்! இது எனது போட்காஸ்ட் சேனல் ஆகும், அங்கு நான் விருந்தினர்களுடன் பலதரப்பட்ட விஷயங்களில் சாதாரண உரையாடல்களை நடத்துகிறேன். இந்தப் பேச்சுக்களில் வெறும் யோசனைகளைப் பரிமாறிக் கொள்வதைத் தவிர வேறு எந்த திட்ட ...
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The life stories of the great sages, saints, gurus, and incarnations or avatars. In this podcast series, RajShree Maa will be narrating all about a Sage, Saint, Guru and an Incarnation or Avatar. Sage: A sage is a Wiseman who has the wisdom and knowledge about the Truth of God. Examples of sages are Chanakya, Hemadripant, Confucious, Tsun Zu. A sage is also a philosopher like Aristotle or Socrates. Saint: A saint is a person who has manifested to serve the purpose of the divine Lord Almighty ...
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A 28-DAY NON-DUAL MEDITATION CHALLENGE Welcome to a journey of deep transformation! This meditation course will teach you how to access the freedom of real Awareness—beyond the noise of the thinking mind. Through daily 10–15 minute guided sessions, you’ll learn to unhook from mental patterns and stay clear and grounded, even in the midst of chaos. This is not just about relaxation—it’s about growth, resilience, and leading from your most aware Self. What you’ll gain: The ability to remain pr ...
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The Philosophical Minds Podcast is a thought-provoking exploration of Western esotericism, alchemy, and occult traditions. Featuring conversations with leading practitioners and experts, the show delves into ancient wisdom, metaphysical concepts, and transformative spiritual practices. With a strong emphasis on Theurgic , Neoplatonic, Gnostic, and Rosicrucian traditions, the podcast also explores esoteric mystery traditions both past and present. Ranging from the psycho-spiritual to the mate ...
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This episode introduces Formless Sphere Consciousness (Arūpāvacara Citta) and the four formless jhānas: infinite space, infinite consciousness, nothingness, and neither-perception-nor-non-perception. It explains how these refined states arise after mastering the fifth form-sphere jhāna and how they relate to the formless Brahma realms. The talk als…
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Chiemsee, Germany Event - April 16, 2015 Evening. In a world of myriad choices, how can you really know which direction to take? John's answer makes it very simple. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. For more information about John de Ruiter go…
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Dear The Aether listeners, I’ll be pausing weekly broadcasts to bank episodes, line up some exciting new guests, and build the foundation of the show more intentionally, subrosa & under the cover of winter. The Aether returns in conjunction with the Wheel, just before the Spring Equinox on Thursday, March 19, with all-new episodes, bonus content, e…
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Pardes Hanna, Israel Event - November 2, 2011. Is there a way to speed up the process of awakening? There is, if the believed cost doesn't stop you. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. For more information about John de Ruiter go to www.johnderu…
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🥂✨ Happy New Year to all The Aether listeners & thank you for an incredible 2025 January 1 marks a turning point In this episode, I reflect on the movement from the inward work of the Hermit year into the embodied sovereignty of the Magician. We began with Ep. 0 | The Spirit of Aether: zero, breath, potential held. We leapt with The Fool’s energy &…
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While this week's episode uploads, here's the full video of my Testimonial from my Psychic & Mediumship confirmation event. Happy New Year | 1/1/1 | The Year of The Magician ✨ nissaretreats.com SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, t…
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In this episode, we explore Form Sphere Consciousness (Rūpāvacara Citta)—the refined states of mind that arise through deep concentration meditation. The talk explains how practicing one of the forty subjects of samatha (tranquility) meditation leads to the development of jhana and rebirth in the form-sphere Brahma realms. You will learn about the …
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Hamburg, Germany Event - September 18, 2002. To be a ship without a sail is to be moved by any wind that blows. John uses this metaphor to illustrate the importance to our evolution of being finely attuned to our highest values in every step we make. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where t…
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Chiemsee, Germany Event - April 16, 2015 Afternoon. If what I really am is spaciousness, why do I need this body? John answers this and other fundamental questions about self-development and manifestation. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. For…
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Content warning: This episode includes discussion of depression and suicide. Please take care while listening, and give yourself some extra grace this holiday season. In this episode, I mark a significant chapter of The Aether. Punta Monterrey, Mexico | November 4, 2025 My most potent & undeniable psychic confirmation event. Included is my emotiona…
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In this episode, we explore jhana, the higher states of concentration. Moving beyond ordinary beautiful consciousness, jhana represents deeply refined, purified states of mind that arise only through dedicated meditation. We break down what jhana truly means, why it cannot be captured by English words like “ecstasy” or “absorption,” and how it func…
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Tiruvannamalai, India Event - January 29, 2015 Morning. Feelings of vulnerability and a pounding heart can seem to get in the way of openly meeting with others. Why is that, and how can it change? Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. For more inf…
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In this episode, “Practices of Guaranteed Result,” we explore the Buddha’s three essential techniques—known as Apaṇṇakapaṭipadā—that promise undeniable progress on the path when practiced diligently. These three techniques are simple but profound: restraining the six sense doors, eating sensibly, and maintaining continuous mindfulness. Through prac…
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Rishikesh, India Event - February 10, 2018 Morning. How can we access the subtlety of truth through the density of patterns and an inflamed nervous system? John explains what first seems like a paradox: the way to more is less. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life open…
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“Causes of Beautiful Consciousness” explores how our inner world is shaped by three powerful factors—feeling, prompting, and knowledge. This episode explains how pleasant, neutral, and unpleasant feelings influence our habits and reactions; how our health, discipline, and environment affect whether our actions arise spontaneously or need deliberate…
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Tiruvannamalai, India Event - February 3, 2014 Evening. A conversation about how awareness can be unstoppable on its way to oneness. You can go the long way or the short way, and John describes them both. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. For …
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Professional witch, psychic medium, and founder of Olde Ways, Michael Cardenas joins me for a candid conversation. We talk about the defining childhood moments that revealed his gifts, the ways ancestry, lineage, and brujería shape his work, and what it means to grow a genuine magical practice with integrity over time. We explore the challenges tha…
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Sayar Myat presents the twenty-four beautiful consciousnesses (sobhana citta) of the sensuous realm, divided into wholesome, resultant, and functional groups. Through simple storylines, he explains how wholesome consciousness arises with joy, wisdom, spontaneity, or prompting, and how these moments are free from unwholesome states. He then describe…
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Lage Vuursche, the Netherlands Event - March 30, 2014. A basic question many can relate to: how can I be less judgmental? Here's John's response, complete with how making that change is likely to be experienced in one's self. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens …
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Solo Episode. A recalibration. Episode Art By: Lex Lee SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent …
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In this Dhamma talk, Sayadaw introduces Sobhana Citta, the Beautiful Consciousness. “Sobhana” means beautiful, graceful, or pure; “Citta” means consciousness. Together they describe the states of mind rooted in non-greed (alobha), non-anger (adosa), and non-delusion (amoha) — the three wholesome roots. Sayadaw explains how consciousness with two or…
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Montreal, Canada Event - November 3, 2000. Is it possible to live for the truth we know and be in a loving, personal relationship? They can seem mutually exclusive, but John explains why there’s actually a greater opportunity to awaken. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of …
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Moen, Denmark Event - May 29, 2019 Evening. Years of inner work, and a pattern of irritation and anger can still get out of control. Where does it come from, and what can change it? Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. For more information about …
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In this episode, we continue exploring rootless consciousness—states of awareness that arise without mental roots of greed, hatred, or delusion. Building on Part One, we dive deeper into the 18 types of rootless consciousness, grouped as unwholesome, wholesome, and functional. Each is shaped by three factors: its nature, feeling (pleasant, unpleasa…
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Psychic medium Heidi Jaffe joins The Aether to share the story behind her work and the evolution of her retreats in psychic and mediumship development. In this conversation, we explore her transition from working one-on-one with clients to leading immersive group experiences designed to help others awaken, refine, and trust their own intuitive abil…
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This episode explores the Buddhist concept of bhavaṅga, or the “life continuum” — the stream of consciousness that connects one moment to the next, and even one life to another. It explains how our unique personalities at birth may arise from past lives, carried through this subtle flow of awareness. We also look at how consciousness operates betwe…
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Munich, Germany Event - October 31, 2011. New and deeper seeing brings greater responsibility to walk differently in this world, but how can you be sure you’re not misguided? Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. For more information about John de…
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Author and researcher Mike Clelland returns to The Aether to share with me the story of his “confirmation event,” a night sleeping out under the desert stars that set in motion a phenomenal chain of deeply anomalous experiences, marking the moments when his life changed forever. This is a multi-layered account that left me fascinated. What begins i…
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This talk describes to how past karma patterns present experience—and how mindful attention stops old patterns from creating new ones. We explore the meaning of rootless consciousness (ahituka) in Buddhist teaching — the states of mind that arise without the “roots” of greed, hatred, or delusion, but also without the wholesome roots of generosity o…
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In this deep dive episode of The Aether, author, illustrator, and researcher Mike Clelland joins Nicole to explore the enduring mystery of owls, synchronicity, and UFO contact experiences. Drawing from his influential book The Messengers, the conversation moves through questions of symbolism, archetype, memory, and transformation, as well as Nick’s…
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Poleg Beach, Israel Event - October 30, 2019 Evening. How are love, self-acceptance and genuine okayness connected? John addresses some misperceptions and adds a little exercise to explore for yourself. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. For mo…
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Over 2,600 years ago, on a full moon night at Jīvaka’s mango grove near Rājagaha, King Ajātasattu—haunted by guilt for killing his father—approached the Buddha with a simple but profound question: What are the benefits, in this life, of being a monk? The Buddha’s response, later known as the Sāmaññaphala Sutta, unfolded into one of the most compreh…
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In this episode, we explore the twelve types of unwholesome consciousness in Buddhist psychology—states of mind rooted in greed (lobha), hatred (dosa), and delusion (moha). The Buddha taught that these mental roots shape how we think, speak, and act, leading to painful results in this life and future ones. Through vivid examples, we look at how gre…
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Pardes Hanna, Israel Event - October 31, 2012. Awakening is what we're born for, but it can come with a scary feeling of losing functionality in this world. John describes the integration process and the new abilities that will come in time. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meanin…
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In this follow-up conversation, filmmaker Ivan Nevesenko returns to The Aether to discuss the evolution of his upcoming feature film, inspired by the mythic descent into the underworld. Together we discuss art as an alchemical process, what it means to choose the descent consciously, to hold faith in the process of becoming, and to move forward thr…
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In this episode, we explore how the Buddha classified consciousness by its nature, or jāti, into four main types: wholesome (kusala), unwholesome (akusala), resultant (vipāka), and functional (kiriya). Each reveals how the mind operates and shapes karma. Wholesome consciousness arises from non-greed, non-hatred, and non-delusion—qualities that lead…
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How is our life different when we are truly aware? How does our experiencing of life change when we are mostly present and not lost in mind-made stories and narratives? What is the impact we have on others when we are responsible for ourselves and our actions? When we lead not from a victim place, but from a place of full awareness, responsibility,…
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In this episode we enter the famous and extremely profound teaching and pointer of Zen Buddhism: Beginner's Mind. We fall back into the raw and direct experience of our senses, our curiosity and our not knowing minds. Taking back a step to awareness. We allow ourselves not to know, not to have an opinion, and to observe life and the world not expec…
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Bad Meinberg, Germany Event - October 23, 2019 Afternoon. Seeing her children under the societal pressure to perform is distressing for this parent, and she wants to know how she can be of real help. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. For more …
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In this episode of The Aether, I sit down with The Death Alchemist, a death doula who works as a transitional usher between our world and the departed. Adriana enlightens us about her Indigenous Chicana ancestry and provides a humble introduction to one of her most personal and reverential guides: Santa Muerte. Her work invites us to consider conti…
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In this episode, we pay attention to how life differs in terms of simply experiencing it, versus making a mental construction of it. We practice going beyond the mental constructions, not reacting to them, while simple acknowledging them as they are: mental constructions. We also learn to stay in the direct, raw experience that life is. Always, in …
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In this episode, we explore how consciousness operates across the 31 planes of existence in Buddhist cosmology—from the sensual realms of human and celestial beings to the refined planes of form and formlessness. These planes correspond to different types of consciousness shaped by our karma and mental development. We discuss the distinction betwee…
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In this episode we discover the simple realisation that human suffering is the result of fighting reality or not accepting it the way it is. We practise noticing when we unconsciously do this - as we physically and mentally contract and ask life to be what it is not - and release this contraction by returning back to the here and now: to the breath…
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