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Julian Tidwell Podcasts
The Guru Viking Podcast specializes in in-depth interviews with remarkable figures in the world of meditation, spirituality, and self development. Steve travels internationally teaching somatic practices and meditation, and leads explorations in contemplative, mystic, & relational realms.
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Ep330: Questioning the Scientific Study of Tantra - Dr Tawni Tidwell, Dr Michael Sheehy, & Dr Julian Schott
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This trialogue continues a series of discussions exploring the latest interdisciplinary research into tantric completion stage practices such as yogas of dream, sleep, and death.Dr Tawni Tidwell is a biocultural anthropologist and doctor of traditional Tibetan medicine. Dr Michael Sheehy is the Director of Research at the Contemplative Sciences Cen…
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Ep332: Oxford Librarian of Tibet - Charles Manson
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In this episode I join Charles Manson in Oxford, England to visit the Bodleian Library (Oxford University) where he is the specialist librarian for its Tibetan Collections. Charles leads us through the streets of Oxford to visit the old Bodleian Library, founded in 1602. Then we arrive at the Weston Library to explore its collection of Tibetan manu…
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Ep331: Becoming the Oracle - Alana Fairchild
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In this episode I am joined by Alana Fairchild, spiritual teacher, psychic, and author of the best-selling Kuan Ying Oracle Deck.Alana recalls her unusual childhood of Catholicism and folk spirituality, details her training as a psychic, and recounts her significant spiritual experiences.Alana shares her journey of academic excellence through law s…
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Ep329: The Western Path - Alan Chapman 2
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In this episode I am once again joined by Alan Chapman, British writer, occultist, and spiritual teacher.Alan reflects on his search for true awakening, compares the spiritual traditions of the West and the East, and questions the liberal ideal of the universal man.Alan presents Merlin as the archetype of the Western adept, asserts theosis to be th…
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Ep328: Foundations of Vajrayana - Dr Nida Chenagtsang
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In this interview I am once again joined by Dr Nida Chenagtsang, Buddhist teacher, doctor of Tibetan Medicine, and author of "Foundations of Vajrayana”.Dr Nida discusses the foundations of tantric practice, shares the power of its intensive ngondro practices, and reveals how to face one’s emotions with Vajrayana methods.Dr Nida also explains the ny…
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Ep327: Neoplatonic Mystic - Dr Francisco José Luis
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In this episode I am joined by Dr Francisco José Luis, scholar of Indo-Iranian Studies and Comparative Religion trained at the Sorbonne, Paris and SOAS, London.Francisco recalls his upbringing and education in Luxembourg; details his rigorous academic training in classical languages such as Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit; and laments what he sees as th…
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Ep326: Enlightened Politics - Leigh Brasington
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In this episode I am once again joined by Leigh Brasington, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of ‘Right Concentration, A Practical Guide to the Jhanas’.In this episode we had planned to discuss Leigh’s latest book, entitled “On The Way To The Far Shore”. Instead Leigh spontaneously began to explore the theme of Buddhism and politics and so we …
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Ep325: My Spiritual Journey - Lopon Yudron Wangmo 3
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In this episode, I am once again joined by Lopon Yudron Wangmo, American teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and author of several books including, her most recent, “Clearing the Way to Awakening”.Lopon Yudron Wangmo shares stories of her discipleships under various spiritual gurus such as Lama Tharchin, recalls her memories of the California Vajrayāna sce…
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Ep324: How To Practice After Awakening - Alex W 2
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In this episode I am once again joined by Alex W, long term practitioner of Zen, Pragmatic Dharma, and Western Occultism.Alex explains how to meditate after awakening; details the path to success in Zen, Mahāmudrā, and Dzogchen; and compares Taoist Inner Alchemy to cultivating the enjoyment body, Saṃbhogakāya.Alex reflects on the biases of the Budd…
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Ep323: British Occultist - Alan Chapman
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In this episode I am joined by Alan Chapman, British writer, occultist, and spiritual teacher.Alan recalls his troubled childhood in the impoverished North of England, reflects on the British class system, and shares his first encounter with Aleister Crowley.Alan recounts his occult adventures with long time collaborator Duncan Barford, shares his …
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Ep322: Dharma of Dance - Ngakma Yumma Mudra
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In this episode I am joined by Myriam Szabo, also known as Ngakma Yumma Mudra: dancer, producer, model, teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, and founder of the international Danza Duende Network.Ngakma Yumma Mudra describes the path of the body, what it means to practice the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta through movement, and how to contact the blissful nature of min…
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Ep321: Tibetan Bon - Lama Vajranatha
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In this episode I am once again joined by John Myrdhin Reynolds, also known as Lama Vajranatha: writer, teacher, translator, and scholar/practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. John shares his own decades of contact with the Bon religion, reveals its doctrines and practices, and gives a detailed history of its transmission in the West. John traces the au…
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Ep320: Divination & Tarot - Dr Ben Joffe
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In this interview I am once again joined by Dr Ben Joffe, anthropologist, occultist, and scholar practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. Dr Joffe leads a deep dive into the topic of divination, explores its underlying mechanisms and practical methods, and compares different cultural understandings of the practice.Dr Joffe details his understanding of the…
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Ep319: Mystery of T Lobsang Rampa - R.B. Russell
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In this episode I am joined by Ray Russell, founder of Tartarus Press and, as R.B. Russell, the author of the newly published T. Lobsang Rampa And Other Characters of Questionable Faith, the first definitive biography of T Lobsang Rampa. Ray shares the life story of Rampa, born Cyril Henry Hoskin in 1910, who claimed to have been possessed by the c…
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Ep318: Modern Mindfulness - Victor Shiryaev
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In this episode I am joined by Victor Shiryaev a teacher of Buddhist and modern meditation and somatic practices.Victor recounts his childhood in the Soviet Union, early underground exposure to the New Age, and subsequent study of Avaita Vedānta and Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory.Victor details his discipleship under American mindfulness teacher Shin…
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Ep317: Dead Sea Magic - Lama Glenn Mullin & Oded Rahav
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In this episode I host a dialogue between Lama Glenn Mullin and Oded Rahav about the magic of the Dead Sea. Oded shares how he fell in love with the Dead Sea, the power of story and the arts in communicating important messages, and why he believes water is a sacred medium.Glenn reveals the power of sacred places and how they are formed through a co…
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Ep316: Dharma & the Goddess - Alex W
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In this episode I am joined by Alex W, long term practitioner of Zen, Pragmatic Dharma, and Western Occultism.Alex describes his journey from elite upbringing in Geneva; through NeoPlatonism, Zen practice, and magick; to advanced states of spiritual attainment and insight.Alex tells stories of his discipleships under pragmatic dharma teacher Kennet…
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Steve James Interviewed on the Mystery College Podcast
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I was recently interviewed by Jake and Alex from the @mysterycollege about a wide range of topics. ...Mystery College Shownotes:Join Steve James—host of the acclaimed Guru Viking Podcast and founder of the Movement Koan Method—as he sits down with Jake and Alex Leonhart at the Mystery College Podcast to share his remarkable spiritual journey. Dis…
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Ep315: Religious Psychosis & Dark Retreat - Dr Caroline van Damme & Lama Justin von Bujdoss
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In this episode I host a dialogue between Dr Caroline van Damme and Lama Justin von Bujdoss.Dr Caroline Van Damme is an adult psychiatrist and family and systemic psychotherapist specialising in chronic psychotic disorders, and co-teacher of Buddhist guru and Sowa Rigpa doctor Nida Chenagtsang. Lama Justin von Bujdoss is an American Buddhist teache…
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In this episode I am joined by Ani Pema, an American nun in the Tibetan Buddhist religion and former swami in the Siddha Yoga organisation.Ani Pema recalls her childhood in Boise Idaho, her high flying career in fashion working for Vogue magazine, and how dissatisfaction with the American dream set her on a spiritual search.Ani Pema details her six…
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Ep313: Modern Spirit Worker - Mary Shutan 3
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In this episode I am once again joined by Mary Shutan: author, occultist, and spiritual teacher. Mary explains her activities as a modern spirit worker, reveals how to form and maintain working relationships with spirits, details the difference between spirit pacts and contracts, and warns about the unintended consequences of making deals with unkn…
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Ep312: Disciple of Wu Dang - Johan Hausen
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In this episode I am joined by Johan Hausen, Taoist teacher, translator, Chinese medicine practitioner, and founder of Purple Cloud Press.Johan shares his life story from years of competitive Tae Kwon Do, through his travels and travails in China in search of a master, and to his eventual training and discipleship in the Wu Dang mountains.Johan ref…
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Ep311: Neuroscience of Yogic Death Practice - Dr Tawni Tidwell, Dr Michael Sheehy, Julian Schott
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This trialogue continues a series of discussion exploring the latest interdisciplinary research into tantric completion stage practices such as yogas of dream, sleep, and death.Dr Tawni Tidwell is a biocultural anthropologist and doctor of traditional Tibetan medicine. Dr Michael Sheehy is the Director of Research at the Contemplative Sciences Cent…
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Steve James Interviewed on the Gabi Koyenov Podcast
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I was recently interviewed by @gabikoyenov about a wide range of topics for his podcast. ...Gabi's shownotes:In this enlightening episode, I'm joined by Steve James, known as Guru Viking, who delves into his unique life experiences and the genesis of his intriguing persona. Steve shares insights from living on a boat, his personal religious explo…
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Ep310: 10 Unanswered Questions - Dhammarato
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In this episode, I am once again joined by Dhammarato: a lineage teacher in the Thai Buddhist tradition. Dhammarato critiques Western and Asian Buddhist forms, including the Mahasi method, and addresses misconceptions about stream entry.Dhammarato comments on The Shorter Discourse to Mālunkyāputta, explains why the Buddha refused to teach on certai…
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