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Greetings, hi. Ben and Phil do major galaxy brain takes on all sorts of things in this episode, on the Three of Pentacles. All about habits, rituals, momentum of precedent, etc... we talk about politics, social justice, spirituality, language. Pls enjoy. Outro music sister ray by foxes, phil's reading of quotations from stephen pattison shame theory, therapy, and theology, and also his prayer bowl. (sorry his prayer is loud this episode) 

Hiya Podfam. We're all about the pivot today. We're scooping up our things and going the other direction. Ben and Phil talk about life changes, poop wiping technique, Phil's sex life, and a bunch of other stuff which is really interesting and this is really a good episode. But Phil is writing this up at the wee hours of the morning and can't remember words or meaning at this time. So please listen and find out if you're curious about reframing narratives, creating new habits, about establishing meaningful change in your life, and about making space for hope. xo  Outro music a reprise of the change virtuoso Jessa Reed, from her podcast AOD. xo, Jessa!

part 2 babes pls enjoy 

Boing boing merry merry pentacles suit podfam! Special guest and old friend Sam Vodopia joins Phil on pod for a reading and a very loosely themed 'ace of pentacles' episode. If you zoom way out you can sort of see how what we discuss is on topic for Ace of Pentacles, which is about how we set goals and understand our obstacles. Anyway, Phil gives Sam a mini lesson on Tarot readings and how they work, and we talk about being a stoner, justice, the law, anger, violence, linguistics, the nature of human communication and human meaning, polyvagal theory, spirituality, musical practice... more. Plenty more. There's a part two. Outro music Phil's Emperor-inspired whale music featuring the grandiose words of his Lordship John Maclean. 

Greetings!  We do ten swords today, which is all about the dissolution of the ego. Attachments, personal darkness, despair, the practices of discipline and self control, the concept of evil, the fruits of self knowledge and self love, collective identity, death, and some esoteric theory about the triune divine and the nature of universal music. 

Hi Podfam! Eight swords today -- Ben and Phil met yesterday and churned this one out. We cover regulation, interference, polyrhythms, friction, influence, resistance, political revolutions, agency, self-awareness, independence, defiance. Phil feels clutter in his brain about how to move forward so he gets a reading. Yogini Shambhavi gets a shoutout and her beautiful chanting is included in outro as a mixture with some of Phil's ATU VIII music for two vlns. 

Part 2

Hi folks -- another two-parter today. I don't know if we speak shame directly in this episode but when I zoom out I think the seven of swords (our card for the day) is a good face for us to project shame onto, for our learning. Shame is the word of the day, then. We talk about a lot; theater, healing, prayer, social duplicity, honesty... Phil gives Ben a reading. There's Phil's music sprinkled in. I'm gonna include some relevant quotations on shame in religious communities here, starting with one we actually reference in the episode, from a very old poet named Jnaneshvara.  Embarrassed by Her formless Husband And Her own graceful form,  She adorned Him with a Universe  Of myriad names and forms  In unity, there is little to behold; So She; the Mother of Abundance  Brought forth the world as a play.    'Traditional images of God as powerful and protective may be unhelpful to victims of abuse'  '...failing to recognize the existence or insights of shamed people except as 'objects' of compassion.'  'Images and concepts of God in Christian tradition mirror and reinforce the practice of monarchical parenthood, which has led to so much narcissistic disorder and shaming of children.'  'Immortality, invisibility, omnipresence, omnipotence, rationality, disembodiment, to be unbiddable are all, conveniently, powerfully attractive to the shamed and narcissistically wounded.'  'If symbols, images and beliefs about God can be formulated and propagated that are less likely to produce feelings of defilement, unwantedness, inferiority, unlovability, and powerlessness in people, then it is desirable that this should happen. The implication of refusing to engage in such creative reformulation may be that theology and theologians are themselves bound up in maintaining the unholy canopy of shame. Perhaps the canopy covers their own shame by allowing them to shame others.... ...... the design of many churches reflects the fact that much liturgy is inspired by the customs and practices of ancient secular courts, such as that of the Roman Emperor. Bowing, using incense, separating off the populace from the sacred space, wearing special cothes -- all these things owe their provenance to secular practices and hierarchical arrangements that were designed to reveal and maintain power in society.'  ---Stephen Pattison, from "Shame Theory, Therapy, and Theology 

Special pod favorite Erica Dicker joins Phil on pod and they consume two bottles of wine together while Erica gives Phil a reading. A precious hour-or-so of audio (the beginning of the episode) is lost due to a corrupt SD card which is sad. Yet we are big grateful for the audio present here. Six of swords is the episode card, and we lost a lot of the audio explaining it. It's.... stings of the heart. Rapid-fire decisions. Fight or flight switch. xoxo pls enjoy this episode with an extra helping of background music. An album of music called 'Three Days" by Vaster Than Empires, Erica Dicker, Allen Otte And Paul Schuette. Also there's a mix of "Entropy Undone" from Erica's album Blood Luxury. I'm just a huge Erica stan, folks. Pls get on board. Oh, Phil's got a couple of mandolin duos thrown in, and for outro music one of Phil's mixes for ATU III, The Empress, using quotations from Gaiea Sanskrit's chanting of Tattriya Upanisad 3. Super rich, super silly, super mirthful. 

Greetings! Five swords today. Special guest Cody Geil joins Phil on pod for a musical reading and we cover a beautiful range of topics. Musicians' mental health, musical entrepreneurship, singing, the harmonic series and some esoteric spirituality. Lots else. Cody is a beautiful and amazing soul. I've included her album Strings of Spirit (an exploration of the chakras) in this podcast as the background (with her permission). 

Hello loves. Ben and Phil cover four swords today, and get into deep (and slightly triggering) musings about grief, childhood, religious trauma, heaven and hell, sex-negativity and 'sublimation of the libido,' and some speculation about the vibrational universe and the nature of joy. Blessings and light, podfam, please enjoy. Outro music "Shine you no more" by Sorensen performed by the Danish string quartet, and chanted along to by Phil. "Om hrim srim klim aim sauh" to Devi Sundari. 

Part two babes. 

Greetings PodFam!  Phil's magical friend Sarah comes on pod for a reading and we have such a cute conversation. The big topic is Three of Swords which represents the flood of sympathetic activation that our nervous system gives us when we are mobilized. We talk about music performance, identity, stage fright, generosity in music, grief, colonialism and appropriation of 'world music,' and the centrality of social regulation. There's a lot more sprinkled in. It's up in two parts. Outro music featuring ATU XII The Hanged Man (by Phil) mixed with Move Your Body by Sia and some quotations from one of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen's youtube videos. 

Smooches, PodFam. It's two swords and the topic is Grace, which is a really open ended thing that prompts discussion about Peace, social relationships, the nervous system, martyrdom, self love, the collective unconscious, laughter, stand-up comedy, slurs... much more. Phil gets a reading. There's minecraft music in the background that occasionally competes with the dialogue, sorry. Outro music ATU XII, The Hanged Man by Phil with Tattriya Upanisad 1-1-1 as chanted by Gaiea Sanskrit. 

Season 3 starts here! Onto the swords suit. Today is the Ace of Swords and so we wonder about what it means to know something and talk about animal vigilance and how it shapes our perceptions of the world and the sorts of things we value knowing. We talk about embodied cognition. Phil shares more about his spiritual journeying. Outro music featuring Phil's prayer bowl, Sister Ray by Foxes, and quotations from Stephen Pattison's Shame Theory, Therapy, and Theology. Sound is a little funny from time to time due to Ben and Phil recording in separate rooms (Phil from the bathtub) and there being some weird feedback on Ben's mic. We're sorry abt that. XOXO podfam! 

Greetings! Ten Cups B*****S we get into the sauce in a deep and slippery way. We talk about the Holy Spirit, we talk about the primacy of breath, we talk about Yoga and the "spiritual path," we talk about acoustics and resonance, we talk about esoteric Kabbalah and do wild conjecture about etheric vehicles, the afterlife, and aliens, we talk about embodied cognition, and Phil shares about an experience he had with what we might call a Kundalini awakening. It's wild and fascinating and please listen. Outro music featuring God's chorus of crickets and I Am the Mother by Hanabi the K. 

Greentings, heller to all of yers. Today's nine cups surfs the goodness of horniness, charisma, musical proportionality, harmonics, emotional control, time, orchestral conducting, and self love. Phil bobbinses his silks and gives Ben a reading. Outro music ATU IX for two violins by Phil. 

Hiya PodFam. We do eight cups today, PodFam.  It's a somber soup of solemnity, but full of riches nonetheless. We talk about growing pains, denial, repentance, failure, clowning/drag, reality tv, death, rebirth, spiritual asceticism, wisdom, Mother Nature... Ben gives Phil a reading and Phil queries to the universe to be taught a lesson. Outro music featuring the gorgeous Yogini Bhava. Big love to u, PodFam.    Ben and Phil 

Part 2!  SHREEEEEM (Srim)

Hi hi hi. It's seven cups today and it's a good one! Long tho -- up in two parts. Sorry abt that. We listen to minecraft and talk about analysis paralysis, habits, the seven hells, the circle of fifths, Phil's chanting/yoga practice, and self awareness. We give Ben a reading and talk about his challenges navigating between a creative process with his songwriting and the unfolding administrative process for his band's career.