149: Spiritual Heartbreak
Conspirituality13 Huhti 2023

149: Spiritual Heartbreak

“I would pursue transcendence and live with its inevitable close cousins, disappointment and heartbreak, for most of my life.” So writes “Steven” (not his real name) in the first of our six spiritual heartbreak stories from our Patreon supporters. “The spiritual by-passing of folks like Marianne Williamson and Eckhart Tolle kept me spinning in a cycle of abuse and unable to see clearly enough to end an abusive marriage with a Unitarian minister.” That’s from Katherine—story number three. And in our final story, Lynn writes: “I will say even though I've been through a really awful trauma and still have to deal with that residue, I am now happier than I've ever been in my life. I enjoy just being a simple person now, without the ever exhausting pressure of having to perform my religion, to awaken my consciousness.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6: Grappling with the Cult of Trump (w/Steven Hassan)

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5: Disease as a Metaphor (w/Maggie Levantovskaya)

5: Disease as a Metaphor (w/Maggie Levantovskaya)

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4: Racism in Wellness Culture (w/Dr Natalia Petrzela & Dax-Devlon Ross)

4: Racism in Wellness Culture (w/Dr Natalia Petrzela & Dax-Devlon Ross)

On one hand, we have the CEO of Crossfit tweeting that “Floyd-19” is the real problem. (He got canceled.) On the other, COVID-truther psychiatrist Kelly Brogan is using Hopi mythology to support the f...

18 Kesä 20201h 24min

3: Why Are Spiritual People Vulnerable to Conspiracy Theories?

3: Why Are Spiritual People Vulnerable to Conspiracy Theories?

Right-wing conspiracy theories are being marketed in wellness communities as a form of spiritual freedom. While pattern recognition is an essential survival instinct, it’s being exploited during a tim...

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2: Conspirituality in Zach Bush and J.P. Sears

2: Conspirituality in Zach Bush and J.P. Sears

To the layperson, Dr. Zach Bush’s vision of a resurrected microbiome as being the answer to modern illnesses sounds appealing. His basic argument: we’ve been weeding ourselves to death, externally and...

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1: Coronation for Whom?

1: Coronation for Whom?

Barely two weeks into various stages of lockdown around the world, New Age philosopher Charles Eisenstein published a 9,000-word essay on the meaning of the pandemic. He summed up his core theme with ...

28 Touko 20201h 14min

0.2: The Kelly Brogan Effect & Red Pills

0.2: The Kelly Brogan Effect & Red Pills

Conspirituality started with Julian and Matthew as guests on Derek’s EarthRise podcast. We’re reposting these episodes for you to hear the origins of this project. In episode 0.2, we discuss suspect m...

21 Touko 20201h 4min

0.1: Conspiracy Theories & Cult Dynamics

0.1: Conspiracy Theories & Cult Dynamics

Conspirituality started with Julian and Matthew as guests on Derek’s EarthRise podcast. We’re reposting these episodes for you to hear the origins of this project. In episode 0.1, we discuss the anti-...

14 Touko 20201h 20min

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