Inside the Calais Jungle, with Bairbre Flood

Jon Di Luca Interviewed me about my time studying the Japanese martial art of aikido. To quote Jon:   ‘To summarize what we talked about, I’d say it was mainly centered on if/how martial arts training could be used as a testing ground for spiritual concepts. Even after this conversation, the question lingers for me - how can martial arts practice, intrinsically linked to violence and conflict, be a path towards spiritual awakening? And what even is spiritual awakening?’   Follow Jon on Spotify and Substack:   https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Bz8b1zdCFTSK7w45BGbfh   https://jondiluca.substack.com/p/new-podcast-episode

24 Mars 1h 11min

‘Under normal circumstances slashing car tires would be a crime. But suppose they knew the car was carrying a bomb which would devastate Manchester city centre? In that case, slashing the tires would not be a crime, it would be a responsible and public-spirited act.' The Filton 18, at Palestine Action: https://palestineaction.org/prisoners/ Stop the use of counter-terrorism powers against pro-Palestine activists: https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-use-of-counter-terrorism-powers-against-pro-palestine-activists-0c590edc-b1f7-4fb4-bef5-6f0f2a7dde7e They Fought Gaza Genocide. Britain Locked Them Up Like TERRORISTS, interview by Owen Jones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7H1e4teji0 Seeds of Hope - Women Disarming for Life and Justice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsslPfl3dQY Death of a Nation, John Pilger: https://johnpilger.com/death-of-a-nation-the-timor-conspiracy/ Flying the Flag, Arming the World, John Pilger: https://johnpilger.com/flying-the-flag-arming-the-world/ Hidden Agenda, John Pilger https://johnpilger.com/hidden-agendas/ 'Greater good' pair cleared of BAE criminal damage, BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-41763568

11 Mars 19min

James Boswell returns to the show to discuss his coverage of the recent persecution of activists and journalists under anti-terrorism legislation, for opposing the genocide in Gaza.   James blogs on this and many other issues at:  https://wallofcontroversy.wordpress.com/   Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/dsconsciousness   Become a subscriber: https://payhip.com/b/Sq0ZB

3 Mars 1h 6min

It may be surprising to note, that the biggest terrorist attack of the Mandate era was actually perpetrated by the Jewish Agency against Jewish refugees.    Notes: Palestine Hijacked: How Zionism Forged an Apartheid State from River to Sea, by Thomas Suárez: https://amzn.eu/d/7i397uA   The Patrai Affair, Moderates vs. activists in Mapai in the 1940s, by Meir Chazan: https://humanities1.tau.ac.il/segel/meirch/files/2012/08/The-Patria-Affair.pdf   Cover image of Moshe Sharett and Yitzhak Sadeh   Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/dsconsciousness   Become a subscriber: https://payhip.com/b/Sq0ZB   Rain and Tears by Neutrin05   / neutrin05   Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported  — CC BY-SA 3.0  Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2PKvY28 Music promoted by Audio Library    • Rain and Tears – Neutrin05 (No Copyright) matt2131@hotmail.com

2 Mars 10min

Anna Warhurst interviews me regarding my work on body dysmorphia. She asks what drew me to this area, why I thought certain spiritual philosophies might be a way to address it and what the overlaps are with my wider work. We also discuss a study I ran a few years ago, and what insights emerged from that. Read a summary of the study, Finding your Original Face, here: https://www.deepstateconsciousness.com/finding-your-original-face Find out more about Anna's work at: https://www.annawarhurst.com/about

18 Feb 52min

‘If our dreams for Zionism are to end in the smoke of assassins’ pistols and our labours for its future to produce only a new set of gangsters worthy of Nazi Germany, many like myself will have to reconsider the position we have maintained so consistently in the past.’ - Winston Churchill   Notes   State of Terror, How Terrorism Created the Modern Middle East, by Thomas Suárez:  https://thomassuarez.com/SoT.html   Ziontology book accompanying this series: https://www.deepstateconsciousness.com/writing/ziontology   Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/dsconsciousness   Become a subscriber: https://payhip.com/b/Sq0ZB   Rain and Tears by Neutrin05   / neutrin05   Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported  — CC BY-SA 3.0  Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2PKvY28 Music promoted by Audio Library    • Rain and Tears – Neutrin05 (No Copyright) matt2131@hotmail.com

3 Feb 19min

‘By the influence of the increasing percentage of carbonic acid in the atmosphere, we may hope to enjoy ages with more equable and better climates, especially as regards the colder regions of the earth, ages when the earth will bring forth much more abundant crops than at present, for the benefit of rapidly propagating mankind.’   Notes   How do we know more CO2 is causing warming?, Skeptical Science: https://skepticalscience.com/empirical-evidence-for-co2-enhanced-greenhouse-effect.htm   History of Climate Change Science, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_climate_change_science#   On its 100th birthday in 1959, Edward Teller warned the oil industry about global warming. Guardian:  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/jan/01/on-its-hundredth-birthday-in-1959-edward-teller-warned-the-oil-industry-about-global-warming   Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/dsconsciousness   Become a subscriber: https://payhip.com/b/Sq0ZB   Rain and Tears by Neutrin05   / neutrin05   Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported  — CC BY-SA 3.0  Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2PKvY28 Music promoted by Audio Library    • Rain and Tears – Neutrin05 (No Copyright) matt2131@hotmail.com

28 Jan 14min

Tim Freke joins me to discuss the metaphysical philosophy he's been developing over the past several years. Tim is a 'spiritual teacher', in that he has spent several decades guiding people on introspective journeys into an examination of their own consciousness. He did this within an 'idealist' framework, which places consciousness as the foundational property of existence. Over recent years he has come to question, and ultimately reject this position, contending that a better account of life, spiritual experiences, and everything, exists.   In this conversation we also get into the underpinning approach we take to asking these kind of questions.   Follow Tim's work at: https://timfreke.com/   Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/dsconsciousness Become a subscriber: https://payhip.com/b/Sq0ZB

24 Jan 1h 20min