Category: Shamanism

Dream Tending

Tami Simon speaks with Dr. Stephen Aizenstat, the founding president of Pacifica Graduate Institute and a pioneer in the study of dreams. Dr. Aizenstat has explored the power of dreams using depth psychology and his own research for 35 years. With Sounds True, he has created the audio program DreamTending: Techniques for Uncovering the Hidden Intelligence of Your Dreams. In this episode, Tami and Stephen speak about why he believes dreams are not just conceived in our personal subconscious but are living expressions of the mind of the universe itself, how we can have a relationship with the images that we encounter in dreams, and what it might mean to say that the body is always dreaming. (69 minutes)

Meeting a Good Witch

Tami Simon speaks with Starhawk, one of the most respected voices in modern Goddess religion and earth-based spirituality. Starhawk travels internationally teaching magic, the tools of ritual, and the skills of political activism. She is the author or co-author of 12 books including Spiral Dance and The Earth Path, and her audio programs with Sounds True include Earth Magic and The Beginner’s Guide to Wicca. In this episode, Tami speaks with Starhawk about how we communicate with the natural world and the important tenets of Wiccan religion, including a full moon ritual we can try. She also spoke about her view of the most important leverage points for making effective change in the world. (64 minutes)

The Rational Psychic

Tami Simon speaks with psychic and author Jack Rourke, a skilled and compassionate professional with a remarkable track record of success in helping individuals, businesses, and law enforcement through extrasensory perception. With Sounds True, Jack has written a book called The Rational Psychic: A Skeptic’s Guide to Extraordinary Perception. In this episode, Tami speaks with Jack about his experience and research with seemingly supernatural and psychic events, how science can better verify genuine extrasensory abilities, a rational psychic’s view of phenomena such as spirit guides, and a what a heart-based motivation might be for cultivating psychic abilities. (62 minutes)

How to Communicate with Your Spirit Guides

Tami Simon speaks with Marie Manuchehri, a nationally known energy intuitive and Reiki master who first discovered her gifts for energetic healing while working as a registered oncology nurse. Marie is an author, workshop leader, and hosts a radio program in Seattle. With Sounds True, she has written the book Intuitive Self-Healing and created the audio learning course How to Communicate with Your Spirit Guides. In this episode, Marie directly answers Tami’s personal skepticism about the reality of spirit guides. She also offers a unique perspective on the concept of free will, and shares a guided exercise for opening a channel of communication to your own spirit guides. (73 minutes)

What Native American Wisdom Can Offer Modern Medicine

Tami Simon speaks with Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD, who is certified in family practice, geriatrics, and psychiatry, and has worked for years in rural emergency medicine. He is the author of several books, including Narrative Medicine and Coyote Healing. Dr. Mehl-Madrona has worked in collaboration with Sounds True to create two new programs: The Spirit of Healing and Native American Healing Meditations.In this episode of Insights at the Edge Dr. Mehl-Madrona speaks with Tami Simon about what Native American wisdom can offer modern medicine; the value of relational, storied, and ceremonial culture; and the role of spirit beings in the healing process. (57 minutes)

Meet Dr. Quantum

Tami Simon speaks with Dr. Fred Alan Wolf, a physicist, writer, and lecturer who earned his PhD in theoretical physics at UCLA in 1963. He was featured in the groundbreaking film What the Bleep Do We Know!? and wrote the National Book Award-winning Taking the Quantum Leap. At Sounds True, we call Dr. Fred Alan Wolf “Dr. Quantum,” and we have worked with him to create several audio titles, including Dr. Quantum Presents: Do-It-Yourself Time Travel; Dr. Quantum Presents: A User’s Guide to Your Universe; and Dr. Quantum Presents: Meet the Real Creator–You!. Dr. Quantum discusses three life-changing insights from quantum physics, complementary observation, identifying with the mind of God, and recognizing that everything is made of light. (64 minutes)

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