How I Met My Soul

About How I Met My Soul

Welcome to How I Met My Soul with Shumba Guru, descendant of the great Lion Clan of Southern Africa. Journey with me as I explore the spiritual threads woven through belief systems, music, film, art, and everyday life. Through my own personal experiences and insights, symbols and signs hidden in plain sight, and deep dives into human events, we reveal what lies beneath the surface. The spirit that ties everything together! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting me by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, Following and Sharing with a friend.

Publisher

Shumba Guru

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Feb 2025

Latest episode

20 May 2025

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 May 2025

   Series 1 Bonus Episode: Healing a Fathers Wounds

   Dedicated to my dad Wally. Love you pops! In this deeply personal bonus episode, Shumba Guru explores the powerful and often painful dynamics between fathers and sons. Through intimate reflections and spiritual insight, he uncovers how a father’s love or lack thereof can shape a boy’s identity, self-worth, and emotional intelligence well into adulthood. This episode is a heartfelt journey into grief, forgiveness, generational trauma, and ultimately, healing. If you’ve ever longed for a father's validation or struggled with emotional wounds left unspoken, this is an invitation to begin your own path toward understanding and breaking the cycle. If you're enjoying the Podcast so far, please consider supporting me by: Following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Sharing with a friend Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts Music: CELESTIAL by @ScottBuckley Shores of Avalon by Kevin MacLeod Rites by Kevin MacLeod Gregorian Chant by Kevin MacLeod Supernatural by Kevin MacLeod Thank you so much for listening!

2. 

   11 May 2025

   Series 1 Chapter Three: The Echoes In My Bloodline

   When I first started my spiritual journey, I never thought that my past would play a significant role. I figured spirituality was all about focusing on the present. Living in the NOW as the say. But there’s also that old saying ‘In order to know where you’re going, you need to know where you came from!” So please join me on this Episode of How I Met My Soul, as I take a journey back to my past, to find answers. ******* A spiritual journey can be a very challenging one. If you can imagine that for the most part, there is no set manual or a convenient spiritual mentor/guru/shaman at hand to help guide you as you try and figure things out. And so we are exposed bare, to a world full of mystery. The question then becomes "how do I know that I'm on the right path?". The answer is out there, I'd like to believe! How I met my SOUL Podcast is hosted by Shumba Guru, a descendant of the African Lion Clan, join him as he delves his personal spiritual experiences as well as topics that will hopefully help you to find meaning in your spiritual experiences and lead you towards your ultimate connection with your divine soul and life purpose. If you're enjoying the Podcast so far, please consider supporting me by: Following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Sharing with a friend Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts Theme Music: Signal To Noise by @ScottBuckley Featured Music: RESOLUTIONS by @ScottBuckley Thank you so much for listening!

3. 

   29 Apr 2025

   Series 1 Bonus Episode: Generational Trauma and Pain

   In this heartfelt bonus episode, Shumba Guru invites you into a deeply personal reflection on identity, inheritance, and the unseen emotional legacies we carry. He contemplates the ways we mirror our ancestors, not just in how we look or act, but in the pain we unconsciously inherit. What if the struggles we face in love, self-worth, and vulnerability aren’t just ours alone? What if they’re echoes of wounds passed down through generations? From the silence of our parents to the fears of our grandparents, this episode explores the truth about generational trauma — how it shapes us, and how we can begin to heal. You’ll be guided through powerful questions about who you truly are, beyond the pain. With vulnerability, insight, and compassion, Shumba shares how healing doesn’t just free us, it liberates the generations before and after us. This is not just an episode, it’s a call to reclaim your identity, release inherited pain, and choose a new path rooted in love, awareness, and joy. You are not your trauma. You are a whole, radiant being. And your healing begins now. If you're enjoying the Podcast so far, please consider supporting me by: Following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Sharing with a friend Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts Music: RESOLUTIONS by @ScottBuckley Future Renaissance by We Free Music Thank you so much for listening!

4. 

   15 Apr 2025

   Chapter One: The Question is, Who Am I?

   Going through an existential crisis is like being caught in a storm of uncertainty, where you look around you, at the life you’ve lived and you ask yourself, if that’s all there is, where the essence of who you thought you were has begun to feel fragmented. Questions about purpose, identity, and the meaning of life flood your mind, leaving a sense of disconnection from everything you’ve known and built. It's as if the foundation that once anchored you, begins to crumble, and you're forced to confront the uncomfortable reality that maybe your sense of self has always been more of an illusion than a concrete truth. In this moment of vulnerability, you start to search for answers, but often, all you end up finding, are more questions. A spiritual journey can be a very challenging one. If you can imagine that for the most part, there is no set manual or a convenient spiritual mentor/guru/shaman at hand to help guide you as you try and figure things out. And so we are exposed bare, to a world full of mystery. The question then becomes "how do I know that I'm on the right path?". The answer is out there, I'd like to believe! How I met my SOUL Podcast is hosted by Shumba Guru, a descendant of the African Lion Clan, join him as he delves his personal spiritual experiences as well as topics that will hopefully help you to find meaning in your spiritual experiences and lead you towards your ultimate connection with your divine soul and life purpose. If you're enjoying the Podcast so far, please consider supporting me by: Following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Sharing with a friend Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts Thank you so much for listening!

5. 

   2 Mar 2025

   Prologue: Dark Spirits and Lost Faith

   Have you ever had an experience that was so emotional and visceral, that it shook you to the core, and made you question everything about your life? In this short prologue I take you through the day I had an encounter with underworld spirits that changed my spiritual journey forever! It's a true story, of everything that happened on that cold morning in February 2022 that would tear my world apart! A spiritual journey can be a very challenging one. If you can imagine that for the most part, there is no set manual or a convenient spiritual mentor/guru/shaman at hand to help guide you as you try and figure things out. And so we are exposed bare, to a world full of mystery. The question then becomes "how do I know that I'm on the right path?". The answer is out there, I'd like to believe! How I met my SOUL Podcast is hosted by Shumba Guru, a descendant of the African Lion Clan, join him as he delves his personal spiritual experiences as well as topics that will hopefully help you to find meaning in your spiritual experiences and lead you towards your ultimate connection with your divine soul and life purpose. If you're enjoying the Podcast so far, please consider supporting me by: Following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Sharing with a friend Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts Thank you so much for listening!

6. 

   28 Feb 2025

   Series 1 Prologue: A Journey of Self Discovery

   In this opening episode of “How I Met My Soul,” host Shumba Guru shares a vulnerable, soul-stirring reflection on the start of his spiritual journey. Born from personal pain, awakening, and deep introspection, this prologue lays the groundwork for a series that explores trauma, healing, and the divine thread that connects us all. This isn’t just a podcast, it’s a sacred space for seekers of truth, peace, and purpose. So what are you waiting for? Let's begin that journey within! ********************* "Beneath those layers of expectation, conditioning, fear, and identity, lies a deeper truth—the essence of who we are. And yet, that truth cannot be read in a book or handed down from someone else. It must be lived, uncovered one step at a time through experience, reflection, and often, solitude. The spiritual implications of this journey are so profound. To seek oneself is, in a way, to seek the divine—whether one names it God, the Universe, Consciousness, or simply Truth. If you're enjoying the Podcast so far, please consider supporting me by: Following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Sharing with a friend Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts Theme Music: Signal To Noise by @ScottBuckley Featured Music: World of Magic by @ScottBuckley Thank you so much for listening!

7. 

   24 Feb 2025

   Show Trailer: How I Met My Soul

   How I Met My SOUL© is a podcast for those who are walking this journey of spiritual awakening, a journey that can be scary and daunting. With so many questions it can be hard to know where to begin or where you're going. Join host Shumba Guru, a descendant of the African Lion Clan, as he delves into topics that will hopefully help you to find meaning in your spiritual experiences and lead you towards your ultimate connection with your divine soul and life purpose. With captivating stories of his own and inspiring conversations with guests from all walks of life, Shumba shines a light on the spiritual experiences of everyday men and women who face a new reality…that the unseen is real! Each episode will explore the world of spirituality, and what it really means to us on a day to day basis, with all its challenges and unending questions, that ultimately will lead us to great wisdom, upliftment, expanded consciousness and true transformation. Please help support us by: Following our podcast Sharing with a friend Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts Following us on Instagram, Youtube and TikTok @howimetmysoulpod

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Spotify

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