200. John Philip Newell – The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Quest for Healing and Home
In this episode, John Philip Newell returns to the School for Good Living Podcast to discuss his latest book, The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Search for Healing and Home. John Philip, a leading Celtic teacher and spiritual guide, offers deep insights into the spiritual longings of the modern world, especially in light of the growing sense of religious exile experienced by many today.
John Philip speaks on the urgent need for healing in our relationship with the Earth and one another, as well as the quest for a deeper sense of home—not just in a physical sense, but in a profound spiritual connection with both the Earth and the human soul. His reflections on spiritual exile, the deep yearning for divine experience, and the wisdom of past teachers are woven throughout this thoughtful conversation.
In this interview, John Philip and Brilliant discuss:
The Great Search and its focus on spiritual yearnings during times of transition
The concept of “religious exile” and how many people are spiritually disaffected, either by leaving or by staying in religious traditions that no longer resonate
The role of psychedelics in modern spiritual exploration and how they fit into the broader quest for a direct experience of the divine
Healing and Home as the central themes of John Philip's book and how they address humanity’s brokenness and longing for rootedness
The teachers who shaped John Philip's journey and how they continue to transmit wisdom for today's spiritual seekers
John Philip also shares personal reflections on his own spiritual journey, including his decision to "give back" his ordination as a Christian minister, and how this decision relates to the spiritual reawakening he sees happening worldwide.
Resources Mentioned:
John Philip Newell’s The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Search for Healing and Home (https://www.amazon.com/Great-Search-Turning-Earth-Healing/dp/0063286610/)
Connect with the Guest:
earthandsoul.org (https://www.earthandsoul.org/)
Social media handles or other ways to follow John Philip:
John Philip Newell on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/johnphilipnewell)
John Philip Newell on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/j_philip_newell/)
Sacred Earth Sacred Soul on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sacredearthsacredsoul)
Sacred Earth Sacred Soul on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sacredearthandsoul)
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3 Jan 2024
198. Neal Allen – Better Days: Tame Your Inner Critic
Neal Allen is a spiritual coach and a speaker whose chief concern is removing obstacles of the ego. Neal has written a book called Better Days: Tame Your Inner Critic, the subject of most of our conversation here today. This is Neal’s second time on the School for Good Living podcast after our first conversation about his book called Shapes of Truth: Discover God Inside You.
In this interview on the School for Good Living Podcast, Neal joins me to talk about our inner critic. Sometimes Neal refers to it as a parasite. You might call it your conscience or your superego. But Neal distinguishes that it is not you. It's a part of you. He talks about how it forms, what its purpose is, and how we can live healthier, happier lives when we learn to manage our inner critic and make space for our authentic self. We also talk about how we can live with less anxiety, have more fulfilling relationships, and be more content more often. In this conversation, Neal also shares what he learned from a six-month experiment he conducted in his own life where he said yes to every opportunity, invitation, and request that was made to him and what he learned from it.
“It’s not necessary to seek for love, only to find and remove the obstacles we’ve built against it.”
– Neal Allen
This week on the School for Good Living Podcast:
· Neal’s belief and practice that people are naturally respectful
· Saying yes to everything for 6 months and its lasting impact on Neal
· Defining and overcoming “the parasite”, “the gremlin”, and the superego
· Turning Win, Lose, or Draw into Yes, No, or Maybe
Resources Mentioned:
· Shapesoftruth.com (https://shapesoftruth.com/)
· goodliving.com (https://goodliving.com/)
Connect With The Guest:
· Neal Allen (https://www.shapesoftruth.com/neal-allen-bio)
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2 Jun 2023
197. Colin Campbell – Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose
Colin Campbell is an author who knows a lot about grief. When Colin and his family were hit by a drunk and high driver that killed his two children, his life was sent into a whirlwind of grief, pain, and isolation. This grief led him to write “Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose” to help us understand what it takes to accompany people in their grieving process. His personal experiences has helped him to navigate the human tendencies that we all face when we experience loss or in our efforts to accompany others through their pain and grief.
In this Interview on the School for Good Living Podcast, Colin joins me to talk about confronting pain to help us have good living. In this interview, we discuss the profound losses that we face in life and some techniques we can use more quickly and fully get to places of peace, joy, and love. We also discuss some of the hardest parts of helping others who are grieving and finding the words to help them through it. Colin believes that we can all find common ground in the ways that we grieve despite the individual ways that we all find to avoid it. Ultimately, this conversation with Colin can help us to navigate being with others who are grieving and how to open ourselves to others when we are the ones in that position.
“A lot of the trouble in the world comes from avoiding pain.” – Colin Campbell
This week on the School for Good Living Podcast:
Understanding profound loss
Colin’s motivation to write Finding the Words and the crash that killed his children
Accompanying people in their grief
Deciding to say yes when our pain guides us to say no
How to be a friend to someone in grief
Taking action on pain and grief
Resources Mentioned: (https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Invention-Japan-Modern-World/dp/1984826719/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Pure+invention&qid=1637136104&sr=8-1)
Colincampbellauthor.com (https://colincampbellauthor.com/)
goodliving.com (https://goodliving.com/)
Connect With The Guest:
colincampbellauthor.com/contact/ (https://colincampbellauthor.com/contact/)
Subscribe and sign up for more!
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28. James Altucher: Choose Yourself
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[…] And we know this for a fact. And as an extreme example, if you're sick in bed, you're probably going to be less creative than if you're healthy. If your spouse is supportive of your dreams and your efforts and you're not arguing every day, all day long, you're probably going to be... healthier. You're probably going to be more creative. So we know that these bodies are connected. And I think that's when they're fully connected up and flowing smoothly, as smoothly as possible. That's spirituality. That's, that's a way of connecting a little bit more to this deeper self that we, that we don't really understand. […]
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