The Deep State Consciousness Podcast

Listening from a Silent Mind - with Simon Small

After leaving the church as a teenager, Simon Small explored a myriad of different spiritual paths before feeling called to become an Anglican Priest. Listen to his story and hear what he learnt along the way.

Simon author is the author of three books; From the Bottom of the Pond, Star Pilgrim and Living Contemplation. Visit his author page on Amazon - http://amzn.to/2ASB7wt

Jane Small's gallery - https://fineartamerica.com/artists/jane+small

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Interview with Alex Cowley

Alex Cowley became interested in mindfulness as a result of a serious illness as a young man. This interest led him into an exploration of non-duality which continues to this day. Alex is also a musician and talks about the crossovers he sees between these two worlds.

My Free Mind - with Mike Kewley

An interview with Mindfulness teacher Mike Kewley. He talks about the Mindful Men project he's set up to encourage more men to get involved with meditation, as well as his own journey through mindfulness, therapy and nonduality.

Psychological Suffering as an Invitation to Wholeness

A dialogue with Nicole Schnackenberg on how we view of mental illness and how that in turn effects the way we engage with it. Is it a problem to be fixed or is an invitation into a deeper and more authentic sense of self?

What is Self Inquiry?

I had a conversation with Nicole Schnackenberg about what we mean when we talk about Self Enquiry - looking into our deepest sense identity and pondering the question 'who am I?'.

Recovery from Anorexia and Body Dysmorphia - Nicole Schnackenberg

Nicole Schnackenberg is the author of 'False Bodies, True Selves: Moving Beyond Appearance-Focused Identity Struggles and Returning to the True Self', in which she documents her struggles with and eventual recovery from Anorexia Nervosa and body Dysmorphic Disorder. I interview her about that journey here.

Non-Duality - with Tim Freke

A conversation with Tim Freke about Advaita Vedanta, or Non-Dualism, We talk about this Indian philosophy and look at how similar and different it is to different strands of the perennial philosophy. We also examine how it has developed since coming to the West and whether there are potential pitfalls with it.

The Demiurge - with Tim Freke

A conversation with philosopher Tim Freke about the mythical Gnostic figure of the Demiurge, the lesser God who creates the material Cosmos. The Gnostics used the Demiurge to explain how a God of pure love could end up creating a universe of suffering.

 

We talk about how the image of the Demiurge has been recycled through the ages right up until the present day, from films like The Matrix to the theories of David Icke.

Is Life a Dream? - The philosophy of Idealism with Tim Freke

I talk with philosopher Tim Freke about the philosophy of idealism, the view that the material world arises out of consciousness (as it does in a dream) and not the other way round. This flips on its head our ordinary way of seeing the world.

 

Tim talks about whether life is indeed like a dream.

Skeptiko - with Alex Tsakiris and Tim Freke

I was very happy to facilitate a dialogue between philosopher Tim Freke and Alex Tsakiris, host of the Skeptiko podcast. Over the past decade Alex has interviewed the world's leading scientists in psychical and near death experience research and we talk with him about what he's learnt through this process.