The Deep State Consciousness Podcast

Relationship - with Tim Freke

I talk with philosopher Tim Freke about how becoming more conscious changes the way we can relate to others. We touch on issues of social phobia, having a more authentic connection with family and knowing when it's right or wrong to leave a relationship. We discuss how a sense of inner security and acceptance radically shifts our ability to engage with these issues and decisions.

Radical Sages - with Tim Freke and Robert Rabbin

I talk with Tim and Robert about non-dual spirituality and what impact it can have on political activism. Does a non-dual philosophy imply certain political/economic positions? How does an awareness of a deeper sense of identity affect the way we dialgoue? How does it speak to the sense of despondency activist may suffer from when confronting the impossible? Does it leave a person optimistic for the future?

Magic & Manifestation - with Tim Freke

In this interview I ask Tim all about magic, the idea that the mind can directly manifest situations in the apparently phisical world. We discuss the history of this concept, its relation to the world's esoteric traditions, its use and abuse and what modern science is telling us about it.

Psychedeics - Tim Freke

What role have psychedelics played in mystical experience through the ages? What role might they play ow and in the future? Is it possible to have a mystical experience without the use of substances. These are the question I get into with Tim, as well as asking him about his own journey using psychedelic substances to change consciousness.

Sufism - with Tim Freke

Who were/are the Sufis? What makes their spirituality so unique? Where did their mystical Islamic philosophy come from? What role can Sufism play in the world today? These are the questions we discuss in this dialogue.

In the Light of Death

Tim wrote 'In the Light of Death' in an effort to link the perennial philosophy with bereavement therapy. Now with the book back in print I ask him bout his experiences working with the dying which influenced its writing. We also discuss the mounting evidence from near death experience and after death communication research and how this changes our relationship with both death and the deceased.

Consciousness, Creativity & Writing - with Tim Freke

I ask Tim about his career as a writer, how he got into it and how it's developed over the past twenty years (and thirty-five books!). We then get into the nature of creativity and it's relationship to the deep conscious space within us. This is a discussion of value to anyone in engaging in any creative endeavour.

The Guru - with Tim Freke

The term 'Guru' has become synonymous with abusive relationships and ego inflation, when not so long ago the Guru's of the East were held in such high esteem. In this dialogue we look at all that's wrong with the concept of a Guru, as well as attempting to sift out the positive aspects that can be salvaged an incorporated into a healthy modern spirituality.

Zen Made Easy - With Tim Freke

In our first dialogue I ask Tim all about Zen Buddhism – where it came from, what distinguishes it from other forms of spirituality and how it's been interpreted in the West. We look at Zen as not being one thing so much as being 'chalk and cheese' to itself, containing authoritarian teachings as well as iconoclastic rebels.

 

With thanks to alegri for use of cover image

 

Introducing Idealsim

A dialogue on Idealism with David Websdell