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John Carosella hosts Convergence, a journey into shamanism, science, and mysticism, exploring our beautiful world. Making the mystical accessible to the scientific-minded, and bringing the language of science to the Mystery, John brings provocative, new perspectives to living, learning, healing, and discovery. This month, John is in Spirited Conversation with Charles Randall Paul, founder of the Foundation for Religious Diplomacy and chairman of The World Table. John and Randall discuss Randall's work and perspectives in cultivating conversations between people with fundamentally conflicting views on deeply held, even sacred, beliefs. Not just restricted to religion, this challenge is in our politics, our communities, even in our families and intimate relationships. How does one navigate these challenging waters? Perhaps a new understanding of Love is called for. (Full disclosure: John is also affiliated with The World Table.) John challenges his co-hosts Mildred Lynn McDonald and HiC Luttmers with this ver

L*I*V*E Readings ... skype in or call 646.716.5510 to receive a reading during the show with Charlie and HiC ! Charlie and HiC are joined on The Amethyst Oracle by this month's guest, BENEBELL WEN, attorney and author of The Holistic Tarot. Benebell Wen is a California and New York lawyer who also happens to be a practitioner of various metaphysical arts. She is the author of Holistic Tarot published by North Atlantic Books and is now working on her second book, tentatively titled The Tao of Craft: A Primer on Fu Talismans and Casting Sigils in the Eastern Esoteric Tradition. When not practicing in these fields, Wen is both a California and New York licensed attorney working in the Bay Area as corporate legal counsel of a venture capital and global investments firm.

L*I*V*E Readings ... skype in or call 646.716.5510 to receive a reading L*I*V*E on the air with HiC during the show ! HiC is joined by this month's (r)Evolutionary guest, PTAHMASSU NOFRA-UAA, internationally noted iconographer, craftsman, spiritual teacher and human rights advocate. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION with Mildred Lynn, HiC Luttmers, and special guest, Fred Isom, Life Coach and Intuitive Consultant : NICENESS vs. KINDNESS. What's the difference ? How can we cultivate each ? When is each appropriate ? Born in San Diego, California into a family of artists, Ptahmassu Nofra-Uaa began at an early age to receive instruction in figure studies, watercolor technique, and Old World oil painting methods from his father, an accomplished portrait and landscape painter. Ptahmassu's extensive training in the fine arts is omnipresent in his vocation as an iconographer, creating devotional panels of deities from the Egyptian and Near Eastern religious traditions in watercolor, gold, and semi-precious stones. At

Episode #2:Tapping into the Spiritual Guidance with Oracle Cards There are times in life when we stand at a crossroad full of apprehension and unsure of which way to turn (gasp!).  To help descern direction, provide inspiration and offer clarity and hope, people sometimes turn to beautiful and supportive divination tools like ORACLE CARDS.  During our time together, host Mildred Lynn McDonald and special co-host Madonna MacInnis will soulfully explore the following questions with humour and ease: What are Oracle cards? How do they work?Why use them?What types are available?What are your favourite oracle cards? In addition, they will also give examples of how they use oracle cards in their own lives to help them tap into their inner compass or guidance system to discern which "turn" might be in their highest interest. You’ll love it! Delve into the mysteries of ancient wisdom, explore the healing capabilities of energy medicine, and bridge the gap between the seen and the unseen. Get ready to challenge your

Episode #35: Connecting the Dots to Who Your Really Are. Illuminate. Simplify. Align™ with Trilby D. Johnson Recently, I had a great chat with New Zealand-based author, Body-Brain Reformer, Speaker, and founder of Connective Embodiment™, Trilby D. Johnson. To say that Trilby has a unique perspective and a burning passion for mind-body-spirit integration would be an understatement, so I invited Trilby to share her message with us! In Trilby’s words, she "mentors people from all around the world and all walks of life who suffer from chronic emotional and/or physical pain to transmute their energy and rewire their brain, so they can release their limiting patterns and the chronic pain with it. Thus, their life can be free of pain, suffering, stress and self-limiting beliefs”. How does she do this? Are there skills and tools that she can share with us? Stories and real life examples to inspire us?  Please join us as we learn about Body-Brain Reform, Vibrational Integration, and Connective Embodiment™ ... all w

John Carosella hosts Convergence, a journey into shamanism, science, and mysticism, exploring our beautiful world. Making the mystical accessible to the scientific-minded, and bringing the language of science to the Mystery, John brings provocative, new perspectives to living, learning, healing, and discovery. This month, John pays tribute to his beloved dog, Tucker, who accompanied John on many an adventure, spiritual and otherwise. Whether howling at the moon, sharing an orange, or seeing the divine in one another, Tucker was a powerful, loving, inspiring influence. He'll be missed. From previous shows, John shares two reflections in which Tucker was a key participant. John also reprises his 2012 conversation with Tom Cowan, author of "Fire in the Head" and John's Celtic Shamanism teacher. Join us for Convergence on Firefly Willows L*I*V*E! Firefly Willows L*I*V*E! Come find - and shine - your inner light.

Evolve! Nurturing the New in Consciousness, the Arts, and Culture with your host Robin White Turtle Lysne, M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D. Evolve! will bring your people and ideas on the cutting edge of change opening the shells of the past to move our culture into the now. We are all in great need of sustainable ideas for change. The arts and evolving consciousness are how we are bringing that change to the culture at large. This show will bring you the wise, the foolish and the heart-based to help us meet the challenges of the times we are in. This week's special guest is Kevin Devany who is a graduate of the Sarah Lawrence College MFA program (2011) and a spoken word advocate. He is the co-founder of the Art Bar & Cafe, in Santa Cruz, CA, as well as Santa Cruz’s Only Weekly Poetry Open Mic, the Sarah Lawrence College Spoken Word Collective, The Northampton Poetry Brothel, Northampton Poetry, and University of Hartford’s Lighthouse. In his free time, he likes to try to devise new ways for art to intersect with

L*I*V*E Readings ... call in during the show to receive a reading L*I*V*E on the air with HiC and Charlie !   It's a grand convergence (or at least a very nice one). The hosts of The Amethyst Oracle and Tarot Visions podcasts come together to chat about trending topics in Tarot. Join us for a confabulation of all things currently buzzing in Tarot.  

Join the (r)Evolution ! L*I*V*E Readings ... skype or call in during the show to receive a reading L*I*V*E on the air with HiC ! Join HiC and his guest, Richard Reidy for a journey down the Nile.  Richard Reidy, author of Eternal Egypt : Ancient Rituals for the Modern World, joins us for a conversation about the revival and continuing practice Kemeticism, the spiritual and magical practice of ancient Egypt.  Hear about Richard's own journey from Orthodox Christianity to a Kemetic path, how the words and rituals of the ancient Egyptians offer us a template for modern day worship of the Egyptian gods, the symbolism behind the familiar animal headed deities, how his book, Eternal Egypt, offers us the ancient rituals in a form that can be used and applied today, how to get started if you're feeling drawn to an Egyptian-based spiritual path, and much more... Join the (r)Evolution !

Episode #34:  Reclaiming the Wild Soul: How Earth’s Landscapes Restore Us to Wholeness with special guest MARY REYNOLDS THOMPSON Mary is an author, facilitator of poetry and journal therapy, and certified life coach who helps people discover and live their WILD SOUL STORY so they can bridge the false divide between outer and inner nature, Earth and Self, and become full creative, connected and alive. Join us as she introduces her new book RECLAIMING THE WILD SOUL and takes us on a fascinating journey into Earth’s five great landscapes — deserts, forests, oceans and rivers, mountains, and grasslands — as they reveal timeless aspects of our deeper, wilder selves. Luxuriate in the Earth's wild beauty and fierce challenges. See how deserts model simplicity and silence, how forests help us make peace with uncertainty, how rivers and oceans reveal the power of flow, how mountains inspire our highest purpose, and how grasslands teach us about giving back. Discover how Mary's work connects people to nature--and th

Episode #1: Pondering the Promise of the Pendulum As human beings who walk the Earth at this time, we are subject to countless messages. Some information is good and some is not so good. In the course of the day, with so many messages bombarding our consciousness, how do we ensure that we hear the important ones? Hmm, you know the ones we're talking about ... the messages or intuitions that our bodies give us … that nature gives us … that our higher selves give us?  Join Mildred Lynn McDonald and Kathleen MacNeil as they explore the practice of using a pendulum to help tap into innate intuition; to access the life enhancing, empowering, healing messages that exists at a subconscious level of our Inner Being. They will also share down-to-Earth, humorous stories about how they learned to use this age old dousing tool as they took their first unsteady steps into energy medicine.  You’ll love it! Two Owls Having a Hoot! Mildred Lynn and Kathleen are delighted to bring to you Two Owls Having a Hoot!. Join them

In this podcast, Yeshe Rabbit honors several recently-deceased ancestors, each of whom left a powerful mark on her world : Loreon Vigne, Ai-Churek, Randy David, Lady Olivia Roberston, Les Feinberg*, Morning Glory Zell, and Shekinah Mountainwater. This podcast contains music, chants, and speeches by : Same blood, Same Heart by Tia Members of the family and friends of Loreon Vigne, including her niece Leslie Life, Death & Rebirth by Yeshe Patrick, partner of the deceased Randy David Hekate by Rowan *Please note, Yeshe Rabbit included a passage by an author who formerly wrote under the name Leslie Feinberg, but who later in life preferred to be called Les Feinberg.  Please forgive the poor quality of some of the audio recordings. Yeshe Rabbit captures audio all over the place and doesn't always have a great microphone.

John Carosella hosts Convergence, a journey into shamanism, science, and mysticism, exploring our beautiful world. Making the mystical accessible to the scientific-minded, and bringing the language of science to the Mystery, John brings provocative, new perspectives to living, learning, healing, and discovery. In today's program, John is in Spirited Conversation with Kimberly Walters, a doctoral candidate at the Univeristy of Chicago and faculty member at University of California, Irvine. Kimberly has done ethnographic studies in Southern India, investigating the cultural interplay between sex workers and the NGOs seeking to "rescue" them. The facts on the ground belie easy conclusions, and what seems like freedom might be exploitation of a different kind. In his Reflections segment, John shares his encounter with Fly Medicine - an uncomfortable but ultimately healing journey into powerful and ubiquitous support that we ignore at our own risk, finding within it a tool for addressing old, deep, and stubborn

Evolve! Nurturing the New in Consciousness, the Arts, and Culture with your host Robin White Turtle Lysne, M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D. Evolve! will bring your people and ideas on the cutting edge of change opening the shells of the past to move our culture into the now. We are all in great need of sustainable ideas for change. The arts and evolving consciousness are how we are bringing that change to the culture at large. This show will bring you the wise, the foolish and the heart-based to help us meet the challenges of the times we are in. The interview this month is with Captain Charles Moore who discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is two times the size of Texas, more than two decades ago. This repeat broadcaste cooresponds with an exhibit called Plastic Paralysis that is taking place in Santa Clara at Studio Bongiorno this month. (Details below.)  He developed Algalita Research Foundation, in Long Beach, California. On his way from Hawaii across the Pacific to California he made a trip that cha

L*I*V*E Readings ... Skype or call in to receive a reading with HiC during the show.   Have you ever asked yoruself, What's My Purpose ... or ... How Do I Fulfill My Life Purpose ? Join HiC as he welcomes this month's (r)Evolutionary guest, Life Purpose Coach NADIA SHAPIRO ! Hear the 3 secrets to discovering your life purpose and the 5 C's (plus a secret 6th for anyone listening) to living your life purpose. Plus ... our monthly astrology update and Living Well segments ... roundtable discussion on how to stop being in such a hurry and rushing through life. Nadia Shapiro is a well-known Life Purpose Coach who uses her natural born intuitive abilities to help people realize their dreams. She’s helped hundreds of people discover their life purpose and hundreds of entrepreneurs build successful businesses from the ground up. She’s a talented facilitator who has lead over a hundred classes and workshops and has given hundreds of talks on the subjects she is most passionate about. She’s a sought after public s

L*I*V*E READINGS ... Skype in or call 646.716.5510 during the show for your chance to receive a reading L*I*V*E on the air ! « Pride goeth before the fall » There are many perspectives on Pride ... what is it, what it isn't, if it's good, if it's bad. How do you define the word Pride ? Is Pride a positive or negative attribute in a person ? Skype in or call 646.716.5510 during the show to offer your thoughts during the discussion. « A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us. » ~ Jane Austen Join The Amethyst Oracle as Charlie and HiC engage in a roundtable discussion with STELLA IRIS, as we consult the oracles to see what they have to offer about this thing called PRIDE. Stella Iris is a Tarot Reader at The Sacred Well, High Priestess of the Goddess, of CAYA Coven and the Evensong Lineage. « You will never find the real truth among people that are insecure or have egos to protect. Truth over time becomes eithe

  Episode #33:  What it means to HOLD SPACE for people with special guest HEATHER PLETT Many of us have heard the expression to "hold the space” for someone, but until now, I haven’t come across much information on what holding the space actually looks like, especially when caring for aloved one who is transitioning into the last stages of life. Enter Manitoba-based teacher, writer, coach, retreat host, and facilitator, HEATHER PLETT.   When I read Heather’s blog, I realized that she was able to lovingly articulate key concepts about the gift of "holding space" gleaned through her own life experience, specifically, the passing of her mother.  During our time together, Heather will explore eight life lessons that she has learned from the amazing people who have held the space for her. They include: 1. Giving people permission to trust their own intuition and wisdom. 2. Giving people only as much information as they can handle. 3. Not taking power away. 4. Keeping your own ego out of it. 5. Making people fe

L*I*V*E On Air Readings with popular Firefly Willows L*I*V*E host, HiC Luttmers ((r)Evolution and The Amethyst Oracle). Skype in or call 646.716.5510 during the show to receive a reading L*I*V*E on the air. • Tarot • Intuitive Coaching • Runes • Animal Medicine • Shamanic Coaching • Psychic Messages • I-Ching • Call or Skype in during the L*I*V*E show and receive a free reading. Got a question? Got a problem? Need some guidance? • Relationships • Money • Love • Career • Life Path • Bring a question, and we'll look at what guidance Spirit has to offer you.

"According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the total number of people with DEMENTIA worldwide in 2015 is estimated at 47.5 million. The total number of new cases of dementia each year worldwide is nearly 7.7 million, implying 1 new case every 4 seconds. The number of people with dementia is expected to increase to 75.6 million in 2030 and 135.5 million in 2050". Think about it. These are BIG numbers and most of us, in one way or another, will be impacted by dementia in our lifetime.  To help us to help us understand what these numbers mean to us and our loves ones on a community level, we have invited CATHERINE SHEPHERD, Cape Breton - Education and Outreach, Alzheimer's Society of Nova Scotia, to the table.   I first met Catherine about two months ago when my family was trying to deal with a loved one’s diagnosis of dementia. Quite honestly, we were afraid and looking for guidance and support. From the get go, Catherine stepped into the fire, met us where we were, and offered step-by-step guidance,

Evolve! Nurturing the New in Consciousness, the Arts, and Culture with host Robin White Turtle Lysne, M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D.  This month meet Captain Charles Moore of the Agalita Foundation CAPTAIN CHARLES MOORE FOUNDER &? RESEARCH DIRECTOR Captain Charles Moore founded the Algalita Marine Research Institute in 1994 “to protect and restore the marine environment.” Captain Moore has become a world-renowned expert on the issue, as plastic debris should be seen as the No. 1 threat to the planet.  Moore won the 2014 Peter Benchley Ocean Awards “Hero of the Seas” award, among many others, and has been featured in major media forums including National Public Radio, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, NBC, CBS, CNN, “The Late Show with David Letterman, The Colbert Report, ABC’s “Nightline” and “Good Morning America,” and The Wall Street Journal. Published in Marine Pollution Bulletin and Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society.  His book is Plastic Ocean. In June 2012, Thompso