#113 On Spirituality and Embracing the Mystery of the Cosmos with Christopher Ryan

Listen now (115 min) | Christopher Ryan (co-author of Sex at Dawn, author of Civilized to Death, and host of Tangentially Speaking) returns to the podcast to discuss spirituality, and the ways we’ve engaged in this realm in different, yet parallel ways. We speak about psychedelics, astrology, synchronicity, and magic, and how these tools and practices have informed our approach to life. We touch on integration, ego, and humility, plus discuss the conflict between scientific worldviews/mechanistic thinking and the exploration of subjective meaning and belief. Plus, I talk about my inspiration for The Lunar Circle and why I approach and teach astrology in such a nuanced and experiential way.

Find Chris at chrisryanphd.com, on Twitter and on Instagram

Songs featured: “Bathroom Dance” by Hildur Guðnadóttir from the movie Joker and "Inside I’ll Sing” by Shards & Isolation Choir

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