Anthony Guilbert | Surfing The Universal Drift: Esoteric Daoism & Qi Gong
Find Your Wu Wei In The Wide World
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Explore the paradoxical pleroma with Professor Anthony Guilbert, author of Notes From The Drift, a collection of poetic observations infused with the philosophy of Esoteric Daoism. In this episode we peruse a plethora of cosmo-psychological perspectives, which is a fancy way of saying we try to take a glance into the inner workings of the universal mind. Tune in to hear the original purpose behind practicing Qi Gong, yin & yang, connecting heaven and earth, and plenty of encouragement to keep doing the work on yourself--no shortcuts!
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WE TALKED ABOUT...
Inspiration and intention behind Notes From The Drift
Wandering for the sake of it, finding unexpected synchronicity
The philosophy of Daoism, and describing the infinite as a verb
Four types of Daoism in the US (pros and cons)
The original purpose of Daoist practices like Qi Gong
Learning authenticity by observing nature and animals
Transitioning from learning how to fight people to learning how to help them
Qi Gong as an access practice to energy healing modalities
The body follows the Qi, the Qi follows the mind
The meaning behind the metaphor of "connecting heaven and earth"
Navigating this time of heightened novelty
I Ching, divination, and learning to trust your own intuition
Qi Gong learning resources:
- The Institute For Integral Qigong and Tai Chi
- Ken Cohen (QigongHealing.com)
- Teapot Monk (Tai Chi Online)
No shortcuts, no secrets--you have to do the work on yourself
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A generous description of a legitimate transcendental experience
Continuing our practice even after a permanently illuminating and challenging temporary ego dissolution
Why awareness practices may grant more lasting changes than psychedelics in the long run
Not seeking to find oneself, but seeking to create oneself
Creativity, finding our authenticity, and the Wu Wei (effective non-action)
Walt Whitman, and anthropologist author Wade Davis, and the incalculable value of diversity
David Cooper: Convergence With Nature
Anthony's native New Yorker perspective on some occult aspects of the Trump presidency
Examining opportunistic behavior of corrupt authority figures
The rapidly shattering illusion that our governmental system creates freedom or harmony
Reawakening wonder and excitement in our worldview and flexibility in our minds
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MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE
Intro: "Foggy Dreams" by Wisdom Traders
Outro: "We'll Be Able To Fly" by Soohan