Category: Hopscotch Chronicles interview

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Folks, get ready for quite a ride as this episode is a very deep one! From coincidences to synchronicities, from ethics to meta-ethics, Sharon Hewitt Rawlette and I embark on a fascinating exploration of some of life’s most mysterious workings. But fret not! As serious as these subjects can be, the tone remains playful…

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Is the world perfect as it is? How does one tell the pain of change from the pain of violence? Are your bowls clean? In this episode, we’re joined by author and Zen monk Shozan Jack Haubner for what ended up being a festival of hardball questions, which he handled graciously. *** ABOUT JACK…

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Some of the worst understood concepts in spirituality assuredly are notions of the shadow self, negative energy and the ego. Generally wrongfully labelled “evil”, these facets of ourselves often are hidden by our preconceived ideas when in fact, revealing their presence within us can be one of our most enlightening endeavours. In…

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. I can’t help but wonder: have philosopher William James and punk band Dead Kennedys ever been mentioned in one same interview? Well, they have now! On this show, Mitch Horowitz presents us with a plethora of ideas to seriously consider on the seeker’s path of spiritual growth. *** ABOUT MITCH *** Mitch…

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. From the terrestrial to the divine, from counterculture to the mystic’s path, this episode’s overarching theme is all about spiritual expansion, elevation, transcendance. Of course we talked about Ronnie Pontiac’s mentor, namely the great Manly P. Hall, but we also went into a subject that’s close to my heart: the essence of…

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. This week, I’m having the great honour of exchanging thoughts with an artist who has participated in the shaping of 90s western culture through music: Jill Emery, musician and painter extraordinaire. She is perhaps mostly known for being part of the band Hole (yes, the one led by Courtney Love), as well…

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Could our dreams actually be pieces of our future getting imprinted in our functional memory? Could synchronicities be due to precognition rather than some sort of « metaphysical messaging »? Are you sure you only exist as a story carved in the past and as a focal point on an illusive present? Dr Eric…

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Owls and UFOs: Two powerful archetypes, one ancient and one rooted in popular culture, and seemingly more linked together than one could readily believe. Not only that, but according to this week’s fascinating guest, both often appear instrumental in a tremendous amount of « awakening experiences » recounted by a variety of seekers and…

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Back with another fascinating discussion, this time with Dr Paul J. Leslie, psychotherapist and all around amazing guy. Join us for this joyous chat in which we address the importance of creativity in therapy sessions, tricks and tips for self-knowledge and finding one’s « acorn » (as psychologist James Hillman would say).…

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. In this dense and fascinating discussion, James Tunney adroitly makes the case for the dangers of post-humanism, its foundations and origins, thus advocating for a much needed spiritual evolution. James is joining us from his home in Sweden, under John Dee’s watchful eye, to gift us with a glimpse inside his perennialist…

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. This time, magician Denis Poisson (aka Foolish Fish  @FoolishFishBooks ) sits with me from his home in Poland to discuss his adventures in applied mysticism and spirituality. In this lively chat, we address a wide array of subjects including perennialism, DIY in magical practices and the (free?) will of the gods. *** ABOUT…

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. In this friendly exchange, Douglas Batchelor tells us about his personal views on magic and a bit on his own practices. We also explore the notion of (free?) will, its place in magical application and in discarnate entities. Plus, Douglas recounts his “scrying using an iPad’s screen” experience! *** ABOUT DOUGLAS ***…