{"id":215,"date":"2023-11-01T19:47:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T23:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hopscotchchronicles.com\/?p=215"},"modified":"2023-11-13T10:16:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:16:36","slug":"ep-3-miguel-conner-higher-purpose-gnosticism-and-elvis-the-shaman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hopscotchchronicles.com\/?p=215","title":{"rendered":"Ep.3: Miguel Conner &#8211; Higher Purpose, Gnosticism and Elvis the Shaman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Available on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/hopscotch-chronicles-podcast-with-dominic-vall%C3%A9e\/id1693298668?i=1000633407795\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/7wbvMDVgxvm9t6IG1QDreZ?si=1141f09c385f46b0\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GglYaQGyLAw\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Higher Purpose, Gnosticism and Elvis the Shaman :: Miguel Conner :: Ep.3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GglYaQGyLAw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Miguel Conner (&nbsp;@AeonByteGnosticRadio&nbsp;) joins me on this episode for a discussion about gnosticism, the quest for meaning, the creative impulse and the subject of his upcoming book; the mystical side of Elvis Presley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Miguel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Gnostic scholar extraordinaire, Miguel Conner is mainly known for being the host of the popular podcast Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. He is also a writer, author among other works of Voices of Gnosticism and a multiple novels. Miguel is the founder of the Virtual Alexandria Academy where he teaches modern and ancient gnosticism. Also recently, he has organized the Astro Gnosis conference, of which the second edition was presented this year of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find all about his work at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegodabovegod.com.\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.thegodabovegod.com.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.thegodabovegod.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timestamps<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:00 Introduction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:49 INTERVIEW BEGINS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:08:07 Miguel\u2019s first podcasts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:09:04 How Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio started<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:02 The push to create, meaning and patterns<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:46 Doubt, nihilism and higher purpose<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:39 Pitfalls of on the road to individuation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:25:49 Jumping in deep early in the podcast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:27:24 Gnosticism not leading to nihilism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:30:39 Were the Gnostics the 1st DIY punks?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:38:14 Talking about Elvis, the mystic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:44:29 \u00ab&nbsp;Broken&nbsp;\u00bb people becoming mystics (Elvis and Philip K. Dick)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:47:08 The \u00ab&nbsp;wounded healer&nbsp;\u00bb concept<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:51:54 Why is Elvis\u2019 mysticism not well known?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:56:46 What would \u00ab&nbsp;gnostic&nbsp;music&nbsp;\u00bb be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:59:24 Gnosticism isn\u2019t more complex than other religions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:01:15 The feel of gnosticism (in general and in Elvis\u2019 music)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:06:45 Gnosis doesn\u2019t belong only to the gnostics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:07:26 Getting to the bones of the spiritual path<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:09:59 Pac-Man is a gnostic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:11:04 Miguel\u2019s generosity, thanks and goodbyes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available on\u00a0Apple Podcasts,\u00a0Spotify\u00a0and\u00a0YouTube. Miguel Conner (&nbsp;@AeonByteGnosticRadio&nbsp;) joins me on this episode for a discussion about gnosticism, the quest for meaning, the creative impulse and the subject of his upcoming book; the mystical side of Elvis Presley. 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