Original Goodness: Eknath Easwaran

Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant

Seraphim and Eric discuss the famous parable of the blind men and the elephant in the context of religion and spirituality. Seraphim describes his movement towards a metamodern religion.

Pink Floyd, The Wall & Donald Trump Part 2

Seraphim continues to lead the discussion on Pink Floyd's seminal album, The Wall, and how it's insights into human psychology are reflected in the arc of Donald Trump's life and ascension into power.

Edge of the Abyss -- The Archetype of Antichrist

In this episode, Eric and Seraphim use a text from Robert Isaac Skidmore's book, Edge of the Abyss: The Usefulness of Antichrist Terminology in the Era of Donald Trump [https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Abyss-Usefulness-Antichrist-Terminology/dp/1630518964] as a springboard to discuss the phenomenon of Trump's rise to power, the ego, archetypical shadows, and individuation.

Pink Floyd, The Wall and Donald Trump Part 1

Seraphim sends Eric a text this time, which includes an abbreviated version of the lyrics to Pink Floyd's 1979 concept album, The Wall. The two take a parallax view to the text, looking at it from the perspective of its original context, how it might relate to the ascendancy of Donald Trump, and the psychological implications. This is part one of a two-part series to be concluded on Episode 4.

Original Goodness: Eknath Easwaran

Eric sends the first text to Seraphim, an excerpt from Eknath Easwaran's book, Original Goodness. [https://www.amazon.com/Original-Goodness-Eknath-Easwaran-Beatitudes/dp/0915132915] Seraphim and Eric discuss just a few of the many implications of the text in which Easwaran quotes Meister Eckhart's claim that each of us have a God-bearing seed in us, which seeks to grow. The text being discussed can be found on our Facebook page [http://facebook.com/igotyourtext].