Episode 48: What is Ego Death? On Healing via Psychedelic Medicine with AJ Murillo (Writer and Philosopher)

Creating While Mothering with Christina Cone (Musical Artist, Creative Agency Founder/Owner)

On this episode, I had the privilege of sitting down with my dear friend Christina Cone in her home here in East Nashville. I knew she would be the perfect person to talk with about how to maintain one’s creative and artistic identity while simultaneously diving headfirst into motherhood. Christina fronts the band Frances Cone along with her husband, Andy. She also founded Phases, a boutique creative agency for independent artists, earlier this year. She and I spoke about the terror and magic of motherhood, the necessary price we pay to live in community, the journey of healing from religious trauma, dismantling the legacy burden of codependency, and strategies for keeping the creative flame burning all the while. Follow Christina’s work and various projects here [https://www.phasesnashville.com/] and here [https://www.francesconemusic.co/]! Psyche Magic Website, Socials and more [https://linktr.ee/psychemagic]!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psychemagic.substack.com/subscribe [https://psychemagic.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Sustaining Meaning in The Art Life with Mary Lattimore (Harpist)

For our 50th episode, we have an extra special guest who I was so honored to speak with: musical artist/harpist Mary Lattimore! Mary’s ethereal instrumental music, particularly her 2020 album Silver Ladders [https://open.spotify.com/album/5Ykv18C5wYbOe3QsZX7kyy], was a cornerstone of my self-care in pregnancy, and I’ve been a massive fan ever since. Mary joined me virtually from her home in Los Angeles to discuss her favorite ways to build and nurture community and sustain inspiration in her artistry, the scoop on her favorite artist residencies, dreaming as a form of processing the nightmare that is the current political climate in the US, lucid dreaming, and oh so much more! With permission from the artist and her management, this episode includes a snippet from Mary’s forthcoming song, “A Lock of His Hair Under Glass” This episode touches on the following topics: The Aces in Tarot (specifically the Ace of Wands) Sustainable artistic practices Building an artistic community The value of practicing various art forms in an unskilled way Where to find artist residency programs Artistic inspiration through nature and unfamiliar environments Animism relating to musical instruments The arts as political resistance Dreaming as a way to process our deep emotions Lucid dreaming School of Song [https://schoolofsong.org/]and their amazing Brian Eno workshop (!!) The Artist’s Way [https://www.penguinrandomhouseretail.com/book/?isbn=9780143129257]by Julia Cameron Your Brain on Art [https://www.yourbrainonart.com/] by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross Follow Mary’s work and various projects here [https://marylattimore.net/] and here [https://www.instagram.com/maryoverthere/?hl=en]! Psyche Magic Website, Socials and more [https://linktr.ee/psychemagic]!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Psyche Magic Salon is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psychemagic.substack.com/subscribe [https://psychemagic.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Announcement: Jungian Active Imagination Workshop Offering!

Join us for this virtual workshop Monday 7/14 at 7pm CST via Zoom (the recording will be available after the fact as well!) where we will: 🌱 Explore how Jung discovered and used active imagination to bring unconscious thoughts into awareness for personal growth and creativity ✍️ Utilize different automatic writing techniques to generate ideas and connect with your existing creative skills 🔮 Engage in a creative exercise by dialoguing with a figure from a dream or tarot card for inspiration and guidance in your projects 🤸🏻‍♀️Practice inner child meditation to connect with a favorite childhood art form This is going to be such a fun evening filled with creative inspiration and flow! I hope you’ll join me and please share with anyone who you think might be interested! Tickets are available on my website: https://www.jordanhale.net/workshops [https://www.jordanhale.net/workshops] Register with a friend and get 20% off - just email me both of your names at psychemagicpodcast@gmail.com [psychemagicpodcast@gmail.com] to get your promo code Thanks for reading The Psyche Magic Salon! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psychemagic.substack.com/subscribe [https://psychemagic.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Episode 48: What is Ego Death? On Healing via Psychedelic Medicine with AJ Murillo (Writer and Philosopher)

On this episode, we welcome writer, philosopher, and “introspective detective” AJ Murillo to the show! We discuss her wisdom and perspective gained on psychedelic journeys and explore the subject of her most recent book [https://ulyssespress.com/books/the-beginners-guide-to-ego-death/]: the concept of ego death as an aspect of emotional and spiritual healing. We also share some amazing stories about psilocybin guiding us deeper into our intuition, helping both of us to confirm and encourage life decisions around our partner choices and having children. For more on this subject see episode 17: Psychedelic Therapy with Robert DeSalvo LCSW in our podcast feed! Follow AJ’s work and various projects here [https://ulyssespress.com/authors/aj-the-sage-murillo/]! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Psyche Magic Website, Socials and more [https://linktr.ee/psychemagic]!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psychemagic.substack.com/subscribe [https://psychemagic.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

More Wind: A Tribute to David Lynch with Michael McMillian

On this very special episode, my dear friend Michael McMillian (actor, writer, creator and co-host of The Bigfoot Collector’s Club Podcast) joins me to discuss one of our favorite creators of all time: the late, great David Lynch. We were blessed with a poignant Lynchian message via our tarot pull, discussed Lynch’s appearances in both of our dreams, and our enduring love and reverence for his work and creative philosophies. Follow Michael’s work and various projects here [https://linktr.ee/bigfootcollectorsclub?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZzUq3USTJ-9tPEfcfq4noE02Z4gK69mOCh1IjBW8AWdAUj86GnFArhde4_aem_l20ogRQKi60Wz1Vh7BjxUw]! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Psyche Magic Website, Socials and more [https://linktr.ee/psychemagic]!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit psychemagic.substack.com/subscribe [https://psychemagic.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]