Ep 39- 'The pagans of portland' redux

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In this episode we have another roundtable discussion with Sorcha Macaonghais and 'The Pagans of Portland' meet-up group. This group has been getting together monthly for over 18 years to discuss all things spiritual, magical, and more.. We discuss various aspects of magic, and other great topics. This episode takes place live @ Whelan's Irish Pub in Portland, Or... Listen In! 

In this episode I have an enlightening conversation with Venessa Rodriguez of the 'Feed Your Wild Podcast', about the Akashic Records. We discuss the meaning and history of this concept, and talk about how to work with the Akashic field. Also, we discuss certain types of food and how they affect 'high frequency' people. Listen in!

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Venessa Rodriguez, M.S., C.H.C. is a functional nutritionist, Akashic Record reader, intuitive nourishment guide and host of the Feed Your Wild Podcast. Her mission is to put the soul back into medicine supporting wild-hearted healers, helpers, & change-makers get to the root cause of their challenges with their health, body, and soul path and awaken their innate healing capacity through reconnection to their own medicine through food, spirit, and love.

Through her work combining the science + spirituality of food using a functional approach, intuitive guidance with Akashic Records, and ancestral nutrition, Venessa guides her clients through transformative experiences not only within their own health and life but by sharing their gifts with the world. Venessa has been working deeply with the Akashic Records for the past 10 years and supports others in their healing journey to connect to their own intuition & soul messages for greater access to inner guidance, nourishment, & spiritual wisdom.

Venessa holds a BA in International Studies from the University of Chicago, a Masters in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from University of Bridgeport, multiple nutrition coaching trainings + mentorship with Functional Nutrition Educators Andrea Nakayama, Dr. Datis Kharrazian, DC., & Dr. Deanna Minich. She has completed 1,000+ clinical hours for certification as a Certified Nutrition Specialist and works as a lead nutritionist at Northwest Memory Center in Ashland, Oregon - currently 1 of 3 clinics in the US supporting patients in the Bredesen ReCODE Protocol study - a holistic approach aimed at reversing cognitive decline as well as conditions like Alzheimer’s disease.

Venessa has been trained as an Akashic Records reader, psychic intuitive, and has studied cross-cultural healing techniques, weaving earth honoring teachings with ancestral health, currently immersing in the medicine tradition of her Borikén {Puerto Rican} lineage. 

Venessa has been a performance artist as a dancer & actor for over 20 years and loves to weave creativity and storytelling into her work & podcast! A Chicago girl at heart, Venessa now lives amidst wild forests, mountains, & regenerative land stewardship communities in Southern Oregon. 

In this episode, I have a powerful conversation with Saoirse Clare 'The Starseed Coach' about the concept of Starseeds and their divine mission. We discuss the many facets of being a Starseed, and how Starseeds will help this planet manifest its highest potential. Listen In!

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Bio:

Author, healer, and founder of The Starchetype™ System, Saoirse Clare

McGovern serves as an energetic mentor for Starseeds who are in the midst of their awakening process so they can live the life of abundance they are destined for.

Before receiving the download for The Starchetype™ System, Saoirse Clare

served her clients by utilizing her credentials as a personal trainer, nutritionist, and Usui Reiki practitioner to take a whole-being approach to wellness and healing. As a Clarion Starchetype™, she now teaches this powerful paradigm to Starseeds who are ready to receive, and has dedicated her coaching practice to doing the sacred work of helping others embrace their unique cosmic blueprint.

Saoirse Clare holds a Bachelor's degree in Rhetoric from Kansas State

University, and a Master of Arts in Communication Science from The University of Alabama. She draws upon this foundation of scholarship to ensure each of her clients are heard, understood, and affirmed.

When she isn't busy writing, coaching, or teaching, her favorite hobby is

exploring new places, and she feels very lucky to have lived abroad and visited over twenty-five countries (so far!).

She can also be found reading, lifting weights, taking in a baseball game, or playing video games in her spare time.Saoirse Clare lives in Arizona with her husband, Philip, and their two adorable tailless tabby cats, Pokey and Babou.

 In this episode we take a psychedelic trip through time and listen to two lectures from the one and only...Timothy Leary. In these lectures that take place in 1964 and 1992, both early and late in his psychedelic career-- he discusses how we create society, the power of psychic imprints, and so much more...Listen In!

Tim Leary Bio:

Timothy Leary (1920-1996) was a well-known psychologist, researcher and an advocate of drugs such as LSD both for therapeutic and spiritual improvement. One of his famous slogans is ‘turn on, tune in and drop out’, which had a major impact on society at the time.

He is considered a major leader in the counter culture movement of the 60's and continues to influence people even today.

Brynn Anderson Bio:

Life long lover of all things nature, Brynn Anderson has been studying herbs for over 27 years...

Her natural mindset has lead her to a life of herbology, and a life of teaching. She operates the company 'Vital Force Herbs' an organic herbalism company based in Portland, OR.

All the products Brynn creates are made with ingredients grown in her own organic garden.

Brynn's service is rooted in providing an outlet for the plant spirit to assist all life on Earth.

Combining both aspects of her life, herbalism and teaching, Brynn wishes to guide all humanity to a new understanding of the world around them, and the bountiful medicinal gifts of the Earth.

www.vitalforceherbs.com

In this episode we discuss the Divine Feminine and how the Goddess archetype shows up in cultures and spiritual teachings around the world. Brynn Anderson, of Vital Force Herbs, and I listen to a lecture by Manly P. Hall entitled 'The Feminine Factor in World Religions', and breakdown it's various points. Listen In!

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Manly P. Hall Bio:

Manly P. Hall (1901-1990) founded the Philosophical Research Society in 1934, a non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of useful knowledge in the fields of philosophy, comparative religion and psychology. In his long career, spanning more than 70 years of dynamic public activity, Mr. Hall delivered over 8000 lectures in the United States and abroad, authored over 150 books and essays, and wrote countless magazine articles.

Many of Mr. Hall's lectures have been transcribed and are available as pamphlets; others were taped live, and the audio recordings are available on CD's as well. He is perhaps best known for his 1928 classic, "The Secret Teachings of All Ages," an encyclopedia of the world's wisdom traditions and symbolic disciplines.

Today, younger generations are re-discovering the works and words of Manly Hall, finding that the material he put forth so many years ago is still relevant and useful today. Mr. Hall's hope for humanity was to learn from the greatest minds of all times so that we may solve current problems - both in society and in the individual - today.

Brynn Anderson Bio:

Life long lover of all things nature, Brynn Anderson has been studying herbs for over 27 years...

Her natural mindset has lead her to a life of herbology, and a life of teaching. She operates the company 'Vital Force Herbs' an organic herbalism company based in Portland, OR.

All the products Brynn creates are made with ingredients grown in her own organic garden.

Brynn's service is rooted in providing an outlet for the plant spirit to assist all life on Earth.

Combining both aspects of her life, herbalism and teaching, Brynn wishes to guide all humanity to a new understanding of the world around them, and the bountiful medicinal gifts of the Earth.

www.vitalforceherbs.com

In the 33rd episode of Midnight, On Earth, we approach the subject of Freemasonry with the help of 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Freemason, Richard Nowacki. Richard and I talk about his journey into being a Mason and shed light on some of Freemasonry's inner workings. We also dispel some of the rumors and inaccuracies about Freemasonry that have manifested over the centuries. Listen In!

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Bio:

Rich is a free thinking millennial and a passionate Freemason. He is a “Past Master of Parkrose Lodge #179” and a “Past Wise Master of Ainsworth Chapter of Rose Croix” for the Scottish Rite of Portland. He has served on the Grand Lodge of Oregon’s Long Range Planning Committee for over a decade and currently holds the rank of 32nd Degree, Knight Commander Court of Honor in the Scottish Rite.

He immigrated from London England as a boy and lives in the Portland area, with his wife. He is a commercial insurance agent by trade.

For more information on Freemasonry visit www.BeAFreemason.org or to get in touch with Rich look him up on LinkedIn.

Paul Stanford is an American political activist and businessman and one of the trailblazers of cannabis culture.

A person that has dedicated his life to the liberation of the sacred cannabis plant, he was also one of the first proponents of hemp based products in America, founding his hemp paper company in 1988.

Stanford founded the Hemp and Cannabis Foundation in 1999 in Portland, Oregon. During his time with the group, they claimed to have helped over 250,000 patients obtain a legal permit to use medical marijuana in the states where it is legal.

He is also the founder of the Oregon based 'Hempstalk', which started in 2005, an annual cannabis activism and music festival.

Paul Stanford is also a master cannabis grower who has 

won many awards for his medicine. 

He won the top three places at the 2008 Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards, taking first place with his version of a strain known as Lemon Pledge, second with a strain called Train Wreck, and third with Dynamite. Stanford also won an honorable mention for best flavor with Green Lantern.            

Paul also has a long running cable access show, "Cannabis Common Sense' which has aired since 1996, and currently has over 1000 episodes.

Cannabis Common Sense Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCowuxMpe-FbYXmUWU_AP6bQ

In this episode I talk with one of the greatest legends and icons of the American comic book industry, Jim Shooter. Jim and I talk about his over 50 year career in comics, his time as Editor In Chief at Marvel Comics, Valiant Comics, Defiant Comics, and so much more. A deep dive into comic book history, with many things never discussed before this recording.

This episode has the distinction of being our longest episode yet, clocking in at almost 4 hours, and every minute is densely packed with rich comic book history. Jim is a man that has been at the epicenter of so many developments in comic book culture, and is considered one of the greatest comic book personalities of all time. Listen in!

Jim Shooter  is an American writer, editor and publisher for various comic books companies. He started professionally in the medium at the age of 14 at what is now DC Comics , and he is most notable for his legendary 1978 – 1987 run as Marvel Comics' ninth editor-in-chief, and his work as editor in chief of Valiant Comics. He was also both the creator and EIC of Defiant Comics, and Broadway Comics.

During his tenure at Marvel, the company enjoyed some of its best successes. He believed that every title, no matter how unpopular it was, deserved a chance to succeed. He abandoned the long-time Marvel Comics policy that allocated the best writers to the best-selling titles. This allowed some of the second-string titles, such as The Uncanny X-Men and Daredevil, to reach then-unprecedented heights of popularity.

Also, he worked to secure creators rights, return artwork to their creators, and other industry innovations

After leaving Marvel, he fronted an effort to purchase the publisher from its corporate ownership, losing out at the last minute to a slightly higher bid. He then founded a new company, Voyager Communications, which published comics under the Valiant Comics banner,

Valiant entered the superhero market with a relaunch of the Gold Key Comics character Magnus, Robot Fighter. Shooter brought many of Marvel's creators to Valiant, including people like Steve Ditko and Barry Windsor-Smith, as well as industry veterans such as Art Nichols, John Dixon, and Don Perlin.

Jim founded Defiant Comics in 1993, Broadway comics in 1995,with many other positions, gigs, and comics written between then and today.

Currently Jim is the EIC of illustrated media, a custom comic book company.

In this episode I have a powerful conversation with Hospice RN and Medium, Kim Copeland. We discuss her over 20 year career, and her role helping innumerable people cross over to the other side. Kim's unique combination allows her to communicate with the spirits, angels, E.T.s and past pets that accompany her patients on their end of life journey. Listen in!

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Bio:

Kim Copeland has over 20 years of experience as a psychic/medium, hospice RN, and energy medicine practitioner. She has walked between worlds with countless clients, witnessing an array of spiritual supportive helpers who offer messages of hope, support and truly that life continues on the other side.

Mediumship and psychic work developed from her studies in shamanism, and energy medicine. She is passionate about assisting clients to discover love, connection, and support from their spirit helpers which include loved ones, angels, guides, master teachers, animals, ETs, and more. 

Kim offers readings and teaches psychic development. Her teachings and readings are inspired by love, divine connection, support, and energetic balancing.