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In our most recent episode ( Awakening in the Dream with Paul Levy ), we speak extensively about the nature of evil—how it operates...

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Throughout the podcast, and most recently in our Spirit Train episode, we've been exploring the profound role that dreams play as an...

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We're not a science fiction podcast, we're a spirituality podcast. So why is our latest episode all about Star Wars ? There’s a moment...

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In our latest episode, Consciousness and the Cross , Michael and I talk a little about theosis, but I don't think we define the term....

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Why The Wicker Man (1973) Is So Good In Episode 4 (Dying Before You Die) Michael and Jeff discover they both love the movie The Wicker...

In Episode 3 (Rewilding the Soul) Michael and I discussed how important "the woods" were to us growing up and how visiting nature and...

LISTEN NOW Have you ever felt like every path you turn down leads to hell? In this episode of The Gospel of Direct Experience , hosts...

Whether it’s awe-inspiring accounts of extraterrestrial contact, the eerie reality of sleep paralysis, or the unexplainable phenomena...

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We're so happy that you're listening to the podcast and just blown away by the responses and support. Some of you have told us that this...

LISTEN NOW In this episode of The Gospel of Direct Experience , Jeff Mansfield and Michael Ellick delve into the direct spiritual...

Welcome to the first episode of The Gospel of Direct Experience , a spirituality podcast where we explore transformative spiritual...