The Astrodharma Podcast

To meditate is to sit with our heartbeat, the countdown at the core of us, this pulsing squid-like metronome in the ocean of our chest. Clearly, this soft tissue clock was given to us to document the body-mind's head-to-toe collapse. Will it be a lucid demolition or an oblivious free-fall? https://linktr.ee/hunterji https://www.astrodharma.org

Astrology ends the search for untethered highs, replacing it with unflinching realism and soul-seeing poise. As we accept the banks within which hurtable humanness flows and devote our lives to cultivating "self-respecting brokenness," we enter a state of mystical sobriety that I call "The Himalayas of Heartbreak." Join me as we sip the tea of self-inquiry, sit proud in our infinity and and bask in the soul-seeing light of modern, meditative astrology. https://linktr.ee/hunterji https://www.astrodharma.org

In this podcast I reveal the meditative root of the word, “horoscope,” explain how the savoring of outer atmosphere helps us savor our inner one, and wonder if the ancient practice of sky-gazing might offer relief from melancholy and the lonely habit of moving through dead space, replacing it with "a psyche of cosmic dimensions." Next, I ponder the way education trains us to become form-fixated and suggest that the manner in which we breathe is the truest measure of how we feel about space. Finally, I dive into the different philosophies of space, the dharma of the "sky signs" and propose that, in the final analysis, we have only one freedom: to relate "across" space or "as" space. https://linktr.ee/hunterji

In this podcast I point to a hopeful trend: the "God as energy" folk are flirting, once again, with a personal God. This is Saturn in Pisces prodding us to spiritually mature and break free of the "free-roaming entity" unseen-by, unloved-by and unaccountable-to any ultimate authority. Next, I explore how faith changes our talking style, cycling us through stages of "me-story, muteness and mediumship" as we muster the courage to see how our Presence-killing attitudes, beliefs and opinions spread like STD's. The podcast closes with a prayer that conceives of God a an unruffled paramedic on duty 24/7 inside us, who stays up all night drinking karma like caffeine. https://linktr.ee/hunterji

In this episode, I give a living example of what self-inquiry practice looks like by peeling off the layers of preconception built into the question, "Are these times darker and more vexing than others?" Next, I describe what awaits us when we climb the Himalayas of Heartbreak, stop falling for the "trait bait" and know personality as "drifting archetypal smoke." Finally, I define "wise loving" as the endgame of all astrological study, reveal the dangers of "Advaita Speak," describe the very good reasons meditators shun astrology and demonstrate how "felt archetype" can lead us back to true being. Join me as we sip the tea of self-inquiry and sit proud in our infinity, Hunter https://linktr.ee/hunterji Click here> for full written transcript.

In this podcast I introduce an intentionally provocative mantra designed to jab at our spiritual complacency. Repeated ten times by different beings, I invite the listener to feel into the soul of each voice and be heartbroken by the way mediumism wrestles with me-story in all of us. Next, I describe how important it is to break free of "toxic mansions," why we are drifting into a dystopian future and how this future might be averted by realizing, "Belief is a blood bath. Communion: sublime." Finally, I bow to the voice as a "de-cloaking device," point to the bedrock of benevolence in all beings, describe how to build trust and rapport with the twelve talking styles and end with a dharma prayer called, "Whispering Stillness." Join me as we sip the tea of self-inquiry and sit proud in our infinity! Hunter https://linktr.ee/hunterji Click here for full written transcript: http://astrodharma.org/2022/11/astrodharma-podcast-8-talking-styles-the-soul-in-the-voice/ Hunter Reynolds astrodharma.org

In this podcast I begin with a salute to Scorpio eclipses, pen a stingy Scorpio prayer, bow to the dharma of collapsing governments, explain why Millennials and Gen-Xers are indifferent to religion, but “on fire” with astrology, take a peek at the "therapist of the future" and explain how tomorrow's counselors and priests will diagnose and treat the root of neurosis: "cosmic claustrophobia." Finally, I explain how astrology mends together the split halves of the Sagittarius archetype, replacing the rigidity of religion with a lifetimes-long, psycho-spiritual art project.  If you’d like to learn more about my Astrodharma readings and online mentorships, please visit my website: astrodharma.org. Click here> for a full written transcript of this podcast.

In this podcast I define "happiness" as "timeless glory," and "reactivity" as the moments "when the singing babies go silent." Next, I describe the stage sets on which soul-mirroring happens and discuss the support systems souls need to balance Aries "selfing' with Pisces reabsorption. From there, I describe the dangers of not coming out as a teacher and give a personal example of how to harvest teachings from our waking dream and convert them into "mystical slang." Finally, I define addiction as a symptom of confusing time-numbing with time-transcendence and close the podcast with "Portals to Presence:" a powerful Astro-koan practice that comes with an online reference chart for use at home.   Here's the link for the Portals to Presence chart: http://astrodharma.org/2019/04/12-portals-to-presence-chart/ Hunter Reynolds astrodharma.org Check out my Instagram channel: theastrodharmapodcast

In this podcast I squeeze dharma from a band called, Three Dog Night,  explain why it’s insane not to sprinkle our days with divine pauses and redefine “awake” as “self-respecting brokenness.” Next, we dive into a dark, unspoken truth: meditation is self-absorption unless it gives rise to “soul-seeing on-on-the-spot.” From there, we explore ways to jump-start this soul-seeing by inquiring into the body’s “Somatic Scriptures:” the symbolic love story embedded into our flesh, constantly prodding us to break the trance of Aries “selfing” and allow personality to flower like a dream character from the Pisces ground of Being. To close, we sit with a question, “Why are egos so averse to prostration?” and end with two dharma prayers: the first, a punchy “reset” designed to pivot us out of reactivity; the second, a poetic confession designed to catalyze “positive disintegration” and set the mood for full-bodied reverence.  Click Here> for a written transcript of this podcast © Hunter Reynolds astrodharma.org

In this podcast I discuss the interdependence of meditation and prayer, prescribe God-talk as an antidote to Transhumanism, explain how prayer and astrology are both "bridges between longing and belonging" and why our "prayerless funk" is a form of spiritual wife-beating. Next, I dive into why long-term relationships are dying alongside the personal God, ask why anyone would meditatively invest in a "blip with a lip" and propose that souls needs prayer like cement needs rebar. To close, I present six astrological arguments for the existence of a personal god and guide the listener into a short prayer using their newly-chosen name for God. The podcast ends with a question. If Astrology showers us with divinely inherited personality traits, what happens when we pooh pooh the personal dimension of god? Are we not shooting ourselves in the foot? If you would like to learn more about my Astrodharma readings and online mentorships, please visit my website: astrodharma.org