The Apprenticing Jedi

Amber Eros is a somatic sex coach and skilled shadow worker. She supports her clients both 1:1 and through her online community Coven - you can find all her details here: https://www.ambereros.com/ She also recently launched a podcast of her own "The Sexual Alchemist" (:00:00) Greetings (0:01:25) Introduction & what is sexual alchemy (0:04:15) Origin story (0:10:55) Focus as a tool to find your blockages (0:13:43) Spiritual background (0:16:57) Buried under shame (0:19:20) Society's collective trauma around sex (0:25:10) Esther Perel (0:28:14) We're all having less sex (0:34:50) Porn (0:46:19) The path is not shame, but to love all parts of you (0:51:46) Theory on the origin of toxic masculinity (1:00:34) Cosmic comedy (1:04:32) Children as unintentional healers (1:09:12) The Coven (1:13:04) What is Sex Magick? (1:16:46) Quantum physics as portal to manifesting Double Slit Experiment (1:24:32) Bowing to the spiritual requires humility (1:28:12) Where should one start on this journey? Come as you are (book) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theapprenticingjedi/support

Edward's website and newsletter Leap Forward community (0:00:00) - Welcome and grounding (0:02:48) - Background (0:10:22) - Costa Rica in contrast to New York City (0:11:31) - Growing up as a child of jewish Soviet immigrants in NYC (0:13:23) - Psychedelics (0:17:40) - Dark Night of the Soul - when it doesn't go according to plan (0:22:47) - Feeling like a fraud (0:24:59) - Narcissism veiled as doing good (0:26:54) - Growing up: Hard Work = Personal Value (0:29:56) - Self forgiveness = the first step to healing (0:35:42) - Key to a long life is community (0:39:56) - Going on an Ed-passana :) (0:47:37) - Surrendering to the universe and getting what we truly need (0:51:43) - What is going on around the world right now?! (1:00:22) - Where/how do people start to heal? (1:10:28) - We're Human BEINGS not Human DOINGS (1:12:39) - When masculine/feminine are out of balance (1:21:46) - Intention vs. Surrender (1:29:40) - Letting go and self-acceptance (1:34:36) - How long does it take to heal? (buckle up lol) (1:38:51) - The cosmic joke of the spiritual path --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theapprenticingjedi/support

Krystal's Instagram (0:00:00) intro (0:02:25) about Krystal  (0:07:08) turning point in yoga (physical to spiritual)  (0:15:29) starting the spiritual journey  (0:19:48) Kundalini rising  (0:23:40) meditation practice  (0:29:25) The Matrix (blue pill, red pill)  (0:35:50) early trauma (middle school)  (0:39:30) where to get started with yoga?  (0:41:07) cold exposure  Rhode Island water journey  Wim Hof  Self immolating monk   (0:46:22) life changes since Bali  (0:48:33) "traditional" talk therapy  (0:53:52) current yoga journey  (0:58:24) how do others receive the "new you"?  (1:05:53) living through the veil of emotions  (1:12:50) reincarnation  (1:21:24) what would you say to young & hurt Krystal? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theapprenticingjedi/support

0:00:46 - Growing up in a doomsday sex cult (Children of God)  0:03:15 - 27 years old, premonition (dream) predicting fiance's death  0:05:35 - Psychedelics (LOTS of mushrooms)  0:09:23 - Gratitude for alcoholism   0:10:49 - Integration, three levels of teaching  Psalm Isadora  Aleister Crowley  Teal Swan 0:19:50 - The Fourth Way  George Gurdjieff 0:27:56 - What if you're not yet at "rock bottom"? (exoteric vs. esoteric)  0:33:55 - What does it feel like to clear a spiritual block? (somatic release, crying)  0:36:52 - Sexual assault trauma  0:38:39 - How to say "I'm sorry..." when someone shares something hard  0:39:12 - Psychedelics, higher chakras and "meeting God": I AM  0:42:47 - The struggle between surrender and free will (desire/wish)  Sadhguru 0:48:00 - Difference between hedonistic desire and a divine wish  Ram Dass 0:51:56 - What is the point of life?  0:53:55 - Spiritual tripwires  0:59:11 - Potential dangers of manifesting  Joan Didion  1:07:09 - Biggest fear: surrendering your children to God  Jordan Peterson  1:14:16 - The Good, the True and the Beautiful (LOVE)  1:16:45 - Everyone, everywhere thinks they're right  Joseph Campbell  1:21:55 - Do you ever fear death?  1:24:26 - Birth: the original trauma  Hunter S. Thompson  1:38:00 - A piece of homework: enjoy life --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theapprenticingjedi/support

Leo and I cover a wide range of topics spanning economics, politics, debating, logic among many others :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theapprenticingjedi/support

Being a Dad is no small feat, being the Dad of a girl in 2022 is another thing entirely! In this episode I sit with a former colleague and good friend of mine to discuss the trials, tribulations, strategies, hopes and fears of being a father to females in modern times. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theapprenticingjedi/support

It's been a while...after sliding deep into a depression (with crippling anxiety) I'm fighting my way back out and starting with this update :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theapprenticingjedi/support

A longtime friend of mine who worked with me at Intuit (thought we didn't know it at the time) and Medallia. In this very personal conversation we reminisce about what makes truly great companies just that, and how an act of grace by his parents in the death of his younger brother gave a roadmap for how to lead with love. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theapprenticingjedi/support

Harry was the inspiration for this podcast after many long conversations he and I had about the nature of the human experience, the inescapable nature of suffering and what to actually do about all of it.   n this episode we talk a lot about the benefits of surrender, jiu jitsu, mourning and of course - psychedelics 🙃 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theapprenticingjedi/support

Sat with my longtime friend Phil Powis and he shares his journey from corporate America to earning 6 figures a month to facing his mortality in a very real way Another beautiful journey of healing <3  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theapprenticingjedi/support