End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence)

Michael Kokal
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Immanence = Transcendence. Exploring Consciousness and the capacities of consciousness--the horizons we never touch, because we are already there....with Michael Kokal and Lynn Pardee, PhD.

  1. Jul 15

    Episode 350: Quinn Jacobson: "Glass Bones: Art, Mortality, and the Human Mind"/Ernest Becker

    Quinn Jacobson is an artist, author, and scholar working where creativity meets the fact of mortality.  His practice draws from art, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, theology and history, not to stack disciplines but to probe a single stubborn question:  how do humans live with the knowledge that everything they love will one day disappear?  Through painting, historical photographic processes, and writing, he examines the subtle strategies--both deliberate and unconscious--that people use to soften, divert, or manage the anxiety that comes with being temporary. He has written and published nine books including: Glass Bones:  Art Mortality and the Human Mind (2026) (the subject of this podcast); In the Shadow of Sun Mountain: The Psychology of Othering and the Origins of Evil (2026); Rupture: The Creative Response to Death Anxiety (Fall 2026); Chemical Pictures (2020) and others. Quinn also produces an ongoing video series: The Creative Mind & Mortality:  Artists & Anxiety on his YouTube channel.  The project examines how creatives metabolize their existential struggles through making, in contrast to what Otto Rank called the artiste manque--those who feel the same pressure of existence but lack a generative outlet. For his complete bio and website, please see:  https://studioq.com/ His blog:  https://studioq.com/blog YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/quinnjacobson This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-350-quinn-jacobson-glass-bones-art-mortality-and-the-human-mindernest-becker Have a blessed week!

  2. Jul 2

    Episode 349: Lisa Tahir: "The Chiron Effect: Healing our Core Wounds"/Wounded Healer Archetype

    Lisa Tahir, LCSW, is a clinical social worker, intuitive psychotherapist, glass artist, and author of the book The Chiron Effect:  Healing Our Core Wounds, which was endorsed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and is the subject of this podcast.  Practicing in New Orleans and Los Angeles, she blends traditional psychotherapy with spiritual practices like Reiki and Psychoastrology to help clients heal core wounds and end self-sabotage.  For more information about Lisa and her many offerings, please see: Her professional website: https://www.nolatherapy.com/ Her website which includes her glass sculpture art:  https://lisatahir.com/ Her podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7DheMsI1MImp8crZSkbvU7 Social media: https://www.instagram.com/nolatherapy; www.linkedin.com/in/lisatahir This podcast is available on your favorite podcast feed, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-349-lisa-tahir-the-chiron-effect-healing-our-core-woundswounded-healer-archetype Cover art: "Abstraction" Resin Bonded sand red cast glass made by Lisa Tahir.

  3. Jun 18

    Episode 348: Professor Jeremy Engels: "Living Namaste: A Practical Guide to Mindfulness, Yoga, and Building Community"

    Jeremy David Engels, PhD, is a Liberal Arts Professor of Communications and Ethics at Pennsylvania State University.  He is an author and longtime teacher of mindfulness, meditation, and yoga.  A former student of Thich Nhat Hahn, he is dedicated to bringing the practice of mindfulness to democracy, and the practice of democracy to mindfulness.  He is an award winning scholar, and has published numerous books and articles about democracy, community building, deliberation and peace including Living Namaste (2026, Inner Traditions--which is the subject of this podcast), On Mindful Democracy (Parallax 2026--the subject of EOTR episode 337); The Ethics of Oneness:  Emerson, Whitman, and the Bhavagad Gita (UChicago 2021); and The Art of Gratitude (SUNY Press 2018) For more information about Professor Engels, please see his website: https://jeremydavidengels.com or reach out to him directly at jde13@psu.edu IG:  @jeremy_david_engels This podcast is available on your favorite podcast feed, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-348-professor-jeremy-engels-living-namaste-a-practical-guide-to-mindfulness-yoga-and-building-community Have a blessed weekend and 🙏 Namaste🙏

  4. Jun 12

    Episode 347: Tobias Churton: "Celestial Realms: A History of Heaven"

    A world authority on Gnostic spirituality, Tobias Churton is Britian's leading scholar in the field of Western Esotericism.  Holding a Masters degree in Theology from Brasenose College, Oxford University, England, he was appointed Honorary Fellow and Faculty Lecturer in Western Esotericism at Exeter University in 2005.  Michigan University professor Gabriele Boccaccini's invitation in 2019 to participate in The Enoch Seminar in Florence, was followed by Churton's The Lost Pillars of Enoch, published in 2020 and The Books of Enoch Revealed (2025).  Tobias is also a filmmaker, poet, composer of songs and orchestral works, and author of acclaimed biographies of William Blake, Aleister Crowley, Elias Ashmole and G.I. Gurdjieff.  His twenty-eight published titles include The Gnostics, The History of the Rosicrucians, Freemasonry:  The Reality, The Spiritual Meaning of the Sixties, Occult Paris and Celestial Realms:  A History of Heaven (which is the subject of this podcast).  He has lectured widely and his academic papers on Crowley, The Yezidis, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, the French Occult Revival, the Enochic tradition, and on Alchemy have appeared in prestigious anthologies published across the western world. For more information about Tobias, please see: https://tobiaschurton.com/1_home.html This podcast is availabe on your favorite podcast feed, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-347-tobias-churton-celestial-realms-a-history-of-heaven Have a blessed weekend!

  5. Jun 4

    Episode 346: David Linder: "Advanced Rune Magic: The Greater Mysteries of Nordic Spirituality"

    David Linder is a Swiss author and falconer who has studied the runes and Norse mythology extensively with a focus on practical applications.  His new book, Advanced Rune Magic (2026), has been described as:  "a valuable addition--with insight into tradition as well as innovative creativity that gives the reader new perspectives on the runes.  The book is rooted in historical runology and highlights esoteric aspects of the medieval rune poems, while being at the same time applicable to contemporary practitioners."  Edren Thorsson has also described the book as "a mythic travelogue through the mysteries of the runes. Anyone who seeks to travel these roads and rivers at the highest levels will find these pages as a useful guide and companion. To further connect with David, please see:  https://livingrunes.ch/. Or email him at david@livingrunes.ch This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-346-david-linder-advanced-rune-magic-the-greater-mysteries-of-nordic-spirituality Have a blessed weekend!

  6. May 28

    Episode 345: Mike Fiorito: "The Innerspace of Outerspace--Exploring Other Worlds Through Music"

    Mike is an author, journalist, and Adjunct Professor of English at City Tech (CUNY).  This podcast will focus on his new book: The Innerspace of Outerspace--Exploring Other Worlds Through Music.  His other works include:  UFO Symphonic-Journeys Into Sound (2025 Finalist in the Miscellaneous category for the 2025 Indie Excellence Awards); For All We Know (2025 Eric Hoffer Category Finalist Award); Mescalito Riding His White Horse (2024 Independent Press Distinguished Favorite Award in Spirituality); Falling From Trees (2022 Independent Press Distinguished Favorite Award in Short Stories). To reach out and connect with Mike in this space time dimension, please see:  https://mikefiorito.com/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-345-mike-fiorito-the-innerspace-of-outerspace-exploring-other-worlds-through-music Have a blessed weekend!

  7. May 22

    Episode 344: Dr. Joshua Pritikin: "Religion Unburdened By Belief: The Way of Open Inquiry"

    Joshua Pritikin, Ph.D. is a psychological counselor, author, and researcher whose work explores the intersection of belief, consciouness, and personal transformation.  After beginning his career in the software industry, he pivoted toward the study of the mind, earning a Ph.D. in quantitative psychology from the University of Virginia in 2022 and later becoming an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Certified Practitioner.  Drawing on a interdisciplinary background that spans science, philosophy, and lived experience, Pritikin brings a distinctive perspective to questions traditionally explored through religion and psychology.  He maintains a private practice and lives in the Pacific Northwest. This podcast will focus on his new work:  Religion Unburdened by Belief: The Way of Open Inquiry (2026). For more information about Josh, please see:  https://unburdened.biz/.  Or his counseling site:  https://estrelacounseling.com/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast feed, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-344-dr-joshua-pritikin-religion-unburdened-by-belief-the-way-of-open-inquiry Have a blessed weekend!

  8. May 15

    Episode 343: Prashanthi Amarnath: Embracing Paradox/Tao Te Ching

    Prashanthi Amarnath is an information technology engineer and author of Embracing Paradox:  A Mystical Adventure with the Tao Te Ching Through 81 Enchanting Micro Lessons (2026).  The Tao Te Ching is often treated as an ancient hurdle to clear or a complex riddle to solve.  In Embracing Paradox, Prashanthi invites you to see it differently; not as a daunting divide of language and ideas, but as a guide steering you through the winding paths of your own existence.  Through 81 enchanting micro-lessons, the book transforms ancient wisdom into a modern roadmap for handling life's uncertainties.  it is a journey than began not in a library, but in the grit of everyday life--across the landscapes of India, Australia, and the United States.   For more information about Prashanthi, and to connect with her life and work, please see:  https://www.embracingparadox.com/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast feed, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-343-prashanthi-amarnath-embracing-paradoxtao-te-ching Have a blessed weekend!

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