Wakened Earth

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Awakening is only the beginning. Wakened Earth is a podcast exploring what happens after the breakthrough, the awakening, the dark night, or the moment everything changes. Hosted by Joseph Paul, each episode features honest conversations with spiritual seekers, healers, teachers, creators, and everyday people navigating the path of transformation. Together, we explore consciousness, psychology, healing, purpose, personal growth, and the challenge of integrating profound experiences into everyday life. This isn't about escaping reality. It's about becoming more fully human. Whether you're questioning old beliefs, rebuilding your identity, seeking deeper meaning, or learning how to live with greater awareness, Wakened Earth offers grounded conversations that bridge spirituality and real life. Join us as we explore awakening, healing, and human evolution—one conversation at a time. Because we're not escaping the human experience. We're waking up inside it.

  1. 18h ago

    From Badge to Spirit: Nancy Lombardo on Detective Work, Mediumship & Lilydale

    What happens when a career built on evidence, investigation, and reading human behavior leads you toward a world of spirituality and the unknown? On this episode of Wakened Earth, host Joseph Paul sits down with Nancy Lombardo, whose remarkable journey has taken her from military service and more than 32 years in law enforcement to a life devoted to spiritualism, healing, and personal discovery. Nancy served as a police officer, detective, and crisis negotiator. Today, she is an ordained spiritualist, interfaith minister, healer, certified yoga instructor, and crystal bowl sound practitioner. She also serves as president of the Church of the Living Spirit in Lilydale, New York. Together, we explore the transition from detective work to mediumship, the relationship between evidence and intuition, and what it means to trust your gut when the answers aren't always clear. Nancy shares how retiring from law enforcement challenged her sense of identity, how she discovered a new purpose through spiritualism, and why Lilydale has become such an important part of her journey. We also explore: How military service and law enforcement shaped Nancy's perspective on life and death.The difference between relying on evidence and trusting intuition.What spiritualism means to Nancy and how she found her place in Lilydale.Mediumship, spirit guides, and the gradual development of spiritual awareness.Yoga, meditation, hands-on healing, and crystal sound bowls.Staying grounded while exploring spirituality.Navigating fear and uncertainty during a spiritual awakening.Suicide awareness and supporting first responders through grief and healing.This conversation is about more than changing careers. It's about identity, curiosity, transformation, and learning to embrace the questions that don't always have easy answers. Have you ever experienced a moment when your intuition told you something that logic couldn't explain? Let's explore that question together. 00:00 What advice do you have for someone drawn to a new chapter? 01:11 Meet Nancy Lombardo 02:34 Who is Nancy? Her poetry book Just Nancy 03:34 How she ended up in Lilydale 05:17 Growing up Catholic and joining the Army at 17 06:58 How military and police work changed her view of life 09:04 What 32 years in law enforcement taught her about human nature 10:26 Trusting your gut: From detective work to mediumship 11:10 Evidence vs. the "big question mark" of spirituality 15:01 Her first spiritualist service and the principles 19:00 Why Lilydale feels different 22:02 Spirit guides, vortexes, and sacred land 25:04 Yoga, hands-on healing, and crystal sound bowls 36:52 Intuition, expectation, and the unfoldment of mediumship 39:31 Living in the present and the nature of time 42:15 The common threads: Curiosity, healing, and compassion 44:16 Advice for starting a new chapter 45:18 Exploring spirituality without dogma 46:31 Staying spiritually grounded 47:31 Daily practices: Running, meditation, and binaural beats 52:20 Moving through fear during a spiritual awakening 54:08 Suicide awareness work with first responders 56:02 Where to find Nancy, plus a poem from her book 🌿 Connect with Nancy Lombardo🌐 Website: www.wellnesswithnancylombardo.com 📸 Instagram: @nancy.k.lombardo 👍 Facebook: Nancy Lombardo 🎵 TikTok: @nancylombardopsychiccop 📖 Book: Just Nancy: Truth, Light and the Sunsets in Between — available on Amazon. #WakenedEarth #NancyLombardo #SpiritualAwakening #Mediumship #Spiritualism #LilyDale #FormerDetective #TrustYourGut #Intuition #SpiritualJourney #CrystalSoundBowls #SpiritualHealing #Consciousness #JustNancy

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    Detective Turned Medium: Nancy Lombardo on Trusting Your Gut & the Big Question Mark of Spirituality

    Detective Turned Medium: Nancy Lombardo on Trusting Your Gut and the Big Question Mark of SpiritualityHow does a detective's mind approach spirituality? In this short clip, Nancy Lombardo, a former detective who became a medium, tells host Joseph Paul why trust has guided her path into mediumship, and why spirituality is so different from police work. As a detective, Nancy examined evidence, asked hard questions, and checked every box before taking a case to the DA. Spirituality doesn't work that way. As she puts it, "a lot of it is a big humongous question mark." Can we ever really know what we believe about spirituality? Nancy doesn't think so. In this clip:Why "you gotta trust it" became Nancy's guiding principleHow years of trusting her gut led to mediumshipDetective work vs. spirituality: evidence vs. the unknownWhether we can ever truly know what we believeKey moments:0:00 – "You gotta trust it": the move from detective to mediumship 0:11 – How does a detective's approach shape the way she explores spirituality? 0:21 – Evidence and "checking the boxes" vs. a humongous question mark 0:45 – Will we ever really know? Who this is for: If you're curious about mediumship, intuition, spiritual beliefs, or how people from skeptical, evidence-driven careers find their way to spirituality, this conversation is for you.👍 Like this clip if you've ever trusted your gut. 💬 Tell us in the comments: do you think we can ever really know? 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations. Guests: Nancy Lombardo (former detective and medium), Joseph Paul (host)#DetectiveTurnedMedium #Mediumship #Spirituality #TrustYourGut #Intuition #FormerDetective #SpiritualJourney #Medium #PodcastClip #NancyLombardo #JosephPaul #Beliefs

  3. Oct 25

    Ancient Wisdom, Modern Questions: What If No One Has the Whole Truth? - Chris Reynolds

    Wakened Earth with Chris ReynoldsAncient Wisdom, Modern Questions: What If No One Has the Whole Truth?Joseph Paul sits down with Chris Reynolds to explore ancient religions, spiritual curiosity, and what humanity’s past can teach us about living today. Chris shares how adoption, a lifelong love of reading, military service, and studying ancient history led him to explore the beliefs and stories that have shaped civilizations. From Mesopotamian flood narratives and Egyptian theology to Zoroastrianism and Buddhism, we examine how religious traditions overlap, evolve, and reflect humanity’s ongoing search for meaning. We also explore spirituality beyond organized religion, the fear of death, the mystery of consciousness, and how studying different cultures can help us become more empathetic. Chris reminds us that ancient people weren't so different from us—they faced uncertainty, struggled with life's big questions, and tried to understand their place in the world. This conversation isn't about finding one definitive answer. It's about staying curious, questioning assumptions, and recognizing our shared humanity. In This EpisodeHow adoption and identity shaped Chris's curiosity about humanity and history.Why ancient people were just as human as we are today.Ancient Assyria, economic struggles, and the timeless patterns of human behavior.How religious stories and ideas traveled across cultures and centuries.Can spirituality exist outside organized religion?How history, anthropology, and military service deepened Chris's empathy.Existential death anxiety, consciousness, and what happens when we die.Why critical thinking matters when exploring spiritual beliefs.Saint Francis, compassion, and the power of living with peace and goodness.Why no single tradition may hold all the answers.Connect with Chris Reynolds📺 YouTube: Forever Sergeant Reads Old Sht* — Chris explores historical texts and stories. 🔗 LinkedIn: Search for Chris Reynolds. 📘 Facebook: Find Chris Reynolds on Facebook. Timestamps00:00 - Why ancient religions still matter today 04:57 - Greek myths, Aztec history, and the world opening up through reading 12:01 - Flood stories, Utnapishtum, and shared ancient memory 15:13 - Egyptian theology, theophoric names, and hidden layers of influence 17:02 - Zoroastrianism, Cyrus, and the idea of a messiah 24:44 - How studying ancient traditions changed the way Chris lives 27:26 - The Laetoli footprints and a deeply human moment preserved in ash 29:22 - Why we are all one species sharing the same rock in space 31:29 - Critical thinking, probability, and psychological bias in belief 34:49 - Spiritual awareness without a formal religion 37:42 - Saint Francis, conversion, and radical compassion 40:22 - How these ideas affect the way Chris treats people in daily life 43:35 - The question Chris keeps returning to: what happens when we die? 46:30 - Consciousness, qualia, and whether mind is more than matter 49:58 - Supernatural stories, Coast to Coast AM, and the limits of certainty 51:18 - Perception, neuroscience, and why no single tradition has the whole story 53:16 - Deep conversation, church experiences, and what makes people feel alive 54:21 - Indigenous cultures and different ways of organizing life 55:19 - If you only read one spiritual text, Chris says read them all 57:08 - Saint Francis, peace, and the power of lived compassion 59:32 - Geronimo, storytelling, and spiritual autobiography 60:38 - Closing thoughts and where to find Chris Reynolds #WakenedEarth #ChrisReynolds #AncientWisdom #AncientReligions #Spirituality #Humanity #Consciousness #History #Philosophy #SpiritualAwakening #CriticalThinking #JosephPaul

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    Finding Your Spirituality - Chris Reynolds

    [EPISODE DESCRIPTION - Ready to publish]Ancient religions are not relics - they are mirrors. Chris Reynolds shows how flood myths, Zoroastrianism, the Tao Te Ching, Saint Francis, and even UFO speculation reveal the same human questions about identity, meaning, and what happens when we die. Joseph Paul sits down with his friend Chris for a wide-ranging conversation that starts with ancient civilizations and ends with a deeply personal search for truth. Chris traces his obsession with old belief systems back to being adopted at birth, growing up without a fixed cultural narrative, and finding himself drawn to the stories people have used for thousands of years to explain life, death, morality, and consciousness. You'll discover how ancient Assyrian tablets capture inflation, rage, and everyday human frustration in ways that feel startlingly modern. Chris breaks down the overlapping flood stories of Mesopotamia and the Bible, the influence of Egypt, Akkad, Babylon, and Ugarit on later religious traditions, and why figures like Cyrus, Zoroaster, Mani, and Saint Francis keep reappearing at the crossroads of history and spirituality. The conversation also gets into how meaning is formed - why spiritual experiences can be real even when they are not provable, how psychology and critical thinking shape belief, and why Chris believes empathy begins when you recognize that every person is carrying a story you cannot fully see. From cave paintings and burial rituals to Laytoli footprints and near-death experiences, this episode keeps returning to one idea: humanity has always been searching for itself. Chris also explains how years of military service, travel, archaeology, and studying ancient history changed the way he treats people today. He makes a strong case for meeting people where they are, listening longer than is convenient, and remembering that we are all just trying to make sense of existence on the same rock flying through space. Essential listening if you are curious about spirituality, comparative religion, ancient history, or the bigger question underneath all of it: what happens when the lights go out? And if you want a guiding principle for the ride, Chris leaves you with one simple answer - be excellent to each other.

  5. Oct 18

    Fate or Free Will? Exploring Astrology, Tarot & Human Potential - Jeff Smith

    Astrology, Tarot & Spiritual Awakening with Jeff SmithCan astrology and tarot help you understand yourself without determining your future? Joseph Paul talks with Jeff Smith—professional astrologer, tarot reader, spiritual teacher, and founder of Circle of Light Spiritual Center—about intuition, free will, life cycles, and using spiritual practices for self-discovery.Jeff shares his journey from reading horoscopes as a child to decades of astrology and tarot readings. He explains why he sees astrology as a map of possibilities, not a fixed script, and tarot as a tool for reflection and guidance. The conversation also includes a live tarot reading for Joseph, with messages about creativity, self-worth, trusting your path, and making room to thrive. In this episodeHow Jeff’s early interest in astrology and tarot developedWhat astrology can—and can’t—say about the futureFree will, life choices, and the cycles that shape our livesHow tarot can support reflection, even for skepticsJeff’s memorable “It’s about time” tarot-reading storyA live reading focused on creativity, confidence, and self-worthWhy Jeff encourages people to trust their intuition and find their own spiritual pathTimestamps00:00 Introduction 01:51 Jeff’s early interest in astrology, tarot, and music 05:26 Growing up Catholic and asking bigger questions 09:07 What people seek from an astrology reading 12:09 Astrology, potential, and free will 16:26 Life cycles and astrology 18:24 Tarot as reflection and energy exchange 23:05 Intuition, projection, and honest readings 26:15 The “It’s about time” story 30:49 Joseph’s live tarot reading 37:32 Confidence, relationships, and not dimming your light 41:34 Self-worth and asking for more 49:49 Self-reflection and personal growth 56:27 Jeff’s perspective on humanity 59:47 Guidance for people questioning what they believe 62:27 Where to find Jeff Find Jeff SmithWebsite: https://circleoflightportal.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/@RaiseYourVibrationTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.smith.662165 #Astrology #Tarot #TarotReading #AstrologyReading #SpiritualAwakening #SelfDiscovery #Intuition #PersonalGrowth #FreeWill #WakenedEarthPodcast

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    The Universe is INFINITE!

    In this episode, Jeff Smith, a seasoned astrologer and tarot reader, shares insights into how these spiritual tools can reveal deeper self-understanding, cycles, and potential. We explore the nature of predictions, free will, and how to use astrology and tarot for personal growth.

  7. Oct 11

    I Chose to Return - Ty Kenworthy

    Ty Kenworthy on a Near-Death Experience, Spiritualism, and What Changed AfterTy Kenworthy shares a firsthand near-death experience that reshaped his beliefs about life, death, consciousness, and purpose. In this conversation, he and Joseph Paul trace how that experience deepened Ty’s connection to spiritualism, intensified his intuition, and changed the way he lives, works, and relates to family. We discuss not just what happened in the hospital, but how Ty interprets the experience now, how it affected his sense of fear, and why he sees his life as “borrowed time.” Key topicsTy’s religious upbringing and how his grandmother’s death led him toward Camp Chesterfield and spiritualism.The serious illness that led to his hospital stay and near-death experience in 2019.Ty’s account of being told he had “fulfilled his contract” and could choose to stay or go.His experience of standing before God in a bright white space and choosing to return for his family and children.The unexplained IV injection and sudden recovery he describes after the experience.How the event changed his views on faith, death, consciousness, and purpose.Ty’s reflections on intuition, spiritual growth, relationships, and his “soul plan.”His advice for people facing a spiritual awakening: seek support and don’t hesitate to ask questions.Timestamps00:00 - Why this conversation matters: death, return, and what changes after 01:23 - Ty’s early life and faith background 03:02 - His grandmother’s death, Camp Chesterfield, and spiritualism 04:00 - The illness that triggered the near-death experience 05:26 - The hospital stay and preparing for the possibility of death 07:23 - Being told he had fulfilled his contract and could stay or go 08:32 - The IV injection and unexplained recovery 11:43 - Ty’s belief that he has died five times 12:38 - Leaving the body and entering the experience 13:09 - Standing before God in a white light 16:42 - The emotional and physical aftermath 18:40 - How the experience changed his fear of death 20:04 - Changes in consciousness, intuition, and spiritual practice 27:17 - How spiritual growth changed his relationships 30:08 - Ty’s response to neurological explanations of NDEs 33:20 - A later spiritual awakening and the “filing cabinet” image 35:21 - Trance work and helping his grandmother 40:27 - How the experience changed his approach to conflict and relationships 45:59 - Ty’s view of a soul contract and “bonus time” 49:11 - What death taught him about being alive 53:01 - Advice for someone going through a spiritual awakening 55:41 - How to contact Ty for questions and support https://www.facebook.com/tyrail.kenworthy

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    A Choice Beyond Life - Ty Kenworthy

    In this episode of **Awakened Earth**, we delve into profound questions about life and death, guided by Ty Kenworthy’s extraordinary near-death experience. Ty's journey through spirituality and his encounter with what lies beyond have transformed his perspective on existence. ## Discovering Spirituality Ty shares that before his near-death experience, his background was somewhat typical; he was a single parent trying to navigate life without a strong religious foundation. He recounts his exploration of faith through the Methodist and Pentecostal communities, but it wasn't until the passing of his grandmother in 2008 that he truly began to seek answers. This loss led him to Camp Chesterfield, where he discovered spiritualism. ## The Near-Death Experience In 2019, Ty faced a health crisis that led to a near-death experience. During a hospital stay exacerbated by a severe case of mono, he found himself at a crossroads between life and death. He reflects on a moment of clarity during his illness: > "I was given an option to either stay or go. I had met God. I decided I wasn't ready to leave my family behind." Ty vividly recalls that pivotal moment, where he felt a presence that he identifies as God, who reassured him that he had fulfilled his earthly contract but still had more to learn and accomplish. ## Transformation and Insights After deciding to return, Ty experienced an inexplicable recovery. He describes walking out of the hospital just thirty minutes later, astonished by the sudden shift in his condition: > "There’s no other explanation but an intervention that made that occur." This experience radically changed Ty’s understanding of death and consciousness. He expresses a newfound freedom from the fear of death, stating: > "When the time comes, I'm good. I'm ready." His perspective on life has also shifted, leading him to engage more deeply with his spiritual work and mediumship. ## A New Outlook on Life and Death Ty's journey has not only changed his view on his own mortality but has also influenced how he raises his children. He emphasizes the importance of discussing death openly with them, ensuring they understand it as a natural part of life. Through his experiences, Ty encourages listeners to explore their own beliefs about life, death, and what may lie beyond. It’s a conversation that can reshape our understanding of existence itself. As Ty continues to navigate his spiritual path, he invites others to reflect on their own experiences and questions surrounding death. The journey doesn't end; it expands into deeper understanding and connection. To hear more about Ty's journey and the insights he shares, be sure to listen to the full episode on Sunday. ---

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Awakening is only the beginning. Wakened Earth is a podcast exploring what happens after the breakthrough, the awakening, the dark night, or the moment everything changes. Hosted by Joseph Paul, each episode features honest conversations with spiritual seekers, healers, teachers, creators, and everyday people navigating the path of transformation. Together, we explore consciousness, psychology, healing, purpose, personal growth, and the challenge of integrating profound experiences into everyday life. This isn't about escaping reality. It's about becoming more fully human. Whether you're questioning old beliefs, rebuilding your identity, seeking deeper meaning, or learning how to live with greater awareness, Wakened Earth offers grounded conversations that bridge spirituality and real life. Join us as we explore awakening, healing, and human evolution—one conversation at a time. Because we're not escaping the human experience. We're waking up inside it.

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  • Creator
    Joseph Dedon
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Joseph Dedon
  • Show Website
    Wakened Earth