The Light Programme with Vincent G Melling

Vincent G Melling

Welcome to The Light Programme with Vincent G Melling (formerly the Finding Magic podcast). What if every ending was actually a beginning in disguise? This is a space where I bring light, lightness, and love into your life—exploring an eclectic range of spiritual themes mixed with my own creations and things that make me smile. My goal is to help you realize your true potential and create a meaningful, purposeful life, without making it so serious that it self-sabotages. If you've been here before, welcome back. If you're new, welcome home.

  1. Jul 2

    Beyond Your Type - Into Your Light | Using the Enneagram to navigate the rich flavors of your personality through stress, success, and shadow | TLP Ep. 3

    Welcome back to The Light Programmewith Vincent G. Melling. In Episode 3, we are laying down the essentialgroundwork you need to truly understand the Enneagram before we dive into theindividual types in future episodes. Just like an astrological chart has asun sign, moon sign, and different houses, your Enneagram type has its owndistinct flavor and color. Today, we explore how Wings bring outdifferent aspects of your core type, and how the system maps out our behaviorwhen we are navigating Stress and capitalizing on Success. WhatWe Cover Today: ·        TheTruth About Wings: How adjacent types color your primarypersonality (using Type 3 Achievers as an example). ·        YourEarly Warning System: Recognizing stress patterns (like Type9 shifting to an anxious Type 6) and learning how to adjust your environment. ·        Workingwith the Shadow Side of Others: Howto hold firm boundaries with aggressive behaviors, reassure critical/anxiousbehaviors, and give safe space to those who withdraw. This episode directly expands on ourepisode artwork, "Beyond Your Type - Into Your Light (1) (1).png",guiding you to use the Enneagram to navigate the complex layers of yourpersonality. 🚀 Weekly Challenge: Identify someone whose behavior ischallenging you this week. Instead of reacting, pause and ask yourself whatstress might be causing them to act out. 🔗 Stay Connected: Help us spread the word by subscribingand sharing the podcast! You can share your feedback and connect with Vincenthere: ·        YouTubeCommunity:https://www.youtube.com/@VincentGMelling/posts    FacebookGroup: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vincentGMellingPodcast

  2. Jun 2

    Nine Types. One Mirror. Zero Excuses. 🔮 | How You Shine & Sabotage Yourself (Ep. 2)

    Nine Types. One Mirror. Zero Excuses. 🔮 Welcome to Episode 2 of The Love and Light Programme with professional coach and educator Vincent G. Melling. In this session, we map out the foundational architecture of the Enneagram—an ancient, powerful personality framework passed down through Greece, Alexandria, and the Sufis, and shaped in modern times by mystics and philosophers like Gurdjieff, Ichazo, and Naranjo. Why do certain people immediately default to action and control under stress, while others fall into overthinking, anxiety, or emotional disappointment? Vincent breaks down the three core operational centers (acting, feeling, and thinking) to help you understand your primary drivers, hidden agendas, and psychological ""wings."" Learn how to leverage your innate structural strengths, spot your self-sabotaging patterns, and cultivate profoundly constructive professional and personal relationships. Chapters: • 00:00 — Introduction to the Enneagram • 00:33 — Etymology: ""Ennea"" and ""Gramma"" • 01:14 — Historical Lineage: Gurdjieff's Movements and Wisdom • 02:54 — The Anatomy of a Type: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Wings • 03:51 — Visualizing the Diagram: Names and Systems • 05:02 — The Centers: Actors, Feelers, and Thinkers • 08:13 — Building Productive Relationships via Self-Knowledge • 09:20 — Sign-off Connect & Deepen Your Growth: • Grab the book, ""Getting into the Flow"": https://vincentgmelling.com/gitf-get-the-book • Explore upcoming masterclasses, programs, and challenges: https://vincentgmelling.com/events • Join our professional circle: [Insert Facebook Group Link Here] Make sure to follow the podcast here on Spotify to stay aligned with our three-episodes-per-week schedule. Wherever you are in the world: Have a great day. Have a great evening. Have a great week.

  3. May 19

    The Light Never Dies | How Endings Become New Starts (Ep. 1)

    What if the ending you're facing right now is actually the beginning of something beautiful? Episode 1 of The Love and Light Programme with Vincent G Melling is a rebirth of the podcast formerly known as Finding Magic. In this opening episode, I start with the Kundalini yoga chant Sa Ta Na Ma (birth, life, death, rebirth), and look at how that is reflected both in the recent passing of my mother, and the resurrection of this podcast. It ends with the thought that endings—no matter how difficult—are often just new starts in disguise. Welcome back if you've been here before, and welcome home if you are new. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ In this episode:(00:00) The Sa Ta Na Ma chant — birth, life, death, rebirth(00:44) Welcome to The Love and Light Programme(01:00) The story of Finding Magic and why it paused(01:39) The new format — themes and episode series(02:08) Why now? The reasons for the reboot(03:16) A personal note — the passing of Vincent's mother(05:07) Looking ahead — what's coming(05:17) The Goethe quote to close "Magic is believing in yourself. If you can do that, you can make anything happen." — Goethe ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌐 Connect & Resources:🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss new episodes — aiming for three a week! 📖 Get the Book: Getting Into the Flow→ https://vincentgmelling.com/gitf-get-the-book 🎓 Short Course: From Healing to Magical Creation→ https://vincentgmelling.com/events 🌐 Website:→ https://vincentgmelling.com 📘 Join the Community:→ https://www.facebook.com/groups/vincentgmellingpodcast/

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Welcome to The Light Programme with Vincent G Melling (formerly the Finding Magic podcast). What if every ending was actually a beginning in disguise? This is a space where I bring light, lightness, and love into your life—exploring an eclectic range of spiritual themes mixed with my own creations and things that make me smile. My goal is to help you realize your true potential and create a meaningful, purposeful life, without making it so serious that it self-sabotages. If you've been here before, welcome back. If you're new, welcome home.