214 episodes
Protect Your Noggin Stacie and Jeff Mallinson
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.8 • 50 Ratings
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An expedition through the ruins of religious dogmas and political ideologies, and toward the goal of finding spiritual, financial, and mental emancipation. Regular hosts are Stacie Mallinson (death doula and yogini) and Jeff Mallinson (D.Phil., Oxford, historian of philosophy and religion). The couple started the show to help people outfox religious wolves, only to realize that they too were entangled in religious ideas that need deconstructing. They now document their life experiences since ghosting church and finding a form of mysticism that is compatible with critical thinking. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepynp/support
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Happiness, Freedom, & the Gig Economy
How might working with the gig economy factor into the pursuit of happiness and freedom? What are the similarities and differences between the Aristotelian tradition on happiness and that of Lao Tzu?
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Finding Your Voice with Jenna
Singer and songwriter Jenna joins us to discuss finding one's voice and addressing life traumas with the healing medicine of music. We share her newly released single "Trigger" which is now available online.
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The Warrior Pt 2
A survey of several issues in the news and reflection on how a warrior perspective might help us think about engaging issues of our day, albeit in nonviolent forms of "battle." Why the culture wars matter. Sinead O'Connor, and the hearings regaring UAE (UFO) technology.
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The Warrior Part 1
The warrior archetype and why peace loving people might need to be ready to be more engaged on behalf of vulnerable groups in our precarious times. Part one is a general discussion of the theme and what the Tao Te Ching teaches about engagement with an enemy. Part two will survey some current events that arguably require a warrior's perspective.
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The Mysterious Mother
Stacie leads us through three chapters from the Tao Te Ching that discuss the mysterious mother. What does this archetype and symbol say about our perspectives on femininity, society and the sacred? How does this differ from traditional American evangelical views of women and feminine characteristics of the divine? Is there a difference between being a source and being a creator? How can we let children and the things we cultivate grow spontaneously rather than through our constant control?
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Spiritual Anarchist Poetry
A discussion of some of Jeff’s recent poetry related to the ways in which spirituality can influence ideas about political freedom and unpacking authoritarian ideology can help understand the ways in which religion can endorse and prop up unjust systems.
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Customer Reviews
5 star show!
Think what you think you should think. Nuff said.
Powerful but Pagan
Jeff and Stacie share some great practical wisdom. As I once heard the good Dr. Mallinson put it, “You are poorer if you ignore the sages of the East.” Unfortunately, the core of Christianity appears to have been deconstructed into oblivion. That’s fine, to a point. We are each on our own journey.
But, Dear Listener, don’t confuse this show with Christianity. (Which is easy to do given that the hosts explicitly marketed themselves as Christian.) The solution to spiritual abuse and brokenness is not to flee to a Different spirit. The Way of Jesus is not some amorphous love and good vibes; it is love built on a bloody cross and an empty tomb. Dear Listener, please remember that the Real Jesus entered into history to die and rise for you. The tomb is empty. He is the Way of hope.
Dear Jeff and Stacie, thank you for your efforts to confront and heal abuse. But please do not perpetuate spiritual abuse by misleading hurt Christians. Your path is one of spiritual anarchy, not Christianity. I’m glad you’re finally being honest about it.
* EDIT Thank you for addressing my comment on the show. I appreciate the honesty. Again, your journey is your own, but wolves look better in wolf clothing. ;)
While you’re giving a mouse a cookie… I’m not sure why you’re so hard on CU-Irvine. I’m no friend of the LCMS, but it’s no secret that they have doctrinal standards. I’d assume a guy with a bunch of letters after his name knew what he was getting into. Sure, you can call it a fundamentalist straitjacket and intellectual prison if you want, but you climbed in, turned the key, and were happy enough to cash the checks.
Akin to my favorite hoodie
I appreciate this podcast. It makes me feel brave to love freely and to think honestly. It makes me want to have all sorts of people over and just listen to their stories. It’s helped me find direction as a follower of Jesus and is instrumental in helping me hold onto the ‘baby’ and not drown in the ‘bath water.’ Basically, it reminds me of my most favorite hoodie!