THEORY & THEOLOGY artwork

THEORY & THEOLOGY

286 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago -

Theories and practices as well as beliefs from ancient cultures and explanations of “other worldly” experiences.

Nature Science
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Episodes

General Brief Reflection

November 15, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

General brief reflection

Liver King- 9 Ancestral Tenents

November 14, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MB

Liver King 9 Ancestral Tenents: https://www.liverking.com/tenets

Weekly Reflections

November 13, 2022 20:40 - 2 hours - 110 MB

Waking up with me Sunday morning. Planning my day and the productivity tasks for this week. Reflecting on self care. Realizing what is working for me as far as thoughts and actions. Mindsets and creative and energetic outlets. Trying to notice impacts of supplements used for bursts of energy and relaxation. Activities of balance.

AI, Chat Bots | Lex Fridman and Balaji Srinivasan

November 02, 2022 20:55 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

Chat bots becoming sentient, argument for AI to have rights. Lex Fridman podcast w/ Balaji Srinivasan: https://youtu.be/VeH7qKZr0WI Balaji Srinivasan Website: https://balajis.com/

Wealth, finances, ethnicity and religion

November 01, 2022 17:20 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

Controversial, stereotypical and trending ideas all discussed here. I’m not here to determine what people should or shouldn’t do with funds, who should or shouldn’t have funds or why some people have and others have not. These topics ultimately need to end up in a focus on SYSTEMS and PHILOSOPHY. See some of the links discussed below, including some NBA stars, millennial millionaires, Rabbi Manis Friedman, Lex Fridman, “Ye” Kanye West. Living lchaim rabbi manis friedman https://youtu.be/2qGAx...

Jewish Study, Christian Study, Pagan Ancestral Traditions

October 27, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MB

Jewish Study, Christian Study, Pagan Ancestral Traditions

Christianity and Norse Paganism (worship and music)

October 26, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

There seem to be a lot of similarities between Christian and Pagan worship. I’m still studying. I was introduced to a song I love called “Odinn” by Damhein.

Microdosing Psychedelics

October 25, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

Psilocybin Amazon strain Saturday and Sunday microdose.

Jesus Near Simchat Torah

October 24, 2022 16:47 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB

This time of year Simchat Torah holiday has passed and the beginning of Parshah reading restarting the Biblical readings (Bereshit and Noach). This time of Fall 2022 we have passed into the new lunar year, Jewish holy days of Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, and Sukkot are completed. I’ve been looking into some of the events Jesus was involved with as a Jew in his lifetime and some events where he was speaking to crowds and in the temple near these time periods.

Modern Christianity and Infused Pagan Traditions

October 22, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

Modern Christianity and Infused Pagan Traditions

Lifestyle Satisfaction and Liver King

October 22, 2022 06:51 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MB

Some ideas from a No Jumper interview with Liver King.

Stimulants

October 17, 2022 16:47 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

My caffeine regimens, how I personally decide which supplements to have and when and the impacts and benefits I’ve noticed for myself.

Work System Crash, Strange Dream Experience

October 15, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

Some rambling content.

Mount Sinai and Idol Worship (some questions about monotheism and idol worship)

October 14, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MB

Some questions about Israelite and Hebrew ancient culture and their traditions surrounding foreign idols, other religions, cultures, beliefs and monotheism vs. polytheism.

Paganism and Heathenry

October 13, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MB

Early learnings.

Non Religious “Church” (community, meeting people and social environments)

October 12, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

What if we could have a cool social environment where people could meet, interact and serve their communities?

Rambling Update of Life

October 11, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 96.4 MB

General updates, thoughts, experiences. I know I’ve been a bit absent, posting less. Here is why. Let me catch you up.

Sukkot 2022 Day 1 (15 Tishrei 5783)

October 10, 2022 23:21 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

Following Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is now Sukkoth.

Ushpizin, a Sukkot movie (theft and charity)

October 10, 2022 21:29 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

Fall 2022, the month of Tishrei 5783, October 2022, solar ir lunar calendar… which ever and however you live you year, we can all refocus in a time period to get ourselves into better shape emotionally, spiritually, physically, mentally, financially. It’s all connected. Whether you are religious or not, we overall all want the same happiness and comfort in life. Keeping our minds open can often help us to find important helpful morsels even in other cultures. This time of year is a great time...

Inuit Tribes of the Arctic

October 10, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

From the “Life That Matters” YouTube channel, this episode is about Inuit tribes. https://youtu.be/nugPRn7x6-w

Supernatural Experiences (explanations)

October 09, 2022 19:18 - 1 hour - 81.5 MB

Not sure what was going on with this green figure I saw. I try and explain the details and my reactions. I still cannot make logical 5 senses sense of this experience. But it’s now a fun mysterious memory.

Gut Feelings and Toxic Social Environments

October 03, 2022 00:09 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Recap on trying to sustain the ideal aspects of the life and relationships I have created for myself.

Rancho San Pedro (Los Angeles South Bay History)

September 19, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Rancho San Pedro, part of Los Angeles areas in current day Palos Verdes peninsula, San Pedro, Torrance, Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach beach cities. Located south of LAX and north of Long Beach. I’ve begun studying this South Bay history, this is just a starting point of reference. But then I will attempt to go deeper into the history of the indigenous people from those regions. I also talk very briefly if some of the indigenous Native American current history I have come across in recent st...

Holy Rollers spoiler alert, movie review)

September 18, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

Spoiler alert! Review of Holy Rollers movie. About a Hasidic Jewish young man in New York in the 90s wanting to establish status through money, job opportunities and cultural roles. And his decisions as he branches into the next phases of manhood such as his path of creating a family and supporting himself and family as well as how opportunities are challenging for him to decide between.

Learning and Doing (the journey of controlling your own positivity)

September 17, 2022 03:04 - 1 hour - 76.4 MB

Some methods that help me to remain in positive spirits.

Morning Motivation Challenge

September 08, 2022 16:50 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB

Adjusting for improvements.

Kalaripayattu (first martial arts, Shotokan karate, flexibility, form)

September 05, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

Beginning to look at an early martial arts form from India. Said to have influenced Chinese Kung Fu and Japanese Karate.

Me Rambling, Brainstorming, Reflecting

September 04, 2022 20:07 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB

Brainstorming new month reflection episode. Some upcoming topics with be pulled from this brainstorm.

Rambling, Holy Kiss, Religion & Education

September 03, 2022 02:02 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

A nice long rambling getting somewhat off topic but coming into some memories of religious lifestyle related to the topic of the “holy kiss.”

Trans + Queer Minorities & a Cis Het Perspective

September 02, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Some very challenging perspectives. See what you think and if I did a good job with this challenge.

Monsters vs Moral Evil

September 01, 2022 17:33 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

How do we identify a monster? Is it worth challenging perceptions based on visual appearance BEFORE learning more about someone?

Gaslighting (what and why and how)

August 30, 2022 16:16 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB

A lot of people lately are experiencing gaslighting, probably due to multiple underlying factors from the gaslighter.

Generational Trauma (right and wrong according to culture)

August 27, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB

Trigger warning. Cultures tell us what we are expected to label as “right” or “wrong.”

Generational Trauma (elders and family history)

August 26, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

Trigger warning. Here we will talk about some of the generational aspects of abuse focusing on what we are told about our elders and our family histories. Or what we are not told.

Generational Trauma (an Amish male story of his history)

August 25, 2022 19:30 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Trigger warning. The following is based off Eli Yoder’s YouTube podcast episode. He experienced religious trauma, physical abuse and the trauma from his experiences appear generational. https://youtu.be/3IUz0zCiVLI

Ocean of Pearls

August 24, 2022 20:50 - 26 minutes - 25 MB

SPOILER ALERT!! Some thoughts I had rewatching a movie that had Sikh representation in the film. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ocean of Pearls (Sikh representation movie)

August 24, 2022 20:50 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

SPOILER ALERT!! Some thoughts I had rewatching a movie that had Sikh representation in the film.

Indian Matchmaking

August 24, 2022 04:03 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MB

I’m loving this show.

Silencing, Secrecy and Censorship

August 22, 2022 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

Red flags?

Scientology

August 21, 2022 21:02 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB

Wow I am literally shocked.

Social Boundary Setting (for healthy relationships in toxic religious environments)

August 19, 2022 20:57 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

I share my most recent personal experiences and opinions on how I plan to handle avoiding toxic people and codependent tendencies or boundary breeches.

Religions, Written Language and Verbal Traditions

August 17, 2022 17:56 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

Talk about some themes such as creation stories and gaps in history between creation/ human origin and dirty first contact with humans to bring religious details to the people. Western culture often values what is written as more historically sound than oral traditions of verbally passing down info. Why are there no first hand written accounts of humans who were around at creation time? History of alphabets and writing are a phenomena that appeared later in history after humans had already be...

Adventist Quarterly (one method of Adventist learning daily and weekly)

August 17, 2022 05:46 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

Here I talk about a type of common free lesson plan that Adventist churches provide.

Music and Prejudice and Norms

August 16, 2022 05:04 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB

Some interesting thoughts on music and societal perception.

Suppression and Resistance

August 12, 2022 16:19 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB

Suppression and Resistance

Finances and Friends (this is a challenging balance for some)

August 11, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB

A review of TACO Tarantino’s story time, some ideas and opinions on related topics.

The Binary and Social Reality

August 10, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MB

(Not too sure what to name this one). Why is there so little content out there surrounding the areas of gender and sexuality spectrums between the polar ends?

Adventism Sex Education, Relationship Socialization

August 09, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

(Not a fully finished episode yet, but I’m posting what I have so far). Some of my own experiences from an Adventist upbringing and common experiences of city Adventists in my millennial generation.

Nudity and Western American Culture

August 08, 2022 22:43 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

How we are socialized about nudity norms.

Jewish Texts and Jewish History Resources

August 04, 2022 20:35 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

Jewish Texts and Jewish History Resources