Anthony Guilbert | Surfing The Universal Drift: Esoteric Daoism & Qi Gong
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Explore the paradoxical pleroma with Professor Anthony Guilbert), author of Notes From The Drift), a collection of poetic observations infused with the philosophy of Esoteric Daoism. In this episode we peruse a plethora of cosmo-psychological perspectives, which is a fancy way of saying we try to take a glance into the inner workings of the universal mind. Tune in to hear the original purpose behind practicing Qi Gong, yin & yang, connecting heaven and earth, and plenty of encouragement to keep doing the work on yourself--no shortcuts!

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FIND PROFESSOR ANTHONY GUILBERT ONLINE

• https://www.anthonyguilbert.net) 
• Notes From The Drift)

WE TALKED ABOUT...

• Inspiration and intention behind Notes From The Drift
• Wandering for the sake of it, finding unexpected synchronicity 
• The philosophy of Daoism, and describing the infinite as a verb
• Four types of Daoism in the US (pros and cons)
• The original purpose of Daoist practices like Qi Gong
• Learning authenticity by observing nature and animals
• Transitioning from learning how to fight people to learning how to help them
• Qi Gong as an access practice to energy healing modalities
• The body follows the Qi, the Qi follows the mind
• The meaning behind the metaphor of "connecting heaven and earth"
• Navigating this time of heightened novelty
• I Ching, divination, and learning to trust your own intuition
• Qi Gong learning resources:

                    - The Global Qi Project)

                    - The Institute For Integral Qigong and Tai Chi)

                    - Ken Cohen (QigongHealing.com))

                    - Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming)

                    - Teapot Monk (Tai Chi Online))

• No shortcuts, no secrets--you have to do the work on yourself

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• A generous description of a legitimate transcendental experience
• Continuing our practice even after a permanently illuminating and challenging temporary ego dissolution
• Why awareness practices may grant more lasting changes than psychedelics in the long run
• Not seeking to find oneself, but seeking to create oneself
• Creativity, finding our authenticity, and the Wu Wei (effective non-action)
• Walt Whitman, and anthropologist author Wade Davis, and the incalculable value of diversity
• David Cooper: Convergence With Nature)
• Anthony's native New Yorker perspective on some occult aspects of the Trump presidency
• Examining opportunistic behavior of corrupt authority figures
• The rapidly shattering illusion that our governmental system creates freedom or harmony
• Reawakening wonder and excitement in our worldview and flexibility in our minds

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MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE

• Intro: "Foggy Dreams") by Wisdom Traders
• Outro: "We'll Be Able To Fly)" by Soohan

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