041. Jac O’Keeffe - a podcast by Rick Archer

Jackie O'Keeffe was raised in rural Ireland. Wanting to know about God she studied theology and music. After graduating in the 1980's, Jac found her studies had left her disillusioned and a non-believer.

Turning her focus to issues of social inequality, she studied adult and community education, and began her career interweaving community development with the arts. In 1997, her life changed dramatically when her sixth sense awakened. Quite spontaneously, she was able to see chakras, energy fields and auras. Moreover, she could communicate with animals and with those who have passed away.A busy practice in healing work developed within a short time, with Jackie offering private sessions and residential retreats. She developed and delivered holistic programmes that focused on viewing depression as a spiritual awakening rather than a bio-chemical disorder. Using a variety of methodologies, her work had the primary focus of raising consciousness.

Jackie continued for seven years as a spiritual teacher, before stopping her work in 2006 and leaving Ireland to deepen her own spiritual practice. Her personal quest led to that which is beyond the mind - a transcendence of dualistic thought. Jackie now lives in Ireland and India. She facilitates spiritual gatherings in question-and-answer format, offering clear pointers to spiritual seekers of truth.Jac's Site

Interview transcriptInterview recorded 10/10/2010

Other BatGap episodes including Jac:Panel discussion at SAND conference with Jac O’Keeffe, Igor Kufayev and Francis Bennett
Panel discussions on Ethics and Spiritual TeachingSAND Panel Discussion on Sexual Misconduct, Money, Power, Trauma&Ethics in Spiritual Communities

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.YouTube Video Chapters:


00:00:00 - Introduction00:04:32 - Questioning the Meaning of Life
00:07:12 - Exploring Different Paths00:10:17 - Encountering Transparent Spirits
00:12:55 - Ghostly Encounters00:15:20 - Exploring the Limits of Reality
00:17:45 - Indigenous Beings in the Woodlands00:20:13 - Feeling Trapped and Seeking Help
00:22:52 - Connecting through Love00:25:23 - A Divine Encounter and the Power of Love
00:27:50 - Meeting Master Jose and the Path to Spiritual Awakening00:30:38 - Becoming a Ghostbuster
00:33:06 - Ghostbusting and Working on the Dead00:36:06 - The Journey into the New Age
00:38:42 - Wild Experiences with Santo Daime and Ayahuasca00:41:53 - The Unreality of Belief Systems
00:44:41 - The Myth of Existence00:47:32 - Personal Healing and Transformation
00:50:13 - Communicating with Amma00:53:08 - Seeking Silence and Light
00:55:57 - Discovering Yoga and Nonduality00:58:50 - The Illusion of Individuality and the Movement of Energy
01:02:16 - The Concrete Manifestation of Pain01:05:28 - The Breaking of the Mind
01:08:58 - Being Chosen by a Higher Intelligence01:11:27 - Climbing the Mountain of Awakening
01:14:07 - Following the Next Step01:17:15 - The Importance of Maturity in Spiritual Growth
01:19:44 - Letting Go of the Spiritual Path01:22:15 - The Role of Spiritual Practices in Enlightenment
01:24:58 - Moving to Residentials

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