465. Paul Levy - a podcast by Rick Archer

A pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence, Paul Levy is a wounded healer in private practice, assisting others who are also awakening to the dreamlike nature of reality. He is the author of

Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and SpiritualityAwakened by Darkness: When Evil Becomes your Father
Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of EvilThe Madness of George W. Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis.

He is the founder of the “Awakening in the Dream Community” in Portland, Oregon. An artist, he is deeply steeped in the work of C. G. Jung and has been a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for over thirty years. He was the coordinator for the Portland Padmasambhava Buddhist Center for over twenty years.Website awakeninthedream.com
Email: paul@awakeninthedream.comDiscussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group.

Transcript of this interviewInterview recorded August 4, 2018

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


00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump00:05:14 - Kundalini Awakening and Meeting the Blind Woman
00:09:04 - The Blind Woman's Healing Journey
00:13:10 - Personal and Collective Karma00:16:44 - The Evolution of Understanding and Creativity
00:21:29 - Spiritual Emergence and Pathologization00:25:36 - Recognizing the Dreamlike Nature and the Encounter with Archetypal Evil
00:30:21 - The Power of Our Dreaming and Awakening00:34:44 - A Global Awakening through Quantum Physics
00:39:20 - The Revelations from Physics and the World Crisis00:43:51 - The inseparability of spirit and matter
00:47:33 - Wetiko and the Creative Power of Observation00:51:27 - Dream Characters and the Outer State
00:56:04 - The Psychic Blindness of Wetiko01:00:17 - Quantum Physics and Spiritual Awakening
01:04:46 - The Meaning of Quantum Physics in Everyday Life01:09:33 - The Nature of Reality and Subjectivity
01:13:37 - The Inertia of Collective Viewpoints01:17:49 - Clinging as the Root of Samsara
01:22:18 - The Evolution of the Universe and the Nature of Time01:26:55 - The Co-operation of Perception and Nature
01:31:12 - Inquiring into Quantum Physics and Consciousness01:35:42 - The Wetiko Pathogen and the Psychic Tapeworm
01:40:20 - The Calling and The Daimon01:44:39 - Seeking the Kingdom First
01:48:41 - The Simplicity of Nature and Solutions to Problems01:53:27 - Owning Our Shadow and the Dreamlike Nature
01:57:38 - The Role of Ego and Karma 02:01:42 - Culturing Cosmic Intelligence
02:05:56 - A Big Supporter of My Work02:09:27 - Subscription and Notification Options

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