Anthony Guilbert | Surfing The Universal Drift: Esoteric Daoism & Qi Gong




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Summary: <p>Explore the paradoxical pleroma with <a href="https://anthonyguilbert.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Professor Anthony Guilbert</a>, author of <a href="https://anthonyguilbert.net/notes-from-the-drift/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Notes From The Drift</em></a>, 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 &amp; yang, connecting heaven and earth, and plenty of encouragement to keep doing the work on yourself--no shortcuts!</p><br><p>In the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/35307762" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plus+ Extension</a> expect to hear about legitimate transcendental experience, building a healthy persona after shattering your ego, creativity and finding your Wu Wei in this wide world, and a lot more!</p><p><br></p><h3><strong><em>Join InnerVerse Plus+ to unlock 2 hour extended episodes &amp; early access to shows!</em></strong></h3><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/innerverse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/innerverse</a></p><p><br></p><h3>FIND PROFESSOR ANTHONY GUILBERT ONLINE</h3><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.anthonyguilbert.net" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.anthonyguilbert.net</a> </li> <li><a href="https://anthonyguilbert.net/notes-from-the-drift/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Notes From The Drift</em></a></li> </ul><h3><br></h3><h3>WE TALKED ABOUT...</h3><ul> <li>Inspiration and intention behind <em>Notes From The Drift</em> </li> <li>Wandering for the sake of it, finding unexpected synchronicity </li> <li>The philosophy of Daoism, and describing the infinite as a verb</li> <li>Four types of Daoism in the US (pros and cons)</li> <li>The original purpose of Daoist practices like Qi Gong</li> <li>Learning authenticity by observing nature and animals</li> <li>Transitioning from learning how to fight people to learning how to help them</li> <li>Qi Gong as an access practice to energy healing modalities</li> <li>The body follows the Qi, the Qi follows the mind</li> <li>The meaning behind the metaphor of "connecting heaven and earth"</li> <li>Navigating this time of heightened novelty</li> <li>I Ching, divination, and learning to trust your own intuition</li> <li>Qi Gong learning resources:</li> </ul><p>                    - <a href="https://globalqiproject.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Global Qi Project</a></p><p>                    - <a href="http://www.instituteofintegralqigongandtaichi.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Institute For Integral Qigong and Tai Chi</a></p><p>                    - <a href="https://www.qigonghealing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ken Cohen (QigongHealing.com)</a></p><p>                    - <a href="https://ymaa.com/publishing/author/dr-yang-jwing-ming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming</a></p><p>                    - <a href="https://www.teapotmonk.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teapot Monk (Tai Chi Online)</a></p><ul><li>No shortcuts, no secrets--you have to do the work on yourself</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3>ONLY IN PLUS+ (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/35307762" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe!</a>)</h3><ul> <li>A generous description of a legitimate transcendental experience</li> <li>Continuing our practice even after a permanently illuminating and challenging temporary ego dissolution</li> <li>Why awareness practices may grant more lasting changes than psychedelics in the long run</li> <li>Not seeking to find oneself, but seeking to create oneself</li> <li>Creativity, finding our authenticity, and the Wu Wei (effective non-action)</li> <li>Walt Whitman, and anthropologist author Wade Davis, and the incalculable value of diversity</li> <li>David Cooper: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Convergence-Nature-Perspective-David-Cooper/dp/0857840231" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Convergence With Nature</a> </li> <li>Anthony's native New Yorker perspective on some occult aspects of the Trump presidency</li> <li>Examining opportunistic behavior of corrupt authority figures</li> <li>The rapidly shattering illusion that our governmental system creates freedom or harmony</li> <li>Reawakening wonder and excitement in our worldview and flexibility in our minds</li> </ul><p><br></p><h3>SUPPORT INNERVERSE WITH SECRET ENERGY POWER-UPS</h3><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.secretenergy.com/product/colon-cleansing-kit/?ref=chancegarton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Blessed Herbs Colon Cleanse Kit</u></strong></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.secretenergy.com/product/shilajit/?ref=chancegarton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Shilajit</u></strong></a><strong> -</strong> "The Destroyer of Weakness"</li> <li>Become a Secret Energy affiliate and generate Karma Free wealth - 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