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The Container
Conversations at the crossroads of Consciousness, Human Connection, and Communion with the Divine. Adventure with us to far-out realms of reality, and let's figure out how we get there together.
You'll find discussions on spirituality, philosophy, death, levels of consciousness, psychedelics, meditation, interpersonal relationships, self-improvement, science of mind, religion, anthropology, culture, and so much more.
It's all here in The Container.
Episodes
The ContainerReality Is Made of Sound w/ Lynne McTaggart
Sound is essential for understanding the world. It can help treat cancer, explain how plants react to their environment, and maybe even lead to black holes…
The ContainerA Mystic (and Historically Accurate) Christianity w/ Destiny Finn
Destiny Finn breaks down mystical information hidden inside Christianity, blending theology with history and mysticism and psychology. We look at everything…
The ContainerTarot: EVERYTHING You Want to Know w/ T. Susan Chang
***Check out the ongoing occult adventure TWIN PEAKS IS REAL by clicking here.*** What is tarot? How does it work? Does it tell the future? Or is it an…
The ContainerEvidential Mediums (plus a live reading) w/ Nicole Pope
Talking to the dead. It’s a practice that’s been with humanity ever since we’ve been walking upright. And it continues to be endlessly fascinating. We brought…
The ContainerDoes Biology Cause Political Arguments? w/ Arnold Schroder
Your biology is your politics and it could be no other way! That’s kind of the message of Arnold Schroder who is the brilliant mind behind the deeply…
The ContainerChoosing to Change the World w/ Charles Eisenstein
Charles Eisenstein is an author and culture activist whose work has spanned topics as far ranging as ecology to economics to Eastern philosophy, indigenous…
The ContainerThe Occult Secret to Trump's Success w/ Daniel Pinchbeck
***Free call offer has ended.*** Daniel Pinchbeck is an author, thinker, and seer. He takes us on a deep dive of the current metacrisis, bringing together…
The ContainerWork with Your Actual Ancestors w/ Maria Sophia Dimakos
The Ancestors are not some vague group of people. They lived real lives, they had names, and they might need your help right now. Ready to answer the call and…
The ContainerDoes the Universe Care? w/ Richard Tarnas
Richard Tarnas, PhD, is one of the leading thinkers of our time. He wrote one of the most widely read histories of Western philosophy with The Passion of the…
The ContainerHow 2026 Ends (plus the meaning of life) w/ Steve Judd
Steve Judd is a widely popular astrologer known for his straightforward way of speaking. He comes on The Container to talk about the astrology for the rest of…
The ContainerThe Story of an Angel Channeler w/ Natalie Namaste
Natalie Namaste is a widely loved healer, channel, and teacher. Her work brings us into deep connection with layers of our spiritual life that modern life…
The ContainerReal Kundalini & What the New Age Missed w/ Igor Kufayev
Igor Vamadeva Kufayev is an artist and spiritual teacher devoted to the transformative potential inherent in human birth. Following a radical awakening in his…
The ContainerWhat Is Gnosticism? w/ Miguel Conner
Miguel Conner of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio fame has brought Gnosticism to the masses for years. He comes on The Container to talk about Gnosticism and how to…
The ContainerAcademic Approaches to Occultism w/ Dr. Angela Puca
Dr. Angela Puca is a scholar who brings academic rigor to discussions of the occult. On this episode of The Container, she walks Jonathan through this weird…
The ContainerIntro to Aleister Crowley w/ Lon Milo Duquette
Lon Milo Duquette comes onto The Container to talk about Aleister Crowley, the central character of his new novel Young Aleister Crowley and the Magician’s…
The ContainerCircling® Is a Mystical Practice w/ Guy Sengstock
Guy Sengstock was one of the founders of Circling®, a social meditation practice that has transformed the world of personal growth. He talks to us about how…
The ContainerCreating (and Defending) Circling® w/ Guy Sengstock
Guy Sengstock was one of the founders of Circling®, a social meditation practice that has transformed the world of personal growth. He has spent decades…
The ContainerHolacracy, Hierarchy, and Politics WITHOUT Shadow w/ Brian Robertson
Brian Roberston explored, created, and codified Holacracy, a system of non-hierarchical organization specifically for the workplace. He comes onto the podcast…
The ContainerPractical Astrology w/ Amanda Walsh
Amanda “Pua” Walsh founded Astrology Hub, an amazing resource for astrological information online. In her new memoir, Life by the Stars, she goes on a…
The ContainerWhat Is Occultism? w/ Denis Poisson (Foolish Fish)
Denis Poisson guides people through the world of the Occult. His YouTube channel Foolish Fish has helped hundreds of thousands of people wrap their minds…
The ContainerPsychedelics for the Dying w/ Christine Caldwell
Christine Caldwell talks using psychedelics to work with those facing death. Through her non-profit End-of-Life Psychedelic Care (EOLPC), she supports the…
The ContainerMake the Most of Ketamine Therapy w/ Anna Krishtal
Anna Krishtal is a ketamine coach and host of the Ketamine Connections podcast. She joins us to talk the ins and outs of ketamine, the compound at the…
The ContainerExplore Feminine Leadership w/ Martje Witzel
Martje Witzel is a leader in the Relational Arts movement. And on this episode, she comes back onto The Container to talk about feminine leadership. What is…
The ContainerAccess Spiritual Powers (Then Go Beyond Them) w/ Frank Elaridi
Frank Elaridi began his career as a journalist, going on to win four Emmys and covering everything from forest fires to celebrities. But then, he struck out on…
The ContainerAuthor Faces Parkinson's w/ Stephen Jenkinson
Stephen Jenkinson is a culture activist and author who brings together ceremony, music, and story. His much-loved book Die Wise taught us how to face that…
The ContainerHow Spirituality, Politics, and Philosophy Shape Reality w/ C. Derick Varn
C. Derick Varn is a poet, philosopher, and podcaster (among so much else). He comes on The Container to talk about how we make reality. Spoiler alert: it's a…
The ContainerThe Relating Arts (R)evolution w/ Peter Munthe-Kaas
The Relating Arts teach us how to engage with ourselves, each other, and the world in a more conscious way. So, what would happen if we grew these practices at…
The ContainerThe Big Rebirth Is Coming
The rebirth of humanity is upon us. Everywhere you look, people are participating in something big. The renewable energy revolution. The rise of urban…
The ContainerEnergy Healer on Your Hidden Abilities w/ Lubaina Choudhury
Lubaina Choudhury is a powerful energy healer with a hands-on, in-depth knowledge of how to care for and operate this magnificent human body. Her background is…
The ContainerAwaken Through Poetry w/ Will Jefferson
Will Jefferson is a writer, coach, and facilitator who brings poetry into vivid connection and conversation with everyday life. Interested in his Poetry of the…
The ContainerYou Forgot You're Already a Mystic w/ Mareike Christensen
The Container is launching a new adventure: Mystical Creatures. On this journey, Jonathan and Marei are going to deep dive into mystical practice, that…
The ContainerTools for Awakening w/ Daniel Schmidt
Daniel Schmidt, the documentarian behind the fantastic Samadhi film series, shares the best practices he's found for spiritual awakening. This includes the…
The ContainerWhat is Stemless? w/ Harmony, James, and Sahil
Stemless is a radical new entry to the world of the relational arts, mindfulness, and social meditation. It takes us out into uncharted waters, where we use…
The ContainerThe Circle Is a Reality Playground w/ Andrew Venezia
The brilliant Andrew Venezia comes on the podcast to talk about the many layers of Circling. He takes us from the basics of an interbeing practice to deep…
The ContainerCircling and the Occult w/ Ben Hodgson
Can circling bring us into deep mystical and magical practice? Certainly, yes. And Ben Hodgson comes into The Container to tell us just exactly how that might…
The ContainerStarting a Conscious Community w/ MoP
The Month of Potential (MoP) experiments with living in radical connection. Using the practice of circling as the foundation, they recently spent a month…
The ContainerThe Ultimate Group Transformation Process w/ Angelo DiLullo
Angelo Dilullo is an author, podcast host, and teacher who brings a down-to-earth reality to the topic of awakening. His podcast Simply Always Awake is a…
The ContainerThe Book of Circling with Marc Beneteau
Marc “Marco” Beneteau is a major force in the Authentic Relating and Circling world. His newsletter has become a must-read feature of the field, and his…
The ContainerFive Books
These five weird books will change your life. This isn’t a list of great books you’ve already read. No, no. These are a bit off the beaten path, but they all…
The ContainerBoundaries and Circling
Boundaries define us. They draw the border of the country of ourselves. They help us negotiate relationships. They help us discover what's important to us. And…
The ContainerThe Magic of Wearing Masks (Happy Halloween!)
It's our Halloween Episode of The Container! We discuss the power of masks that we wear in our lives: the Cool Guy, the Good Mother, the Professional, etc…
The ContainerMyths and Family w/ Sean Wilkinson
What do archetypal stories like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and the Gruffalo teach our families? How can we more consciously relate with these…
The ContainerPower Dynamics in Circling w/ Hannah Hellsing
This episode is a can't miss. Hannah Hellsing comes on the podcast to talk about Power. And in a first for our show, Sigh hosts solo. Together, we explore the…
The ContainerPower Dynamics in Circling w/ Jordan Myska Allen
Power dynamics and hierarchy are rarely talked about features of any community. In Circling, where so many participants value egalitarianism, this can become…
The ContainerWhat Do We Do Now? w/ Rob Kancler
Okay, so you've woken up. You've escaped the Matrix. Now what? What do we actually do? And what kind of world can we start building now that we're on the…
The ContainerAnger, Eros, and Boundaries with John Thompson
The amazing John Thompson comes back into The Container for a discussion coming at you from the very frontiers of the relational arts. We talk about how these…
The ContainerIs It All a Psyop? w/ Rob Kancler
Do we have the ultimate unplug from the real Matrix? Did aliens implant religion into humanity as a psyop? What's going on with emotions anyway? This…
The ContainerEscape the Matrix w/ Rob Kancler
DISCLAIMER: Some of the conversation was a bit too controversial for the RSS feed, so we've put the full, unedited discussion up on our Patreon. In this…
The ContainerBelieve in God (Again)
Can you feel the world waking back up to God and magic? In this conversation, Jonathan and Sigh crack open The Container to explore how anyone can rediscover…
The ContainerMagic and Manifestation with Raven Elise
Raven Elise is a healer, life coach, and expert in manifestation. On this episode, we dive deep into her new oracle deck, as well as the fine points of…
The ContainerPost-AI Religion
The AI revolution changes everything. And as humanity navigates our way through this tumultuous moment in history, it might be time to turn once again to the…
The ContainerDevelopmental Trauma as Connection Intelligence with Sean Wilkinson
What if the traits we associate with developmental trauma are signs of a unique relational intelligence? In this episode, we sit down with Sean Wilkinson…
The ContainerStages of Consciousness with Brad Mewhort
Brad Mewhort teaches us about the Stages of Consciousness and this practice of circling that helps evolve through them. Brad is a hypnotherapist and…
The ContainerAI and Digital Mysticism with Leif Hansen
Leif Hansen gives us a deeply spiritual look at the AI revolution and what it means. Truly, the aliens have landed. Already, we can use these tools to delve…
The ContainerAuthentic Relating Everywhere with Ryel Kestano
Ryle Kestano is a major name in the Authentic Relating movement--he literally wrote the book on the topic. In this discussion, he shares his thoughts on…
The ContainerFacing the Fear of Death with Susan Campbell
Susan Campbell returns to talk about the fear of death. It's harrowing, it's confronting, but it's also a pathway to deep self-learning. 📬 Get Susan Campbell's…
The ContainerIntegral Circling School with Jason Digges
Jason Digges is an absolute legend in the world of circling and authentic relating. So we were happy to have him back to discuss his journey opening up a new…
The ContainerMen, Shame, and Freedom with Rob Kancler
This is the second half of our series of interviews with Rob Kancler. He is a guide and spiritual teacher for men who want to become pioneers of their sexual…
The ContainerSolving Social Media with Jordan Myska Allen
We all know social media is broken. Jordan Myska Allen and the team at UpTrust are trying to fix that. How? They’re integrating insights from the relational…
The ContainerSexual Mysticism with Rob Kancler
Rob Kancler guides men to become pioneers of their sexual futures. His work opens our eyes to the million myths and false narratives that bind our energies and…