#6: Shamanism, Buddhism & the Evolution of Souls with Isa Gucciardi

On this episode of The Sober Shaman podcast, I’m excited to speak with my long-time friend, Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. 

Isa is a gifted and compassionate healer, founding director and primary teacher of The Sacred Stream Foundation, and creator of Depth Hypnosis, “a groundbreaking therapeutic model that has won rave reviews from psychotherapeutic and spiritual counselors alike.” Isa teaches and speaks internationally and has published numerous articles, podcast episodes, videos, and the books Coming to Peace and The New Return to the Great Mother.

I think this quote from her website accurately describes how I feel in her presence:

“In the pursuit of consciousness, you are always being asked to get a little bigger than you are comfortable being. 

There is no room for shrinking violets or false humility. 

You have to be willing to be as powerful as you can be at this stage of your evolution.”

Please enjoy our talk on shamanism, Buddhism, healing from addiction, the evolution of soul, and much more.

Blessings,Randal

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Highlights

00:31 Introduction

03:55 Isa’s approach to helping people who struggle with addiction

12:40 Soul Retrieval

14:15 Shamanic journeying for self-empowerment

18:15 The Evolution of Souls with shamanism and Buddhism

27:15 How Buddhism provides separation between taking responsibility and assuming blame

28:50 Shamanism, Power, and the Middle World: It’s a tricky place.

35:13. Dismantling one’s relationship with The Hungry Ghost

39:55 Compassion, the six Loca, and the Middle World Realms

44:10 Are these Buddhist beings compatible with the term “archetype” in psychology?

45:50 The Sacred Stream’s certificate course offers a map to the unseen shamanic realms for practitioners from other fields.

Links

Isa’s work at The Sacred Stream:

“The Foundation of the Sacred Stream is a non-profit organization and school for consciousness studies dedicated to bringing the wisdom of ancient spiritual and healing traditions into the awareness of contemporary society.”

And check out these upcoming courses!

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