The podcast known as TheBlueBeryl is changing its name to The Black Beryl, as we are embracing the darkness! Please visit and subscribe to the new podcast at blackberyl.substack.com.In today’s episode, we are launching the new pod with the tables turned. Producer Lan Li takes over the microphone to interview me about spirit healing and related practices. Lan has been trying to ask me these questions for the last two years, but I’ve continued to put them off. Now it’s finally time to put some things on the record and clear the air. So in this episode, we dive right in to questions like do spirits exist? Are mystical experiences real? What are the best talismans for healers? We’re also going to talk about different kinds of possession and the benefits of holding more than one ontological perspective at the same time.I hope you enjoy the conversation, and please subscribe to The Black Beryl wherever you get your podcasts and at blackberyl.substack.com. Our episodes are going to continue to be free as always, but we now have paid subscriptions where we can make exclusive resources available to members for a small fee. Your payments help us with production costs of the pod, so thanks for your support! Resources mentioned in this episode:
* Pierce Salguero, A Lamp Unto Yourself (preorder).
Resources provided for members on blackberyl.substack.com:
* Full manuscript of the short book book Traditional Thai Medicine: Buddhism, Animism, Yoga, Ayurveda (2106), with chapters on spirit healing, talismans, and other topics covered here.
