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The Pastor & PriestessGood Medicine - Jody England and SunOtter Martinico Our series on Psychedelics and Spirituality continues with two of Priestess Allison’s teachers, Jody England and SunOtter Martinico. Jody was raised as Baptist, and then went on to become an atheist, a psycho-therapist, and an energy healer before turning her attention to facilitating plant medicine ceremonies. In the meantime, she worked in the corporate financial world, built a 6-figure online business, published a successful podcast, and launched a training dojo for leaders and citizens of the New Earth. SunOtter Martinico was raised Catholic and, like Jody, became an atheist at one point in her life. She was bo...2021-09-301h 03
The Pastor & PriestessPsychedelics and SpiritualityThis episode begins a series on Psychedelics and Spirituality. In this episode, Pastor JT and Priestess Allison share their own stories of sacramental prayer and explain how and why plant medicines can be a powerful spiritual practice, when held wisely. If you’re interested in the psychedelic renaissance, start here!2021-08-3144 min
The Pastor & PriestessA Conversation with Brian MurareskuIn an exploration of the relationship of religion and spirituality to drugs, Allison and JT speak with Brian Muraresku, author of The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion With No Name. Do we need a psychedelic renaissance? The ties with plant sacraments and prayer and mystical experiences – the combination of psychedelics and religion - goes way back – and may be what current western civilization is craving. In the words of our guest, “only something of this scale could heal the alienation from nature, and the loss of the experience of being part of the living creation. Would a popu...2021-03-1955 min
The Pastor & PriestessIntroduction to Pastor and PriestessWelcome to the introductory episode of Pastor and Priestess. Meet co-hosts Allison Conte and JT Smiedendorf. They’ll share a little bit about their backgrounds, and get us started on what they aim to achieve with this podcast, as they seek to combine their seemingly divergent religious experiences into a Sacred Union.2021-03-1906 min
DJ Valerie B LOVE ShowSacred Union Interview with a Pastor and Priestess with Rev. J. Todd Smiedendorf and Allison ConteDid you know there is 1 divorce every 36 seconds in the United States?
That’s over 800k broken hearts every year.
If you want to create a Sacred Union with your beloved partner, current or future, you MUST listen to this episode.
My epic guests, Allison Conte, founder of Sophia Leadership, executive leadership coach, author and speaker along with her husband, Rev. J. Todd Smiedendorf, Co-Pastor of University Congregational United Church of Christ in Seattle talk about how they work together to heal the divine masculine and the divine feminine through their powerful practices....2019-04-041h 03