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Becoming HumanEp. 14: Happiness is a Solid and Joy a LiquidFamed reclusive novelist JD Salinger, author of the required reading classic Catcher in the Rye, once wrote that "Happiness is a solid and joy a liquid."
In this episode, Jarad McHugh parses out the nuances of what this quote means. What is joy, what is happiness ? Not to mention, if happiness is a solid, and joy a liquid, then what's a gas?
Drawing on excerpts from Christina Rosetti's "Goblin Market" and Alice Walker's The Color Purple, Jarad seeks to understand happiness, how to invite more of it into our lives, and how it relates to...2024-06-2746 minBecoming HumanEp. 13: Awakened ArtistsGreat art often feels as though its pointing to something just out of reach, something that can't quite be seen but is perhaps just over the hill out there.
Sharing excerpts from Mitra-Roshi Bishop's upcoming book, Deepening Zen: The Long Maturation Book II (edited by Jarad McHugh), John Keats' Fall of Hyperion, and Plato's Symposium, Jarad McHugh calls attention to the overlap of spiritual practice and art.
Can art carry us beyond the fear of death as it helped John Keats do in his battle with tuberculosis? Does Socrates' lineage of philosophy and spiritual practice...2024-04-1535 minBecoming HumanEp. 12: The Healing Art of Alejandro JodorowskyMost known for his 1973 film The Holy Mountain, Alejandro Jodorowsky's surrealist, mind-expansive art helped turn on art and film goers of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
In this episode, Jarad McHugh submerges listeners in Jodorowsky's topsy-turvy world, which culminates in his artistic healing and therapeutic project, Psicomagia - a creative tool for self discovery that introduces the symbolic language of the unconscious to the conscious mind.
Jarad shares his own experiences with psicomagia and somatic-based therapy inspired by Jodorowsky's work.
Subscribe, rate, and share the podcast if you like the vibe! It...2024-01-3150 minBecoming HumanEp. 11: Roshi Mitra Bishop on The Long MaturationJoin Jarad McHugh for an interview with Roshi Mitra Bishop, Zen Roshi and founder of Mountain Gate Zen Center in Northern New Mexico.
For Roshi Mitra, Zen is a lifelong practice we can use to take off the mask of societal and psychological conditioning in order to find out who we truly are. She proposes the "long maturation", which includes in addition to Zen meditation working with a mental health therapist to heal our inner wounds, thus offering us the potential to experience more compassion, openness, and connected relationships in our lives.
Follow these links...2023-12-261h 19Becoming HumanEp. 10: The Zen of Plato's CaveThe lessons in Plato's Allegory of the Cave parallels the teachings of Zen Buddhism.
How do we liberate ourselves from the mind-states that an inherently repressive society engenders? How do we achieve spiritual insight and freedom? These are the kinds of questions most important to both Plato's Cave and Zen.
Join Jarad McHugh in a unique reading of the Allegory of the Cave that asks you to deepen your questions about yourself and the world around you. 2023-11-0147 minBecoming HumanEp. 9: A Map from Dystopia to UtopiaDystopian narratives permeate our cultural and media landscape while utopian narratives get lost in the brush.
Everyone knows Dante's Inferno, but who's come in contact with Dante's Paradiso? We've all read Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, yet what about his much more optimistic book Island? Have you watched any happy sci-fi movies lately?
That we absorb much, much more dystopian media than we do utopian is not a big deal until we realize that the images we consume have an impact on our overall reality.
In this episode, Jarad McHugh offers a map...2023-10-0450 minBecoming HumanEp. 8: Jared to Jarad on Being John MalkovichBecoming Human shifts gears for this episode with a conversation between Jarad McHugh and film/literature scholar Jared Valdez about .
Jarad and Jared chat about the film Being John Malkovich in the context of Becoming Human themes like the meaning of art as a career versus as a passion.
This episode is re-posted from the Jared to Jarad podcast which you can get anywhere you listen to podcasts. 2023-09-161h 21Becoming HumanEp. 7: Is Artificial Intelligence Becoming Human?Is artificial intelligence becoming human?
Dive into the deep end with Jarad McHugh to question what AI means for art, specifically for using art as a tool for self-discovery.
With an exploration of various historical contexts, cultural critiques, and unique creative perspectives, this episode asks you to challenge status quo beliefs around 21st-century technologies and consider whether your own humanity is on the line. 2023-08-191h 06Becoming HumanEp. 6: On Viviphilia and Genesis P-OrridgeJarad McHugh uses the lens of viviphilia - love of life as opposed to necrophilia or love of death - to reflect on the life and (some of) the work of Genesis P-Orridge.
Genesis P-Orridge was a prolific artist, musician, occultist, and philosopher whose work spans the second half of the 20th century into the early 21st. Constantly pushing the boundaries of what it means to be human, Genesis used their art to shock themselves and others into awareness. S/he is one of the best, if not the best, examples of an artist who used their...2023-07-1045 minBecoming HumanEp. 5: "The Key to it All": A Monologue on NarcissusJarad McHugh monologues on the Greek myth of Narcissus. Rather than a story about self-obsession, the Narcissus myth actually presents a process of developing self-knowledge and self-awareness -- a process of Becoming Human. Narcissus, Jarad argues, can provide direction for artists who are learning how to see themselves reflected back to themselves in the art they make.
2023-04-2538 minBecoming HumanEp. 4: Dr. Patrik Nkouaga on Becoming Human, Social Justice, and Pedagogy of the Oppressed"This conversation of being human, it's never going to be answered... because it's a journey."
Dr. Patrik Nkouaga is an educator and farmer as well as a friend and mentor of mine. Our conversations have helped me develop my ideas on what it means to be human and how to contribute to the world in an authentic way.
Dr. Nkouaga joins the podcast to discuss Becoming Human, Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed, and how we can come together to make positive change.
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Becoming HumanEp. 3: "I See Everyone as Artists" with Gilbert WhiteIn this episode Jarad McHugh interviews painter and tattoo artist Gilbert White. Jarad and Gilbert consider how art can be used to see oneself, how art is fundamental to identity, and how to approach tattooing as a spiritual process.
Follow up with Gilbert's work on his website GilbertWhiteArt.com and his instagram pages @psychesurrealism and @phantom.flesh.2023-03-0952 minBecoming HumanEp. 2: Art, Death, and EmptinessIn this episode, Jarad McHugh discusses fear of death and emptiness and how opening to this fear can help us to develop our art practices. He looks through the lens of Ernest Becker's 1973 book the Denial of Death to develop ideas on the root of culture and how to overcome our creative blockages.2023-02-1328 minBecoming HumanEp. 1: Why Becoming Human?In this episode, Jarad McHugh covers the what and why of the Becoming Human podcast and project. 2023-01-2927 min
The Synchronous CityRebirthed from the DesertIn this monologue, McHugh explores the significance of the desert in music, film, literature, and spiritual traditions. 2021-11-1436 minThe Synchronous CityLiterature Scholar and Labor Rights Activist Emma MincksEmma and McHugh discuss power, land, labor rights organization, American individualism, and more. In his opening monologue, McHugh considers the dis-integration of our society and culture and the ways in which organizing can help to us resist despair. 2021-09-2858 min
The Synchronous CityThe Little Lady Wolf, Julianna ChavezMcHugh interviews painter and muralist Julianna Chavez -- aka the Little Lady Wolf.2021-08-191h 07The Synchronous CityRight On, Kid! Lead Singer Zach RoseZach Rose--lead singer and lyricist of the band, Right On, Kid!--has a conversation with McHugh about songwriting, touring, and romanticizing emotions. Follow up with Right On, Kid! wherever you get your music, or check out their instagram @rightonkidband2021-08-0259 minThe Synchronous CityThe Self Never is Not with Morningstar AngelineMorningstar Angeline is an Albuquerque based actor, director, writer, performer, and philosopher. Morningstar and Jarad discuss the nature of the Self, what art reveals about the human experience, and how a fear of vulnerability creates social performativity. Follow up on Morningstar's work at her website, morningstarangeline.com, instagram @morningstarangelinex, or check out her music under artist name Nuh-Uh. 2021-07-131h 06The Synchronous CityPositive Psychology Researcher and Illustrative Artist Matt HigginsJarad McHugh interviews Matt Higgins about his research in positive psychology, his illustrative drawings, and the overlap between these interests. Check out Matt's art @higgs_digs on instagram. You can also look at drawings specifically referenced during the episode @synch_city_pod2021-06-281h 21The Synchronous CityDiné (Navajo) Artist Gilbert WhiteIn this episode Jarad interviews emerging artist Gilbert White. Jarad and Gilbert discuss the use of symbols in painting as a portals to higher consciousness, the impact of colonization on our present day culture, and how we can come together as a community to strengthen one another. Gilbert's powerful work can be found on his website gilbertwhiteart.com and instagram @abqcrew. 2021-06-151h 19The Synchronous CitySky Bending Landscape Artist Dion ValdezJarad interviews New Mexico landscape painter Dion Valdez about minimalism, science fiction, and the impact of space and place on art. Check out Dion's work at his website--dionvaldez.com--and instagram--@dionpaulvaldez. 2021-06-071h 14
The Synchronous CityEducation Artist Ronnie ReynoldsRonnie Reynolds is a long time educator and cultural theorist who now teaches at Siembra Leadership High School. In this episode of Synchronous City, Jarad has a conversation with Ronnie about the "radical" education that can help to actualize our city's greatest potential and chance for a better future-- Albuquerque youth. Jarad and Ronnie also weigh out the merits and drawbacks of the Baby Boomer, Gen X, Millenial, and Gen Z generations. For more info on Siembra Leadership High School including how to enroll, visit siembraabq.org2021-06-061h 00
The Synchronous CityHealing Artist Gabrielle SissonA conversation with healing artist, tarot reader, and practicing witch Gabrielle Sisson. Find out more about Gabrielle's work @wholeheartedwitch and thewholeheartedwitch.com2021-06-0652 min
The Synchronous CityWhat is the Synchronous CityIn this first episode of The Synchronous City, Jarad McHugh introduces and sets his intentions for the pod-- to interview Albuquerque, New Mexico artists, entrepreneurs, activists, and community organizers.Contact at: synchronouscity505@gmail.com@synch_city_pod@jarad_mchugh_art2021-06-0608 min