Where are the straight men in the metaphysical and spiritual communities? Previous guests,\xa0Ash Riley of InMySacredSpace.com and Slade Roberson of the Shift Your Spirits Podcast, join Patrick in a roundtable (ahem - triangle table) discussion of a rarely approached topic! Visit BigSeance.com/132 for more info!
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In this episode:
Episode Teaser :00
Intro 1:00
Some improvements, thanks to Patreon Support! 1:33
Some background on how this episode and conversation came about. 2:16
How are Patrick and both of our return guests connected? Ash is a connector. Slade is a matchmaker.\xa03:43
Patrick met Ash online during the \u201cinformation gathering phase\u201d of his \u201cspiritual shift.\u201d Ash then introduced Patrick to Slade and his work. 8:31
Ash brought the team together for this \u201ctriangle table.\u201d The topic started out as a joke in a planning discussion, but ended up being something everyone decided to roll with. What\u2019s up with the lack of straight men in the spiritual/metaphysical community? 11:51
Slade\u2019s take on the initial question. Reincarnation, witch trials, and where the term \u201cfaggot\u201d came from. 13:25
The suppression of the feminine: Susan Grace and the 2,000-year reign of men that ends in 2020. 15:58
The feminine archetype 19:23
Those who are excluded from a social order have to become more resourceful. 21:28
Straight men who are allies of the feminine and the spiritual are the real deal! Unfortunately, they\u2019re all married. Ha! 23:15
Patrick\u2019s take. Being \u201cout\u201d is important! 25:29
Healing the Mother Wound and toxic masculinity/femininity\xa028:52
Unraveling and falling apart 30:26
The Spiritualist Movement, Women\u2019s Suffrage, and the Me Too Movement\xa032:44
Being \u201cpsy-curious\u201d: The similarities of coming out of the spiritual closet and coming out as gay\xa035:40
When the response to you coming out is not good 40:35
Fear of acceptance, conversations at the Xerox machine (or the water cooler), and making others comfortable enough to share their stories\xa043:23
The dangers of coming out 47:03
Bigotry sometimes goes both ways 48:34
Making straight men feel welcome 51:20
\u201cEverybody wants to be able to see someone in a space that looks like them.\u201d 53:39
Are you a straight, psy-curious man who is looking for love? \u201cGet thyself to a spirit circle!\u201d 54:28
Catching up with Ash and what\u2019s going on in her world 57:27
A whole different take on Stranger Angels over at SladeRoberson.com. Plus, \u201cBe relentlessly helpful.\u201d 59:54
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level!\xa01:05:50
Outro 1:07:23
#Paranerd Hashtag 1:09:00
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For more on Ash Riley and Slade Roberson:
Ash Riley's previous appearance on The Big Seance Podcast (Episode 94)
Slade Roberson's previous appearance on The Big Seance Podcast (Episode 125)
SladeRoberson.com and ShiftYourSpirits.com
In My Sacred Space\xa0on Facebook
@InMySacredSpace\xa0on Twitter
@InMySacredSpace on Instagram
Shift Your Spirits\xa0on Facebook
@SladeRoberson\xa0on Twitter
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