Soul Portals: Exploring Psychospiritual Horizons

Crossing the Bridge Between Rationality and Religion

Cedric Speyer & DeeAnna Nagel

Crossing the Bridge Between Rationality and Religion, hosted by Cedric Speyer and DeeAnna Nagel, in conversation with Kyriacos C. Markides

Our December guest is a renowned author of books with fascinating firsthand accounts of Christian mysticism within the Orthodox tradition. Originally a sociology professor, Markides’ own journey led from academic agnosticism and skepticism to faith and spiritual practice. His personal field research and observations over thirty years included living with Christian mystics, hermits, and saints. In this episode, we take a closer look at our collective crossroads; a critical point in evolutionary history when the rational, mechanistic model can no longer be sustained, yet a new vision of reality has not fully emerged. Beyond the breakdown of social structures and the rise of entrenched fundamentalist reactions, the best of science and the best of religious wisdom traditions can converge, leading to integral, holistic breakthroughs. Scientific studies related to death itself, the evidence on nonlocality of mind, and shamanic states of consciousness, all contribute to bridging the gap between science and spirituality.

First trilogy:

1. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16287.The_Magus_of_Strovolos

2. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16295.Homage_to_the_Sun

3. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132642.Fire_in_the_Heart

Second trilogy:

1. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82989.The_Mountain_of_Silence

2. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/433860.Gifts_of_the_Desert

3. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12748357-inner-river

Related website: https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews/view/7030/riding-with-the-lion

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