Idiot Mystic

Somewhere between ancient mysticism, feminine energy advice, and Instagram spirituality, the divine feminine has become surprisingly difficult to explain. I've been trying to understand for years what people are...

Good morning. Or whatever time you've decided counts as morning. Before you check your phone, answer your messages, or find out what happened to civilization while you were asleep, spend a few minutes arriving in the...

There's a weird hierarchy to suffering. Some illnesses come with immediate understanding and sympathy. Others leave you looking perfectly healthy while your entire life quietly falls apart. What happens when you're not...

I've spent years studying psychology, teaching meditation, and working in professional sports, and somehow one of the most useful things I can recommend is going for a walk. I realize how disappointing that sounds. But...

I grew up watching Sesame Street, RoboCop, He-Man, and a Japanese cartoon about Heidi, sometimes practically in the same sitting. Somehow, nobody seemed concerned about this. I've been thinking about all the television...

Joseph Smith claimed an angel appeared repeatedly in his bedroom, eventually leading him to the gold plates connected with the Book of Mormon. Aleister Crowley said a mysterious intelligence named Aiwass dictated an...

It seems like nobody is allowed to just like something anymore. You make good bread and somebody tells you to sell it. You start exercising and suddenly there are numbers, goals, and progress photos. You meditate and...

Have you ever understood something about yourself and then wished you could go back to not noticing it? In this episode, I use The Truman Show to explore why knowing something needs to change doesn’t always make it...

You call someone because you’ve had a difficult day. They offer good advice, you thank them, and after you hang up, you realise you never said what was really hurting. In this episode, I explore why it can feel so...

In October 1776, Jemima Wilkinson survived a dangerous fever and announced that Jemima had died. The person who rose from the bed called themself the Public Universal Friend and claimed to be a spirit sent by God...

Do you ever finally sit down, then feel as though you should be doing something else? This episode is about the rules we carry around rest and enjoyment, and how strange a good moment can feel when you’re used to...

If your mind won't stop thinking, I have some good news. I'm not going to ask you to make it stop. This 1-hour rain sound bath is for anyone who struggles with overthinking, racing thoughts, or simply finding a little...

California was supposed to be paradise. Sunshine, surfing, beautiful people, perfect harmonies, and the promise that everything would somehow be okay. But what was happening to the people making the music? Welcome to...

This 1-hour ocean sound bath is built around a strange but very ordinary experience: when you lie still long enough, your usual sense of the body can start to feel less fixed. Your hands may feel larger. Your legs may...

You don’t have to hold yourself up anymore. This 1-hour ocean sound bath is built around the feeling of letting gravity take over and allowing the body to become heavy without forcing yourself to relax. The first few...