The Creativity and Consciousness Podcast with Jake Kobrin
Welcome to The Creativity and Consciousness Podcast, a show that explores the intersection of creativity, spirituality, and personal growth. Hosted by visionary artist, author, and consciousness explorer Jake Kobrin, each episode offers a deep dive into the world of art, psychology, meditation, mind expansion, and alternative spiritual practices—focusing on helping listeners unlock their creative potential and explore their consciousness.
Jake, a long-time meditation practitioner and a curious student of various spiritual traditions, engages in conversations with thought leaders across creativity, consciousness research, and self-development. These discussions navigate topics as diverse as visionary art, psychology, and personal growth, while also touching on more numinous ideas from the world of shamanism and psychedelics, ceremonial magick, witchcraft, and occult philosophy.
Each episode balances real-world experiences with practical insights, giving listeners both a grounded understanding and the inspiration to apply these ideas and practices to their own lives, in the format of fascinating and engaging conversations and solo-episodes.
Whether you're an artist looking to ignite your creativity, a spiritual seeker exploring alternative practices, or someone on a path of self-actualization, The Creativity and Consciousness Podcast invites you to explore the transformative potential of both creative expression and spiritual practice. These conversations are designed to guide you toward greater mental clarity, personal power, and a deeper connection to both yourself and the world around you.
Tune in and join Jake Kobrin as he interviews artists, creatives, entrepreneurs, magicians, spiritual leaders, psychologists, and researchers, offering a grounded yet expansive exploration of magick, spirituality, creativity, and consciousness for today’s world.
Formerly known as “The Quarantine Sessions Podcast” and “The Temple of the Eternal Muse Podcast” started in 2020 by Jake Kobrin.
Subjects: Art, Magick, Psychedelics, Psychology, Mythology, Personal Development, Meditation, Spirituality, The Occult, Mysticism, Self Actualization, Bio-Hacking, Self-Help,
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Episodes
113 episodes
The Only Game in Town: Dharma, Magick, and Waking Up from the Matrix
The Only Game in Town is a podcast about waking up to the machinery of mind, the nature of suffering, and the strange convergence of Dharma, magick, meditation, and direct experience.In this episode, Jake explores what Vipassana meditati...
Stillness as Strategy - Your Third Eye with Misia Welters
Jake and meditation coach Misia Welters talk about why slowing down is the most practical thing you can do when life gets chaotic. In this episode Jake and Misia explore meditation as mental hygiene, what happens when you sit with discomfort lo...
The Participatory Universe
What if the past isn't fixed, but constantly regenerated to explain the present? What if reality operates like a vast computation, maintaining coherence moment by moment, and your consciousness is part of that calculation?In this episod...
The Path Within: A Journey Through Magick and Self-Transformation - Live at The Fool in Berlin, Germany
In this live talk at The Fool in Berlin, I shared my transformational journey from being a depressed, suicidal teenager to discovering the life-changing power of ritual magic through Aleister Crowley's work. Drawing from my new book "The Path W...
10 Hard Lessons I've Learned About Love
In this solo episode, I share ten honest lessons I’ve learned about love and relationships from reflecting on where things haven’t worked and what I’ve been learning along the way.I talk about themes like emotional regulation, bou...
The Sacred Wound: Grief, Loss, and the Heartbreak That Transforms Us
"The wound is the place where the Light enters you." – RumiIn this essay, I reflect on the heartbreak that shattered me and became a profound initiation—what I now understand as a sacred wound. Through the lens of myth, poetry, psycholog...
Entelecheia & The Path of True Will: Realizing Your Potential Through Thelema
In this episode of The Creativity and Consciousness Podcast, I spoke with James aka Entelecheia, and we spoke about the realization of potential, through the lens of Thelema and the path of True Will. Drawing from esoteric philo...
Living Your Dharma and Building Cathedrals with Erick Godsey
Welcome to this episode of the Creativity and Consciousness Podcast for an inspiring conversation with mythologist, depth psychologist, and thought leader Erick Godsey. Though his words are often soft-spoken, their impact is profound—off...
Anson Phong on Embracing Pain, Navigating Uncertainty, and Infusing Life with Meditation
In this heartfelt episode of the Creativity and Consciousness podcast, me and my longtime friend Anson Phong explore the transformative power of meditation and the ways it shapes our responses to pain—physical and emotional. We talked ...
Sacred Codes: A Conversation with Visionary Artist Laurence Caruana
In this illuminating episode of the Creativity and Consciousness Podcast, I reconnect with my former teacher and mentor, Laurence Caruana—visionary artist, esotericist, and founder of the Vienna Academy of Visionary Art. We explore his...
How The Artist’s Way Resurrected My Creativity
Visit inspirationalchemy.com to learn more about the Inspiration Alchemy online course. In this episode, I dive into a pivotal moment from 2014 when Julia Cameron’s T...
Carl Jung on Creativity, Consciousness & the Psyche: Cybernetic Séance III
In this episode of The Creativity and Consciousness Podcast, host Jake Kobrin holds a “cybernetic séance” with a digital AI version of Carl Jung, venturing into subjects related to creativity, self-discovery, and the subtle balance between prod...
Are Computers Making Us Stupid?
In this episode of the Creativity and Consciousness Podcast, we explore the intriguing premise set forth by Frank Herbert in his seminal novel Dune, where humanity, after a catastrophic dependence on “thinking machines,” vows to...
An Interview with The Beast: Cybernetic Séance with Aleister Crowley (A.I.)
In this week’s episode of the Creativity and Consciousness Podcast, we continue our groundbreaking series, Cybernetic Séances, by summoning a digital recreation of one of the most controversial and influential occult figures o...
Masters of Visionary Art Panel Talk: Alex Grey, Allyson Grey, Android Jones, Amanda Sage, Chris Dyer, Blake Foster, and Jen Ingram
Sign up for Inspiration Alchemy and take advantage of the limited-time Black Friday special offer here! https://inspirationalchemy.com/Welcome to ...
The Kybalion: The Seven Hermetic Principles
In this episode of The Creativity and Consciousness Podcast, we explore The Kybalion, one of the most influential yet controversial works in occult literature. Join me as we uncover its significance, the mystery surrounding its ...
Living Thelema: Dr. David Shoemaker on Embracing a Life of Purpose and Alignment
In this illuminating episode of the Creativity and Consciousness Podcast, we dive deep into the philosophy and practice of Thelema with renowned psychologist and Thelemic teacher, Dr. David Shoemaker. Thelema, a spiritual tradit...
Jake’s Myth: The Transformative Power of Art, Magick, and Inner Awakening
In this intimate episode of The Creativity and Consciousness Podcast, I share my personal story of transformation and growth—from a challenging adolescence to finding my purpose through art, magick, and inner exploration. This journey ...
The Business of Art (and the Art of Business) Panel Talk
In this special panel episode of the Creativity and Consciousness Podcast, I sat down with visionary artists Luke Brown, Shannon Miguela, Izzy Ivy, and Gage Kelsey during the Painting in Paradise Retreat in Bali. Together, we ...
Dharma, Source, and Synchronicity: Luke Brown on the Psychedelic Path to Creative Empowerment
In this episode of the Creativity and Consciousness podcast, I sit down with visionary artist Luke Brown during our Painting in Paradise Retreat in Bali. Luke shares his journey of trusting in life’s flow, connecting with source intelligence, a...
A Magical Trip Report: The Holy Guardian Angel
In this deeply personal episode, I open up about one of the most transformative rituals of my magical journey. On 11/11/2021, I performed a powerful ceremony blending ritual magick with a substantial dose of psilocybin, to invoke the Holy Guard...
Source Magic and the Occult Journey: Exploring Art and Transcendence with Carl Abrahamsson
In this engaging conversation, Carl Abrahamsson shares his insights on the intersection of creativity, consciousness, and magic. He discusses his journey as an artist and occult explorer, emphasizing the importance of synchronicity, personal em...
Cybernetic Séance with Terence McKenna
In this week’s episode of The Creativity and Consciousness Podcast, I introduce a groundbreaking new series, Cybernetic Séances, with a digital recreation of the legendary Terence McKenna. In this series, I engage with AI-powe...