The Container
Conversations at the crossroads of Consciousness, Human Connection, and Communion with the Divine. Adventure with us to far-out realms of reality, and let's figure out how we get there together.
You'll find discussions on spirituality, philosophy, death, levels of consciousness, psychedelics, meditation, interpersonal relationships, self-improvement, science of mind, religion, anthropology, culture, and so much more.
It's all here in The Container.
Episodes
78 episodes
Access Spiritual Powers (Then Go Beyond Them) w/ Frank Elaridi
Frank Elaridi began his career as a journalist, going on to win four Emmys and covering everything from forest fires to celebrities. But then, he struck out on his own to spread the story of mysterious practitioners who are able to see while bl...
Author Faces Parkinson's w/ Stephen Jenkinson
Stephen Jenkinson is a culture activist and author who brings together ceremony, music, and story. His much-loved book Die Wise taught us how to face that hardest of topics: death. ...
How Spirituality, Politics, and Philosophy Shape Reality w/ C. Derick Varn
C. Derick Varn is a poet, philosopher, and podcaster (among so much else). He comes on The Container to talk about how we make reality. Spoiler alert: it's a mixture of spirit, mind, history, politics, and so on. In particular, he helps us unde...
The Relating Arts (R)evolution w/ Peter Munthe-Kaas
The Relating Arts teach us how to engage with ourselves, each other, and the world in a more conscious way. So, what would happen if we grew these practices at scale?Peter Munthe-Kaas comes on The Container to talk about just that. His ...
The Big Rebirth Is Coming
The rebirth of humanity is upon us. Everywhere you look, people are participating in something big. The renewable energy revolution. The rise of urban agriculture. The return of God and enchantment.All over the place, we find signs that...
Energy Healer on Your Hidden Abilities w/ Lubaina Choudhury
Lubaina Choudhury is a powerful energy healer with a hands-on, in-depth knowledge of how to care for and operate this magnificent human body.Her background is in Eastern traditions like yoga. But her mentor delivered high impact teaching...
Awaken Through Poetry w/ Will Jefferson
Will Jefferson is a writer, coach, and facilitator who brings poetry into vivid connection and conversation with everyday life.Interested in his Poetry of the Everyday course? Use promo code ‘container’ for 20% off!It starts Tuesd...
You Forgot You're Already a Mystic w/ Mareike Christensen
The Container is launching a new adventure: Mystical Creatures.On this journey, Jonathan and Marei are going to deep dive into mystical practice, that collection of tools that bring us into radical union with the sacred. Call it God, wh...
Tools for Awakening w/ Daniel Schmidt
Daniel Schmidt, the documentarian behind the fantastic Samadhi film series, shares the best practices he's found for spiritual awakening. This includes the ones used in
What is Stemless? w/ Harmony, James, and Sahil
Stemless is a radical new entry to the world of the relational arts, mindfulness, and social meditation. It takes us out into uncharted waters, where we use skillful projection to wake us up and make vital contact with how we create our reality...
The Circle Is a Reality Playground w/ Andrew Venezia
The brilliant Andrew Venezia comes on the podcast to talk about the many layers of Circling. He takes us from the basics of an interbeing practice to deep insights into the nature of reality itself. It's a mind-bending episode, but it's always ...
Circling and the Occult w/ Ben Hodgson
Can circling bring us into deep mystical and magical practice? Certainly, yes. And Ben Hodgson comes into The Container to tell us just exactly how that might work. He also gives us a delightful account of his magical journey. Oh, d...
Starting a Conscious Community w/ MoP
The Month of Potential (MoP) experiments with living in radical connection. Using the practice of circling as the foundation, they recently spent a month living and working together fully engaged in relational practice. They share t...
The Ultimate Group Transformation Process w/ Angelo DiLullo
Angelo Dilullo is an author, podcast host, and teacher who brings a down-to-earth reality to the topic of awakening.His podcast Simply Always Awake is a treasure trove of insights into awakening with a refreshing lack of pretense or unne...
The Book of Circling with Marc Beneteau
Marc “Marco” Beneteau is a major force in the Authentic Relating and Circling world. His newsletter has become a must-read feature of the field, and his introduction to Circling has been one of the most important resources for newcomers....
Five Books
These five weird books will change your life. This isn’t a list of great books you’ve already read. No, no. These are a bit off the beaten path, but they all support a spirit-forward life. These will guide you, support you, and even entertain y...
Boundaries and Circling
Boundaries define us. They draw the border of the country of ourselves. They help us negotiate relationships. They help us discover what's important to us. And when they are violated, they call us to go inward and pursue explosive personal grow...
The Magic of Wearing Masks (Happy Halloween!)
It's our Halloween Episode of The Container! We discuss the power of masks that we wear in our lives: the Cool Guy, the Good Mother, the Professional, etc. Sometimes, we struggle to feel authentic while wearing masks, but there is so much more ...
Myths and Family w/ Sean Wilkinson
What do archetypal stories like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and the Gruffalo teach our families? How can we more consciously relate with these contemporary sources of mythic images? And can we use them to raise children and fortify ourselv...
Power Dynamics in Circling w/ Hannah Hellsing
This episode is a can't miss. Hannah Hellsing comes on the podcast to talk about Power. And in a first for our show, Sigh hosts solo. Together, we explore the meaning of power and how we can work with it in the practice.Just like the pre...
Power Dynamics in Circling w/ Jordan Myska Allen
Power dynamics and hierarchy are rarely talked about features of any community. In Circling, where so many participants value egalitarianism, this can become tricky.So let’s dive into it with one of the world’s leading experts on the pr...
What Do We Do Now? w/ Rob Kancler
Okay, so you've woken up. You've escaped the Matrix. Now what?What do we actually do? And what kind of world can we start building now that we're on the spiritual path?All this and much more with this massive interview....
Anger, Eros, and Boundaries with John Thompson
The amazing John Thompson comes back into The Container for a discussion coming at you from the very frontiers of the relational arts. We talk about how these practices can be taught to just about anybody, how to work with anger and eros, and h...
Is It All a Psyop? w/ Rob Kancler
Do we have the ultimate unplug from the real Matrix? Did aliens implant religion into humanity as a psyop? What's going on with emotions anyway?This conversation goes EXTREMELY deep into how we navigate moving into and out of the Mat...
