Blue Beryl Podcast
1) Madness & Acute Religious Experiences, with Richard Saville-Smith
Today I sit down with Richard Saville-Smith, an independent scholar of madness, religion, and psychiatry. We discuss Richard’s book Acute Religious Experiences (2023), which argues that frameworks fro...Show More
2) When Meditation Causes Harm, with Willoughby Britton & Jared Lindahl
Today I sit down with Willoughby Britton and Jared Lindahl, the interdisciplinary team from Brown University that is responsible for the “Varieties of Contemplative Experience” study on the challenges...Show More
3) Emergent Phenomena, with Daniel M. Ingram
Today I sit down with Dr. Daniel M. Ingram, a retired ER physician, co-founder of the Emergent Phenomena Research Consortium, CEO of Emergence Benefactors, and a noted adept in Buddhist meditation. To...Show More
4) The Mandala of Animist Forces, with Josh Schrei
Today I sit down with Josh Schrei, storyteller, sound artist, and host of The Emerald Podcast. Josh helps us to embrace and center the spirit world in our understanding of contemporary Buddhism. Along...Show More
5) Spiritual Weirdness and Shadow Work, with Mary Shutan
Today I sit down with Mary Shutan, a spiritual teacher specializing in awakening and shadow work. Our conversation focuses on the weirdness, emotional volatility, darkness, and other challenges that i...Show More
6) Meditation Side-Effects and Other Altered States, with Miguel Farias
Today I sit down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good f...Show More
7) Daemons, Tantra, and Cultural Exchange with David Gordon White
Today I sit down with David Gordon White, a distinguished indologist and scholar of Tantra. Our conversation focuses on David’s most recent project tracing the transregional histories of spirits, gods...Show More
8) Magic, Death, and Necromancy with Justin McDaniel
**Warning: This episode contains potentially disturbing content!** Today I sit down with Justin McDaniel, a scholar of Theravada Buddhist literature and art. Together we explore the darker side of Tha...Show More
9) Daoist Exorcism, with Josh Paynter & Jack Schaefer
Today I sit down with Jack Schaefer and Josh Paynter, co-abbots of the Parting Clouds Temple, to discuss their practice of Daoist exorcism. We talk about the differences between spirits, ghosts, demon...Show More
10) Introducing The Black Beryl, with Pierce Salguero
You are not mistaken: this is in fact the podcast formerly known as The Blue Beryl. We have changed our name for season 3, as we are embracing the darkness! You'll notice a new logo and a new URL, but...Show More