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Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery.

Johanna Bear Armstrong

Welcome to Earth Makers! Join creator/host, movie nerd, and Buddhist practitioner, Johanna Bear, and her partner Jenn Kelly, as they hold space around messy human stories, the Dharma, and recovery. Earth Makers is a conversation between two queer women, one trans and one cis, who are wrestling with what it means to show up authentically in a world full of distractions and suffering. Come join the conversation!

religion & spirituality buddhism

All Episodes

00:17:50

The God Problem

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/06/10

We reflect on the word and concept “God” and meditate on the words of 13th century mystic Meister Eckhart through Meditations with Meister Eckhart by Matthew Fox and published by Bear & Company in Rochester, VT in 1983. The selection is found on pgs. 12-16. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:19:44

Spiritual Care and the BIPOC Arts: Poetry and Justice

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/06/09

We reflect on poetry as an act of justice in Layli Long Soldier’s poem, “38.” The excerpt is found in the collection Whereas, published by Graywolf Press in 2017 in Minneapolis, on pgs. 51-53. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:21:44

Noah and Queer Eye

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/06/08

Despite all evidence to the contrary, God loves you. Please watch Queer Eye Season 5, Episode 1 on Netflix. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:33:19

Spiritual Care and the Arts: Star Wars and Togetherness

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/06/07

We reflect on how a story from a galaxy far, far away has helped make togetherness possible. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:12:46

Spiritual Care and the Arts: The Movies As Holy...

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2020/06/06

Josiah reads his article from 2018 on finding the Divine in the movies. The article can be found at https://link.medium.com/kDAnQ03756 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:25:26

True Self Care Is Not the American Way

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/06/05

We reflect on finding value in self care first. Email Josiah at chaplainja@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:22:34

LGBTQ+ Spirituality

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/06/04

Josiah, a queer guy, leads us on a reflection of how to love who we actually are through the work of Peter Sweasey found here: https://www.lionsroar.com/queer-spirituality-peter-sweasey/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:19:41

“What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel?”

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/06/03

We reflect on the gift of anger through Rev. Fred Rogers’ song published in 1968. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:13:46

Goals Are Overrated

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/06/02

We reflect on our addiction to goals and goal setting through a passage from This: Becoming Free by Michael Gungor. Published in Petaluma by Roundtree Press in 2019. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:19:12

Quiet Love

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/06/01

We practice listening to the language of the suffering. Josiah’s email is chaplainja@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:24:37

“When I Am Very Still”

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/05/31

We reflect on being the calm in the eye of the storm through a poem by Josiah Armstrong. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:35:27

Confession: I Want to Believe

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2020/05/30

Josiah confesses where he’s at with theistic belief and how sometimes belief is a drug we recover from. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:36:45

White Spirituality is Disconnection: An Official...

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/05/29

In light of recent events, Rev. Josiah Armstrong states the official position of Earth Makers on racism and spirituality. No meditation today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:19:51

#adulting (The Inner Life)

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/05/28

We rethink the episode on the inner voice of the adult and we practice Gathas. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:32:24

George Floyd, Rest in Power (1974-2020)

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/05/27

We reflect on the racist violence of white policing that murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN on 05/26/2020. What can we do? 1. Make space for and listen to black voices. 2. If you’re white, Promote voices of color before your own 3. Ask POC how you can help 4. Make the Bodhisattva Vow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:30:37

Dams in the River

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/05/25

We reflect on the flow of spirituality and the things that we allow to block the flow. This: Becoming Free is by Michael Gungor and it was published by Roundtree Press in Petaluma in 2019. The quote is found on pg. v. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:33:08

The Inner Life: The Wise Grandparent/Sage

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/05/24

We reflect on the Jizo Bodhisattva qualities of equanimity, benevolence, courage, full responsibility, engagement in life, and unquenchable optimism through the lens of our inner wise grandparent. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:30:46

The Inner Life: The Teenager

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/05/22

We reflect on the voice that pleads, wants, defies, and demands. The poem “I Want To Be...” can be found at https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/i-want-to-be-2 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:30:23

The Inner Life: The Child

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/05/21

We reflect on our most basic needs through The Inner Life. Today, part 1: The Child. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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00:29:33

The Relentless Pursuit of Everything You Were Made To Be

Earth Makers: Queer Dharma, Human Stories, and Recovery. ·

2020/05/20

We reflect on our purpose and our identity through a story found in the book Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell. Listen to Rob’s great podcast The Robcast. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joey-armstrong1/support

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