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8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo

8 Circuit Yoga is framework we can use to root our personalities in something deeper - doing so can transform our mundane lives, the Status Quo, into something transcendent. Inspired by the work of Timothy Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, C.G. Jung, Ram Dass and other alternative thinkers. This limited series can be found in video format on www.sitwithit.net

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The Ecology of Souls: Lessons from Ryan Coogler's...

8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo ·

2025/09/14

This video essay explores the multifaceted concept of "the ancestors" through the lens of Ryan Coogler's film "Sinners," drawing parallels between its narrative and Jungian psychology, shamanism, and traditional African and Chinese spiritual practices.

Rey's Myth: Star Wars, Ancestors, and the Golden Chain

8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo ·

2025/08/31

This video essay explores the mythological and spiritual themes present in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, particularly focusing on Rey's journey as a metaphor for humanity's disconnection from and yearning for ancestral connection. It argues that despite critical reception, Rey's storyline represents a modern myth about re-establishing ties to the "spirit of the depths" and the realm of the dead, contrasting this with the Sith's pursuit of technological immortality. The video connects these

Loki Series - Alchemical Deification - Jung,...

8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo ·

2025/06/15

The Disney+ Marvel Loki streaming series can be understood as a sci-fi fairy tale of alchemical transformation - not just in the psychological sense of Jungian individuation - and not just in the sense of spiritual redemption - but alchemy as mystic alchemical deification - the process in which an individual comes to realize, and become, the divine.

Nosferatu - Alchemy, Jung, von Franz

8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo ·

2025/03/24

The film Nosferatu directed by Robert Eggers seems to explicitly point to the work of CG Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz on alchemy. Here's a video essay looking at the film as a fairy tale of the occult, one ripe for Marie-Louise von Franz style analysis. It can be understood as a powerful mythological cosmic fairy tale in which Ellen and Count Orlok represent two figures in the Jungian collective unconscious. And their fate is intertwined with the fate of the world.

Spectacle Machine - Marshall McLuhan, Videodrome,...

8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo ·

2024/11/05

The video explores the concept of the "Spectacle Machine" and its relationship to media, consciousness, and reality. Drawing on the work of Marshall McLuhan, Peter Kingsley, David Cronenberg, and many others, the video posits that the "Spectacle Machine" refers to any device or experience that extends our senses and shapes our perception of the world.

Magnolia - Suffering, Grace, and True Love

8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo ·

2024/05/02

Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia can be understood as a deeply religious film. A film about suffering and divine grace delivered through messengers, helpers, and more direct intervention.

Twin Peaks: The Return - Redemption of Soul Video...

8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo ·

2023/07/17

In this multi-part video essay series, I discuss how Twin Peaks: The Returncan be understood as a warning of the illness that plagues the modern soul and how it hints at the possibility of redemption. The Return includes symbolic imagery and themes that resonate with esoteric mythology and teachings found within various ancient philosophical traditions, religions, mystery cults, and magical beliefs as well as the mystic explorations of depth psychologist C.G. Jung.

Twin Peaks - Dale Cooper and the Eight Circuit Model...

8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo ·

2023/07/17

Dale Cooper, the beloved seemingly self-actualized protagonist of Twin Peaks, found himself in over his head due to his experiences in the town of Twin Peaks. This video tracks Cooper's journey through the Eight Circuit Model of Consciousness, with a Jungian twist. I then discuss where I think Cooper went wrong.

Understanding the Oscar winning film Everything...

8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo ·

2023/03/22

Everything Everywhere All at Once starring Michelle Yeoh is a masterpiece which won Oscars in several categories like Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing. After watching the film, I felt compelled to make a video series exploring some reasons why the film has made such an impact on viewers around the globe and how it ties in to esoteric ideas about enlightenment.

The Network of Love - Robert Anton Wilson and...

8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo ·

2022/07/01

This video is my contribution to Maybe Day 2022. Maybe Day is an annual celebration of the life and work of Robert Anton Wilson. Wilson was a writer, philosopher, and guerrilla ontologist who explored alternative and esoteric subject matter in a humorous and informative way. His career spanned several decades and he is beloved by dedicated fans around the globe. His work came from a place of kindness, empathy, compassion. He clearly hoped that his work would to serve to reduce suffering in

Thoughts on Jungian prejudices regarding gender and...

8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo ·

2022/05/24

For years now, I’ve talked up Jung’s work (particularly his latter work) to anyone who will listen. I’ve noticed that Jung is misunderstood and/or misrepresented online by people who seem afraid of women rights and LGTBQ+ rights - people like Jordan Peterson. This has led to me to reflect on what Jung’s message really was. Had I in fact been talking up a reactionary figure?

Helpful Image Playlist

8 Circuit Yoga Podcast: An Antidote to the Status Quo ·

2022/02/15

I’ve made two YouTube videos which share images that I find to be helpful. They can be found in this playlist.