In this episode I am joined by Alana Fairchild, spiritual teacher, psychic, and author of the best-selling Kuan Ying Oracle Deck.
Alana recalls her unusual childhood of Catholicism and folk spirituality, details her training as a psychic, and recounts her significant spiritual experiences.
Alana shares her journey of academic excellence through law school, explains her career-change to become a working psychic, and reveals how she created the bestselling Kuan Yin Oracle Deck.
Alana also reflects on the relationship between eros and spirituality, expresses her views on past lives, and describes her mysterious sense of connection to the Kālī Mā and the Indian tantric tradition.
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https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep331-becoming-the-oracle-alana-fairchild
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.
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Topics Include:
00:00 - Intro
01:38 - Alana’s unusual childhood
03:22 - Early spiritual inclination
05:44 - Folk spirituality and an esteemed Catholic family
08:59 - Alana’s father
10:06 - Pros and cons of ancestor work
13:34 - 2 dimensions of freedom
16:52 - Alana’s beliefs about past lives
20:12 - Comparative religion and expanding the experience of God
23:24 - Eros and spirituality
34:45 - Sacred sexuality mistakes
28:36 - Imminence vs transcendence
30:35 - Changing relationship with Buddhism
33:47 - Spiritual experience while getting a tattoo
36:11 - Overcoming lifelong existential terror
40:17 - Sense of connection to Tibet
41:39 - Heart connection with Kuan Yin / Avalokiteśvara
44:45 - Connection to Kālī Mā at 6 years old
45:53 - Creating the bestselling Kuan Yin Oracle Deck
48:18 - Developing a Buddhist tarot deck
49:35 - Training as a lawyer
53:02 - Meeting a mentor and becoming a psychic
55:50 - Psychic training
59:58 - Changing modalities of Alana’s psychic work
01:02:35 - Attending Catholic mass as a clairvoyant
01:04:19 - How Alana receives psychic impressions
01:06:24 - Sequel
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To find our more about Alana Fairchildvisit:
- https://www.alanafairchild.com/
For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
- https://www.guruviking.com
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James
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In this episode I am joined by Alana Fairchild, spiritual teacher, psychic, and author of the best-selling Kuan Ying Oracle Deck.
Alana recalls her unusual childhood of Catholicism and folk spirituality, details her training as a psychic, and recounts her significant spiritual experiences.
Alana shares her journey of academic excellence through law school, explains her career-change to become a working psychic, and reveals how she created the bestselling Kuan Yin Oracle Deck.
Alana also reflects on the relationship between eros and spirituality, expresses her views on past lives, and describes her mysterious sense of connection to the Kālī Mā and the Indian tantric tradition.
…
https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep331-becoming-the-oracle-alana-fairchild
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.
…
Topics Include:
00:00 - Intro
01:38 - Alana’s unusual childhood
03:22 - Early spiritual inclination
05:44 - Folk spirituality and an esteemed Catholic family
08:59 - Alana’s father
10:06 - Pros and cons of ancestor work
13:34 - 2 dimensions of freedom
16:52 - Alana’s beliefs about past lives
20:12 - Comparative religion and expanding the experience of God
23:24 - Eros and spirituality
34:45 - Sacred sexuality mistakes
28:36 - Imminence vs transcendence
30:35 - Changing relationship with Buddhism
33:47 - Spiritual experience while getting a tattoo
36:11 - Overcoming lifelong existential terror
40:17 - Sense of connection to Tibet
41:39 - Heart connection with Kuan Yin / Avalokiteśvara
44:45 - Connection to Kālī Mā at 6 years old
45:53 - Creating the bestselling Kuan Yin Oracle Deck
48:18 - Developing a Buddhist tarot deck
49:35 - Training as a lawyer
53:02 - Meeting a mentor and becoming a psychic
55:50 - Psychic training
59:58 - Changing modalities of Alana’s psychic work
01:02:35 - Attending Catholic mass as a clairvoyant
01:04:19 - How Alana receives psychic impressions
01:06:24 - Sequel
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To find our more about Alana Fairchildvisit:
- https://www.alanafairchild.com/
For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
- https://www.guruviking.com
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James
Ep325: My Spiritual Journey - Lopon Yudron Wangmo 3
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Ep325: My Spiritual Journey - Lopon Yudron Wangmo 3
In this episode, I am once again joined by Lopon Yudron Wangmo, American teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and author of several books including, her most recent, “Clearing the Way to Awakening”.
Lopon Yudron Wangmo shares stories of her discipleships under various spiritual gurus such as Lama Tharchin, recalls her memories of the California Vajrayāna scene, and remarks on the qualities she has observed in realised masters.
Lopon Yudron Wangmo reflects on her ADHD struggles with concentration in meditation, offers a critique of śamatha practice, and shares her own relationship to the dialectic between effort and rest.
Lopon Yudron Wangmo explains how Dzogchen works, shares her experiences in extended solo retreat, and warns about the possibility of psychological regression during Tibetan Buddhist 3-year retreat.
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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep325-my-spiritual-journey-lopon-yudron-wangmo-3
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.
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Topics include:
00:00 - Intro
00:58 - New audiobook of “Clearing the Way to Awakening”
06:34 - Text and oral cultures in Tibet
09:44 - Ngondro workbook
11:58 - Discipleship under various Tibetan Lamas
15:09 - Attraction to Vajrayāna
15:20 - Memories of Lama Tharchin
22:53 - 3 year retreat
25:28 - Solo retreats
26:09 - Longchen Nyingthig practice
27:00 - Desire for practice and further retreats
29:15 - Evidence of attainment
32:51 - The nature of mind and the 6 bardos
34:29 - Lama Tharchin’s spaciousness
36:26 - Dzogchen vs Mindfulness
39:28 - Critique of śamatha meditation
41:43 - Effortful practice vs Dzogchen
45:01 - Rewards of a life of practice
46:18 - Uncontrived resting
48:05 - How Dzogchen works
54:21 - Practicing in old age
56:05 - Production-line teaching style
58:21 - Regression to childlike state in 3 year retreat
59:00 - Peak experiences and being good enough
01:00:22 - The California Vajrayāna scene
01:03:52 - Encouragement to practice Vajrayāna
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Previous episode with Lopon Yudron Wangmo:
- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=yudron
To find our more about Lopon Yudron Wangmo, visit:
- https://www.yudronwangmo.com/
For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
- https://www.guruviking.com
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James
Guru Viking Podcast
In this episode I am joined by Alana Fairchild, spiritual teacher, psychic, and author of the best-selling Kuan Ying Oracle Deck.
Alana recalls her unusual childhood of Catholicism and folk spirituality, details her training as a psychic, and recounts her significant spiritual experiences.
Alana shares her journey of academic excellence through law school, explains her career-change to become a working psychic, and reveals how she created the bestselling Kuan Yin Oracle Deck.
Alana also reflects on the relationship between eros and spirituality, expresses her views on past lives, and describes her mysterious sense of connection to the Kālī Mā and the Indian tantric tradition.
…
https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep331-becoming-the-oracle-alana-fairchild
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.
…
Topics Include:
00:00 - Intro
01:38 - Alana’s unusual childhood
03:22 - Early spiritual inclination
05:44 - Folk spirituality and an esteemed Catholic family
08:59 - Alana’s father
10:06 - Pros and cons of ancestor work
13:34 - 2 dimensions of freedom
16:52 - Alana’s beliefs about past lives
20:12 - Comparative religion and expanding the experience of God
23:24 - Eros and spirituality
34:45 - Sacred sexuality mistakes
28:36 - Imminence vs transcendence
30:35 - Changing relationship with Buddhism
33:47 - Spiritual experience while getting a tattoo
36:11 - Overcoming lifelong existential terror
40:17 - Sense of connection to Tibet
41:39 - Heart connection with Kuan Yin / Avalokiteśvara
44:45 - Connection to Kālī Mā at 6 years old
45:53 - Creating the bestselling Kuan Yin Oracle Deck
48:18 - Developing a Buddhist tarot deck
49:35 - Training as a lawyer
53:02 - Meeting a mentor and becoming a psychic
55:50 - Psychic training
59:58 - Changing modalities of Alana’s psychic work
01:02:35 - Attending Catholic mass as a clairvoyant
01:04:19 - How Alana receives psychic impressions
01:06:24 - Sequel
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To find our more about Alana Fairchildvisit:
- https://www.alanafairchild.com/
For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
- https://www.guruviking.com
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James
