Jamie Wheal: Ethical Cult Building & Ecstatic Sex Practices for Awakening Your Inner Mystic #429
I say this all the time – but today’s interview is one of my favorites of all time. Jamie Wheal is a talented conversationalist, killer writer, and the author of Recapture the Rapture, a supremely high-level how-to book, if you will, on how people might recapture the individual bliss and collaborative magic that we’ve strayed so far away from.
We assess society at this stage of de-evolution before delving into ways Jamie has uncovered that we may deepen our understanding, and thus, our experience. Then, we spend some time talking about sex – past the stigmas and social strcutures put in place to distract and confuse us – to hone in on what a deeply spiritual and connective practice it can be, if you let it.
We wrap with a thoughtful dissection of what makes a bad cult, and what makes a good one. Jamie delivers his insight without even a hint of pretentiousness; he’s honest, hopeful, and confident – giving his words an inviting warmth that I know you’ll enjoy.
00:07:34 — A Critical Juncture for Humans
- Recapture the Rapture by Jamie Wheal
- 17k-foot hike to a hot spring full of snakes
- Connection between “Rapture” and “rapture”
- The Woodstock/Burning Man of 1803
- American spiritual soup
- Why we can’t hear the centrists
00:34:23 — Ascension is Possible: Finding Meaning 3.0
- William James and nitrous oxide (The Atlantic)
- Substances as a tool
- Your brain on nitrous oxide
- Intentionality is everything
- Ritualistic use in tribal Western New Guinea
00:59:01 — Sexual Practices to Deepen Your Experience
- Illuminating the lack of research on sexuality
- Unique nature of human sexuality
- Sex magic and hermetic traditions
- Creating a more exalted experience
- Truly making love
01:31:34 — Building Ethical Cults
- Luke’s first (and second) cult
- Building communities that support each other
- Red flags for spotting and avoiding a culty cult
- Metaphysics, ethics, and sacraments
- Exploring the work of Lisa Feldman Barett
- The Follow → Fuck → Fear → Fight cycle
- 12 traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Highlighting the influence of Alice Walker and Joanna Macy
- Celebrating the work of Ken Kesey, Robert Anton Wilson, and John C. Lilly
- Admiring Gary Snyder, George Leonard, and Paul Newman
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Resources
- Linkedin: Jamie Wheal
- Instagram: @jamiewheal
- Read: Jamie Wheal on Amazon
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