Abrahamic Mysticism: A Shared Heritage
A history of the weaving of Jewish, Christian and Islamic Mysticism
Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen is a Historian of Religion, Ph.d from Uppsala University in Sweden. His research into Afro-diasporic strategies for maintaining animist reality in the modern world has lead him towards reading North European cultural history from the perspective of rejected animist knowledge and practice. The objective is to recover Euro-traditioanl forms of landconnectedness ecological knowledge and kinship with the greater community of beings. Rune has lived in a number of countries in Europe, Africa North- and South America and presently runs the platform “Nordic Animism”.
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Topics
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 2:39 – Christianity and Animism
- 5:13 – Heart of Nordic Animism
- 10:05 – Decolonization
- 12:39 – Animism in Academia
- 14:44 – Universal Animism
- 17:50 – Bio-ancestry
- 23:18 – Animism as a Spiritual Practice
- 41:50 – Animism and Societal Problems
- 48:00 – Animism and Trauma
- 55:24 – Getting Started with Animism
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#60 Spiritual Warriors
Imminent Buddhist teacher Lama Rod on his new book "The New Saints"
Wholeness & Fragmentation
The problem with our "civilized" and compartmentalized ways of thinking, which is fragmented.
#57 The Alchemy of Love
A captivating conversation into divine and personal love with two modern-day mystics
More Distant than the Stars and Nearer than the Eye
Exploring the commonness of mystical experience in Sufism and Hindu bhakti-marga
The Fullness of the Ground
An inviting guide to nondual awakening that is fully embodied, deeply connected, and available in every moment