713. Tree Wiseblood 2

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Rick Archer

Tree works as a Spiritual Mentor, Kundalini Support, Certified Global TRE® Instructor, Transformational Bodyworker and a Healer from the Shamanic tradition.

Tree believes healing trauma can precipitate spiritual awakening and it is from this precept she works. She works with the body releasing contraction and with the nervous system establishing balance – with the understanding that a disregulated nervous system can hold the beingness hostage.

She believes enlightenment is achieved not by bypassing the body, but by going into the body. By addressing and releasing trauma bound in the flesh and stored in the nervous system. This is true freedom and the result is presence – embodied.
Tree has been a devotee of Meher Baba since she was 21.

She and her husband are establishing a Retreat Centre on the Far South Coast of New South Wales, Australia called Meher Farm Healing and Awakening Centre.

Tree is the author of Hot Flush Dark Cave describing her healing and awakening journey through the portal of menopause.

She is a devoted mother, grandmother and healer – her favourite past time is swimming in the river and the ocean and chanting to God.

Website: awakeningthroughthebody.com.au

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Interview recorded August 3, 2024

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712. Melinda Edwards

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Rick Archer

Melinda Edwards, MD is a mother, writer and physician in Charleston, South Carolina, providing psychiatric care for underserved adults. She attended the Medical University of South Carolina and completed her residency in psychiatry at Stanford Medical Center. She has studied complementary and alternative medicine with Andrew Weil, MD, researched the effects of MDMA on PTSD with Michael Mithoefer, MD, and is a columnist for Autism Parenting Magazine. Dr. Edwards is the author of PSYCHE & SPIRIT: How a Psychiatrist Found Divinity Through Her Lifelong Search for Truth and Her Daughter’s Autism.

As a child of medical missionaries, Melinda grew up in a Mayan Indian village in Guatemala, Central America. Early in life she experienced an inner pull to a deeper truth. Her journey has taken her through various spiritual practices including meditation retreats, guidance from spiritual teachers, travel to India, and living in spiritual communities. Her quest led to the ongoing discovery of the sacred in all.

Inspired by her journey with her daughter Saachi, Dr. Edwards founded the 501c3 nonprofit organization Living Darshan to foster a deeper understanding of autism in the world.

Website: melindaedwardsmd.com

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Interview recorded July 20, 2024

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711. John Audette

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Rick Archer

John R. Audette is the author of “Loved by the Light: True Stories of Divine Intervention and Providence”. He earned a Master of Science degree from Virginia Tech. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, his professional career spans over three decades of senior executive positions in hospital and hospice administration and physician practice management, as well as the performing arts and public broadcasting.

He contributed several scholarly chapters to various books by other authors about spiritually transformative experiences and non-local consciousness including works by Dr. Ervin Laszlo. He is also gratefully acknowledged in many other books on these subjects by various well-known authors whom he assisted dating back to 1974. His first work of fiction, a novel trilogy, will be published in 2025.

John is the primary founder of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, Inc., (IANDS.org), with co-founders Raymond Moody, MD; Bruce Greyson, MD; Michael Sabom, MD; and Kenneth Ring, PhD. John now serves as CEO of Eternea, (eternea.org), which he co-founded with Eben Alexander, MD and Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D. He is also an honorably discharged veteran with over six years of voluntary service (both active and inactive duty) in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era.

Website: AffirmingGod.com

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Interview recorded July 7, 2024

YouTube Video Chapters:

 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
 00:04:46 – Edgar Mitchell and the Institute of Noetic Sciences
 00:09:08 – Raymond’s Integrity and a Missed Opportunity
 00:12:45 – Validating Observations about the Nature of Reality
 00:17:45 – The Ring of Destiny
 00:20:22 – A Beautiful Near-Death Experience
 00:24:02 – The Power of Nonsense
 00:29:19 – The Meaning of Cigarettes and Traumatic Incidents
 00:34:14 – The Lizard Beings
 00:37:56 – Spiritualization of Material Life
 00:41:58 – The Realization of True Divine Inspiration
 00:46:14 – A Journey of Karma and Forgiveness
 00:49:17 – The Realization of God’s Existence and Transformation
 00:54:14 – The Power of Experience and Spiritual Awakenings
 00:57:45 – Wrestling with Chaos, Fear, and Confusion
 01:01:31 – The God Void and Escaping Addiction to Heroin
 01:05:51 – Moving Beyond Materialism
 01:09:42 – The Eternea Concept
 01:15:03 – The Purpose of All Religions
 01:18:41 – Synerge with a GE and the Power of Cooperation
 01:23:24 – Catalyzing a Global Spiritual Revolution
 01:28:10 – Advancing Love and Light
 01:31:54 – Emulating Saintliness
 01:36:47 – The Continuum of Evil
 01:41:27 – God’s Reaction to Evil
 01:44:32 – The Nature of Consciousness and Diversity
 01:48:01 – Connectedness and Awareness
 01:50:39 – The Role of Paradise and the Potential for a Perfect World
 01:54:22 – The Power of Personal Epiphany and Transformation
 01:57:15 – The Possibility of Publishing and Filming the Work

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