366. David Spangler

David Spangler has been a teacher of spiritual potentials since 1964.  From 1970 to 1973 he was co-director of the Findhorn Foundation Community.  He is a Fellow of the Lindisfarne Association.  He is a co-founder of the Lorian Association, a spiritual educational foundation, and a director of the Lorian Center for Incarnational Spirituality.  His work involves enabling individuals to embody the innate spirituality of their incarnations. He is the author of over 30 books, including Journey Into Fire Apprenticed To Spirit: The Education of a Soul Subtle Worlds: An Explorer's Field Notes Facing the Future He writes a free monthly email essay called “David’s Desk”.  He also writes a quarterly esoteric journal of his work and explorations with the subtle worlds titled Views from the Borderland.  In recent years, this work has brought him into contact with the Sidhe, the “Elven” cousins of Humanity.  He describes his experiences in a book Conversations with the Sidhe and through a special card deck—Card Deck of the Sidhe, which he created with Jeremy Berg with inspiration and guidance from their Sidhe contacts.    Information about his journal, David’s Desk, online courses, books, and workshops can be found at Lorian.org. David is happily married with four adult children. Interview conducted 10/15/2016. Discussion about this interview in the Batgap Community Forum. Transcript of this interview YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:36 - Exploring Subtle Realms and Beings 00:08:53 - Subtle Perception and Spiritual Development 00:14:41 - The Incarnational Process 00:20:10 - The Challenges of Incarnation and Soul Individuality 00:25:05 - The Multidimensionality of the Soul 00:29:24 - The Soul's Sphere of Activity 00:34:17 - Exploring the Subtle Realms Through Peer Review 00:39:57 - Exploring the Reality of Subtle Realms 00:43:48 - Perception and Belief 00:47:40 - Paradigm Shifts: From Flat-Earthers to Subtle Worlds 00:51:54 - The Need for Animal Protein 00:55:28 - A Vision of Incarnate Spirituality 01:00:03 - The Appearance of John, a Subtle Being 01:05:15 - The Sacredness of Incarnation and the Subtle Worlds 01:10:03 - Collaboration and Diversity in Working Groups 01:12:52 - Collaboration with Evolved Beings 01:15:35 - Horizontal versus Vertical Spirituality 01:18:13 - Misunderstandings and Tension on the Psychic Visit 01:21:05 - Honoring Higher Beings 01:24:18 - Senior and Radiant Beings 01:27:30 - Devic Beings and Human Gatherings 01:31:09 - The Influence of Angels on Energy Fields 01:34:46 - Planetary Deva and Ensouling Life 01:39:38 - The Potential for Change within Negative Organizations 01:46:40 - Creating Blowback and Immunity 01:51:05 - The Cleansing Effect of Meditating Together 01:55:49 - The Paper Towel Theory of Creation 02:01:17 - Cultivating Subtle Awareness 02:06:16 - Receiving Information from the Subtle Worlds 02:11:37 - Mr. Potato Head Save