16: Gabe's Story - From Mormonism, Through Agnosticism, to Science and Spirituality

Gabe is interviewed by Valentina from the Stories of Awakening podcast on his journey from Mormonism, through agnosticism, to integrating science and spirituality. He discusses his childhood, the influence of Mormonism's emphasis on morality, and the shifts that began during his divorce and dive into psychology. He also describes the unexpected mystical experiences he experienced in what matches the eastern concept of a kundalini awakening.

Check out Episode 6 for a comparison of Gabe's experience with a scientific journal article on people's self reported spontaneous spiritual awakenings or kundalini awakenings:https://open.spotify.com/episode/5H7eRqqE3D5iapoJTTqunz?si=-K95df7pQNyRQuTqd-Ykhw

New to the podcast? Make sure you watch Episode 2 or read it in on the Substack for the integrative narrative of Mormon origins:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3geZJmA7faDgyvnV09hit7?si=Kh4OfwetT62GIZKCClhgGQ

https://open.substack.com/pub/mormonsmysticsandmuons/p/mormonism-psychedelics-quantum-physics

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Check out Valentina's podcast:

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5tVlxcXEMWAuK6m0SGG3Rt

Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-of-awakening/id1668076703

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@valentinamarulli9526

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

03:14 Hesitancy Sharing Mystical Experiences

10:15 The Importance of Sharing Experiences

11:48 Start of Interview

14:04 The Influence of Mormonism

15:22 Mormonism's Rules on Morality

17:30 Family Life

19:42 Childhood Trauma

23:08 Rules and Self Regulation

25:51 Childhood Shame

28:33 Intellectualizing vs Spirituality

31:05 Mormon Mission

33:23 College, Dental School, Marriage

35:13 Leaving Mormonism

39:15 Losing your Moral and Spiritual Framework

46:22 Intuition During Agnosticism

51:01 Exploring Psychology

58:35 Kundalini Awakening Experiences

01:01:18 Involuntary Contractions/Kriyas

01:03:03 Sensation of Kundalini Energy in the Spine

01:06:04 Less Need of Sleep

01:10:52 Bliss States

01:14:23 Downloads

01:16:09 Carl Jung on Kundalini

01:18:25 Visual Experiences

01:22:25 Difficulty Interpreting and Integrating Experiences

01:24:34 Lucid Dreaming and Life as a Dream

01:29:16 Derealization and Solipsism

01:30:09 Synchronicity with "Waking Life" Movie

01:36:36 What Dreams Teach us about Living Life

01:40:20 Somatic Sensation of Trauma Release/Nervous System Rewiring

01:44:14 Synchronicities

01:46:35 Psychic and Precognitive Experiences

01:50:35 Channeling or Witness Perspective

01:55:05 Continued Expanded States of Awareness after Kundalini Awakening

02:01:13 Conclusion ​​