About this episode
Karen V. Johnson is a graduate of Georgetown Law Center (J.D.), a former Fulbright Scholar in Afghanistan, and holds Masters Degrees in Public Health and Public and International Affairs (MPH, MPIA). Karen is a retired federal administrative law judge who practiced criminal and energy law for more than 30 years. She also is a former U.S. Army officer, Major, USAR (inactive). Karen was personally trained by Alberto Villoldo, and is faculty at the Four Winds Society and a Master Practitioner of Energy Medicine. She has trained extensively in the techniques of Illumination, Soul Retrieval, Extractions of Energies and Entities, Divination, and Death Rites. Living Grieving: Using Energy Medicine to Alchemize Grief and Loss is her first book. Website: karenjohnson.net Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and Transcript of this interview Interview recorded May 28, 2022 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:05:21 - Finding Comfort in Belief of Life After Death 00:09:08 - Life After Death 00:13:05 - Communicating with Subtle Beings 00:16:51 - The Old Man in the Basement and Childhood Experiences+ 00:20:32 - Orchestrating the Unfolding of Events 00:24:17 - The Journey of Grief 00:28:36 - Providing Help in Grief and Isolation 00:32:15 - Ceremony and Healing Practices 00:36:38 - Finding Meaning in Regrets and Life Experiences 00:41:25 - The Journey of Ben's Difficulties 00:44:59 - Struggles and Loss 00:48:14 - Awakening to Other Realms 00:51:48 - Beings on the Other Side 00:55:38 - The Significance of Dream Time 01:00:08 - The Dangers of Isolation and Conspirituality 01:03:45 - The Eternal Self and the Purpose of Death 01:06:44 - The Revelations of Time 01:11:15 - The Science and Spirituality Interface 01:15:32 - Traveling the World and Pursuing Different Traditions 01:19:53 - Metaphors of Journey and Healing 01:23:57 - Working with Luminous Energy Fields 01:27:06 - Discovering a Path for Change 01:30:12 - The Feeling of Being Invisible 01:33:38 - Finding Your Personal Path to Meditation 01:37:05 - Embracing Diversity in Spirituality 01:40:24 - The Beauty and Complexity of the World 01:43:13 - Closet Believers in Woo Woo 01:46:54 - The Importance of Practicing Beauty 01:51:05 - The Beauty and Joy of Life 01:54:42 - Upcoming Interview with Delayed Author