About this episode
A pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence, Paul Levy is a wounded healer in private practice, assisting others who are also awakening to the dreamlike nature of reality. He is the author of Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality Awakened by Darkness: When Evil Becomes your Father Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil The Madness of George W. Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis. He is the founder of the “Awakening in the Dream Community” in Portland, Oregon. An artist, he is deeply steeped in the work of C. G. Jung and has been a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for over thirty years. He was the coordinator for the Portland Padmasambhava Buddhist Center for over twenty years. Website awakeninthedream.com Email: paul@awakeninthedream.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded August 4, 2018 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:05:14 - Kundalini Awakening and Meeting the Blind Woman 00:09:04 - The Blind Woman's Healing Journey 00:13:10 - Personal and Collective Karma 00:16:44 - The Evolution of Understanding and Creativity 00:21:29 - Spiritual Emergence and Pathologization 00:25:36 - Recognizing the Dreamlike Nature and the Encounter with Archetypal Evil 00:30:21 - The Power of Our Dreaming and Awakening 00:34:44 - A Global Awakening through Quantum Physics 00:39:20 - The Revelations from Physics and the World Crisis 00:43:51 - The inseparability of spirit and matter 00:47:33 - Wetiko and the Creative Power of Observation 00:51:27 - Dream Characters and the Outer State 00:56:04 - The Psychic Blindness of Wetiko 01:00:17 - Quantum Physics and Spiritual Awakening 01:04:46 - The Meaning of Quantum Physics in Everyday Life 01:09:33 - The Nature of Reality and Subjectivity 01:13:37 - The Inertia of Collective Viewpoints 01:17:49 - Clinging as the Root of Samsara 01:22:18 - The Evolution of the Universe and the Nature of Time 01:26:55 - The Co-operation of Perception and Nature 01:31:12 - Inquiring into Quantum Physics and Consciousness 01:35:42 - The Wetiko Pathogen and the Psychic Tapeworm 01:40:20 - The Calling and The Daimon 01:44:39 - Seeking the Kingdom First 01:48:41 - The Simplicity of Nature and Solutions to Problems 01:53:27 - Owning Our Shadow and the Dreamlike Nature 01:57:38 - The Role of Ego and Karma 02:01:42 - Culturing Cosmic Intelligence 02:05:56 - A Big Supporter of My Work 02:09:27 - Subscription and Notification Options