34 min listen
The Shamanic Vonnegut: Or, The Fine Art of Hearing the Purple Hum
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Aug 6, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
In his classic novel Slaughterhouse Five, about four-dimensional alien beings and a protagonist that has come unstuck in time, Kurt Vonnegut describes death as 'violet light and a hum.' The state of absorptive consciousness has been associated with the color violet, and with the sound of the hum, in many cultures around the world for many thousands of years. In this episode, we look at the relationship of the trance state to this place of the violet hum, exploring Zen koans, Greek myths, and Tantric visions of consciousness to get there. Features interview clips with mythologist Joseph Sansonese, author of The Body of Myth.Support the show
Released:
Aug 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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