Quote 16: Fear generates tension, so breathe This week we are looking at another Dan. MIllman quote. This time for his book The Journey of Socrates. "Fear is a wonderful servant... but a terrible master... Fear generates tension, so breathe and relax... You don't have to rid yourself of fear...…

Ep: 015 – Angel Dust and Loser Baby This week we are switching things up a bit and doing a Shadow Cast on the show Hazbin Hotel. More specifically, we are focusing on Angel Dust and his growth through the song "Loser Baby". We hope that you all enjoy the episode as much as we enjoyed making this…

Quote 15: Egotism and the pain of being a fool This week our quote is from Dr. Herbert Shofield: "Egotism is the anesthetic which nature gives us to deaden the pain of being a fool." Our quote discussion revolves around words this week. How egotism is an anesthetic and what it means to be a fool.…

Ep: 014 – Awareness and a bit of Mindfulness Dave and I explore the nuance and usefulness in Awareness vs Mindfulness. Also we breakdown some of the pitfalls we found around "to much self awareness" from this great article. (sidenote: we refer to the author of the above article as mark and it's…

Ep: 013 – Emotions are more playful than you think In this episode we take a look at emotions and make them something tangible that you can actually work with and change. Come down the rabbit hole and explore your emotional world in a whole new way. Music by: Colors Conflicted

Quote 13: A definition of Mastery This week's quote is From Boyd Varty. "Mastery, as I define it, is the ability to be yourself in any situation.”" Music by: Colors Conflicted

Ep: 012 – Build a Round Table of Mentors! This week we are diving into Napoleon Hill's Cabinet of Invisible Counselors and how we here at Shadow Casting pair his tool of character development with archetypal work. Join us... Music by: Colors Conflicted

Quote 12: …makes the existing model obsolete This week's quote is from Buckminster Fuller ""You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~Buckminster Fuller" Music by: Colors Conflicted

Ep: 011 – Podcast FAIL This week we are taking a look at failure. What does it mean? How is it useful? As with all of our podcasts we will be throwing the idea on it's head. Join us... Music by: Colors Conflicted

Quote 11: …behaving like a human This week's quote is from Stoic Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius "Get back up when you fail. Celebrate behaving like a human." Music by: Colors Conflicted

Ep: 010 – Magic Making In a recent quote cast we spoke a bit about magic. Today we dive into magic as an expression of awe and wonder, and we explore how to add more magic into our lives. Let's get really real! Music by: Colors Conflicted

Quote 10: Beware of unearned wisdom This week's quote is attributed to Carl Jung (...though we couldn't find exactly where). "Beware of unearned wisdom." Music by: Colors Conflicted

Ep: 009 – STOP looking for purpose! Are you still looking for your purpose? Do you feel lost in life? Let us help reframe what purpose is so you can stop looking for it and start noticing how you are already living it Tools referenced in this episode: Simon Sinek "WHY discovery" Strength Finder…

Quote 09: Everyone wants some magical solution… AND… This week's quote is by Lewis Carroll. "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants some magical solution to their problem and everyone refuses to believe in magic." Music by: Colors Conflicted

All of life is about breaking and building patterns. Deciding and adapting. Is your mind and your body adaptable to the moment or does it get stuck in unconscious patterns?

Ep: 008 – Mindfulness In this episode we bring ourselves back down to earth and explore how best we can become more mindful and present in our lives. Spoiler alert, the power of mindfulness lives in the gap. Quotes in the podcast: "The ocean doesn't complain about the dance of ten thousand waves;…

Quote 08: Life is a process of growing and outgrowing… This week's quote is by Sally Brompton. "Life is a process of growing and outgrowing, and what fits snugly today, be it an idea, attitude, or belief, may be entirely the wrong size tomorrow." Music by: Colors Conflicted

Ep: 007 – Unreasonable Happiness Today we are exploring the idea coined by Dan Millman, Unreasonable Happiness. Join us as we take this abstract concept and ground it into something we can cultivate. Quotes in the podcast: "Sometimes sorrow, sometimes joy. But beneath it all remember the innate…

From our Ep 31: Leaning into Discomfort of our podcast. Author of the image unknown but we are grateful to them for creating such a wonderful visual.

our latest quote cast is up on YouTube. check it out

In our most recent podcast on YouTube we are looking at the personality tools of MBTI and Enneagram. We referenced this chart and found ourselves overwhelmed with all of the directions we could take the conversation. Enneagram is so much more then a number. MBTI is more then 4 letters!

Quote 07: What a relief to have nothing to say… This week's quote is by the philosopher Giles Deleuze. "The problem is no longer getting people to express themselves but providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say. What a relief to have…

Ep: 006 – Archetypes pt. 3 It's our 3rd and final episode, for now, on archetypes. This week we are finishing our exploring Caroline Myss' Survival Archetypes. Specifically this week we are looking at the Victim and the Child (and it's 6 sub-types). Link referenced in the podcast: Music by: Colors…

"You are NOT your personality" -- Uranio Paes #enneagram #personality #philosophy

We often don't see the origin of the circumstances that hit us. Just like this ripple on the pond, I only heard the splash and then turned to see the outward ripple. Here's the thing, often it doesn't matter what caused the ripple in the first place and often it's not as simple as one thing, anyway