Catholicism to Shamanism, Mystical Experiences & Receiving Divine Guidance

🦋 In the inaugural episode of Soul Unique, host Anu Peter Brandt speaks to Judy Kitt, President of the Foundation for Mind-Being Research. They discuss the importance of forging a unique spiritual path, Judy’s experiences transitioning from Catholicism to Shamanism, and the significance of maintaining a connection with the divine. Judy shares profound insights into her spiritual journey, impactful books, and remarkable experiences with FMBR. In this episode, she also offers practical advice for those seeking a deeper spiritual connection and navigating their own unique paths.

00:00 Welcome to Soul Unique
05:26 Defining the Divine
08:29 A Powerful Mystical Experience
10:01 Reading “Out on a Limb” by Shirley MacLaine
10:43 Writing a Letter to the Universe
14:04 Leaving Catholicism Behind
19:53 "God Talking to Me"
20:46 Exploring Shamanism
26:08 Mesa Carriers in the Peruvian Q'ero Tradition
28:28 Judy's Work with the Foundation for Mind-Being Research (FMBR)
30:45 Expanding the Worldview of Traditional Science
32:10 The Evolution of Consciousness / We Are in Extraordinary Times
34:20 "Woo Woo" = WU WU = Wake Up! Wake Up!
35:24 Memorable FMBR Presentations
39:37 The Essence of Individual Spirituality
40:40 Challenges of Organized Religion
43:00 The Belief in Separation and Its Impact
46:32 Advice for Deepening Spiritual Connection
47:57 What if You Existed Before You Were Born Into this Body?
48:48 We're Here to Experience "Messy Love"
50:28 Discovering Your Life's Purpose / We're Evolving
53:35 Building a Spiritual Practice that Evolves With You Over Time
58:46 Red Flags on the Spiritual Path
01:00:01 Awakening is an Ongoing Journey
01:03:03 A Practice to Feel More Spiritually Aligned
01:06:39 Recap, Resources, Final Thoughts

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The goal of Soul Unique is to assist individuals to uncover, nurture, forge, and navigate their own personal spiritual path. Having been on a quiet spiritual path since childhood, which includes his own process of ongoing self-realization, a miraculous physical healing, and countless mystical, outside-the-box experiences, Anu is a Transformational Wellness Practitioner, retreat facilitator, healer, intuitive, spiritual guide and counselor. His calling to be of service to personal and planetary awakening, healing, and transformation is his most fervid endeavor.

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PLEASE NOTE (from Anu): After our conversation, Judy told me she wanted to make it clearer that her experiences with Catholicism were and are, of course, her own. She told me she knows a lot of people who have had beautiful, nurturing experiences growing up in the church. Of course, as we discussed, that was not her experience and she acknowledges that many people share her challenging experiences but she also recognizes that others do not. She wanted to be sure that came through.