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The Mystical Positivist

The Mystical Positivist

By: Stuart Goodnick and Robert Schmidt
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 The Mystical Positivist, with hosts Stuart Goodnick and Dr. Robert Schmidt, is dedicated to the application of reason in the pursuit of spiritual practice and development. It consists of commentary, book reviews, interviews, and discussion in and around the local and larger spiritual community. The thesis of the show is that rationality is in no way the antithesis of deep mystical experience, in fact, we assert that it is a necessary ally.© 2025 Tayu Meditation Order, Inc. Spirituality
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  • The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #435 - 20SEP25

    The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #435 - 20SEP25
    Sep 21 2025
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    This week on the show we feature a pre-recorded conversation with David Paul Coleman, professional astrologer, practitioner and teacher in the magical tradition of Franz Bardon, and author of The 26 Keys – The Magic of the Astral Light: A New Approach to Astrology. David has been a professional astrologer for 35 years and a practicing magician for much of that time, having first encountered Bardon’s Initiation into Hermetics in the mid 1990s. In working with this material, he found that he had a particular facility with astral magic and astral traveling, both of which complimented his work with astrology. His blog, Journeys in the Astral Light, contains a large collection of free material related to his unique perspective on astrology. In 2011, he published The 26 Keys as a new way to approach astrology inspired by his initiation and the practice of magic described in Initiation into Hermetics and The Practice of Magical Evocation. This book represents a unique synthesis of magical practice and a penetrating insight into astrological influence.


    More information about David Coleman's work can be found at:
    Journeys in the Astral Light website: astralvisions.wordpress.com,
    David Coleman on Facebook: www.facebook.com,
    Falcon Books interview with David Coleman: falconbookspublishing.com.
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  • The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #434 - 30AUG25

    The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #434 - 30AUG25
    Aug 31 2025
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    This week on the show we feature a pre-recorded in-person conversation with OM C. Parkin at Gut Saunstorf near the Baltic in Germany. We discuss the intention behind Gut Saunstorf as a modern monastery, the impact that digitization in the external world has on our ability to do internal work, and more.

    OM C. Parkin is a renowned European wisdom teacher and the initiator of the OM Foundation Inner Science and the publishing house for wisdom literature advaitaMedia, the founder and director of the mystery school Enneallionce—School of the Fourth Way, and Gut Saunstorf Monastery—Place of Stillness.

    OM embodies in his work the link between Eastern non-duality and Christian mysticism, of depth psychology and philosophy, beyond the limits of religions and confessions. He often references the tradition of Advaita Vedanta, which has been revived in the 20th century by Shri Ramana Maharshi, Shri H.W.L. Poonja, the American Gangaji, and that of the Fourth Way of G. I. Gurdjieff. OM acts in the tradition of these teachers and by being rooted in early Christian teaching. His work in the tradition of silence can be described by three functions: teacher (of wisdom), healer (of the soul), seer (of the heart). He has been supporting people to find their true nature for more than 30 years and founded the modern Satsang movement in Europe.

    More information about OM C. Parkin's work can be found at:
    OM C. Parkin website: www.om-c-parkin.com,
    Gut Saunstorf website: www.kloster-saunstorf.de,
    OM C. Parkin at Gateways Books & Tapes: www.gatewaysbooksandtapes.com,
    OM C. Parkin previously on The Mystical Positivist on 09NOV24: mysticalpositivist.blogspot.com,
    OM C. Parkin previously on The Mystical Positivist on 27JAN24: mysticalpositivist.blogspot.com,
    OM C. Parkin previously on The Mystical Positivist on 24SEP22: mysticalpositivist.blogspot.com.
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  • The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #433 - 19JUL25

    The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #433 - 19JUL25
    Jul 20 2025
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    This week on The Mystical Positivist, we feature a talk given by hosts Stuart Goodnick and Robert Schmidt at Many Rivers Books & Tea on July 10, 2025. The talk title is The Practice of Patriotism, and the description is as follows: The present moment is fraught with political tension and polarization. Many of us are left wondering what it means to be an American. Spiritual practitioners ask, "what am I called to do in this moment?" Some traditions assert that activism and protest are valid ways to be engaged practitioners. Yet such assertions put the focus on what to do rather than on how to do it. In this talk, Tayu Meditation teachers, Robert Schmidt and Stuart Goodnick, will explore the path to becoming a true American and how the practice of patriotism is less about what actions we take and more about the place within ourselves whence these actions arise. This talk was inspired by an article Stuart Goodnick wrote in 2001 after the Twin Towers fell in New York City. Before commencing with the talk itself, there is the reading of that original article.

    Rob Schmidt and Stuart Goodnick are spiritual teachers with Tayu Meditation Center, co-hosts of The Mystical Positivist podcast, and co-founders of Many Rivers Books & Tea. Tayu Meditation Center, based in Sebastopol, CA, was founded in 1976 by Robert Daniel Ennis. Grounded in the Fourth Way tradition of G.I. Gurdjieff, Tayu practice emphasises conversation be it within ourselves, with others, and between spiritual traditions.

    More information about Tayu Meditation Center can be found at:
    Many Rivers Books and Tea Website: www.manyriversbooks.com,
    Rob Schmidt and Stuart Goodnick on The Mystical Positivist: Cultivating Transparency and Languaging Nonduality,
    Rob Schmidt and Stuart Goodnick on The Mystical Positivist: Fourth Way Magic,
    Rob Schmidt and Stuart Goodnick on The Mystical Positivist: Interview by Richard Whittaker.

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