Send us a text In this episode I weigh personal signs and evidential readings against cognitive science, asking how much is guidance and how much is bias. I share specific stories, practical discernment tools, and a stance that welcomes both wonder and rigor without sacrificing either. • critique of Tara Swart’s “new science” claims and gaps • overview of essentialism, dualism, and the hard problem • how cognitive biases shape pattern recognition and meaning • why evidential mediumship...
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Send us a text In this episode I weigh personal signs and evidential readings against cognitive science, asking how much is guidance and how much is bias. I share specific stories, practical discernment tools, and a stance that welcomes both wonder and rigor without sacrificing either. • critique of Tara Swart’s “new science” claims and gaps • overview of essentialism, dualism, and the hard problem • how cognitive biases shape pattern recognition and meaning • why evidential mediumship...
Cultivating the Essential: A Journey Through the Lens of Human Needs
Blooming Wand
45 minutes
3 months ago
Cultivating the Essential: A Journey Through the Lens of Human Needs
Send us a text What truly matters in your life? The answer to this question likely goes far deeper than you might initially think. In this illuminating episode, Emily O'Neal delves into the concept of understanding what's essential—not just as a practical exercise in prioritization, but as a profound journey toward authentic living and intuitive connection. Drawing from both Western psychological frameworks and indigenous wisdom traditions, Emily explores how our understanding of essential n...
Blooming Wand
Send us a text In this episode I weigh personal signs and evidential readings against cognitive science, asking how much is guidance and how much is bias. I share specific stories, practical discernment tools, and a stance that welcomes both wonder and rigor without sacrificing either. • critique of Tara Swart’s “new science” claims and gaps • overview of essentialism, dualism, and the hard problem • how cognitive biases shape pattern recognition and meaning • why evidential mediumship...
