Queer Men & the Sacred with Andrew Ramer

06/11/18 • 36 min

In 1990 Harry Hay blessed Andrew Ramer as “a younger elder of the tribe.” Mark Thompson interviewed him for his 1994 book Gay Spirit along with fifteen other writers, healers, teachers and visionaries. Andrew’s own books include Two Flutes Playing: A Spiritual Journeybook for Gay Men, Queering the Text: Biblical, Medieval, and Modern Jewish Stories, and Revelations for A New Millennium. He was born in Elm-hurst, New York, across the street from an amusement park called Fairyland, and he now lives in Oak-land, California up the street from an amusement park called Fairyland. You can read more about him and his work at andrewramer.com

Episode Highlights

We discuss the sacred role queer men have as guardians of the trees, and the connection to the environment as a whole.
The role of gay men in the world, and as consciousness scouts.
“Now is the time for us to own who we are.”
Andrew’s experience of hearing voices which guided him through out his life and guided his writing.
The essential spiritual practice of mentoring queer youth, and the challenge of cultivating inter-generational queer family.
The difference between “crazy” and mysticism.
Cultivating queer community through commonality and kinship.
Meeting Harry Hay and Malcolm Boyd at Gay Spirit Visions early on his queer spiritual path.
His new book, “Deathless,” about a 3000+ year old lesbian living in Venice beach, re-telling stories of the bible from a queer perspective.

Resource links

Episode Highlights

We discuss the sacred role queer men have as guardians of the trees, and the connection to the environment as a whole.
The role of gay men in the world, and as consciousness scouts.
“Now is the time for us to own who we are.”
Andrew’s experience of hearing voices which guided him through out his life and guided his writing.
The essential spiritual practice of mentoring queer youth, and the challenge of cultivating inter-generational queer family.
The difference between “crazy” and mysticism.
Cultivating queer community through commonality and kinship.
Meeting Harry Hay and Malcolm Boyd at Gay Spirit Visions early on his queer spiritual path.
His new book, “Deathless,” about a 3000+ year old lesbian living in Venice beach, re-telling stories of the bible from a queer perspective.

Resource links

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Relationship Coaching for Single Gay Parents with Ray Hippolyte

Ray Hippolyte is known around the world as ‘The Inner AWESOME Relationship and life Architect’. He shows single parents how to ‘Out Their Inner AWESOME’ and Get the Life and relationship of their dreams by becoming ‘the ONE’ to find ‘the ONE’. Passionate, free spirited and full of life, Ray believes that finding unconditional love and acceptance is a journey that begins within. He teaches that great relationships begin with self-love. He believes that every single parent have a special purpose on the planet - to teach the world the art of unconditional love, by example. In 2002 Ray was diagnosed with HIV. He thought that his life was over. He fell into a dark, suicidal depression. And then something happened that changed the direction of his life forever. His sister – his absolute best girl friend in the world – was shot and killed. All at once he realized that life is short and it’s about taking action and fulfilling your dreams. He made a commitment to love himself unconditionally. He learned to let go of wounds associated with the traumatic experiences of his past. He learned to say no to the toxic people, activities, and things that had been keeping him stuck. And because he found the courage from within to do all of that hard work, he found his life’s purpose AND started his own family.

Episode Highlights

We discuss how divorce helped Ray grow on his spiritual path.
The ways Self love and forgiveness allows you to forgive others and recover from difficult situations.
Incorporating daily rituals to strive towards greatness and using meditation to create emotion resilience.
Letting go of fear in order to open up to a new relationship.
The first of three steps to attract your perfect partner, and how to “be the one to find the one.”

Ray's web links

Out Your Inner Awesome - relationship coaching
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The Healing Magic of Queer Gods with Jenya Beachy

Jenya Beachy is a writer, teacher, priest, rootworker and so much more, who has been exploring the old ways and forging new ones for over 25 years. Her work and teachings focus on: Self-knowledge, Self-healing and Self-possession, Expressing the beauty of Poetry, Wisdom and Magick, Keeping in right relationship with all things, Walking as an ethical and compassionate Warrior. Her first book, The Secret Country of Yourself: Discover the Powerful Magic of Your Endless Inner World, was published last year.

Episode Highlights

We discuss the symbolism of monsters and their vulnerability.
The power of addressing our shadows with humility and compassion.
The inspiration for her new book coming out of her own pagan practices and experiences in her inner world.
Holding our faults with self-compassion.
The work of cleansing negativity and following your true identity.
The importance of having non- or multi-gendered gods and deities in a spiritual practice.
How the queer uprising plays a role in the evolution of humanity.

Jenya's web links