Fire in the Bones:
The Official Newsletter of the Sacred Ecstatics Guild

August 5, 2019

When the Sacred Pipeline Is Clogged, Sing with All Your Heart

Last week Brad was sent to a spiritual classroom. We were somewhere that looked like a blend of Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona: We came to a neighborhood of large old houses. As we got out of the car, I noticed a house that was a block or so away. It was as big... Read On
July 23, 2019

Two Colors of Red

A New Visionary Teaching About Sacred Emotion Exactly one year ago while in Budapest, Brad dreamed of a woman shaman with glowing red antlers. That visionary dream inspired us to write an academic paper about how “ecstasy” is typically misunderstood or left out of both the study and contemporary practice of shamanism. You can find... Read On
July 8, 2019

Freeing Yourself from the Lion’s Jaw

Two Dreams, Two Hands, Two Prayers, Two Rhythms, and Two Lessons on What to Do With the Beast of Mind Brad dreamed we were traveling in a car on a country road: We were with another couple and the other man was behind the steering wheel. He was unquestionably driving too fast. I shouted for... Read On
June 26, 2019

Our Story: Celebrating 5 Years of Sacred Ecstatics

We are celebrating five years of Sacred Ecstatics! Since beginning, we have published seven books (including the 2019 Sacred Ecstatics revised edition), several academic papers, and numerous blog essays, launched a new library of musical audio teachings, and conducted over 40 intensives and workshops around the world. We have also experienced people grow and transform... Read On
June 9, 2019

God On the Line: A Lesson from Mark Twain’s “Book of Life”

A few weeks ago, Brad dreamed that he met famous American writer, Mark Twain (1835-1910), whose real name was Samuel Clemens. In the dream they were both young boys playing along the Mississippi River in Hannibal, Missouri where Twain grew up (Brad grew up roughly a century later about three hours from Hannibal): Twain said,... Read On

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