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Hindsight to Insight Retrospective

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Original air date: Monday, December 15, 2014

Malayna and Stacy are going to look back at the past year in pop culture to mine it for gems of insight! We’ll look at the trends, events, and highlights, and maybe even provide some follow-ups on past guests. As always, the conversation will turn, and tangents will be traveled, but like a well-told Hollywood tale, the year’s life lessons and themes will be wrapped up with a bow, just for you! 

It’s about Connection — getting to know what we already love, and getting deeper…

Jan

  • How to Consume the Media Without Letting It Consume You – Original air date: Monday, January 27, 2014
  • When I Grow Up: Then and Now – Original air date: Monday, January 20, 2014
  • Sharing Our Pop Culture Influences – Original air date: Monday, January 13, 2014

Our Article:  Three Steps to Being a Conscious Consumer of Pop Culture on Unity.org

From the Resource page of Unity.org under 2014 theme

  • The 2014 Unity yearly theme is Come Home: Realize Your Higher Self. You always have a home in Spirit, and you carry it with you. When you consciously link your mind with Divine Spirit, you rise to another level of being and living—as your higher Self.
  • Jan – Expect Good – I affirm my good and accept the best
ONE Unity, One Presence and One Power; divinity; undivided; masculine principle. The number of new beginning.

http://www.whats-your-sign.com/january-meaning-and-symbolism.html

  • The month of January was named after Janus for his ability to turn one face to reflect upon the past and a yet another face freshly pointed upon the future…. Janus, with all his hindsight and foresight opens doors of both reflection of our past and contemplation of our future.
  • In essence, the god Janus is kind of a bellhop or doorman for the mansions within our soul.

Feb

  • Super Bowl Spirituality and Groundhog Day Gratitude – Original air date: Monday, February 03,
  • Love and Olympics: Games People Play – Original air date: Monday, February 10, 2014
  • Pop Culture, Presidents, and Metaphysics – Original air date: Monday, February 17, 2014
  • Global and Generational Pop Consciousness – celebrity guest Erika Eleniak

Original air date: Monday, February 24, 2014

This week, with celebrity guest Erika Eleniak, the Pop Conscious gals will be discussing pop culture that goes global and what captures the attention of young people. Do movies like E.T., (in which Erika was a cast member) still resonate with young people today?

Erika’s book – What Do You Do, If You Lose Your Lalabaloo? Link on our FB & Twitter, or search amazon “Eleniak Monroe” (Daniel Monroe, illustrator)

  • What’s Your Sign – The word February is born from the Latin word Februarius, from Latin februare meaning to “purify” or “expiate.”
  • Unity.org – Teach Compassion
  • 12 Powers = Strength – green (green = heart chakra in vedic system)
TWO Creative principle; male and female; spiritual and material realms.

March

  • Supernatural, Metaphysical, and Spiritual – Original air date: Monday, March 31, 2014 – w/Sherry Hursey
  • What Unity Kids Are Into – Original air date: Monday, March 24, 2014
  • Love Powers the World – Original air date: Monday, March 17, 2014 (Stacy shares the five redeeming lessons she learned from watching the TV show The Bachelor, and Malayna shares the messages she gleaned from an international wedding and media that entertained her on her long journey home.)
  • The Making of a Minister – Original air date: Monday, March 10, 2014
  • The Oscars: The Power of Good Storytelling – Original air date: Monday, March 03, 2014

Sherry Hursey connected us with Lilly’s Light – (lillyslight.com), our sponsor for season 3 and Contagious Optimism! Our current sponsors!

  • WYS? – Named after the Roman god of war, Mars, he was also god of agriculture and fertility – spring! “March meaning embodies a kind of reigniting of the hearts and consciousness of humankind. This month we feel the initial kicks of Spring from the deepest womb of the Mother (Earth). And like our ancestors, we are quickened…our soul- palettes are whetted for new conquest and bold assertion and we set a course for forward-momentum.”
  • org – Express Wholeness (I am whole in mind, body and spirit)
  • 12 Powers = Wisdom, yellow, solar plexus (How do we march forward? What direction is best?)
THREE Every level of being –Mind, Idea, Expression; Spirit, Soul and Body; Superconscious, Subconscious and Conscious minds.

APRIL

  • Pop Music to Rock Your Sundays – Original air date: Monday, April 28, 2014 w/Adam Chester
  • Environmental Pop Culture for Earth Day – Original air date: Monday, April 21, 2014
  • Be Your Own Superhero – Original air date: Monday, April 14, 2014
  • God, Jesus, and the Bible in the Media – Original air date: Monday, April 07, 2014 (Noah movie)

Adam Chesterhttp://adamchester.com/ – Surrogate Elton, Author of S’mother, and “Eight Days and Nights” in honor of Hanukkah. It’s been played on KOST 103.5FM in Los Angeles for the past several years thanks to the best DJ in the world…Mark Wallengren.

  • Wiki – aperire, “to open”, in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to “open”, which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of ἁνοιξις (anoixis) (opening) for spring. Since some of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to the goddess Venus, her Veneralia being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her equivalent Greek goddess name Aphrodite
  • org –Create Balance – centered in spirit, my life is in balance
  • 12 Powers = Love – Harmonizing power
FOUR Foundation. It can be in the form of a time of preparation or the four basic aspects of being – Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, Physical.

 
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Spreading Contagious Optimism

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David-Mezzapelle250Original air date: Monday, September 15, 2014
Pop Conscious welcomes author David Mezzapelle, the man behind the book Contagious Optimism: Uplifting Stories and Motivational Advice for Positive Forward Thinking. The bestseller has become a multimedia force and something of a movement.
They’ll talk about the value of uplifting personal stories from people around the world, and the power of sharing our life’s adventures, and how entertainment can benefit. Tune in to find out how to catch the bug and spread the joy!
 You may be surprised to hear what David Mezzapelle identified as his pop culture influence from childhood!  Listen and learn!

Supernatural, Metaphysical, and Spiritual – with Sherry Hursey

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Original air date: Monday, March 31, 2014
Sherry Hursey in Lilly's Light

Sherry Hursey in Lilly’s Light

This week, Malayna and celebrity guest Sherry Hursey will talk about the different ways that spirituality can be interpreted and portrayed in the media.

From vampires to angels and shows with a penchant for the positive, we look at TV shows and films that will give you reason to examine your beliefs and also help you find inspiration!

And we even find a way to connect April Fool’s Day and The Hero’s Journey, all with the help of their celebrity guest, actress Sherry Hursey!

 

Sherry Hursey:

o   Sherry Hursey (born in Rutherfordton, North Carolina)[1] is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Ilene Markham on the sitcom Home Improvement and her 1988–1989 stint as Paula Carson on the soap opera Days of our Lives.

Supernatural defined:

1:  of or relating to an order of existence beyond the visible observable universe; especially :  of or relating to God or a god, demigod, spirit, or devil

2

a :  departing from what is usual or normal especially so as to appear to transcend the laws of nature

b :  attributed to an invisible agent (as a ghost or spirit)

Synonyms

metaphysical, otherworldly, paranormal, preternatural, transcendent, transcendental, unearthly

 

Metaphysical defined:

1:  of or relating to metaphysics

2 a:  of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses

   b:  supernatural

3:  highly abstract or abstruse; also:  theoretical

 

Spiritual Defined:

1:  of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit:  incorporeal<spiritual needs>

2              a:  of or relating to sacred matters <spiritual songs>

b:  ecclesiastical rather than lay or temporal <spiritual authority><lords spiritual>

3:  concerned with religious values

4:  related or joined in spirit <our spiritual home><his spiritual heir>

5a:  of or relating to supernatural beings or phenomena

 

Supernatural Googled:

The TV Series on CW – The thrilling and terrifying journey of the Winchester Brothers continues with the ninth season of “Supernatural” on The CW. Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) have spent the last eight years battling the things that go bump in the night. Over the years, with the help of the fallen angel Castiel (Misha Collins), and the King of Hell, Crowley (Mark A. Sheppard), the Winchesters have straddled the line between good and evil.

http://sidroth.org/ – Sid Roth, a Jewish believer in Jesus, hosts It’s Supernatural! TV. He has spent years investigating the supernatural of God.

Supernatural TV shows:

Believe – Alfonso Cuaron’s new supernatural tale,

Touch – evolved humans

Heroes, Mutant X, – mutated humans

X-Files –

Sci Fi ? Doctor Who, Lost, Twilight

Soap Operas – Dark Shadows, Passions – Passions debuted in 1999 with major fanfare. Creator Reilly had been credited for a large surge in the ratings for Days of our Lives years before, thanks to innovative storylines like that of heroine Dr. Marlena Evans being possessed by Satan that drew new viewers, but also tended to alienate stalwart fans. With Passions, Reilly was able to start with a blank slate and no pre-existing fan base to please.

Check out this article called Writers, Know Your Archetypes: The Fool — here are some highlights:

1. Don’t assume “fool” is interchangeable with “stupid.” While some fool characters may be stupid, that’s not the essence of the archetype. Elizabeth Bennet’s mother in Jane Austen’s novel Pride & Prejudice is a very silly woman, but she’s smart enough to know her daughters must marry to avoid ending up in poverty.

4. That doesn’t mean they never experience fear. Guy Fleegman in the movie Galaxy Quest is in a constant state of terror, but never thinks not to join in with the rest of the characters on their dangerous missions.

7. Fool characters tend to be astonishingly lucky. A perfect example of this would be Forrest Gump. Forrest becomes a football star by accident (a coach sees how fast he can run while trying to evade bullies) and survives

Vietnam unscathed, while others around him are killed or injured. He also becomes an Olympic ping pong player, millionaire and pop culture phenomenon without trying very hard to accomplish any of those things.

12. In spite of causing havoc, fools can be a last resort for problems the main characters can’t solve. An example would be Delly Cartwright from The Hunger Games series. In Mockingjay, Peeta has been so damaged by torture he thinks Katniss is out to kill him. Their childhood friend Delly, who has such an optimistic and honest demeanor it’s difficult not to take what she says at face value, is brought in to convince him otherwise.

15. Don’t be afraid to twist the archetype a bit. Joss Whedon did this for two characters in his TV series Firefly: Jayne Cobb is hardly optimistic or innocent (on the surface, at least) but he fits the archetype in other respects. For instance, he is worshiped by the residents of a town called Canton as a savior when he actually meant to steal from them. On the other hand, the character Kaylee is optimistic, but also competent at her job.