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Hidden Wisdom
Hosted by Meghan Farner · EN
Initiating Truth-Seekers in the Mysteries, gently guiding them toward a lived experience of the Divine that awakens and transforms faith - without dismantling family or community.
Hidden Wisdom is a podcast for seekers who sense there’s more to faith than meets the eye. Drawing from LDS teachings, Christian mysticism, and universal esoteric principles, Hidden Wisdom bridges the worlds of religion and spirituality, inviting listeners to rediscover the sacred language of symbol and integrate the divine masculine and divine feminine within.
The Hidden Wisdom Podcast is part of a larger ecosystem of awakening tools — designed to spark insight, orient your soul, and point you toward deeper practices, community, and guided transformation available through the Hidden Wisdom app and courses.
Hidden Wisdom is hosted by Meghan Farner, mentor and author of “Consider Yourself as Eve: A Guide to Spiritual Development for Women (and the Men Who Love Them.)
Learn more at meghanfarner.com
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The Wisdom of Light: How Circadian Rhythms Control Your Energy, Sleep & Hormones, with Meredith Oke
1w ago00:46:31Tap to summarizeWhat if one of the biggest keys to better health isn't another supplement—but light?In this episode, Meredith Oke shares how understanding circadian rhythms, sunlight, and our body's natural rhythms transformed her recovery from chronic fatigue. We explore quantum biology, rest, mitochondria, and simple practices that help restore energy and resilience.Timestamps00:00 Introduction 02:00 Meredith's burnout story 08:30 Learning to truly rest 10:15 Why light matters 17:45 The healing power of sunlight 23:30 Signs of circadian disruption 26:00 Simple daily practices 31:30 Returning to nature 36:00 Meredith's work & resourcesMeredith Oke is founder of the Quantum Biology Collective and host of the Reverse Aging Podcast, where she helps make emerging science around light, circadian biology, and health accessible to practitioners and the public. Quantum Biology Collective Continue Your JourneyIf this episode resonated with you, there are several ways to go deeper:🌿 Join the Hidden Wisdom App – Access guided pathways, courses, monthly live Q&As, guided meditations, community discussions, and embodiment practices designed to support your spiritual awakening and transformation.🌸 Return to the Garden – A 12-week women's mentorship experience exploring healing, embodiment, feminine wisdom, and sacred transformation.🎙️ Work with Meghan – Explore mentorship, retreats, speaking events, and additional resources to support your journey.Learn more and explore everything at:https://meghanfarner.comConnect with us:• Instagram: @hiddenwisdompod• YouTube: @hiddenwisdomldd
Transcribe →The Forgotten History of the Divine Feminine: Why Women Learned to Fear Their Power, with Julie Dean Richards | Throwback Episode
2w ago00:51:33Tap to summarizeWhat does it really mean to embrace the divine feminine while remaining firmly rooted in Jesus Christ?In this bonus episode of the Latter-day Disciples Podcast, Megan Farner sits down with Julie Dean Richards to explore the symbolism of the feminine, Heavenly Mother, spiritual discernment, astrology, scripture, and the balance between masculine and feminine attributes. Together they discuss why many women fear their own spiritual power, how to pursue truth with discernment, and practical ways to embody feminine wisdom without losing a Christ-centered foundation.In this episode you'll learn:• Why the feminine often feels mysterious or intimidating • The symbolism of the Tree of Life and the Mother Tree • Balancing masculine and feminine spiritual gifts • How fear can keep women from embracing their divine identity • Spiritual maturity, discernment, and grounding in Christ • Women's archetypes and the feminine life cycle • The launch of the Feminine Alchemist communityIf you're seeking a deeper relationship with God, a greater understanding of Heavenly Mother, and a more embodied approach to feminine spirituality, this conversation offers thoughtful perspectives rooted in faith and personal study.Timestamps00:00 – Introduction & why this conversation matters01:40 – Meet Julie Dean Richards04:00 – Why the feminine often feels fearful05:30 – The Olive Tree, Jacob 5 & scattered truth09:00 – The Mother Tree & Divine Feminine symbolism12:20 – Fear, discernment & pursuing good fruit15:15 – Spiritual maturity before deeper exploration16:45 – Balancing masculine and feminine18:00 – Generational conditioning & women's power24:00 – Learning to trust feminine intuition31:00 – Archetypes, symbolism & spiritual patterns38:00 – Women's seasons and feminine cycles43:00 – Why every woman is a life-giver46:20 – Final encouragement & invitationJulie Dean Richards is an attorney, researcher, linguist, and teacher who has worked with organizations including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Google, and Amazon. Her work focuses on feminine spirituality, symbolism, language, and helping women better understand their divine identity while remaining rooted in faith. She also studies astrology as a symbolic language and explores its relationship to spiritual timing and divine pattern.#DivineFeminine #HeavenlyMother #LatterDaySaints #ChristianWomen #SpiritualGrowth #FaithJourney #JesusChrist #DivineFeminineEnergy #BiblicalSymbolism #WomenOfFaith #LDSPodcast #SpiritualDiscernment #MasculineAndFeminine #ChristianPodcast #PersonalRevelation Continue Your JourneyIf this episode resonated with you, there are several ways to go deeper:🌿 Join the Hidden Wisdom App – Access guided pathways, courses, monthly live Q&As, guided meditations, community discussions, and embodiment practices designed to support your spiritual awakening and transformation.🌸 Return to the Garden – A 12-week women's mentorship experience exploring healing, embodiment, feminine wisdom, and sacred transformation.🎙️ Work with Meghan – Explore mentorship, retreats, speaking events, and additional resources to support your journey.Learn more and explore everything at:https://meghanfarner.comConnect with us:• Instagram: @hiddenwisdompod• YouTube: @hiddenwisdomldd
Transcribe →The Truth About Prosperity, Prayer & God's Natural Laws, with Leslie Householder
3w ago00:54:25Tap to summarizeWhat if God's blessings aren't being withheld—but you're simply out of alignment with the laws that govern receiving them? In this conversation, Leslie Householder shares practical principles on overcoming fear, aligning prayer, cultivating abundance, and partnering with God through "Rare Faith." Discover how mindset, agency, gratitude, and eternal laws work together to create lasting transformation.Timestamps00:00 Intro & Hidden Wisdom 02:42 Leslie's journey from struggle to Rare Faith 08:54 Why most prayers don't work as expected 13:48 False beliefs about wealth & God 17:18 Where true security comes from 23:34 Practical tools for overcoming fear 27:28 The law of faith: choosing belief 31:53 The power of language & vision 34:26 Surrender vs. striving 41:30 Rare Faith vs. the Law of Attraction 43:10 Books, resources & current work 50:19 Final thoughts on intentional creationLeslie Householder is an award-winning author, speaker, and co-founder of the School of Life Mastery. Through her Rare Faith teachings, she helps individuals understand and apply timeless principles that increase faith, expand capacity to receive, and align daily life with God's natural laws.Links Mentioned: Rare Faith School of Life MasteryResources & ReferencesThe Jackrabbit Factor — Leslie Householder ; Available in the Hidden Wisdom appHidden Treasures — Leslie Householder ; Available in the Hidden Wisdom appPortal to Genius — Leslie Householder ; Available in the Hidden Wisdom appRare Faith: Moving Mountains (working title) Doctrine & Covenants 67:3 Teachings from Bob Proctor Continue Your JourneyIf this episode resonated with you, there are several ways to go deeper:🌿 Join the Hidden Wisdom App – Access guided pathways, courses, monthly live Q&As, guided meditations, community discussions, and embodiment practices designed to support your spiritual awakening and transformation.🌸 Return to the Garden – A 12-week women's mentorship experience exploring healing, embodiment, feminine wisdom, and sacred transformation.🎙️ Work with Meghan – Explore mentorship, retreats, speaking events, and additional resources to support your journey.Learn more and explore everything at:https://meghanfarner.comConnect with us:• Instagram: @hiddenwisdompod• YouTube: @hiddenwisdomldd
Transcribe →How to Stop Self-Sabotage and Create a Joyful Life, with Stacie Shifflet
4w ago00:30:03Tap to summarizeWhat if joy isn’t something you achieve — but something you allow?In this episode of Hidden Wisdom, Megan Farner sits down with Stacie Shifflet, creator of Modern Consciousness and author of Treasure Map to Joy, to explore self-awareness, emotional triggers, personal transformation, and the hidden patterns shaping our lives. Together they discuss healing after divorce, breaking cycles of self-sabotage, trusting intuition, and learning how to consciously create a life that feels aligned, intentional, and deeply fulfilling.This conversation blends grounded personal development with spiritual clarity, offering practical tools for anyone navigating change, emotional healing, or a season of reinvention.Topics covered include: Emotional triggers and self-sabotage How to cultivate joy in everyday life Breaking unconscious behavior patterns Healing after loss and divorce Self-awareness and personal transformation Intuition, intentional living, and inner clarity Conscious relationships and communication The journey toward self-trust and emotional freedom Timestamps00:00 – Introduction to Hidden Wisdom & Stacie Shifflet 01:50 – Stacie’s unconventional life journey and reinvention 03:16 – Following intuition and building confidence 05:49 – Divorce, loss, and personal awakening 08:01 – The Modern Consciousness framework explained 10:45 – Why joy is something we allow, not chase 12:58 – The transformative power of self-awareness 15:20 – How to live with greater intention 17:40 – Communication, relationships, and emotional clarity 20:10 – Healing emotional trauma and shifting beliefs 23:12 – Small steps toward personal transformation 23:34 – Emotional triggers and reclaiming your power 24:59 – Self-sabotage habits and joy patterns 27:59 – Final wisdom: learning to trust yourself 28:25 – Closing thoughts and Hidden Wisdom invitationStacie Shifflet is the creator of Modern Consciousness, a grounded personal development framework focused on clarity, emotional awareness, and intentional transformation. Through coaching, courses, and her bestselling book Treasure Map to Joy, she helps individuals understand their inner patterns, overcome self-sabotage, and create lives aligned with greater peace, fulfillment, and authenticity.Modern ConsciousnessTreasure Map to Joy by Stacie ShiffletContinue Your JourneyIf this episode resonated with you, there are several ways to go deeper:🌿 Join the Hidden Wisdom App – Access guided pathways, courses, monthly live Q&As, guided meditations, community discussions, and embodiment practices designed to support your spiritual awakening and transformation.🌸 Return to the Garden – A 12-week women's mentorship experience exploring healing, embodiment, feminine wisdom, and sacred transformation.🎙️ Work with Meghan – Explore mentorship, retreats, speaking events, and additional resources to support your journey.Learn more and explore everything at:https://meghanfarner.comConnect with us:• Instagram: @hiddenwisdompod• YouTube: @hiddenwisdomldd
Transcribe →Leaving Religion Without Losing God, with Julie Cluff
Jun 1601:10:10Tap to summarizeWhat happens when profound grief becomes the doorway to spiritual awakening?In this powerful conversation, Julie Cluff shares how the tragic loss of her two youngest children transformed her understanding of God, angels, the afterlife, and spiritual connection. Through near-death-like experiences, angelic encounters, mediumship, and years of healing, Julie discovered a deeper relationship with the divine that ultimately led her beyond traditional religious frameworks.Together, Julie and Meghan explore grief as a catalyst for transformation, spiritual gifts, soul planning, faith deconstruction, angel communication, discernment, direct revelation, and how to maintain a grounded connection with God outside institutional structures.If you've experienced loss, spiritual awakening, religious deconstruction, or a desire for deeper connection with the divine, this conversation offers hope, perspective, and practical wisdom for navigating your own journey.In this episode: Julie's transformative experience after losing her children Encounters with Yeshua and angelic guidance Signs, synchronicities, and spiritual communication Mediumship and connecting with loved ones beyond death Faith deconstruction and spiritual expansion The role of grief in awakening consciousness Discernment, intuition, and receiving divine guidance Spiritual practices for connecting with God and spirit #SpiritualAwakening #FaithDeconstruction #GriefHealing #NearDeathExperience #Angels #Mediumship #HiddenWisdomSource: Timestamps00:00 Introduction & Parting the Veil Retreat 02:00 Meet Julie Cluff 04:10 The tragic accident that changed everything 07:35 Encountering Yeshua after the accident 11:00 Grief, darkness, and spiritual awakening 13:30 Death, rebirth, and soul transformation 17:00 Soul planning and life's deeper purpose 20:25 Grief, spirit, and divine presence 25:20 Sin, ego, and remembering who we are 27:45 Leaving religious certainty behind 32:00 Angelic guidance and spiritual signs 35:00 Teaching about angels and awakening gifts 38:25 Discovering mediumship and sacred communication 41:15 How God actually speaks 42:20 Faith deconstruction and healing religious grief 46:15 Rebuilding spirituality after religion 51:15 Embodying divinity and releasing certainty 55:15 Conversations with Yeshua 56:50 Developing spiritual gifts and intuition 59:35 Creating spiritual structure outside religion 1:00:20 Calm, Clear, Connect practice 1:05:25 Angel message for the audience 1:07:55 Final reflectionsJulie Cluff is a spiritual teacher, psychic medium, grief specialist, and podcast host whose work centers on healing, spiritual connection, and personal transformation. Following the loss of her two youngest children in 2007, Julie experienced a profound spiritual awakening that led her into decades of study and service focused on grief recovery, consciousness, angelic communication, and spiritually transformative experiences. Today, she helps others navigate loss, awakening, and the journey toward deeper connection with the divine. Learn more at Juliecluff.com Continue Your JourneyIf this episode resonated with you, there are several ways to go deeper:🌿 Join the Hidden Wisdom App – Access guided pathways, courses, monthly live Q&As, guided meditations, community discussions, and embodiment practices designed to support your spiritual awakening and transformation.🌸 Return to the Garden – A 12-week women's mentorship experience exploring healing, embodiment, feminine wisdom, and sacred transformation.🎙️ Work with Meghan – Explore mentorship, retreats, speaking events, and additional resources to support your journey.Learn more and explore everything at:https://meghanfarner.comConnect with us:• Instagram: @hiddenwisdompod• YouTube: @hiddenwisdomldd
Transcribe →Weaving Heaven and Earth: Heavenly Mother’s Role in the Atonement
Jun 901:00:34Tap to summarizeWhat if the Atonement was about more than paying for sin? In this thought-provoking conversation, Meghan Farner and Meg Rittmanic explore a symbolic and deeply spiritual interpretation of Christ’s Atonement through the lens of Heavenly Mother, divine adoption, sacred coverings, and spiritual rebirth.Drawing from scripture, ancient symbolism, early Christian writings, temple imagery, and the recurring motif of weaving, Meg presents a framework that sees Christ not only as Savior, but as Life-Giver—one whose sacrifice creates a path for humanity to be spiritually adopted into the family of God.Together, they examine the symbolism of birth, labor, garments, the Lamb of God, the temple veil, wisdom traditions, and the divine feminine. This episode is also an open invitation for collaborative discernment as Meg gathers feedback on concepts from her forthcoming book.In this episode:Heavenly Mother as the divine weaverThe connection between birth, death, and resurrectionReframing the meaning of the Lamb of GodAdoption versus birth as spiritual metaphorsSacred garments, coverings, and covenant identityEarly Christian teachings on ascension and divine inheritanceThe feminine dimensions of Christ's AtonementThe role of wisdom traditions in spiritual transformationShare your thoughts in the comments: Does the idea of spiritual adoption deepen your understanding of the Atonement? How do these symbols resonate with your faith journey?Timestamps00:00 Introduction to Hidden Wisdom & Guest Meg Rittmanic01:27 Meg's Journey Discovering Heavenly Mother06:02 Studying Divine Feminine Symbolism Across Traditions07:35 Why This Discussion Needs Community Discernment10:50 Weaving, Creation & the Womb in Scripture15:32 Heavenly Mother as the Cosmic Weaver19:08 The Atonement as Spiritual Labor & Birth23:36 Birth Imagery, Death & Resurrection26:46 Reframing the Lamb of God31:16 Adoption Into the Family of God36:04 Garments, Coverings & Covenant Identity40:12 Heavenly Mother, Wisdom & Sacred Nourishment41:03 Becoming Children of God44:36 Adoption, Agency & Eternal Progression47:58 Layers of Transformation & Spiritual Ascension52:53 False Coverings vs. True Identity55:41 Questions for Collective Discernment57:09 Final Reflections & Closing ThoughtsMeg Rittmanic is the host of the In Her Image podcast, where she explores and celebrates Heavenly Mother through scripture, scholarship, symbolism, and lived spiritual experience. Over the past eight years, she has undertaken an extensive personal study of the divine feminine, reading hundreds of books and researching wisdom traditions across cultures. She is currently completing a book focused on Heavenly Mother, sacred symbolism, and spiritual transformation. Continue Your JourneyIf this episode resonated with you, there are several ways to go deeper:🌿 Join the Hidden Wisdom App – Access guided pathways, courses, monthly live Q&As, guided meditations, community discussions, and embodiment practices designed to support your spiritual awakening and transformation.🌸 Return to the Garden – A 12-week women's mentorship experience exploring healing, embodiment, feminine wisdom, and sacred transformation.🎙️ Work with Meghan – Explore mentorship, retreats, speaking events, and additional resources to support your journey.Learn more and explore everything at:https://meghanfarner.comConnect with us:• Instagram: @hiddenwisdompod• YouTube: @hiddenwisdomldd
Transcribe →God, Progression, and the Eternal Laws of the Universe | Throwback Episode
Jun 201:04:23Tap to summarizeWhat does it really mean when scripture says that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever?In this throwback solo episode, Megan Farner explores one of the most misunderstood phrases in scripture and challenges the common assumption that "the same" means "unchanging." Drawing from the King Follett Discourse, Lectures on Faith, the Book of Mormon, and broader spiritual principles, she examines how God's consistency may be rooted in perfect obedience to eternal law rather than the absence of growth or progression. Topics include: The true nature and character of God Joseph Smith's teachings on eternal progression The King Follett Discourse Faith as a principle of power The doctrine of Christ and spiritual transformation Eternal laws, agency, miracles, and divine potential What it means to become more like God If you've ever wrestled with questions about God's nature, eternal progression, or the relationship between faith and spiritual growth, this episode offers a thought-provoking perspective.Subscribe for more conversations on scripture, spiritual development, temple symbolism, and the path of discipleship.Timestamps00:00 Introduction 00:15 What Does "God Is the Same" Mean? 02:04 Why Understanding God's Nature Matters 06:00 The Problem with "Unchanging" Interpretations 07:05 Joseph Smith on God's Progression 10:47 God and Eternal Law 13:53 The Law of Gender & Divine Partnership 15:31 Polarity, Opposition, and Creation 19:25 Symbolism and the Law of Correspondence 21:59 Thoughts, Agency, and the Law of Attraction 24:40 Faith as a Principle of Power 27:27 Cause and Effect: The Law of the Harvest 29:01 Rhythm, Cycles, and the Doctrine of Christ 29:59 Consecration and the Law of Abundance 31:36 Oneness, Zion, and Atonement 33:03 Scriptural Evidence for God's Consistency 38:25 God as a God of Miracles 43:00 Faith, Repentance, and Spiritual Alignment 44:47 No Variableness, Neither Shadow of Changing 47:42 The Counterfeits of Eternal Law 55:51 Learning to Become Like God 58:16 Divine Potential and Co-Equality with God 01:00:28 Temple Covenants and Eternal Laws 01:01:24 Final Thoughts Continue Your JourneyIf this episode resonated with you, there are several ways to go deeper:🌿 Join the Hidden Wisdom App – Access guided pathways, courses, monthly live Q&As, guided meditations, community discussions, and embodiment practices designed to support your spiritual awakening and transformation.🌸 Return to the Garden – A 12-week women's mentorship experience exploring healing, embodiment, feminine wisdom, and sacred transformation.🎙️ Work with Meghan – Explore mentorship, retreats, speaking events, and additional resources to support your journey.Learn more and explore everything at:https://meghanfarner.comConnect with us:• Instagram: @hiddenwisdompod• YouTube: @hiddenwisdomldd
Transcribe →Mormonism as a Wisdom Tradition, with Maxine Hanks
May 2601:35:14Tap to summarizeWas Joseph Smith restoring more than early Christianity? In this episode, Maxine Hanks explores Mormonism as a wisdom tradition—one rooted in revelation, spiritual vision, Sophia wisdom, apocryphal texts, and direct connection with the divine.Together, Meghan and Maxine discuss Gnostic Christianity, the role of women in early Christianity and early Mormonism, Joseph Smith’s engagement with wisdom literature, the First Vision as a wisdom-seeking event, and why many of the truths people search for outside Mormonism may already exist within the Restoration.If you're interested in Mormon mysticism, esoteric Christianity, Sophia, Mary Magdalene, continuing revelation, and the deeper dimensions of the Restoration, this conversation offers a compelling framework for reexamining LDS origins. Timestamps00:00 Intro & Pentecost Themes 02:40 Why Maxine Calls Mormonism a Wisdom Tradition 08:30 Early Christianity & LDS Restoration Parallels 18:00 Women, Priesthood & the Elect Lady 27:00 What Is a Wisdom Tradition? 37:00 Vision Traditions, Mysticism & Revelation 48:00 Esoteric vs. Exoteric Religion 58:00 Apocrypha, Wisdom Literature & Sacred Texts 1:08:00 Joseph Smith, Wisdom of Solomon & the First Vision 1:16:00 Nested Levels of Spiritual Truth 1:20:00 Gnostic Themes in Mormon Theology 1:28:00 Hugh Nibley & Rediscovering Ancient WisdomMaxine Hanks is a Mormon theologian, historian, author, and researcher known for her work on women in Mormonism, early Christianity, mysticism, Gnostic traditions, and Mormon theology. Her scholarship frequently explores the intersections of restoration theology, spiritual experience, the divine feminine, and religious history.Links Mentioned Hidden Wisdom App Wayfair Festival (Faith Matters) - July 11th, Heber UT The Way of Healing: Restoring Wholeness to the Soul Continue Your JourneyIf this episode resonated with you, there are several ways to go deeper:🌿 Join the Hidden Wisdom App – Access guided pathways, courses, monthly live Q&As, guided meditations, community discussions, and embodiment practices designed to support your spiritual awakening and transformation.🌸 Return to the Garden – A 12-week women's mentorship experience exploring healing, embodiment, feminine wisdom, and sacred transformation.🎙️ Work with Meghan – Explore mentorship, retreats, speaking events, and additional resources to support your journey.Learn more and explore everything at:https://meghanfarner.comConnect with us:• Instagram: @hiddenwisdompod• YouTube: @hiddenwisdomldd
Transcribe →Faith Crisis or Spiritual Awakening? How Doubt Can Deepen Your Relationship with God, with Tucker Boyle
May 1901:05:57Tap to summarizeWhat if a faith crisis isn’t the end of belief — but the beginning of spiritual transformation?In this profound conversation, Megan Farner sits down with Tucker Boyle, founder of Harmony Road Retreats and former LDS Seminary teacher, to explore faith deconstruction, nervous system regulation, meditation, spiritual awakening, and the deeper path of inner harmony. Tucker shares his deeply personal story of questioning long-held beliefs while pursuing a PhD focused on Joseph Smith, and how that painful process ultimately opened the door to spiritual rebirth, embodied faith, and direct experiences with God.00:00 – Introduction 02:23 – Tucker's Faith Journey 09:49 – Mystical experiences, divine love & inner peace 12:00 – Meditation, harmony & healing 13:10 – Why faith crises can become spiritual rebirths 15:04 – Fear, doubt, and inherited religious conditioning 17:38 – Stages of faith 20:10 – Suffering, transformation & the gift inside discomfort 22:50 – “Christ at the edge of the map” 25:47 – Triggers, repentance & emotional healing 28:06 – How to navigate a faith crisis in a healthy way 32:00 – The Nervous System's Role in Faith Expansion 41:11 – Panic attacks, conditioning & Internal Family Systems (IFS) 44:17 – “You are not your thoughts” and witnessing consciousness 46:31 – Meditation & grounding practices for nervous system regulation 51:05 – Guided embodiment exercise for processing emotional triggers 55:53 – Healing through awareness, curiosity & surrender 58:05 – Descending before ascending: spiritual death and rebirth 01:00:34 – Final reflectionsTucker Boyle is a former LDS Seminary and Institute teacher with more than two decades of experience teaching Christian scripture and supporting spiritual development. He is the founder of Harmony Road Retreats, a nonprofit organization that creates compassionate spaces for individuals navigating faith shifts, spiritual awakening, and personal transformation. Through meditation, retreat experiences, nervous system regulation practices, and community dialogue, Tucker helps people move through faith crisis toward greater inner harmony, spiritual maturity, and embodied connection with God. He lives in Utah with his wife Katie and their five children. Harmony Road Retreats: https://harmonyroadretreats.comResources & References Thomas McConkie — Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis David Ostler — Bridges Eckhart Tolle — The Power of Now Richard Schwartz — No Bad Parts Richard Schwartz — You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting ForAll Together You (Christian IFS resource mentioned in discussion) Continue Your JourneyIf this episode resonated with you, there are several ways to go deeper:🌿 Join the Hidden Wisdom App – Access guided pathways, courses, monthly live Q&As, guided meditations, community discussions, and embodiment practices designed to support your spiritual awakening and transformation.🌸 Return to the Garden – A 12-week women's mentorship experience exploring healing, embodiment, feminine wisdom, and sacred transformation.🎙️ Work with Meghan – Explore mentorship, retreats, speaking events, and additional resources to support your journey.Learn more and explore everything at:https://meghanfarner.comConnect with us:• Instagram: @hiddenwisdompod• YouTube: @hiddenwisdomldd
Transcribe →The Hidden History of Early Christianity & Gnosticism, with Maxine Hanks
May 1201:27:45Tap to summarizeWhat if early Christianity was far more mystical, diverse, and spiritually empowering than we’ve been taught?In this profound conversation, Megan Farner sits down with historian, theologian, and mystic Maxine Hanks to explore the hidden streams of early Christianity, Gnosticism, Sophia wisdom traditions, Mary Magdalene, the divine feminine, and the teachings of the resurrected Christ. Together they discuss the Nag Hammadi texts, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, Valentinian Christianity, and the idea of gnosis as direct experiential knowledge of God.00:00 – Community updates & retreat 02:20 – Introducing Maxine Hanks 05:52 – Maxine’s spiritual journey 10:09 – Mysticism vs. institutional religion 12:04 – What is Gnosticism? 14:09 – Early Christianity after Jesus 16:10 – The teachings of the resurrected Christ 19:27 – The Gospel of Thomas 23:02 – Jesus, women & the disciples 26:13 – Different early Christian movements 27:40 – The Council of Nicaea 29:44 – The Nag Hammadi discovery 33:00 – Mary Magdalene’s role 36:25 – Core Gnostic beliefs 40:29 – Megan’s rediscovery of Gnosticism 44:00 – Reading scripture mystically 48:51 – The Pleroma & divine fullness 50:15 – The inner church vs. outer church 53:00 – Recommended books & texts 55:21 – The Hymn of the Pearl 58:43 – Reconciling Christian traditions 01:00:18 – Why Gnostic teachings were suppressed 01:02:43 – Direct connection to God 01:05:37 – Ritual, sacraments & transformation 01:09:11 – Archons, archetypes & discernment 01:13:26 – Sophia & divine wisdom 01:18:24 – The Gnostic resurrection 01:20:39 – Symbols, rituals & spiritual maturityMaxine Hanks is a historian and theologian specializing in gender in religion, Mormon studies, Christian liturgy, mysticism, and feminist theology. She is the editor of Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism and has spent decades studying early Christianity, Gnostic traditions, sacramental theology, and the divine feminine.Books, texts, and Scholars Referenced:Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism — Maxine Hanks The Wisdom Jesus — Cynthia Bourgeault The Meaning of Mary Magdalene — Cynthia Bourgeault The Jesus Dynasty — James Tabor Gospels of Thomas, Philip, Mary, Judas, the Savior Pistis Sophia Apocryphons of James and John Acts of Thomas The Hymn of the Pearl Thunder Perfect Mind Karen King Elaine Pagels Carl Jung Philo of Alexandria Valentinus Continue Your JourneyIf this episode resonated with you, there are several ways to go deeper:🌿 Join the Hidden Wisdom App – Access guided pathways, courses, monthly live Q&As, guided meditations, community discussions, and embodiment practices designed to support your spiritual awakening and transformation.🌸 Return to the Garden – A 12-week women's mentorship experience exploring healing, embodiment, feminine wisdom, and sacred transformation.🎙️ Work with Meghan – Explore mentorship, retreats, speaking events, and additional resources to support your journey.Learn more and explore everything at:https://meghanfarner.comConnect with us:• Instagram: @hiddenwisdompod• YouTube: @hiddenwisdomldd
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