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Damanhur and the Temples of Humankind
Season 2, Ep. 11
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This week's episode is a conversation with the lovely Gazza, who is a Damanhurian.
Damanhur is an international community founded by spiritual researchers, pushing the boundaries of perception to bring catalyzed personal-collective growth, and galactic understanding of our connection to the universe.
This chat is definitely a little nod to one of my old series, Dying with Mon, and it’s absolutely fascinating. Gazza was just wonderful, she had such a warm presence despite this being over a video call, and that voice – I could’ve listened to her speak all day!
However - I do feel like I have to put in a quick disclaimer. There has been some controversy come up in the media about Damanhur. And although we do touch on it at the end, this episode isn’t about that – I just wanted to learn more about the community and their beliefs. But of course you are entitled to do your own research.
That being said – this is truly a fascinating conversation, and a lot of what Gazza said I could really relate with.
I really hope you enjoy it!
Learn more about Damanhur here
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