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Loving THIS with Michael Gungor

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Magnificat
Love
Yeshua
Jesus
Purity Culture
Christianity
Burdens
Community
Mystic Hymnal
Mortality
Internal Family Systems
Music Creation
Sacred Sexuality
Identity
Divine Feminine
All In
Sexuality
Embodiment
Creative Energy
Smokeless Fire

Michael Gungor (Vishnu Dass) explores how clinging to our most important stories imprisons us in suffering. Freedom is simply loving THIS.

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It's a candid episode where Michael Gungor explores the Yeshua/Christ archetype, the Antichrist as ego and empire, and how language, ritual, and song shape our shared direction. He connects these ideas to our culture's obsession with Donald Trump, sh... more

On a mountaintop at the Mystic Hymnal retreat, Michael Gungor recounts a raw, cathartic moment—throwing himself on a grave, screaming into a canyon, and opening space for buried pain, forgiveness, and communal healing.

He explains why his final song... more

Host Michael Gunger welcomes songwriter Dave Riffle to discuss the origin and meaning of the song "Be," and how it grew from a meditation into a shared hymn. The episode explores the Mystic Hymnal project and why group singing matters for connection,... more

In this episode Michael Gungor shares a personal 2010 story of spiritual crisis and a week of silence in Assisi that led to a profound breakthrough—dissolving into a sense of God, dancing on the hills where St. Francis preached, and feeling a deep, f... more

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Recent Guests

Laura C
songwriter and collaborator
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Dave Riffle
High school teacher and songwriter for the song "B".
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Episode: Magnificat: Be (with special guest Dave Riffel)

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Michael Gungor
Host of Loving THIS, with a focus on spirituality, music, and personal growth.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 498 ratings
  • Magnificat episodes — Beautiful!

    Driving on the 101 this morning, Pacific ocean to my right, I listened to the 1st two episodes of the Magnificat series for the 2nd time, and I was rocked again. Michael, I love your music! And your musings. It’s too hard to talk about you without first writing that to you. About the episodes, they’re so magnificent in giving insight into the genesis of the album, and i’m brought into the swirl of creation, artistry, and consciousness in listening to them.

    As a healer who’s in the midst of redi... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Neel the Neovolver
    United States7 months ago
  • For James podcast

    I really loved what you had to say !!!

    I look forward to listening to some others ⭐️⭐️⭐️

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Getbak2love
    Australia5 years ago
  • Curious

    Having seen the small outbreak of rhetoric in a certain group, astutely discerned by VD/MG, I sincerely wonder and hope that all parties of the kerfuffle are healing and addressing the narcissism that has been brought to the fore. Which, I should also say that it isn’t that pathological sort of narcissism that I speak of, but what can well up from any/everyone and may come as a result of a cancelling/silencing space in addition to emotional turmoil. It is rather sad to see the variety of account... more

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Der Bandersnatch
    United States5 years ago
  • Amazing!

    I love this podcast so much. It’s so interesting and peaceful.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Usta Girl 13
    United States5 years ago
  • More of This!

    Love listening to your work, MG!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Fantasy...T
    United States5 years ago

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