About this episode

Mitch Horowitz discusses his book on navigating spirituality and ethics.

Friends, “The hour is late. It is time for unwanted guests to leave.” That's a line from this episode's guest, MITCH HOROWITZ , in his latest book, Esoterika: Formulas Against the False Self . The book as I see it, is a book of ethics. And its central question is: how do you navigate who you are and what your ethics are when you touch the continuously transformative fires of spiritual pursuits? In that sense, it is a book for anyone exploring their spirituality. In it, Mitch traces his own inner (and outer) conflicts with spiritual maxims. Particular to Mitch is the conundrum of: How do I get what I want, yet retain my integrity? What do I do when there's a conflict? And where does magic come in? This is a great discussion and one where we navigate our own tensions of belief and disbelief; will and surrender. Support the show via patreon.com/connerhabib

People in this episode

Host: Conner Habib

Guest: MITCH HOROWITZ

Topics covered

• spirituality
• ethics
• self-discovery
• integrity
• magic
• belief
• disbelief

Keywords

• spirituality
• ethics
• self
• integrity
• magic
• belief
• disbelief

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Esoterika: Formulas Against the False Self

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