Awkward Magic: On Being Transformed by Others
From Crying in My Jacuzzi with Dana Balicki by dana balicki
May 25, 2025 · 23 min · Season 3 · Episode 6
About this episode
This episode explores the themes of transformation and understanding through deep engagement in relationships, using the Buddhist concept of penetration as a framework.
In this *spell* of an episode, magic, penetration, entanglement, and love emerge as steps toward understanding and willingness to be changed by others (sometimes oh-so awkwardly). We enter with the Buddhist concept of PENETRATION (via some bibliomancy!)—not just observing from a distance, but entering deeply into experiences and relationships to truly understand them—where Dana shares a recent evolutionary discomfort experience with group work that involved Palestine, mentorship, and unexpect...
People in this episode
Host: Dana Balicki
Topics covered
- transformation
- relationships
- Buddhism
- group work
- love
- awkwardness
Keywords
- transformation
- Buddhism
- relationships
- awkwardness
- group work
- love
- penetration
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: bibliomancy
Places: Palestine
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