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Ep. 356 - Hermeticism, TikTok Spirituality, and the Truth, with Mano Elia Apr 03, 2025

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My guest this week is Mano Elia from the Study of Stuff Podcast and the Bored No More Network. Mano was born into an Orthodox Christian family and strayed from the faith as he ventured into Hermeticism and the Dark Arts. He has now returned to the Orthodox faith, is well versed in the occult, and is here to warn folks against it. Hermeticism is the inverse of Christianity and in this chat, he explains that step by step. We get into the dangers of TikTok spirituality, witchcraft, astrology, and so on. We also get into the new Zine they're putting out over at BoredNoMore.net which YOU should check out now!

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Ep. 355 - A Sinner in the Hands of a Loving God, with Joseph Beard Mar 26, 2025

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This week, my guest is Joseph Beard. Joseph is a catechumen and soon-to-be baptized Orthodox Christian. He grew up the son of a Baptist preacher, and his family moved from town to town as various controversies followed his father. Along the way, he got into various subculture scenes and was able to maintain his faith as God sprinkled breadcrumbs along the way that would ultimately lead him to the Orthodox church. Joseph discusses the push out of Protestantism and the pull into Christ's True Church in this episode, and it is a journey that I think you will find quite beautiful.

Joseph's coffee shop can be found here: https://beardbroscoffee.com

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Ep. 354 - The Death of the Legacy Media, with Charlie Robinson Mar 18, 2025

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Charlie Robinson is back with us this week. Charlie runs the MacroAggressions podcast, is an author, and owns the Activist Post and Natural Blaze. Today we are covering a very happy and beautiful topic: the death of the legacy media. This is a very well deserved and self-inflicted death. Charlie goes over stats and ratings with us as well, and it is truly fascinating just how poorly these multi-million-dollar media companies are doing. We also discuss what to look for in alternative media that may be red flags showing that some of the legacy liars are infiltrating our spaces.

Charlie's links are the following: https://www.theoctopusofglobalcontrol.com https://www.macroaggressions.io https://www.activistpost.com https://naturalblaze.com

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Ep. 353 - The Growth of Orthodoxy and Truth, with Fr Joshua Genig Mar 13, 2025

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Fr. Joshua Genig is the rector of St. Innocent of Irkutsk Russian Orthodox Church & Chapel of St. John the Wonderworker in Redford, MI. They have seen a massive growth in the number of parishioners in the last five years. With this can come many important challenges, including proper catechesis, baptism, teaching, and more. There has been an age of revelation in recent years where many people are waking up from their collective slumber and seeing certain truths like never before. This is one of many reasons the Orthodox Church has seen such a rise in attendance. What are the dangers of this new period of grace it feels like we've been given? We discuss this and more on this episode of Counterflow.

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Ep. 352 - Unseen Warfare and the Inner Self, with Father John Valadez Mar 05, 2025

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My guest this week is the priest at https://www.sttimothy.net and the head man at https://deathtotheworld.com. We are discussing the battleground where unseen and spiritual warfare takes place. We also talk about the weapons the Church gives us in this battle. Fr. John gets into the soul after death, Fr. Seraphim Rose, the Saints, Great Lent, and the importance of family within the Orthodox Church.

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Ep. 351 - The New Political Reality, with Charles Haywood Feb 26, 2025

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My guest this week is Maximum Leader over at TheWorthyHouse.com, Charles Haywood. I still enjoy chatting about politics, and this current moment we are in is like no other in my lifetime. Charles is here to help break it all down, from the massive defeat of the Left, to Trump, Elon, Vance, Gabbard, and the whole new facelift of the political power elite.

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Ep. 350 - Should Christians Resist Evil? with Father Zechariah Lynch Feb 19, 2025

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My guest this week writes at inklesspen.blog and is a priest in the Orthodox Church. He is Father Zechariah Lynch. Fr. Zechariah and I get into the issue of Christians resisting evil... or not. If we call out something as wrong, evil, or dangerous, some are quick to tell us that we are being judgmental and not very Christian. Are we to be pacifists and let people do as they will? What about during the pandemic? Are we wrong to call out those who wanted experimental medicine forced on us? What about those who wished us to be locked in our homes?

We also get into the recent discussion online as to whether or not it's "priestly" to work out and post about it. Does becoming fit and strong make one subject to the sin of vanity?

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Ep. 349 - Channeling Occult Knowledge and Seeking Truth, with Kara Mosher Feb 12, 2025

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Kara Mosher is our guest this week, and we are discussing her wild journeys that ultimately led her to the Orthodox Church. Her new book, "Here Comes Trouble", is a very good read filled with interesting stories, some of which we cover in this episode. Kara was deep into the occult as well as being a psychic medium. Once she discovered the reality of Christ, she turned to Christianity. This took her through Protestantism and finally to the Orthodox Church. Come along with us on this fascinating discussion with a very real and genuine person, Kara Mosher.

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Ep. 348 - The Sons of God, Nephilim, and Genesis 6, with George Michalopulos Feb 05, 2025

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Today, my friend George Michalopulos is back on the show to discuss the themes in his new book, "For Fear of the Angels: Who Were the Sons of God in Genesis 6 1-4?" We get into the main theories regarding this question. We discuss how angels have come and interacted with humans, what these angels were about, the Nephalim, the giants, Cain, The Book of Enoch, and more. This is a fascinating topic, and I hope you enjoy this discussion.

For George's great website, please go here: Ones Who Fight Alone: https://monomakhos.com

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Ep. 347 - Answering Protestant Critiques of Orthodox Christianity, with Jim Jatras and Fr. John Whiteford Jan 29, 2025

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Today, I have Fr. John Whiteford and Jim Jatras back on the show. We are breaking down and answering critiques that were presented by Pastor Joel Webbon, Pastor J. Chase Davis, and others in a podcast from Right Response Ministries called "Why Young Men Are Flocking To Eastern Orthodoxy" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lqNfibn0IM&t=3101s). Right Response Ministries is a Protestant group, and they have several very good podcast episodes; they're definitely not enemies. We disagree on how they present the Orthodox Church, though, and that's why we wanted to make this response to them.

For more from Father John Whiteford, go here: https://www.youtube.com/@st.jonahorthodoxchurch5607

For Jim Jatras' excellent new book, go here: https://www.amazon.com/Tried-Warn-You-Collected-George/dp/0991016920

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