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The Mystical Punk Podcast

The Mystical Punk Podcast

By: Stephanie Lisa Kelly & Ben Roberts
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A podcast where we explore inner and outer transition in an age of collapse and possibility. Hosted by Ben Roberts & Stephanie Lisa Kelly.

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  • S2E10 The Paradoxical Relationship Between Fear and Desire
    Apr 17 2026

    Is your greatest fear also your deepest desire? In this episode, we explore the powerful connection between what scares us and what calls us forward. Often, fear isn’t a sign to retreat but a signal pointing toward the very path our soul longs to follow. Standing on the edge of possibility, we may wonder: What if I fail? Or possibly even worse: what if I succeed?

    We discuss how the desires of the soul can clash with the protective instincts of the personality, especially when it comes to creative expression. Using the paradox of the artist as an example, we reflect on the tension between the longing to share our gifts and the fear of being seen. Letting go of social identities that once kept us safe can feel deeply vulnerable, yet it is often necessary for authentic expression.

    Drawing on the well-known idea from Marianne Williamson that our greatest fear is not our darkness but our light, we consider how much of this fear is innate and how much is shaped by social conditioning. Ultimately, this conversation invites us to step toward our fears with curiosity, trusting that they may conceal the very gold we are here to uncover—and the burning light waiting to be expressed.


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    Title track: Kundalini Rising

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    28 mins
  • S2.E9. Relating From Love
    Mar 18 2026

    How do we stay present with ourselves while being in relationship with others? In this episode we explore the subtle art of relating—drawing on ideas from thinkers like Thomas Hübl as well as practices such as authentic relating and circling.

    We talk about the importance of knowing ourselves deeply so that we don’t simply project our inner world onto the people around us. Relating well requires subtle sensing, deep listening, and the capacity to observe our own reactions in real time—especially when we’re triggered or faced with someone who sees the world very differently.

    At the heart of the conversation is the idea that a relationship has its own identity: when two people meet, something else is created between them. Learning to sense and care for that relational field invites us beyond fear and contraction, and into compassion, patience, and a deeper experience of love.


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    Title track: Kundalini Rising

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    51 mins
  • S2E8. Death and Eros (Part 2)
    Feb 6 2026

    How do we stay connected to eros—to aliveness, creativity, and source—as we move through ageing, loss, and change? In this episode, we reflect on our experience of being in our forties, letting go of identities formed in earlier stages of life, and allowing space for both the grief and the beauty that come with becoming someone new.

    We explore how personal transitions mirror wider cultural shifts, using our relationship with rapidly evolving technology as a lens for understanding resistance, adaptation, and surrender. Through the interplay of masculine and feminine energies, we talk about the necessity of structures that can hold creative chaos—while recognising when those structures must soften, dissolve, or die so life can continue to move. Keeping eros alive, we suggest, means trusting uncertainty and allowing the container itself to be temporary.

    All of this unfolds against the backdrop of a world facing profound instability, where collective futures feel increasingly uncertain. We sit with the question of how to remain open, rooted, and in love with life while standing so close to the edge of cultural and ecological death.



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    25 mins
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