Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Podcast · International School of Temple Arts

How will your genius appear?: Robbie Griffin

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Robbie says his core shift is learning to slow down, say no, and give himself the nourishment he lacked as a child.

1. Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Podcast features Simon Marvell talking with Robbie Griffin about "How will your genius appear?". 2. Robbie Griffin is the guest, and Simon Marvell is the host; Robbie links his personal history to ISTA, Hide and Temple, and group-based transformational work. 3. The episode asks how fate, destiny, and "genius" shape a life, and why group containers matter for that process. 4. Robbie starts with Michael Mead’s "The Genius Myth" and says "myth" means "underlying truth," not fiction. 5. He defines fate as the experiences dealt to us, including family of origin, struggle, wounds, and trauma. 6. He defines destiny as what we choose to do with fate, and says it pulls people toward meaning, creativity, purpose, and wholeness. 7. Robbie says genius comes from the Latin idea of a soul companion, not just high IQ or creative brilliance like Da Vinci or Einstein. 8. He says his own fate included a household where emotional intelligence was not modeled and partying was used to bring people together. 9. Robbie says that pattern led him toward success, power, and money, but also addictions, false friendships, and fear of exposing himself. 10. He says that by just past 30 he had a business, a partner, a sports car, a property portfolio, and money in the bank, yet felt empty. 11. He says the emptiness got deeper as he kept moving the target and adding more things to lose. 12. Robbie says the turning point was realizing that no amount of external gratification was going to make him happy. 13. He says ISTA in 2019 "really cracked me open" because of the relational field, ritual, and embodied group work. 14. He says Hide and Temple in Melbourne became a major part of his path, with 18 months of trainings and facilitation there. 15. Robbie says group containers let people hear honest reflections like "brother, there's this thing that you're doing" instead of avoiding conflict. 16. He says the group field reduces lone-wolf isolation and lets people drink from a shared well of wisdom. 17. Robbie says emotional neglect became a named pattern for him around age 32, and that his default became independence and self-protection. 18. He says self-nourishment now looks like slowing down, saying no, using Epsom salts and essential oils, and letting care become internal. 19. People drawn to emotional healing, ISTA, brotherhood, and relational work would likely connect with this conversation. 20. People looking for a quick, purely theoretical spirituality discussion may skip this one.

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