Black Beryl Podcast: Bonus Materials

4.2 Bonus Materials for Paid Members

Pierce Salguero — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:28:00 GMT

Subscribe on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including these PDFs of Linda’s work:

Metamodern Mysticisms (2018)
“Toward a metamodern reading of Spiritual but Not Religious mysticisms” (2018)
“The Metamodern Bend: Theorizations for Religious Studies” (2022)

4.1 Bonus Materials for Paid Members

Pierce Salguero — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:27:08 GMT

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PDF of the introduction to Pierce’s new book: Meditation Sickness: A Sourcebook on the Dangers of Buddhist Practice, just published by University of Hawaii Press.

3.18 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Tue, 05 May 2026 18:00:31 GMT

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PDF of the introduction of Jeff’s book, How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else (2024)

3.17 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:57:11 GMT

Become a paid subscriber on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including a $500 discount on the Neuromatrix Headset:

3.16 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:09:50 GMT

Become a paid subscriber on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including downloading:

Tawni Tidwell et al. “Chasing dön spirits in Tibetan medical encounters: Transcultural affordances and embodied psychiatry in Amdo, Qinghai” 2022.

3.15 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:49:52 GMT

Become a paid subscriber on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including downloading:

Full English translation of the Hathayoga Pradipika, which includes description of kundalini coiled at the base of the spine and structured practices to direct her energy toward enlightenment:

3.14 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:54:20 GMT

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Brandt Stickley, “Approaching the Origin: The Diaphanous Body and Classical Chinese Medicine” (preprint of article published in 2024).

3.13 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:56:55 GMT

Become a paid subscriber on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including downloading:

Article summarizing Nick’s dissertation research on “loss of self” experiences
50% off “Varieties of Ego-Dissolution” online course (research overview of the types of self-boundary dissolution and their impacts)

3.12 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 12:48:30 GMT

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Pierce’s 2017 translation of the complete “Chapter on Illness” from Zhiyi’s Shorter Treatise on Śamatha and Vipaśyanā.

3.11 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:06:36 GMT

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High resolution image of the Tibetan subtle body system
Susannah’s chapter “For This Kind of Thing, the Lama Is Better: Religion, Medicine, and the Treatment of ‘Madness’ among Tibetans in Amdo,” from Buddhism and Healing in the Modern World

3.10 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:47:47 GMT

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Chapter 10 from Richard's book, which presents his D.R.E.A.D. framework for acute religious experiences.

3.9 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:22:43 GMT

Become a paid subscriber on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including downloads of these PDFs:

“Challenging and Adverse Meditation Experiences: Toward A Person-Centered Approach” (2021)
“Prevalence of meditation-related adverse effects in a population-based sample in the United States” (2021)

3.8 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 18:33:58 GMT

Members-only Benefits

Paid members can download PDFs of the abovementioned articles and books using these links:

3.7 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 22:22:02 GMT

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Video lecture by Pierce introducing Thai animist culture and healing practices:

3.6 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Wed, 07 May 2025 14:50:23 GMT

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Chapter 23 of Mary's new book ("Engaging the Deep Wild")
Preface & Chapter 1 of Pierce's new book ("Preparing for the Journey")
Plus, sign up with a paid subscription before the end of the month to receive a bookmark in the mail from Lan Li!

3.5 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:23:41 GMT

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Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of Meditation

3.4 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:04:06 GMT

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PDF of David's chapter in Oxford Handbook of Tantric Studies
PDF of David's article, "Were-Creatures of the Eurasian Ecumene"
PDF of David's article, "Dracula’s Family Tree"

3.3 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:38:20 GMT

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PDF with introduction to The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk

3.2 Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:45:35 GMT

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PDF of Jack’s article, “Daoist Celestial Medicine: Community, Cultivation, and Compassion” from Journal of Daoist Studies (2024).

3.1. Bonus material for paid members

Pierce Salguero — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:21:40 GMT

The Black Beryl Podcast is a continuation of the Blue Beryl Podcast, which you can find at:

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Full manuscript of the short book book Traditional Thai Medicine: Buddhism, Animism, Yoga, Ayurveda (2106), with chapters on spirit healing, talismans, and other topics covered in the pod: