Richard Rudd

Richard Rudd is a renowned poet, mystic, and teacher. After earning a Master’s Degree in metaphysics and literature from Edinburgh University, he worked in the film industry in Australia, trained as a teacher of Chi Kung in Thailand, and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean on a small yacht. Then at the age 29, he had a transformative spiritual experience that led him to conceive The Gene Keys, a book that took seven years to write. Today, he teaches globally and was recognized in 2019 as one of The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People by Watkins.
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[@g37petrichor]

This is one of the few podcasts that actually feels like a real conversation between human beings

[@originalmal]

This particular episode or something other than?

[@g37petrichor]

@@originalmal i meant tetragrammaton in general

[@juann268]

Human beings? One of them repackaged the Yi Jing as new age slop so that he could charge you for it, and the other one got rich engaging in what is essentially cultural usury at the expense of the dreams and hard work of artists. If shape shifting reptilians were a thing, that is who you would be praising.

[@jimlocke]

Yes such a great conversation 🔥🙏😊

[@originalmal]

The texture is velveteen ❤

[@georginacullum6128]

What an absolute treat to find two of my main mentors right now in conversation with each other. And two deep and calming voices to listen to to boot. Thank you both so much for your transmissions here at this time on our planet. So grateful. x

[@jimlocke]

Yes I loved hearing the deeper stories and background of Richard's Journey 🙏😊

[@aurajae]

Same here, sister. Same here.

[@georginacullum6128]

really special hey? x@@aurajae

[@loveandoneness.n.e.t]

Gene keys has really showed me a lot about myself and I'm still learning

[@ahoihedviggen4451]

when two brilliant minds have a deep conversation ❤✨🙏🏼

[@adro.c]

Can you include the automatic subtitles? Doesn’t matter if they are wrong. Is helping a lot for people who is not English native language … thanks

[@ricardosabatino3172]

What a beautiful gift to have 2 of my keys read in this conversation and feeling how it connects to my deepest self.

[@jordandrumb]

Yes it's all about you! The world revolves around you! Feed your ego! Yes! Get more of your religious teachings from the homeless drug addicts who roam the streets!

[@Outdoorsman518]

Same

[@jessehusband]

no fraking way richard rudd and rick rubin holy sheeeeeeeeiiiiiiittttttt WHAT!?!?!

[@nlpchannel]

Lovely to experience the sharing of wisdom at this level, Rick your questions are both surprising and delightful... I've been with the GK's for many years and so enjoyed as Richard dropped into some of the deeper structure of the GK's ... thank you both for sharing the delight of the Tea Ceremony

[@monikabravoiamoptimist3959]

Great- KUDOS! (I haven't listened yet) But the fact that Rudd is acknowledging RA is a big step Since some of Rudd’s followers believe he just basically had a revelation and don’t know the history. BTW Ra acknowledged at the end of his run the IMPORTANCE OF THE TAOIST ICHING in understanding human design system. As a trained Taoist, I can attest to that! And the gene keys is a beautiful version of the ancient ICHING the book of changes - So always, always Always make reference to your ancestry. #genekeysw #humandesign

[@em945]

How interesting! I now am appreciating the IChing also. I have just embraced Gene Keys after being heavily educated in Human Design. Ra was a lot more settled and in a little home/ also teaching schoolkids when the 8 day experience occurred. Human Design has been amazing. Gene Keys seems to be a more free form, but I appreciate Richard's inspired dive and contemplative nature into how the keys function.

[@kendylouwhoo]

Mmm the way Richard Rudd talks about tea 🍵 😌 so romantic. I love it. ❤️

[@JSL5157]

I really enjoyed listening to this conversation and hearing the depth and detail behind both the writing of the GK book and a tea ceremony. I tried a tea ceremony this morning, contemplating a sphere of my activation sequence with each of the first four cups of tea. It was really meaningful and left me wondering if we don’t all have the ability to write our own versions of our Gene Keys.

[@Kay-rp1fz]

What a gift! Thank you 🙏

[@atrinae]

Everything is fractal. The smallest view is the same as the expanded view and all flows together in the spiral movement of life. No bit is more important than the other. All is as important as the next.

[@CarlJohanRenault]

As above, so below.

[@dajaknes]

Rick, this is lovely, thank you.

[@armchairastrologer1858]

The way Richard speaks about tea is how I speak of cannabis. The romance, the ritual, the beauty, the swirling smoke, the hues and patterns, the light play, the fragrance, the frequency, the breath, the moment, the expansion, the harmony. The many strains, the varied terpenes. Wonderful when shared. Magical solo trips. Meditative. Contemplative. Soothing. Alivening. Divine. My Goddess, I'm in love with Mama Cannabis. Anywhooo ... beautiful episode all around 🙏

[@poeticallyinclined2]

Officially my favourite podcast ever. Two humble masters drinking tea - what a treat, thankyou!

[@apariver]

Love Richard!

[@sheastewart2889]

In the world of biodynamic craniosacral, the pauses between the rhythmic motion in the body is where healing takes place. Pauses create an inherent spaciousness, a dynamic stillness, the place of our deepest potential. It is the healing rhythm of the natural world, slowly breathing in and then slowly breathing out. It is always there, found in whispers, that moment of pause that flows through us. Holding and connecting all life form. I absolutely loved this conversation.

[@nancieleon2052]

I agree with the other comments - what a lovely 🥰 heartwarming conversation! Especially the insights regarding GK’s 29 and 30 as they are in my profile. ❤❤❤

[@Element8909]

I'm at 1hr 10 minutes into the podcast, where Richard is describing the way that time is fractal, in the same way that space is fractal. He then goes on to talk about overlaying the 64 fractals of the Gene Keys onto a clock, and that it's like looking at a map of fractal time through these 64 patterns based upon the I Ching.. This immediately made me think of Terence McKenna's Timewave hyopothesis, which was a map of time that McKenna developed which was based on the I Ching. I think that the conclusions that Richard and Terence each drew from this idea of applying the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching to time were perhaps quite different, however it's still an interesting overlap of insights. I wonder if Richard is aware of McKenna's explorations into the I Ching.

[@Tvp247]

Wow that's fascinating I'll have to look into Mckennas hypothesis

[@Jsauss]

Ra was aware of it.

[@Element8909]

@@Jsauss Interesting, maybe there was some cross pollination of concept. Either way it's a cool synchronicity

[@justynschannel2548]

Not a big tea drinker historically but by chance i am enjoying a ginger lemon number out of an hours-to-cool type cup which happened to last to the tea chat that was about on this episode. Wonderful to have a chance tea encounter at a distance from this beautiful conversation. Thankful!

[@bdorsky]

Any chance you could get a tea master on in future podcasts? Really love the idea of the tea ceremony.

[@elenanegru6902]

❤❤❤❤❤,thank you

[@EugenvonEigen]

This is such a gem 🙏

[@kevin_heslip]

Thoroughly enjoyed the tea break and discussion in the middle

[@bdorsky]

This is a really interesting subject. Thanks for having him on.

[@user-xw6xp8ue6u]

I so enjoyed this epic conversation covering such a wide range of topics with Richard and Rubin 😊

[@MJL_TheREcast]

Fantastic ❤🙏. Thank you for this

[@Ori.Ana.Lightning]

Really Great Thank You 🐲♥️🌟♥️🐲

[@mercurious6699]

Great and enjoyable, thank you

[@user-ff9zn7ed4e]

This was a gift to listen to this podcast, felt a greater awareness of GK, enjoyed the contemplation.. the great change....always a fan of Richard Rudd..thank you

[@tammyvanwinkle8226]

This is just the best! I have Gene Key 29 in the center of my profile so I just loved that part. Thanks guys. I'm a huge fan of both of you, and I can't wait to see Richard live and in person!

[@kietraillesutton8809]

This is incredible

[@ChuckCeramics]

Great now I want rare expensive tea 😅 seriously such an insightful conversation, and what an example of people really hearing each other and responding without agendas!

[@bazar_historias_peludas]

Awesome. I enjoyed this interview!

[@nadiathibault3007]

Pre pandemic 2017 I went to a Gene Keys group at someone's house with about 30 people and someone there had the same birthday born in the same year as me (different countries same hemisphere, Canada and Sweden). Synchronicity yes. Our first keys were 1 then 2. I have focussed more on the synchronicity in astrology (astrology predicted COVID by almost the day) but I still return to the Gene Keys in particular this year as my GK goal is 'Entrepreneur' and that is exactly what I am doing at the moment Pluto is moving into Aquarius and it's lining up with my T square and so many other placements in my chart. The I Ching, taoist arts, Mantak Chia, chanting have also been part of my journey. All the modalities are lining up and this is the way through in this chaotic world that is speeding up every day. Thank you for these teachings.

[@tarastreasure]

Indeed astrology predicted the upheaval of 2020 but that can be interpreted in more than one way. I call out the pLandemic as a fear mongering BS invented with a malefic purpose.

[@shaktiveda7041]

Super Interesting!!! Thanks!

[@ebbbflow]

Such an interesting conversation between two intelligent individuals. I really found it fascinating when Richard mentions about how technological advancements are merely a reflection of the contents inside a human mind. Would love to listen more about the “network consciousness”.

[@FilthyBRobinson]

Love love LOVED this. Even the chimes at the 42:42 mark. I can't be the only person to have noticed it.

[@KatreniMaticce]

🍵 enjoying this one

[@constancewalsh3646]

"You could equally say nothing." This comes after the cycle of words -- years, decades, lifetimes, or suddenly.

[@WhizPill]

3 hours of Rick, what a delight

[@anniehamiltonastrology3870]

A real dream team

[@LADYMU]

Earth Changing. To experience the live authentic field of these two masters (who would never call themselves such) weaving...brings a true dawning to the spirit ✨👁🔥 It is the sparks of two revelatory mind like these brushing against one another that will ignite the wildfire of gnosis that will encompass the Earth 🌏☀️

[@valerievanmeter8091]

Conversation between masters.

[@elftower907]

I got into the omniscient state once don’t know how. I have the 17 too.

[@blackforesttiger6167]

wunderschön

[@amandaholley8717]

Diamonds are made in darkness … under compression ….

[@suzannevibert]

Game Changers.

[@juann268]

When a podcast runs for three and a half hours, you know someone likes to hear himself talk. Two of them, actually.

[@VivianeStern]

I also love to hear them talk 🥭😇✨

[@juann268]

@@VivianeSternit’s like watching three hours of reciprocal onanism with these two.

[@ajjuney]

Fab

[@krisjanovitz]

Wonderful episode… until the tea slurping when I threw my AirPods across the room. Good god that was brutal.

[@kietraillesutton8809]

And now it is my turn

[@JimKincaid]

Rudd is a Virgo stellium…the mercurial/orderly/clean/decluttering stuffs 101

[@joarsolbakk7160]

what always put me alittle bit off formalized spirituality is how they use a somewhat shared language to explain analogies. These are fundamental intuitive patterns that people happen upon themselves - If the journey is in your breath, in your mind, in aesthetic contemplation, then you should follow yourself. In my mind philosophy and science does a better job at bringing language and analogy together.

[@humminahummina]

Sure, but not everyone has the clarity to propel further thought forward, per se. A guide/teacher can sometimes help to shine some light, no?

[@joarsolbakk7160]

@@humminahummina yeah for sure. I really enjoy and see the good in interesting ideas. Especially because they are creative in their wording and concepts. I guess, to be more specific, I'm a little bit put off of what I sometimes feel like is memorized knowledge, a kind of ideology, when it rather should be reflecting something contextual and personal. I don't know, I start thinking about the alarm he told us about for the 5 minutes of breathing. While that is good, in my mind the need for breathing is a very momentual thing between person and body. In my experience meditation is just a way to learn how to be able to connect to oneself in any situation, without the need for external guidance. And I'm sure that's the end goal for this alarm system etc - but I also feel that it might not be reached when meditation is just a practice and not a way of life. But I agree you need the right people around to develop, but I also believe the "aesthetic" can be developed by anyone.

[@jordandrumb]

Yes, you should get your religious teachings from homeless drug addicts. My teacher is a tranq and fentanyl addicted wizard in Philly yo!

[@humminahummina]

​@@joarsolbakk7160 I get this - I feel the same about 'formalized spirituality' as you called it - when I see regular religious stuff. It seems weird to me that many consider their "word of god" the one and ONLY and feel the need to preach it to the world...which disregards the millions upon millions who found their own god/path, many in their own indigenous traditions. I only came upon Rick's guest here about a month ago. What intrigued me was that he shared, essentially, that we can set a foundation for ourselves, if nothing else, in pausing and taking three deep breaths. I can relate to what you appreciate in the personal experience, and for this reason, I could appreciate what Rudd was sharing in this small piece of guidance. I'm not new to meditation, self-inquiry, or aspirations of personal growth. I'd hardly call a guidance/suggestion/offering to simply pause and take three deep breaths as memorized knowledge. In checking these Gene Keys further, one thing I came across (and since purchased on Kindle because it was easily affordable) was his book on "Contemplation" that I have now heard him refer to (and I'm pretty certain he referred to it in the talk here) as his favorite as it's very short and a distillation of everything else he teaches...which is, basically, the value of sitting, breathing, and being/staying with those moments and what comes from that. He never once mentions the Gene Keys because it's not necessary/relevant. As well, while your comments are noble, many many folks have a hard time doing just this for the discomfort that comes with it. Lastly, as for the app, I also checked this out (it's free, why not?). First, it's hardly "an alarm" lol ...I checked it out because for years I've personally thought it would be nice to have just such an app. Why? Because sometimes I can get so caught up in my computer work, that I forget to just stop. Sometimes I'd love just one soft strum of a harp or guitar or soft whatever to say, "hey, get up and stretch and move a little" (I'm a dancer at heart)... These "alarms" as you called them (which is so far from what they actually are) are otherwise whenever, whatever, and however you want them to be. In the couple weeks that I've had the app on my phone, I might ignore them completely for the most part...and other times I might see it or hear it (at whatever times I've programmed it for) and let myself have that 3 minutes...or 5 minutes...or 10 minutes... I do with it what works for me. Maybe some folks have evolved so much that they are constantly in a state of walking enlightenment, but consider all the other kinds of folks who wouldn't mind the helping (and free) reminder in the day. I mean, think of all the alcoholics who couldn't go sober alone and found the assistance they needed to save their lives by way of AA (controversial for some, I understand). Sometimes a helping hand isn't a bad thing. Consider the single mom with two kids whose husband died in a car accident and she's just trying all day to keep it all together...or the guy who just doesn't know how to take a break of any other kind... Lastly, about that 'memorized knowledge' thing (again) - one thing that I also have found pretty cool about this Rudd guy is that he *branched off* from Human Design, a more dogmatic presentation of self-study because it was just that: a little more limiting relative to one's very personal path. With the Gene Keys, while Rudd may have given words to the Keys, it isn't so new as he says himself that it's related to the i ching, among other dna/genetic/science-y stuff. What he does do and why I am keen to learn more, is that he recognized the words in those three "layers" he spoke of, if you will, that serve as jump-off points to deepen those moments when we stop and feel what we feel in a given moment. Those personal moments that you recognize as yours and yours alone, it seems he recognizes the same. It's all our own exploration. 🙏

[@bellelacroix5938]

For God's sake

[@purplepurrer]

Sounds like a bunch of eastern philosophy and Buddhism recycled and repurposed to suit a western palette at least for the first 54 min. Here I have an alternate suggestion for a very accessible practice for observing the mind - chant nam myoho renge Kyo with your eyes open and go to a local meeting at the SGI center. All for free. Costs you nothing. It's how you can transform yourself and your life, if you so choose to.

[@arcana_mystery]

Women exist but not on rubins podcast.

[@cazjohnston9655]

Mmmm yes that appears to be true....like missing half the story

[@JGamzChem]

Whitney Cummings kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4nKmZyJrMxjgLs&ab_channel=TetragrammatonwithRickRubin

[@Rosewhisperer]

I'm only 10 mins into the conversation where Richard is sharing his awakening ..often a male thing when they tune into their bodies and out of their minds...what he describes about being free for 3 days is akin to what most women feel naturally, with our wombs and connected to the cosmos. ahhh!

[@jo-annel.wright2975]

Of course. Can men speak for women. Yes maybe. Should men speak for women. No...

[@levcimac]

There are plenty of podcasts, especially around healing and growth, where men don't feature. Regardless, this shouldn't be a moaning contest. I want folks to follow their inspiration rather than be bullied or manipulated in our age of resentment and cynicism.

[@Idiotbtch7]

Great conversation. Interesting stuff here

[@georgegkguide]

Ahhhhh 3 hours and 30 minutes of the journey to being a Mystic and allowing a mystery Mastery transmission to come through that allows humanity a grounded path to empowered embodiment.✨️🙏✨️🫶🏻💫✨️🦄