urbanhealer.co.uk - Rob Calcutt

18/04/2024

Thursday testimonial share.

Intrigued? Test the waters with a free taster download:
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/lm-jan24

**rspirituality

08/04/2024

It'll be interesting to see who (if anyone) will pipe up in this post since it's a tad niche.

I've just got back from Atlantis Bookstore .atlantis.bookshop (very welcoming bunch!) for a reading of the anniversary of the three days of the writing of the book of the law.

EH? WTF IS THAT ROB?

Since you asked, Thelema is a Western esoteric and occult social or spiritual philosophy, founded in the early 1900s by Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), an English writer, mystic, occultist, and ceremonial magician.

Central to Thelema is the idea of discovering and following one's True Will, a unique purpose and calling that goes beyond ordinary desires. Crowley's system begins with The Book of the Law.

Big stuff and a LOT to take in when scrolling I'll admit.

Monday 8th - Wednesday 10th marks an important phase in the thelemic calendar and this is celebrated by reading a chapter of Liber AL on each consecutive day.

As you were! / 93s!

#93

31/03/2024

TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY

The past few years have ushered in an unprecedented shift in gender politics, resulting in some fiery conversations and an ever evolving dialogue.

Start by learning this word:

Cisgender (often abbreviated to simply cis) is a term for people whose experiences of their own gender agree with the s*x they were assigned at birth.

Here are ten steps you can take to show your support:

1. Don’t tolerate disrespect
Whether it’s hurtful language, remarks or jokes, call it out if it’s inappropriate.

2. Respect pronouns
Not sure which he/she/they pronouns someone uses? Just ask! Then use that pronoun and encourage others to do so.

3. Be patient with those questioning their gender identity
A person who’s questioning their gender identity might shift back and forth as they find out what’s best for them.

4. Don't police public loos
Gender-variant people may not match the signs on toilet doors. If there are no all-gender toilets available, offer to accompany a trans person in a buddy system so they’re less vulnerable.

5. Listen to trans voices
One of the most important parts of being an ally is learning what it means to be transgender.

6. Don’t assume you can tell if someone is transgender
Transgender and non-binary people don’t all look a certain way.

7. Be careful about confidentiality, disclosure, and outing
If someone has shared their gender identity with you, don’t tell others. Not only is this an invasion of privacy, but it can also have devastating consequences in a world that can be intolerant of gender differences.

8. Use gender-neutral language
Consider using gender inclusive language like “hi friends”, or “welcome folks”.

9. Keep it appropriate
Don’t ask trans folks about their ge****ls, surgical status or s*x lives. If you wouldn’t ask a cisgender person, don’t ask a trans person either!

10. Declare it
We all have a social media presence - add "I am a trans ally" to your biog.

28/03/2024

Thursday testimonial share. Cheers Jess! ❤️

Intrigued? Test the waters with a free taster download:
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/lm-jan24

**rspirituality

25/03/2024

GONG BATHS - timestamp the season and wake up the body for Spring!
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/gongs

The gong covers the full spectrum of sound. It vibrates all the body's cells, bones and organs. So you're effectively turning the body into one big ear. 👂

Dropping down into the body in this way naturally stimulates Theta brainwaves - which is where I'll hand over to the scientists:

The juncture between Alpha and Theta brainwaves is often called the crossover point by neuroscientists. Here, subjects have experienced “seemingly miraculous resolutions of complex psychological problems including a significant reduction in anxiety levels"
Clinique Psyché in Montreal, Quebec.

DM me if you need to destress!
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/gongs

22/03/2024

WHERE'S ROB?

Welllll... imagine curating a cacao ceremony in a dream location, for a gorgeous bunch of radical qu**rs.

Would be ace right?

Well this happened. Up near Carlisle, at Featherstone Castle.

Surrounded by forests, lakes and no phone signal!

We even had medicine songs from (next level amazing vocalist - immense gratitude to you my dear).

Next stop and then I'm back in London after Easter.

Apologies to everyone still waiting for cacao dates - am still on retreat safari which has ballsed up my my calendar somewhat.

Happy late equinox and enjoy the brighter days!

***rceremony

20/03/2024

SPRING EQUINOX (20 MARCH)

The sun is positioned vertically above the equator tonight, with the northern and southern hemispheres receiving equal exposure to the sun's rays. From here, the days will get lighter as the land wakes up and wildlife gets frisky.

It's a fabulous start point and an opportunity to celebrate new beginnings. So it's time to begin that task you've been putting off for aeons.

Fred says turn off the radiators (does anyone use radiators any more?) fling open the windows, get out in the garden and brighten up the home with flowers.

Don't have a garden? Find a park, kick off your shoes and feel the bare Earth beneath your feet. Vitamin D is free!

18/03/2024

REBIRTHING BREATHWORK
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/breathwork

There's really no substitute for breathing with a practitioner as any number of things can (and often do) come to the surface!

🫁 Rebirthing is a method of conscious breathwork; connecting the inhale and exhale to bring awareness to your natural breathing rhythm.

It’s a simple, yet profound, tool to allow you to relax deeply and discover tensions in the body that link to emotions, thoughts and narratives.

With each phase of relaxation, you shed an old skin, stirring up sensory memories like the peeling of an onion. 🧅

Feeling into these delicate places can be a powerful way to work with challenging life events, connecting behaviours to childhood patterns from your formative years.

It can get quite psychedelic with some even accessing sensory memories from birth!

https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/breathwork

***rbreathworker

13/03/2024

Celebrate neurodiversity.

Ever been nightclubbing with someone with ADHD? I rest my case.

We generally always gravitate to one another, most often found in the mosh pit.

I've been known to go out solo and dance to techno for a solid 8 hours, stone cold sober.

Why? Because there's something about the anonymity paired with external mania, that gives me a much needed window of calm.

I'll emerge in the morning having processed a ton of stuff. :))

We're also great at hyperfocus - hence why I disappeared off the map last year and put together an entire online course.

FREE taster session for all you urban misfits here:
http://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/lm-jan24

11/03/2024

Crisis readings - DM for more info.
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/tarot

Stressed? At a crossroads? Hit a wall?

When we get stuck in our heads, everything becomes nightmarish:

Separating your heart and head = huh?
Juggling multiple facts = wut?
Understanding others = wtf?
Kneejerk aggression = sure!

This is when we make crappy choices we may later regret.

A crisis reading is a bespoke tarot spread, designed to help you quickly get to the heart of an issue and hit the ground running with a crystal clear set of objectives.

How does it work?

Tarot is a visual language, designed to mirror every aspect of the human journey.

Tarot coaching can:
😕 Disentangle confused threads
🤗 Give you a better understanding of yourself and others
🤔 Offer fresh perspectives
😃 Suggest positive directions
🤓 Predict likely outcomes

https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/tarot

08/03/2024

05/03/2024

My only capture from the gong room at PapaLoko's 8th birthday party, .ldn - if you were there, you'll know how special this was!

Loft parties aside, club culture has become increasingly homogenised in recent years. It's easy to forget that when house and techno music swept across the world in the early 90s, it soundtracked the resistance movement. For a time, the simple act of dancing to 4/4 beats was, in itself, a political statement.

Fast forward to 2024 and as inequality increases, licensed venues are closing at an alarmingly rapid rate, with state sponsored violence cracking down on radical alternatives such as outdoor raves and squat gatherings.

is to be treasured in today's world. It truly is a time capsule back to the 90s, with a forward looking attitude and brilliantly curated music policy to match. Plus they not only have an immersive room 2 filled with gongs, but they also begin the night with meditation and sankirtana chanting... .guides angelic voice really is something to be witnessed!

In short - they're doing this the RIGHT way!

A pleasure to play alongside

sounds

Thanks to and Gabriel for the ask!x

***r

04/03/2024

CACAO CEREMONIES IN N15!

https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/cacao

If you're working through something, looking for guidance or needing to centre yourself for spring, this could be just the ticket!

What's cacao?

Cacao is a psychoactive superfood and the key ingredient in chocolate. She’s also a master plant medicine.

Ingested, it triggers a cascade of neurotransmitters including Phenylethylamine (PEA), the rich, sensuous chemical we naturally produce when we fall in love. Then there’s the bliss molecule, Anandamide, which contains similar psychoactive properties to ma*****na.

Plus it's legal! HOW you might ask? Well she's been hiding away in confectionery since the 16th century, hence avoiding all the legal scapegoating.

Great for dancing as well as deep meditation, which might sound like an oxymoron!

No bodily trauma, no deep purging effects and no inescapable visions (cacao isn't psychedelic, psychotropic or hallucinogenic). There are no known risks, so you can drive and operate fancy machinery under her influence.Plan with no drawbacks right?

Get in touch to book. Max number: 6.

https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/cacao

***rceremony ***rcacao

01/03/2024

LGBTQIA+ allies don't vote Tory.

Need some talking points? I've got all day.

Reports of homophobic abuse in the UK have been skyrocketing during the Conservatives’ time in power.

Transphobic offences are shown to have quadrupled between 2014-15 and 2019-20, representing a 354 per cent increase.

Conversion therapy remains legal in the UK over three years after the government pledged to ban the practice in the 2018 LGBT Action Plan.

Non-binary people are still unable to gain legal recognition in the UK, and the Conservatives have continued to ignore the growing demand despite a petition amassing over 140,000 signatures.

During the 2022 Conservative leadership election, all three main candidates – Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, and Penny Mordaunt – were all too happy to throw trans people under the bus to further their own political ambitions. This includes anti trans comments both on lecterns and in private meetings.

Lest we forget, the Tories introduced Section 28 in 1988. This legislation banned the ‘promotion of homos*xuality’ by local authorities and schools. It included a homophobic ad campaign, which included a veiled attempt to equate homos*xuality with paedophilia.

Quote the (temporarily exiled) Suella Braverman - "being gay, or a woman, and fearful of discrimination in your country of origin is [not] sufficient to qualify for protection"

Many stories have emerged of asylum seekers being expected to meet derogatory stereotypes to “prove” their s*xuality, including one man who was rejected as he did not have a gay “demeanour” and did not “look around the room in an effeminate manner”.

There are plenty more...

29/02/2024

Cacao ceremonies and business planning are two worlds that rarely collide!

This is why it was such a pleasure working with biz maverick

- host of The Aggressive Growth podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/show/5FNN5vaYZCQ8ttnr1CJqQU?si=c6a9ad89515d490c

Thanks for these words Amy...x

Go check her out, if only to swoon at her amazing ink!

27/02/2024

Pop astrology gets on my nerves.

The irony is not lost, since my cat shamelessly flips tarot cards on here every Friday. 🤣
..but seriously, does anyone know a really geeky Astrology podcast that doesn't stray into new age, Cosmopolitan territory?

I'm really into Pam Gregory and she doesn't have one sadly. :(

Cheers!

26/02/2024

Drumming makes you feel good!

Download a free taster session here:
www.urbanhealer.co.uk/lm-jan24

A frequency of 180 beats per minute can slow brain waves to around 8 cycles per second. It also vibrates the visual cortex of the brain and can induce significant trance states and inner landscapes – trippy!

So engage your childlike sense of adventure and allow the beat of the drum to guide you down the rabbit hole of your inner world.

On a basic level, it’s great for relaxation and stress relief, but for those ready to go deep, a session can get right underneath your trauma and neuroses, offering valuable insights to shift addictions, habits, physical ailments and behaviour patterns from childhood (dis-connection creates dis-ease).

DM me if you want to know more.

Download a free taster session here:
www.urbanhealer.co.uk/lm-jan24

More info here:
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/shamanic-journeying

22/02/2024

Thursday testimonial share.

Cheers for going public Oli - I promise he's real and not an AI bot 🤣

Intrigued? Test the waters with a free taster download:
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**rspirituality

20/02/2024

STOP SCROLLING.

You're alive! :-0

And there we have it.

You can resume scrolling now.

19/02/2024

Gong baths in North London! DM me for more info.
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/gongs

Gongs and drums can induce a trance-like state of consciousness which stimulate restorative, Theta brainwave patterns and balance the brain hemispheres.

The juncture between Alpha and Theta brainwaves is often called the crossover point by neuroscientists. Here, subjects have experienced “seemingly miraculous resolutions of complex psychological problems” including a significant reduction in anxiety levels.

https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/gongs

16/02/2024

IT’S FRED FRIDAY! 🐈‍⬛

So tag a cat lover and pick a card in the comments!

Like most of the planets this month, Fred is going DIRECT.

He’s picked the SIX OF WANDS from his Tarot of the pagan cats deck.

The card depicts rows of neighbourhood cats gasping in awe as a cat leaps into the frame, having caught a mouse. He’s listening to Loleatta Holloway’s ‘Hit and run’ (sound UP!). So as Fred nonchalantly washes himself on his garden fence, completely owning his space in the world, he asks...

“How can you tap into your unique form of medicine?”

He suggests bringing some movement into the equation this week. Dress for the job you want, talk your own talk and stake your claim in the world. This is a week where you can step up and be recognised for simply doing what you do in the only way you know how...so allow yourself to be seen and practice taking those compliments.

If you don’t - others will...and Fred would hate to see your gifts wasted!

PICK A CARD TO FIND OUT HOW!

***rtarot

15/02/2024

I'm excited to announce I'll be taking the gongs on the road to PapaLoko's fiercely q***r 8th birthday bash at .ldn on Friday 1st March!

3rd and final release tickets can be purchased here:
https://ra.co/events/1841263

Looking forward to being part of this all night sound bath alongside the wonderful:

guidessounds

Thanks to and Gabriel for the ask!x

***r

14/02/2024

Today is world sound healing day (way cooler than Valentine's).

Every year, people all over the planet join together to tone the heart sound “AH” for a minimum of 5 minutes. A sound wave that resonates around the planet.

A tad cheesy, but also, kinda nice.

Also - could it be time to book your first gong bath?

https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/gongs

For those that don't know (or need reminding) - gongs are one of the only instruments with the power to still the human mind.

The hypnotic drones ripple through your muscles, joints, bones and organs; travelling right down into your cells and beyond.

They can be used to frame a profound silence, bringing on altered states, which can balance the brain hemispheres, transform negative energy and assist the body in healing itself.

Tuning in and surrendering can work on many levels, emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually – but psychobabble aside, it’s also a kick ass way to beat stress and relax.

World Sound Healing Day was started in 2002 by Jonathan Goldman, the founder of the US Sound Healers Association. It seems to get bigger every year - plus it's an opportunity to get off the treadmill and stop time.

13/02/2024

Valentine's day is nauseating.

Empty Moonpig gestures for the unimaginative, petrol station flowers turnout.

Fred says ignore it and celebrate Gallentines with your mates instead.

Let this post be the cat-alyst.

Fun fact though...

Valentine of Terni was a Third-Century-priest who ministered to Christians in ancient Rome. Various accounts exist detailing the events that led to him becoming a martyr and subsequently being named a saint by the Catholic Church. One of the most widely-believed accounts suggests that Valentine defied Emperor Claudius II of Rome.

The Emperor had outlawed young men getting married, as he thought them to be of more use on the battlefield than at home.Some accounts detail Valentine’s stark defiance of this law, seeing him marry young couples in clandestine ceremonies. This was regarded as a serious offence in the eyes of the Emperor, and the priest was beheaded on 14 February as a consequence.

12/02/2024

Download a free taster session via this link:
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/lm-jan24

🫁 Rebirthing is a method of conscious breathwork; connecting the inhale and exhale to bring awareness to your natural breathing rhythm.

It’s a simple, yet profound, tool to allow you to relax deeply and discover tensions in the body that link to emotions, thoughts and narratives.

With each phase of relaxation, you shed an old skin, stirring up sensory memories like the peeling of an onion. 🧅

Feeling into these delicate places can be a powerful way to work with challenging life events, connecting behaviours to childhood patterns from your formative years.

It can get quite psychedelic with some even accessing sensory memories from birth!

DM me to book a call if this piques your interest.

Based in London N15 / online sessions available.

Download a free taster session via this link:
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/lm-jan24

***rbreathworker

09/02/2024

IT’S FRED FRIDAY! 🐈‍⬛

So tag a cat lover and pick a card in the comments!

Fred is up and out at 5am, eager to catch the 7:30 sunrise. As the light returns and nature begins to stir, Fred is on his fence, sniffing the air and saying YES to opportunity.

On the revolutionary aquarius new moon, Fred reminds that this is the fertile part of the year. The earlier you speak your truth and sow those seeds of intention, the more you tap into the potential of bearing multiple fruits as the year progresses. This is why he’s picked THE EMPRESS...so he’s listening to Barrabas - Woman (sound UP!).

Fred’s message is to let your gifts flow out into the world. He suggests that you stop worrying about whether people like what you do or not. If you love it – that really is more than enough.

PICK A CARD TO TAP INTO YOUR GIVEAWAY

***rtarot

06/02/2024

This old Kierkegaard fave pops up every now and then.

Stop, breathe...how far from yourself have you drifted over the past year?

The need to recalibrate presents itself every six months or so for me.

Stop time, come to Tottenham and try some breathwork. :)
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/breathwork

05/02/2024

Crisis readings - £50 throughout Feb.

DM for more info.
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/tarot

Stressed? At a crossroads? Hit a wall?

When we get stuck in our heads, everything becomes nightmarish:

Separating your heart and head = huh?
Juggling multiple facts = wut?
Understanding others = wtf?
Kneejerk aggression = sure!

This is when we make crappy choices we may later regret.

A crisis reading is a bespoke tarot spread, designed to help you quickly get to the heart of an issue and hit the ground running with a crystal clear set of objectives.

How does it work?

Tarot is a visual language, designed to mirror every aspect of the human journey.

Tarot coaching can:
😕 Disentangle confused threads
🤗 Give you a better understanding of yourself and others
🤔 Offer fresh perspectives
😃 Suggest positive directions
🤓 Predict likely outcomes

£50 throughout Feb - DM for more info!
https://www.urbanhealer.co.uk/tarot

02/02/2024

IT’S FRED FRIDAY! 🐈‍⬛

So tag a cat lover and pick a card in the comments!

Fred is tired. He went for his booster this week and he’s had all kinds of symptoms. [I’m also projecting onto my cat here - am actually knackered].

There’s a lot of noise out there in the world and it can be so easy to get stuck in your head, ruminating and worrying about things you can’t control.

Interestingly, Fred has reached for his tarot of the witches deck and picked exactly the same card as last week. :-0 So here we go again with the TWO OF CUPS.

He offers a clear sign that it took two people to bring us into the world, so we’re simply not designed to do anything completely alone (one of Fred’s fave phrases). So tag your ally into this post and treasure those closest.

Fred is listening to ‘D-Train - you’re the one for me’ (sound UP!)

For the second time this month, Fred encourages you to focus in on the magic you can create when you allow yourself to be seen. So why not channel that guiding light and hold space for another as you wake up the senses for Imbolc?

PICK A CARD TO DISCOVER THE POTENTIAL OF THAT DUALITY!

***rtarot