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March 13, 2025 81 mins

Another podcast journey comes to an end as we conclude our look at John Lennon (and The Beatles’) religious, spiritual and philosophical journey by use of Steve Turner’s excellent book ‘The Gospel According To The Beatles’

After a brief recap of the previous episodes, Part 4 picks up from the formation of Apple in 1967, our four favourite rock gods soon discovering that utopian ideals, while often a good thing for the world, usually run into problems when they rub up against harsh reality. From there we cover the break-up of the Beatles, John’s psychic solo adventures (therapy, zen, astrology, magic) and an encounter that Steve Turner had with John & Yoko in 1971.

We hope you’ve enjoyed this alternative look at the many changes that John and his bandmates went through in those crazy and remarkable years up to 1980, when one quarter of the famous foursome was gunned down by an individual who was apparently grappling with the forces of light and darkness in his head, even possibly praying to Satan himself.

Like everything else, an exploration of the world just beyond visible light can be used for good or bad. If nothing else John Lennon was mostly striving, through various means, to improve his life and make himself a better person, which is something we can all aspire to.

See you soon for our next podcast adventure

 

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Steve Turner’s book

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22515.The_Gospel_According_to_the_Beatles?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=q7FtACTtFS&rank=1

 

episode links

John, Paul and Apple (New York 1968)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC5bUE2d_c0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmBFFIwrttk

 

It’s all going wrong at Rutle Corps!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ifa3wqqDE

 

What is Primal Therapy?

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-primal-therapy-5211136

 

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