Stan Rain

This week on The Circle, we go all in on the Magician archetype through a queer lens with guest Stan Rain, founder of the Naked Dojo. Together we explore the Magician’s gifts of creativity, imagination, and transformation—and the shadow expressions of the manipulator and the innocent one—through real stories and Internal Family Systems. We also step into modern wizardry with Stan’s AI co-facilitator, TONI, and ask what it means to use powerful tools in service of intention rather than manipulation. This episode blends archetypal psychology, embodiment practice, consent-minded facilitation, and conscious technology to help you bring more clarity, play, and power to your Magician in daily life.Chapter Markers00:00 — Welcome and Intro to the Magician Archetype 02:00 — Meet Stan Rain 04:05 — Four archetypes overview and why they matter 07:18 — Painter’s palette metaphor for choice and balance 09:22 — Who is the Magician: creativity, imagination, manifesting 12:40 — Play as a practice: Lego blocks and adult tinkering 16:10 — Curiosity and experimentation in movement and art 18:45 — Shadow states: manipulator and innocent one 22:28 — Safety, queerness, and why shadow shows up 25:36 — IFS parts and relating to shadow without shame 28:30 — Using shadow skillfully and the Star Wars analogy 31:05 — Hypnotherapy as conscious influence and intention 34:02 — Awareness, intention, and skillful use of power 36:45 — Enter TONI: AI co-facilitator in a breathwork container 40:00 — How TONI runs timing, music, and context 42:30 — Boundaries: what AI should not say in a healing space 45:18 — Mirror effect of AI and why intention is everything 48:00 — Emptiness, projection, and staying grounded in purpose 50:35 — Practical takeaways: questions to invite your Magician 53:10 — Human creativity at the core, tech as a tool 56:05 — First steps for listeners new to archetypes 58:20 — Closing ritual and gratitude