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Oprah's Super Soul

Shirley MacLaine on Love, Sex and Reincarnation

Oprah's Super Soul

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.632.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

From April 11, 2011: On the Oprah Winfrey Show, Oscar-, Golden Globe-, Emmy-winning actress and author Shirley MacLaine discusses her New York Times best-selling book I’m Over All That. She opens up about her decades in show business, her favorite leading men and her lifelong spiritual journey. Shirley also describes what she calls “orphan psychology,” and how it allows her to be kinder to herself and others.

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0:00.0

Hey podcast listeners, some of you may know that Oprah began having conversations about

0:06.3

the deeper meaning of life in the world around us even in the early days of the Oprah

0:10.2

show.

0:11.2

When you look inward, then you can begin to create another kind of power.

0:15.9

Because we know you love a super soul style discussion.

0:18.2

I went, ah, ah!

0:21.2

We opened up the vault of the Oprah Winfrey show to hand pick episodes that will enhance

0:25.8

the Super Soul Podcast Library.

0:28.3

Every experience in our lives is to teach us to learn to love.

0:33.5

Please enjoy this past episode of the Oprah Winfrey show on Super Soul Conversations.

0:38.9

Oscar winning actress Shirley McClain is a true original.

0:46.4

I know when some people hear her name, they think great actress, but also some of you

0:51.4

might think, ah, little out there.

0:54.2

You know she believes in UFOs.

0:56.6

She believes in past lives.

0:58.0

She believes in reincarnation, all of that stuff.

1:00.8

And she's been criticized a lot, but I think that she has been so misunderstood.

1:06.1

It is always fascinating when Shirley's here.

1:09.0

She was born in Virginia.

1:10.5

Her drama teacher mom named her after child star Shirley Temple.

1:15.1

At three years old she started ballet lessons.

1:17.8

That's when Shirley McClain knew she was destined to perform.

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