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THIRD EYE DROPS

Meld minds with Michael Phillip and his magnificent multidisciplinary guests— Scientists, artists, comedians, psychologists, authors, spiritual teachers, and more as they muse about life's most compelling questions.
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May 8, 2025

Longtime UFO researcher, author, and historian Richard Dolan enters the mind meld.

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In this one, renowned researcher Richard Dolan joins me to peel back the layers of the enigma that is the UFO phenomenon. Using his book Alien Agendas as a springboard, we dive into the speculative and the startling: The possibility of an ongoing alien hybridization program, genetic manipulation, consciousness, the various flavors of non-human intelligence, and whether these entities—whatever they are—should be seen as allies, adversaries, or something far stranger.

This conversation isn't just about what's out there, it's about how deeply it might already be entangled with us. 

 

May 5, 2025

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Psychologist and longtime initiate of Tibetan Buddhism, Dr. Miles Neale enters the mind meld!

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Miles' new book, Return with Elixir, is available now. Miles argues that we’re amid a global initiation. This rite of passage is constellating in countless forms: Strange visitations from other intelligences, ecological collapse, the emergence of AI, a transformation in our personal and collective identities, geopolitical insanity, the list goes on. But beneath it all, there’s a pattern. A new myth, a new age emerging.  

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May 3, 2025

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Author, consciousness adventurer, Rebel Wisdom and Kainos founder Alexander Beiner returns!

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We explore the mysterious alien languages reported by seekers in altered states, as Alex shares insights from his participation in a groundbreaking extended-state DMT study. He also opens up about a profound non-dual experience encountered during a separate Imperial College research session. Along the way, we muse on the meaning crisis, the evolving face of spirituality, and what might lie beyond the veil of consensus reality.

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Apr 16, 2025

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In the 1970s, strange things were happening behind the scenes of America’s most secretive classified programs. Nuclear scientists with top secret clearance began reporting glowing orbs and terrifying poltergeist activity tormenting them in the night. The CIA was running a classified psychic spy unit, training people to "see" inside enemy territory thousands of miles away. Fresh on the scene was Uri Geller. A flamboyant Israeli psychic who claimed he could bend spoons with his mind and read thoughts. The CIA investigated Geller and decided to study him But was he really gifted or a fraud? Or worse—a double agent. Pat Price, one of history's most talented remote viewers. Price uncovered secrets so sensitive they triggered panic across intelligence circles. Then, just as the CIA was about to bring Price further into the fold, tragedy struck. In Chapter 11 of Phenomena, Annie Jacobsen dives into the murky world where paranormal research, Cold War espionage, and high-stakes secrecy collide.

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Apr 8, 2025

Hakim Isler enters the mind meld!

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Hakim is a former Psyop and Special Ops soldier in the US Army. He's interested in both practical ESP techniques and the history of the military and intelligence agencies' interest in the phenomenon. Hakim has learned remote viewing firsthand from famous program participants like Joe McMoneagle.  Hakim is also spearheading an in intriguing event called Psi Games, which he describes as the psychic olympics. It’s a tournament and conference that aims to illuminate and push the boundaries of psi phenomena like remote viewing and psychokinesis. 

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Mar 28, 2025

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Anthropologist, science writer, and author, Dr. Eric Wargo enters the mind meld!

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What if we have our concept of time all wrong? What if the future can influence the past retrocausally? What if precognition, synchronicity and remote viewing are evidence of that fact? Eric Wargo explores and argues for these ideas at length in his book, Timeloops. In his latest, Becoming Timefaring, Wargo explores time paradoxes, time travel, the possibility that the UFO phenomenon is related to time-traveling future humans, and much more.

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Mar 20, 2025

Chris Ramsay of Area 52 Investigations returns to the mind meld!

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In this one, we react to UFO whistleblower Jake Barber's story, discuss so-called "psionic assets" and the history of psi phenomena at large. We also riff on the blurry line between stage magic and real magic, consciousness and more.

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Mar 17, 2025

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In this one, we conclude our read-through of the infamous declassified Analysis and Assessment of Gateway Process document.

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In part three, we'll learn more about the practical elements of the gateway meditations, read the reports' shocking conclusions about reality, and reflect on the significance of the document from a number of angles. 

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Mar 7, 2025

Author and seeker Anthony Peake enters the mind meld!

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Anthony Peake has written a dozen books on topics ranging from UFOs and non-human intelligence to consciousness and near-death experiences. In this one, we muse about the hidden connections between consciousness and the UFO phenomenon, the nature of consciousness, and much more. 

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Mar 1, 2025

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In this one, we continue our read-through of the infamous Analysis and Assessment of Gateway Process document. In this session, we'll encounter the universal hologram or "the Absolute," speculate about the physics of consciousness, touch on quantum weirdness explain why it's possible for your consciousness to leave your physical body, and much more. 

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Feb 20, 2025

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Dr. Michael Levin and Dr. Matthew Segall enter the mind meld! 

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Dr. Michael Levin is a developmental and synthetic biologist at Tufts University where he’s the Vannevar Bush Distinguished Professor. His groundbreaking research on bioelectricity, morphogenesis, and cognition is reshaping our understanding of how living systems self-organize and regenerate. He explores how cells and tissues communicate through bioelectrical signals, guiding the formation of complex structures without relying solely on genetic instructions. Levin's work suggests that biological development is not purely mechanical but follows invisible organizational principles, akin to the Platonic Forms. By demonstrating how bioelectrical fields encode structural information beyond genetic determinism, Levin’s research hints at an underlying realm of conscious intelligible patterns, challenging reductionist views and opening the door to a Platonic interpretation of biology.

Dr. Matthew Segall is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program at California Institute of Integral Studies. He explores the intersections of metaphysics, science, and consciousness often through the philosopher Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy. Whitehead, highly influenced by Plato, rejected the static, mechanistic worldview of classical science, instead proposing that reality is composed of dynamic processes, where mind and matter are deeply intertwined. This aligns with the work of Levin, whose research suggests that living systems follow formative principles that transcend mere genetic code—an idea resonant with Whitehead’s notion of eternal objects (akin to Platonic Forms) as guiding forces in the becoming of things. 

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Feb 6, 2025

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Colin Frangicetto returns to the mind meld!

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This week, we return to the seductive hall of mirrors that is the UFO / UAP phenomenon. We riff on the tension between disinformation and disclosure, the mind-blowing revelations from whistleblower, Jake Barber, the documentary Mirage Men and much more. 

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Feb 2, 2025

Philosopher, Cognitive Scientist, and University of Toronto Professor, John Vervaeke returns to the mind meld.

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In this one, we muse about John's surprising encounter with higher intelligence and how it changed his life. More specifically, John encountered a being he believes to be his personal daimon or guide. We also riff on the ancient wisdom of Platonism, the mind, the future of the meaning crisis, and the dualistic paradox we're all stuck in.

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The Awakening From the Meaning Crisis Book

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Jan 24, 2025

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Author, seeker, and my Monroe Institute roommate, Adam Butler enters the mind meld!

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In this one, Adam and I share stories from our Gateway retreat at the Monroe Institute. We cover more curiosities from the declassified Gateway Process report, including "non-corporeal energy forms," and how the practice overlaps with both modern science and the world's mystical traditions.

We also muse about the mystery of psychoactive molecules and how they saved Adam's life.

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Jan 18, 2025

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What if you could prove to yourself that you're more than your physical body? I don't mean just intellectually, I mean experiencing it. As some of you know, I recently attended a Gateway retreat at the Monroe Institute, and it really may given me that knowing. But we can't talk about my experience without taking a deep dive. So, in this transmission, we'll do just that. We'll meet Monroe himself, encounter psychic spies, explore the declassified Gateway Process report and much more. 

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Jan 3, 2025

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Psychiatrist, author, and seeker, Dr. Rick Strassman MD returns to the mind meld!

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We muse about the hyper novelty of DMT, from the scientific to the spiritual. Rick shares several personal life-altering mystical experiences that he previously kept private. We also speculate about the role of endogenous DMT in the brain, the nature of consciousness, and mystical experiences. Check out Dr. Strassman's books, including his latest, My Altered States. 

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Dec 28, 2024

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 Erick Godsey returns to the mind meld!

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Erick and I riff on the drone situation and the UFO phenomenon. In particular, we reflect on the importance of Carl Jung's prescient book, Flying Saucers, a Modern Myth of Things Seen In the Skies. Erick also shares lessons from an intense psychedelic medicine experience. Other topics include reincarnation, NDEs, my experiences at Monroe Institute, and more. 

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Dec 20, 2024

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Author of Initiation Into Dream Mysteries and seeker, Sarah Janes enters the mind meld!

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Sarah Janes specializes in the ancient history and culture of dreaming. Sarah has been a practicing lucid dreamer and consciousness explorer for decades and has traced esoteric dreaming techniques back to ancient Greece and Egypt. She's actively trying to revive said techniques and uncover their lost wisdom. We also muse about mystery initiations, like the Eleusinian mysteries, and much more.

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Dec 14, 2024

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Philosopher of consciousness, Dr. Bernardo Kastrup, Ph.D Returns!

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In this one, we muse about consciousness, the illusion of physical reality, non-human intelligence, the UFO / UAP phenomenon, esoteric states of consciousness, high weirdness, and much more.

Bernardo's latest book, Analytic Idealism In a Nutshell is out now. 

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Dec 11, 2024

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Philosopher and author, Dr. Timothy Owen Desmond, Ph.D returns!

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In this brain-melting transmission, we highlight the surprising connections between two ancient classics: Plato's Republic and Euripides' Bacchae.

Desmond believes he's uncovered hidden esoteric teachings that unite the two works, which have profound implications for the nature of reality.

Desmond also posits that Nietzsche hinted at these teachings in his celebrated work, The Birth of Tragedy

Chart of relationships between Bacchae and Republic 

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Nov 28, 2024

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Seeker and creator behind Area 52, Chris Ramsay enters the mind meld!

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In this one, we react to and riff on this month's eventful UFO / UAP-related news: The Immaculate Constellation whistleblower leak, the recent congressional hearings, which Chris attended personally, and more. We also debrief my profound experience at Monroe institute where I underwent a profound Gateway Experience retreat.

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Nov 16, 2024

I feel like I'm being pulled into a portal of novelty and high weirdness. It's an interesting time in the macro and the micro-- I'm about to leave for my gateway process retreat at the Monroe Institute, I've been invited to go sky-watching with Ryan Bledsoe, UFO hearings just happened, let's talk about it!

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Oct 31, 2024

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UFO and Paranormal experiencer, seeker and son of Chris Bledsoe, Ryan Bledsoe enters the mind meld!

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Ryan Bledsoe and his family have been ground zero for all manner of high weirdness for nearly 20 years. Ryan's life has been completely transformed as a result-- He left the religion he grew up in, his ideas about reality changed, and he (and his family) have been investigated by numerous intelligence agencies.

In this one, we riff on Ryan and his family's experiences, disinformation, the esoteric and why Ryan believes UFOs are a spiritual phenomenon.

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