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Author, meditation facilitator, host of The Astral Hustle podcast, and friend, Cory Allen returns to the mind meld!
Why is it so hard to find a path worth following? How do you spot the wrong one before wasting your time on it? What do all philosophies worth exploring have in common? What is everyone missing about meditation? We riff on all of the above and more!
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James McCrae returns! James (also known by his Instagram handle, wordsarevibrations) is a poet, meme artist, and the author of How to Laugh in Ironic Amusement During Your Existential Crisis, which is available now.
In this one, we riff on the magical weirdness of language, the link between a meditative practice and creative epiphanies, why Plato and his ideas are still massively important, whether or not we should still use the word God, and more!
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Artist, podcaster, and novelty-wielder, Michael Garfield, returns to the mind meld to muse about AI consciousness, the nature of the soul, sentient ideas, hyper objects, and more.
You can support him via his substack and patreon
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Author, podcast host, and consciousness adventurer, Jennifer Sodini returns to the mind meld! In this one, we muse about becoming fluent in the language of your own psyche, why there both is and isn't an ultimate answer, open-ended destiny, why spirituality, for all its problems, is still immensely valuable, why we should always be skeptical of 'enlightened' teachers, and more!
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Sonic wizard and inner-space conductor, East Forest returns to the mind meld!
In this mind meld, we riff on 'growing down' into the person you're meant to be, the importance of trusting yourself, where knowledge comes from, whether or not conventional success brings lasting satisfaction, mushroom sentience, psychedelic breakthroughs, and more
Check out East Forest's latest endeavor for remote events, Journey Space
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Artist, musician, and podcaster, Colin Frangicetto returns! We muse about transmuting anxiety into freedom, how to know when it's time to take big leaps in life, keeping the magic alive in life, stories of creative struggle, how it really feels to give up everything for your dreams, and more!
Colin Frangicetto is a musician, podcaster, and artist most well-known for playing in the band Circa Survive. Dive into Colin's world here. Follow his digital art here.
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Authors Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn enter the mind meld to muse about the power and science of silence. We also riff on the neuroscience of well-being, mystical experiences, the importance of leaving room for a spiritual dimension in life, psychedelic medicine, and more!
Their book, Golden: The Power of Silence In a World Of Noise is available now
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Dr. Donald Hoffman returns to the mind meld to chat about the illusion of reality, the transcendent geometry defining the laws of physics, why consciousness is the fundamental nature of reality, and why there will never be a theory of everything.
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Don Hoffman is a Professor of Cognitive Science at UC Irvine. His chief areas of inquiry include perception, the illusory nature of reality, free will, and the development of a scientific model for consciousness. He's also the author of The Case Against Reality.
Check out Don's TED Talk (which is a great primer for this conversation).
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Author, meditation facilitator, host of The Astral Hustle podcast, and friend, Cory Allen returns to the mind meld!
We talk philosophical honesty, whether or not we're connected to a cosmic mind, why mystery is the highest form of truth, the difference between fate and destiny, why altering your context is magical, and more!
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Contemplative psychotherapist, Dr. Miles Neale returns to the mind meld! We riff on the power of pilgrimage, how symbols transform the mind, initiation rites, the magic of trust, Carl Jung, and more!
Check out his course on the gradual path here.
His book, Gradual Awakening: The Tibetan Buddhist Path of Becoming Fully Human is available now.
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Sarah Fay enters the mind meld!
Sarah is an award-winning author and mental health advocate working to improve how we think and talk about our mental health by moving the conversation away from simplistic diagnoses and toward a deeper understanding of our mental and emotional lives. Her personal experience of being diagnosed with six different mental health disorders and finding no relief led her to investigate the diagnoses we receive and to write her journalistic memoir Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses.
In this mind meld we riff on the chemical imbalance myth, the surprising healing power of uncertainty, the problem of psychological pathology, why the mind is not a break/fix piece of machinery, the power of routine, and more.
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Autodidactic mythologist, psychology extraordinaire, and Myths That Make Us host, Erick Godsey returns to muse about the importance of keeping the psyche (soul) alive, leaving room for doubt, the importance of initiation, wild hope, and more!
Catch his podcast, The Myths that Make Us
Jump into his latest offering, The Dharma Journal
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Author and journalist, Scott Carney returns to the mind meld
Scott has written for outlets like Wired, Men’s Journal, Playboy, and many others. His work has also taken him to some of the most dangerous and unlikely corners of the world.
Scott's latest book, The Vortex is available now!
In this mind meld, we riff on information warfare, the best and worse parts of human psychology, recognizing your own bias, the insane story of his new book, The Vortex, and much more!
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Steven Kotler is a New York Times-bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. Steven is also a tremendous fiction author. Be sure to pick up his latest, a technodelic sci-fi thriller called The Devil's Dictionary.
In this mind meld, we riff about changing your mind through empathy and meditation, why we need new language to build a better future, plant, animal, and planetary consciousness, and more!
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James McCrae returns to the mind meld!
James (also known by his Instagram handle, wordsarevibrations) is a poet, meme artist, and the author of How to Laugh in Ironic Amusement During Your Existential Crisis, which is available now.
In this mind meld, we muse about why reality isn't a simulation, practical advice on creative expression, the power of mindfully creating and wielding personas, and more!
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Dr. Jahan Khamsehzadeh enters the mind meld for a classic wonder dip! We talk cosmic consciousness, personal evolution, mystery traditions, the transformational power of altered states, and his new book The Psilocybin Connection
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Phil Cousineau is an award-winning writer and filmmaker, story consultant and editor, travel leader, and inspirational speaker on myth in the modern world. He even studied and collaborated with the great Joesph Campbell.
In this mind meld, we riff on the enduring power of myth, what it's like to work with Joseph Campbell, the impact of sacred travel, how to practically apply myth in our own lives and minds, and much more!
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Actor, comedian, and author, Josh Peck enters the mind meld to talk addiction, destiny, stoicism the lie of conventional success, and the importance of finding a spiritual dimension to life
Josh's new book Happy People Are Annoying, is out now.
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Dr. Jennifer Heisz is a neuroscientist with expertise in brain health. She’s an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University and directs the NeuroFit Lab. Her new book, Move the Body, Heal the Mind is out. In this one, we riff on how exercise can treat anxiety and depression, prevent dementia, improve focus, aid in creativity, and more!
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Author, meditation facilitator, host of The Astral Hustle podcast, and friend, Cory Allen returns to the mind meld.
Cory shares powerful advice to his younger self. We also riff about the power of myth, Joseph Campbell, why destiny is still an important concept, life itself as an artistic act, and more!
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Author, podcast host, and consciousness adventurer, Jennifer Sodini returns to the mind meld to muse about the wild weird world of magic. Is it real? If so, how, and what does it mean? How do we navigate it skillfully?
We also brush up against famous occult figures like Aleister Crowley and riff on our obsession with the esoterically-charged Netflix series, Archive 81.
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The wise and whimsical, Sarah Zucker returns!
Sarah is a mythopoetic and psychedelically informed artist and writer who's been featured in the New York Times Magazine, CNBC.
In this one, we riff on the balancing child-like wisdom and whimsey, why myth and history are indispensable tools for sense-making, why we all have multiple identities, and more!
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Psychologist, Dr. Ido Cohen returns to the mind meld!
In this mythopoetic psychological deep-dive, we riff about the importance of mythological thinking, organizing your psychic gods, the divine child, the dangers of Peter Pan syndrome, meeting the wise old man archetype, and more.
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Journalist, Ethan Lou enters the mind meld to talk informational erosion, his strange trip to North Korea, why Bitcoin is psychedelic, and more.
His book, Once a Bitcoin Miner is available now.
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Dr. Ethan Kross enters the mind meld!
Dr. Kross is an American experimental psychologist, neuroscientist, and writer who specializes in emotion regulation. He is a professor of psychology and management at the University of Michigan and director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory there.
Pick up his book, Chatter here.
In this mind meld, we muse about making peace with the voice in our heads. Dr. Kross shares specific techniques we can use to interface with our inner-chatter skillfully.
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