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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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Now displaying: 2020
Dec 31, 2020

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Maestro Hamilton Souther returns to the mind meld! We chat about what nature wants, Hamilton’s near-death experience, How technology could feed the planet, and more!

Hamilton has lived in the rainforests of Peru for decades practicing the way of the shaman. He’s also the founder of Blue Morpho, a Peruvian plant medicine retreat center.

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Dec 23, 2020

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Sonic wizard, East Forest enters the mind meld!

Trevor 'East Forest' Oswalt is a unique bird in the Wild West aviary of electronic-chamber music, bridging the digital and natural realms. His fundamental mission is to create sonic architecture for listeners to explore their inner space.

In this mind meld we rap about the importance of creating your own culture, alchemical psychology, how East Forest initiated himself into his life's purpose, the trickster, and more!

Dec 16, 2020

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In this one, we muse about mass confusion, "what's going on" according toTerence McKenna, whether we're evolving or devolving, 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.

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Dec 9, 2020

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In this mind meld, we rap about cryptocurrency, self-empowerment, reuniting the mystical and the mundane, and more!

Liam Wilson is a musician best known for playing in bands like the Dillinger Escape Plan and Azusa. He's also a Yogi, psychonaut, and crypto enthusiast.

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Dec 3, 2020

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Author, meditation facilitator, host of The Astral Hustle podcast, and friend, Cory Allen returns to the mind meld to rap about paradeigma, growing down, how the mind changes with age, the lost meaning of meditation, and feral confidence.

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Nov 26, 2020

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Ramin Nazer returns to the mind meld!

Ramin is a comedian, artist, and the host of the Rainbow Brainskull podcast.

Ramin returns for a sprawling mercurial wonder-dip. In this one we riff about the wisdom of the trickster, the whispers of your daemon, being the butt of the cosmic joke, and why Prince is superior to Michael Jackson.

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Nov 18, 2020

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Brian Muraresku is the bestselling author of The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name. It's a vast, highly entertaining investigation of the use of visionary substances in the ancient world and, more deeply, what spirituality really was to our ancestors. 

In this mind meld, we riff on--

  • Ancient initiatory traditions like the Eleusinian and Dionysian mysteries.
  • The lost art of greek contemplative practices
  • Why modern religions have largely become inert
  • How to connect back to the numinous directly
  • Was the original eucharist psychedelic?
  • Why the secret of it all is to “die before you die.”

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Nov 12, 2020

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Author, entrepreneur, and consciousness adventurer, Jennifer Sodini returns to the mind meld to riff about the cosmic joke, conspirituality, the wisdom of myth, and more! 

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Nov 4, 2020

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Autodidactic mythologist, psychology extraordinaire, and Myths That Make Us host, Erick Godsey returns to the mind meld to riff about Hillman's Archetypes, why the Greek God Hermes seems to be everywhere, why Jung believed we were 'being lived' by unseen forces, and how to make a life-affirming psychological shift.

Catch his podcast, The Myths that Make Us here.

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Oct 29, 2020

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Mitch Schultz is a filmmaker (DMT the Spirit Molecule, Huachuma) who leverages his artistic talents to open minds, educate, and encourage exploration via the vessel of film. 

He's currently working on a sequel to DMTTSM and is a producer on the new film, Way of the Psychonaut, which is out now.

In this mind meld, we riff about the next chapter of the psychedelic revolution, why seeking is so valuable, rethinking our relationship to the planet, and more. 

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Oct 21, 2020

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Psychologist Dr. Ido Cohen returns to the mind meld!

In this one, we riff on the work of psychologists Carl Jung and James Hillman. In particular, the idea that the Gods are real and they're mental. We also muse about the importance and nature of dreams, losing and finding purpose, How to make things sacred, psychedelics, and more!

Oct 14, 2020

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Contemplative psychotherapist, Dr. Miles Neale returns to the mind meld to push us through the threshold of awakening!

His book, Gradual Awakening: The Tibetan Buddhist Path of Becoming Fully Human is available now.

Miles is a student and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, having studied the path for over two decades.

For more information on his contemplative studies course go here.

In this mind meld, we muse about revolution, tantra, psychology, alchemy, myth, mysticism, why this is an incredibly transformative time, and more.

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Oct 8, 2020

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Idealist philosopher, Bernardo Kastrup enters the Mind Meld!

Bernardo holds Ph.D.s in philosophy and computer engineering. He's worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). His ideas have been featured in publications like Scientific American, the Institute of Art and Ideas, Big Think, and more.

Musings in this mind meld include:

  • The problem with materialism
  • Why Bernardo believes reality is fundamentally mental, not physical
  • How the mystical experience implies idealism
  • Why we're integral to the evolution of consciousness 

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Sep 30, 2020

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Journalist and host of Wild Thing: Space Invaders, Laura Krantz, returns to the mind meld to get extraterrestrial.

Laura's show, Wild Thing, is an audio documentary that digs into the search for extraterrestrial life with everyone from scientists to speculators. Get into it on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

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Sep 24, 2020

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Meera Lee Patel is a self-taught artist and best-selling author of several works including My Friend Fear, Start Where You Are and her latest, Create Your Own Calm.

In this mind meld, we riff about the link between creative inclinations and destiny, artistic intuition, tolerating and escaping soul-sucking day jobs, and how creativity connects you to your place in the world.

 

Sep 16, 2020

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Somehow it's already been over a year since Colin Frangicetto and I embarked upon our trying, enlightening, unforgettable Ayahuasca adventure at the beautiful Blue Morpho lodge outside of Iquitos Peru.

We muse about how things have changed, the magic in the mundane, whether or not another Aya adventure is in our future, and more. 

Colin Frangicetto is a musician, podcaster, and artist most well-known for playing in the band Circa Survive.

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Sep 9, 2020

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Author, meditation instructor, host of The Astral Hustle podcast, and dear friend, Cory Allen returns to the mind meld to rap about the dark corners of love, mindless mindfulness, why most people never change, the magic of emptiness, and more!

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Sep 2, 2020

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Scott Carney returns to the mind meld! 

We rap about the science of changing your mind, how to find the strength you didn't know you had, ayahuasca, why humanity needs a great yet personal cause, and more!

Scott is a bestselling author, adventurer, and consciousness explorer. His latest book The Wedge-- Evolution, Consciousness, Stress, and the Key to Human Resilience is out now wherever you get your books.

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Aug 27, 2020

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Autodidactic mythologist, psychology extraordinaire, and Myths That Make Us host, Erick Godsey returns to the mind meld to riff about golden wounds, learning the language of your soul, forgiveness, the wisdom of koans, and more!

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Aug 20, 2020

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Dr. Donald Hoffman returns to the mind meld to chat about the illusion of reality. Why there will never be a theory of everything and why the universe is an infinite candy store.

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.

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Aug 13, 2020

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Liam Wilson Returns to the mind meld!

Liam Wilson is a musician best known for playing in bands like the Dillinger Escape Plan and Azusa. He's also a seeker of subjective singularities via Yoga, psychedelics, fatherhood, and brushes with mortality. 

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Aug 6, 2020

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Professor, author and podcaster extraordinaire Daniele Bolelli returns!

Bolelli and MP chat the lost art of nuance, Daoism, building better habits, purposeful struggle, bogus influencers that preach non-stop grinding, and more.

Check out Bolelli's site and his show History on Fire.

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Jul 29, 2020

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This week we take a long-overdue dip into the paranormal with the wonderful, whimsical, Jim Perry of Euphomet.

'Jim is a podcast host, creative producer, and entrepreneur based in the Pacific Northwest. His fascination for the anomalous events that happen in people's lives inspired the creation of Euphomet, the critically acclaimed audio documentary podcast about the strange and our relationship to it.'

We rap about the paranormal and what the role of psychology and archetypes might be in it. We also riff on the scintillating recent UFO news appearing in mainstream media and more!

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Jul 22, 2020

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Dr. Alan Levinovitz enters the mind meld!

Alan is an Associate Professor of Religion at James Madison University. He works at the intersection of philosophy, religion, and science, focusing especially on how narratives and metaphors shape belief.

In this one, we rap about the beauty of optimistic agnosticism, why it's possible to be a religious agnostic, natural mystical experiences, holy gratitude, and why calling things 'natural' can be hugely problematic. 

Jul 15, 2020

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Colin Frangicetto is a podcaster, musician, and artist most well-known for playing in the band Circa Survive.

Colin returns to the mind meld to rap about the prickly zeitgeist, daemons, MDMA, taking a stand while also being loving and more!

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