The Bio-Individual Podcast

Episode Notes Do we really understand Nietzsche's view on the ascetic ideal? Should practices associated with religions and philosophies be totally discarded? We talk a different vision for an important element in Nietzsche's vision for the future that is often misunderstood or forgotten. Alex’s weekly newsletter, “The Bio-Individual Reader” (subscribe to get free weekly writings on these kinds of topics and much more in your inbox); https://substack.com/@islandsoftranscendence Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes We discuss the significant shortcomings of orienting oneself towards emotional expression and indulging in sensations in yogic, meditation, and conscious control modalities. The failure of emotional repression assumptions forming the basis of effective work-practice, we preferring conscious control modalities. Many people can spend years spinning their wheels in this pleasant muck, but to what avail? follow us on X @bioindiv & @kevindmackay Also available on YouTube for visuals @bioindiv Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Femininity and Emotions 01:33 Mind-Body Practices 01:49 Masculine vs. Feminine Approaches 06:01 Evolutionary Psychology 08:31 Therapy Culture and Emotional Bias 12:51 Traditions and Modern Practices 17:01 Emotions and Neuroscience 22:01 Cultural Impacts on Emotions 27:51 Practical Implications for Men and Women 34:01 The Need for Discipline and Reasoning 40:31 Modern Ideologies and Emotional Challenges 47:51 Concluding Thoughts on Emotional Systems 55:01 Cognitive Biases and Emotions 01:02:00 Gendered Approaches to Spirituality 01:10:00 The Evolution of Emotional Practices 01:18:00 Balancing Emotional Systems 01:25:00 The Role of Discipline in Emotional Growth 01:32:00 Societal Myths About Emotions 01:40:00 Practical Applications of Emotional Insights 01:48:00 Concluding Reflections Final thoughts on the modern emotional narrative. Advocating for balance between discipline and emotional exploration. Alex’s weekly newsletter, (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video and consider helping us out by subscribing to either of our substacks Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes An informal chat with the boys on some recent experiences during our re-engagement with bio-energetic work. An informal episode, where we talk on our own challenges, and changes in view. I think with some useful information in there for people who are also going through these processes. I give a channel update and an update on an original falcon project I've been involved in, as well as my thoughts on seeing an expert use these techniques and what I believe the implications are. Always remember however - "it's just words...it's just sounds". Fapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:13 - Seminar Advertisement 0:30 - Update, Seminar Editing, and Thoughts on the Work 23:05 - Main Podcast Beginning: My Current Experience and Updated Strategy for Approaching Bioenergetics 25:55 - Allowing Things to Happen 35:15 - Accepting the Unknown vs Causing Something to Happen 38:00 - Structure vs. Feelings or "fee fees" 39:20 - Modern Issues with the Throat and the Rudra Knot 49:20 - What Reich Really Meant by “Armour” – Not Just Tension 50:30 - Integrating “Pro-Tension” and “Building Up” Work: “Creative Destruction” 52:25 - Dangers in Becoming Floppy 55:55 - Muh Emoshuns Iz Stored In Dem Body Bro, I Swear Bro vs. What You Really Need to Focus On 1:01:00 - Integrating Vigorous Movement to Balance Breakdown 1:03:00 - Eastern Paths and Western Interpretations 1:11:00 - The Pre-Frontal Cortex and Genetic Influence 1:21:00 - The Mistakes of Freud and Reich: Beyond Repressed Emotions 1:25:30 - Using Techniques as Tools: Rejecting “One Simple Path” 1:29:00 - Mind-Body and Spiritual Work and Emotion Worship - the Feminisation of Hard Work Traditions 1:40:00 - Modern Attitudes Towards Emotions - Modern Westerners Are Like Fat Girls in a Cake Shop Gorging on Emotions 1:45:00 - Dreams in the Work: Dream Examples Bioenergetics Induce 2:43:30 - Eastern Practices Being Reduced to Feel Good Camps for Narcissistic Clowns 2:48:00 - Examples of Catholicism and Kundalini 3:02:30 - The Importance of Dreams 3:05:00 - Aghoris and Radical Approaches to Pre-Frontal Cortical Growth and Conscious Control Alex’s weekly newsletter, (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes This week we a casual discussion building on "onethingness" and "thinking/thoughting"...  TALKING VS DOING. We all fall victim to not totally getting this - particularly these days when the world supercharges and sometimes even greatly rewards thinking and talking - in a word - passivity.   Some feel the nastier or edgier their words are, that this "revolutionary act" will magically remove them from being passive. Some think passivity can be attenuated by simply making positive statements or aphorisms about triumph or victory, or about the state of affairs that is clearly to "their advantage now" - as if reality will conform to their childish emotional needs. Some feel that passively posting about active things can overcome the need to do anything, and that "hey, as long as someone else does it". One of the main weaknesses of this species is that we are prone to rich fantasy lives in which we convince ourselves that something is "happening" and that passivity is some form of do-ing, theorising is some form of understanding. And worst of all, that all this has a strong causal relationship with a chance outcome. In the Bio-individual method, there is only one valid outlook.  "Ok, who cares? So what are you doing about it? The question we all need to ask - how willing are we to live a vital but disciplined life of action, do-ing. Putting down the phone, the books, dropping the pointless arguments or the tv controller and do-ing? This is harder than it looks.....which is why barely anyone does it. Please like, subscribe, comment. We like comments.  Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); https://substack.com/@islandsoftranscendence?utm_source=profile-page Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at https://substack.com/@islandsoftranscendence?utm_source=profile-page Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by subscribing to either of our substacks  Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Physiology, thoughting, thinking.... This week we take a look at thinking vs thoughting from a bio-individual perspective, the eternal battle against reactive thoughting, and re-wiring our thoughting to suit our goals. And how this relates to the physiology. Chapters 00:01 Start 00:16 Alex’s Brief Intro to the Material 01:40 Kevin on where it came from 06:25 What Alex think 12:20 Kevin goes deeper on what thinking seems to be: solving problems, how it relates to physiological work  26:00 Straightforward hyper sigil-breeding…hyper sigil breeding breathing…fitting the nervous system in and impacts on thoughting  48:00 Are you doing something? The first place to do something is your body 52:00 Thinking and thought as a low resolution watermark, recognition of this limitation   01:00:00 True metacognition: the reality of the NPC meme  01:09:00 Kevin’s work of ascribing words to physiological action: a new word required? Following commands  01:18:00 more on words as tools, some examples 01:43:00 finish, contacts and credits  Links to my newsletter, which is mostly free with a paid option if you wish, is as follows: https://substack.com/@islandsoftranscendence?r=g4tpt&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile Subscribers to the substance will get early and heavily discounted access to that once it’s released. Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at https://substack.com/@islandsoftranscendence?r=g4tpt&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing by spreading the word of our work here! thanks again Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Please like, subscribe, comment. We like comments. Feedback - whatever you like. This week we discuss the disturbing trends towards obsessions with so-called “onethingness”. We’ve all heard it. “This one simple trick”, “all you need to know is this”, “miracle supplement”, “this supplement changes muh life” “the right diet” “a new religion” “politics to fix it all” - we hear this line of thinking constantly, as if it’s almost a default state for the humanity of the day etc. But is this simply a symptom of what ails society at large?  And how does vitality fit into this? Chapters or segments are below, basically we riff on the topics: Chapters: 00:01 Introduction Clip 00:12 a SpOoKy InTrOdUcTiOn CliP 01:50 Start podcast - 15 point super sleep pre-bed checklist chat 07:10 sorta of subject matter - introduction  16:30 Kevin’s thoughts on one thingness  14:58 The evolutionary drivers of oneitis - novelty and information seeking 26:00 MY ONE THING IS BIGGER THAN YOUR ONE THING - Kindergarten syndrome online 29:20 Is focus one thing? 30:00 The left brain connection to seeking one thing 44:20 Break 1 - Biosphere  49:10 Part 2 - One thingness is obvious at a cultural and individual level 52:00 Alex heading on down to the Ray Peat forum to find data on severe onethingness syndrome 53:25 Rice cracker p%nis girth experimentation  01:00:00 Ray Peat as a systems thinkers vs everyone else - the art of referring little things back to the whole system 01:05:50 One thing as an excuse for not wanting to be conscious  01:19:00 Part 2 - Break 2 - Astrosat 01:24:00 Part 2 - One thing and it’s relation to vitality - one thingness as rigidified and in-vital. Alex’s theory on the connection  01:30:30 Kevin on onethingness and vitality - his thoughts  01:34:10 Alex’s thoughts and his set of essays looking at this on substack  01:37:00 Alex on finding vitality as an obvious gestalt in certain activities 01:39:00 Alex’s theory on the physiological roots on vitality - in detail  1:40:00 Kevin on trying to force dead systems on vital life, splitting reality into components  1:47:00 A Reichian model for explaining vitality - core and pulsation  1:52:00 Conjecture on physiology, onethingness, vitality, left brained cognition and rigidity 2:15:00 According to English, vitality is akshually obvious to us  2:15:00 Combining cognition and physicality in a vital way, not a dead way  02:34:50 End song, contact details and credits  Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by subscribing to either of our substacks  Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

This week Kevin tell us about some breakthroughs in understanding he's been having. How movement, action, consciousness, and language use define us as lumbering dumb-dumbs or conscious beings with smart bodies. And why the feelz somatic types have got it wrong, or incomplete. Would anyone be interested in a mailed correspondence course? Please let us know in the comments. Let us know what you think. Chapters: 00:01 intro  00:13 Beginning Kevin Rant - online for psycho-physical student recruitment no good? 13:50 Late 19th century methods? Newsletters 19:00 Alex's experience with an old school correspondence course  29:30 Beginning podcast - Kevin's idea on intelligent movement  38:00 Not just being embodied - making decisions and thinking while you're doing physical activity. Not just a flow state. 42:00 What does the ScIeNcE say? 50:30 Kevin and Intelligent movement - what it isn't  59:00 We're not born with it, we can't reject learning for sensations  01:07:00 Alex's experience with simply explaining intellectually and showing people to fast track results 01:14:00 Flow states. Not the best, no enlightenment. Feels good, but not consciously directed behaviour  01:20:00 Sensations and feelings and not guideposts necessarily  01:30:00 Somatic guys "if it feelz better it good" - no? 01:38:00 Power of words, just calling something trauma  01:49:00 That's what makes it intelligent movement  01:52:00 Most people just want easy answers  01:58:00 Kevin looking for Guinea pigs  Links to my newsletter, which is mostly free with a paid option if you wish, is as follows: https://substack.com/@islandsoftranscendence?r=g4tpt&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile Finally, some updates to the course, I’m about half way through creating all the content. It will be released in stages on a new teachable “Psycho-Physical” school put together by Kevin. Details on that to come soon. Subscribers to the substance will get early and heavily discounted access to that once it’s released. Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing likes, comments or subscribes. Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Notes go here Extending on last week, riffing on Reich, Trauma Industrial Complex, the disdain for big thinkers like Freud in the modern age, and much more. basically we riff on the topics Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Paypal. Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESCRIPTION: Bit more of a cassshhhuwal one this week. We give our thoughts on self-transcendence, maybe how this differs from traditional spiritual paths....don't get triggered please, everything is ok. Take a breath. Everything is alright. ok? basically we riff on the topics, for casual enjoyments...get you thinking. Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); https://substack.com/@islandsoftranscendence?utm_source=profile-page Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for paid subscribers at https://substack.com/@islandsoftranscendence?utm_source=profile-page Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing with your likes, shares and comments. thanks! Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Please like, subscribe, comment. We like comments. Feedback - whatever you like. This week, continuing the meditation theme, we take a look at Alex’s new substack meditation course. Designed for an ‘all you need’ kind of thing for bio-individuals. https://substack.com/@islandsoftranscendence?utm_source=profile-page We go into mindfulness from the perspective of people who aren’t…necessarily…into all the sugar t!t go live in a cave stuff you always hear about. Or effective altruism or any other religious outburst.  Chapters or segments are below, basically we riff on the topics: Chapters: 00:01 Introduction Clip 50:00 Intro to Podcast 01:50 Kevin’s Question to Alex: What is it? 5:40 No need to chest pseudo-science  10:40 Alex’s thinking on the Buddha as a straight shooter  14:58 Pros and cons of being a latrine cleaner  18:00 Changing the words so we can get it better  23:00 What is the experience? Thoughts on the Christian foundation mythology  27:00 Meditation without meaning - different goals  28:00 Why should you focus on the suffering part?  36:59 Break no 1  38:25 Part 2 - Seriously…do you really need to turn your back on the world? 41:00 Live in a cave or do something different    47:00 Te left hand path - Robot Svoboda  51:54 Break 2 55:43 Part 2 - Muh words isn’t connected to anything tangible 01:09:20 This work and outcomes - Is Kevin blaqpilled on ultimate outcomes? 01:01:20 A bridge to other forms to come? 01:05:30 Is ordinary necessary and just built into the matrix MANG  01:09:00 Alex theory on why humans would do any of this work at all and was It means for the future? 1:21:08 Finish, twitter handles outro etc  Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by subscribing to either of our substacks  Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Part 2 on our chat re. the Zen sesshin. We answer Munro questions of Jana and what we think emptiness means. Seem incoherent now to be honest. Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org ** Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Substacks Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Alex gets back from Zen Sesshin, so the boys have a casual chat about reactivity, how conscious humans really are, free will...enlightenment... And Alex finally properly discovering Hara - or the so-called abdominal heart. Like propa discovering it. Chat went for too long so part 2 hour this weekend. Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Substacks Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Join us on a “breathing what it is” episode. As some may know I run a business and plan an releasing a course soon, we go into this a little high level. How it relates to body work, some differences with mainstream work, resonant breathing and many other complex topics.  It’s not as straightforward as what they’re telling you. All looks at in terms of controlling physiology, and the work itself.  What conscious action means, what conscious control is.  Chapters or segments are below, basically we riff on the topics: Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Paypal. Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Join us in part 4 of our series on Dr. Chris Hyatt. The final one. Last 2 sections of the interview we’ve been analysing. This was a little bit of a rant sesh where we spoke about the disconnect between doing and speaking or thinking through the frame of political activism, and all sorts of completely insane topics. All music during breaks was kindly provided by Allogenes. He can be found on twitter @not_allogenes Link for the music extracted from the latest album: https://bio.link/allogenes Please support Allogenes and other artists! We extend our apologies to Eckhart Tolle…it’s all in good fun. Chapters or segments are below, basically we riff on the topics: Chapters: 00:01 Introduction Clip 00:15 Start Hyatt Clip 1  01:20 Alex’s recent experiences and effects on restarting the work  10:40 Kevin’s other way round experience   16:00 Rumination and the origin of the word rumination   24:00 Angry bio-energetic work and Lowen 26:00 It’s just being reactive tbh   30:00 Mostly imaginary wars  40:00 Break 1 - Allogenes Song    40:23 Pageantry vs effective action in time and space  40:40 Elon musk is not your guy - Elon amoralism  50:30 The self-interest of the powerful and the compliance of the plebeians   56:00 Either side just part of the machine for the amoral powerful   01:02:00 High ideals - no plan whatsoever = no success   01:03:00 Relating it all back to Dr. Hyatt - is politics hopeless anyway?  01:09:20 Dr. Hyatt clip no 2 - Mutations and what’s next for the animal  01:12:00 References to guest Wolfe and old system Magic in Europe   01:27:00 Break 2 - Allogenes song  01:30:00 If the opposition got all they wanted would we still need to run away? 01:32:00 Make some money, have some fun, and do a little good along the way  01:32:50 Dr. Hyatt clip no 3 - what will the work do for you? Move to Cancun or Brazil & Polanski  01:35:00 Something for everybody and a little nuclear holocaust along the way  01:36:50 Kevin on what we get from the work - the armed madhouse  01:39:00 Technology optimists are wrong: Hyatt on tech reinforcing our low natures  01:41:40 Nuclear holocaust to force evolution  01:47:00 Genetic surgery necessary for humankind? 01:49:00 What Alex thinks you get from the work overall  01:55:50 How do you know you’re not kidding yourself? 01:58:00 Debilitating self-control and letting go in the work 02:05:00 Paradox: Learning to let go in your body makes you better at directing behaviour  02:19:00 Hypocrites Hypocrites Hypocrites  02:20:00 End of podcast, credits and song  Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Paypal. Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Join us in part 3 of our series on Chris Hyatt. We had a couple of listeners chime in questions. Good questions. We thank those chaps for their questions that got us thinking. So keep them coming, it’s an excellent way to go through these issues. We’ll make this is permanent feature so send in your stuff and we’ll get to it. There were two questions and we covered a metric tonne of practical and philosophical stuff in here. Chapters or segments are below, basically we riff on the topics: Chapters: 00:01 Introduction Clip 00:15 introduction clip 01:00 Question 1 - Energised mediation experiments and how to do 03:00 Alex’s experience with them 08:45 Kevin experience 11:00 Release and Pleasure energy 17:50 Things not to neglect 33:49 Question 2 - Was Dr. Hyatt as very very naughty man? 36:45 Break 1 - alka widthchild + Suckerberg edit 40:23 Cont Kevin on Question 2 40:40 If we’re all one and I know it, how are we seperate? 46:00 Alex’s views on where Dr. Hyatt was coming from and where he wasn’t coming from 55:00 Preferences entail separation 01:20:35 Break 2 - Baby don’t hurt me Mike O’Tren mix 01:23:30 Section 3 cont 01:25:00 Things may seem negative but are probably instructive for protection 01:32:00 The danger of morality - wearing it to cover up your pettiness 01:58:00 End rant, end credits. Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Paypal. Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Join us in part 2 of our series on Chris Hyatt. This week we focus more on the herd vs the marginal. How the herd can impact the marginal. How the marginal can benefit and extract himself, and live a well-rounded life on terms that he has defined as important. We take a look at some themes like the glorification of so-called normality, how we hold ourselves back, and how Hyatt’s work and outlook relates to all of this. How this connects to the bio-individual and “undoing”. There is of course, for anyone who is undone and has a brain, clearly no normal people on this rather bizarre ‘monkey-infested mudball floating through space’. We will do several episodes on this interview, in a more informal way, listening to segments of this interview and discussing how these insights are relevant to our own work and experiences over the last couple of decades. We take an interview as the basis for our discussions. This interview, and all Dr. Hyatts work is available at www.originalfalcon.com - we would appreciate if you were to support them and Dr. Hyatt's legacy by supporting them. Chapters or segments are below, basically we riff on the topics: 00:01 Introduction Clip 00:16 Original Falcon Website Details - Please visit to purchase material 00:25 Talking nonsense anbout social media 12:13 Actual start of podcast - Hyatt clip 1 01:02:39 Hyatt clip 2 01:30:15 Hyatt clip 3 02:01:10 Finish, end credits, end song Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @KevinDMackay @harasupremacist , and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Paypal. Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Join us in part 1 of our series on Chris Hyatt (aka Alan Miller). Perhaps the progenitor of the term "Bio-Individual", Kevin and Alex talk through about the ideas of a true individual who shaped their views and practices in very significant ways. We will do several episodes on this source interview, in a more informal way, listening to segments of this interview and discussing how these insights are relevant to our own work and experiences over the last couple of decades. We take an interview as the basis for our discussions. This interview, and all Dr. Hyatts work is available at www.originalfalcon.com - we would appreciate if you were to support them and Dr. Hyatt's legacy by supporting them. Chapters or segments are below, basically we riff on the topics: Chapters: 00:01 Introduction Clip 00:16 Original Falcon Website Details - Please visit to purchase material 00:25 Kevin gives series overview 02:02 Hyatt clip 1 46:17 Hyatt clip 2 01:12:16 Hyatt clip 3 1:35:14 Hyatt clip 4 02:07:50 Finish, end credits, end song 01:56:50 Finish, end credits, end song Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction ** Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Paypal. ** All documentary footage used as per fair use policy. Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes (Video version with introduction and visuals available on youtube (@Bioindiv) In this newest episode of “Bio-Individual” podcast, we take a look at our experiences with non rational language, koans and modern types of koan practice to measure subjective reactions - as a method to analyse personal character. Are they similar? We take a look at all the questions and more, and how it ties in with conscious self-directed brain change. Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Paypal. All documentary footage used as per fair use policy. Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In this newest episode of “Bio-Individual” podcast, we take a look at the split between the practice and the tradition. Is there even such a split? When should you consider a tradition and when can you pick and choose? If mindfulness an inherent part of Eastern practice or can it be separated out for someone not of that orientation? We take a look at all the questions and more, and state our own case for what’s to come. Chapters are below for this rather long episode: Chapters: 00:01 Introduction Clip 00:18 Introduction Osho on Master & Student  05:30 Start of podcast subject - tradition overview   20:00 Difference between exoteric and esoteric in terms of practices  28:44 Intermission 1 31:50 Part 2 - Catholic Esotericism and Eastern Orthobro esotericism  36:00 Is tradition really ever tradition anyway? 46:00 Differences in end goals and worldviews: why you need to consider the end goal when choosing a practice  51:00 Why we pick the things we like, we never pick the things we need  53:10 When choosing spiritualities, the danger of spiritual materialism  57:40 Intermission 2  01:01:00 Part 3 - Social dynamics and groups  01:03:30 Do you even need religion or spirituality or do you need a shrink? ‘Enlightened beings and naught, naught behaviour’ a shortcoming in religion? 01:13:40 Does religion or tradition work to change character? Id it effective? 01:16:00 Alex’s new unified theory of determination of outcome in practice for Westerners 01:18:00 Not all practices are equal - getting rid of all hangups of once 01:22:10 Which religious technology will you choose for which task  01:33:20 The master being replaced by tech in the West - a new paradigm for Western men…and women 01:30:00 A new grand aim for westerners? 01:32:35 An ultimate vision and an ultimate aim for the work…what’s the point? 01:46:00 Problems with this outlook:optimisation culture  01:56:50 Finish, end credits, end song  Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Paypal. All documentary footage used as per fair use policy. Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Notes go In this newest episode of “Bio-Individual” podcast, we take a look at the implications on the so-called split brain hypothesis”, particularly that of Iain MacGilchrist in his famous book "Master and his Emissary". Split brain knowledge and its impacts on consciousness, physiological work, and how this plays into what we’re seeking to achieve as practitioners of “the work”. We discuss how wordless I the end, can’t help to be missing a vast energetic reservoir that they ignore with the characteristic arrogance of left hemisphere dominant consciousness. We argue for less theories, more work, more experience, and less talking for self-transcendence. A new prism in which to understand the philosophers of the right brain and cognitive balance - Heidegger, Nietzsche, Heraclitus the Buddha and many others. We suggest this is the the best and least confusing frame in which to understand these men. Drastic implications of something that no one whatsoever talks about. (Introduction footage @Harasupremacist - please e-mail shipoffoolscast@protonmail.com for more info on editing and film services) Chapters: 00:01 Introduction Clip 00:17 Introduction footage of local storm for listener enjoyment   01:30 Kevin and Alex talk about the “brain orgasm”  18:00 How mystical experiences induced by Reichian work seem like they’re “out there” & speculation on Donald Hoffmans work  23:30 How permanent are the effects of this reset? 25:25 Intermission 1 - “Void” Echo Grid (please support) 29:10 Part 2 - Brain Orgasms, Character work 40:00 Glimpses, non-duality, and the nature of the work 01:22:00 Intermission 2 “Selva” Olan Mill 01:00:10 Part 3 - Character change: Is removing tension enough? 01:10:50 Did Reich “steal” his system from the East? Similarities  01:25:00 Some more investigation on just what character is 01:30:00 Character Archetypes? character and the body shape 01:59:00 Completion, Outro Song + Socials  Alex’s weekly newsletter, “Breath Wish” (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox); islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s newsletter and website, “Psychophysical” (subscribe to get free and paid option for weekly essays in your inbox); psychophysical.org Alex’s book, “Reinstating Hara”, is now available for a limited time for free for subscribers at islandsoftranscendence.substack.com Kevin’s online posture course, “Principles of Posture” can be found here: https://www.psychophysical.org/p/principles-of-posture-introduction Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter @harasupremacist @KevinDMackay, and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Paypal. All documentary footage used as per fair use policy. Intermission Music credits: “Europa” Space Craft “Zodiacal Life” Space Craft Concodroid - Tenet OST cover “Foils"  Please support these excellent artists! Support The Bio-Individual Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/ship-of-fools-podcast Find out more at https://ship-of-fools-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.