No Christmas Special today. I am going to be lazy. Take care of yourselves and of the people you love! Be back soon.
A ramble about the power going out, Washington state being flooded, and a difficult realization about the interconnectedness of the current state of the world as civilization continues to wobble. Stay sharp my friends. Take care of yourdselves and the people around you.
A ramble about decaf coffee, flooding in Washington state, missing paper football, the "odyssey of the mind" program for kids, Elon Musk's prediction of the AI takeover, the debate of whether to enter the matrix, trying to eat healthy, the benefits of lavender tea, laughing at a molting chicken, and a preview of the upcoming episode on enlightenment.
A ramble about the movie Napoleon actually being good, Matthew McConaghey's decision to be in Killer Joe, shaving my head, the ongoing war with youtube ads, outer space being a manifestation, and the debate over flat earth theory.
A ramble about putting out a fire, sleep deprivation, body doubles throughout history, the mystery of outer space, slowly quitting zyn, and an exposition on what your Intuition is and how to tune into it when it's needed.
New episode up tomorrow hopefully. Hang tight and please be chill, Los Angeles.
Ken Burns is an alien but the new doc is good. A ramble about Bill Burr, not eating enough, the benefits of raw garlic, pre-1900 mud flood theory, Benjamin Franklin's questionable travels, the movie "Prisoners," and wanting to be a cop.
VERY explicit episode, heads up. A ramble about the matthew mcconaughey movie "Killer Joe," the new Ken Burns documentary, the struggle to quit Zyn, the continuing war against youtube ads, and the process of how each soul incarnates and reincarnates.
A ramble about quitting zyn, having truck problems, bad luck, and the basics of witchcraft and how to protect yourself from it.
Catching up, looking ahead, and a ramble about artificial intelligence, Charlie Kirk, civil war, getting dumber, and Ken Burns secretly being an extraterrestrial from outer space.Opening Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-want-candy/282215709?i=282215728Closing Song:https://music.apple.com/us/album/slayed/215738095?i=215738140
This is where it all comes together. Hope you enjoy. Intro Song:https://michael-parallax.bandcamp.com/track/make-me-believeClosing Song:https://music.apple.com/us/album/fly-away/723338099?i=723338326
Today's episode details the first six months of staying at a (temporarily shut down) retreat center, in a small cabin surrounded by 106 acres of forest. I quickly determined that there is a creator to our existence, and got my hands in the dirt as a gardener and landscaper for the first time. Navigating extreme isolation by exploring the forest, meeting and befriending the founder of the retreat center, and working with a gardener full of ancient wisdom. I started my own podcast, began to talk about the nature of reality and our place in it, and continued an internal search for more clarity and understanding about the purpose of our existence. Intro Song 1:http://https://music.apple.com/us/album/lost-in-the-world-feat-bon-iver/1445865909?i=1445866732Intro Song 2:http://https://music.apple.com/us/album/who-will-survive-in-america/1445865909?i=1445866737Outro Song 1:https://modestmouse.bandcamp.com/track/jesus-christ-was-an-only-child Outro Song 2: http://https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-change-is-gonna-come/1440495264?i=1440495265
After returning home to the U.S. from doing Ayahuasca, COVID-19 began to creep into the news, and all future plans got put on hold as the world shut down. I found myself briefly staying with my parents during the lockdown, before heading back to Chicago to cancel my lease and drive across the country to the Pacific Northwest. I ultimately road tripped from Northern Virginia to Chicago, then from Chicago through South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, to the western coast of Washington State. Intro Song:https://music.apple.com/us/album/pursuit-of-happiness-nightmare-feat-mgmt-ratatat/1446012919?i=330341472Closing Song 1:http://https://music.apple.com/us/album/goin-out-west-2023-remaster/1695049294?i=1695049795Closing Song 2: https://music.apple.com/us/album/pursuit-of-happiness-nightmare-feat-mgmt-ratatat/1446012919?i=330341472
Today's episode is a brief reiteration of the notion that all things are constantly changing. The unfolding of current events, the manifestations within your private life, your work life, your health, your finances, everything is consistently evolving over time, and sometimes changing rapidly. And we have the capacity to influence, and even control the manifested outcomes of our life, if we learn to control our thoughts and adjust our emotional state. Opening Song:https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-in-a-days-work-feat-marsha-ambrosius/1440839174?i=1440839267Closing Song:https://music.apple.com/us/album/lovers-spit/1443266107?i=1443267087
This is part two of the story of dying on Ayahuasca. Enjoy. Opening Song: “Body Song” by Patients https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWJ7ynTqw-A Closing Song 1: https://ohfortuna.bandcamp.com/track/bodies-broken Closing Song 2: https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-vigilantes-alternate-version-bonus-track/314988639?i=314988699
Finding myself in the back of a moto-taxi in Iquitos, Peru, I met other retreaters heading to the same place and finally arrived at the Ayahuasca center out in the jungle. This episode details the first two Ayahuasca ceremonies, meeting the spirit of Ayahuasca as an old woman, and some signs and synchronicities in between. Opening Song: https://michael-parallax.bandcamp.com/track/ghosts-spirit-come-in Closing Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/help-im-alive/1440945965?i=1440945967
After taking mushrooms alone in the dark one last time in Chicago, and introducing my mom to the mushroom space back in Virginia, the road to Ayahuasca took me first to a retreat center in the Pacific Northwest. I found myself being called to more retreat centers and more work in the “healing” profession, made some very interesting connections out West, and prepared myself for solo travel to Peru to commune with the spirit of Ayahuasca and finally get some answers about why we exist and how to do it better. Opening Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/welcome-home/1394440333?i=1394440754Closing Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-trapeze-swinger/314988639?i=314988698
Today’s episode is a continuation and conclusion of the affair story, as well as a transition into an emerging chapter of life pursuing a career in retreats and at retreat centers. One more retreat days episode after this, then I’ll get into ayahuasca. Stay tuned. Opening Song: Monsters of Folk - “Temazcal” Closing Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/changes-feat-the-budos-band/1485051210?i=1485051494
Part one of a story recounting a romantic entanglement that cost me just about everything I had at the time. Major changes began to occur in my life and my personal growth after this. And a brief story of taking mushrooms in a State Park with a “friend” and finding myself having to start my life over, in many ways. Opening Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/put-a-date-on-it-feat-lil-baby/1450317766?i=1450317767Closing Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/when-the-night-is-over/1440909604?i=1440909751
More DMT stories that transpired in Chicago between 2017 and 2019, including watching a friend almost lose his mind, getting fired from my sales job, manifesting the best living situation I had ever experienced at the time, and passing the DMT torch over to a hungry soul that seemed fit for the job. Enjoy. Stay tuned. Opening Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/usa-boys/1577221958?i=1577221959Closing Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/cannons/1185722235?i=1185722402