Several weeks ago, Paul dissected the good and the bad of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the tech side on Spirit Gym with tech consultant/UX researcher Rachel Miles.

A huge question remained unanswered after that conversation: How do we retain our humanity amid the avalanche of AI tech?

Venture capitalist, entrepreneur and first-time author Jeff Burninhgam embraces the answer to that very question in his book, The Last Book Written by a Human: Becoming Wise in the Age of AI.

Jeff explains why the presence of AI is an important reminder to embrace our humanity and how the beauty in life is not trying to achieve perfection but to relish in its messiness and imperfection this week on Spirit Gym.

Read the first chapter of Jeff’s book on his website. Learn more about Jeff on social media via Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, TikTok and Substack.

Timestamps

8:01 From traveling the Ganges River to running for governor in Utah.

19:07 One blessing in disguise with AI: Reminding us of our humanity.

23:04 Disruption, reflection, transformation and evolution.

29:46 AI as a human crucible.

36:12 “No amount of education saves anyone from the Hero’s Journey.”

45:00 In the presence of AI, we will need to learn how to fight to stay in human relationships.

51:51 “As our machines become more intelligent, our work as humans is to become wiser.”

1:04:52 The beauty of life is in the mess, the work and the process.

1:12:45 “We are human beings, not human doings.”

1:27:15 The origin of most existential pain in our lives.

1:35:48 Emptiness.

1:43:39 Social media: The baby AI.

Resources

The Silicon Slopes

Paul’s Living 4D podcast on Lucifer-Christ-Ahriman

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Remember the good ol’ days in elementary school when your teacher introduced you to haiku, a Japanese form of poetry based on syllables, not rhyming?

Psychotherapist and author Anne Helfer describes haiku as the rap of expressive writing that unlocks the door to emotions hidden deep inside and leads to even deeper healing.

Anne explains how the 5-7-5 formula behind haiku is a simple healing exercise in mindfulness and why more people should follow her Silver Rule this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Anne and her work as a psychotherapist, author and healer on Instagram.

Timestamps

6:22 Anne’s maternal abandonment, wounding and emotional neglect.

11:57 Teaching people how to externalize their truths by writing simple, condensed haiku is an exercise of mindfulness.

24:25 Anne’s Silver Rule.

36:04 Learning how to be comfortable without certainty.

40:44 Writing haiku is a practice.

47:37 Why do people live in their left brain?

54:40 Numerology and the structure of haiku.

1:00:07 “Renaissance woman, professional amateur, master of nothing.”

1:14:40 Learn to enjoy the glimmers.

1:25:30 Is it possible to breathe deeply through your womb/pelvis and use that experience to create haiku/mantras of focus, relaxation and calm?

1:38:16 How the Japanese language affects the benefits of using haiku (or not).

1:46:09 The impact high tech has on the world has forced Anne to stop working with kids.

1:50:00 Equanimity.

1:57:28 Interpersonal peace.

Resources

Healing With Haiku: A Poetic Exploration of Self by Anne Helfer

The work of Bashô, Dr. Dan Siegel and Caroline Myss

Jeffrey Mishlove’s conversation with David Whyte on YouTube

Alexithymia

Paul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Nancy Mellon

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No matter how many resources of great scientific information that are available to us, how little you don’t know about the foods you eat can be the difference between living the good life and one full of sickness.

Dr. Autumn Smith, co-founder of Paleovalley and Wild Pastures, knows this all too well as a once very sick person who healed herself via nutrition (with help from Paul via CD) many years ago.

Autumn shares her life’s continuing food as medicine mission, her recent Ph.D. studies on nutrient densities of meat and her concerns about efficiency over ecology in the food industry this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Autumn’s inspiring journey on YouTube and watch her eight-part ReThink Meat series here. Follow Autumn via social media on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Timestamps

4:07 What people really don’t know about the food they eat.

11:09 Could farm-to-table nutrition in schools be part of our future?

29:03 Our top soil may run out within 60-80 years.

35:40 Dr. Bruce Ames’ triage theory.

43:16 The most common reaction to food sensitivities for pork consumption.

52:31 “We prioritize efficiency over ecology.”

1:01:38 Are synthetic vitamins really good for your health?

1:09:47 Good advice from the late Jerry Telle: Eat like you live on a farm.

1:20:23 Autumn worked with Dr. Stephan van Vilet on his study that compared nutrient densities in beef.

1:33:06 Most grass-fed beef we eat in America is produced in China.

Resources

The Dewayne Lee Johnson vs. Monsanto case

Glycine and methionine

Weston A. Price Foundation

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease in America and has been linked to health problems from genital warts to a list of cancers, including cervical cancer among women. Those concerns have spurred a push for HPV vaccinations, typically among young teens, but are they your only options before or after a positive test? ?

Dr. Nathan Riley and Mimi Lindquist explain what everyone needs to know about HPV, how to proceed after receiving a positive test and what you can do to protect yourself in this very revealing Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Mimi’s work on TheMedicin website and on social media via Instagram. Listen to her TheMedicin podcast with Chase Ramey.

Discover more about Nathan and his work at his Beloved Holistics website and on social media via Instagram, Twitter and YouTube along with his Holistic OBGYN Podcast.

For Living 4D listeners: Save 10% on Nathan and Mimi’s new course, Clear & Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPV.

Timestamps

• Why men and women need to know more about HPV. (6:44)
• Who do you trust? (16:57)
• “There is no rush.” (24:20)
• Do you educate your kids about sex? (32:23)
• HPV screenings. (44:56)
• How to proceed after a positive result for HPV. (52:11)
• A “true” placebo? (59:42)
• Why are people infected with HPV getting a vaccine for HPV? (1:14:16)
• Support your immune system. (1:24:05)
• Mushrooms: Internet of the world. (1:34:23)
• A woman’s shame dealing with HPV. (1:44:31)
• The Clear & Free online course. (1:58:13) 

Resources

• Entangled Life: The Illustrated Edition by Merlin Sheldrake
• The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986
• The Science of AHCC: Japan’s Medical Breakthrough in Immunotherapy by Dr. Fred Pescatore
• The HPV Vaccine on Trial by Mary Holland, Kim Mack Rosenberg and Eileen Iorio

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Do you give much thought to the products you use and the foods you eat every day and the companies that produce them? Choose the passive approach — like most people do — and you’re giving up all responsibility for the health of your mind and your body, plus making the pockets of Big Pharma/Big Ag fatter. 

Throughout his long career, Paul has always been the iconoclast, sharing safer and healthier approaches to daily living that start with investing your dollars in foods and products you consume from clean sources.

So what really constitutes a healthy, clean source?

Adriaan Zimmerman and Ret Taylor describe the journeys they’ve taken to create Ned, a company that produces an array of organic botanical products derived from non-GMO resources straight from regenerative farms in this restorative Living 4D conversation.

Check out the work Ret and Adriaaan are doing with Ned via social media on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, TikTok and YouTube.

For Living 4D listeners: Save 15 percent off your first purchase of any Ned products, including Mello Magnesium, The De-Stress Set, Brain Blend and The Sleep Set, at their website. Use the promo code CHEK at checkout to receive your discount!

Timestamps

• A focus on the environment. (8:52)
• Ret’s introduction to Paul while listening to an Aubrey Marcus podcast. (14:52)
• The origin of the company name. (17:18)
• Adriaan’s one way trip to Nepal. (39:07)
• Ret’s wake-up call back to nature and primal movements. (48:38)
• Balancing pleasure and pain. (1:09:12)
• The difference between listening to your mind/ego and your body and its primal instincts. (1:16:40)
• The seed and the soil. (1:25:39)
• Full spectrum hemp. (1:31:10)
• Ned infuses their products with binaural beats. (1:49:08)
• Nurturing a woman’s endocrine system. (2:12:28)
• Funding a healthier ECHO relationship (energy, chemistry, hydration and organisms). (2:24:59)
• What can you do to live a more natural life? (2:36:36)

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Most people treat water as a necessity for human sustenance, but you’d think that such an important part of our lives would merit much more attention, care and reverence.

This week on Living 4D, explore a very different way of looking at water with respect and love with Gary Greenfield in this Living 4D conversation.

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 Timestamps

• The contaminated information in purified wastewater. (10:47)
• The story of creation. (17:01)
• Aether and water. (26:28)
• Everything is connected in nature. (33:50)
• Reverse osmosis: The best way to filter water. (42:09)
• The invisible qualities of energy. (54:58)
• Placing structured water devices in strategic locations throughout a town can eliminate the need for cleaning chemicals. (1:07:37)
• A toxic switch from chlorine to chloramine. (1:12:02)
• Structured water defined. (1:26:03)
• Centripetal (yin) versus centrifugal (yang). (1:34:18)
• The innate intelligence of water. (1:40:53)
• Bringing structured water to the mainstream. (1:51:59)
• Love, consciousness, prayer and water. (2:01:48)
• Does humanity need a new water myth? (2:15:30)
• Try this experiment next time for chlorinated water in a swimming pool. (2:38:49)
• Zeolite. (2:47:47)

Resources

• The Water Wizard by Viktor Schauberger and Callum Coats
• The work of Thales of Miletus, Marcel Vogel, Fritz-Albert Popp, Royal Rife and Masaru Emoto

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Have you reached the 2023 holiday season and wondered why you’re feeling so exhausted, tired and spent?

Luckily, Paul has been thinking a lot about this problem many of you are facing this holiday season and has some strategies that can help you recharge your batteries and give yourself the gift of good health in this special Living 4D podcast.

Timestamps

• Extractive capitalism. (7:59)
• Spirituality: A progressive expansion of a connection to our surroundings or to a greater whole. (20:10)
• Are you asking questions about everything? (29:00)
• Two points of sentience. (36:03)
• Knowing your dream helps you identify why you may be spent physically and emotionally. (46:13)
• Eros and agape. (1:02:14)
• “Focus first on what is your dream and how to create safety and security by managing your 4 Doctors.” (1:10:30)
• Are you in a state of fear? (1:22:43)
• “Matter is materialization of God’s own dream which is existence itself.” (1:28:54)
• Rudolf Steiner’s conception of the Cross and what it means for us. (1:37:21)
• The four quadrants that reveal how we become spent. (1:53:21)
• Your people and your stories/interactions with them. (2:00:03)
• Living a healthy life by paying attention to the numbers. (2:06:11)

Resources

• The work of Adi Shankara, Amy and Arnold Mindell, Dr. Dan Siegel, Edward Edinger and Bruce Lipton
• The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe by Jeremy Lent
• Paul’s Living 4D series of Evolve podcasts starting with Evolve Yourself Physically
• Paul’s solo podcasts on Ancient Wisdom, The People Who Changed My Life and Creating Real Health
• The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life by Arthur Firstenberg

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Do you think a lot about the mysteries that lie beyond the mundane matrix of daily living and why things happen, often against humanity?

Begin to pierce the veil of the matrix with guidance from Paul and his special guest, filmmaker, actor, author and truth-seeker Sean Stone, in this exploratory Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Sean and his work on his website where you can learn more about his writings, his workshops — Heart Magic and The Art of Success — and book a consultation. Watch his six-part documentary series, Best Kept Secret, on Vimeo.

Check Sean out on social media via Patreon, Facebook, Instagram, beeyou.tv and Twitter.

Timestamps

• What do you consider weird? (5:31)
• Conspiracy theories. (10:54)
• A near-death experience that’s like seeing through the matrix. (22:10)
• Sean’s first hallucinogenic experience with mushrooms in a church linked to the Hellfire Club. (30:21)
• The universe desires change. (43:45)
• “Earth is the heart domain.” (1:00:58)
• The need for relationships. (1:17:56)
• Deprogramming your belief systems so you can get to a place of intuition. (1:32:07)

Resources

• Buzzsaw with Sean Stone on Gaia
• Doppelganger: A Trip Into The Mirror World by Naomi Klei 
• The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
• JFK by Oliver Stone
• Machine elves/DMT elves
• Conan the Barbarian
• The work of Robert E. Howard, Jean Gebser, Rick Straussman and Hafiz
• Paul’s Living 4D podcast on The Danger of Living in Two Realities

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Have you ever encountered a real polymath?

Meet YaHuMa, a uniquely gifted man whose skills span the worlds of martial arts, poetry, music, Shamanism and art, in this very spiritual Living 4D conversation.

View and enjoy YaHuMa’s artwork at his website.

Timestamps

• YaHuMa’s name = Divine spirit mind. (7:09)
• Born during a war between Iran and Iraq. (10:23)
• YaHuMa’s spiritual grandparents. (14:50)
• The wild child charts a new direction at university, away from physics and toward art. (20:52)
• Coming out of a numbing depression to a spiritual awakening with help from plant medicines. (29:06)
• From student to practitioner. (38:00)
• Art helps YaHuMa integrate the lessons he’s learned during plant medicine ceremonies. (45:13)
• YaHuMa’s development as an artist. (50:17)
• YaHuMa’s process before sharing his art with the world. (58:18)
• Could learning the martial arts help the lost boys grow up? (1:05:37)
• YaHuMa has worked with more than 300 people on solo plant medicine ceremonies. (1:16:42)
• How YaHuMa built his own philosophy for spiritual living. (1:25:30)
• Plant medicines as forms of spiritual technology. (1:35:27)
• Channeling. (1:41:10)
• Diving into the mystery through poetry. (1:46:58)
• A need for forgiveness. (1:58:56)
• Focus on the positivity. (2:09:45)

Resources

• Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax
• The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry by Peter Lamborn Wilson and Nasrollah Pourjavady
• Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Ari Honarvar and  Hamilton Souther
• The Ra Material: Law of One by Jim McCarty, Don Elkins and Carla Rueckert
• Masnavi by Rumi

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Are the relationships with the loved ones in your life the perfect everything, or are you looking for a deeper connection?

Learn how to achieve abundance in your relationships with the friends and family on Your Dream Team with help from the amazing Jason Pickard along with Mimi Lindquist and Chase Ramey, hosts of TheMedicin podcast, who found their way back from divorce to a beautiful, fulfilling life in this illuminating Living 4D conversation.

For Living 4D listeners: Jason is offering a $500 savings on his The Abundance Archetype Method course. When you register, mention Paul Chek in the answer to the question How did you hear about the abundance archetype? to get this discount.

Check out Jason on Instagram. Learn more about Mimi and Chase on TheMedicin website and on social media via Instagram.

Timestamps

• Belief systems keep people mentally lazy. (9:25)
• Are you agile in your love relationships? (13:56)
• Work mode versus home mode. (17:46)
• Relationships: Perpetual opportunities for giving and receiving. (24:01)
• A taste of the divine. (40:02)
• Do you feel alchemy or curiosity in your relationships? (55:58)
• “A relationship is like a really deep psychedelic journey.” (1:04:36)
• Can you be a friend to yourself? (1:11:00)
• Keeping the spark alive with your partner. (1:16:34)
• Ghost roles. (1:30:54)
• What are the non-negotiables in your relationship? (1:49:06)
• Your relationship myths. (2:09:39)
• “Do you love your family more when you’re with them or away from them?” (2:28:08)
• Relationships aren’t games to be won or lost. (2:31:20)
• What is the small stuff? (2:39:24)
• Relationships can be great teachers. (2:45:55)

Resources

• The Deep Democracy of Open Forums by Arnold Mindell
• You Can Have It All: A Simple Guide to a Joyful Abundant Life by Arnold Patent
• The work of Nancy Pickard, Joseph Rael, Michael Eisner and Dr. Dan Siegel

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We can learn a lot about ourselves and how we measure and process growth, progress and pain by understanding how archetypes work (and don’t work) in our lives.

CHEK Professional Greg Schmaus describes these archetypes that affect our lives so deeply and how we can begin the process of healing them in this Living 4D conversation.

Learn more Greg and his work at his 4D Healing website and on Instagram.

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Timestamps

• Are you learning from the curriculum of your own life’s journey. (4:25)
• Can you really benefit from not changing and holding onto your patterns of pain? (11:14)
• Archetypes: Original patterns that represent the language of the psyche. (22:49)
• Making conscious and unconscious contracts with yourself and others. (33:03)
• Greg’s deep connection to Shamanism started very early. (37:30)
• The four survival archetypes are like your inner child survival teams. (58:13)
• Two sides of the victim archetype. (1:06:32)
• “Victimhood is anything less than 100 percent self-responsibility.” (1:13:36)
• The archetype doesn’t have a polarity, nearly guaranteeing evolution. (1:27:49)
• The saboteur protects you from truths that may be inconvenient for you to hear. (1:34:54)
• Intuition is blocked by the prostitute archetype. (1:55:31)
• The mother/father archetypes. (2:07:20)
• Do you look at yourself as a work of art? (2:18:46)
• The Imago Dei archetype. (2:24:41)

Resources

• Paul’s Living 4D Evolve series starting with Evolving Yourself Physically
• The work of Matt Kahn

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How did psychedelics become part of the American lexicon in the 1960s, and what has changed since then?

Explore the true history and the people behind the Psychedelic era with scholar, historian and researcher Robert Forte in this very revealing Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Robert on his website, Substack and on social media via Facebook.

Timestamps

• Robert’s first encounter with psychedelics in fifth grade via Life Magazine in 1966. (6:01)
• Little known psychologist Frank X. Barron was the man who later turned on Timothy Leary. (12:01)
• At the origin of the major world religions and nearly all traditional Shamanic practices, you will find a sacred plant. (20:37)
• Why so many religious people reject psychedelics. (23:38)
• The MK-Ultra program. (37:09)
• Timothy Leary and Ram Dass/Dr. Richard Alpert: Facts versus fiction. (44:10)
• “What do you call someone who’s not a conspiracy theorist?” (1:01:32)
• Why would the CIA popularize magic mushrooms in the 1950s? (1:15:08)
• Are today’s medical “experts” truly trained to work with patients using psychedelics? (1:28:07)
• Robert’s ayahuasca vision for enlightenment and a bleak future. (1:38:38)
• Is Paul too young to retire? (1:49:21)
• Huston Smith on psychedelics and the differences between religious experiences and a religious life. (1:54:57)
• The Greek origin of the word mystery. (2:01:11)
• Why don’t more people realize that all of us are connected to each other? (2:25:40)
• “I knew Terence McKenna before he was Terence McKenna.” (2:34:27)
• The origins of MDMA (ecstasy). (2:50:52)
• “Psychedelics attract dissidents.” (3:03:14)

Resources

• Timothy Leary: Outside Looking In edited by Robert Forte
• Entheogens and the Future of Religion edited by Robert Forte

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In Paul’s previous conversation with author and wounded healer, Paul Levy described the devastating effects of Wetiko, a virus of the mind.

Paul Levy returns to Living 4D to share his latest book, Undreaming Wetiko: Breaking the Spell of the Nightmare Mind-Virus, and how we can overcome the mind-virus in this creative Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Paul’s work at his Awaken in the Dream website and on Facebook.

Timestamps

• “The Shaman is the creative artist, storyteller and dreamer.” (7:51)
• For Shamans, Wetiko — a virus of the mind — is the topic of all topics. (12:39)
• How people become entrenched in misinformed viewpoints unconsciously. (23:34)
• The muscle of realization. (29:40)
• What would happen if Wetiko didn’t exist? (34:49)
• “No one in their right mind would ever choose to a be a Shaman.” (41:21)
• Some Jungian groups believe Paul is bipolar and his work is inflated. (50:43)
• What forms our egos? (1:05:37)
• Paul gets downloads from his unconscious higher self to write his books. (1:20:40)
• Defining the mind-virus. (1:33:13)
• “What’s happening in our world is a battle for the human soul.” (1:53:02)
• A totalitarian psychosis. (2:02:28)
• You ARE creative. (2:18:03)
• Are you unwittingly drowning in your own pessimism and despair? (2:32:20)
• Practicing creativity naturally reinforces healthy consciousness. (2:46:39)

Resources

• Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World by Paul Levy
• Awakened by Darkness: When Evil Becomes Your Father by Paul Levy
• Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove’s interview with Arthur M. Young on YouTube
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with James Hollis and Wayland Myers
• Awakened by Darkness: When Evil Becomes Your Father by Paul Levy

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There have been countless arguments throughout millennia among great thinkers and scholars debating what organ in our body really runs the show. Is it the brain that stores our thoughts and information that drives our human spirit or our hearts that not only pump blood throughout our bodies but guide our feelings and emotions?

Rollin McCraty, executive VP and director of research for the HeartMath Institute, describes how our energetic hearts allow us to connect to our deeper selves and the world via a consciousness upgrade this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Rollin’s work at the HeartMath Institute website and on social media via Facebook here and here, YouTube and Instagram. Download a free copy of Science of the Heart: Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance Volume 2 at this link.

Timestamps

4:40 Rollin’s early career in the military (learning missile systems) mirrored Paul’s experience working on helicopters.

11:00 A curious Rollin asks questions his college professors couldn’t be bothered to answer.

18:20 HeartMath founder Doc Lew Childre meets Rollin for the first time.

24:13 A series of transformations.

28:44 The energetic heart and the spiritual heart.

36:16 “Of course, DNA is an antenna.”

43:36 The main message of HeartMath aligns with Rollin’s spiritual philosophy.

52:03 Have you changed your world paradigms lately?

1:07:01 How do you describe coherence?

1:12:05 Heart rate variability: The most reflective measurement of a person’s emotional state.

1:17:52 The vagus nerve connection.

1:28:04 Love as the organizing intelligence that informs our physical reality.

1:31:07 Love as a spectrum of frequencies.

1:42:47 How the heart informs our emotional experiences.

1:46:20 What separates us from our pets.

1:52:33 Water, electromagnetic fields and the human heartbeat.

Resources

Heart Intelligence: Connecting with the Heart’s Intuitive Guidance for Effective Choices and Solutions by Doc Lew Childre, Deborah Rozman, Howard Matin and Rollin McCraty

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What’s the life of a CHEK Practitioner really like?

Jerry Kuykendall shares how he left the financially fulfilling but emotionally draining corporate world to become a far better and healthier version of himself as a CHEK Practitioner and why he had to kill the previous version of himself to do it in this inspiring Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Jerry and his work at this link, Substack, Facebook, Instagram and his Sovereign Mind Body and Soul podcast on Spotify.

For Living 4D listeners: Receive 20 percent off Jerry’s coaching services and workshops through 2024 by using the promo code PAUL20 when you check out. And, if you’re a CHEK Academy student, save 50 percent on Jerry’s coaching and mentoring services. Visit Jerry’s Biohacking Truth website to receive these special offers.

Timestamps

• Jerry’s first encounter with Paul: Listening to a podcast interview with him. (5:12)
• Have you felt the need to kill the current version of yourself to become a better, healthier person? (12:33)
• Are you lacking in awareness and gratitude? (22:51)
• Do you have a relationship with yourself? (34:59)
• When do you start accepting yourself? (43:02)
• The most common challenges Jerry’s clients face. (1:02:04)
• Clients are looking for more holistic approaches to solve problems. (1:14:55)
• “Whatever resistance you’re experiencing is created by you.” (1:24:06)
• The hardest things a CHEK professional teaches their clients are often the simplest ones. (1:35:09)
• Jerry is launching a win-win wellness program targeting companies. (1:48:06)

Resources

• Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded by Maxwell Maltz
• The work of Dr. Dan Siegel
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Mike Bledsoe
• Paul’s Fastest Way to Health series on YouTube

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Paul has discussed the impact sound has on your health a lot in previous Living 4D episodes, but there’s much more that needs to be explored…

Discover how myth and sound are linked, why mantras are so powerful and the benefits of conscious humming with author, musician and spiritual teacher Jonathan Goldman in this very audible Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Jonathan’s books, courses and audio downloads at his Healing Sounds website. Download his FREE 7-Minute Chakra Tune-Up and check out his videos on YouTube. Also, Jonathan is re-releasing his signature Sacred Vibrational Frequencies course at this link!

Timestamps

• “What if music could be used to make people feel better?” (8:21)
• Aspects of sound are tied to the creation myths in various cultures. (11:14)
• Power of the mantra. (13:11)
• Vibration. (23:07)
• Frequency + intent = healing. (31:34)
• “We are vibratory beings.” (34:44)
• The simple secret of silence. (39:19)
• “The true healing power of sound lies in harmonics.” (43:35)
• Formants. (53:55)
• Undertones aren’t a figment of your imagination. (1:00:40)
• Merkaba of Sound by Jonathan on YouTube. (1:15:04)
• Psychoacoustics and vibroacoustics. (1:20:51)
• Louis Pasteur/germ theory versus Antione Beauchamp/terrain therapy. (1:35:04)
• The benefits of conscious humming and nitric oxide. (1:42:15)
• You can hum your prayers too. (1:59:16)
• What does Ohm mean? (2:16:55)
• Is tinnitus an aspect of the divine sound current? (2:21:47)

Resources

• Healing Sounds: The Power of Harmonics by Jonathan Goldman
• The 7 Secrets of Sound Healing by Jonathan Goldman
• The Humming Effect: Sound Healing for Health and Happiness by Andi and Jonathan Goldman
• Awakening from The Divine Name by Jonathan Goldman on YouTube

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Learn about the evolution of RISE TV, created to play key roles in the awakening and ascension of humanity, with Greg and Victoria Schumacher and Jarin Kenyon in this Living 4D podcast.

Find the RISE TV team online at their website or Rumble and join them live Sundays at 10 a.m. Eastern time and Wednesday at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Watch short videos they produce on their YouTube channel. Look for Rise TV on social media via Instagram.

Pick up any of Greg’s books at the books section of the RISE TV website. Work privately with Jarin by emailing him.

Timestamps

• The mission of RISE TV. (3:35)
• A family of light. (8:18)
• A triangle of minds to change the world. (28:46)
• Manifesting generators. (31:30)
• The shared uniqueness that makes RISE TV work. (42:51)
• “True authenticity, living in harmony and being of service, is the way to be.” (52:10)
• Empowerment. (1:07:42)
• The I-3 superpowers. (1:20:58)
• Challenging co-parenting. (1:28:33)
• “What we eventually manifest is a reflection of who we are.” (1:38:33)
• Personal growth: A lifelong journey. (1:43:46)
• “Most people go through life not really understanding what living is.” (1:50:00)

Resources

• Paul’s recent appearance on RISE TV
• The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
• Health as Expanding Consciousness by Margaret Newman
• Naomi Wolf’s Pfizer Documents Expose on the Wise Traditions podcast
• The work of Matt Kahn
• Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Laurel Airica and Ben Greenfield

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Have you ever noticed the presence of someone or something you can’t see yet you feel them? You’re not imagining that feeling, and you may have been born with those intuitive gifts.

Explore near-death experiences, learn how the soul really works and discover better ways to handle the loss of a loved one in this beautiful Living 4D conversation with psychic medium Salicrow and Shaman and CHEK Faculty Member Angie Chek.

Learn more about Salicrow and her services on her website. Find her on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Check out Angie on her Angie’s World website and on social media via Facebook and Instagram.

Timestamps

• Salicrow’s opening into the psychic realm lasted for months. (7:30)
• Angie’s gifts began to emerge early in her life as she used her pre-conscious mind. (10:16)
• How Paul knew what was on his late father’s gravestone. (17:36)
• Viewing God like a gemstone, as all of us do from different facets. (26:09)
• The soul as a multiple. (45:14)
• The soul serves as a carrier of information as we transcend into another life. (51:46)
• “I’ve never met anyone who has gone to Heaven or Hell.” (1:03:54)
• How long can you stay in Heaven? (1:19:24)
• The illusion of dying. (1:28:07)
• Living a vacation life. (1:32:02)
• Two ways a person can die. (1:56:31)
• Have you witnessed a near-death experience? (2:04:21)
• “As soon as it’s time for me to go, I’m out of here!” (2:10:12) 
• Glamour magic. (2:27:06)
• Differences between the death of a companion animal and a human. (2:30:03)
• How to handle the grief you feel from the loss of a loved one. (2:37:41)
• How Angie and Salicrow protect themselves from souls/spirits while working with them. (2:52:42)
• Know yourself and take no shortcuts. (2:58:28)
• The rise of Satan and Lucifer. (3:12:19)

Resources

• Spirit Speaker: A Medium’s Guide to Death and Dying by Salicrow
• The Path of Elemental Witchcraft: A Wyrd Woman’s Book of Shadows by Salicrow
• Jump Girl: The Initiation and Art of a Spirit Speaker — A Memoir by Salicrow
• Salicrow on Open Minds with Regina Meredith on Gaia
• Psychopomp

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If you have lost your connection to the world. you’re probably struggling to find a purpose too.

Discover how purpose and connection intersect very naturally with guidance from your relationship with nature with Tim Corcoran, the founder of Purpose Mountain, in this gentle and fulfilling Living 4D conversation.

Find out more about Tim’s work at Purpose Mountain and Twin Eagles Wilderness School. Explore his work on social media via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Learn more about Tim’s nature-based approach to healthy living by downloading his FREE Purpose Discovery Kit and Edible Wild Plants ebook today!

Timestamps

• Tim’s spirit came alive while exploring the Badlands of South Dakota as a young child. (5:48)
• Tim’s introduction to wilderness survival to learn how to provide for his own needs, mentor others and grow in spirit. (12:11)
• Get started with your healing work. (26:53)
• Where’s the poison oak? (31:50)
• The core disease of our time: Disconnection. (39:31)
• Trapped in your own ego? (57:07)
• The hazards of avoiding physical reality. (1:03:00)
• Nature attachment theory and ecological awakening explained. (1:12:26)
• Tim views the soul as a verb. (1:29:53)
• Tim’s midlife crisis leads him to Purpose Mountain. (1:33:16)
• “You can never get enough of what you really don’t need.” (1:41:56)
• Everyone has a unique set of original instructions. (1:50:16)
• Building your own personal mythology. (1:54:49)
• Are you living a wound-driven life or a purpose-driven one? (2:09:20)

Resources

• The Quest: One Man’s Search for Peace, Insight and Healing in an Endangered World by Tom Brown, Jr.
• Climbing the Rope to God by Hillary and Bradley Keeney
• Metabolic Man: Ten Thousand Years From Eden by Charles Wharton
• The work of David Whyte and Michael Meade
• Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Dr. Keith Witt and Darryl Schoon

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Dr. Daniel Mishori, a professor at the School of Environmental Sustainability at Tel Aviv University, shares a warning about the state of higher education and what it will take to bring health and sanity back to our world in this Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Daniel’s work at Tel Aviv University here and on social media via Facebook here and here and YouTube. Look for the scientific studies he worked on via Google Scholar.

Timestamps

• The best day of Daniel’s life at age 22. (3:26)
• Daniel’s first book was downloaded to him. (10:19)
• We were born perfect. (17:42)
• Protesting the fluoridation of water. (24:00)
• “Science controls the current state of reality in the modern world.” (44:44)
• A test for democracy and human rights. (51:06)
• Choose the truth or something else. (1:02:00)
• Researching epidemiological modesty. (1:14:26)
• Making a hard decision to walk away. (1:28:57)
• Israel: A stronghold of American science. (1:37:49)
• COVID-19 vaccine injuries. (1:45:08)
• A refugee of conventional education. (2:09:32)
• The need for a reformation in science. (2:12:55)
• What happens in the next pandemic? (2:21:45)

Resources

• The Abusive Employment: Systematic Exclusion and Exploitation in the Labor Market and Stability: On the relationship between body, mind and environment by Dr. Daniel Mishori (both books are available only in Hebrew)
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Jonathan Bluestein

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Looking for a new and gentle way to tap into your soul’s journey at the highest energetic realm possible?

Explore the Akashic Records, a database of information from your soul that describes everything that has happened and will happen in your life, with Vanessa Lambert in this supportive Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Vanessa and her work on social media via Instagram here and here and Facebook. Listen to the Bee The Wellness Podcast with Vanessa and her husband Adam wherever you listen to podcasts.

Sign up for Vanessa’s free Akashic Journey: An Introduction to the Akashic Records at this link.

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Timestamps

• Vanessa learned reiki and how to use the Akashic Records at a very young age. (14:27)
• What are the Akashic Records? (21:58)
• How Vanessa accesses the Akashic Records. (31:02)
• The problems associated with accessing the Akashic Records to predict the future. (38:07)
• Who/what maintains the Akashic Records? (44:58)
• Using the Akashic Records to discover what’s true or not. (1:08:22)
• Dancing between the polarities and understanding the magic of both. (1:27:22)
• “I want everyone to learn how to read their own Akashic Records.” (1:34:45)
• Look into your own self-discovery. (1:41:01)
• Accepting your soul contract and giving it to God. (1:50:07)
• Editing a soul contract. (2:00:36)
• Developing your ability to read the Akashic Records. (2:22:08)

Resources

• Sacred Ground to Sacred Space: Visionary Ecology, Perennial Wisdom, Environmental Ritual and Art by Rowena Kryder
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Ervin Laszlo
• Creodes
• The work of Plotinus
• Kundalini yoga

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UFOs. Near-death experiences. Remote viewing. Precognitive events. Astral travel. Out-of-body experiences. Most people believe these experiences are separate unto themselves.

Reinerio Hernandez explains how all of these modalities within the paranormal realm are connected by consciousness and why love is the most important thing humans must master in this ethereal Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Reinerio’s work with the Consciousness and Contact Research Institute (CCRI) at their website where you can also preview his books. Check out the progress on his documentary, A Greater Reality: One Man’s Journey of Discovery, coming out later this fall.

Timestamps

• After a long career as a tax attorney at the U.S. Department of Treasury, Reinerio’s paranormal experiences began with his paralyzed dog. (9:47)
• Missing time and UFO sightings. (14:07)
• Is seeing truly believing? (18:42)
• Holographic projections of the recently dead reassuring their loved ones. (25:02)
• Reinerio’s experiences with the paranormal ended after four years, leading to a teaching lesson. (32:04)
• Interacting with the OBE realm in 5D (the fifth dimension). (39:00)
• The most difficult task for mankind: Mastering the ability to love. (45:21)
• Reinerio receives a download of Dr. Edgar Mitchell’s quantum hologram theory of consciousness. (56:47)
• The leading topics for people reporting UFO experiences and other contact modalities: Spirituality and love. (1:06:22)
• The reason the awakening is happening now: A wakeup call for society. (1:20:13)
• “If every one of us could have a near death experience, we would not have the world that we have today.” (1:25:56)
• You can’t study the paranormal realm and forget about consciousness. (1:33:52)
• Dualism and entropy. (1:46:25)
• Consciousness aerial phenomenon (CAP). (1:52:37)
• To connect to paranormal modalities, try meditation and holotropic breathing or plant medicines. (2:07:23)
• Once you’ve had a paranormal experience, your aura becomes a sponge that can tap into other fields. (2:16:37)

Resources

• Beyond UFOs: The Science of Consciousness and Contact with Non-Human Intelligence Vol. 1 by Reinerio Hernandez, Rudy Schild and Jon Kilmo
• A Greater Reality: The New Paradigm of Nonlocal Consciousness, the Paranormal and the Contact Modalties Vol. 1 by Reinerio Hernandez, Rudy Schild, Jon Kilmo, Michael Grosso, Jeffrey Long and Jeffrey Kripal

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Did you know water — the substance we rely on the most besides air — is a conscious living entity?

Explore water in a very different and holistic way that blends science and spirit with Isabel Friend, an ambassador and steward of water, in this very fluid Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Isabel’s work at her Water is Life website and via social media on Instagram and YouTube.

For Living 4D listeners: Save 10 percent on any of Isabel’s courses at her Water is Life Academy by using the promo code LIVING 4D when you checkout.

Timestamps

• The Viktor Schauberger connection. (7:52)
• Water has the capacity to be a conscious living being. (15:49)
• “If you’re listening to this podcast, you’re dehydrated.” (17:21)
• Are reverse osmosis filtration systems really good for your health? (27:41)
• “Water is nature’s original intelligence.” (35:51)
• “What we do to water, we do to ourselves.” (56:06)
• Is rainwater better than tap water or bottled water? (1:05:58)
• Drinking spring water is worth a drive. (1:19:10)
• The future (non)availability of water on our planet. (1:24:28)
• Water in the universe. (1:33:26)
• Living in reciprocal communion with water. (1:42:45)
• The vampire-like, toilet-to-tap way most people receive their water. (1:58:32)
• How EMF (electromagnetic field) pollution affects the water we drink. (2:10:03)

Resources

• Nutrigenomics
• Deuterium
• Kiss the Ground on Netflix
• Water Stories
• Melukat water rituals
• Sensitive Chaos: The Creation of Flowing Forms in Water and Air by Theodor Schwenk and Johanna Collis
• Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Dr. Zack Bush, Robb Wolf, Dolf Zantinge, Dr. Ibrahim Karim and Doreya Karim

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 For all of the time the tens millions of fans spend watching football every week, very few truly understand the grueling toll it takes on the bodies and souls of the people who play it.

Eben Britton shares his journey from enduring early family chaos and alcoholism to becoming an NFL starter along the offensive line and what happened after he walked away in this honest Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Eben on his website and social media via YouTube, Instagram and Twitter. Listen to his podcast, The Eben Flow, wherever you download your podcasts.

Timestamps

• Professional football: A ballet of violence. (6:00)
• Eben discovers a new and safer healing modality on IR: Cannabis. (19:12)
• Playing left guard in the NFL is like having fist-fights in phonebooths. (23:31)
• Eben is done with playing professional football until… (34:21)
• The end of Eben’s NFL career is punctuated by taking Adderall. (42:00)
• “I realized pretty quickly I had no skills whatsoever to relate to people or to myself.” (53:00)
• Eben learns that he comes from a long line of medicine men, Shamans and witches. (1:02:31)
• The truth of the warrior. (1:15:30)
• Eben’s first steps toward rewiring his consciousness and recalibrating his nervous system. (1:35:02)
• How Eben untangled himself from his illusions. (1:49:58)
• “Love is the only answer that’s ever solved all of the problems I’ve encountered.” (2:06:45)
• Paul shows Eben how Life Process Alchemy works. (2:15:30)
• Key spokes in your relationship wheel. (2:29:09)

Resources

• The Eben Flow: Basic Tools to Transform Your Life by Eben Britton
• Take Your Pills on Netflix
• Eben’s tell-all What Does It Take To Stay In The NFL? You Don’t Want To Know on Medium
• The work of Jean Gebser, Arthur Young and Wolfgang Pauli
• Al-Anon
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Hamilton Souther
• The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe by Jeremy Lent

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Despite what you may have assumed about channeling, it’s not a superpower that a minuscule few can tap into. The ability to channel is a gift you can master any time in your life, but only if you’re willing to do the work.

Cynthia Rivard shares her journey from executive boardrooms and raising four children to following the breadcrumbs to the spiritual space via channeling this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Cynthia and her work and free training resources on her website and social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Timestamps

3:20 You can never be too old to wake up, stay open to possibilities and follow the breadcrumbs from Source.

12:35 “All of us have divinity within us.”

20:30 World religions and new age culture have created too many walls between us and the divine.

31:19 Most of our struggles originate from human choices and toxic emotions that are stuck inside us that we must work on.

43:55 Wisdom comes from your connection to Spirit regardless how old or young you are.

54:06 Could you be using technology to hide from the world?

1:01:46 People are afraid to dream because they fear change.

1:16:31 Spiritual marketing and corporate religion.

1:21:29 This kinesiology tool helped Cynthia connect with Spirit and her clairsentience.

1:26:31 Improve your frequency by doing these things.

1:37:55 “Sharing what we know with others is the best way to make an impact.”

1:47:41 Change is coming…

Resources

Hope For a New Era: Turning the Tide, Love and Leadership Through Turbulent Times by Cynthia Rivard

Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Vanessa Lambert

Jesus, Buddha, Krishna and Lao Tzu: The Parallel Sayings by Richard Hooper

Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by Dr. David Hawkins

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Do you believe the future of our world is in peril RIGHT NOW? 

In this very special 250th episode, Penny Crozier and Angie Chek join Paul in an exploration of the Christ Principle with great insights from the teachings of Rudolf Steiner and a plethora of other resources as a means to restore a healthy, peaceful balance between the often harmful forces of Lucifer and Ahriman.

To emphasize these different forces at work, Penny is the voice of Lucifer, Angie is the voice of Christ and Paul is the voice of Ahriman.

Timestamps

• “Today, we are living in a cloud of unknowing.” (3:36)
• The Christ Principle. (11:14)
• Entering a phase of accelerated spiritual development. (22:35)
• Look honestly and closely for the darker expressions within yourself. (36:27)
• A short biography of Rudolf Steiner. (42:24)
• Understanding the subtle energy bodies of humans. (51:17)
• The meaning of fire. (1:04:31)
• Angels. (1:17:19)
• Is evil merely distortions of consciousness within our soul? (1:35:00)
• The childish separation in Western religions between God and Lucifer. (1:48:46)
• Visualize the relationship between Lucifer and Ahriman like a balance beam scale. (2:03:07)
• Your necessary spiritual evolution. (2:22:12)
• As a force of hardening, Ahriman can be associated with diseases ending in the suffix osis (sclerosis or arteriosclerosis). (2:35:46)
• Consider why the word artificial comes before intelligence. (2:49:35)
• The nature of evil beings. (2:54:20)
• A selfie culture that retards personal growth and adulthood. (3:04:37)
• Half-truths and half-errors. (3:18:58)
• Evolving toward Trinitarian thinking. (3:32:27)
• Do you fear God? (3:49:30)
• Examine these Tarot archetypes to better balance the influences of Lucifer and Ahriman. (4:00:54)
• “Blood carries the emotional truth of our heart to every cell in our body.” (4:11:17)
• Wisdom transcends the powers of polarity. (4:27:51)
• The 1-2-3-4 approach to balancing Lucifer and Ahriman with the Christ Principle. (4:33:21)
• “What is infinite requires infinite evolution.” (4:52:40)

Resources

• Rudolf Steiner Press
• The Rudolf Steiner Archive 
• A Road To Sacred Creation: Rudolf Steiner’s Perspectives on Technology, Vol. 1 edited by Gary Lamb
• The Incarnation of Ahriman: The Embodiment of Evil on Earth by Rudolf Steiner

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For most young couples, the road to better lives is often paved with great intentions, some successes, changes in direction and an awful lot of pain. How do you create a sustainable relationship that lasts through thick, thin, infidelity, thoughts of suicide and American Ninja Warriors?

Meet CHEK Professionals Kirsti and Mickel Pratt, a dynamic couple who have a lot packed a lot of growth and pain in their early thirtysomething lives, but found more love and happiness by turning to basic CHEK principles in this no-holds-barred Living 4D conversation.

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Timestamps

• Kirsti and Mickel met Paul at a Zen in the Garden workshop two years ago. (4:43)
• Kirsti transitions from golf and soccer to falling in love with American Ninja Warrior. (10:02)
• Mickel’s health journey meant learning how to love himself. (18:45)
• Living the fit-sick life on TV catches up with Kirsti away from the cameras. (27:07)
• Dual crises in their lives led Mickel and Kirsti to separate. (37:30)
• Understanding the real quality of food for your health. (45:37)
• Mental illness led Mickel to contemplate suicide, until he started taking responsibility for his health decisions. (56:00)
• Implementing CHEK principles in a challenging gym environment. (1:06:45)
• How kid athletes flourish physically and emotions with the right coaching. (1:19:32)
• Making little changes slowly adds up to big wins. (1:36:30)
• Be gentle with yourself. (1:43:30)
• Mickel and Kirsti describe their new Self Mastery Membership program. (2:03:25)

Resources

• Watch Kirsti (The Machine) compete on season 2 of American Ninja Warrior via YouTube
• Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Russell Sturgess
• The work of Jon-Kabat Zinn and B.F. Skinner

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Why do many people pursue longevity? Do they seek a greater quality of life or do they fear death?

Wade Lightheart describes a more realistic and sustainable approach to longevity and ways to achieve it by maintaining your balance and holding onto your spiritual center in this Living 4D meeting-of-the-minds.

Connect with Wade on social media via Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Listen to Wade’s Awesome Health Podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Timestamps

• Why do you pursue longevity? (2:26)
• Is what you’ve done for a long time to stay healthy not working for you any longer? (11:02)
• Holding onto your spiritual center. (23:27)
• How do you maintain your balance? (30:54)
• An easy way to mitigate sleep cycle problems when you’re traveling. (37:34)
• Wade suggests a couple of simple tests. (1:03:52)
• If it’s not a double-blind study… (1:18:27)
• “Excellence is a progressive state, not an absolute.” (1:24:06)
• The choice point. (1:33:03)
• Wade’s sacred smoke ritual. (1:54:45)
• Wade’s upcoming book. (2:00:43)
• The universe remains undefeated. (2:12:36)

Resources

• The work of Peter Attia, David Getoff and John Maguire
• The manual lymphatic drainage technique
• Your Body Doesn’t Lie by John Diamond
• Symptoms of Visceral Disease by Francis Marion Pottenger
• Occupational Biomechanics by Don Chaffin, Gunnar B.J. Anderson and Bernard Martin

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Arielle Spring describes her journey from untreated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that persisted for more than two decades to lasting healing in this Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Arielle and her book, When Birds Sing: My Journey From Trauma to Triumph, at her website. Check out Arielle on social media via Facebook and Instagram.

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Timestamps

• PTSD versus complex PTSD. (12:44)
• Arielle searches for her identity. (26:53)
• When Arielle took off her survival glasses and realized PTSD was a huge problem. (44:42)
• How unrecognized traumas accumulate. (1:10:56)
• A parenting problem buoyed by organized religion. (1:18:05)
• The first step to healing from trauma: Talk to someone you trust. (1:32:12)
• Looking at the patterns and reparenting your child parts. (1:42:42)
• Is trauma part of your identity? (1:47:07)
• Do you recognize that you’re not loving yourself enough? (1:55:54)
• Forming an exit plan to get out of a bad relationship. (2:10:54)
• Letting go to a higher power. (2:25:40)
• Low-cost/free things you can do to heal from trauma on your own. (2:34:01)
• Centered breathing. (2:40:17)

Resources

• Reinventing Your Life by Jeffrey Young and Janet Klosko
• Stockholm syndrome
• The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
• Nonviolent Communication: The Basics As I Know and Use Them by Wayland Myers
• Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol Truman
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Wayland Myers,  
• The work of Stanley Krippner
• Schema therapy

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Dr. Marc Gafni returns to the podcast, joining Paul on a deeper dive into love, eros, Cosmo-erotic humanism and the relationship between certainty and uncertainty in this Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Marc’s work on his website where you can register for his free, weekly One Mountain, Many Paths program Sundays at 10 a.m. Western Time/1 p.m. Eastern Time. Take Marc’s Unique Self mini-course that’s also free.

Check out Marc on many social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin and YouTube.

Timestamps

• Love is a perception, not an emotion. (12:30)
• An interior science equation for eros. (18:54)
• Awareness or full throbbing aliveness. (26:38)
• Cosmo-erotic humanism. (37:06)
• Why eros matters. (40:37)
• Why do you care? (50:15)
• “You can’t about love without talking about obligation.” (57:04)
• The field of value. (1:21:25)
• Moving from polarization to paradox. (1:32:09)
• Are belief systems damaging and dangerous? (1:43:03)
• The relationship between certainty and uncertainty. (1:52:09)
• Reclaiming the divinity of need. (1:59:42)
• The 8 core eros needs. (2:07:17)

Resources

• The Chemical Basis for Morphogenesis by Alan Turing
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with the late James Carse
• A Return to Eros: The Radical Experience of Being Fully Alive, Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment and The Erotic and The Holy by Marc Gafni
• Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility and The Religious Case Against Belief by James Carse
• The work of Zak Stein, Larry Page, Alan Watts and William Butler Yeats

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Rudi Verspoor returns to Living 4D to share the history and evolution of the Second Scientific Revolution: The Emergence of a Dynamic System of Healthcare.

Learn more about the history and people behind the Second Scientific Revolution by downloading this special slide presentation prepared by Rudi for this L4D podcast!

Learn more about Rudi’s work at the Hahnemann Center for Heilkunst and Homeopathy where you can discover the comprehensive study programs for healthcare professionals. Explore the foundations of Romantic Science at the School for Romantic Science and Healthcare.

Want to consult one-on-one with a Romantic Science clinician? Check out myhealthplan.center.

Timestamps

• What constitutes natural science… Studying a dead world? (10:19)
• The big change: Cracking the mystery of life. (22:35)
• Why the Second Scientific Revolution is so important. (35:18)
• Regimen. (42:42)
• Causation versus symptomology. (59:50)
• The ultimate cause. (1:06:30)
• Neurosis or psychosis? (1:20:57)
• The many levels of belief. (1:31:34)
• Training a general practitioner. (1:47:09)
• Lifting and removing the blockages. (2:09:54)
• A guiding intelligence. (2:16:18)
• A crisis of science. (2:21:34)
• The Sthenic index. (2:25:54)
• “More or less, we’re on our own.” (2:35:27)
• “We receive what we need when we’re ready to receive it.” (2:48:29)

Resources

• The work of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Samuel Hahnemann and Immanuel Kant
• A Short History of Romantic Medicine: Past as Prologue by Rudi Verspoor
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Jason Pickard

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Retired psychologist Nicholas Brink describes the use of ecstatic trance as a Shamanic practice for journeying and working with your spirit guides and power animals and how listening beyond your ears gets you there in this Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Nicholas and his Ecstatic Trance groups on Facebook at this link, his books at this Facebook link and his book reviews at this link. If you want to take part in one of Nicholas’ ecstatic trance groups, email him at brinknick9@gmail.com.

Timestamps

• The importance of listening beyond your ears. (3:56)
• We’re moving into a new era: The integral stage. (14:37)
• Comparing the imaginal faculty to imagination. (25:45)
• Ways people can engage their imaginal faculties for healing and personal growth. (30:19)
• What is a power animal/spirit guide? (42:07)
• Going into a trance state by using seven different body postures. (54:08)
• The upper, middle and lower worlds of Shamanism. (1:10:47)
• The healing power of ecstatic trance. (1:19:02)
• Nicholas connects with his Scandinavian ancestors. (1:26:41)
• Nicholas’ spirit guides/power animals. (1:31:50)
• Living in the rational world, our society has become mired in patriarchy. (1:48:14) 

Resources

• Baldr’s Magic: The Power of Norse Shamanism and Ecstatic Trance by Nicholas Brink
• The Power of Ecstatic Trance: Practices For Healing, Spiritual Growth and Accessing the Universal Mind by Nicholas Brink
• Ecstatic Soul Retrieval: Shamanism and Psychotherapy by Nicholas Brink
• Applying the Constructivist Approach to Cognitive Therapy: Resolving the Unconscious Past by Nicholas Brink
• Trance Journeys of the Hunter-Gatherers: Ecstatic Practices to Reconnect With the Great Mother and Heal the Earth by Nicholas Brink
• Where Spirits Ride The Wind by Felicitas Goodman
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Rachel Epstein
• The Ever-Present Origin Part 1 by Jean Gebser
• Paul’s Power Animals/Spirit Guides video on YouTube

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If art is the window to the soul, creating a mandala is indeed the roadmap that can show where you’ve been and where you’re going…

Artist and filmmaker Jonathan Nagel discusses a mandala he created for a recent Mandala Painting Workshop hosted by Angie and Paul, Light Bringer: Birth of Consciousness, in this very special Living 4D conversation. (Follow along with the conversation by checking out Jonathan’s mandala at this link.)

Learn more about Jonathan and his work via social media on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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Timestamps

• Jonathan takes a giant leap of faith at age 26. (10:11)
• The challenge of creating something from nothing. (14:55)
• The process Jonathan took to develop his mandala for Paul’s seminar. (21:13)
• Art as an expression of living. (29:11)
• Aligning your art with your breath. (42:13)
• Are you an artist or an expressionist? (50:07)
• Art and your North Star. (1:01:28)
• The film of your life. (1:18:34)
• Fecundity in creativity. (1:24:17)
• “The sun is like an organ in our bodies from a spiritual perspective.” (1:35:08)
• Why Jonathan used so many Tarot symbols in his mandala. (1:57:41)
• A struggle with realignment and balance. (2:13:56)
• Dragons: The creators of consciousness. (2:20:02)

Resources

• Jonathan’s films Reunion and Infinite Simulations
• ArtCenter
• Viscom
• The work of Ray Harryhausen, Syd Mead, Jackson Pollack and Alex Gray

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Do you ever imagine how you’ll feel as you age? Will you be healthy in ways that allow you to be the best version of yourself to support and guide future generations of young people who need all the wise elders they can get?

Author, filmmaker and Health Optimization Practitioner Jason Prall describes what healthy human longevity means in real terms and what it doesn’t in this mature Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Jason’s work at his Awakened Health Academy website and on social media via Instagram.

For Living 4D listeners: Check out Jason’s free ebook, Secrets of Anti-Aging; 15 Proven Ways to Reverse Aging at The Cellular Level, at this link.

 Timestamps

• Longevity and the need for elders. (6:42)
• Does the idea of anti-aging imply that you’re afraid of death? (10:11)
• The magic of human existence. (26:29)
• “Health is coherence exhibited across a number of scales.” (31:06)
• Do you have enough money to meet your needs or do you believe that you don’t have enough? (49:56)
• Meaning versus purpose. (53:28)
• Journey of the soul. (1:07:46)
• An evolution of values. (1:19:40)
• Recognizing the choice point. (1:31:05)
• A resurgence of ancient technologies. (1:44:48)
• Back to the basics. (1:56:30)

Resources

• Beyond Longevity: A Proven Plan for Healing Faster, Feeling Better and Thriving at Any Age by Jason Prall
• Hacking Your Mind on PBS
• Blue Zones
• The work of Mahavater Babaji, George Burns, Vic Strecher, Edward Edinger, Arthur M. Young and Arnold Mindell
• Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Dr. Ibrahim Karim and Ian Morris
• Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East by Baird Spalding

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How do you build a healthy, loving relationship that lasts? Do you know the big differences between the mind, body and spirit? Why is it so hard to change?

Learn the answers to these questions and many more (along with a Spirit Gym update) as Penny returns to moderate Paul’s latest Q&A session on Living 4D.
 

Timestamps

• Paul’s favorite philosophers (living or dead). (1:30)
• Dealing with imposter syndrome. (3:18)
• The differences between mind, body and spirit. (8:42)
• A Spirit Gym update. (22:27)
• Handling seasonal affective disorder in colder climates. (27:16)
• Paul’s vices. (You may be surprised!) (29:31)
• Steps a young man must take to build healthy relationships. (35:42)
• Anyone can do remote viewing. (45:29)
• Tips for beginners on learning how to meditate. (1:03:15)
• Why is it so hard to change? (1:16:57)
• Suggestions for recovering from childhood cancer. (1:30:58)
• Where did the first animal come from? (1:37:42)
• Psychogenetic and anthropogenic evolution. (1:54:53)
• How Paul’s concept of Jesus Christ has evolved over time. (2:03:48)

Resources

• The Scientific and Medical Network
• The Four-Fold Way: Walking The Paths of The Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary by Angeles Arrien
• Paul’s blog/vlog on Releasing The Abdominal Wall With a Foam Roller
• Hellerwork 
• The Barral Institute
• The Kingdom of the Gods by Geoffrey Hodson
• Christianity Before Christ by John G Jackson
• The World’s Sixteen Crucified Saviors: Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Wayland Myers
• The Matter With Things by Iain McGilchrest
• Metaphysical Bible Dictionary by Charles Fillmore
• Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg

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The practice of meditation is a safe and gentle way to liberate you from the noise and rebuild your inner peace and calm.

Yet, it takes a lot of work to master it, and what you may learn about yourself once you get there — depending on how much you’ve stuffed down into your unconscious mind — may be painful…

CHEK Practitioner Michael Holt describes some of the uncomfortable truths about meditation that no one will tell you unless/until you do the work this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Michael at his Savage & Saint website and Patreon. Find him on social media via Instagram and YouTube.

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Timestamps

2:59 Michael’s profound experience at Paul’s Mandala workshop in 2023.

11:50 Are you cultivating a life that allows you to examine and liberate the repressed emotional residues in your body?

24:09 Inverted hallucinations.

35:20 Today's world is populated with the most distracted people today it’s ever had.

49:06 “Everything you see is actually you.”

56:48 A good meditation practice is the cultivation of your skills of attention.

1:03:45 The Zen of unconscious competency.

1:07:55 Creating sovereignty through meditation.

1:14:49 The arrogance of humility.

1:27:24 A space of no demand.

1:38:05 The lion’s gaze meditation strategy.

1:59:08 Slow walking.

Resources

Michael’s conversation about Embodied Wisdom on the Kyle Kingsbury Podcast

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Do you see food as vital nourishment or pieces of intellectual property that rich mega companies exploit on an unsuspecting public?

Former research biochemist and two-time bestselling author Robb Wolf discusses the real problems behind fake foods created in a laboratory and the wrong arguments about climate change and ranching in this challenging Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Robb and his work at his website and on social media via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Check out his Healthy Rebellion Radio podcast with Nicki Violetti.

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Timestamps

• Robb suggests ways to clean up your diet and begin to eat healthier foods. (4:38)
• The peanut M&Ms experiment. (7:59)
• The dogmatic nature of diet books. (13:27)
• Approaching food as intellectual property. (20:36)
• Challenging a popular argument that links climate change to raising animals for food. (30:40)
• Are fake meats really a sustainable option? (37:02)
• The “ethics” of promoting meat-free/vegetarian diets. (1:03:50)
• A huge supporter of regenerative farming: The Audubon Society. (1:14:13)
• The benefits of homeschooling. (1:25:23)
• Testosterone problems in men. (1:44:53)
• Steroids. (1:52:19)
• Living the lives of heretics. (2:15:11)

Resources

• The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet by Robb Wolf
• Wired to Eat by Robb Wolf
• Sacred Cow: The Case For (Better) Meatby Diana Rodgers and Robb Wolf
• Sacred Cow (documentary)
• Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Ervin Laszlo, Matt Wallden on The Honest Vegetarian and Fred Provenza

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Does the slow creep of scientocracy into our daily lives keep you up at night wondering and worrying about the future of the planet?

Author and painter James Tunney returns to warn us about what could happen in the very near future if we don’t take steps to protect our humanity and sovereignty in this Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about James and his written work and art on his website.

Timestamps

• People are blind about the amount of freedom they really have. (9:05)
• Is the human species coming to an end? (17:40)
• The eternal choice you must make. (20:55)
• Living in a human zoo. (36:55)
• Receptivity. (44:27)
• A death culture. (58:40)
• The petrification process. (1:12:42)
• What do the people behind the scenes really want to do with their conscious control of the world? (1:23:00)
• “If you’re going to worship anything, choose the highest consciousness, not something smaller.” (1:39:36)
• A litmus test. (1:45:22)
• Paul’s conversation with Lucifer. (1:51:59)
• James’ vision of Paul. (2:09:08)
• Using the crystal state to understand the world in so many ways. (2:23:43)
• James uncovered the relationship of the crystal light at a deep spiritual level with help from the Jim Henson’s classic film, The Dark Crystal. (2:30:00)
• The Elon Musk distraction. (2:48:00)
• “Your real eyes are your spiritual eyes.” (3:09:58)

Resources

• Paul’s Living 4D conversations with James in episodes 142 and 163
• What is Life? by Erwin Schrodinger
• Plantation of the Automatons: Rule of an Automaticity Loop, Human Entrance to Transhumanism: Machine Merger and The End of Humanity, TechBondAge: Slavery of the Human Spirit, Empire of Scientism: The Dispiriting Conspiracy and Inevitable Tyranny of Scientocracy, The Mystical Accord: Sutras to Suit Our Times, Lines For Spiritual Evolution and The Mystery Of the Trapped Light: Mystical Thoughts in the Dark Age of Scientism by James Tunney
• H.G. Wells’ short story. The Crystal Egg, narrated on YouTube

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As you consider the many things you can do to restore the health of Mother Earth, you may be overlooking one important thing… the clothes you wear that are mostly produced by fast fashion methods and made with synthetic materials and toxic chemicals.

Jeff Scult has taken the road way less traveled to creating regenerative clothing made from trees!

A natural born storyteller, Jeff shares his emotional and spiritual journey that led to creating One Golden Thread, his love for words and why the number 108 is a sacred one in this magical Living 4D conversation.

"OGT is the first clothes I have put on my body that added energy. I feel like I got Chi'd." Paul Chek, Bio-Harmonist

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Timestamps

•  Jeff’s favorite word: Setu. (5:54)
• The openness of being weird. (11:16)
• A life-changing meeting with a Chinese medicine physician. (14:47)
• Jeff’s life before One Golden Thread as a storyteller. (20:33)
• Words cast spells. (32:25)
• Jeff’s original vision for One Golden Thread. (48:34)
• An infinite loop or a circular one? (1:01:05)
• This sacred number kept following Jeff in magical places for a decade. (1:11:36)
• The feel of beech tree fiber. (1:15:29)
• “What can we do to give back more than it takes to create?” (1:22:04)
• Thich Nhat Hanh’s 14 Mindfulness Trainings (precepts). (1:41:58)
• Study biomimicry. (1:52:51)
• Jeff reads his Ode to a Golden Soul, AKA Fuck Yes. (2:02:46)
• The problems with fast fashion. (2:12:56)
• Jeff’s story, The Human Manifesto. (2:23:50)
• “If you’re not sharing your gifts, you’re being selfish.” (2:32:15)

Resources

• Koyaanisqatsi on YouTube

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If you’re using meditation to heal from emotional pain and thinking your way through it, you may not be getting the results you need.

Learn how focusing on your feelings while meditating is the true foundation for stability and healing with Matthew Zoltan in this very deep Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Matthew’s mission on his website and Quiet Retreats and on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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Timestamps

• Why soul is rarely used in Matthew’s teachings. (5:37)
• A state of pure feeling beyond thinking creates stability and a grounding that allows healing to begin. (12:03)
• The thought process. (16:06)
• Can you think your way out of problems? (23:08)
• We are vulnerable to bad influences when we’re disconnected from our bodies. (36:06)
• “Not caring is a dangerous thing for our species.” (44:57)
• Real differences between thinking and feeling. (51:21)
• Benefits of listening from the inside outward. (1:00:31)
• “We will never suppress the felt memory.” (1:19:00)
• Are you a self or a conglomerate of many things? (1:36:17)
• Matthew’s time as a young Yogi monk full of naïveté. (1:50:54)
• Matthew’s kind of meditation helps people get inside their bodies, feel their physical sensations and not over-think them. (2:08:47)
• Sit still, set aside what’s happening inside on a sensory level and see what you’re feeling (not thinking). (2:21:58)
• “Once you’re traumatized, you’re unable to feel.” (2:36:40)
• An Undo meditation guided by Matthew. (2:46:26)

Resources

• The work of Paul Brunton
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Zeus Yiamouyiannis
• The Reflexive Universe by Arthur M. Young
• The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life by Robert Becker and Gary Selden
• Neuralink

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After achieving amazing things as a hedge fund manager, then using that same deep focus to become healthy on the inside and outside with Paul’s guidance, what’s next for Jason Pickard?

Jason returns to Living 4D to share his newest venture, the Abundance Archetype Method course that melds what he learned from Wall Street and the great masters of the heart and soul.

Follow Jason on social media via Instagram.

For Living 4D listeners: Check out Jason’s website to download his free 8 Keys to Greater Wealth program. Save $500 on his new course, The Abundance Archetype Method, by mentioning Paul’s name to answer this question: How did you hear about The Abundance Archetype? 

Timestamps

• Abundance defined. (5:17)
• Jason’s real gift to the world. (25:00)
• The best investment you can make. (30:57)
• What is your competitive edge? (45:27)
• How would you approach today knowing it was your last one on Earth? (51:39)
• The art of sailing versus rowing. (1:10:35)
• The double signal. (1:19:00)
• “My body is my greatest investment tool.” (1:25:33)
• An overview of Jason’s new course. (1:42:48)
• An unspoken physical/mental health crisis on Wall Street. (1:52:01)
• Is combat yoga an oxymoron? (2:06:56)
• “This is the synthesis of everything I’ve done in my life.” (2:18:04)
• An update on Paul’s upcoming Spirit Gym. (2:34:45)

Resources

• The work of Huston Smith, Earl Nightingale and William James
• I Sued the School System on YouTube
• Thomas Hanna’s red light reflex
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with the late James Carse
• Setting God Free: Moving Beyond the Caricature We’ve Created in Our Own Image by Sean O’Laoire
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
• Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
• Shaping a Personal Myth to Live By by John Yungblut

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People who find their way to careers that serve the health of the planet often take the most interesting and unexpected journeys getting there.

Meet Mae Steigler, who grew up on an organic farm then took a huge detour after college to work at Big AG dairies before going full circle back to real food and Organifi as its CEO, in this Living 4D podcast.

Learn more about Mae via social media on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Timestamps

• Mae was a personal trainer wanting to do so much more for more people when she met Organifi co-founder Drew Canole a decade ago. (4:23)
• “I’m an unconventional CEO of a supplement company because I hardly believe in supplements.” (22:21)
• The lack of access to ingredients like turmeric shows how companies like Organifi can help people live healthier lives. (38:56)
• Lifespans versus health spans. (52:00)
• Mae’s struggles with amenorrhea. (1:03:55)
• Our unhealthy disconnection with the foods we eat. (1:16:39)
• What is a natural state? (1:25:19)
• Bringing back the seasonality to eating foods. (1:40:31)
• Nourishing your body with food is self-care. (1:46:37)
• Infobesity affects how we understand health information… or don’t. (2:23:59)
• Do you take supplements with clarity? (2:32:04)
• Mae handles the stress of being a corporate officer partly by playing a lot of pickleball. (2:52:40)
• What’s next for Organifi. (3:02:17)

Resources

• Adaptogens
• The Metabolic Typing Diet by William Wolcott and Trish Fahey
• Expecting Better by Emily Oster
• Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Drew Canole, Dr. Nathan Riley, Fred Provenza, Simon Cheng and Selena Delangre

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As more scientific research reveals the benefits of plant medicine, the number of people who would have never considered them is growing by the day.

Unfortunately, the curious are taking short cuts to test plant medicines for themselves, and don’t know if what they’re taking is safe (or even the real thing).

Explore plant medicine ceremonies with an open mind and heart and how to experience them safely with Hamilton Souther, chairman/founder of Blue Morpho a Peruvian-based company specializing in ayahuasca retreats, in this how-to Living 4D conversation.

Discover more about Hamilton via social media on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Check out his Blue Morpho website for more information about in-person plant medicine ceremonies and online experiences, courses and products.

Timestamps

• Hamilton’s journey began with a spontaneous awakening. (6:26)
• The mix of plant medicines Hamilton uses in his Blue Morpho practice. (11:07)
• The three different offerings Blue Morpho provides. (16:51)
• Why do you want to do a plant medicine ceremony? (24:11)
• The big mistakes people make about using plant medicines. (30:02)
• How to use plant medicines with guidance to retrain your daily life. (35:01)
• Plant medicines as teachers. (42:05)
• Exercising your power of choice. (55:06)
• Micro-moments that help you stay connected. (1:02:16)
• Using plant medicines as life accelerants. (1:13:14)
• Recognizing why they’re called plant medicines. (1:27:15)
• A worst-case scenario that reinforces knowing the sourcing and ingredients of any plant medicines you consider taking. (1:38:17)
• Some foods don’t mix safely with plant medicines. (1:48:18)
• Did you know there’s an ayahuasca-safe diet? (1:52:18)
• Plant medicines have no agendas, but people do. (2:11:49)
• Don’t mix dark entities and plant medicines! (2:39:02)
• What to look for in a good plant ceremony leader. (2:43:51)
• Be clear about your positive intentions for a plant ceremony by taking the Grand Canyon test. (2:51:39)
• Before a plant medicine ceremony, are you ready to let a part of you die? (3:01:40)
• What the right dose of a plant medicine for you? (3:11:31)
• Plant medicine ceremony dos and don’ts with comfort in mind. (3:21:39)
• What happens after the plant medicine ceremony, including more self-care. (3:43:28)
• Make no immediate and massive life decisions after a plant medicine ceremony. (3:54:29)

Resources

Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Kyle Kingsbury

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What does our world need right now: More intellect or more heart?

Dr. Edi Bilimoria makes a great case for a healthy balance of both if humanity wants to survive as he discusses his masterwork, Unfolding Consciousness: Exploring the Living Universe and Intelligent Powers in Nature and Humans, in this Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Edi and his work on his website and on social media via Instagram and Twitter. Watch the Unfolding Consciousness Book Study video series on YouTube. 

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Timestamps

• The huge holes mainstream science and religion can’t address. (7:45)
• Om. (13:23)
• An act of love. (21:01)
• The central message of Edi’s Unfolding Consciousness. (32:17)
• The body is not the person. (38:32)
• “Nature is anything but blind or mechanical.” (52:50)
• “Excessive intellect goes to arrogance while excessive heart goes to gullibility.” (1:02:50)
• Can you feel love? (1:24:03)
• “Philosophy provides the grand plan, religion shows the path and science gives us the method.” (1:37:15)
• How beliefs can be hugely significant but less important. (1:43:16)
• Disconnecting the heart from the brain. (1:57:24)
• Viewing life through poetry. (2:05:35)
• “To realize your greatness, first you have to recognize your littleness.” (2:18:12)

Resources

• Shaping a Personal Myth to Live By by John Yungblut
• A Search in Secret Egypt by Paul Brunton
• The Snake and The Rope: Problems in Western Science Resolved by Occult Science by Dr. Edi Bilimoria
• Spare by Prince Harry
• The Principia: The Authoritative Translation by Sir Issac Newton and I. Bernard Cohen
• Science and the Akashic Field: An Integral Theory of Everything by Ervin Laszlo
• Plymouth Brethren
• Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Dr. Ibrahim Karim 

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What does being a real and good man really mean? Your mileage will definitely vary significantly depending on who you’re listening to…

To answer this thorny question and many more, Paul explores manhood with former MMA fighter, father, adventurer and Savage Gentleman Josh Tyler.

Josh describes the wide gulf between men and boys and explains why leaning heavily on curiosity and learning from your mistakes matters in this gentlemanly Living 4D conversation.

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Timestamps

• Is there a war against masculinity? (8:45)
• Find the edges, push the envelope and ask better questions. (14:19)
• From wrestling to MMA and the journey, not the destination. (16:45)
• What getting into a fistfight with another human can teach you. (20:17)
• “My true drive to compete and pursue all these things actually comes from just being curious.” (26:07)
• The origins of Savage Gentleman. (40:57)
• Men just need to do, then learn from their mistakes. (48:55)
• Josh doesn’t love the alpha male concept. (1:02:36)
• Do you recognize and appreciate being in the presence of someone better than you at a thing? (1:21:08)
• Taking the sacred and making it profane. (1:38:06)
• Differences between men and boys. (1:45:57)
• A society perpetuating an extended male childhood. (2:06:19)
• Weaving illusions attracts illusions. (2:21:42)
• The process of stripping down a man to his spirit to discover who he really is. (2:29:11)
• Who do men ask for help? (2:36:35)
• Being present and paying attention. (2:43:07)
• What is the compass in your life? (2:52:52)
• Make that choice and love your ability to poop. (3:07:12)
• Intelligently managing personal hurt/discomfort versus personal harm. (3:12:46)
• What is Savage Gentleman? (3:22:12)
• Josh’s two-word tip for navigating manhood: Gain experience. (3:31:06)

Resources

• Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax
• A simulacrum
• The work of Mahatma Gandhi

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Dueling experts in the world of processed foods have long preached the benefits of soy protein and fake meats but forgot to tell you that fake isn’t necessarily the safest, healthiest or best environmental choice…

Discover the healthy differences between fake foods and sustainable and organic ones from certified eating psychology coach and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner Paleovalley’s Autumn Smith in this meaty Living 4D conversation.

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Timestamps

• Who really controls our food supply? (8:10)
• Working against nature instead of working with it. (15:58)
• Meat/diet rules decreed by Seventh-day Adventists. (30:55)
• Protein leverage hypothesis. (46:33)
• Where do you get your nutrients? (56:08)
• Manure mismanagement. (1:07:15)
• Regenerative agriculture. (1:11:08)
• Carbon comparisons between conventional beef and grassfed beef. (1:21:10)
• What you can do to take more control of your food. (1:34:12)
• Why Autumn launched Wild Pastures. (1:46:42)

Resources

• Bionutrient Food Association
• Priority Micronutrient Density in Foods published in Frontiers of Nutrition
• Concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO)
• If the entire US went vegan, it’d be a public health disaster on Quartz
• Humus
• Soil4Climate
• The work of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, Belinda Fettke, Procter & Gamble, Ancel Keys, Dr. Bill Schindler, Ehrenfried Pfeiffer and Dr. Stephan Van Vliet

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You’ve probably heard of chemtrails, those visible white streaks trailing behind planes spewing all sorts of chemical trails into the atmosphere, for a long time.

Unfortunately, that’s merely the tip of the literal iceberg these days as plans for even more deliberate climate change interventions under the guise of geoengineering are happening with no guarantee our planet will benefit from them.

Grassroots activist Matt Landman shares what he’s learned about the dangers of geoengineering as well as 5G and electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation this week on Spirit Gym.

Watch part 1 of FrankenSkies, The Documentary on the FrankenSkies website or on YouTube. Learn more about Matt and his work at his Actual Activists website and on social media via Facebook. Watch his Waking Up With Matt podcast at this website.

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Timestamps 

7:16 Matt’s introduction to chemtrails and weather engineering on a farm.

13:30 Matt’s life trajectory changed for good when he lived next to a smart meter.

29:03 The chemical components of chemtrails.

35:11 Authority as truth or truth as authority.

43:32 What’s in minds of people and governmental entities who support chemtrails along with whistleblowers?

52:42 Is glyphosate used in chemtrails (and vaccines)?

1:02:24 What can people do to stop this chemical invasion?

1:14:16 “Their endgame is bypassing karma.”

1:26:23 Will the pervasiveness of AI require us to prove we’re human?

1:36:00 A divine plan exists.

1:48:36 Our ability to go within is what will help us see all of the lies and win the war.

1:56:26 “There’s no stopping the evolution of consciousness.”

2:01:40 A spiritual crisis.

Resources

Loose Change by Dylan Avery on YouTube

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 We learn so very much about the inner and outer parts of ourselves and the world from the stories we share with each other.

Teacher, author, attorney and martial arts headmaster Jonathan Bluestein returns to Living 4D to explore that very wisdom with Paul in several very potent and timeless fables.

Learn more about Jonathan and his work at his Blue Jade Society website and on social media via Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Timestamps

• What We Still Have to Offer by Chief Dan George. (Also known as I am a native of North America.) (10:32)
• The modern ramifications of Chief Dan George’s story for us all. (24:25)
• The story of how Chuang Tzu celebrated the death of his wife. (32:46)
• A state of disintegration. (43:00)
• Days of Pandemic from Exceptional Ideas About Humanity. (59:35)
• “We are the rescue.” (1:17:14)
• The influences of architecture living in the Chinese city of Tianjin. (1:22:49)
• The Bet by Anton Chekhov. (1:34:02)
• What gives your life meaning? (2:00:09)
• Cook Ding’s Knife from The Book of Chuang Tzu. (2:10:44)
• Mastering your craft. (2:15:35)

Resources

• Prosperism: Limited Capital, Boundless Plenty, Research of Martial Arts, The Martial Arts Teacher and Exceptional Ideas About Humanity  by Jonathan Bluestein
• The Book of Chuang Tzu by Martin Palmer and Elizabeth Breuilly

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Paul explores what love really means, the unique self-medicine that can heal us and why we need more intimacy in our lives (and how to get them) with Dr. Marc Gafni in this Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Marc’s work on his website, where you can register for his free weekly One Mountain, Many Paths program Sundays at 10 a.m. Western Time/1 p.m. Eastern Time. Take Marc’s Unique Self mini-course that’s also free.

Check out Marc on many social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin and YouTube.

Timestamps

• Living in a participatory universe. (11:03)
• Fighting with the Dalai Lama. (15:33)
• Deconstructing the field of value. (20:52)
• A techno-utopia? (32:12)
• AI. (44:57)
• Unique self-medicine: The only thing that can heal us. (56:03)
• “Reality is an outrageous love story.” (1:02:31)
• A global intimacy disorder. (1:14:14)
• Become conscious of the third. (1:33:42)
• Where did value go wrong and how can we reclaim it? (1:47:33)
• The intimacy revolution. (1:58:42)
• An Eros equation. (2:09:03)
• “The God you don’t believe in doesn’t exist.” (2:24:00)
• All of us are holy and broken hallelujahs. (2:36:55)
• Who are you? (2:44:05)

Resources

• Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment, A Return to Eros: The Radical Experience of Being Fully Alive and Soul Prints: Your Path to Fulfillment by Dr. Marc Gafni
• The Erotic and The Holy: The Kabbalistic Tantra of Hebrew Mysticism by Dr. Marc Gafni (audiobook only)
• Walden Two by B.F. Skinner
• The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture by Brian Dear
• Limits to Medicine: Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health by Ivan Illich
• Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Amy Fournier, Aubrey Marcus, James Carse and Dr. Keith Witt

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A lot of people use the word Zen as an adjective to describe the meditative calm and peace they feel in the moment, never realizing that it takes decades of work and practice to truly become a master of it.

If you’ve been curious about what Zen really means as a practice, you’ll enjoy this week’s meditative Living 4D conversation as Paul welcomes Ann Pirrucello, a longtime professor of philosophy at the University of San Diego and a Roshi (old teacher/old master).

Learn more about Anne at the Vista Zen Center and Creative Surf Photography La Jolla. Find her on social media via Instagram.

Timestamps

• The very early influences by Carl Jung and Simone Weil that led Ann to meditation. (3:32)
• Ann’s long/not so long journey to becoming a Roshi. (10:19)
• What Zen training looks like. (22:28)
• Zen and the use of plant medicines. (31:53)
• Is Zen a religion or a philosophy? (38:15)
• One of the best things a Zen teacher can do for you. (54:23)
• Cultivating non-dual wisdom. (1:02:27)
• Zen’s interesting relationship with language. (1:18:17)
• Zen can be destabilizing and not always the right practice for you. (1:26:38)
• Emptiness = supreme fullness. (1:32:19)
• Mindfulness: Not a Zen practice. (1:48:40)
• If you believe practicing Zen can give you special powers, you’re missing the mark. (1:59:50)
• Seeing things from the side of equality to manage fear in a rapidly changing world. (2:05:00)
• A Zen koan. (2:09:23)
• The gentle physicality behind a Zen practice. (2:25:10)
• Using the keisaku. (2:37:21)
• “Find your feet.” (2:41:23)

Resources

• Dokusan or private interview
• The Book of Equanimity: Illuminating Classic Zen Koans by Gerry Shishin Wick and Bernie Glassman
• Tracking Bodhidharma: A Journey to the Heart of Chinese Culture by Andy Ferguson
• The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
• Mahayana Buddhism
• Four Foundations of Mindfulness
• The five hinderances

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