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I’m delighted to offer you an interview with a beautiful multidisciplinary artist, producer, and ceremony guide, East Forest. He has just released "Music for Mushrooms," a feature-length narrative documentary showcasing the transformative power of psychedelics, music, and community. Since 2008, East Forest’s “lush” (Rolling Stone) and “blissful” (NPR) music has blended ambient, neoclassical, electronic, and avant-pop to explore sound as a tool for inner journeys and consciousness expansion. 

East Forest’s  approach promotes non-religious, accessible spirituality. He's a faculty member at the Esalen Institute and has collaborated with institutions across social justice, mental health, science, music, and creative fields, including Google, Johns Hopkins, UCSF, Stanford, and TED.

In this episode, we discuss the power of music and mushrooms in the process of maturation and evolving as human beings. We also invite you to sign up and watch “Music for Mushrooms” online on December 12th, as well as to listen to the” Official Documentary Soundtrack” on your favorite streaming platform. 

What is Covered: 

• - East Forest’s background as an artist and consciousness explorer

• - Building spiritual resilience at the time of collapse and learning to sit with uncomfort

• - The story behind the creation of the “Music for Mushrooms” documentary

• - The transformational power of music as a bridge to higher consciousness space

• - Why the potential of music has been overlooked today when it’s all-present everywhere

• - East Forests relationship with psychedelics and what he has learned from it

• - Being in the driver’s seat as opposed to surrendering to the flow of life

• - When and where you can see “Music for Mushrooms” 

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  - Learn more about the “Music for Mushrooms” documentary https://musicformushrooms.com  

• - Watch the “Music For Mushrooms” Trailer - https://youtu.be/8zC-FwDBdBQ 

• - Follow East Forest on IG: http://instagram.com/eastforest 

• - Follow East Forest on YT: http://www.youtube.com/eastforestmusic

• - Listen to East Forest’s music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0okmfBroVgFuvvljnUbqPW?si=GmLomL_ZQTGtCSXYBw4Dzw

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Currently, I’m going through a major transition in life. My old world is in the process of dissolving and completing, while simultaneously birthing the new one. In this phase of in-between, we are still with one foot in the old world that no longer fits, and one foot in the new world and the future. The experience is uncomfortable and awkward, but it is one that all of us have to go through multiple times during our lifetime. 

So in this episode, I’m going to unpack a little this state of in-between, why it is necessary in order to create a new future, what learning and awareness we can gain from it, and how we can get closer to honesty and alignment with the truth of our heart.  

What is Covered: 

-The transition that is currently happening in my life

-Why the in-between phase is the only way to create new reality

-The necessary work of completion of the old before we fully step into the new

-Why is it that we don’t tell ourselves the truth? 

-The power of the survival mind and why we perceive freedom as threatening

-Understanding the heart as the home to truth

-The process of maturing from the original heartbreak to returning to the heart

-A journaling exercise to explore your untold truths  

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Today I have one of my favourite humans, and by far one of the most creative people I’ve ever met on the podcast. Nicholas Onken is known as the photographer of some of the world's most highly acclaimed entrepreneurs like Jay Shetty, Lewis Howes, Gabby Bernstein and more. Nick is a Creative Alchemist whose professional and commercial repertoire has no template or limits. His portfolio of photographed personalities includes Justin Bieber, Usher, Tom Hanks, Jessica Alba, and Tony Robbins, to name a few. He has been commissioned by top-tier brands such as Nike, Coca-Cola, Adidas and publishers such as Cosmopolitan, Conde Nast Traveller, and Marie Claire. He designs incredible hats that are worn by artists, thought leaders and creatives. Identity Alchemy, a concept coined by Nick, is a powerful mix of personal growth and personal branding.  

In this episode, we talk about Nick’s inspiring personal journey, the concept of aesthetic intelligence, our upcoming joint mastermind, and why we need to take ownership of both our internal and external expression to create the impact and influence that we desire in the world. 

What is Covered: 

-How I met Nick and his incredible background story

-The journey of Nick’s breaking free from the strict religious conditioning he was brought up with

-How he started photographing and made it big as a photographer

-What happened next and why Nick’s identity as a photographer became unsustainable

-What Identity Alchemy is

-What aesthetic intelligence is

-My own experience of working with Nick and transforming my personal brand

-How the external expression of a brand impact the human brain and decision-making

-Nick’s journaling prompts to explore what you want to emanate to the world  

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Resources: 

-Access our ’21 days of Expansion’ Audio Activation Process gift: https://nickyclinch.lpages.co/podcast-gift-21-days/

-Follow Nick Onken at https://www.instagram.com/nickonken/ 

-Visit my website: https://nickyclinch.com/ 

-Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicky_clinch/ 

-Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nickyclinchmaturation 

-Let's connect on LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/nicky-clinch-surrender

If you've been in the world of self-development or if you're new to it, you would have heard the term boundaries, and why they are important. 

But today I want to take the conversation around boundaries a little deeper. I want to create a distinction of what boundaries actually are, what happens when we set them, where we start with setting them, what happens when we don’t set them, and why they are a true act of love and a gateway to compassion. 

What is Covered: 

-What boundaries are and how they create clarity

-Boundaries and self-awareness

-How to honour and take action on our boundaries

-Why we don’t set boundaries and what happens then

-How resentment and anger can lead us to recognise where we need to set boundaries 

-Why setting clear boundaries is an act of love

-How strong boundaries can make us more compassionate

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-Visit my website: https://nickyclinch.com/ 

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Surrender and let go - that’s what we hear all the time nowadays. But how do we fully surrender? What does it even mean to surrender? And why is that such a profound and important piece of our ability to outgrow, mature and heal?

I feel like my whole life and my personal journey of maturation has been dedicated to asking this question, how to surrender. I even wrote a book about this subject. So in this episode, I’m going to dive deep into the topic of surrendering, why it is important and how we can start going through this process. 

What is Covered: 

-The story of how I wrote a book about surrender

-My first experience with what it means to fully surrender

-The definition of full surrender 

-Consciousness and alignment in surrender 

-How to loosen the grip of survival mechanisms and why surrender is a counterintuitive act

-Two choices that we have each time we come to a crossroad in life

-A journaling exercise to help you bring awareness to the things you’re holding on to that may no longer serve you

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-Check out Nicky’s book "Surrender" https://nickyclinch.com/book/ 

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If you feel like you're too fat, too skinny, too dumb, too smart, whatever it is, do you notice that there is always the other that is the right one? Or when you're clinging on to your reality and your perception being the right way, that there is always ‘the other’ that is the wrong way?

This episode focuses on the mentality of ‘the other, and the right and wrong mentality which is inherent on our planet. This mentality causes enormous pain in relationships, in families, between friends, between bosses and employees, as well as between different sections of society and different countries.  

When there is a “someone”, there is always “the other”. You cannot have one without the other. So in this episode, we’re going to start dissolving “the other” mentality and point the way of healing the split and coming home to the state of wholeness.  

What is Covered: 

-The construct of ‘the other’ and how it creates horrific violence on our planet

-Why this construct is an unsolvable vicious circle

-The stages of human development and how the split between “me” and “the other” is created

-The pain and consequences of “the other” mentality

-How to start resolving this right and wrong mentality 

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I have a wonderful guest today, someone who carries the energy of freedom, non-attachment, wisdom and depth. Astrologer, psychotherapist, and spiritual guide Debra Silverman is here to bring hope to those experiencing collective pain. With a climate crisis standing in the foreground, she brings her wisdom of the Elements and Astrology to the table to uncover solutions for our times.

She is the author of The Missing Element: Inspiring Compassion for the Human Condition (Findhorn Press), founder of a school that has trained more than 4,000 people in astrology and host of The I Don’t Believe in Astrology Podcast.

Debra is madly in love with astrology. Where once she was a skeptic, she now believes the wisdom of astrology is an undeniable, dependable, and healing balm for society as we face post pandemic life and a climate crisis. While there is no “one size fits all” approach, Debra has developed a unique psychological-spiritual model. She connects with each person she practices with on a deeper level in order to empower them to their full potential.

What is Covered: 

-How Debra discovered the wisdom of astrology

-Why you would want an astrological reading 

-How someone who has a conceptual knowledge can start gaining embodied knowledge

-How to develop an observer within yourself in order to start the healing process

-Why so many people are now microdosing or taking plant medicine

-The true meaning of the word “luck”

-Different ways to experience the evolution of the soul 

-Nicky’s experience with brain injury

-How boredom can be a sign of being in simplicity

-Why we tend to lose friends after we go through an initiation

-What has the process of aging and maturing brought to Debra

-The benefits of astrology as a tool for healing 

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-Access our ’21 days of Expansion’ Audio Activation Process gift: https://nickyclinch.lpages.co/podcast-gift-21-days/

-Astrological Immersion - a FREE virtual, therapeutic astrological experience that happens twice a year: https://debrasilverman.samcart.com/referral/B9uQmbIK/zM0r4dx9SQMMVclx

-Applied Astrology - an online school to learn the language of Astrology paired with a psychotherapeutic framework: https://debrasilverman.samcart.com/referral/appliedastrology/zM0r4dx9SQMMVclx

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Today's episode is about the distinction between fantasy and creation. We will dive into what fantasy is so that we can start to see it with new awareness, because awareness is what heals and allows the process of maturation to take place. 

Fantasy feeds from the human condition. The current paradigm in the world that we're in also feeds our fantasy in a continuous vicious cycle. Part of what is keeping us all stuck in a state of suffering is that hopefulness of fantasy, that one day when we get somewhere, then we will finally be free from whatever we’re struggling with right now. But the problem is that it never really happens. So today we’ll explore why that is and how we can start turning fantasy into creation. 

What is Covered: 

-Why fantasy is like a drug

-Getting high on fantasy vs being empowered in the present

-Why so many relationships are founded in fantasy

-Fantasy as a reaction to the past 

-The hopefulness of fantasy vs creating in the present moment

-What is the alternative to fantasy

-What is creation and how to create the future 

-Journaling exercise to explore your fantasies 

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-Access our ’21 days of Expansion’ Audio Activation Process gift: https://nickyclinch.lpages.co/podcast-gift-21-days/

-Episode 017 What Creates Reality? What Creates Paradigm? https://player.captivate.fm/episode/063aa15f-03c8-4a3e-adfb-7b4e5c5a964f   

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Are you one of those people that has watched yourself sabotage something that you know you want, and yet something in you is blocking it or even actively pushing it away? Why is it that when you finally receive the love, the nourishment, the care, the fulfilment, the success, the money, the attention, the connection that you want, having it is so threatening that before you know it, you're finding whatever way you can find to get rid of it? It doesn't make any logical sense to reject a beautiful opportunity, but you still say no. And you're watching yourself and you know what you're doing, but you can't stop it. 

Why is sabotage so common in human beings, and why is it a cause of so much of our pain and suffering? And what could possibly be a solution to that? This is what we’re going to dive into in this episode. 

What is Covered: 

-How we normalise the pattern of sabotage in our lives

-Why sabotage is a blind spot and why we can’t stop it

-Survival vs. living and why we remain stuck in survival

-Looking at the pain and shame of sabotage from an ontological perspective

-What’s the alternative to sabotage

-Are you living to win or are you living to not lose?

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-Episode 041 Appearing Reality: How Blindspots Blind Us https://player.captivate.fm/episode/442d620c-3bfc-4a4c-81ab-cfd500eb8976 

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I'm sure that this is not the first time you are hearing the word vulnerability. But most of the time, I don't think many of us know what it even really means, and how powerful and sacred vulnerability is. 

Vulnerability is not just an emotion or a state of being, it is actually a gateway, a doorway into being able to connect with each other deeper. It is a space within the heart, within the space of consciousness and truth of human beings that allows us to connect universally with each other, with ourselves and with the present moment - all of which I believe is a universal longing and want.

So how do we go from the head into the heart to experience the state of sacred vulnerability? 

What is Covered: 

-Connection and disconnection - our greatest wants and greatest regrets 

-Why vulnerability is the only gateway to experience deeper connection with others

-Original heartbreak and why everything begins and ends with the heart

-How sitting with the heart’s ache enables us to be more present

-Journaling prompt for exploring your vulnerability

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Ready to Go Deeper? 

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This is your invitation to go beyond surface-level change and start transforming at the root.

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-Access our ’21 days of Expansion’ Audio Activation Process gift: https://nickyclinch.lpages.co/podcast-gift-21-days/

-Visit my website: https://nickyclinch.com/ 

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