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The HighExistence PodcastMartijn Schirp - Buddhism, Psychedelics, and the Path Between Worlds“The psychedelic experience is very good at showing you a destination you can arrive at — a state of being that is actually possible. What’s often not highlighted is that the path after that can be extremely difficult. To be held in something that can guide you through it is invaluable.”— Eric BrownMartijn Schirp, founder of Apotheosis and co-founder of HighExistence and Synthesis, joins us to talk about his latest offering: Upāyosis: A Path Between Worlds.At the heart of this conversation is a question that is central to our work here at Apo...
2025-12-191h 26The HighExistence PodcastAyahuasca Apprenticeship and the Path of Purpose with Eric BrownApotheosis family,We’re back, and we’re diving straight into the deep end with today’s episode. I sit down with Eric Brown, the director of Apotheosis, and talk about his journey into the jungle as he prepares to embark on an 18-month apprenticeship at an Ayahuasca healing centre in Mexico. We talk about how he came to this decision, what it means to follow your heart, what to do if you feel lost or without a purpose, and much more.If you’re interested in working with the same...
2025-09-081h 23The HighExistence PodcastEric Brown - A HighExistence/Apotheosis Behind the Scenes UpdateHighExistence family, we are back!
If you want to know where we’ve been, what we have been up to, and what we are doing now… This episode holds all the answers.
To find out about our upcoming retreat go to: https://apotheosisretreat.com/
2024-10-1321 min
The HighExistence PodcastTim Corcoran - Purpose, Prayer and The Vision QuestTim Corcoran is a Nature Based Purpose Guide and the founder of Purpose Mountain.He is a certified Purpose Whisperer. For a long time, I cringed whenever I saw people use this word. I thought it was an oversimplistic and biased interpretation of a random series of events.The first time I heard Tim speak was when that started to change for me. I felt something deep inside, ringing with energy and bursting with potential, held in a sense of knowingness that felt more solid than the chair I'm sitting on.
2023-03-141h 18
The HighExistence PodcastThe Hero100 Challenge: Our Recipe For Identity-Level TransformationIdentity is at the core of all of our personal transformation. It is absolutely central to the process of change, for better or for worse.After decades of my own work, and the insights gained from guiding thousands through their own transformational experiences, we’ve pulled apart the fundamental mechanics of personal transformation.This episode is a solocast with Eric Brown, taking you deep down the rabbit hole of personal change, touching on the tips, tricks, mechanisms, and fundamentals of what it takes to change who you are, and who you’re becoming. This...
2023-02-2736 min
The HighExistence PodcastHamilton Souther - The Path to Plant Medicine FacilitationDo you feel the call to serve plant medicine?Or to become a coach, healer, or helper of human flourishing in any way?Navigating this path can be tricky terrain.For myself, it brings many questions up:Is this coming from my ego or my soul? What path should I follow? And who are my teachers?How often should I work with medicine?Do I have what it takes?I could think of no better person than Maestro H...
2023-02-201h 11
The HighExistence PodcastRashad Evans - Becoming a Warrior, 5-MeO-DMT, Finding Your Passion and Letting Go To Find Your Way ThroughWhat does it take to become the best fighter on the planet? And then how do you go from there, to building a Bufo Alvarius (5-MeO-DMT) based NFT collection designed to bring attention to mental health awareness? This is the incredible journey that we cover in this episode. Rashad Evans is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion of The World, Hall of Famer, and current-day desk analyst. He recently co-founded Umbo, a company that supplies the world with high-quality functional mushrooms, and created MetaToads, a collection of 10,000 NFTs based on the psychedelic Sonoran...
2023-01-181h 02The HighExistence PodcastEric Jorgenson - How To Do More of What You Want to Do, And Less of What You Don't“What if this life were the paradise we were promised, and we’re just squandering it?”-Naval RavikantBeing happy and rich are learnable skills, and our guest today, Eric Jorgenson, has learned from the very best. His compilation of wisdom and winning business strategies from legendary tech innovator Naval Ravikant took the internet by storm, and his unbelievably popular book, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, holds a prominent place on the bookshelves of rich and happy people all over the world.Even more impressively, though, he’s br...
2022-11-241h 11The HighExistence PodcastPsychedelic Integration 101 (#63)“It is integration that unlocks the next step, or the next stage, in that process, and if you’re not integrating, you’ll often find yourself looping”- Eric Brown, HEx Podcast #63If there’s anyone worth listening to on the topic of integration, it’s Eric Brown.Eric is the director of Apotheosis, our spiritual-psychedelic plant medicine retreat, as well as a content writer and program creator at Mindbloom, the largest provider of psychedelic medicine therapy in the world. He has designed, developed, and run thousands of people through the psychedelic i...
2022-09-1245 minThe HighExistence PodcastAnxiety Rewired is Live: Bonuses Expire Soon⇨Anxiety Rewired is HERE ⇦I have tried many different approaches to overcoming my own anxiety. But never before have I tried them all at once. Anxiety Rewired is the first course that, rather than prizing one particular method, introduces and interweaves them all into one anxiety-blasting supernova that aims to rewire your relationship with anxiety, so that it no longer holds you back, but rather propels you towards your dreams and your purpose. 🔆
2022-08-2413 minThe HighExistence PodcastJon's System For Healing AnxietyAnxiety Rewired goes live on Sunday, August 21st. Get a text the moment it becomes available here: https://rewired.ju.mp"The aim of Anxiety Rewired is to reframe the pursuit of working on our anxiety as a path to mastery. As something that is epic and challenging and fun, and extremely fulfilling and rewarding. That's what it's been for me and that's what I would really like it to be for you too."In this final chapter of our 3 part series on overcoming anxiety, Jon and Mike dissect the remaining...
2022-08-1746 minThe HighExistence PodcastThe Path of Anxiety MasteryThis episode is part 2 of a 3 part series, hosted by Mike Slavin and Jon Brooks Sign up here for the full 3-part training 💥--------------------------------------------------Overcoming anxiety is the adventure of a lifetime. On this adventure, you will become someone your previous self would never have been able to recognise. And perhaps it is this journey, and the one you become, rather than the endpoint, that matters most.That being said, what does this journey look like? Where...
2022-08-1530 minThe HighExistence Podcast3 Traps Keeping You Stuck in Anxious LoopsThe Anxiety Masterclass is HERE! 🎊In this episode, we present to you part 1 of the 3-part series hosted by Mike Slavin and Jon Brooks.Sign up here for the full 3-part training 💥These videos are for you if...- Anxiety paralyzes you, robbing you of your joy, curiosity, and vitality.- You’re losing your future by missing out on opportunities because of anxiety...- You struggle to be truly authentic with people and it stops you from building meaningful relationships- It prevents you from making more money an...
2022-08-0946 minThe HighExistence PodcastDonald Robertson On The Making of Verissimus, a Stoic Graphic Novel About Marcus AureliusOrder a copy of Verissimus hereIn our 3rd interview with Stoic author, philosopher and cognitive behavioural therapist, Donald Robertson, we discuss his brand new graphic novel, VERISSIMUS. This is the most epic philosophical project that I am aware of to date. If Ridley Scott's Gladiator had a baby with Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, you’d get Verissimus.As you’ll hear in this interview, this project was a massive undertaking, taking nearly 3 years to complete. Detailing the life, times, and philosophy of Marcus Aurelius, the book acts as a historically accurate, action-p...
2022-07-1157 minThe HighExistence PodcastCris Beasley – A Grounded Guide to Channelling, Psychedelic Facilitation and Figuring Out What You Are Here to Do (#62)Cris Beasley has become a profoundly influential force in my life.Her ability to go directly to the places where we are hiding, playing it small, and not owning the raw realities of our human experience is remarkable.Her path from the tech world to being CEO of an AI company, to psychedelic facilitator, medicine woman, and oracle creator is as vibrant and rich as her personality.Cris has several amazing achievements under her belt:Working with Mozilla to shape the open internet.The trials and tribulations of being a...
2022-07-061h 39The HighExistence PodcastProcrastination Is The Conversation You're Unwilling To Have With Yourself (#61)“You can move past these obstacles. You probably relate to them as obstacles right now, but they’re actually a part of the path, right?”-Mike Slavin (HEx Podcast #61)In today’s solo cast, Mike leads us down a rabbit hole of discombobulate selves, where we find the true source of our procrastinative tendencies.He reminds us that we procrastinate, not because we are cursed, but because a part of ourselves doesn’t want us to go where we are trying to go.
2022-06-0121 minThe HighExistence PodcastSteve Sims – Be You, Be Clear and They Will Come: Straight-Up Marketing Advice From The Real Life Wizard of Oz (#60)“Here’s the funny thing: when I ask someone to tell me what his or her wildest dream is, they dilute it. Ten times out of ten, people sell themselves short”Steve Sims Our guest on the podcast today should never have been able to succeed in business or in life. Growing up as a bricklayer in London, England, all the odds were against him achieving the kind of outlandish success he’s been able to claim so far, but it’s clear that the universe didn’t expect someone with Steve Sims’ heart, ingenuity, and initiative to appear and t...
2022-05-1548 minThe HighExistence PodcastJake Kobrin – A Beginner's Masterclass in Magick: How to Manifest Your True Will (#59)“Our True Desires are deeply sacred. As sacred as a river, or a volcano, or any other natural process. It’s something separate from egoic desire which is, ‘I want this because I saw it in a commercial', but the exploration of those egoic desires might actually help somebody go towards those things. And so I think our desires are sacred. I think it’s something to listen to as if it is the voice of God.”Jake Kobrin (HEx Podcast #59)Magick has always been a concept that I've brushed aside as another overly esoteric, new-age fad that I ass...
2022-04-151h 27The HighExistence PodcastEd Prideaux - HPPD, Psychedelic Narcissism and the Pitfalls of Pathologizing (#58)Psychedelics can cause harm. Don’t get me wrong, I love psychedelics. But I also acknowledge their potential to bring about profoundly unwanted changes in the psyche.Yet, with the ever-more abundant influx of news focussing on the life-changing benefits of these substances, the very real risks that pose are getting drowned out, leaving us with only one-half of the full picture.The way that our information channels are structured these days, if we don’t want to hear about something, we usually don’t. We also tend to...
2022-03-261h 24The HighExistence PodcastMJ DeMarco - Escaping Financial Slavery, Finding High-Velocity Business Ideas and the Problem With Following Your Passion (#57)“Whenever you say ‘I can’t find ideas,’ what you’re really saying is, ‘the world is perfect and it needs nothing.’”-MJ DeMarco, HEx Podcast #57—There’s a lot of terrible advice out there. Maybe you’ve noticed this the last time you were outside. People will say things like, “Just follow your passion!” or, “Money doesn’t matter!” or, perhaps even worse, “Only 40 more years until retirement, and then you’ll be a millionaire!”Some of the people that proffer this advice actually do want the best for you, and they’re honestly trying to help. The p...
2022-03-141h 12The HighExistence PodcastStoicism is a Martial Art for the Mind (#56)Stoicism is often thought of as a collection of theoretical concepts and ideas that one learns by reading books and consuming Stoic content. In this solocast, Jon Brooks proposes that a true Stoic is more like a Martial Artist. To become undefeatable, we need to practice and refine our skills so that we are ready for the real battles when they come.If you’re ready to put down the book and step into the arena, sign up for Askesis: our 10 week Online Stoic Bootcamp.
2022-03-0111 min
The Stoic Handbook with Jon BrooksDeep Dive: How to Gamify Stoic Philosophy To Overcome Fear and Develop Radical GratitudeSend us a textThis episode was recorded in 2019. It features an interview that I gave to my HighExistence teammate Mike Slavin on Stoic philosophy. If you enjoyed this episode, I recommend you subscribe to both The Highexistence Podcast and The Stoic Handbook Podcast for more. ---Most people have heard of Stoicism.It’s a philosophy dense with practical wisdom.But how many Stoics do you know?I don’t mean people who have read Meditations or Letters from a Stoic, I mean actual Stoi...
2022-02-171h 39The HighExistence PodcastThe Hidden Virtues of Community and the Lost Art of Feedback (Dialogues #10)In the 10th installment of the High Existence dialogues, we welcome a 4th member onto the stage, discuss the life-changing opportunities that come with finding a community of like-hearted individuals, and pull back the curtains on two soul-quenching events coming up on the HEx horizon.Register for Metamorphosis - A FREE 3-Day online transformational gathering focused on designing sacred rituals: https://highexistence.com/metamorphos... IN THIS EPISODE:• Harnessing feedback for hyper-growth • The value of being around people who actually want to hear about what’s going on in your life• How finding tr...
2022-02-111h 26The HighExistence PodcastHenry Shukman - Healing vs Awakening, Zen Koans and the Antidote to Aloneness (#55)"If we’re in a fully awakened state, trauma’s not a problem. In a sense, it’s not trauma. It just becomes something beloved. It becomes washed through with love and acceptance. That’s the healing."Henry Shukman, HEx Podcast #55We embark on our healing journeys with intentions to remove the thorns in our sides because these thorns are problematic.Initially, it seems that the way to go about this is to grab the tweezers and squeeze them out, one by one, until we are rid of them all. This is generally the attitude that the...
2022-01-291h 01
The HighExistence PodcastJordan Bates – How to Let Go, Develop Core Confidence and Flow (#54)Have you ever wished you could be the first one on the dance floor? Or the one who effortlessly jumps on the beat and freestyles without flinching? I know I have… We all know that we shouldn’t care too much about what others think of us, yet we struggle to unwind the deep-rooted patterns of self-consciousness and constriction that hold us back from doing socially ‘risky’ things. Part of us is afraid that if we do such things, we might make a fool of ourselves and everyone will think we’re weird or somehow...
2022-01-041h 22The Stoic Handbook with Jon BrooksDonald Robertson on Derren Brown and the Stoic View of AnxietySend us a textTo get access to my full conversations with great thinkers like Donald Robertson, you can subscribe to The HighExistence Podcast at: https://highexistence.com/podcast/In this episode, I share a clip with the great Stoic writer Donald Robertson that I conducted in a longer interview on The HighExistence Podcast. In this episode, Donald gives his account of Derren Brown's book Happy and shares his response to the questions... Is there a utility to anxiety? Were the Stoics too harsh on...
2021-12-1612 min
The HighExistence PodcastMatt Karamazov – How to Read More, Procrastinate Less and Set Goals (#53) Read all of Matt's books breakdowns and join his weekly High Existence newsletter, Stairway to Wisdom here "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." — Frederick Douglass Matt Karamazov has already accomplished multiple lifetime's worths of achievements. You’d think the topic of this conversation would be about his experience as a world heavyweight boxer, a natural bodybuilder, nightclub bouncer, professional writer, or successful music label owner… But no… On top of all that, Matt decided that he would take on the mammoth task of reading 1000 books! And he...
2021-12-012h 05
The HighExistence PodcastChris Becker – Psychedelic Therapy, Zen, and Healing Yourself (#52) "…the loss of the original self, that happens to actually the majority of us. It changes who we are and we kinda go through life managing, and it’s natural and appropriate for us to devise different schemes or organizing principles to survive when we’re little because you know, what do we know?" — Chris Becker, HEx Podcast #52 Interested in what psychedelic therapy is actually like from the inside? Chris Becker has been through it all — and he’s written a book about it. He is also a veteran meditator and expert physicis...
2021-09-011h 19
The HighExistence PodcastJonny Miller – The Gifts of Grief, Transformational Breathwork and Emotional Resilience (#51)"It has to start first and foremost with a real desire and fascination… I think that the best conversations are born from that burning desire." - Jonny Miller, HEx Podcast #51 If you want to see an example of what happens to those who single-mindedly follow that sense of burning curiosity, then check out Jonny Miller. Jonny, creator of the Curious Humans podcast, is someone who clearly leads by example. His mind is a treasure trove of embodied wisdom, covering a wide range of topics that have the power to make our lives more jo...
2021-08-301h 16
The HighExistence PodcastExploring the Ascent – Leaving The Shire, Embracing Failure, and Getting Out of Your Own Way (HEx Dialogues #9) "For me the Ascent is about that. It’s about: wow there are so many areas of this map of my life and reality that I thought were not feasible, not possible, and now I see that if I choose to, I can go there." — Jon Brooks, HEx Dialogues #9 Imagine if Harry never went to Hogwarts… He had the occasional experience of magic, but before he joined a community of witches and wizards, he didn’t even know that he was one. Having just finished the first round of The Ascent, I can truly say...
2021-08-141h 33
The HighExistence PodcastPortier Supplies — Sacred Psychonautics, the Space Beyond Healing, and Spiritual Business (#50)Is it possible to bring the level of reverence and integrity that we see in traditional plant medicine ceremonies into our own homes? Koen and Sebastian, the team over at Portier Supplies have created a product that is doing exactly this. "Psychedelics deserve a beautiful place in people’s lives, not shoved in a closet, hidden away somewhere’" — Sebastian from Portier Supplies, HEx Podcast #50 There is a lot of shame that many well-intentioned psychedelic users carry around due to misinformed stigma and misplaced projections. Initiatives such as Portier Supplies are putting that to...
2021-07-051h 10
The HighExistence PodcastJohn Vervaeke 2 – Redesigning Religion, Culture Hacking, and Saving Spirituality (#49)If you identify as spiritual but not religious, then this one is for you. In our second interview with John Vervaeke, he urges those who have been traversing the spiritual path on their own up until now to come together and join forces: “We need the best wisdom we can come up with. The chances that you’re going to get that on your own are very small.” — John Vervaeke, HEx Podcast #49 What forms as we come together is what John calls, ‘the religion that is not a religion’. If you extrac...
2021-05-131h 20
The HighExistence PodcastJohn Vervaeke — The Meaning Crisis, Stealing the Culture, & Redesigning Religion (#48) “We need to have a deep dialogue between science and spirituality.” John Vervaeke, HEx Podcast #48 It’s easy to say that science and spirituality are being summoned to sit down together for a deep conversation — but much harder to actually make this happen without things devolving quickly. John Vervaeke has taken it upon himself to come in and, not only translate, but provide an entire vocabulary and grammar for both parties to use to allow for deeper understanding and more nuanced agreements. This is a mammoth task. For this reason, John has an ent...
2021-05-072h 16
The HighExistence PodcastThe Mind Illuminated: The Ultimate Meditation Manuscript (#47) Have you been struggling to keep a consistent meditation practice? Switching around between different types, trying to find the right one for so long that you eventually forgot why you were even doing it in the first place? This is a common complaint many aspiring meditators face. Without a clear understanding of why we are doing what we are doing and a way to know that we are doing it right, we are destined to fall off track. In comes The...
2021-04-251h 04
The HighExistence PodcastJustin Noppé: Success is a Skill That Can Be Trained Like a Muscle (#46) Learn more about The Ascent here. ~ In the first podcast I did with Justin, we discussed the secret strategies of super-learners. In the follow up YouTube video we dissected the best ways to get the most from the books that you read. In today's episode, my main question was to find out Justin's origin story. I knew that he had suffered from depression as a teen, and also grew up in South Africa, and was curious how he transformed himself from...
2021-04-052h 01
The HighExistence PodcastMarie Lou – Plant Diets, Shamanism, & the Nature of Illness (HEx #45)It’s not every day you sit down with a shaman to explore their life, beliefs, practices, and opinions. But today, we’re doing just that. We have the pleasure of sitting down to talk to our friend Marie Lou of Infinity Retreats. We have worked with Marie Lou and her partner Anke at our Apotheosis Retreats, and it was Marie Lou and Anke who ran the diet that Jon and I discussed in Episode 28. Marie Lou is a true example of where ‘doing the work’ can take you. Through extensive study, diets, and work...
2021-03-221h 20
The HighExistence PodcastThe Ascent: How to Make an Income Doing What You Love (HEx Dialogues #8)The Ascent is the new 8-week online meaningful work mastermind brought to you by HighExistence. The experience is designed for those who have already some understanding of self-improvement and spirituality, and now want to turn their passion into an opportunity to do what they love, get paid for it, and make a dent in the universe. We are bringing together a team of online entrepreneurs and facilitators to walk you through every stage of your own project so you can have the freedom to work from anywhere in the world, doing what makes you feel m...
2021-01-121h 20
The HighExistence PodcastDan Munro: There Is No Happy Life Without Honesty (HEx #44)"Are you the same with your best friend as you are with your boss and your mother and the stranger in the bus stop? Are you the same person in all those scenarios? Because if not, you are dishonest. And that's okay. Because, you wanna know who's definitely a dishonest person? Anyone who says that they're an honest person." — Dan Munro "Losing your job is nothing compared to losing your Self." — Dan Munro Today I sit down and chat with Dan Munro about his new book, The Naked Truth. Dan h...
2020-12-291h 12
Becoming ConsciousThe Trap of Self Help w/ Eric BrownEric Brown and I sit down to talk embodiment, integration, shadow work, cultural architecture, tea as a path to enlightenment, and the future of humanity (not a technological future, but an integrally developed future).You can find Eric over at highexistence.comArticles/Videos Mentioned:Tea as a Path to Enlightenment highexistence.com/cha-dao/Religion that is Not a Religion: https://www.youtube.com/religionNotReligionVervaeke Synoptic Overview of the Meaning Crisis & my Work: https://www.youtube.com/MeaningCrisis
2020-11-252h 01
The HighExistence PodcastShadow Work and Self-Improvement Blindspots (HEx Dialogues #7)Down the Rabbit Hole is your weekly injection of wisdom, wonder, and well being sent straight to your inbox from HighExistence. Each email explores ancient and emerging tools, techniques, and teachers to help you live a more meaningful, adventurous, and ecstatic existence. Sign up here. --- In today's episode, Jon Brooks, Eric Brown, and Mike Slavin discuss how to see through your own blindspots so you can achieve meaningful transformation in areas you were previously avoiding. Those of us interested in personal development, sometimes use it as a form of...
2020-11-091h 27
The HighExistence PodcastThe Intersection of Play, Flow, Social Skills, and Depression (HEx Dialogues #6) "Craft over status; art over praise." Mike Slavin, HEx Dialogues #6 The core HighExistence team members, Mike Slavin, Eric Brown, and Jon Brooks are back with another roundtable discussion. Lockdown restrictions are easing and it's time to reflect on all the craziness that's been happening in the months prior. Four topics that seemed to interlinked during this prolonged period of social isolation are placed, flow, social skills, and depression. Play is a vital form of expression that helps one keep their sanity, enter into flow state, ward off depression, and bond with...
2020-09-041h 27
The HighExistence PodcastJamie Combs – 4Game Dynamics & the Cultural Theory of Everything (#43)NOTE: Before listening, view the model here: http://www.fourgamestheory.com — — — When I first saw a visual depiction of the 4Game model I was floored. Instantaneously, all of the studying I had done across everything from metaphysics to productivity systems sorted itself into a coherent narrative, a structure where everything fit together. Immediately I knew I wanted to explore this further. To my surprise, there was very little information available! As the trophic cascade of mental imagery and insight continued, I knew this model had the makings of something revolutionary. This...
2020-07-281h 36
The HighExistence PodcastDr. Heather Sandison – Neurohacking, Aging Gracefully, and Unleashing Your Biology (#42)What would your life be like if you woke up every day, ready to unleash yourself on the world? What would our world be like if our aging elders were comfortable and full of healthy vitality? What gets in the way of us expressing our immense potential? For many of us, our energy levels, mental clarity, and physiological health are the first obstacle we need to tackle. But the health field is complex, dynamic, and getting to the roots of the matter is paramount. Today we're cutting through the noise, going straight to...
2020-07-161h 36
The HighExistence PodcastThe Drug Bible: How One Man is Saving Lives After Taking 157 Drugs (#41)Watch interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/TI2dA0M1cfk Today, Eric Brown and I sit down and speak to Dominic Milton Trott, the author of The Drug User's Bible. Here are some words from Dominic that really convey the mission behind his book: "The first casualty of war is truth, and the war on drugs is no different. This book is a step to counter this destructive situation. People Are Dying. They are dying because of ignorance: because unremitting propaganda is denying them essential safety information." What Dominic h...
2020-07-101h 51
The HighExistence PodcastThe Accelerated Learning Experience with Jon Brooks and Eric BrownTo join The Accelerated Learning Experience, go here: https://highexistence.com/learningfast/
2020-07-0541 min
The HighExistence PodcastJules Evans — Finding a Way Through Spiritual Emergency (#40)Jules Evans appeared on the podcast last time to discuss his two previous books: Philosophy For Life And Other Dangerous Situations and The Art of Losing Control. In that episode, we talked at length about the benefits of Stoicism, and also where reason-based philosophical frameworks might be lacking if one wishes to experience a rich, integrated human life. We dove into topics like meditation, eastern philosophy, and psychedelics as useful additions in our psychological toolkit. When I asked Jules what he was working on next, he explained that he was in the process...
2020-06-261h 18
Glass Onion: On John LennonEpisode 45- John Lennon in 1972 with Mick Ord (Part 1 of 2)I'm joined by broadcaster, podcaster and real-life Liverpudlian Mick Ord for the first of a 2-part discussion of John Lennon and the year 1972. This part actually focuses on John pre-1972, the perception of him in the press and in Liverpool, and some of the events, music and films of the year. The second part will focus solely on John's activities in 1972 itself. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at https://www.buym...
2020-06-241h 21
The HighExistence PodcastRichard "Shaky" Shore — On The Art of Coaching and MMA as a Path to Self-Improvement (#39)To learn more about Richard "Shaky" Shore, Check out the Shake, Rattle, and Roll podcast on Youtube and Spotify --- Today's episode is a very special one for me. I sit down and speak to Richard "Shaky" Shore, Brazilian JiuJitsu black belt, head coach and owner of Shore Mixed Martial Arts (SMMA), and host of the Shake, Rattle, and Roll podcast, where Richard interviews British sporting icons and rising stars, primarily in the MMA scene. What Richard has achieved with SMMA is nothing short of spectacular. Coming from a place in...
2020-06-191h 07
The HighExistence PodcastAdam Strauss — Psychedelics, Psychotherapy, and Healing OCD with Mushrooms (#38)We're releasing an Accelerated Learning course shortly. If you want to learn more, head over to: https://highexistence.com/learnfast/ — — — After going through the traditional medical paradigm, looking for a solution to treat his debilitating OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) – both medications and therapy were failing him. Left with no viable options, he turned to an unexpected ally — magic mushrooms. Adam's citizen science work with psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) gave him space and the breathing room necessary to make some impressive strides in managing his mental space. The results of...
2020-06-191h 17
The HighExistence PodcastJustin Noppé – Learning Expert Reveals Little Known Reading Hacks (#37)Sign up here to get early access to The Accelerated Learning Experience with Justin Noppe: https://highexistence.com/learnfast/ To watch the video version of this interview visit: https://youtu.be/Mggo7ayRIdY -- In my first conversation with learning expert Justin Noppé we spent a couple hours going over the ultimate skill... learning. Learning how to learn gives you a meta skill that can be applied to any activity you want to master, from cooking to web development and design to martial arts to music to writing to... well everything e...
2020-06-1040 min
The HighExistence PodcastThe Aligned Human, Cultural Contrasts, + Learning Anything (Dialogues #5)We're opening the doors to our accelerated learning course with Justin soon. Add yourself to the early access list here. What does living in alignment really look like? How do you define the goals, virtues, and morals that will guide your life? And how do you act them out in your daily life? This is just one of the many topics we explore today on the latest HighExistence Dialogues – with learning expert Justin Noppé with us. We explore the systems and techniques of unlocking yourself, living up to the potential you hav...
2020-06-092h 24
The HighExistence PodcastTranscending the Ordinary on the Archetypal Hero's Journey (Dialogues #4)What would life be like if we could transcend the ordinary? Now this journey isn’t for the faint of heart. This is a Hero’s Journey of cataclysmic proportions. Undoing, overriding, and re-learning decades of distilled and conditioned socio-cultural programming is no small feat. But on the other side awaits beauty, wonder, and experiences far beyond our present imagining. This is why HighExistence came into being. To serve as a portal, through which the initiates pass, into a world of wisdom and wonder. As we take an evolutionary step...
2020-06-041h 42
The FlingEric Fisher and Consciousness, Societal Expectations and Silicon ValleyCJ sat down with Eric Fisher. Eric and CJ grew up together in Newtown, Connecticut and have known one another since about the fifth grade. Eric attended the University of Pennsylvania for Digital Media Design and moved to Silicon Valley to work at Microsoft, Google, Apple and Facebook. When he realized he wasn't happy in that career, Eric started moving around the country living in different places for only months at a time to experience life without being tethered to a specific place. Now Eric resides in Boulder, Colorado and his work is designed to help people find true...
2020-05-2653 min
The HighExistence PodcastEast Forest — Digital Shamanism, Ram Dass, and Making Worlds of Music (#36)East Forest is a man of many talents. Composer, explorer, facilitator, innovator, digital shaman — the list goes on. Many of us know him through the music he produces, the experiences he’s crafted, or for the meditations and retreats that he hosts. He recently burst back into the spotlight with his latest album release ‘Ram Dass’ — a collaboration project he did with the renowned spiritual teacher himself. It was one of the last public projects that Ram Dass undertook before his passing. We sat down with East Forest to go into the woods on...
2020-05-141h 44
The HighExistence PodcastPatrick McKeown — How to Breathe in a Pandemic (#35)Watch the video of this interview here. Patrick McKeown is the author of the acclaimed The Oxygen Advantage. I was first recommended this book by my friend and mentor Justin Noppé to help with my breathing during Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The book blew my mind. I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about topics like health, fitness, anxiety, and stress... But there was so much highly useful information in this book, I knew I had to started putting the ideas into practice immediately. Then COVID-19 hit. The more research I d...
2020-05-091h 26
The HighExistence PodcastBob Frissell & Jordan Bates — Manifestation, Unity Consciousness, Ancient Aliens, and 300-Year-Old Gurus (#34) “We appear to be heading for a level of existence that is beyond our ability to even imagine: the universe is being recalled; we are going home.” — Bob Frissell Bob Frissell came into my reality in quite a fitting fashion: By synchronicity. I was in a bookstore called Myopic Books in Chicago, perusing the esoteric and occult section. A book caught my eye. It was called, Nothing in This Book is True, But It's Exactly How Things Are. I grabbed the book and began to page through it. In t...
2020-04-131h 52
The HighExistence PodcastLearning The Ultimate Meta-Skill and Bending Reality (Dialogues #3)Important note: The HighExistence dialogues are where the three creators Jon Brooks, Eric Brown, and Mike Slavin come together to discuss life, the universe, and everything in between. But if you'd like to follow up with us individually, be sure to subscribe to our new YouTube channels. Here are some places you can find out more... Mike Slavin's beautiful video on how to navigate loss Jon Brooks's practical video on Stoic strategies for overcoming anxiety Eric Brown in conversation shares his masterful insights on how to be productive When’s the last time yo...
2020-04-092h 00
The HighExistence PodcastThe Mythological Significance of Global Catastrophes (Dialogues #2)Do you hear the call right now? The call to rise up, to step into your power, to be the hero. To take actions for yourself, your community, and your world. These are the tests that we've been waiting for. This is the call to be a Hero. This is where you can demonstrate the fruits of your inner work. In times of uncertainty, the best things you can do are often the smallest steps. Take care of yourself and others. Remaining grounded and centered. Check-in on others and...
2020-03-271h 33
The HighExistence PodcastCOVID-19 — Finding the Middle Way When a Global Pandemic Strikes (Dialogues #1)The world is currently experiencing an unprecedented historical experience. Many of us find ourselves somewhere amidst the confusion and seeming chaos, looking for a way to orient ourselves, to be of service to our families and our communities, and for the opportunity hidden somewhere within the fog of emergent confusion. If you have been doing the work in your life, now is a chance to put this all into practice. To maintain your composure, to rise up in the face of adversity, to become a beacon of light in the dark. But where...
2020-03-241h 32
The HighExistence PodcastEric Brown — Spending 3 Weeks Secluded in the Peruvian Jungle Working with Sacred Plant Medicines Changed Me (#33) I get faced with the question, "Why would you do more than one plant medicine retreat or ceremony? What is the value?" And really, fundamentally, after doing one, you're a different person. Really. Completely. Particularly if you dive super deep into process, you can fundamentally transform. And with that brings a whole different life; a whole different set of goals; a whole different personality structure; a whole different set of problems and challenges that you face. So for all the same reasons that enabled you to go into one, you can go into more. — Eric Brown, HEx Podcast #32 ...
2020-02-203h 39
The HighExistence PodcastDr. Aziz Gazipura — How to Escape the Social 'Prison of Politeness' and Express Yourself Authentically (#32) “Here’s the thing. You are not responsible for other people’s feelings. They’re not incompetent children. They’re adults who can handle their own feelings. They can work through disappointment, hurt, anger, sadness, and upset. In fact, doing so will make them stronger and healthier in the long run. You cannot stop others from feeling all discomfort, or all pain. It is an impossible task, a fool’s errand.” ― Aziz Gazipura, Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Yourself There are four main models of how...
2020-01-3045 min
The HighExistence PodcastEric James — Engineering Your Own Luck and Surfing Serendipity (#31)In today’s episode of the HighExistence podcast I sit down for a wild and wide-ranging discussion with Eric James. Eric is a serial entrepreneur, award-winning photographer, magician, app developer, and all-around polymath who has discovered principles that help him engineer his own luck. It just so happens that I met Eric in a stroke of luck 5 years ago at a dinner party. He walked in and I instantly recognized him but not as a person I had met before. He looked like a celebrity to me but couldn’t quite plac...
2020-01-252h 17
'Round the CauldronEpisode 49: What is Shadow Work? || Psychology or Spirituality? And why YOU should be doing it!Part of my depth year goals is to do some shadow work and work on myself. Come along with me and let's discuss what shadow work is, how you do it, and the benefits.o Want a transcript of this episode? Find it here: https://www.roundthecauldron.com/download/13199/MENTIONEDo Rose - Patreon Supporter: https://www.wiccanhomestead.com/o Flatline2Beatline Podcast w/Night Shayde: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/Flatline-2-Beatline-p1250191/WEB SOURCESo https://www.carl-jung.net/shadow.htmlo https://highexistence.com/carl-jung-shadow-guide-unconscious/
2020-01-1350 min
The HighExistence PodcastEuvie Ivanova & Mike Gilliland — Shadow Work, No Self, and Sovereignty (#30)Mike Gilliland and Euvie Ivanova sort of remind me of a Sagacious Power Couple from another dimension. Their Future Thinkers Podcast—focused on evolving technology, society, and consciousness—has garnered 3.5 million downloads since its genesis in 2014. They've interviewed Titans of Insight such as Daniel Schmachtenberger, Ken Wilber, Jordan Peterson, Charles Eisenstein, Jordan Hall, and Nora Bateson. They've spent years traveling the world, earning a living as digital nomads, and have spoken at myriad events on multiple continents. I was fortunate to befriend Mike and Euvie some years ago and first met them...
2020-01-072h 17
The HighExistence PodcastDavid Krantz — Hack Your DNA for Spiritual Evolution (#29) “Epigenetics can be passed down inter-generationally. Indigenous traditions have the idea that what you do in your lifetime will impact 7 generations down from you. There’s actually good scientific backing for this idea now.” — David Krantz, HEx Podcast #29 It took me nearly an hour to pick my jaw up off the floor after speaking with David. He's just THAT GUY. Charismatic and approachable. Able to dig deep into the fundamentals of epigenetics and gene editing, and then play you a song from one of his 5 full musical albums at the end of it.
2019-12-051h 12
The HighExistence PodcastEric Brown — 'Hard Work' is the Ultimate Spiritual Practice Nobody Wants to Do (#28) It has to be sustainable. You could have a productivity system of working 72 hours straight at the beginning of the week and get everything done. Cool, you can do that but you're probably going to last two weeks, tops. This is a long marathon. I think the best way to conceptualize it is as a marathon of sprints. So you sprint—you work really hard on something—you stop, you rest, you reassess, you analyze, you improve, and then you sprint again. Fundamentally if that whole arc is not sustainable in the long run, you're just going to crash and...
2019-11-232h 48
The Inner Frontier with Jonny MillerCuriosity, Grief, Wonder & The Privilege of Being Alive with Mike SlavinThis was a real honour, Mike is trained as a magician and also the CEO at 'High Existence' — a community and network of practical philosophy and for expanding human consciousness — and he's one of the most articulate and poetic people I've had the pleasure of meeting.If we can't fall in love with the privilege that we have to be alive, then anything that we try and do from this place of living, is is going to be limited." Mike and I riff on definitions of wonder, ambition, grief, the role of inviting in the...
2019-11-111h 35
Ten Laws with East ForestMartijn Schirp - Psilocybin Retreats at Synthesis, Trailblazing a New Psychedelic Future (#78)Synthesis offers legal, medically supervised, and scientific based psychedelic retreats in Amsterdam. They make the psychedelic experience accessible for curious individuals who want to utilize moderate-to-high doses of psilocybin truffles to catalyze creative breakthroughs, explore consciousness, find meaning, improve confidence, and search for a mystical experience. Martijn is the Co-Founder of Synthesis as well as HighExistence and Apotheosis; he has a background in interdisciplinary science and philosophy, and with a strong foundation in coaching and entrepreneurship, he aims to make psychedelic tools accessible in a safe, legal, and modern context. Martijn ha...
2019-11-061h 16
The HighExistence PodcastJustin Noppé — The Secret Strategies of 'Super Learners' (#27) "A lot of people talk about art and creativity being as being a spontaneous thing. I don't have those views. For me art is a developed practice as well. You can be truly artistic but have zero developed skill. And you can be not artistic and have a developed skill. There are multiple examples if you go and research it of whoever you think is the most creative painter you can imagine, you'll find that they did hundreds of hours developing a skill." — Justin Noppé, HEx Podcast #27 Justin from a young age knew he was sma...
2019-10-102h 03
Christopher Walch – SDWT#472 Stimulating Your Immune SystemToday WE Are Talking Wim Hof!
Wim Hof…you are probably knowing him but in chase if you don’t know him or what he is doing: He is the Ice Man. He is holding all sorts of different world records from swimming under ice until his retina froze to running a marathon in the dessert without drinking something. And he is having a technique, the wim hof method…this is what this episode is going to be all about!
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This episode of the Self Development with Tactics / SDWT podcas...
2019-10-0232 min
The HighExistence PodcastLaura Dawn — Embodying the Visionary Archetype by Harnessing Sacred Technologies (#26) "To me a visionary is someone who really knows that we create our reality from the inside out and has the courage and the willingness to actually go within and create a vision, an image, from within the inner realms of our own mind that we can really hold to and picture on a daily basis and really connect to that vision. And literally from a neuroscience perspective, our mind doesn't know the difference between what we hold in the inner realm of our mind and what we see out there in reality." — Laura Dawn, HEx Podcast #26...
2019-09-011h 04
The HighExistence PodcastDonald Robertson — How to Think Like Marcus Aurelius (#25) “The Stoics can teach you how to find a sense of purpose in life, how to face adversity, how to conquer anger within yourself, moderate your desires, experience healthy sources of joy, endure pain and illness patiently and with dignity, exhibit courage in the face of your anxieties, cope with loss, and perhaps even confront your own mortality while remaining as unperturbed as Socrates.” ― Donald J. Robertson, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius Donald Robertson is one of the world's leading experts on Stoicism, especially how it relates to cognitiv...
2019-08-101h 50
The HighExistence PodcastJon Brooks — Gamifying Stoic Philosophy to Unlock Courage, Gratitude, and Confidence (#24)Most people have heard of Stoicism. It's a philosophy dense with practical wisdom. But how many Stoics do you know? I don’t mean people who have read Meditations or Letters from a Stoic, I mean actual Stoics… Individuals who are comparable to the authors of these books in their tranquility, wisdom, self-discipline, and joy. This was a question I kept asking myself as I embarked on my study of Stoicism 10 years ago. One of my passions is learning, or more specifically learning through systems. I’m...
2019-08-071h 44
The HighExistence PodcastJordan Bates & Mike Slavin — Transcending Rationality and Embracing the Mystery (#23) "In the last couple years there's seemed to be a... decided shift [in my mind] in the direction of dethroning rationality as... the primary tool that I use to parse reality, and putting it in its proper place... And through deep listening and deep internal experiences and even mystical experiences, arriving at a sense of a felt at-home-ness in reality and in the present moment, in which you're trusting and surrendering to the flow of reality..." — Jordan Bates, HEx Podcast #23 Today I'm excited to share one of the best conversations I've ever had. In s...
2019-07-3050 min
Bit of a Tangent002 | Self-aware doorways & dog-spaceJared and Gianluca compare notes on their favourite productivity strategies and mindfulness techniques. They also explore the rhetorical bias of wisdom and the rationalist interpretation of cached thoughts; before making ill-advised attempts at explaining the nebulous concepts of "Idea Space" and "Short Inferential Distances". Shownotes:‘Getting Things Done’ book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1633.Getting_Things_Done?from_search=true ‘Eat That Frog’ book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95887.Eat_That_Frog_Prediction Markets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prediction_marketRead more about becoming an expert p...
2019-07-0200 min
Bit of a Tangent002 | Self-aware doorways & dog-spaceJared and Gianluca compare notes on their favourite productivity strategies and mindfulness techniques. They also explore the rhetorical bias of wisdom and the rationalist interpretation of cached thoughts; before making ill-advised attempts at explaining the nebulous concepts of "Idea Space" and "Short Inferential Distances".
Shownotes:
‘Getting Things Done’ book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1633.Getting_Things_Done?from_search=true
‘Eat That Frog’ book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95887.Eat_That_Frog_
Prediction Markets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prediction_market
Read more about becoming an expert p...
2019-07-021h 23
The HighExistence PodcastJordan Bates & Jon Brooks — Spiritual Narcissism and the Shadow (#22)In May 2019, Jordan Bates and I (Jon Brooks) met up in London to attend the Rebel Wisdom summit. Having not seen each other in the flesh for 6 months, we thought we'd celebrate our reunion by recording our first ever podcast together. Jordan and I have always had incredible, dizzying, profound conversations about topics that frequently come up on HighExistence, and we've been intending to start recording them and releasing them as podcasts for quite a while. There is this segment of the spiritual or psychedelic or new age community that seems to be...
2019-06-141h 19
The HighExistence PodcastPhilippa Wilkin — The Transformational Power of the Breath (#21) Transformational Breath is a type of conscious connected breathing. It's a breathing awareness practice, and it's also a breath control practice. Essentially we breathe in what I'd describe as a conscious, rhythmic way where we don't pause between the inhale and the exhale. So we breathe in one continuous loop. And this type of breathing can help us tap into altered states. So we can use different types of breath to induce a trance-like state. — Philippa Wilkin, HEx Podcast #21 Philippa Wilkin is a radiant, beaming healer and facilitator who uses the transformational power of the br...
2019-05-091h 24
Brojo: Confidence for Men with Nice Guy Syndrome100th Episode! Jon Brooks From HighExistence Talks Success And ConfidenceIn the 100th episode of the BROJO Online podcast, I interview HighExistence.com's creative director Jon Brooks on fatherhood, self-development, Pick Up, social anxiety, insecurities and the true recipe of success.
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Start: Fatherhood and lessons in productivity
11:00 - What is HighExistence?
19:50 - Jon's clever approach to career development and purpose
23:00 - How Jon made the most of debilitating surgery and setbacks
26:30 - Jon's secret to becoming a massive online influencer
32:30 - The recipe for a great life
39:50 - Developing social skills from patience and endurance
46:10 - Our history with the Pick Up Artist movement
51:20 - Travelling by yourself...
2019-05-091h 11
BROJO: Confidence. Clarity. Connection.100th Episode! Jon Brooks From HighExistence Talks Success And ConfidenceIn the 100th episode of the BROJO Online podcast, I interview HighExistence.com's creative director Jon Brooks on fatherhood, self-development, Pick Up, social anxiety, insecurities and the true recipe of success. KEY MOMENTS Start: Fatherhood and lessons in productivity 11:00 - What is HighExistence? 19:50 - Jon's clever approach to career development and purpose 23:00 - How Jon made the most of debilitating surgery and setbacks 26:30 - Jon's secret to becoming a massive online influencer 32:30 - The recipe for a great life 39:50 - Developing social skills from patience and endurance 46:10 - Our history with the Pick Up Artist movement 51:20 - Travelling by yourself...
2019-05-091h 11
The HighExistence PodcastAkira the Don — The DJ of the Intellectual Dark Web (#20)Akira is something of a musical-philosophical wizard. He's been called the DJ of the Intellectual Dark Web and is the innovator of a new genre of music called Meaningwave. He samples Terence McKenna, Alan Watts, Jordan Peterson, Hunter S. Thompson, David Foster Wallace, Elon Musk, Jock Willink, David Goggins, and a variety of other philosophers, thinkers, artists, and inspiring figures. And he synchronizes these samples in delicious ways with a wide array of gorgeous beats he conjures to create a uniquely enchanting and mind-expanding listening experience. His album 'The Path' with...
2019-04-252h 14
The HighExistence PodcastJules Evans — A Philosopher’s Guide to Stoicism and Ecstatic Experiences (#19) You may be having the most extraordinary psychedelic experiences. You may be communicating with DMT-entities. Mamma Ayahuasca might be visiting you nightly. But if it's not making you a kinder person. Then it's just a holiday. It's just a thrill. You might as well just be watching a movie. You might as well be watching Disney's Fantasia because it's not making you kinder person. It's not making you a more loving person. It might even be making you a worse person because you're becoming a self-regarding, vein dick. — Jules Evans, HEx Podcast #19 If you look at...
2019-04-071h 57
The HighExistence PodcastDan Munro — Radical Honesty as The Path to Bulletproof Confidence (#18) "If someone says, “I’m a fucking loser,” that’s a form of dishonesty. What you actually are is a collection of atoms talking to each other. To say that you’re a loser isn’t accurately describing yourself. To say, “right now I’m having a thought that I’m a loser and engaging in some self-pity around that,” that’s more accurate." — Dan Munro, from HEx Podcast “When I say I was working with criminal offenders, really I was just coaching people, and now I’m still coaching people it’s just they’re less likely to be in a gang these days.” —...
2019-03-041h 51
The HighExistence PodcastDonald Robertson — Stoic Philosophy as Preventative Psychological Medicine (#17)Donald Robertson is the expert of experts when it comes to Stoicism—the ancient blueprint for living the good life. Donald spends his days now residing in Canada writing books and creating online courses on how Roman and Greek philosophy can help us live more wisely. Prior to this, Donald spent over 20 years working in London as a psychotherapist. What's so amazing about Donald is that he interweaves his academic career as a clinical psychologist with his love of philosophy to bring to life a very practical, wise, and ultimately healing ideas that we can all benefit from. If you are a...
2019-02-181h 23
The HighExistence PodcastDr. Eric Helms — Why Sugar is NOT Toxic, and Other Mainstream Diet Myths Obliterated (#16) "For those who would say that sugar is addictive, if that was truly at the root of the addictive nature that people have with some foods, you wouldn't see them seeking out cookies, you'd see them seeking out sugar packets. You'd want that raw cut at its most basic form. Heroin addicts don't want things cut with their heroin. So I think we need to think about it in a broader perspective." Eric Helms is one of the most insightful, unbiased, and respected figures in the nutrition and exercise industry. For most of Eric’s career, he ha...
2019-01-221h 00
The HighExistence PodcastSteve Taylor — Why Science Needs Spirituality to Make Sense of the World (#15) Sometimes I don't really like the word enlightenment because it suggests something final. It suggests an end point, and I don't think there is an end point. You can think in terms of a landscape of expansive experience which different traditions or different individuals view in different ways. They may just be sitting or standing on different parts of the landscape so they obviously interpret it in slightly different ways. — Excerpt from Steve Taylor Interview Steve Taylor is a British psychology lecturer at the university of Leeds. He is also the author of sev...
2018-10-031h 15
The HighExistence PodcastPaul Austin — Microdosing Expert in the Psychedelic Third Wave (#14)Paul Austin (@PaulAustin3W) is the founder of The Third Wave, a website designed to improve psychedelic literacy so these powerful tools with great potential can be used in a safe, structured, and responsible way. Paul is also co-founder of Synthesis, the world’s first legal psilocybin truffle retreat in Amsterdam. This interview was conducted fresh after Paul returned from Burning Man, so he is in a state of new beginnings and processing what I gathered was an extraordinary journey. In the episode we discuss Paul’s path from socially awkward teen to charismatic speaker and entrepreneur, the us...
2018-09-131h 06
The HighExistence PodcastGerry Powell — From Wealthy Asshole to Awakened Entrepreneur (#13) I’d like to use me as living proof that nobody was worse than me that I’ve ever met, and nobody was darker or closer to death or more sad. And to have this thing happen... if it happened to me, it can happen to anyone. So just give it a chance and give yourself a chance. — Gerry Powell, The HighExistence Podcast Gerry Powell, according to his website, “was the personification of the American businessman: rich, powerful, and unhappy.” In fact Gerry was one of the most miserable people on the planet. Even though he sold hi...
2018-08-091h 06
The HighExistence PodcastJonathon Weisberger — The Genius of Sacred Plant Medicine (#12)Plant medicines such as Ayahuasca are big news. More and more shamans are popping up offering their services to create inner-change and healing for those who are willing to drink from the magic cup. But are there any real shamans left? Are the true masters of plant medicine anywhere to be found? And what negative consequences are coming from trying to heal the world at large with psychedelics? To truly consider these questions with an open mind is too painful for those who blindly follow, and likely too unorthodox for those who blindly reject. But f...
2018-08-011h 31
The HighExistence PodcastAndrea Domenichini — Can Psychedelics Cure Autism? (#11)Can psychedelics cure Autism? It's a question researchers are only beginning to ask, but Andrea Domenichini has already run the experiments – on himself. Over the past few years, he's taken MDMA and LSD to help connect the parts of his brain that allow most people to understand others, feel their emotions, and make lasting connections. But before we get to that, what even is Autism Spectrum Disorder? Probably not what you think it is. Most people on the Autism spectrum aren't Rain Man or maths geniuses. They're people whose brains function differently, but in myriad dif...
2018-04-021h 03
The HighExistence PodcastDaniel Schmachtenberger — Upgrade Your Life Through Empowered Responsibility (#10)Talking to Daniel Schmachtenberger is like having an audience with a prophet. His vast knowledge extends across health, economics, technology, strategy and philosophy. More importantly, he’s a brilliant communicator dedicated to bringing those often disparate fields into dialogue, in order to make powerful, genuine change for the betterment of our individual and collective lives. Last time I met Daniel, we spoke about the collective future of humanity in the face of imminent ecological and economic disaster. This time, we bring the focus back to you and me: the individual life and how we can become the bes...
2018-02-261h 43
The HighExistence PodcastGeoff Thompson — Make Fear Your Mentor (#9)Geoff Thompson is a charismatic enigma. A nightclub doorman and martial artist turned award-winning playwright, author, and spiritual teacher – he defies easy description and confounds all expectations. Geoff grew up with few prospects, under the shadow of his own fears. Inside, he yearned to be a writer, but with no obvious mentors or opportunities in sight, he slid repeatedly into depression and began to reconcile himself to working factory jobs and capitulating in the face of all conflict. But then Geoff did something incredible: he made fear his mentor. He constructed a Fear Py...
2018-01-291h 12
The HighExistence PodcastBaba Brinkman — The Rap Guide to Consciousness (#8)Baba Brinkman is the only peer-reviewed rapper in the world. From evolution to climate change, medicine to religion, he spits rhymes reverberating with provocative questions, hard truths, and an irresistible humor which educate as much as they entertain. At his core, Baba is a communicator, breaking down the barriers between academic science and psychology to bring the latest research insights and theories to a wider audience. Listening to his work is like taking Human Nature 101, but with a lot more fun and memorability than any class you'll ever take. The Rap Guide to Consciousness is a m...
2017-11-271h 19
The HighExistence PodcastDaniel Schmachtenberger — Neurohacking, Evolutionary Philosophy, and the Future of Humanity (#7)Daniel Schmachtenberger is truly a modern Renaissance Man. He's a thought leader who crosses disciplinary boundaries with incredible ease. He's an Evolutionary Philosopher, a Systems Designer, a Strategist, and he’s a founder at Neurohacker Collective – a movement dedicated to upgrading our individual and collective capacities and to safeguarding the wellbeing of all. We sat down with Daniel to discuss the future of humanity, from how to combat looming ecological and economic disaster, to the practical steps we can take in our own lives to be the best versions of ourselves – to (re)open our minds to each o...
2017-10-091h 46
The HighExistence PodcastPeter Sjöstedt-H — Nietzsche, Panpsychism and the Hidden Psychedelic History of Philosophy (#6)At Breaking Convention 2017 we had the chance to sit down with a modern-day philosophical powerhouse. Peter Sjöstedt-H is a leading voice in the emerging world of psychedelic phenomenology; he's the inspiration for Karnak, Marvel's new, cerebrally-charged superhero; and he's the author behind one of HighExistence's most popular articles ever. We talk psychedelics and philosophy; Peter's mission to form a bridge between the scientific disciplines; whether our consciousness exists outside our meat-bodies; and if more knowledge really leads to more happiness. [EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR PODCAST SUBSCRIBERS] Take the ultimate life experiment, our...
2017-10-011h 00
The HighExistence PodcastDennis McKenna — Plants, Consciousness, and Evolutionary Symbiosis (#5)Our guest this episode is Dennis McKenna, ethnobotanist, pharmacognosist, brother of the famed bard Terence McKenna, a lecturer, and one of the elders of the psychedelic movement. We talk with Dennis about human evolution, the psychedelic influence on consciousness, tripping with your parents, and the current state of the world. [EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR PODCAST SUBSCRIBERS] Take the ultimate life experiment, our 30 Challenges to Enlightenment Course, a complete spiritual path to help you overcome the limitations of your mind and to embody the highest philosophical realizations. Use the code ‘WISDOM’ at checkout to ge...
2017-09-041h 13
The HighExistence PodcastTim Urban — Elon Musk, Traveling, Entrepreneurship, Cryonics, and Superintelligent AI (#4)In our fourth episode of the HighExistence podcast we talk with Tim Urban, author/illustrator of Wait But Why and one of the Internet's most popular writers. We talk with Tim about the secret to Elon Musk's success, world travel, what entrepreneurs do wrong, cryonic preservation, and the dangers posed by superintelligent AI. [EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR PODCAST SUBSCRIBERS] Take the ultimate life experiment, our 30 Challenges to Enlightenment Course, a complete spiritual path to help you overcome the limitations of your mind and to embody the highest philosophical realizations. Use the code ‘WI...
2017-06-2636 min
The HighExistence PodcastVinay Gupta — Mad Science on Mars, Ending Poverty, and Saving the World (#3)In our third episode of the HighExistence podcast we talk with Vinay Gupta, global resilience guru, futurist, systems theorist, and technologist. We talk with Vinay about his invention, the hexayurt; ending global poverty; conducting dangerous research on Mars; and addressing/averting existential risks. [EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR PODCAST SUBSCRIBERS] Take the ultimate life experiment, our 30 Challenges to Enlightenment Course, a complete spiritual path to help you overcome the limitations of your mind and to embody the highest philosophical realizations. Use the code ‘WISDOM’ at checkout to get a huge 25% off the course, avail...
2016-12-0800 min
The HighExistence PodcastTom Shroder & Nicholas Blackstone — Finding Your Inner Healer with MDMA (#2)In our second episode of the HighExistence podcast we talk with Tom Shroder, author of the book Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy and the Power to Heal, and Nicholas Blackstone, a former marine who suffered from PTSD and how MDMA assisted therapy enabled him to go deep inside and confront the demons that haunted him after heavy combat in Iraq. [EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR PODCAST SUBSCRIBERS] Take the ultimate life experiment, our 30 Challenges to Enlightenment Course, a complete spiritual path to help you overcome the limitations of your mind and to embody the highest philosophical realizations.
2015-02-171h 03
The HighExistence PodcastRick Doblin — Integrating Psychedelics into a Global Culture (#1)In our first episode of the HighExistence podcast we talk with Rick Doblin who is the founder of the non-profit organization MAPS, a true pioneering group of people researching the healing effects of Psilocybin, MDMA and LSD. We discuss the new wave of research about the healing power of psychedelics, spiritual experiences and what he thinks of the famous quote by Alan Watts, "If you got the message, hang up the phone." [EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR PODCAST SUBSCRIBERS] Take the ultimate life experiment, our 30 Challenges to Enlightenment Course, a complete spiritual path to help you overcome...
2014-11-271h 27