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JOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Season 2 Episode 1NEW BEGINNINGS AND OLD PROBLEMS
Season 2 of the Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL'
Our episode begins with Michael training with his mentors. Marlow is in Asia attempting to find allies for their struggles there. Michael is given a beating during his knife fighting and following that he tries hard to master the flow of Qi with his QiGong instructor, but moves more like the tinman than the silk scarf he's been asked to wield.
QUOTE FROM THE TEXT: ‘I think you should rest,’ she declared. ‘Then before you go to bed tonight try again. When you wake up in the morning...2022-03-0820 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 29AT THE END OF FRESHMAN YEAR
Episode 29 completes the first season of the Journeys of the Astropaths 'Michael' with a lovely dinner at a legendary Chicago restaurant. Michael and Marlow drink wine and eat fantastic Italian food while discussing Michael's early training, his troubles in Asia--which are as of yet unresolved--and his decision concerning his mission of vengeance. Perhaps even more importantly, they discuss the future and come to a conclusion.
SEASON 2 begins on the back half of Episode 29. A new focus is introduced as Michael finds himself in, of all places, the astropath library looking to research the astropaths o...2022-02-1819 min
JOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 28BLOOD ON THE BLADE
The moment of truth is here. Michael is confronting the two men responsible for the accident that took Casandra from him. They are merely humans and at his mercy, but he's not there just for blood, he wants the truth. They reluctantly tell him the story and now it's time for him to read them and pass judgment. If the truth matches the story perhaps he could offer mercy, if not...
From the script: 'Look at me boys, if you doubt me understand I am vengeance itself and I will be watching you, in ways you...2022-01-2917 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 27VENGENCE
Michael has earned the name and location of the man who had been driving the truck that hit him and his sister. This was the meeting Michael had obsessed over for months. To get there he drops by to see his Uncle Tommy. The family reunion felt better than he'd expected, but now it was the moment of truth, a truth only Michael could face.
QUOTE FROM SCRIPT: ‘Guilt is a sickening thing,’ I agreed. ‘But I don’t care how you feel today, I want to know why you did what you did that day.’2021-08-2018 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 26THE RESCUE
Michael has been taken away from his primary mission by odd circumstances in Bangkok. P'T has been taken by a rival and while the Thai police begin a half-hearted investigation, Michael decides to take matters into his own hands and free him himself.
But is this rescue something else? P'T sees Michael in full astropath mode, but Michael had no choice but to use his powers to save his friend. Now Michael must face the consequences of his impetuous actions.
QUOTE FROM TEXT: He (SFX PROJECTION) flashed to my right a few feet away and this time I...2021-02-1716 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 25THE TAKEN
Michael has been given the name and location of the man who was driving the truck that crashed into him and his sister. His powers as an astropath have been growing rapidly and he feels it is time to deal with this situation, but unfortunately, trouble with Alex in Thailand has drawn him away from his personal mission.
P'T his Thai friend has been taken by a group of guys led by June's X-boyfriend. It seemed like a simple case of jealousy, but there is a lot more to this than Michael had planned on.
Several NEW characters...2021-01-3015 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 24THE WITCH OF BANGKOK
Michael and Marlow have been struggling to get along. Michael, being Michael, avoids the issue and astral projects to Bangkok to hang out with his friend Alex. There he is given more to think about by the witch of Bangkok, a human, but one that has developed some serious powers of foresight. He also runs into a Thai astropath who offers friendship and another contact in the astropath community.
On Michael's return to Chicago, the tension between him and Marlow has intensified and finally comes to a head in a battle of the minds. Can Michael...2020-07-1818 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 23THE TENSION MOUNTS
Michael's anger with Marlow not giving him the information about the driver of the truck who hit and killed his sister, sparks and the two are drawn into a hurtful argument.
Michael, avoiding his conflict with Marlow, astral projects to Bangkok to hang out with Alex. Alex and his Thai friends are going to an abandoned temple where a witch reads palms and tells fortunes.
QUOTE FROM THE TEXT: ‘We are creatures of the mind. Our perception is powerful, and it draws us towards many strong willed and vigorous minded people. Like ants to sugar.’2020-07-0222 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 22THE RIDE ALONG
In the most action-packed episode of the podcast, Michael slips into the subconscious of Marlow and can observe from within his mind, Marlow's invasion of a Japanese gang. Marlow, a generous and highly intelligent man, shows how powerful he can be when he has determined an enemy. He also shows how LETHAL.
Quote from the text: It was a timeline of violence that began with schoolyard punching and shoving, posturing and intimidating, and then quickly escalating to young adult gang fights culminating in a murder with a knife, and as he aged there was a torrent of...2020-06-1421 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 21A SOBER RETURN
Michael is having a fantastic time in Bangkok Thailand. He's with his old friend Alex and a group of Thai people determine to have a good time. The pub scene in the city of Angels is second to none and Michael is doing it all while astral projecting. He's lied that he is staying in Thailand on a short sight seeing vacation.
Meeting Alex's new friends has been a good time and he is filled with the potential of his own limitlessness. However; the evening ends and he returns to Chicago to find his teacher in a...2020-05-2919 min
JOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' AN ASIDEAN ASIDE / SEXUAL SAFARI
MATURE MATERIAL which is outside the timeline of our series. This episode is an aside to the series that explores Michael's addiction and should only be heard by adults. As a bonus episode, it may not be for everyone, and don't worry EPISODE 21 is coming soon.
QUOTE FROM THE SCRIPT: I’m in the mood today to talk about something off the schedule – out of order – off the back story I’ve been trying to create. I mean the time with Marlow, my education, is something I’m enjoying putting together and its details need to be told. E...2020-05-2016 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 20VIDEO PORTALS TO ANYWHERE
With Marlow's victory, Michael is safe to travel on his own. He is torn between the comfort and tutelage of his teacher and his natural desire to roam freely. His first solo venture is a party night in Bangkok Thailand with his old friend Alex.
Alex, bored with working for his uncle, moved to Thailand to teach English and see Asia for a while. Michael develops a new skill in astral projecting to places he can see digitally.
QUOTE FROM THE SCRIPT: ‘Yes,’ I exclaimed, feeling another even higher level of freedom. ‘I’m going to see it a...2020-05-0418 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 19AN ASTROPATH DUEL
Michael is trying to recover from the beating he took at the hands of the Whistler. An associate of Marlows has arrived to assist in guarding him, but Lisha is not like anyone Michael has ever met. Lisha's scars run deep and her violent nature, although a plus in fighting the dangerous Whistler, scare Michael profoundly. Michael, a mear spark thrower, could hardly answer the duel that must be fought, but who will fight for him?
QUOTE FROM SCRIPT: Marlow helped me back to the cot. ‘Lay down for a bit. It took a lot of energy to...2020-04-1619 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 18A MILE HIGH WHISTLE
Michael gets an ominous text from Dr. Smithson. He and Terrance have been bonding by text since losing his sister and now it seems Terrance is losing himself in grief. But when Michael arrives in Denver he has brought something with him he hadn't expected and both are in peril.
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Mrs. Wu once said, ‘The happiness and joy we gather in qi gong is ours forever and the anger and sadness we release in qi gong is gone forever.’2020-04-0618 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 17THE SECRET LIBRARY
Michael's recovery has been steady as he works with Mrs. Wu to increase his qi. Feeling better he travels with Marlow to a secret library and a sunrise over Mount Rushmore and a sunrise looking out over the San Fransicso Bay.
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‘You handsome men always spend too much qi on your lady friends. Waste of qi. Qi gong is about gathering intent and there is no more qi filled thing than your seed, you know your seed, so don’t go casting it around willy-nilly. Waste of good intent.’ Mrs. Wu2020-03-1620 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 16BEERS AND A BUMPER TO THE FACE
Michael and Marlow attempt to draw Angela, A.K.A Officer Sanchez out so that Marlow can read her thoughts. Marlow has been suspicious of her police work and needs to read her himself to discover the truth.
But the danger they are in being around Angela is much worse than Michael could have imagined.
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Marlow paused in thought. ‘Failure and success are too binary. Did you do the right thing – no – did you survive yes. So, listen, if someone holds a gun to the back of your head ever again...2020-02-2917 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 15YOSHI'S GAMBLING DEN
Michael is encouraged to find a way to start earning money and changing his financial situation. He knows one thing, knowledge in a poker game is certainly power, so he wants to try out his new mind reading skills on his old poker buddies.
Meanwhile Marlow has recruited Michael to help him get in touch with Officer Sanchez and make sure her arrival at the murder scene she discovered was not more than good detective work.2020-02-1519 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 14A SLAP OF REALITY: Marlow puts the classic novel The Alchemist in Michael's hands before Michael passes out for a much-needed rest. When he awakes, he's introduced to Mrs. Wu who will be his kung fun, qi gong and basic energy instructor. She's an amazing martial artist, for a human, and Michael begins his training with an open mind. Ray joins in teaching him the fundamentals of knife fighting and a lesson about respect and concentration. Michael's education has begun.2020-02-0218 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 13THE WHISTLER IN PRAGUE
Michael reads about the bodies found in Denver by none other than his coffee date and sends her a text with awkward congratulations. Then before he can relax and rest from his exhaustion from his earlier training, Marlow returns and needs his help in dealing with the deadly Whistler. The worm on the hook is Michael walking through a Prague night club and drawing out the killer. Marlow has brought his knife fighting instructor RAY to help; and the mission is no longer to negotiate but to kill.2019-12-2920 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 12THE LOVELY DISTRACTION
Michael, struggling with insomnia, takes us to his training session at Grand Central Station in New York city. One in which he was working on his mind reading, but on encountering a beautiful woman lost his focus and goes into seduction mode. After his failure Marlow lectures him on the seamless life Astropaths need to live in a world full of fearful humans who, when discovering anything foreign, are extremely dangerous. He also finds a disturbing newspaper article in the Denver Post featuring his coffee date Officer Sanchez.2019-12-0615 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 11LEARNING TO READ
Michael arrives in Chicago to study with Marlow at Pegonious mansion, located in the exclusive Hyde Park Neighborhood. Micahel is stunned by the splender of Marlow's home, but before he can even explore the place, Marlow takes him on a lessson to practice his mind reading in one of the world's most chaotic places.2019-11-2215 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 10THE WHISTLER ARRIVES
Season one continues with Michael’s dinner in India. Here he meets Candice, a rather peculiar Berkley native astropath. She has come to speak with Marlow about the threat of THE WHISTLER. While Michael is enjoying his first experience in India, there is a foreboding feeling in the air. Michael’s first bites of spicy Indian food draw tears and sweat, much to Marlow’s amusement. But before they can depart the city of Calcutta, The Whistler arrives – drawn to Michael who is a spark thrower (new to his astropath powers) -- and attacks Michael.2019-11-1020 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 9QIGONG AND POVERTY
In Epsidoe 9 Michael is visited by Marlow and the training begins. Marlow is shocked by Michael's poverty and unhappy to work in this inviornment. After showing Michael the key to developing his chi with QiGong, Marlow wants to take Michael on a distant journey to have dinner in India.2019-10-2821 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 8THE COFFEE DATE:
In episode 8, Michael has a friendly visit from Marlow asking why he hasn’t called out to him to start his training. He also has a visit from a gambling debt collector who he had the bad judgment to barrow money from.
When he finally arrives at his coffee date with Officer Sanchez he feels he’s getting his day back on track; however, things get very weird when he accidentally reads her mind and sees more than he had bargained for.2019-09-0319 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 7ALCOHOLIC HAZE OF SADNESS:
Episode 7 begins SEASON 1. Season 1 begins several days after Michael’s introduction to Dr. Marlow Pegonious. Lost in a state of drunken morning, Michael meets a police officer by the name of Officer Sanchez. He also, coming out of his drunken bender, is confronted by a tough guy that he owes $500.
Michael has lost his sister, but Marlow has presented him with an amazing opportunity to study his supernatural astropath powers with him. His loss is making everything hard, but he knows his way forward is to learn about his powers and to develop a new life us...2019-08-2622 min
JOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'MICHAEL' Episode 6Part 6 of 6: THE AWEKENING: This episode concludes the 6-part awakening of Michael.
In this episode Michael must face his worst fears in order to assist his sister in her journey. With Marlow’s help, Michael returns to the backyard of his youth where his sister is trapped in limbo. Can he do what must be done? Can Casandra believe in him enough to let go?2019-08-0216 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'Michael' Episode 5Part 5 of 6: THE AWAKENING: Michael learns to return to his body from astral projection -- the hard way. Marlow then teaches him how to enter his sister's mind and challenges him to help her, even though saving her may be impossible.
Michael enters the backyard of his youth to once again visit his sister Cassandra, who is still trapped in a kind of limbo in her own mind. Things are changing, evaporating sporadically and then with her will returning. Before he can do much of anything Cassandra's lover, Dr. Terrance Smithson, interrupts their mental union. Here Michael learns of Terrane's...2019-07-1212 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'Michael' Episode 4Part 4 of 6: THE AWAKENING: Michael returns to the tale of his astropath awakening, after explaining that a special phone call had interrupted his story. He goes on to explain his first astral projection with Dr. Marlow Pegonius to the nation of Bhutan. Michael is a bit put off by Marlow’s directness about the situation his sister is in, but recalls that he was honest without intended cruelty – it was out of necessity for the situation. Michael is faced with the reality that his supernatural powers are real, but those powers can do little to help the direness of his sist...2019-06-2912 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'Michael' Episode 3Part 3 of 6: The Awekening. Michael opens with more of a cheerful mood. He offers some idea of the life that he currently lives after the tragedy; one of gambling and exploring short term relationships with amazing women.
Returning to the tale of his sister, as he has promised to do, things take a much darker tone. Michael visits Casandra in her mind where she is preserving herself in the backyard of their childhood. Here he explains to her that she is in a comma form the car accident. He can't understand how he is able to join her and is...2019-06-1712 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'Michael' Episode 2Part 2 of 6: THE AWAKENING. Michael and Casandra enjoy a special steak dinner at Morten's, where Casandra reveals she has a new love in her life. Michael feels he's become the third wheel. Too many drinks later, Michael has to be driven home and during this drive tragedy strikes. A mirracle saves Michael's life and reveals the inkeling of his astropath powers. But without the knowledge of how to use them, he can't stay with his sister in her fragile state of mind.2019-06-0317 minJOURNEYS OF THE ASTROPATHS 'MICHAEL'Journeys of the Astropaths 'Michael' Episode 1Part 1 of 6: THE AWAKENING. We open on a night in Colorado, where Michael Sims -- bound by a promise he's made to tell the entire tale -- recaps how his astropath experience began, what it is to be an astropath and the tragedy that brought about his awareness of his powers.2019-05-2111 min