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Stream of Subconsciousness
Your Discomfort Is a Portal: Dreamwork and Soul Healing with Lincoln Stoller (podcast)
Rachel’s interest focuses on spirit and healing while mine also includes philosophy and science. She introduces our discussion this way:What happens when a physicist turns inward? In this transformative conversation, psychotherapist and consciousness explorer Lincoln Stoller shares his evolution from the rigid world of analytical science into the vast terrain of inner healing, mysticism, and human potential.From summiting literal mountains to diving into the subconscious terrain of dreams, Lincoln invites us to reframe discomfort—not as something to escape, but as a powerful portal to healing. Through stories of cultural immersion, nighttime visi...
2025-07-18
49 min
Spiritual Spotlight Series
Your Discomfort Is a Portal: Dreamwork and Soul Healing with Lincoln Stoller
Send us a textWhat happens when a physicist turns inward? In this transformative conversation, psychotherapist and consciousness explorer Lincoln Stoller shares his evolution from the rigid world of analytical science into the vast terrain of inner healing, mysticism, and human potential.From summiting literal mountains to diving into the subconscious terrain of dreams, Lincoln invites us to reframe discomfort—not as something to escape, but as a powerful portal to healing. Through stories of cultural immersion, nighttime visions, and grounded practices like walking meditations, he reminds us how presence and curiosity can dissolve our in...
2025-07-17
50 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Holistic Circle: How to Not Murder Your Mother (podcast)
A June 2025 conversation between me and Philipp Kobald, a podcaster with a startlingly similar background to my own: business, spirituality, mountaineering, psychology, and education.We talk about all of these things incidentally, but float above them on a layer of spiritual concern. This is as it should be. All things should have spiritual foundations.https://holisticcircle.org/blogs/news/what-a-mountaineer-turned-therapist-learned-about-healing-while-hanging-on-cliff-s-edgeWhat the video version on YouTube:Philipp was impressed with our conversation and wrote a lengthy summary of it. Here’s what he said, which is posted on his website....
2025-07-04
1h 03
Stream of Subconsciousness
Lost in the Grove, Episode #235: Making Art (podcast)
In this deeply layered conversation, quantum physicist and clinical counselor Dr. Lincoln Stoller. joins me to explore the terrain between science, and spirit. From neural training, and anxiety to the unseen forces that shape identity. Lincoln opens up about parenting, failure, and the work of becoming who you are. It's a raw, unscripted look into the psychology of creativity, and what it takes to truly grow. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindstrengthbalance.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-24
1h 20
Lost in the Groove
#236 - Interview with therapist Dr. Lincoln Stoller
In this deeply layered conversation, quantum physicist and clinical counselor Dr. Lincoln Stoller. joins me to explore the terrain between science, and spirit. From neural training, and anxiety to the unseen forces that shape identity. Lincoln opens up about parenting, failure, and the work of becoming who you are. It's a raw, unscripted look into the psychology of creativity, and what it takes to truly grow.Where to Find the Guest? 🌐 Website: https://www.mindstrengthbalance.com/And of course, you can find all the links for L.I.T.G, and...
2025-06-24
1h 25
Stream of Subconsciousness
Self-Development & Guru Culture: Navigating Misleading Advice with Lincoln Stoller and Ivan Palomino (podcast)
https://youtu.be/1b47iyAJrowith Ivan PalominoTransforming Work Culture | Passionate about Human Development | Tech EntrepreneurJoin two expats, me a New Yorker in Canada and Ivan a Peruvian in Switzerland, as we explore how one authentically changes. You can choose the benefits and the risks but you cannot choose not to change. To not change is to decay.Ivan writes:The world of self-development is a bustling marketplace of ideas, promising everything from financial abundance to inner peace. But how do we, as individuals seeking genuine growth...
2025-06-17
1h 05
Growth Hacking Culture
Self-Development Unpacked: Navigating Guru Culture & Finding Your Path with Dr. Lincoln Stoller
Welcome to the Growth Hacking Culture podcast! In this insightful episode, we explore the intricate world of self-development with Dr. Lincoln Stoller. A published voice in diverse fields from quantum mechanics to psychotherapy, Lincoln shares his unique perspective on human potential and personal growth. We tackle crucial questions about guru culture and misleading advice, discussing the role of metaphor in understanding complex concepts like quantum physics and the law of attraction. Lincoln offers valuable insights on how to discern genuine self-development paths, the importance of embracing discomfort and curiosity for growth, and the challenge of...
2025-06-16
1h 05
Yogi's Health Solutions
Spirituality, Beliefs, and Breaking Barriers with Lincoln Stoller
Send us a textDelve into a thought-provoking episode of Yogi and The BeachMan as hosts Jim and Rick welcome back therapist Lincoln Stoller for a dynamic exploration of spirituality, beliefs, and human connection. From the complexities of unconditional love to the pitfalls of rigid doctrines, this conversation unravels how emotions, not arguments, drive real change. Lincoln shares insights from his hypnotherapy practice, guiding listeners through vivid metaphors like facing dragons to confront fears. The trio debates the impact of beliefs—how they fuel conflict, from family tensions to global wars—and the power of reframing disputes for...
2025-06-03
1h 10
Stream of Subconsciousness
Foundations of Spirituality & Counseling
Robin writes:"What if everything you think you know about healing, mental health, and spirituality... is just the beginning?""In this soul-stirring episode, I’m joined by the brilliant Dr. Lincoln Stoller, clinical counselor, hypnotherapist, and expert in the subconscious mind. Together, we dive deep into the unspoken truths behind counseling, the fluid nature of “mental illness,” and how your hidden motivations could be shaping your entire reality.""Ever feel like there's more to your story, more to you than meets the eye? This conversation will challenge your perceptions, stir your spirit, and awaken...
2025-05-20
30 min
Therapy is Dope with Alicia and Laura
S2E26: Psychedelics with Lincoln Stoller
In this episode, I sit down with Lincoln Stoller — physicist, hypnotherapist, psychedelic explorer, and founder of Mind Strength Balance (https://www.mindstrengthbalance.com)— to discuss the transformative power of psychedelics. Lincoln’s work spans the intersection of neuroscience, altered states of consciousness, and deep personal growth, making this a conversation unlike any other.🧠 Topics we cover:The science and spirituality of psychedelic experiencesHow psychedelics can break old mental patterns and open new pathways to healingThe difference between recreational use and intentional, therapeutic useWhether you’re curious about microdosing, pr...
2025-05-12
59 min
Yogi's Health Solutions
Unlocking The Mind: Neurofeedback, Hypnotism, and Globalism with Lincoln Stoller
Send us a textIn this thought-provoking episode of Yogi and The BeachMan, therapist and physicist Lincoln Stoller joins the hosts to dive into the fascinating world of brain training and hypnotherapy. Lincoln explains how electroencephalography (EEG) can be used to monitor and consciously alter brainwaves, helping individuals reshape emotional reactions and habitual behaviors. From addressing physical ailments like epilepsy and traumatic brain injuries to boosting the immune system through hypnotherapy, Lincoln shares compelling anecdotes, including how hypnosis has been used to make warts disappear and even reduce bleeding during surgery.The conversation takes a...
2025-05-06
1h 17
Stream of Subconsciousness
Lincoln Stoller Interviews David Amerland, Executive Coach and Author
“We always think with the world. So when you go inside your head you’re arranging all those things you have already picked up into some kind of order which makes sense for you. That allows you to see structure in the world you have experienced.”—David Amerland This is the first interview that I’ve hosted but, in fact, it played out similarly to all dialogs I’ve had. It reinforced my view that the best interviews are between people who are interested in the same things.I chose to interview David because he a...
2025-03-29
1h 08
Stream of Subconsciousness
Mind Over Matter: Understanding Performance and Satisfaction (podcast interview)
Join psychotherapist Lincoln Stoller as he delves into the intricacies of performance and personal satisfaction in life. Whether you’re a high achiever constantly chasing the next milestone or someone feeling overwhelmed by societal pressures, Lincoln offers profound insights into how we can navigate these challenges. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindstrengthbalance.substack.com/subscribe
2025-03-13
37 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
On Dreams, Altered States of Consciousness, and Insanity (podcast)
I talk with Natasha Williams on her podcast Spiritual Warrior Journey.I explore the way our brains work in a combination of scientific and metaphysical discussion, sharing insights on plant medicine, native tribes, dreams, and insanity. Natasha says, “A truly interesting take on life, that deviates from the norm.” Lincoln is a clinical counselor, hypnotherapist, with experience in physics, software, consulting, neurology, brain training, sleep, dreams, and altered states.Natasha Williams is an author, spiritual coach and entrepreneur. She has helped thousands of women find confidence and belief in themselves. As a li...
2025-01-30
1h 13
Stream of Subconsciousness
Superchargers, Lincoln Stoller with host Daniel Thomas (podcast)
In a wide ranging discussion, Daniel and I talk about the intersections of life and growth, health and sanity, parenting and education, creativity and architecture.Daniel Thomas, a British transplant living in Germany by way of Australia, is a versatile storyteller, writer, actor, and filmmaker. He has been featured in commercials, TV & Film & has written & directed his own shorts. He also hosts & produces podcasts that showcase his creative range & passion for meaningful & collaborative storytelling.Lincoln Stoller, an American transplant living in Canada, is a physicist and psychotherapist, with a focus on learning, healing, and growth...
2024-12-21
1h 06
Superchargers
A Complete Approach with Author & Therapist Lincoln Stoller
Lincoln Stoller is a psychotherapist, with a focus on learning, healing, and growth, exploring connections between culture, heritage, and the mind. Lincoln’s work challenges institutional knowledge, emphasizing emotion, intuition, and insight. Through his books and speaking, he aims to expand perspectives by integrating learning, healing, and invention.Lincoln Stoller https://www.mindstrengthbalance.com/Daniel Thomas https://www.danielthomas.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-12-11
1h 07
Stream of Subconsciousness
Episode 86: A Therapist on Satisfaction in Sport, Life, and Love (podcast)
Lincoln Stoller is a former mountaineer who now specializes in psycho-, hypno-, and neurofeedback therapy, in tandem with numerous other counseling and coaching services.Lincoln lives well outside of the bounds of normalcy. He says we should “just keep doing out-of-the-box stuff. And if people aren’t calling you a little crazy or a little nutty, then you probably aren’t exploring enough of the boundaries.”Today’s conversation revolves around the high-risk potential of hard-charging performers and achievers, whether they exist in sports, business, or other areas of life. This is a public e...
2024-12-11
1h 34
Peak Performance Perspectives with Mark Talukdar
#80-Reframing the Mind: The Power of Exploration and Self-Discovery with Lincoln Stoller
In this episode of "Peak Performance Perspectives," host Mark Talukdar welcomes Lincoln Stoller, a unique individual whose life experiences span fields as diverse as mountaineering, physics, shamanism, psychotherapy, and entrepreneurship. The discussion centers around the nature of peak performance, the challenges of human conditioning, and the role of embracing struggle, novelty, and exploration in personal growth. Stoller shares his unconventional perspective on life and provides insights into his approach to achieving peak performance, discussing the various influences that have shaped his worldview and work. The conversation begins with Mark introducing Stoller and his eclectic background, highlighting the...
2024-11-18
55 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Lincoln Stoller on the Chris Voss Show (podcast)
“The questions you ask determine what you think.”— Lincoln StollerA one hour interview about all the exploits that led me into the counseling profession. Chris offered some casual humor about mental health and addiction, and I took the opportunity to bait the hooks he offered. The dynamic of him being lighthearted and me being serious persisted throughout our conversation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindstrengthbalance.substack.com/subscribe
2024-10-16
59 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Lincoln Stoller in Conversation With Rich Bennett: Rewire Your Brain for Growth (podcast)
In this episode of "Conversations with Rich Bennett," Rich sits down with Dr. Lincoln Stoller, a neurofeedback trainer, clinical counselor, and hypnotherapist. They explore the transformative power of brain training, how anxiety can become a self-fulfilling habit, and the impact of neurological patterns on personal growth. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindstrengthbalance.substack.com/subscribe
2024-10-11
1h 09
Conversations with Rich Bennett
Rewire Your Brain for Growth: Dr. Lincoln Stoller's Secrets
Sponsored by Harford County LivingIn this episode of "Conversations with Rich Bennett," Rich sits down with Dr. Lincoln Stoller, a neurofeedback trainer, clinical counselor, and hypnotherapist. They explore the transformative power of brain training, how anxiety can become a self-fulfilling habit, and the impact of neurological patterns on personal growth. Dr. Stoller also shares insights on addiction, relationships, and how reprogramming the brain can help heal past traumas. Sponsored by Harford County Living, this episode emphasizes personal development and the importance of mental health awareness.Mind Strength Balance | Psychotherapy Brain...
2024-10-09
1h 11
The Educational Triage Podcast
Dr. Lincoln Stoller: Are Schools Relevant?
Dr. Lincoln Stoller: Are Schools Relevant? A PhD in Quantum Physics, a Teacher, Mountaineer, Hypnotherapist, and EEG Neurofeedback Therapist - Lincoln Stoller has an incredible background. He has a Ph.D. in quantum physics, is a teacher, mountaineer, hypnotherapist, and EEG neurofeedback therapist, and was mentored by the late John Taylor Gatto, who influenced many of his views. Today, we have the unique opportunity to tap into Dr. Stoller's wealth of knowledge and experience. He serves as a mentor, guiding us to consider alternative perspectives on education. Are we on the right p...
2024-06-16
1h 30
Expand Your Mind, One Story at a Time - Free Audiobook Revolution
Operating Manual for Enlightenment: Recreating Your Mind Audiobook by Lincoln Stoller
Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 793349 Title: Operating Manual for Enlightenment: Recreating Your Mind Author: Lincoln Stoller Narrator: Lincoln Stoller Format: Unabridged Length: 12:25:34 Language: English Release date: 06-15-24 Publisher: Findaway Voices Genres: Non-Fiction, Psychology Summary: Operating Manual for Enlightenment: Recreating Your Mind explores how we see and learn to see the world. It takes you on your own journey into what you consider reality and asks how you can make it better. This journey enters those areas you take for granted: thoughts, sensations, emotions, sense of place, and purpose. The books aim is...
2024-06-15
12h 25
Stream of Subconsciousness
Nurturing Resilience, on Dead America
In a deep discussion, Lincoln Stoller and Ed Watters explore the intersection of mental, emotional, and physical health, sharing insights gained from Lincoln’s project centered around the process of learning and personal growth.Stoller details his experience with therapy and hypnotherapy, and his belief in the importance of exploring our vulnerabilities and weaknesses to develop a more rounded individual. The conversation delves into societal issues impacting mental health, the role of relationships in personal development, and the importance of avoiding dogma in favor of personal exploration. This is a public episode. If you'd li...
2024-04-03
1h 21
Jason Zuk, The Social Psychic™
Beyond Boundaries: Lincoln Stoller's Journey from Quantum Physics to Self-Discovery
Lincoln Stoller has published work as a physicist, astronomer, statistician, biologist, neurophysiologist, neurofeedback therapist, psychologist, hypnotherapist, computer scientist, software architect, anthropologist, mountaineer, and an educator. Our guest has built two houses, he has licenses to pilot soar-planes and fly paragliders, and he enjoys scuba diving. Stoller holds a PhD in quantum physics from the University of Texas, hypnotherapy certifications from ICBCH and IMDHA, and the patent for the design of a business accounting system which he programmed and supported for 15 years. He is an assessing editor at The Journal of Mind and Behavior. Lincoln has spent 40 years inv...
2024-03-23
42 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Exploring All Things Self with Lincoln Stoller (podcast)
Lincoln and I discuss everything from personality to self-love to becoming enlightened to connecting to your higher self. Combining wisdom of the body with science of the brain, Lincoln helps people focus, perceive, create, integrate, and understand. These are learned skills with which you create reality. When you realize it’s not enough to believe what you’ve been taught, you can move into a greater chaos of opportunities. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindstrengthbalance.substack.com/su...
2024-03-15
1h 07
The Beauty in the Mess
Ep. 50 Exploring All Things Self with Lincoln Stoller
Are you ready to explore all things “Self.” In this episode, Lincoln Stoller and I discuss everything from personality to self-love to becoming enlightened to connecting to your higher self. Lincoln has a PhD in physics, certifications in hypnotherapy, project management, and clinical psychology. He has 50 years of experience with personal development, a background in brain biofeedback training, artificial intelligence, spiritual learning, shamanic healing, and psychedelics.He works with clients who reinvent themselves personally, mentally, medically, professionally, and spiritually. His approach spans therapy, counseling, and transpersonal psychology in order to integrate past experiences with f...
2024-03-13
1h 08
Living and Leading with Emotional Intelligence
The Role of Chaos in Our Growth Journey with Dr. Lincoln Stoller
The Role of Chaos in Our Growth Journey with Dr. Lincoln StollerThroughout life, we will encounter turbulent times, and it's how we perceive and respond to these challenges that determine our resilience, what we learn, and how much we grow. About Dr. Lincoln Stoller:Dr. Lincoln Stoller merges the realms of psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, and neurofeedback therapy to enhance mental and physical capabilities. His expertise lies in integrating analytic, emotional, and physical intuition to facilitate extraordinary mental states. As the founder of Mind Strength Balance, Dr. Stoller is dedicated to unlocking...
2024-03-02
1h 12
Stream of Subconsciousness
Get Outside, Episode 114 (podcast)
Here I am interviewed by climber, storyteller, and film director Jason B. Mulligan of the G.O. podcast and video series. G.O. Get Outside: The PodcastG.O. Get Outside - The Video SeriesDescribing our January 2024 interview, Jason says:Lincoln Stoller was introduced to climbing at the age of thirteen which quickly evolved into mountaineering. Throughout the 70s and 80s he climbed with storied greats such as Fred Beckey. His curious mind lead him to pursuits such as soar plane piloting, diving, exploring foreign cultures, and the studies of...
2024-03-02
1h 11
G.O. Get Outside Podcast - Everyday Active People Outdoors
GO 114 - Lincoln Stoller and the Climbing Mind
Lincoln Stoller was introduced to climbing at the age of thirteen which quickly evolved into mountaineering. Throughout the 70s and 80s he climbed with storied greats such as Fred Beckey. His curious mind lead him to pursuits such as soar plane piloting, diving, exploring foreign cultures, and the studies of physics and psychology. He is the author of several books, a therapist, and a grief counselor for the AAC Climber’s Grief Fund. He and Jason spoke across the internet one morning about his quest to understand humanity and the world, the psychology of climbers, and what he has le...
2024-03-01
1h 13
Expand Your Mind, One Story at a Time - Free Audiobook Revolution
Sensations Thoughts and Emotions: Essays on Reality and Mental Health Audiobook by Lincoln Stoller
Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 773860 Title: Sensations Thoughts and Emotions: Essays on Reality and Mental Health Author: Lincoln Stoller Narrator: Lincoln Stoller Format: Unabridged Length: 20:19:22 Language: English Release date: 01-29-24 Publisher: Findaway Voices Genres: Non-Fiction, Psychology Summary: Your primary sensations are external. Despite being critical to consciousness, we consider internal sensations incidental. This will help you become more sensitive. You take your thoughts for granted, but we think narrowly, remember little, and are easily confused. Organize your thinking by first recognizing its limitations. Bring your thoughts into focus.Emotions are the often...
2024-01-29
8h 19
Dead America
Nurturing Resilience: Insights from the Learning Project with Lincoln Stoller
In a deep discussion, Lincoln Stoller explores theintersection of mental, emotional, and physical health, sharing insights gainedfrom his project centered around the process of learning and personal growth.Stoller details his experience with therapy and hypnotherapy, and his belief inthe importance of exploring our vulnerabilities and weaknesses to develop amore rounded individual. The conversation delves into societal issues impactingmental health, the role of relationships in mental and emotional development,and the importance of avoiding dogma in favor of personal exploration. Stolleralso describes his book 'The L...
2024-01-17
1h 23
Stream of Subconsciousness
Becoming An Ally With Your Emotions (podcast)
Nick McGowan hosts the Mindset Self-Mastery PodcastEpisode #60 with Lincoln StollerThe key to understanding where your thoughts come from.Changing your brainwaves causes subtle changes in awareness that you cannot pinpoint. We don’t notice these changes and, instead, ascribe them to our circumstances, projecting our awareness onto the world that we’re aware of. We cast blame or give credit in the world that we bring into focus. Riding on top of our logic, we take what we remember for granted, and overlook our role in making sense. It is o...
2023-09-24
43 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Journey into the Unseen Mind (podcast)
Dive deep into the hidden realms of consciousness, dreams, and lucidity with "Journey into The Unseen Mind," a mind-bending episode with special guest, Lincoln Stoller. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindstrengthbalance.substack.com/subscribe
2023-09-06
52 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
The Physics of the Unknown (podcast)
“’At our hearts, we've been talking about the quantum physics of things, the things that don't make sense, but we know them to be true...”― Chris KalousI contacted Chris Kalous, host of The Enormocast Podcast, in order to talk about the American Alpine Club’s Climbers Grief Fund, in which I am a volunteer therapist. My attitude is that grief counseling is one of the last things a climber needs therapy for, literally, and that counseling can be empowering and can make one both a better person and a better climber.Naturally, Chris and...
2023-08-12
1h 39
The Enormocast: the climbing podcast
Enormocast 268: Lincoln Stoller – The Physics of the Unknown
On Episode 268, I connect across the northern border with former climber and current therapist, Lincoln Stoller. Lincoln came up climbing in the 70s, and his wide ranging career in climbing found him partnered with the likes of Fred Beckey, Dougal Haston, George Lowe, and John Stannard. When his interest in climbing waned, he found … Continue reading "Enormocast 268: Lincoln Stoller – The Physics of the Unknown"
2023-08-07
00 min
The Enormocast
Enormocast 268: Lincoln Stoller – The Physics of the Unknown
On Episode 268, I connect across the northern border with former climber and current therapist, Lincoln Stoller. Lincoln came up climbing in the 70s, and his wide ranging career in climbing found him partnered with the likes of Fred Beckey, Dougal Haston, George Lowe, and John Stannard. When his interest in climbing waned, he found … Continue reading "Enormocast 268: Lincoln Stoller – The Physics of the Unknown"
2023-08-07
00 min
The Enormocast: a climbing podcast
Enomrocast 268: Lincoln Stoller – The Physics of the Unknown
On Episode 268, I connect across the northern border with former climber and current therapist, Lincoln Stoller. Lincoln came up climbing in the 70s, and his wide ranging career in climbing found him partnered with the likes of Fred Beckey, Dougal Haston, George Lowe, and John Stannard. When his interest in climbing waned, he found … Continue reading "Enomrocast 268: Lincoln Stoller – The Physics of the Unknown"
2023-08-07
1h 46
The Mindset and Self-Mastery Show
Becoming An Ally With Your Emotions Because They Are The Key To Understanding Where Your Thoughts Come From With Lincoln Stoller
In this episode, Nick speaks with Lincoln Stoller, who is very in tune with how our minds and perceptions work. He studied brainwaves and was able to alter them, which changes how a person feels, but slightly enough that they cannot pinpoint the change. Changes include changing a slower person, changing their brainwaves, and now they feel the world has slowed down. About Lincoln Stoller Lincoln spent a decade each as a mountaineer, a physicist, an EEG brain training therapist, a hypnotherapist, two decades as a software entrepreneur, and now practices as a registered clinical counselor in Canada. He’s au...
2023-03-02
44 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Ego, Culture & the Subconscious (podcast)
“Lincoln Stoller is a quantum physicist, neuropsychologist, hypnotherapist, clinical counsellor, psychonaut, mountaineer, author, & educator. He combines science, spirit, and economics by applying an understanding of hard science to imagination, psyche, and the behaviour of groups.”In this 50 minute interview, we talk about the integration of neurofeedback with psychotherapy. * Focusing on the process of awareness.* What can we learn from brain training?* Medical issues addressed through brain training.* What do we commonly misunderstand?* Focusing on organs and energy systems.* Interoception: becoming aware of being inside your body...
2023-02-27
51 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Changing, embracing chaos, and going out singing (podcast)
podcast with Terry McMullenInterview Aired February 6, 2023Terry transcribed his introduction, and this is what he said:Contradictions and Dualities“I say often on this show, that life is complex and full of nuance. It is full of these paradoxes, contradictions, and dualities that we need to try to manage. It is messy and hard to get a grasp on. Sometimes we find ourselves scratching our heads trying to make sense of it all. In many ways, that encompasses the conversation I had with my guest, Lincoln.Fluidity and Nu...
2023-02-07
1h 04
Stream of Subconsciousness
Holistic Entrepreneur: Lincoln Speaks with Bonnie Groessl (podcast)
To be more of what you are, control yourself. To be more of what you can become, open to chaos.As a guest on Bonnie Groessl's Holistic Entrepreneur, Lincoln discusses the role of self-awareness and consciousness in life and business. You grow into an improved version of who you are, and into better versions of who you could be. You are not driving this process, your insight into it is limited, and your control of it is somewhat unnecessary. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...
2023-01-13
34 min
Spiritual Dope
Lincoln Stoller could psychedelics be the key to unlocking better mental health?
Mind Strength Balance focuses on issues of thought, growth, and identity, and is owned by Lincoln Stoller, PhD, CHt, CCPCPr. Lincoln has experience in science, business, project management, teaching, biofeedback training, and hypnotherapy. PhD: Quantum Many-body Theory, U. of Texas, Austin CHt: Hypnotherapist, Int’l Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Assn. CCPCPr: Clinical Counsellor, Canadian College of Professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists He has expanded our knowledge in quantum physics, astronomy, aeronautics, statistics, computation, education, psychology, education, counselling, and neuroscience. His passions include mountaineering, diving, piloting, writing, building community, making toys, composing music, and creating relationships. ...
2022-11-16
57 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Emotions, thoughts, and sensations (podcast)
In this somewhat unusual interview published in July 2022, I took the “I feel lost” approach to a topic that has no clear path through it. I wasn’t faking; there’s more to gain by being lost in a topic as big as this. Daniel indulged me. I’m not sure how it ends up sounding to the listener. When he posted the audio, he complimented me with these words:Lincoln is an amazing man to speak with and has brilliant insight. I really enjoy speaking with this man.You can also listen to this au...
2022-10-30
39 min
The Synergy Connection Show
Are We Facing a Democracy Challenge In The USA with Lincoln Stoller PhD, CHt
Lincoln Stoller is a physicist, neurofeedback expert and hypnotherapist who helps his clients re-frame emotional, relationship, health, and mind issues.On the show today, Lincoln and I talk about the anxiety we are all experiencing as we look at the financial, political and health concerns everyone in the world is facing.David Leonhardt recently wrote an article for the Times sharing his concerns about how the democratic process we have used here in the USA since the constitution was formed is now faltering. He shares the views of the nation are no longer being addressed...
2022-09-27
37 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Barefoot with Spirit: The Truth about Enlightenment (podcast)
Episode 79 of Leanne’s Barefoot with Spirit Podcast: The Truth About EnlightenmentAbout Lincoln Lincoln has a PhD in quantum physics, is a certified hypnotherapist and clinical counselor, with publications in dozens of fields and focuses on aspects of mindful experience from the neurological and subconscious to the mathematical and collective. He practices as a therapist and counselor providing training and resources with his goal being not to cure but to heal you, not to make you better but to make it unnecessary for you to be sick. Lincoln is passionate about teaching you to be...
2022-08-23
35 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Big Time Talker with Burke Allen & Lincoln Stoller (podcast)
This podcast represents a turn toward a popular audience. It was my pleasure to speak with Burke, who is adept at carrying the ideas of those he speaks with to a broader audience.Burke presents me as the expert, but in the world of communication he has much to teach us. Listen to his questions.“Dr. Lincoln Stoller, an academic jack of all trades, currently specialized in hypnosis and sleep therapy, speaks about the intricacies of the human mind and what we can learn from our thoughts and dreams.”Lincoln has been featured in s...
2022-08-19
53 min
Burke Allen's Big Time Talker Podcast — by SpeakerMatch
What we can learn from our minds with certified hypnotherapist Lincoln Stoller
Dr. Lincoln Stoller, an academic jack of all trades, currently specialized in hypnosis and sleep therapy speaks with Burke about the intricacies of the human mind and what we can learn from our thoughts and dreams. Lincoln offers free services on his website, Mind Strength Balance, that are meant to help with one of the most difficult challenges of all, getting a good night's sleep. Free consultations are also offered through the website, with the ability to schedule appointments with Dr. Stoller himself. Lincoln has been featured in several articles discussing mental health, psychology, and hypnosis and has also been...
2022-08-16
54 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Emotions, Thoughts, and Sensations: Lincoln Stoller on Life Changes You, with Daniel Silk (podcast)
Daniel Silk, a psychotherapist in Melbourne, Australia, had me back on his third season of his Life Changes You podcast for a frenetic game of verbal rugby to score the goal of how therapy can change the culture.Listen to this 40-minute podcast here, the Life Changes You website, the Apple Podcast site, or any of various other podcast sources.At lifechangesyou.com.au Daniel says,“Explore what you love,transform how you think,become an exceptional being.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with othe...
2022-08-01
39 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Lincoln Stoller Interview, Woodstock Radio 100.1 FM (podcast)
This interview was aired on July 1st, 2022 on WDST - Radio Woodstock 100.1. In this interview we addressed culture, learning, and personal growth.The interview is 2 hours long; I begin speaking at minute 6.I lived close to Woodstock, NY for 25 years. I first met Shelli and Nathan when I helped bring the traditional Mongolian musical group Badma Khanda to tour and teach around 2005. We hosted a weekend workshop on Mongolian Throat Singing in The Colony Cafe, in Woodstock, NY.The band was a star attraction at the May Day celebration at the...
2022-07-06
1h 59
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Light Body Radio: Lincoln Stoller speaks with Dr. Lara May (podcast)
Lara May and I recently spoke on mental health and psychedelics. She’s asking questions, I’m answering them. I very much thank Dr. May for hosting me! Dr. Lara May, PharmD BCPS APh CFMP Lightbody Healing and Consulting Integrative Nutrition & Functional Medicine Specialist, Master Intuitive Healer & Teacher drlaramay.comHere’s how Lara May describes herself:Dr. Lara works on the inner and outer principles of health and wellness from a functional, integrative and spiritual perspective... She is a clinical pharmacist & functional medicine specialist, which means she has western medicine knowledge and training. But, she is...
2022-05-16
51 min
The Synergy Connection Show
Instant Enlightenment “Becoming Aware of Your State of Mind” with Lincoln Stoller, PhD.
Enlightenment is described as a movement in Europe in the 17th-18th century where ideas about God, reason, nature and politics were blended together. Traditional ideas of the time were rejected.On the show today, Lincoln and I discuss how enlightenment is being approached today. Lincoln is a physicist, neurofeedback expert, and hypnotherapist who helps his clients reframe their emotional, relationship and health issues.Lincoln Stoller can be reached for consultation via his website at the following link:MindStrengthBalance.com
2022-05-03
37 min
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Lincoln Stoller Talks with Daniel Silk (podcast)
Daniel and I recorded this interview in February of 2022. Daniel Silk, a counselor and therapist in Melbourne, Australia, is an advocate for enlightened treatment in education and mental health. Daniel’s website is https://lifechangesyou.com.au/Of the interview, he says:This was an educational chat for me with a really impressive person! Here is a link for you to subscribe to Lincoln’s blog and get a free download of Becoming Lucid, Self-Awareness in Sleeping & Waking Life: Hypnotic Practice in Lucidity & Dreams. The URL is: https://bit.ly/BecomingLucid-book (Note: You’ll nee...
2022-04-30
43 min
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The White Man's Tongue (podcast)
The White Man’s TongueEmpathy IVIn empathy there is a disruption, a branching of paths, a dissonance… An essential part of empathy is combining the feelings of similarity and difference. That’s where unpredictable things happenWesterners hold out our hands to engage with the world, to be shepherds of our environment, and to build a sustainable culture, but our fists are closed. We can’t see things balanced because we’re imbalanced…If we become more aware and detached, empathy and self-confidence can inform each other. If we can be...
2021-05-28
11 min
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Epigenetics & Opportunity (podcast)
Epigenetics & Opportunity“You are the foods you consume AND the information that you digest.” — Tom Golway, chief technologist, Hewlett Packard Your genes are not the whole story. Changes in how your genes work—independent from the genes themselves—are passed on through generations. This is the field of epigenetics.The field is young. The discovery of inheritable traits that are not based on DNA throws out many of our conclusions about genetic inheritance. Changes in anything, especially things that affect your health, could be encoded in your body and inherited by your children.Some...
2021-05-22
14 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
When the Hypnotic State is Normal (podcast)
When the Hypnotic State is Normal “Psychedelics open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong.” — Terence McKennaHypnosis refers to the part-by-part exploration of states. Therapeutic hypnosis is a facilitated exploration for the purpose of learning....How can you discover a new concept in a realm constructed entirely of concepts that you already know? Everything you see you construct, so how do you see anything new?...People need help processing their experiences. They already do and who is helping them? Altered-state hypnotherapists like me can...
2021-05-13
18 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Emotion III (podcast)
Empathy IIIThis is the third in my series on empathy.Sympathy is an intellectual concept. It’s based on a contrast of values. It leads to an opinion first and a feeling second. Sympathy may or may not trigger a feeling. A person who has no feelings at all can still sympathize with others...What passes for intellectual empathy is not empathy at all, it’s simply a verbal means of communicating feeling, but if there is no feeling, then it’s just verbiage.“If you made a sadist more empathic...
2021-04-24
19 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Sex and Emotion (podcast)
Sex and EmotionWe control the conscious mind with our thoughts. The unconscious mind rewards us with instant attraction, repulsion, and gratification. The subconscious mind reacts with a complex brew of memories that bathes us in associations. Sex, like a small number of other activities, involves all of these. I don’t think we really communicate on these topics.We often refer to death and sex in counterpoint. I’m not sure why. Perhaps they seem to float at similar levels in our unconsciousness. One emerges as a hunger, the other as a fear. On the...
2021-04-16
14 min
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Subscription, Covid, & Impersonal Therapy (podcast)
Independent journalism is going to a subscription model. I’m moving this blog to a paid subscription model, charging $2.50/month... soon.The current blog will become the free mailing list. Free posts will be broadcast monthly. I’ll go off the Evergreen model so that all subscribers will receive the same up-to-date issue with each broadcast. COVID-19Local hospitals are finally challenging government edicts against treating Covid-19. Refer to the written form of this post for links to current information about ivermectin.The government vaccination program is working against individual health prio...
2021-04-16
16 min
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Empathy II (podcast)
Empathy IIEmotional and intellectual intelligence are two aspects of a single human intelligence. They are not independent, but they can develop separately.Emotion emerges from the integration of all that you know. Emotion represents an integrated, visceral experience of what you think. Similarly, what your eyes perceive, and what you think about what you see are complementary aspects of the same thing.Accept that feeling is a form of intelligence. Accept empathy as being able to understand the feelings of others. Focus on the learning of empathy. We must learn to understand...
2021-04-03
25 min
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Imagination (podcast)
ImaginationPsycho-somatic illness is: a form of insanity that bridges the separation between the mind and body. It’s an insanity where the delusion is expressed in the body but, if you try to think it away, the delusion inflames the mind... Solving a mind-body problem requires a mind-body change, not a change in just one or the other. If you want a change in your somatic situation you must work toward psychological change as well. This is not just a change in patterns but a change in spirit. A fundamental change of character, but to...
2021-03-26
15 min
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Default Mode Network (podcast)
“To know that you do not know is the best.” ― Lau TzuWe’re told the DMN is a collection of pathways that govern our self-image, our autobiographical memories, and our deeply ingrained beliefs: the seat of the “ego” in the brain. Maybe it’s true, except that there is no neurobiological explanation for our self-image, our autobiographical memories, and our deeply ingrained beliefs.... I'm always amazed that anyone can speak other languages, especially bad ones like English. Speaking a language takes so much work and only achieves a moderate level of clarity... I am surprised we h...
2021-03-19
16 min
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Into The Road (podcast)
We have many boundaries to what we see and feel. These boundaries are sensory, physical, and temporal. Boundaries of ideas, safety, and possibilities. You set boundaries in every dimension of which you’re aware, and aspects of experience that you once had but have now forgotten.This is an introduction to the guided visualization "There and Back Again," a separate, hypnotic visualization audio file leading you toward the boundary of self.“You step into the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.” — Bilbo Bagg...
2021-03-17
08 min
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Moving These Podcasts to Substack
This is Lincoln Stoller of MindStrengthBalance.com letting you know that I’m moving my podcasts to substack, where you’ll now find them at https://mindstrengthbalance.substack.com/. At that page you can subscribe by entering your email and you’ll then get an email announcement when I publish a new podcast. I liked Podbean. The interface was good but the price was high, and I don’t subscribe to the advertising model. Substack is aiming for more discerning readership and a subscription model, both of which I pre...
2021-03-10
01 min
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Cultivating Mind-Body Health (podcast)
There are three programs to better health: my program, your program, and the program—if one exists—that the mind-body needs. There is a certain skill of intuiting this alliance before any treatment begins, and I would say success depends on whether these three programs are aligned from the start.“Don’t wish it were easier. Let it make you stronger.”— anonymousFor a written, illustrated version or to subscribe to the blog, visit the mindstrengthbalance.com website. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acces...
2021-03-10
13 min
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Trust as the Foundation of Therapy (podcast)
This piece explains that psychotherapy is a government institution, which medical historians already know but which escapes most people. A psychotherapist's first obligation is her profession, which is subservient to government, and not to you.Therapy doesn't have to be this way. There is a client centered approach to mental health. It's called hypnotherapy and psychotherapy should aim to be more like it. Unfortunately, if you want to be treated as a person, you'll have to pay for it yourself.People ascribe their obstacles to their minds; governments ascribe their obstacles to their citizens. To...
2021-03-10
15 min
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What Are Dreams? (podcast)
What Are Dreams? briefly explores dreams from neurological, somatic, therapeutic, and social perspectives. It's more important to recognize their multiplicity of purpose, than it is to focus exclusively on one.Dreams are a holistic phenomena. Approaching them from psychology is—like any one approach to a many-faceted phenomena—another story of three blind men and an elephant. You’ve to get to a holographic view, a view in which the whole is not just more than but different from its parts.If you'd like to learn more about dreams, visit mindstrengthbalance.com, where I offer books...
2021-03-10
09 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Dreams and Foggy Thinking (podcast)
The keys to dream recall are gaining awareness of the dream while the dream is occurring, and applying a sufficiently quiet level of awareness so that your retrieval of the dream is not derailed by your thoughts. I want to focus on the second of these: learning to think quietly...If you'd like to learn more about dreams, visit mindstrengthbalance.com, where I sell books, offer free posts, and periodically offer classes on sleeping and dreams.“A busy mind is full of thoughts, a blissful mind is full of ideas… a conclusive mind cannot be a cr...
2021-03-10
10 min
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The Purpose of Dreams (podcast)
This piece addresses the role of dreams in creating our reality. Dreams are the laboratory where we can match our thoughts and feelings with our perception of reality. In our dreams, our more fundamental mental functions express themselves.If you want to play a greater role in designing your life, you’ll have to develop skills that are above average. The fact that we’re talking about this means you have already elevated your vision. Vision is where growth starts and what keeps it going...It may be correct to say that the firs...
2021-03-10
20 min
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The Preparation For and Integration Of Psychedelics (podcast)
I’m now a therapist; I make it my business to enable and explain the process of transformation. I might say I was always a therapist except that I was my only client. I can now see the psychedelic experience in everyday life in the form of manufactured reality and disordered thinking. On that basis, I’m qualified to describe psychedelics as a normal part of life.I know many people more experienced with psychedelics than I, but I can claim some insight. First, I’ve always been focused on my personal growth not entertainment, and while my pro...
2021-03-10
10 min
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Preparing For a Psychedelic Experience (podcast)
When you take a psychedelic you are enlisting in a struggle that’s much larger than you can imagine. Depending on who you are and what you take you may find yourself well beyond anything you expect...You may be responding to an advertisement that says you’ll visit paradise but, once the ship leaves shore, where it goes is not up to you. You will be sent where you are needed...I’ve written a list of aspects of mind and character that can be approached as separate issues. These are piers on which we bui...
2021-03-10
15 min
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What Psychedelics Can Do (podcast)
Before moving into the practical territory of preparing for the use of a mind-expanding substance it would be worthwhile to consider what these substances do. I believe that they do just about anything.Psychedelics can reframe your concept of reality. They can do this to a greater or lesser extent. They can challenge or disable you, or they can do nothing at all. Their potential is largely determined by what you allow yourself to experience, and what novelty you can manage to build into your understanding of the world...Psychedelics are the parachute...
2021-03-10
26 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
How Do You Feel? (podcast)
It takes a lot of thinking to feel emotional about something. Even the simplest emotion, such as the startle reaction, requires knowing what you’re seeing...You don’t really remember any “thing,” you build memories on demand to represent experiences you’ve stored away in some coded form. You may think you remember a red car on a dirt road or a friend’s face on a summer evening, but you really don’t...Here is the crux of the matter: there is much that you are missing. There is much more that you could...
2021-03-10
14 min
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The Fundamental Question (podcast)
What would you say is the most fundamental question? Would it be the origin of the universe, or the meaning of life? What about, “Does God exist?” or “Is there other intelligent life in the universe?”I suggest there is a deeper question that underlies them all. I suggest the most fundamental question is, “How do we understand anything that we don’t already know?”Defining the realm of answers brings us to the question of how we enlarge the realm of answers. This, in turn, returns us to the question of what we knew before, and ho...
2021-03-10
15 min
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What Makes a Vision Meaningful? (podcast)
Meaningful visions require both a transcendent perspective and the addition of your own meaningful ingredient. You have to bring something to add to the pot. If you don’t the pot just offers you visions of the transcendent without any way for you to place yourself in it.A meaningful vision is one that comes back to us with impact. It has an energy, and we might even recognize a message. In my experience, meaningful visions are unique. They cannot be expressed as an idea, and they are not limited to an emotion.“I connect the...
2021-03-10
16 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Deprivation, Meditation, and Psychedelics (podcast)
My approach to trance work grew from my interest in having new experiences and my questions about learning. From this outline you may see how our views compare.“No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”― Friedrich NietzscheFor a written, illustrated version or to subscribe to the blog, visit the mindstrengthbalance.com website. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindstrengthbalance.substack.com/subscribe
2021-03-10
14 min
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Psychedelic's Anti-Therapeutic Promise (podcast
Psychedelics are quickly becoming a new drug of promise, not for what psychedelics can do, but for what mental health practitioners want.People want various things. Certainly, some do want healing, and some want entertainment, but some also want liberation from the normality that psychology aims to restore.I support the renaissance in mind-altering drugs. They will help those people whose mental realities are stuck. Some of these people are labeled mentally ill, others are labeled psychologists, but most of these are just normal people.“Most things in the world are hype. Most th...
2021-03-10
14 min
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Your Brain’s Frequencies Are You (podcast)
This is the last lecture in the course on brain frequencies in which I describe the importance of controlling your brain frequencies and how this affects your mind and health.Understanding frequencies is the key to self-awareness. Consciousness begins with rhythm. When you learn to manage your rhythms, you become more conscious.The brain frequencies course is free, prerecorded, and under 2 hours long. It’s available online at the neurofeedback page of mindstrengthbalance.com.Subscribe to the blog at the mindstrengthbalance.com website. This is a pu...
2021-03-09
30 min
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How The World Changes (podcast)
Everything I know about insight, intellect, psychology, and the brain’s structure has little effect on how humans act to change the world. We still act the same way, we just do different things...If I could change the patterns of my thoughts,I might change how I perceive the world. I don’t mean the kind of fluff that passes as “free will,” which I don’t much believe in, but rather how ideas come to me. I’m referring to the voices of insight, inclination, intuition, or similar guidance that precedes intellect, reason, and volition...
2021-03-09
21 min
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The Time of Your Life (podcast)
We experience being self-aware almost all of our waking lives. Sometimes we space out, but even then we feel that we were present somewhere. Most likely you’re only here less than half the time... We “tick” along. The ticks are rather brief, around a tenth of a second for most of our functions, and between these ticks we’re on automatic pilot...Speed yourself up with amphetamines and your teeth will fall out. Expand your mind with hard drugs and you may be dead before you’re 40. There is an undeniable attraction to living m...
2021-03-09
15 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Tuning Your Dreams (podcast)
Your awareness of the world around you is like the teeth of a gear. These teeth have a certain depth and frequency and you are aware of what meshes with them. Events of the world that are too small lack the power to turn your awareness, and events that fail to occur with the rhythm of these mental gears slip out of your consciousness, such as the roll of thunder and the chatter of birds....I can teach you how to wake up, but is that what you want? It’s the way to fulfillment, bu...
2021-03-09
13 min
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The Brain Frequency Course (podcast)
Everyone should understand brainwaves because attention is critical to all of our brain functions. What I can teach you about brainwaves is something you can use without therapy or formal training. You can incorporate an understanding of your brainwaves into your meditation, mindfulness, yoga, dreamwork, learning, or psychedelic practice.I’m offering a free, online, video-based, mini-course on brainwaves. It consists of seven 10-minute videos interspersed with text and sprinkled with links to my related blog posts. Subscribe to my blog HERE, or through the brainwave course page at:bit.ly/brainfrequenciesFor a...
2021-03-09
11 min
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It Comes From Space (podcast)
Imagine that you understood yourself as the network of thoughts. Different nodes of your map might represent different thoughts or points of view. They might represent different people. You might map your personalities as if they were other people, other people who you might be rather than the person you are.Mind-space is something that emerges dynamically from the way thoughts build themselves. Without a theory of our mental network, psychology is sterile. With such a theory who knows how far you can go.For a written, illustrated version or to subscribe to...
2021-03-09
11 min
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Independent Thinkers (podcast)
There is a big difference between doubting official knowledge and doubting knowledge that is justified because it claims to be official. People who have difficulty discerning the difference between these two statements will have difficulty recognizing reason from prejudice. Most people are poor critical thinkers.Most people are poor critical thinkers and do not distinguish between what they’ve heard and what they say. “In economics, the majority is always wrong.”― John Kenneth Galbraith, economistFor a written, illustrated version or to subscribe to the blog, visit the mindstrengthbalance.com website. This...
2021-03-09
15 min
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Psychic Santa (podcast)
Everything about Christmas is shamanic; it’s a modern shamanic tradition.Are you planning a trip over the holidays? The holidays are a trip. Everything is a trip. Everything you do or think is done from some state of mind, and all states exist in your imagination. The holidays set you free. Your foot is on the gas. Why not floor it?I’ve written the following piece to help you get “in the spirit” of a shamanic Christmas. It’s a story and a journey and an ascent up the chimney. Its purpose is to redefin...
2021-03-09
03 min
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From Christmas to Santamas (podcast)
There is nothing Christian about the original Christmas. “Christ Mass” is an obvious gloss, a graffiti, a theft. Sweep that away to reach the real intention. Go where you were traditionally supposed to go. Make something of Christmas.This is the INTRODUCTION to Psychic Santa.To listen to Psychic Santa, go to this separate podcast.For a written, illustrated version or to subscribe to the blog, visit the mindstrengthbalance.com website. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...
2021-03-09
04 min
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Empathy I (podcast)
“Normal people have an incredible lack of empathy.” ― Temple GrandinThere’s a colloquial definition of empathy as feeling what other people feel. That might get you somewhere if you knew what other people feel, but how could you? And what is “feeling” anyway?Empathy is the glue for collective action and the foundation for synergy. It coordinates cooperation and sharing. Without empathy there is no feeling of cooperation. There can be a reason and strategy for cooperation, but without the underlying motive such blueprints are not stable. For a written, illustrated version or to subscri...
2021-03-09
15 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Preparing for a Psychedelic Experience - Grounding (podcast)
Preparing for a psychedelic experience is preparing for disruption... You want to find in yourself the kind of flexibility that will enable you to become a larger person who is able to incorporate in yourself some of these energies when the experience is over.Psychedelic experiences explore the components of your mind, and they offer the opportunity to rebuild, rearrange, or reinvent yourself. Whatever their origin, they are disruptive.“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”—Michel de MontaigneFor a written, illustrated version or to subscr...
2021-03-09
16 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Consilience: Reason and Emotion (podcast)
I've collected my pieces on COVID-19 into a book that follows the virus's public appearance, my experience with it, and its effect on science and government. Most of all, the book is a hypnotic learning tool to strengthen immunity and spirit.Where does the virus fit in our ecology? What have we done to create this ecology, and what can we do about it?This is the final chapter.The rationalist in me would like to say that developing a sustainable ecology is a practical problem, but it's suspect not. It...
2021-03-09
24 min
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Inspiration Over Motivation (podcast)
The reason your relationships suck, your home life is on the rocks, and your personal development is going nowhere is because you’re motivated, but you’re not inspired. Materialism is all about getting things done, hitting a target, achieving a goal, and gaining a reward. This is operant conditioning.You have an inner voice. It will not argue with you. It will not compete for your attention. Your inner voice knows that without your compliance you will not act honestly and you will betray it. The way you find your inspiration is to li...
2021-03-07
13 min
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Becoming Supergenius
Becoming SupergeniusNew books released. A free, digital copy for you.I’m giving you free, digital copies of Becoming Supergenius, Part I: The Outer World. Download the ebook files from this Dropbox folder.The Learning Project reflects the flaws and opportunities of our system. In this, those who struggle the most have the most to teach us. People don’t understand struggle is necessary for change.I have a solution: take transformative insights out of their troublesome context and present them in an unavoidable form. Toward this end, I extracted the ineluctable truths from The Lear...
2021-02-12
13 min
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Permission
Permission“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” ― Jim RohanAs a therapist and psychonaut, I observe that while psychedelics permit you, they do not enable you. They open doors, but they don’t build the stairs. The stairs are experiences your mind, body, and spirit are ready to undertake. The invitation will most likely appear uncomfortable. The transition will most likely be a crucible. I would like to tell you otherwise and, to some extent, I sell my services as a therapist on the ba...
2021-02-05
14 min
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Inspiration Over Motivation
Orientation Before Preparation“I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think..” ― Warren BuffettThe reason your relationships suck, your home life is on the rocks, and your personal development is going nowhere is because you’re motivated, but you’re not inspired. Materialism is all about getting things done, hitting a target, achieving a goal, and gaining a reward. This is operant conditioning. You have an inner voice. It will not argue with you. It will not compete for your attention. Your inner voice knows that...
2021-01-22
13 min
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Orientation Before Preparation
Orientation Before Preparation“You can’t really know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been.” ― Maya AngelouRecognize that to find greater potential in your life, you need to have a view of your world that allows for more. There are other ways of thinking within our own culture which we commonly denigrate, dismiss, or overlook. One of these commonly denigrated views is magical thinking. The first step to progress in any issue we don’t understand is recognizing that we don’t understand. Rather than looking for solutions, because there won...
2021-01-15
14 min
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Preparing for a Psychedelic Experience - Grounding
Preparing for a Psychedelic Experience - GroundingThe first steps in understanding yourself and learning to control your intentions and resilience.Preparing for a psychedelic experience is preparing for disruption... You want to find in yourself the kind of flexibility that will enable you to become a larger person who is able to incorporate in yourself some of these energies when the experience is over. Psychedelic experiences explore the components of your mind, and they offer the opportunity to rebuild, rearrange, or reinvent yourself. Whatever their origin, they are disruptive.“The gre...
2021-01-08
16 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
Empathy I
Empathy IBasic features of empathy. Why you need it and what it does for you.There’s a colloquial definition of empathy as feeling what other people feel. That might get you somewhere if you knew what other people feel, but how could you? And what is “feeling” anyway?Empathy is the glue for collective action and the foundation for synergy. It coordinates cooperation and sharing. Without empathy there is no feeling of cooperation. There can be a reason and strategy for cooperation, but without the underlying motive such blueprints are not stable. To read...
2021-01-01
15 min
Stream of Subconsciousness
From Christmas to Santamas
From Christmas to SantamasThis is a short introduction to the hypnotic induction "Psychic Santa" which is a separate podcast on this site.There is nothing Christian about the original Christmas. “Christ Mass” is an obvious gloss, a graffiti, a theft. Sweep that away to reach the real intention. Go where you were traditionally supposed to go. Make something of Christmas.This is the INTRODUCTION to Psychic Santa.To listen to Psychic Santa, go to this separate podcast. Click Here to go to The Psychic Santa Podcast To read...
2020-12-24
04 min