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Old School with Michele VrabelEpisode 6 - FantasyMeTeam with Phreddie MinnifieldToday we will be discussing physical and spiritual health. Phreddie has been my personal trainer and utilized the opportunity to impart some spiritual wisdom as well. Phreddie is a Pastor, a fitness coach and a fifth degree black belt he's been teaching, training and inspiring people for over three decades .
He is a multifaceted individual known for his passion to help people. He has served in ministry since 1999. In 2014 Phreddie and his wife Terrilyn founded Word Life Church. Their desire is to empower people with the Word of God. Phreddie and Terrilyn have been married for twenty-seven ye...2023-08-0931 min
The Three-Headed ManShadows of DeathIn an introspective episode of THE THREE-HEADED MAN podcast titled "Shadows of Death," the group delves into the somber yet enlightening aspects of mortality and personal experiences that bring them face-to-face with the concept of death. The conversation touches on a range of poignant topics, offering a glimpse into the complexities of life's journey.The episode opens with Jimmy's sincere reflection on the loss of physical abilities that accompanies aging. His contemplation serves as a stepping stone to a broader conversation on the transient nature of life and the inevitability of change.Phreddie's near-death fall...2023-08-0827 minThe Three-Headed ManWahoo! Episode 100 -- "Root Emotional Responses"In a momentous milestone, THE THREE-HEADED MAN celebrates its 100th episode with a captivating discussion centered around the group's most common emotional responses to upsetting situations. Phreddie, Jimmy, and Jazzy candidly share their personal reactions, with Phreddie expressing anger, Jimmy leaning towards moping, and Jazzy experiencing worry.The episode delves into the exploration of suppressing or observing these emotional responses. The group engages in a thought-provoking conversation, contemplating the potential impact of both approaches on their well-being and overall emotional landscape.They delve into the complexities of emotional regulation, discussing the benefits and drawbacks of...2023-07-1029 min
The Three-Headed ManControlIn this episode of THE THREE-HEADED MAN, the group delves into the theme of "control" through various topics and stories. The conversation takes an intriguing turn as the group discusses controlling a small herd of alpacas, recounting a shearing story that serves as a backdrop for exploring the dynamics of control.The guys examine the human desire to feel in control and the ways in which it affects our behaviors and decision-making processes. They talk about the concept of planning and how our need for control often leads us to create intricate plans, even when the future...2023-05-2935 min
The Three-Headed ManThe Spirit Talks to the VoidIn the latest episode of THE THREE-HEADED MAN titled "The Spirit Talks to the Void," the discussion revolves around profound and existential topics. The conversation begins with an exploration of what happens when the spirit leaves the body.The concept of "Know thyself" is then brought forward, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and introspection. The group engages in a thought-provoking conversation about the complexities of identifying the spirit within oneself amidst the multitude of internal thoughts, emotions, and desires.The conversation shifts to the notion of overlapping others, contemplating how our individual spirits and identities...2023-05-2223 min
The Three-Headed ManCleanIn this episode of THE THREE-HEADED MAN, the group discusses the theme of cleanliness, both physical and metaphysical. Jimmy shares his experience of living in a tiny house in Riondel, emphasizing how it's easy to clean and heat. The conversation then delves into the topics of bathrooms and kitchens, and the challenges of maintaining cleanliness in these spaces.The group also talks about ablutions at J.G. Bennett's Claymont School in West Virginia and cleanliness in a Sikh home. They explore the connection between cleanliness and spirituality and how it can affect one's mental and emotional state.2023-05-0823 min
The Three-Headed ManUs -- How big is your us?In the latest THREE-HEADED MAN podcast, the guys discuss the idea of "How big is your Us?" They explore the concept of enlarging the group (or us) and encompassing a larger community to combat the current atmosphere of division among humanity. The conversation touches on the topics of "us and them," win/lose sports, politics, and games of winners and losers.Phreddie shares a story about how his wife managed to get the mayor to reconsider and repair the water infrastructure in their village despite his refusal to accept climate change. THE THREE-HEADED MAN also discusses the...2023-05-0123 min
The Three-Headed ManA Fork in the RoadIn this episode of THE THREE-HEADED MAN, the discussion centers around forks in the road, decisions, and choices. The episode begins with a story about Jazzy, who loses his and his brother's personal data while shopping for ginger. The question arises whether he should tell his brother about the loss or not. The conversation moves on to the topic of how every choice we make creates a fork in our life's journey, leading us down different paths. The group also explores the idea of "the...2023-04-2421 min
The Three-Headed ManThe Debts We OweIn "The Debts We Owe" episode of THE THREE-HEADED MAN podcast, the hosts discuss the concept of metaphysical debts and the importance of repaying those who have helped us in life, such as mothers and those who have given us a boost. The episode also covers the idea of paying it forward and how helping someone else can benefit everything. Jimmy tells a story about a dying skier and the importance of being grateful. The podcast also explores the challenges of thanking those who have made significant contributions to our lives, such as the inventor of the chair. Finally...2023-04-1717 min
The Three-Headed ManCan You Take A Punch? (and let it go)Within the week's conversation, THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses teasing, roasting, dishonor, and dignity. They say: " A punch only hurts if it stops. If it passes through, it doesn't."2023-04-1024 min
The Three-Headed ManThe Voices In Our HeadTHE THREE-HEADED MAN begins this week's conversation by trying to quiet the Inner voices that disrupt the morning meditation. However, the inner voice that commands the other inner voices to silence themselves is complicated. Who or what are these various inner voices? Are the voices in my head? Or are they from elsewhere?Can one develop a fair observer or witness?2023-04-0325 min
The Three-Headed ManDying with DignityTHE THREE-HEADED MAN recounts a request from an acquaintance who wants advice on his wish to end his life with assisted suicide. This experience leaves the boys questioning their own soon-to-be-a-reality death, and they ask: how can one die with dignity? To understand death, THE THREE-HEADED MAN recalls the death of their fathers and grandfathers. The podcast ends with Phreddie's recollection about working in a funeral home. 2023-03-2733 min
The Three-Headed ManFrozen Organic Chickens And What's left over after we die?The conversation begins with speculation and suicides and old-timers -- the chatter that surrounds our life. Boy, frozen organic chickens are expensive. Eventually THE THREE-HEADED MAN arrives at this week's topic: What will disappear when we go? What will be left over?2023-03-2036 min
The Three-Headed ManAM I AI?This week the THE THREE-HEADED MAN podcast explores the question "AM I AI?" by examining the concept of associative thinking and how it functions in the brain. They discuss various types of sorting, the meaning of artificial intelligence, and how one can make contact with intelligence outside of oneself. The conversation then turns to the concept of emotional intelligence (EQ) and how prompting both AI and human interactions is integral to communication. Lastly, the hosts look at how humans are currently in a transition between human and AI. Ultimately, the episode raises questions about the future of humanity, and...2023-03-1334 min
The Three-Headed ManChange, Habits, and BlindspotsTHE THREE-HEADED MAN begins by talking about the ability to change oneself or others. From there, they discuss rigid habits and the option to distinguish and accept what cannot be changed.When we get riled up and our buttons are pushed, we jump on a train of inner-considerations and bad moods. Continuing on they stumble into a discussion of G.I. Gurdjieff's notions about being awake and asleep.2023-03-0631 min
The Three-Headed ManGetting BetterWhat did our parents get better at as they aged? Jimmy inserts the idea of judgement and being stuck as we hold strongly to our beliefs. THE THREE-HEADED MAN confronts his retirement, and he acknowledges that he is labeled as old.2023-02-2728 min
The Three-Headed ManMistakesPhreddie retells a story where about a rebellious 11 year old student.This week THE THREE-HEADED MAN wonders about mistakes. What is a mistake? What do we label as a mistake? Jimmy tells us that school and religion verify mistakes. What is the difference between "wrong" and a "mistake"?2023-02-2024 min
The Three-Headed ManProcessHow do you do it? We borrow from those have gone before. Jimmy tells us that process is a story. THE THREE-HEADED MAN recounts their work processes. Jimmy explains building processes, Jazzy tells us about his painting and drawing processes, and Phreddie relays his teaching processes. Eventually, THE THREE-HEADED MAN stumbles into recognition of group processes. Jimmy builds beautiful stairs and Phreddie puts posts in the ground.2023-02-1329 min
The Three-Headed ManHelp! (for the aged)THE THREE-HEADED MAN confronts aging and death. Jimmy begins our conversation by calling for help. The help he calls out for is help to maintain an independent lifestyle as he confronts his aging body. Jimmy wants to downscale his life because he is beginning to feel helpless. While he says he has always been "one needle away from death", the reality of death affects his life. 2023-02-0627 min
The Three-Headed ManCruisin' for UnderstandingJazzy returns from a week long Tai Chi cruise with a pair of new eyes.Surprised by how his views of his life have changed after the cruise, Jazzy prods us with questions so that we can help him understand his experience that became a milometer of distance and just a little juxtaposition.Is there a way to get a "milometer of distance" from ourselves without going on holiday?2023-01-3030 min
The Three-Headed ManHow do we learn?Phreddie tells a story about trying to teach his primary students that time is relative, then he explains how he is trying to learn Spanish through immersion. After Phreddie's lengthy opening, THE THREE-HEADED MAN wonders: do we bring something from the outside,and it's incorporated on the inside or do we remember what we already know? How do we learn? What is a learning process? Repetition?2023-01-2325 min
The Three-Headed ManTweakingTweaking the direction of life? An advocate for change? Self-Improvement? To tweak or not to tweak?THE THREE-HEADED MAN wonders about he can change anything in our life.Striving to use time better? Striving for an idealized life? Somehow in the midst of talking about the possible changes that can be made in one's life, THE THREE-HEADED MAN stumbles into death. A frank discussion of dying ensues. 2023-01-1626 min
The Three-Headed ManServiceTHE THREE-HEADED MAN talks service. Who do you service? What is service? Service is in the physical realm. Doing the dishes...???Service industries...do we do the service for ourselves?Earning merit. Unseen service and Ego 2023-01-1029 min
The Three-Headed ManPractical HonestyJimmy starts us by talking about charging a local guy with assault. His lawyer tells him there's no liability in truth. Opinions and individual perspective. Community communication. Being honest and truthful. Inserting oneself into situations. The boys collectively explore the limits of honesty and lawlessness.THE THREE-HEADED MAN wonders whether he should die on the cross of his opinion or negotiate and perform deferential behavior. 2023-01-0231 min
The Three-Headed Man"Other Beings" -- Season 3, Welcome back Jimmy...Season Three begins with Jimmy's return....The Original Cast is reunited -- a hearty welcome to back to Jimmy."Other Beings" is inspired by Jimmy's and Jaswant's work in the Labyrinth's Readers Course. As they begin this course, Jimmy is reminded of the need to connect to and communicate with other beings, and this reminder prompted him to bring it to our weekly conversations. All three cast members are well versed in the readings from the American Book of the Dead, and their conversation springs from this. The course the Jimmy and Jazzy are taking...2022-12-2632 min
The Three-Headed ManInformation about InformationThis week's coversation begins with a 1990s recollection of Robert Anton Wilson and his ideas about information doubling. With the context established THE THREE-HEADED MAN explores the various types of information: technology, progress, overload, etc...One could summarize this week's talk as "boomers talk about the immensity of the world" or "boy the internet has a lot of information".2022-08-1430 min
The Three-Headed ManQualityTHE THREE-HEADED MAN attempts to understand, "what is quality?" It's another tarnished word, and its significance can be applied to God and to Toyota. On the other hand, one can ponder the quality of their life or extract quality from a moment.2022-08-0730 min
The Three-Headed ManWho ya gonna call?THE THREE-HEADED MAN ponders, "When wishing for something, who do you ask?" Who do you pray to? Who ya gonna call? Who do we ask for help? And, when help or good luck has been received, who do you thank? Where do we send our gratitude?2022-07-3132 min
The Three-Headed ManJokesTHE THREE-HEADED MAN tells jokes. One-liners, stories, punchlines, and misses.2022-07-2429 min
The Three-Headed ManJinxCan our words change what can happen and/or what could happen? Ordinary words create incantations.Do we have the power to influence events?Superstitions -- "Don't say that, or it will come true." Or the "Power of Positive Thinking."THE THREE-HEADED MAN concludes with a few thoughts about remembering our existence. 2022-07-1730 min
The Three-Headed ManPunishmentTHE THREE-HEADED MAN ponders punishment. "Does the punishment fit the crime?"Consequences, Rehabilitation, and Benevolent Dictators. "Gravity Happens"2022-07-1028 min
The Three-Headed ManExpectationsThe THREEE-HEADED MAN shares the misery of expectations.To project the worst, then "Things can only get better..." or to expect people to act accordingly, then disappointment.The color of expectations. Without expectations, we can enjoy the ride.The expectation of waking up....what does one expect enlightenment to be?2022-07-0329 min
The Three-Headed ManMarketing ReligionTHE THREE-HEADED MAN ponders the marketing of spiritual ideas. He considers the ethics of marketing spirituality. Does it cheapen the journey? Selling ideas. Spiritual and religious stories that entice the imagination. Religious stories. 2022-06-2631 min
The Three-Headed ManMemoryWhere are memories stored? Are they packed in the body in the form of knots and nodes and pain? The muscles' memory.THE THREE-HEADED MAN recollects their earliest childhood memory. Rembering the memories with a story.2022-06-1933 min
The Three-Headed ManRecapitulationTHE THREE-HEADED MAN tries to understand the concept of recapitulation or they try to Gather lost energy...they consider their last hour of life.Why is reviewing one's life useful? To Recapitulate ... their dashed hopes.2022-06-1226 min
The Three-Headed ManComfortTHE THREE-HEADED MAN wonders about comfort and comfortable clothing and comfort food and personal comfort and familiar comfortable things...and then, sacrificing it all -- sacrificing comfort. 2022-06-0529 min
The Three-Headed ManWithoutTHE THREE-HEADED MAN wonders about doing without stuff and things. Autsterity. This leads to pondering the meaning and use of sacrifice. He concludes by distinguishing between choosing to do without and being forced to do without.2022-05-2933 min
The Three-Headed ManModelsTHE THREE-HEADED MAN says that models are real. Models are representations. The model of the thing is the thing itself."As above, so below"2022-05-2234 min
The Three-Headed ManImagination and VisualizationThis week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses the tools of Imagination and Visualization. He ponders the relationship between the two concepts. In doing so, wonders about their use in reaching his life aims and goals. While Hans visualizes a Lamborghini, Jazzy recalls a story about Robert Anton Wilson's visualization of finding quarters on the city streets. Are we limited by our imagination? What lies outside of the human imagination? We can visualize only what we can imagine.2022-05-1531 min
The Three-Headed ManMotivationTricks and Tactics. THE THREE-HEADED MAN talk about rituals, procrastination, and perfection as he tries to maintain his daily practices.2022-05-0833 min
The Three-Headed ManWomenTHE THREE-HEADED MAN tries to see past his definitions, categories, and fears of women. As the discussion continues, THE THREE-HEADED MAN confesses their fear of rejection; their questioning of traditional roles; and, the esoteric purposes of gender.2022-05-0126 min
The Three-Headed ManHarmonyDo drummers think of harmony? What happens when someone who is out of tune doesn't know how they are out of tune?THE THREE-HEADED MAN confesses that he feels out of tune with the world. They conclude by discussing the notions of resonace, shape-shifting, and role-playing.2022-04-2432 min
The Three-Headed Man5 MinutesTHE THREE-HEADED MAN discuss the AMAZING tool of 5 Minutes. In 5 minutes, they can open doors to work with the infinite. 2022-04-1725 min
The Three-Headed ManAweThis week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses AWE. They ponder brotherhood and the infinite. We are Individuals and galaxies that collide and coalesce.2022-04-1033 min
The Three-Headed ManAttitudeThis week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses ATTITUDE -- like having a good attitude in a game. The game that THE THREE-HEADED MAN plays needs a good attitude. In other words, how do we go through? How do we go through the situations we go through? The good times and the bad times.For example, Phreddie goes through with the attitude of confidence.2022-04-0336 min
The Three-Headed ManAll SoulsThis week THE-THREEHEADED MAN discuss ALL SOULS. Jazzy begins by retelling his preparations for his Taiichi school's All Souls shrine and alter. He sorts fruit searching for blemishes and imperfections, which leads to a discussion of magic in the ordinary. Rescuing and sorting souls. They remember other sorting and recue exercises: coins, plush toys, people...and we are pulled out of circulation. 2022-03-2727 min
The Three-Headed ManRecurrenceThis week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses RECURRENCE. Do I have to go through that again? And if I have to go through it again, "What can change?" Because, it's "Always the same day, Always the same room.""One can't change what is." Watch your life as a filmmaker watches a film.The Recurrence Talks / The Porch Discussion @ https://www.idhhb.com/2022-03-2033 min
The Three-Headed ManMusicThis week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses Music as a guiding influence. From childhood and David Cassidy to The Beatles and David Bowie and onward to Jazz and the harmonium. Listening parties and wormholes round out the conversation.2022-03-1331 min
The Three-Headed ManEmbarrassmentThis week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses embarrassment. Embarrassment can be seen as an obstacle or a type of fear. It is especially visible in art and music making. Is it related to insecurity? Or vanity? Why do our behaviors change when we push the record button?2022-03-0632 min
The Three-Headed ManMeditationThis week THE THREE-HEADED MAN explore the question: "What is meditation?" Phreddie begins by wondering about the commercialization of meditation. Both Phreddie and Jazzy recount their personal experiences of meditation practices. Within their conversation, they tell stories about J.G. Bennett's Claymont school in West Virginia, and Tai chi practices. 2022-02-2726 min
The Three-Headed ManMeritJazzy and Phreddie reflect upon a workshop they attended. A workshop about merit.A question was posed: "If merit is not helping an old person across the street, then what is it?" What is the purpose of collecting merit? What is merit? Why is it important? Together, they explore merit: its meaning, its usefullness, and its importance.2022-02-2032 min
The Three-Headed ManThings We CarryThis week THE THREE-HEADED MAN welcomes back Hans from Michigan to talk about the things they carry.Hans tells a story a story of recognition. Following Hans' story, THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses Enlightened Karmic Weight Loss.To conclude, they ponder making amends and repairing the past. 2022-02-1332 min
The Three-Headed ManAwarenessThis week Hans from Michigan joins THE THREE-HEADED MAN. Hans is Phreddie's long-time friend and a member of the circle which ties Jazzy and Phreddie.What if clones had self-awareness?This week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discuss awareness, which leads to a discussion of one's Spirit nature and Animal nature.What is presence?The discussion wraps up THE THREE-HEADED MAN questioning if Art is a linage between instinct and thoughts and invocation.2022-02-0635 min
The Resilient Living PodcastResilience in Relationships: Husband and Wife, Phreddie & TerrilynSend us a textI invited my best friend and favorite people on Earth - My Husband, Phreddie to this episode.. We have been married for over 25 years. In the beginning of our relationship, we were all about fun. and what we remembered after this conversation...we are STILL having fun. Phreddie and I created a blended family. We have a total of 6 children and many years of growing together as a couple and as individuals. We have grown in our commitment to Christ, defining the call of God in our life and working together as pastors...2022-02-011h 16
The Three-Headed ManCertaintyJazzy and Phreddie of THE THREE-HEADED MAN discuss "Perserveriance in the face of Uncertainty". In this episode the boys wonder about the focus upon results in their daily practices, and they joke about the storybook expectations of gaining amazing powers through spiritual exercises.2022-01-3027 min
The Three-Headed ManCovid and HitchhikingA Hans, a new HEAD joins the podcast to retell our personal Covid-19 stories. Phreddie encourages our new HEAD, Hans, to explain what makes him unique. His uniqueness is revealed in a story. Eventually, the THREE-HEADED MAN recall the early days of the pandemic, and Hans recalls his Covid hospitalization.Hitchhiking, Covid, and "What's Next?"2022-01-2334 min
The Three-Headed ManEnjoy HiccupsPhreddie asks, "Do you enjoy your life?"Rocketed by this question Jazzy and Phreddie discuss measuring enjoyment and window shopping other's pain. Later they remenisce about metaphysical workshops where they learned about "flipping the switch" and proceeding through life with high confidence and low self-esteem.They wrap-up by speculating how they fall asleep.2022-01-1630 min
The Three-Headed ManParanoia"The Paranoids After Me"This week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses Paranoia. Jazzy claims that paranoia can save your life, and Phreddie tells a long tale about making decisions in a paranoid state.2022-01-0935 min
The Three-Headed ManSeason Two -- "Repetition"AN ALMOST NEW SEASON OR INTERLUDE FOR THETHREE-HEADED MANJazzy and Phreddie begin their new season as a temporary Two-Headed Man. We have no idea whether we want to add a third head, but we are stuck with ourname. To fulfill the commitment to our name, we will eventually add a third head. However, there is no hurry. Is there? We need to remove the old guy fromour graphic, don't we?Jazzy and Phreddie discuss the relationship between Mantras & Fast Food Advertisements. The find a relationship between the repetition of mantras and advertisements. They continue...2022-01-0230 min
The Three-Headed ManSeason One Finale -- "Pain"SEASON ONE FINALEJimmy begins by introducing the origins of his pain: cold, hunger, fear. Currently, he does not feel safe. He's feels his aging body and mind. Following Jimmy's lead, Phreddie and Jazzy turn the conversation toward physical and emotional pain. THE THREE-HEADED MAN discovers and discusses his own experiences with pain. Phreddie asks, "Is stress pain?" And, with this question THE THREE-HEADED MAN concludes season one. 2021-10-0340 min
The Three-Headed ManDisciplineThis week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses discipline. Jazzy asks us about the relationship between discipline and disciple. Quickly, the three-heads move their conversation to self-discipline and responsibility. As the discussion continues, THE THREE-HEADED MAN lands upon the contrasts of internal discipline and external discipline. 2021-09-2634 min
The Three-Headed ManCommunicationThis week THE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses communication and things. Phreddie asserts that for a good connection he needs to go where they are at. Jazzy and Jimmy introduce the ideas of reception and reading people; in other words: listeners and talkers.Jimmy worries explains that dishonoring others ends his willingness to communicate.2021-09-1938 min
The Three-Headed ManHeartPhreddie says, "you got heart, kid!" THE THREE-HEADED MAN explore the heart. Along the way, they talk parents, nature, and singing. The heart is a transmitter and a receiver.2021-09-1237 min
The Three-Headed ManHardening Up the PlantsEpisode 37: Jimmy introduces this week's conversation topic, "Hardening Up the Plants". The THREE-HEADED MAN talks gardening, raising children, and coming of age.THE THREE-HEADED MAN draws analogies between gardening and the upbringing of children, and from there they explore their own childhood stories.2021-09-0536 min
The Three-Headed ManAfghanistan and SkinheadsJimmy leads Episode 36 with a story about Afghanistan on Christmas day. Jazzy follows with a skinhead story in London.These and other stories are the shape of our perceptions.2021-08-2937 min
The Three-Headed ManAttentionTHE THREE-HEADED MAN probes what is meant by ATTENTION. Is it participation? Attending? Observation? Is it a place? This week THE THREE-HEADED MAN explores their ATTENTION.2021-08-2231 min
The Three-Headed ManWorryPhreddie asks, "what is worry?" He never used to worry and now he does. THE THREE-HEADED MAN discuss world and personal events that cause worry. From the conversation, Jazzy concludes, "Don't be a worrier, be a warrior."2021-08-1537 min
The Three-Headed ManSportsIn episode 33, THE THREE-HEADED MAN talks sports. Jimmy asserts that uniforms change the game from fun to competition. He prefers scrub sports, kids playing, and inclusion. For him, winning becomes an issue.Phreddie relates stories of playing American football. He enjoys the competition, and he learned to use his mind to overcome the limitations of his body.Jazzy, as usual, is the bridge between these differing points-of-view.2021-08-0835 min
The Three-Headed ManStoryJazzy begins the discussion by telling us about his father's health. Phreddie immediately responds by reminding us of the film "Rashomon". Perspectives. Jimmy ask, "Is a painting a story?"THE THREE-HEADED MAN concludes, "It's all a story..."Phreddie adds a phrase that he learned from Robert Flaherty, sometimes we have to "lie to tell the truth".THE HEADS ask, "How do we share our truth? And, they consider memory and it's relationship to story. Phreddie says, "My reality is a series of stories I've told myself." Jimmy reminds us that storytelling...2021-08-0136 min
The Three-Headed ManWeaknessJazzy begins the conversation by wish to self-direct his time. Jimmy quickly turns the conversation toward taking advantage of one's weakness. How can one use their weakness? Or how can one strengthen their weakness?Jazzy reminds the heads that a joke contains a shift in perception, and using the shift in perception contained in a joke one can see a perceived weakness from a positive vantage point. He then asks the heads about hard-wired and soft-wired weaknesses. Phreddie reviews the heads examples within this construct.2021-07-2536 min
The Three-Headed ManSort of SortingTHE THREE-HEADED MAN are prompted by Jimmy to have a conversation about a phrase: "Sort of Sorting". The heads explore its obvious and subtle implications. Jimmy begins the exploration by wondering about certainty and messiness. Phreddie replies by saying "sort of sorting" implies a process. We gather data and sort it. Jazzy reminds the other heads that we have begun investing and creating NFTs. We knew nothing a few weeks ago, but we have been working through a process of learning cryptocurrency and sorting it out.From there, THE THREE-HEADED MAN investigates nature's process of...2021-07-1836 min
The Three-Headed ManCoincidenceTHE THREE-HEADED MAN has a conversation about COINCIDENCE. Thy begin by discussing prompts for creativity, leading them to speak on randomity, limits and teleportingJimmy introduces the idea of data and connections, while Phreddie asks if a person can massage events to encourage good coincidences. Jazzy continues by adding story to the conversation, which births a conversation about fate and destiny..."surprising events that are seemingly planned."The conversation wraps-up with questions about what is happening and how perceptions of what is happening color a person's reality, and Phreddie remembers stories about jumping...2021-07-1136 min
The Three-Headed ManBeliefTHE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses their ideas on the topic of belief. Jazzy begins by explaining his mother's dementia. Jimmy reminds us of the definition of belief, which is expectation, faith, and trust.Phreddie considers himself a science person, and THE THREE-HEADED MAN considers data, science, and belief, which leads them to the question, "What is faith?" and "What is certainty?"Jazzy asks what is Maya? Jimmy responds by saying everyone pretends. We are pretending all the time. Story -- Everything is a story.2021-07-0436 min
The Three-Headed ManApathyTHE THREE-HEADED MAN discusses, "I don't wanna..."Phreddie remembers bumper stickers -- "Just Say No Apathy" They ask, "Is doing the enemy of apathy?"Jimmy questions the relationship between apathy and depression. What are remedies for apathy? Inner tasks and outer tasks -- what others can see can be used as motivation. Jimmy recalls something his father said, "Be good to yourself." Jimmy continues by saying not getting stuff done is self-torture.Is apathy cheating yourself? "So much to do, so much to do," says Jazzy."Little...2021-06-2731 min
The Three-Headed ManCrisisJimmy introduces our topic: Crisis. He relates it to an earlier conversation about "the cull", which we have yet to release because we believe the topic is insensitive to those who are currently suffering.Crisis as a single event, which provides food for moving forward, says Jimmy.Jazzy adds time and deadlines as factors in business to the crisis discussion. Phreddie questions, "What's a crisis look like in Riondel, BC?"Jimmy feels the world in changing. Jimmy asks, "What do we do in a crisis? "Action or eat it," says Phreddie.2021-06-2033 min
The Three-Headed ManMood"Mood" is the prompt for this week's THREE-HEADED MAN conversation. Jimmy begins the conversation by referring to himself as a stable actor -- he is stable, steady, simple -- tidy -- that's Jimmy, and he has an aim of "Zero Mood". Moodless.Jazzy has an evil thought, and attempts to provoke Jimmy, "did Mary call you in the background?"Phreddie asks, "Does a mood come from outside?"What changes our mood and attitude?The conversation advances, are we enslaved to mood? Moods work their way through me. Phreddie experiences "...2021-06-1334 min
The Three-Headed ManSilenceThis week THE THREE-HEADED MAN quietly discuss SilenceJazzy is reading prayers for the passing of the Queen of Samadhi. He reads an invocation to the "divine silence of the soundless voice". Jazzy continues with the silence of the Sikh deities and listening. Miracles are obtained by listening.Jimmy returns the conversation to more concrete experiences -- Silence and Sound -- and the everyday sounds.Phreddie reminds that "In the beginning there was the word." He wonders whether sound is the first creation in the void of silence.Jimmy introduces several...2021-06-0634 min
The Three-Headed ManLotteryJazzy begins by saying, "A lottery could anything," and Jimmy adds, that "Lottery is a supreme performance.""You gotta play to win." Phreddie wonders, "Who is the luckiest?"Jazzy defines Lottery as the manifestation of something that has tiny odds -- THE THREE-HEADED MAN continues to discuss luck. Luck is recognition. Jimmy says he is pretty good at recognition. He says the lottery is like a joy buzz. Phreddie and Jazzy talk about drops in a video game. "Why is Jazzy luckier than me?" asks Phreddie. What makes a person lucky?2021-05-3032 min
The Three-Headed ManGamingJazzy introduces the topic of gaming through the board game of "Monopoly." He learns t try something different to win.Jimmy adds that games can become like war and that games are an illusion. Eliminating the war quality of games is how he views games. Jimmy continues by discussing teammates. He remembers creating equal teams when he played soccer. Jimmy desires competitive balance. Strat-o-matic games. Phreddie talks of his lucky, and that he views gaming as way to spend time among friends. "Art of War" -- Jazzy introduces deception. A Sucker Punch? 2021-05-2332 min
The Three-Headed ManExalted SpacesThis week's conversation is an exploration of exalted spaces. THE THREE-HEADED MAN chases and attempts to capture the wordless experiences of extraordinary experiences with words. Phreddie concludes his introduction of the topic by asking, "Why say anything in an exalted space?"Jimmy thinks in partials. We are not in one or the other spot, exclusively.And he adds, "Churchy" -- Things get churchy in an exalted space. Jazzy continues to chase by contributing the idea that there must be someone or something within us who recognizes it is an exalted space. Jimmy introduces...2021-05-1639 min
The Three-Headed ManRuts"A rut is a habit," says Jimmy, and "being in a rut with yourself is not so good," he adds. Jimmy has Ruts on his road, and he can work with those. A rut is a habit, a pattern. Jazzy considers positive and negative ruts. A groove is a rut. Jazzy and Phreddie ponder getting into a groove with a group.Is a personality a rut?Language -- Jazzy speaks Punjabi and English. Each expresses language differently, and it could be argued that a language is a rut, which prompts Phreddie to ask, "...2021-05-0933 min
The Three-Headed ManHell with a "P"Jazzy begins the conversation by commenting upon self-made folks, those who do it all by themselves.Phreddie changes the direction by adding dividing help into receiving and giving. Helping others is not linear path. Do some suffocating others with help? Phreddie adds the adage: "Go where they're at." Jimmy -- help is a state, and that help goes both ways. Joy, Love, and Help -- each are giving and receiving.Then, they discuss too much help or inappropriate help -- "Let me help you be like me." Or, "From my perspective you need...2021-05-0235 min
The Three-Headed ManTransitions -- Part TwoTransitions, Part TwoThe THREE-HEADED MAN continues their conversation of transitions. Moving -- Spacial Awareness as feedback.Jimmy is better in motion. Phreddie introduces the idea of Maintenance. The will to move. Where does the will to move come from? Taking out the garbage includes an awareness of the garbage, an acknowledgement of the family responsibility, and, of course, remembering to remove the garbage.Transition to the topic of "Attention."Phreddie ponders transitions in film. Is sleep a hard cut or a fade? Jazzy relates a story...2021-04-2522 min
The Three-Headed ManTransitions"Transitions" is a partial episode. The second part will be released next Sunday. The entire episode is near 45 minutes, so we decided to break it into two parts.Jimmy calls the tune, and the song is in the key of transition. Jimmy goes on to explain and define transition. He says it insinuates coming from somewhere and going to somewhere.Quickly, the conversation segues to death -- another Transit -- where it is written that the being is between lives.Phreddie begins describing his transition from the USA to Spain, and he wonders...2021-04-1819 min
The Three-Headed ManMarriageMarriagePhreddie asks, "What did marriage mean when you got married?" Jazzy asks, How is marriage defined?Jazzy's marriage is arranged, and he discusses the boundaries between him and his wife -- yet, there is a family.Jimmy recalls how he met Mary. Jimmy's father said Donald men are like geese -- they mate for life. Currently Mary and Jimmy are managing. It's a more difficult time -- Jimmy's dying -- they are not sure what they are doing. He's not building anymore. Curious time. Workin' it through. Jimmy looks at families to...2021-04-1133 min
The Three-Headed ManJoyThe THREE-HEADED MAN'S conversation about Joy begins with Jazzy's account of the death of his friend -- His friend died of Covid-19. Jazzy continues by telling of his own Covid infection, and the death of his mother from the Covid-19 virus.Jimmy says, "Joy is in between happy and love -- it's a state." He continues by saying happy is for the self -- Joy is more mature. It is shared.Joy is a connector -- it spreads a light qualityPhreddie, like Jazzy begins with a disappointment that he summarizes in one...2021-04-0432 min
The Three-Headed ManHome TooJimmy introduces this week's topic: the sanctity of home.Jimmy recalls that THE THREE-HEADED MAN met himself, and when he met the other two heads, he was searching for a home, a metaphysical home, and Jazzy and Phreddie happened to be in the home he found on his search, a home of brothers and sisters and oddballsJazzy recollects his memories and recalls that a home needs a strong foundation -- The Book of Five Rings -- first ring, the foundation, is home.Phreddie's explains his metaphysical foundation -- security.The...2021-03-2831 min
The Three-Headed ManClutterJazzy leaves stuff out, stuff like his recorder, and his wife likes to dust and put things away. Jazzy uses clutter as a reminder, a reminder to do things. However, Jazzy's wife sees his recorder as clutter and puts it away in a drawer.Phreddie asks, "Are tidy people, better people?" Jimmy adds that farmers move stuff around and leave stuff around because they will use it the next day. Farmers keep things in motion -- stuff can be left out if it is in motion and part of a project.The Three-Headed man exclaims, "...2021-03-2119 min
The Three-Headed ManLossIn this episode, "Loss", the THREE-HEADED MAN, engages in a conversation about the death of their parents and grandparents. This conversation was recorded a few days after the death of Jazzy's mother.While playing Diablo 3 with Phreddie, Jazzy receives a phone call, his mother has passed. "Here you are, and there you go"Phreddie tells a story about his own death. In this moment of realization, he touches his own death and discovers its terrifying qualities. He says something like, "I don't remember my past lives. What if I don't exist after I...2021-03-1430 min
The Three-Headed ManWhateverJazzy titled the show, "whatever," because whenever he tries to involve his two boys in his projects, they reply, "whatever dad."The conversation, as it usually does, meanders. It begins with a question of doing, and Jimmy suggests that actions can be better understood through the lens of "Want v. Need."Jazzy and Phreddie respond to Jimmy's categories by pondering the relationship of judging, guilt, and achieving. "We're in a stream," exclaims, Jimmy. He doesn't understand static.The conversation flows into the idea of self-direction. Jazzy self-schedules, while Phreddie confesses that...2021-03-0731 min
The Three-Headed ManPlayIn Episode 10, Jimmy tells us he is a seeker of play -- he plays music, and he plays while digging holes. He searches for people with playful natures. Phreddie responds by saying he plays while he works, and he is serious while he plays. Jimmy reminds us that play is what children do, while adults tell us that play is wasting time -- children are not serious.Jazzy and Phreddie explore the relationship of art and play. "What if I want to make something 'good,'" asks Phreddie. The discussion starts a new thread: the...2021-02-2833 min
The Three-Headed ManConnectionsThe Three-Headed Man explores connectedness. From this topic springs the topics of perception, permanent hurts, and death."They're alive too," says Jimmy. We know this when we connect. To give a concrete story to explain himself, Jimmy recounts a story of connecting to his dog, Skinny. What level of connection is needed to connect to all living things? asks Jazzy. What is alive and perceiving things? Where does the thing that is perceiving things inside this body, where does it go after death?"Perception is connection," says Jimmy.When Jazzy moves...2021-02-2130 min
The Three-Headed ManHeadspace"Headspace" could be misleading. It could be misconstrued. We apologize.The Three-Headed Man recalls the books that led them to the place that began their friendship. This episode is about books and preparatory experiences. Phreddie directs Jimmy and Jazzy to consider the headspace that allowed the book to drop into their lives. 2021-02-1433 min
The Three-Headed ManOne Important ThingWhat do we do everyday? The Three-Headed Man retells his daily practices, which are prompted by the question, "What is one thing important thing we do everyday?"Jimmy goes first, and straight away he mentions his morning readings from the American Book of the Dead. He follows by explaining his morning routine with his dog and his cat, which moves him to discuss his love of natural things, and his dislike for humans. Truth be told, Jimmy is a little doggie. Jazzy is less instinctual, and therefore more complicated. He begins by explaining his morning...2021-02-0730 min
The Three-Headed ManMovementJimmy asks, "What happened to us when we were young that led us to the place where we met?"Phreddie begins by explaining that what he is won't be visible until the end of the world, and he concludes by sharing a question that he has had since adolescence: "Why am I me? How come I'm a 'me'?"Jazzy responds with an "I am." And, he tells that he was dropped on his head and zapped by electricity, which he believes led to developing his awareness of existence. Jazzy explains that high stress is an...2021-01-3130 min
The Three-Headed ManObstaclesThis episode, "Obstacles," was over an hour long. No worries, Jazzy did a fine job of editing the hour-long recording to a respectable 32 minutes. Like many of our conversations, it starts with a topic, a prompt, and then "it goes."The episode is difficult to pin down. We begin with dreams. Jimmy tells a near nightmare story; somehow, Jazzy connects us to home repair. Then, we ricochet into the internet, carom into comparisons of humans and plants, and hop over to the Green Party. We bounce around and each time we touch down, we collect ourselves by...2021-01-2432 min
The Three-Headed ManStupid ThingsJimmy begins by saying, "Stupid is something that breaks up the tedium of excellence."With this definition, The Three-Headed Man retells his embarrassing, stupid things. We each confess a few moments of our stupidity: Jimmy's tale of an auto accident, Jazzy's almost tragic late night banking visitor, and Phreddie's frat-boy antics. Following our confessions, we begin to place our stupid things in context, and our conversation begins to investigate the label of "stupid." Jazzy says, "How do you know something's stupid until you do it?" He continues by revealing a personal tragedy about...2021-01-1733 min
The Three-Headed ManFearIn Episode 3, The Three-Headed Man ponders his fear. He asks himself where does he put his fear? This question launches the show.This episode has a different tone than the first two shows. In the first two episodes, "Home" and "Food," we reminisce, we tell stories about our past. "Fear" is more immediate and exploratory. Jimmy, Jazzy, and Phreddie pass fear, like a ball, tossing it back-n-forth, as we combine our experiences and observations and compare our personal fears. Through the combining and comparing of our personal fears, we discover a better understanding of the emotional substance...2021-01-1033 min
The Three-Headed ManFoodSchool cafeterias, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, and garden fresh vegetables.In this episode, The Three-Headed Man traces his food sources. From birth to their current states, each recalls and retells their food journey. For instance, Jazzy recalls encountering an aggressive lunch-lady. Phreddie remembers his nuclear family's "vitamin fortified" foods, and Jimmy, steady as ever, has been fortunate to feed his mouth with fresh vegetables and meats.Peppered in along with his personal experiences, the second episode offers bits of history and commentary on civilization's ever-changing ideas about food and health. Food allergies, cleansing, nutrition, and...2021-01-0332 min
The Three-Headed ManHomeThe working title of our first podcast was "Mortgages." We called it "Mortgages" because that was our prompt -- mortgages. After the episode was recorded and edited, we told our colleagues and friends, "Hey, we finished recording our first podcast. It's called "Mortgages." Their faces told us we needed to rename the episode.Without a smart title for our first episode, I asked the other Heads for suggestions, and they replied with titles that contained the word "home." I was hoping for a clever and targeted title. My mind gave me nothing noteworthy. What arrangement of words...2020-12-2738 min