Best Terence Mckenna Podcasts (2024)

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Hungry for Skinwalker Ranch - S4E4: The Watchers 1:14:35

10d ago1:14:35

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"HUNGRY FOR SKINWALKER RANCH": presented by Probing Ancient Aliens!A bit of an aimless episode (literally) as a helicopter can’t seem to maintain control while driving through portal-infused airspace. There are NO ROCKETS - REPEAT: NOOOOO ROCKETS launched in this episode! BUT, the hunky ginger Caleb does drop his balls out of the sky in said whirly…

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Hungry for Skinwalker Ranch - S4E3: The Blob 1:05:17

24d ago1:05:17

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"HUNGRY FOR SKINWALKER RANCH": presented by Probing Ancient Aliens!Travis Taylor and the boys are shewtin’ rawkits once again out at the ranch - this time with 1000FPS cameras filming them. And what do they discover? Why the fuckin’ ANOMALY captured visually for the first time of course!!! Oh and there’s plenty of extra deep ground penetration in t…

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Presentiment: Waking Before Alarms, Making Millions Through Day Trading 50:50

24d ago50:50

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Most people have had the experience of waking soon before an alarm clock goes off and some can even wake before a specified time without an alarm. The usual assumption is that this depends on an exquisitely sensitive time sense, but Rupert argues that it may be explained better in terms of presentiment, or ‘feeling the future’, or even in terms of …

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African American History of the California Bay Area with Jan Batiste Adkins 40:32

27d ago40:32

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In recent times, an essential piece of our nation’s history is facing challenges and censorship across the country, making it all the more crucial we reaffirm our commitment to honoring and understanding our shared narrative. Our discussion today is not just a journey through the past; it's a conversation about the importance of preserving these na…

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Bayo Akomolafe on Tricksterism, Post Activism, and Artificial Intelligence 42:24

1M ago42:24

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Bayo Akomolafe is an author, teacher, and modern philosopher whose work challenges the boundaries of conventional thought. Bayo was born in 1983 into a Christian home to Yoruban parents in western Nigeria. Soon after he was born, his family moved to Bonn, Germany, to accommodate his diplomat father. While in Zaire, Bayo’s father passed away suddenl…

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Hungry for Skinwalker Ranch - S4E2: Who's Your Data? 1:19:24

1M ago1:19:24

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"HUNGRY FOR SKINWALKER RANCH": presented by Probing Ancient Aliens!This episode is about three things, and three things alone: Drones, cones, and scones…EXCEPT WE’RE ALL OUTTA FUCKIN’ CONES AND SCONES Y’ALL! Travis Taylor and the Skinwalker boys are experimentin’ with 200 synchronized drones this episode and the data they capture is pretty crazy wi…

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697-Adventures Of Casey Hardison 1:23:11

1M ago1:23:11

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697-Adventures Of Casey Hardison by Lorenzo HagertyBy Lorenzo Hagerty

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698-Uncomfortable About Psychedelics 1:07:02

1M ago1:07:02

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698-Uncomfortable About Psychedelics by Lorenzo HagertyBy Lorenzo Hagerty

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698-Uncomfortable About Psychedelics 1:07:02

1M ago1:07:02

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698-Uncomfortable About Psychedelics by Lorenzo HagertyBy Lorenzo Hagerty

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2024-03-08 Live Salon 1:23:11

1M ago1:23:11

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Psychedelic Salon Podcast 697By Lorenzo Hagerty

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My scientific explorations through fieldwork in Asia and Europe 1:21:06

1M ago1:21:06

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March 18th, 2024 University College London Expeditions and Fieldwork Society In this talk given Rupert Sheldrake explores the allure of expeditions and fieldwork, delving into his own adventures exploring Mayan ruins in Mexico and studying tropical plants in Malaysia. Throughout the talk he illustrates how these experiences broadened his scientific…

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Stephen Dubner: Freakonomics, Feynman, AI, and the Future of Work 39:52

2M ago39:52

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Stephen Dubner is the New York Times best-selling author and host of the podcast Freakonomics. I met Stephen when he and his Freakonomics crew came to Esalen for an on-site interview that centered around deceased Nobel Prize winner and occasional Esalen lecturer Richard Feynman. Feynman assisted in the development of the atomic bomb during World Wa…

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Hungry For Skinwalker Ranch - S4E1: Over and Out of This World 1:22:13

2M ago1:22:13

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YeeeeeeeeeeeHAW we are BACK with Travis Taylor and crew as they tackle some of the nastiest rockets, the gnarliest UAPs and the most putrid portals a Skinwalker Ranch has ever produced! Will the Brandon Fugle and the ranch hands ever trust Travis again after it was revealed in the news that he’s been part of the UAP Task Force this ENTIRE TIME?! Wi…

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The Science Delusion: TEDx Whitechapel, the "banned" talk 18:17

2M ago18:17

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TEDx Whitechapel, Jan 12, 2013 The theme for the night was Visions for Transition: Challenging existing paradigms and redefining values (for a more beautiful world). In response to protests from two hardcore materialists in the US, the talk was taken out of circulation by TED, relegated to a corner of their website and stamped with a warning label.…

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Probing Gaia: Terence McKenna's 'Prague Gnosis' w/ Ram Dass 1:37:45

3M ago1:37:45

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We wax philosophical on what we’re basically calling the one year anniversary of Probing Gaia! We return to modern guru Ram Dass, where he meets up with the sultan of psychedelics: Terence McKenna. Terence had a short-lived interview series called “Prague Gnosis,” where he interviewed someone that interested him in the Bohemian capitol of the Holy …

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Our Ancient Kinship with the Wild: A Conversation with Noël Vietor & Fletcher Tucker of Wildtender 1:00:24

3M ago1:00:24

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In this particular moment, there is a call to reawaken our inherent belonging to the Earth and to cultivate a relationship with the land that is based on mutual respect, deep listening, and coexistence. Wildtender answers that call. Noël Vietor and Fletcher Tucker are co-founders of Wildtender. They offer immersive wilderness programs that cultivat…

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Probing Gaia: David Icke's "Escape the Matrix - the Illusion of Normal" 1:20:07

3M ago1:20:07

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Do you like Icke? David Icke, that is! Gaia has seen fit to put the controversial and multi-banned mouthpiece on their streaming network, and giving him a platform to tell the story of his own reality, and all of reality. It's our first real exposure to the Icke-man (who cometh?), so please enjoy...our thoughts.…

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Desert Island Discs in Hampstead: Music in Rupert’s Life 1:20:02

3M ago1:20:02

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Modelled on the BBC radio series, this long-standing local programme was produced live by a group in Hampstead, London, in 2023. As the castaway on a theoretical desert island, Rupert could bring with him eight pieces of music (listed below), a few books, and one luxury item. 1:07 If you had not been a scientist what would you have been? 2:27 Getti…

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Vertical Vibrations: Laraaji's Dance with Time, Music, and Cosmic Laughter - Live at Esalen 1:11:08

4M ago1:11:08

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Laraaji is often thought of as one of progenitors of new age music. He was discovered by Brian Eno while playing meditational music in Washington Square Park in the early 1980's. After studying classical composition at Howard University’s College of Fine arts from 1962 to 1964, Laraaji was initially drawn to the world of stand-up comedy, which he e…

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Probing Gaia: Mysteries Of The Knights Templar 1:24:39

4M ago1:24:39

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We join Scott Wolter and Grandmaster of the Knights Templar, Timothy Hogan, for a journey into the connections between the eponymous knights and the ancient city/culture of Atlantis. Are the Knights Templar hiding the ark(s) of the covenant? Are they descendants of the pre-diluvian world before the Younger Dryas impact event that caused the Great F…

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Terence McKenna at Easlen 1985 Part 2 1:36:05

4M ago1:36:05

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Psychedelic Salon Podcast #689By Lorenzo Hagerty

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Terence McKenna at Easlen 1985 Part 2 1:36:05

4M ago1:36:05

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Psychedelic Salon Podcast #689By Lorenzo Hagerty

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Psychedelics and Consciousness, University of Sussex 1:27:29

4M ago1:27:29

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A lecture for the Psychedelic Research Society at the University of Sussex, Nov 6th, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/sussex.uni.psychesociety/By Rupert Sheldrake

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Harmonizing with the Uncanny: Sam Recaps 2023 and AI's Surreal Audio Innovations 41:44

4M ago41:44

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Good gracious. 2023 was a heck of a year: Not only did Voices of Esalen pass the 1 million download marker, yes indeed, but we had a host of superb guests, and I managed to make friends with the AI and not get replaced - yet.Beyond the walls of Esalen, 2023 was a little terrifying - by all accounts it was the hottest year in recorded history; accor…

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Terence McKenna, Rupert Sheldrake and Ralph Abraham: Trialogue at Esalen, 9/8/89 Pt. 1 54:56

4M ago54:56

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Please note that Terence McKenna spools forth a kind of complicated, highly erudite babble of text that is designed to be imbibed or absorbed in an almost osmotic fashion. His words don’t necessarily need to be decoded; they can simply be enjoyed, for their texture, for their sound, and absolutely for their message, though the message is often so a…

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Probing Gaia: Near Death Experiences - Raymond Moody's Legacy 1:17:48

5M ago1:17:48

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Don't be so Moody - RAYMOND Moody, that is! He actually seems like a pretty cool guy and is the father of Near Death Experience research as we know it in the modern age. He's the one who's collected the data, done the studies, and written the books on the fundamentals of what he interprets the data to point towards. BUT, how does this stack up agai…

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Dr Iain McGilchrist - The Intersection of Consciousness and Matter 1:13:30

5M ago1:13:30

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This was recorded at the Beyond the Brain 2023 conference, by The Scientific and Medical Network: https://scientificandmedical.net/ Video is also available here: https://youtu.be/KyNgE6RsGnw Iain McGilchrist and Rupert Sheldrake delve into a spectrum of profound subjects, touching upon the essential role of spirituality in human endeavors, the revi…

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Podcast 686 - Chaotic Attractors 1:04:31

5M ago1:04:31

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Psychedelic Salon Podcast 686By Lorenzo Hagerty

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Voices of Unity: Advancing Psychedelic Justice with Bia Labate 51:06

5M ago51:06

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Dr. Bia Labate is a queer Brazilian anthropologist and Executive director of the Chacruna Insitute for Plant Medicines. She also serves as Public Education and Culture Specialist at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. Chacruna promotes reciprocity in the psychedelic community, and supports the protection of sacred plants and …

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PATREON PEEK: Adventurous Ghosts - Devil Island 2-Hour Special (2023) 1:29:23

5M ago1:29:23

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Steve just came back from a big cross-country trip so please enjoy our recent breakdown of a NEW Ghost Adventures episode! Over on our Patreon, we're slowly moving through the show so we're only on season 6, but we decided to skip ahead a decade and a half recently and cover one of the new season-openers that Zak and the crew tend to do nowadays.(O…

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The Nature of Consciousness 55:50

5M ago55:50

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Psychedelic Salon Podcast 685By Lorenzo Hagerty

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Santa Cruz 1992 Conference 01 1:29:14

5M ago1:29:14

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Psychedelic Salon Podcast 684By Lorenzo Hagerty

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Mindful Inclusivity: Rahshaana Green on Bridging Equity and Embodied Practices 48:00

5M ago48:00

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Rahshaana Green is the Director of Equity and Contemplative Psychotherapy at the Nalanda Institute. After receiving her BA in Biophysical Chemistry from Dartmouth College and an MBA from University of Texas-Austin, Rahshaana combined her passion for science and business skills to spend 15+ years in Marketing and Business Development for medical dev…

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Probing Gaia: 'Bigfoot's Reflection' 1:25:44

5M ago1:25:44

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This 2007 Bigfoot documentary is great if you're new to the world of the "hairy wild man" of the Pacific Northwest, and would be much more at home as an episode of Ancient Aliens or some other History/Travel/Discovery channel show. The logo IS pretty cool though, and I would be interested in a sticker of it, for sure.…

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The Reproducibility Crisis in Science: How do Expectations Influence Experimental Results? 50:13

6M ago50:13

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Episode 4 of the online course How To Transform the Sciences: Six Potential Breakthroughs https://www.sheldrake.org/online-courses Around 2015, scientists were shocked to find that most papers in high-prestige peer-reviewed scientific journals are not reproducible. In one study of papers in prestigious biomedical journals, 90% could not be replicat…

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Neil Baldwin on Esalen of the '80's: Gestalt, Gazebo, and Psychic Phenomena 40:16

6M ago40:16

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Neil Baldwin is a longtime Esalen community member and preschool teacher, first with Esalen's Gazebo Preschool, established 1977, and now with Big Sur Park School, still located at Esalen. Neil came to Esalen from England in the early 1980’s at the behest of a psychic named Jenny O’Connor. He would end up living at Esalen for more than two decades,…

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PATREON PEEK: 'The Unbinding' Review & Spoilercast 1:16:45

6M ago1:16:45

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[Joey's wife had another IVF procedure today so please enjoy our September episode of "Probing Deeper" on the amazing documentary by the 'Hellier' crew: The Unbinding!]Original Patreon Description:We sit down to discuss and break down what we liked about Greg and Dana Newkirk's (of 'Hellier' fame) new documentary that's been in the works for a few …

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Trialogue: Utopianism and Millenarianism, with Terence McKenna and Ralph Abraham 1:21:39

6M ago1:21:39

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Esalen, California, 1992. A cultural history of utopianism. Surges of utopian renewal. The trinitarian utopian model. Are the utopian and millenarian movements tendencies of the European mind in reaction to Christianity? Millenarians are dominated by the apocalyptic idea. How have these trends influenced the trialoguers? The Marxist utopian model. …

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Probing Gaia: 'Halloween Spooktacular! w/ George Noory' 1:14:33

6M ago1:14:33

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Old "Just for Men" George hosts a clip show of his own show about the spookiest part of spooky season: g-g-g-g-g-g-GHOOOOOSTS! Even though he has over 530 episodes to pull from, he basically grabs clips from 7 or 8 porn doctors to explain their take on the paranormal. George, like the weekend at Bernie's animated dead body that he is, is super dyna…

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Sadia Bruce: Exploring the Synergy of Breath, Land, Yoga, Creativity, and Intimate Connection 52:40

6M ago52:40

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Sadia Bruce is head of experiential programming at the Esalen Institute, where she also teaches yoga in the tradition of Krishnamacharya but enjoys drawing from rich array of teachers, a panoply of movement modalities, and indeed the entire spectrum of human experience to share an understanding of yoga that is integrative, sensorial, and enlivening…

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Panpsychism, Cambridge University 1:01:24

6M ago1:01:24

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A seminar at Cambridge University, June 2023By Rupert Sheldrake

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Probing Gaia: David Wilcock - 'Crop Circle Prophecies, 31680, and the New Jerusalem' 1:32:46

7M ago1:32:46

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Wil-to-the-power-of-COCK is back baby! Old Five Heads at Freddies himself rears all five tanned, toothy faces here - with a seemingly failed perm, to boot - to discuss the quantum meanings behind crop circles, a very big arbitrary number that he says is the key to unlocking the “New Jerusalem,” and how, thanks to him and his buddy the archangel Mic…

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Trialogue: Fractal Boundaries and Dischaos, with Ralph Abraham and Terence McKenna 1:26:08

7M ago1:26:08

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Hazelwood, Devon, England, June 1993 Ralph tells a fractal story and explains how fractal models can illuminate our understanding of the world. Applying fractals to individual psychology.. The need for chaos and disorder in the personality. Multiple personality 'dischaos'. A 'sandy beach' model of the mind. Therapeutic strategies to increase chaos.…

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Terence McKenna: The Stoned Ape Hypothesis (8/22/92) 40:52

7M ago40:52

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Today, we're taking a journey into the Esalen archives to explore the thought-provoking theories of Terence McKenna - an Esalen luminary if there’s ever been one - a thinker who's had a profound impact on modern culture, particularly regarding our understanding of altered states of consciousness. For those of you who've been with us on this Voices …

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Probing Gaia: 'Mystery Teachings - Accessing the Quantum Gap' w/ Dr. Theresa Bullard 1:39:07

7M ago1:39:07

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We dive back into the quantum realm with Ant-Man, the Wasp, Michael Douglas…and Dr. Theresa Bullard! She’s a pretty cool Ph.D. physicist who also is into new age/esoterica, and overall is a great asset to what SHOULD be science’s mission: explaining reality by exploring ALL the data, and not just sticking to old scientific dogma and making their da…

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Rod Stryker: Yoga Pedagogy, Hierarchies, and the Quest for Relational Learning 40:16

7M ago40:16

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Rod Stryker is the founder of ParaYoga®, and the author of The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity and Freedom. He is renowned for making ancient wisdom and practices accessible to modern audiences. Raised in Los Angeles, Rod was just 19 years old when he began his study of yoga. He taught his first class in 1980 and wen…

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PATREON PEEK: 'Adventurous Ghosts' - Old Town San Diego S6E3 1:14:52

8M ago1:14:52

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Sorry we've been bad with posting, been a hectic month and Joey's wife had a medical procedure today (it went great and she's doing fine!). Please enjoy this Patreon episode from last month, where Zak Bagans and the crew display the height of bro-ness with some good-natured racism and fake-drunk flirting.(Original Patreon description):"Zak and the …

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Trialogue: The Heavens, with Terence McKenna and Ralph Abraham 1:29:32

8M ago1:29:32

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Esalen, California, 1992. The ancient view of the universe as alive. The anima mundi. The fall into the deterministic and mechanistic worldview. How this view is now being transcended. The recovery of the sense of the life of nature and of the heavens. Creativity and morphic resonance in nature. Resacralizing the earth through seasonal festivals an…

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Ken Dychtwald: Radical Curiosity, Esalen Memories, and His Life on the Age Wave 39:44

8M ago39:44

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Dr. Ken Dychtwald is best described as a visionary thinker - he’s a psychologist, a gerontologist, a masterful public speaker, and the best-selling author of more than 19 books. Ken has dedicated his life's work to understanding the implications of human potential for all people. Over the course of his career, he has become one of America’s foremos…

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The Hero's Journey and Beyond: Mythologist John Bucher on the work of Joseph Campbell 41:44

8M ago41:44

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John Bucher is a mythologist, storyteller, and writer based out of Hollywood, California. He serves as Executive Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation and is an author, podcaster, and speaker. He has worked with government and cultural leaders around the world as well as organizations such as HBO, DC Comics, The History Channel, A24 Films, At…

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