THIRD EYE DROPS

Steven Kotler returns! Steven is a New York Times bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize nominee, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. Steven is an expert on flow states and the psychology of human performance. He's the author of books like Stealing Fire, The Art of the Impossible, and his latest, Gnar Country. In this mind meld, we riff about the power of the mind, why aging is...

Evan Bartholomew, best known by his stage name, Blue Tech, is an electronic music producer and multidisciplinary artist with a penchant for the esoteric. Evan leverages his custom-trained AI models to not only make art but do dream work and summon figures from his subconscious, and that's just scratching the surface of his practice.  In this mind meld we dive into Evan's methods, a smattering of e...

Support the show, get rewards and join the wonder gym on Patreon  Author, meditation facilitator, host of The Astral Hustle podcast, and friend, Cory Allen returns to the mind meld!  Support our sponsor: MUD\WTR! Go to mudwtr.com/thirdeye to support the show and use code THIRDEYE for 15% off In this one, we muse about the effective side of mindfulness, authentic creative success, working with the...

Dr. Robert Waldinger, psychiatrist and Zen Roshi, and best-selling author enters the mind meld. Dr. Waldinger is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, where he directs the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest-running study of human thriving ever conducted.  Dr. Waldinger is also the NYT Bestselling author of The Good Life.  In this mind meld, Robert shares his singular wi...

Autodidactic mythologist, psychology extraordinaire, and Myths That Make Us podcast host, Erick Godsey returns for a truly titanic mind meld. In this one we dip our wonder nuggets in many-a-rabbit hole: What it means to live a good life (eudaemonia), esoteric buddhist practices, the surprising scholarly research on reincarnation, Carl Jung, Platonic philosophy, and much, much more.   **Support our...

*This is best consumed in its original form as a video wonder-dip, here.* "The power of positive thinking" is a phrase that feels so cliche that I can hardly say it without gagging. Jadedness aside, is there something to it? Can you really "rewire" yourself to be more positive and successful? In short, yes. Quite a bit of research has been done on various forms of visualization, meditation, and po...

Artist, musician, and friend, Colin Frangicetto returns! In this one, we riff on the surreal origins of our friendship, why the creative journey is a spiritual process, the muse, taking your inner-voice seriously, the most mind-boggling synchronicity that's ever happened to us, and much more. Dive into Colin's world here. Follow his digital art here. Support us- Visit THIRDEYEDROPS.com   Sub on yo...

Join in the Wonder Dip on Patreon Psychologist Ido Cohen returns to the mind meld! We muse about soul and nourishing your connection with your inner world. We also riff on Carl Jung, myth, modern masculinity, psychedelics, the controversial phenomenon of Andrew Tate, the psycho-spiritual meaning crisis, we’re all collectively grappling with, and more! Links for Dr. Ido Cohen Ido's Instagram Integr...

Dr. Anna Yusim is a board-certified psychiatrist, a lecturer at the Yale University School of Medicine, and is working to establish the school’s Mental Health and Spirituality Center. *New Sponsor: MUD\WTR! Go to mudwtr.com/thirdeye to support the show and use code THIRDEYE for 15% off* After completing her studies in Psychiatry, Dr. Yusim felt that something was missing from her life. In her ques...

Support the show, join the community, and get rewards on Patreon! In this one, I rap with my wonder brother, Matt Xian about my first mind-boggling heroic dose experience, the middle path, the beautiful tragedy of being a human, the importance of direct experience on the path of self-discovery, and more.  This is a repost of an episode of his show, check it out here. Support Third Eye Drops: 🥰 Cr...

*Link to video version* There’s no feeling like being involved in a compelling synchronicity. It’s as if something orchestrated a meaningful glitch in the matrix just for you. But why? What is synchronicity? What does it tell us about the nature of reality? Why is it especially important in our time? In this wonder dip, we’ll dive into those questions and more through the lens of the philosophy of...

Paul Austin is an entrepreneur, author, and founder of the Third Wave, a psychedelic education and media platform. The latest edition of his book, Mastering Microdosing is available now. In this mind meld we, riff about microdosing, the philosophical implications of the psychedelic revolution, why the future of everything from technology to religion will be decentralized, and much more. Support Th...

Bestselling author of Sex at Dawn and Civilized to Death, Chris Ryan joins Michael to riff about the woes of the rat race, the price of progress, the power and pitfalls of visionary experiences, breaking free from the matrix of modernity, synchronicity, the nature of mind, and more. Links for Chris Ryan 🐒 website: https://chrisryanphd.com/ substack: https://chrisryan.substack.com/ Support Third E...

James McCrae returns! James (also known by his Instagram handle, wordsarevibrations) is a poet, meme artist, and the author of How to Laugh in Ironic Amusement During Your Existential Crisis, which is available now. In this mind meld, we muse about what Terence McKenna called 'the archaic revival,' why creatives are vital to the spiritual evolution of humankind, the relationship between myth and m...

*This transmission is ideally consumed in its original form on youtube* That moment before you consume a heroic dose of mushrooms is surreal. You know your mind is about to be blown in unknowable ways, you know you can't possibly be prepared for what's to come. Ultimately though, it comes down to one of life's truly rare binary decisions -- Chomp down the deceptively humble dry nasties or don't. T...

*Crowd-sponsor the show, get rewards, and join the wonder gym on Patreon!* Author, podcast host, adventurer, and friend, Jennifer Sodini returns to the mind meld! In this one, we muse about megalithic structures, the high weirdness of the Book of Enoch, the mind-altering effects of a good conversation, the beauty of skeptical optimism, whether or not astrology is worthwhile, high-dose experiences,...

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Autodidactic mythologist, psychology extraordinaire, and Myths That Make Us podcast host, Erick Godsey returns to riff on synchronicity, following your intuition, the problem with mental health pathology, the brilliance of Carl Jung, navigating the snake pit of modern spirituality, the importance of visionary exploration, and much more. 👀 Catch Eri...

*This is ideally consumed in its original form as a youtube video. Check it out here* Deep down, we already know — There’s something off about spiritual influencers that claim you’re just one simple hack or magic trick away from changing your life. So why do we get pulled into their web? Why do we pin our hopes on dubious dudes promising us wealth, happiness, and enlightenment? In this one, I iden...

Bestselling author of What Doesn’t Kill Us, The Wedge, and more, Scott Carney returns! In this one, we riff on why consciousness is fundamental, quantum weirdness, why it’s so important, yet difficult, to find spiritual truth, why napping is a surprisingly powerful technique for creative inspiration, and much more. *Support Scott’s Kickstarter* Stay safe online with our sponsor, Nord VPN!: https:/...

*This is the audio version of a full video wonder dip check it out on youtube!* Not only is there more to reality than meets the eye, reality, as we know it, doesn't really exist. As crazy as that sounds, it's actually the scientific consensus. Thanks to a handful of brilliant human beings (including this year's physics Nobel Prize winners) and groundbreaking experiments, quantum weirdness has gon...

Support the show, get rewards and join the wonder gym on Patreon  Author, meditation facilitator, host of The Astral Hustle podcast, and friend, Cory Allen returns to the mind meld!  In this one, we riff on 'psycho-technologies,' recognizing and debugging the patterns of our minds, habit change, why 'holding the door' is the perfect philosophical metaphor, and more!  *Go to https://nordvpn.com/thi...

Joe Patitucci enters the mind meld! Joe is an artist that fosters connection to intuitive states and the natural world through sound, breath, and technology. As CEO of Data Garden, he is working to build a future where humans will have a real-time soundtrack to their lives generated from wearable data that is responsive to mood, tailored to taste, and optimized for any activity. Data Garden’s late...

Professor Wendy Smith enters the mind meld to talk paradox and open-ended thinking. Wendy is the author of Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems Wendy is a Harvard-educated, academic and the Dana J. Johnson Professor of Management at the University of Delaware. She is an expert on paradox and practical, open-ended approaches to problems-solving and creativi...

For rewards and podcast extras, enter our patron-only wonder lodge! Ever-mercurial comedian, artist, and podcaster, Ramin Nazer returns to the mind meld! Ramin returns for another mercurial mind meld. In this one, we have an absolute sampler platter of wonder nuggets-- The singularity, Terence McKenna, how to execute creatively, inspiration, motivation, flow states, the controversial phenomenon of...

Artist, musician, and friend, Colin Frangicetto returns! We muse about the transformative power of therapy in multiple facets of life -- relationships, mental health, creativity, spirituality, and more. We also riff about the potency of reinventing yourself, which Colin just did recently, artistically speaking, as "ADHD." Colin is a musician, podcaster, and artist most well-known for playing in th...