Morgan Giddings Podcast

We tend to think imagination is about ideas or images, but its real power is more than that: you can imagine a feeling state and enter it immediately . Confidence, courage, steadiness — these aren’t “fake” when imagined; they are real states accessed through a different pathway. The mind calls this “pretending”, but an emotion is an emotion regardless of how you arrived there. This reframes “fake...

When people say “the energy has shifted,” they’re pointing to a threshold most of us don’t have words for: the moment you’re no longer trying to fix a situation and are simply done with it. I explained this to a client using a car that keeps breaking down—you fix it once, twice, three times, weighing costs and risks, until one day the arguments stop working because something changes in you, not th...

The same authority structures and rules, just softer language. Growing up around the LDS church, I saw the hierarchy, the “prove yourself” framework, and opted out entirely. Years later, after leaving academia, I realized I’d thrown out something I never actually understood. Spirituality isn’t about belief or obedience. It’s about direct experience — and about using parts of ourselves we’ve been t...

I used to think my money struggles were about discipline, mindset, or not trying hard enough. Then I actually looked at how the US dollar works — and realized the problem isn’t individual behavior. It’s structural. Every dollar is created as debt, which means the system only functions if debt keeps expanding. In this video, I lay out why personal financial stress is often baked into the architectu...

Over the past few months, I’ve been watching more and more people in spiritual circles talk with real enthusiasm about “unity consciousness.” There’s a sense that we’re on the cusp of some collective shift, that as more people meditate or awaken, we’ll naturally settle into this higher way of being—cooperative, harmonious, interconnected. It’s a beautiful vision. But there’s something missing in t...

Caught between doomscrolling and “just have hope” advice? Feeling paralyzed by political chaos, economic instability, and cascading crises? You’re trapped in boxes of logic built from a past that no longer works, trying to reason your way into a future that requires imagination. In this live session, I break down why our most educated, rational minds are often the least equipped to navigate system...

The problem isn’t that systems are collapsing - it’s that we’ve been trapped in a box of logic that says progress must be linear, permanent, and always upward. Watching institutions crumble and feeling like everything’s falling apart? That feeling comes from a fundamental mismatch between how we were taught things work (linear progress forever) and how they actually work (cycles of death, renewal,...

Struggling with money despite working on your mindset? You’re not imagining it - the system itself is fundamentally distorted. Learn why even manifestation and limiting belief work often falls short, and what actually needs to shift. In this video, I break down the intersection between personal money beliefs and systemic money distortions that most spiritual and business teachers completely miss....

Scientists are staying eerily quiet about 3I Atlas—the third interstellar object EVER observed—with multiple anomalies that defy explanation. I left academia over this exact problem, and at 5:00 in this video, I stop being polite about why modern science punishes curiosity. 3I Atlas has a trajectory with less than 1% probability of occurring by chance, exceptional speed and size compared to other...

Letting go of ego? This is one of the core tenets of many spiritual practices, yet how does that help, especially when the world seems to be falling apart? Are we just supposed to sit there and meditate away our ego? Does that really do anything? In this video, I give an alternative model, based on the idea of a “forced upgrade” to the ego. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this w...

You know, I really try to tune out from the news sometimes—it’s just not good for my brain. But even when I try, it comes through anyway. With everything happening right now—the government shutdown, all the uncertainty—it’s easy to let our minds spiral into worst-case scenarios. And that’s what I want to talk about in this video: imagination . Here’s the thing I’ve realized: most of us are really...

I want to talk about that uncomfortable space between what we think we can control and the chaos that shows up anyway—both in life and in science. Especially for those of us trained in the hard sciences, this idea that “randomness” might not actually be the full story can feel like sacrilege. But what if there’s more going on? We dig into how the materialist model (yep, the one that says it’s all...

Ever dive into a discussion of quantum mechanics and walk out feeling like we know less about our world than we think we do? Yeah, same. So what’s a trained scientist supposed to do with that? In this video, I dig into some of the mysteries of quantum mechanics—not the watered-down, self-help version, and not the shut-up-and-calculate version either. The real, mind-bending stuff: wave-particle dua...

In this second video of the series ( first part here ) , I share a story I’ve only told a few people until now — about a dream I had early in my life, in the middle of the wilderness, with no way of knowing what was happening back home. A dream that turned out to be true…. Coincidence? Just “random chance”? That’s what most skeptics would say — and for years, I tried to believe that too. But after...

For a long time, we lived like it was — projecting the past forward in a neat, linear path. But we’re not in those times anymore. We’re in non-linear times — where things feel chaotic, uncertain, and yes, a little weird. And if you’re still clinging to the old models, old systems, and old ways of knowing, it’s gonna feel like the wheels are falling off. In this video, I talk about what it really m...

Out here by Payette Lake, I talk about why shocks to the system—whether it’s jumping into cold water, paddling through freezing wilderness mornings, or facing societal upheaval—are not setbacks, but catalysts. Cold water resets metabolism. Hard times reset our creativity and resilience. I’ve never grown from comfort. My biggest leaps came when I was ready to quit, but instead chose to try one more...

We talk a lot about imagination as if it’s just for kids, or for dreaming up “creative” things. But if we actually want to shift into a better reality—for ourselves or for the world—imagination isn’t optional. It’s the first step. (This is part 2 of 2; if you want to see part 1 first, have a look here ). Many of us are running on fear and over-reasoning. Fear activates the brain’s survival loops....

Ever feel like you’re stuck living the same story on repeat — the same frustrations, the same mistakes, the same loops? Not only individually, but societally? In this video, I dive into the idea of “timelines” and how our choices (and even our imagination) can nudge us onto very different paths. It’s not fate. It’s not randomness. It’s not even a white-bearded guy in the sky. I’ll take you from qu...

This episode is a personal one. It’s about what I’ve learned (and continue to learn) about hate, resentment, and the surprising power of forgiveness—not as a virtue, but as a practical survival tool. Not for them. For you. Forgiveness isn’t about excusing bad behavior or pretending things are okay. It’s about choosing not to stay stuck in the heavy, reactive energy that drains us and keeps the cyc...

In this video episode, “Destroying Illusions,” I take a closer look at why the stability many of us long for may be rooted in old paradigms that no longer serve us. As we face rapid political, ecological, and technological change, I challenge the instinct to fix external problems and invite you to consider whether the world we hope to restore was ever as stable as we believed. What if the stabilit...

We’re surrounded by systems that praise “more”: more productivity, more data, more speed. But what’s the actual cost of this quantity-first culture—and what happens when more still doesn’t feel like enough? In this episode of Inner Ways Forward , I name the real trap hidden at the bottom of the optimization spiral. It’s about the inner disorientation that comes when we lose touch with quality, pur...

In this inaugural episode of The Inner Ways Podcast , I talk about the leadership vacuum we’re facing—not just politically, but energetically. We explore why so many people who care deeply about truth, compassion, and justice are feeling scattered, powerless, or reactive right now—and what you can do instead. This is about reconnecting to your inner core—your real source of power—and leading from...