There is a Way

Today's episode details the first six months of staying at a (temporarily shut down) retreat center, in a small cabin surrounded by 106 acres of forest. I quickly determined that there is a creator to our existence, and got my hands in the dirt as a gardener and landscaper for the first time. Navigating extreme isolation by exploring the forest, meeting and befriending the founder of the retreat c...

After returning home to the U.S. from doing Ayahuasca, COVID-19 began to creep into the news, and all future plans got put on hold as the world shut down. I found myself briefly staying with my parents during the lockdown, before heading back to Chicago to cancel my lease and drive across the country to the Pacific Northwest. I ultimately road tripped from Northern Virginia to Chicago, then from C...

Today's episode is a brief reiteration of the notion that all things are constantly changing. The unfolding of current events, the manifestations within your private life, your work life, your health, your finances, everything is consistently evolving over time, and sometimes changing rapidly. And we have the capacity to influence, and even control the manifested outcomes of our life, if we learn...

This is part two of the story of dying on Ayahuasca. Enjoy. Opening Song: “Body Song” by Patients https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWJ7ynTqw-A Closing Song 1: https://ohfortuna.bandcamp.com/track/bodies-broken Closing Song 2: https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-vigilantes-alternate-version-bonus-track/314988639?i=314988699

Finding myself in the back of a moto-taxi in Iquitos, Peru, I met other retreaters heading to the same place and finally arrived at the Ayahuasca center out in the jungle. This episode details the first two Ayahuasca ceremonies, meeting the spirit of Ayahuasca as an old woman, and some signs and synchronicities in between. Opening Song: https://michael-parallax.bandcamp.com/track/ghosts-spirit-com...

After taking mushrooms alone in the dark one last time in Chicago, and introducing my mom to the mushroom space back in Virginia, the road to Ayahuasca took me first to a retreat center in the Pacific Northwest. I found myself being called to more retreat centers and more work in the “healing” profession, made some very interesting connections out West, and prepared myself for solo travel to Peru...

Today’s episode is a continuation and conclusion of the affair story, as well as a transition into an emerging chapter of life pursuing a career in retreats and at retreat centers. One more retreat days episode after this, then I’ll get into ayahuasca. Stay tuned. Opening Song: Monsters of Folk - “Temazcal” Closing Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/changes-feat-the-budos-band/1485051210?i=148...

Part one of a story recounting a romantic entanglement that cost me just about everything I had at the time. Major changes began to occur in my life and my personal growth after this. And a brief story of taking mushrooms in a State Park with a “friend” and finding myself having to start my life over, in many ways. Opening Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/put-a-date-on-it-feat-lil-baby/14503...

More DMT stories that transpired in Chicago between 2017 and 2019, including watching a friend almost lose his mind, getting fired from my sales job, manifesting the best living situation I had ever experienced at the time, and passing the DMT torch over to a hungry soul that seemed fit for the job. Enjoy. Stay tuned. Opening Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/usa-boys/1577221958?i=1577221959...

Today’s episode is a lengthy recounting of several Psilocybin mushroom trips that culminated in an overwhelming experience of ego death at the apex of 5 grams of dried mushrooms. I go a bit into of the science of Psilocybin, the predictable and unpredictable aspects of the Psilocybin experience, and some rather insane synchronicities and entanglements that happened as a part of the journey of psyc...

Today's episode is a recounting of the process of extracting Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) from the roots of an acacia tree, and a description of the experiences under the influence of the molecule. Not too scientific, nothing fancy, just a few crazy stories that took place in Chicago in 2015. The next couple episodes will cover the DMT experience more extensively, as well as the bizarre synchronicitie...

Today’s episode is a recounting of the first time I ever tried psilocybin mushrooms and the psychedelic journey that I went on while digesting them, which included a full-blown near-death experience and full-blown Ego-Death at its peak. The experience pushed me onto a life path that has resulted in everything I talk about on this podcast. It’s a bit dramatic, but trust me the stories get crazier....

Everything in existence is constantly changing shape to reflect back to you what has been going through your mind. This episode is a brief exposition of the omnipresent flow of change in our experience and how to use it to create the experiences you truly want to have. The podcast will be going through some changes as well, so look out for new stuff here in the near future. Opening Song: https://m...

A lengthy explication of how “the collapse of civilization” really is an opportunity to create a new way of life for ourselves, how and why the collapse is manifesting in our experience at the moment, and how to navigate the ostensibly rough road ahead in a way that brings us more freedom, abundance, harmony, connection, clarity and creative power. Opening Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/al...

Catching up, then a brief introduction to Abraham-Hicks content and how it heavily overlaps the content and perspective of this podcast. Also a quick timeline of personal experiences leading to the discovery of Abraham-Hicks and some divergences and differences between her perspective and mine on the nature of existence as manifestation. But a profound teacher nonetheless. You can find more about...

(Second attempt--had to adjust the sound on the songs and re-upload the episode) Healing is an autonomous process happening inside of your body at any given moment. It is carried by an ever-present momentum of life-force flowing through you (from Source) and can be blocked or allowed by your environment, your actions, and your inner reactivity to your past and present experiences. Just some notes...

A brief exposition of the vibrational frequency of "Love," how Love is the most powerful manifestation of Source energy, and some advice on how we can manifest more of it in our experience. Mostly through Appreciation. Opening Song: "Heaven's on Fire" by The Radio Dept. https://music.apple.com/us/album/clinging-to-a-scheme/1518908645 Closing Song: "Rill Rill" by Sleigh Bells https://music.apple.co...

The Astral Realm is the imaginative infinite space of Source energy, and we have access to this space at all times. A description of what I understand to be the Astral Realm, its overlap with the Physical Realm, the underlying fabric of Pure Potentiality, and how the process of manifestation occurs throughout the three realms of our experience. Opening Song: "Jordan River" by Michael Parallax http...

A lengthy ramble about the nature of existence as manifestation, some brief stories of spiritual emergency and the clarity that follows, and a story of supporting a dying elder through telepathy. This episode is a preview of the bridge between The Way and the Act of Creation. Opening Song: "Apply" by Glasser https://music.apple.com/us/album/ring/1565846589 Closing Song: "Drifting in and out" by Po...

The Earth is a Spirit manifesting in physical form, and we are extensions of her form. She created us to take care of her, and in return she will keep us around. This is how I tune into her, speak with her, listen to her, and what she has had to say thus far. Don't just take my word for it. I highly recommend you go out and listen to her soon. She may have something important to tell you. Opening...

Full Audiobook version of the Tao Te Ching (translated as "The Book of the Way"). This version was translated and edited by Lin Yutang (1895-1976) and is available in printed form through 'Taoist Classic Complete Works.' There will be commentary episodes uploaded in the future. All Ancient Texts will be uploaded as isolated audiobook episodes, with commentary and analysis offered separately. The b...