THIRD EYE DROPS

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...

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Visionary art legend, Android Jones returns for another massive mind meld. This week, we muse about the emerging phenomenon of AI art and what it means for artists and human creativity in general. We also riff on the role of psychedelics in Android's creative process, trying to capture transcendent truth in works of art, and more. *Support Third Eye...

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Evan "Skytree" Snyder is a music producer turned robotics engineer. He makes synths out of raw crystals for fun. He's also part of a multi-generational web of high weirdness that stretches all the way back to Nazi Germany and includes some of the most compelling most UFO tales I've ever heard. *Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal* Go to https://nordvpn...

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Dr. Matthew Johnson is a Professor of Psychedelics and Consciousness at the Johns Hopkins Center For Psychedelics and Consciousness research. Matthew has spearheaded a number of ground-breaking psychedelic medicine studies including, psilocybin-assisted end-of-life therapy, and psilocybin-assisted smoking cessation. His latest project explores how p...

For rewards and podcast extras, become a Patreon patron Tero Isokauppila is an Entrepreneur, shroom sage, and author of Healing Adaptogens The Definitive Guide to Using Super Herbs and Mushrooms for Your Body's Restoration, Defense, and Performance. Tero is also the founder of Four Sigmatic, one of the world's largest purveyors of super mushroom coffees and elixirs. *Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN De...

*Join Michael and James McCrae in the Wonder Gym on September 17th on Patreon!* Psychotherapist, and author of Dream Guidance, Machiel Klerk enters the mind meld! In this one, we riff on the mysterious realm of dreams. Musings include: What is the intelligence inside of dreaming? What does it want? What can it tell us about who we are? How can we deepen our relationship with it? Why do dreams spea...

Autodidactic mythologist, psychology extraordinaire, and Myths That Make Us host, Erick Godsey returns to riff on the myth of what I call the omni-game-- The notion that we're all trapped in layer after layer of gamified systems. All of which may be contained within some kind of infinite game. We probe practically every imaginable layer of the omni-game-- Free will, the role of psychedelics, finit...

Psychologist, Dr. Ido Cohen returns to the mind meld! In this one, Ido and I muse about my leap into doing Third Eye Drops full time, Carl Jung's philosophy of the psyche, why it's always inconvenient to follow your soul, why myth is always relevant to modern life, and more! Dive into Ido's course here Follow Ido on instagram  Follow his psychological sangha, the Integration Circle on Instagram *S...

Neuroscientist and author of The Romance of Reality, Bobby Azarian enters the mind meld! Musings in this one include -- Is the universe destined to build the mind of god? The problem with a reductive, mechanistic explanation of reality Is it possible for AI to wake up? Adaptive complexity (why the universe continuously evolves and bends toward complexity) What is consciousness? Where does it come...

Join Michael and Cory Allen for the first-ever wonder gym on Patreon! The wise and whimsical, Sarah Zucker returns! Sarah is a mythopoetic, psychedelically-inspired artist and writer who's been featured in the New York Times Magazine, and CNBC. She's also a Jeopardy! champion. In this one, we muse about the importance of reconnecting with wonder, the puzzle that is the so-called mystery initiation...

World record-setting adventurer and best-selling author, Colin O'Brady enters the mind meld! His new book, The 12 Hour Walk is available now. *Protect yourself online and Get 69% off of Nord VPN at nordvpn.com/thirdeye* In this one, we riff on the lost art of initiation, why most people get trapped in mediocre lives, the counter-intuitive path to reaching greatness, the mystical experience Colin h...

Master Shaman, Hamilton Souther returns to the mind meld! We muse about the mind of the planet, the modern perspective versus the shamanic mind, the beauty and heartbreak that comes with following your dreams, and more! Hamilton has lived in the rainforests of Peru for decades practicing the way of the shaman. He’s also the founder of Blue Morpho, a Peruvian plant medicine retreat center. Hamilton...

Shane Mauss returns to the mind meld to surf the weirdness of reality. We riff on the importance of recognizing your biases, why nature is beautiful, and more! Shane is a comedian, and host of the Here We Are podcast. He also co-hosts Mind Under Matter with our friend, Ramin Nazer. For info on all of the above, as well as Shane and Ramin's Mind Under Matter Festival, go here Support Third Eye Drop...