Who Am I ?

How much of what you do, think and feel comes from intentional, free chosing? How much of your actions and decisions are pre-programmed? You are the product of your upbringing, culture and genetics. What is out of our control? What can we influence? How can we counteract our predestination? Homepage: https://whoamipodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcastwhoami Twitter: https://twitte...

Are you taking too little responsibility for your actions, or perhaps too much? How much are you able to understand or determine the consequences of your decisions? Are you in control of anything? Is free will an illusion? Can you do something to improve your thoughts, feelings and relationships with others? Steve and William discuss what these questions all come down to. Homepage: https://whoamip...

Everyone has the choice of either living isolated from other people and their own feelings on the one hand, or to connect with others and their own emotional core on the other hand. The road towards connectedness involves vulberability and weakness. But it leads to a very rewarding ability that includes deeper understanding of and union with humanity. Dr. K's interview with Ludwig treats heavy...

What secrets do you have? What facts about you must never become known to others? What happens in our childhood that implants beliefs in us that hide away for the rest of our life? Can we uncover them deliberately? Can we regain the emotional freedom and levity that playing children have? Steven and William discuss theses questions in an attempt to better understand where shame comes from and how...

Humans need each other, and so they need to depend on each other. When we make a promise or sign a contract we intensify an understanding that is usually mutually beneficial, but we also agree to retribution in the case of non-fulfillment. Is such a formal arrangement better than the everyday trust we put in someone's word? Or is it a sign of a lack of trust? Steve and William discuss examples...

Psychological torture can be used to break someone's mind and implant a belief in the victim's mentality that will shape their behaviour permanently. Is something similar going on at a societal scale? Are we all susceptible to a slow and subtle mental manipulation through mainstream media and other influences? How can we become aware of such tricks? 1984 is a dystopian novel by George Orwe...

Feelings of anxiety often come when some security in our life diminishes. Because we believe that our existence depends on that safety net, we fear that its loss will cause our life to end. Jiddu Krishnamurti has helped many audiences realise the falsehood of such beliefs. In this interview he explains step by step how such thoughts about our existence and its safety are the cause for our anxiety...

Everyone overthinks, not only people diagnosed with OCD. We spend the majority of every day ruminating over the same old thoughts: worries about how we are viewed, about our possessions, and about any other thing or idea that makes up our artificial identity. Living in the past is another example of this, for example holding onto regrets or abuses. On the other hand, living in the future is when w...

Neither William nor Steven have had first-hand experiences with alien life or technology. But it can be fun to speculate: What would it mean for humanity if an advanced race from a distant galaxy visited our planet? What technologies and spiritual insights would we be able to learn about from them? Would novel sources of virtually free energy unite us or lead to new reaons for war? The l...

Honesty is a necessary ingredient for healing from past traumas, mainly honesty with yourself. If other people become disagreeable because you are learning to understand your self better, do you prefer to fit in and comply with societal norms or are you prepared to sacrifice those things for clarity about who you are and what the actual purpose of your life is? We are all under this spell to a sma...

Arisendead is a video game streamer on twitch.tv where he not only entertains his audience by playing Super Mario games, but also discusses many interesting topics. What stands out are his openness and honesty about his perspective on things going on in the world and his personal life. The many challenges and painful experiences in his life have taught him valuable lessons, including how to discer...

William and Steve have been hosting this podcast for nearly 4 years. In that time they have developed mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Their inquiry into who they are has lead them on a path of friendship and a growing awareness. From psychology to spirituality, their discussions have evolved along with them and have been a great medium to express thoughts and inisghts that otherwise might h...

What does it take for a person interested in helping other people with their mental healing process to becoming a fully-fledged psycho therapist? Koji Okumura devoted many years to the necessary academic training including a Ph. D. in order to not only treat individuals, but also to lecture on the topic and to advise companies in the capacity of an industrial therapist. He shares some nuggets of h...

After 3 failed attempts we are fulfilling our mission: to collect the handle and head of the famed dwarf hammer that will unite the warring clans under King Gillibrand. Much backtracking has brought us to this point where we are guided through all of the traps and towards all of the equipment necessary for our quest. [This episode is best enjoyed with video, e.g. on our homepage, because we consta...

We start out our final attempt at this adventure book with the luck of very high values for skill, stamina and luck. Additionally there is a voice in the ether telling us when we are about to make a wrong turn or take an unnecessary risk. With these abilities at our disposal nothing things can't go wrong. Or can they? [This episode is best enjoyed with video, e.g. on our homepage, because we c...

We found our way out of the Darkwood Forest, but without the war hammer which the dwarves need to vanquish their enemies. So we need to reset our adventure for the second time, only to try out new paths and encountereven more powerful monsters than before. What will it take to be successful? [This episode is best enjoyed with video, e.g. on our homepage, because we constantly update and refer to o...

In a dark, lethal forest we are comissioned with finding and delivering the dwarves' warhammer to their leader at Stonebridge to the north in order for his army to defeat the troll threat. Is that trust misplaced? Or is it the dwarf's last hope for his people to survive? We encounter many traps on the way, making our endeavour near-impossible. [This episode is best enjoyed with video, e.g....

The unpredictable nature of the deadly forest of doom makes it impossible for us to take all the right turns and win every fight on our first try. How soon will we need to reset and try a different path? What do we learn from our mistakes? How will different skills help us conquer new situations? [This episode is best enjoyed with video, e.g. on our homepage, because we constantly update and refer...

Our second adventure books series takes place in a mystical forest that is filled with traps and ferocious enemies. Will we be strong enough, equipped well enough and be lucky enough to master the treacherous adventure that lies ahead? [This episode is best enjoyed with video, e.g. on our homepage, because we constantly update and refer to our adventure sheet.] Homepage: https://whoamipodcast.com...

We primarily think of actors as the ones playing a role and pretending to be someone they really are not. But in a sense everyone wears a mask and acts out a charade. This can be done deliberately, but most of the time is quite subconscious and involuntary. What are the purposes of putting on an invisibile mask? What would life be like without them? And how many layers of masks does a person actua...

The Western world view is one of engineering and logic. It has solidified the already pervasive habit of intellectualising the human experience. By applying mental concepts to our surroundings, our identity and our mind, we severely limit and even distort our perception thereof. Clip "Tradition" from the musical movie "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971). Book "Man's Search fo...

Apathy is not caring about what goes on with you and around you. Acceptance, on the other hand, is deliberately allowing things within and around you to be the way they are. It is the absence of expectations and intellectual concepts. With this absence the subconscious, and nature in general, can flow freely, heal itself and you can be more passionate about your interests than before. Books mentio...

You cannot be angry at someone without first being angry at yourself. What exactly is the process that happens automatically, subconsciously and with lightning speed which is triggered by something not going the way we wanted or expected? Steve and William share their current understanding of this topic and how they have dealt with it in their own lives. Homepage: https://whoamipodcast.com Faceboo...

Trusting in one's own abilities and believing in one's own value is something that cannot be created or built. Self confidence comes about naturally by resolving inner conflicts and allowing any outer conditions to transpire. Trying to change your circumstances without first working on your inner world is futile and only leads to people living a charade. By becoming conscious of our inner processe...

Mental distress in adults can often be traced back to their childhood. The underlying traumatic experience in the past has been suppressed so that every-day life can continue in a more or less normal way. There are indications of a society-wide trauma complex that causes the majority of us to remain subdued and obedient to authoritarianism our entire lives. But it is so subtle and unconscious that...