🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Max Derrat enters the mind meld! On his YouTube channel , Max decodes the esoteric and philosophical undercurrent of media. His work exposes the hidden wisdom in your favorite video games, anime, and more. * Full video version of this episode here * In this one, we muse about the hidden esoteric wisdom in video games, anime, and media. We riff on some of our favorite pieces of deep media. We also muse about why storytellers are so compelled to imb...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 22 min
*Support these transmissions and get rewards on Patreon!* * Video version here * Have you ever felt like there's more to your psyche than meets the eye? Have you had strange dreams that seem significant but you can't quite make sense of? Do you find yourself drawn to certain kinds of stories or wonder why humans, in general, seem to tell the same kinds of stories over and over again? Well, it’s not just you. For decades the philosophy of Swiss psychiatrist, Carl Jung has captivated millions. Jun...
May 04, 2023•22 min
Join the Third Eye Drops wonder lodge on Patreon! 🌀 Neurobiologist and pharmacologist, Dr. Andrew Gallimore returns the mind meld! In this one, we explore how our brains build the human model of “reality.” We dive deep into visionary molecules like DMT and how they seemingly transport our consciousness to a totally alien world. We also muse about the notion that alien intelligence could be non-physical or informational, as well as an unbelievable recent study that kept participants in an extend...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 36 min
Dr. Chris Palmer enters the mind meld to share mind-blowing revelations about the hidden relationship between mind and metabolism. Dr. Chris Palmer is a Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. He’s the author of Brain Energy, A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More . In this one, Chris shares his personal experience of grappling with mental and physical health issues and how he overca...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 57 min
*Support Third Eye Drops and Join the Wonder Lodge on Patreon* Psychologist and bestselling author, Dr. Lisa Miller returns the mind meld! In this one, we talk synchronicity, spiritual awakening, how to live a more connected life and why depression and anxiety are often signs of awakening. Dr. Miller has unique expertise in the neuroscience of spirituality and the relationship between spirituality and human thriving in general. She's the NYT bestselling author of The Spiritual Child and The Awak...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Support these mind melds and join the community on Patreon! Visionary art legend, Andrew "Android" Jones returns to the mind meld! A couple of months back, Andrew awoke to one of his worst fears — News that his beloved studio was up in flames. By the time he arrived at the scene the structure, filled with countless irreplaceable art pieces and hundreds of thousands of dollars in gear, was completely engulfed in flames. As soon as he saw it, he knew it would be a total loss. I've been wanting to ...
Apr 06, 2023•2 hr 19 min
Bernardo Kastrup returns to the mind meld! Bernardo is the executive director of Essentia Foundation . His work leads the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. Bernardo holds two Ph.Ds, one in philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another in computer engineering. He's the author of several books including Science Ideated, Why Materialism Is Baloney, and Decoding Jung's Metaphysics . In this one, we muse about consciousness, the nature...
Mar 29, 2023•2 hr 34 min
*Link To Original Video Version* The shadow is one of the most well-known pieces of Psychiatrist, Carl Jung's philosophical legacy. This dark, unconscious part of the psyche is both deeply fascinating and incredibly misunderstood, not to mention difficult to make tangible. How do you explore or work on something you aren’t conscious of? That said, it can be done, and doing so is vitally important for knowing who you truly are, healing, and reaching your potential. So in this transmission, we’re ...
Mar 23, 2023•23 min
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 not just physical, but highly mental, how to stay younger longer, the art and science of flow s...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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 esoteric topics (Kabbalah, Hermes Trismegistus, etc.) the importance of dreamwork, and AI in general...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 27 min
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 subconscious mind, the importance of clarity, Buddhism, non-attachment, and more. Support us- Visit TH...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 9 min
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 wisdom on what it really means to live a fulfilling life, how buddhism, introspective practices, and ...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 9 min
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 sponsor: MUD\WTR! Go to mudwtr.com/thirdeye to support the show and use code THIRDEYE for 15% off** �...
Feb 14, 2023•2 hr 43 min
*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 positive psychology exercises. In this wonder dip, I share some potent positive psychology techniques ...
Feb 10, 2023•17 min
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 youtube! Crowd-sponsor the show, get rewards and join our wonder-dipping community on Patreon Leave us ...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 56 min
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 Integration Circle Instagram https://linktr.ee/theintegrationcircle Support Third Eye Drops: 🥰 Crowd-spon...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 35 min
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 quest to find it, she traveled, lived, and worked in over 50 countries, while studying Kabbalah, learni...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 16 min
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: 🥰 Crowd-sponsor us, join the community, and get rewards on Patreon Subscribe and check out our new video ...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 41 min
* 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 the man who coined the term, Psychiatrist and philosopher, Carl Jung. Links : Link to original vi...
Jan 10, 2023•20 min
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 Third Eye Drops: 🥰 Crowd-sponsor us, join the community, and get rewards on Patreon Subscribe and ch...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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 Eye Drops: 🥰 Crowd-sponsor us, join the community, and get rewards on Patreon Subscribe and check o...
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 26 min
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 memes, reinventing yourself creatively, and more! Support Third Eye Drops: Crowd-sponsor us, join t...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 28 min
*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. This is a tale about the first time I chose to send them down the hatch. It was, without question, on...
Dec 14, 2022•25 min
*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, the dark side of the cosmic joke, and more! *Protect yourself online at a huge discount with our s...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 31 min
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 Erick's podcasts, courses and musings here: https://www.erickgodsey.com/ 👈 https://www.instagram.com/e...
Nov 28, 2022•2 hr 6 min
*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 identify a few huge red flags I’ve seen predatory spiritual influencers use time and time again to pull ...
Nov 23, 2022•13 min
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://nordvpn.com/thirdeye to get a huge discount off your plan + 4 months for free! and a money-back...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 17 min
*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 gone mainstream. Reality-breaking concepts like non-locality, what Einstein called spooky action at a ...
Nov 17, 2022•20 min
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/thirdeye to get a huge discount off of your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk-free wi...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 12 min
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 latest product, PlantWave , translates real-time data from living plants into music, creating harmoniou...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 39 min
