*Full video version here* What does it really mean to mature psychologically and spiritually? *New sponsor: CoPilot! use this link go.mycopilot.com/THIRDEYEDROPS to start your free 14 day trial with your own personal trainer on CoPilot!* Carl Jung’s answer to that question was what he called ‘individuation’ — a lifelong process aimed toward becoming whole, unique, and integrated. But what does that mean practically? What is its deeper, esoteric psycho-spiritual goal? How does it relate to archet...
Dec 07, 2023•34 min
Writer, podcaster, and seeker, Erick Godsey returns to the mind meld! Full video episode here 👈 *Try some Honey With Superpowers™ - Head to manukora.com/thirdeyedrops to get 3 FREE Gifts with your Starter Kit - a $25 value!* In this one, we riff on Carl Jung's psychological and spiritual process of becoming, individuation. We also muse about the link between the psyche and the soul, how the shadow camouflages itself in relationships, the strange, wisdom-filled realm of dreams and visions, and m...
Nov 30, 2023•2 hr 43 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Mollie Adler enters the mind meld! *Full video version here* In this one, we riff on finding meaning through creativity, the terrifying yet liberating decision to quit our day jobs, the myth that feeling bad is a pathology, the soul-enlivening philosophy of Carl Jung, the paranormal, soul vehicles, the so-called "gateway process" and much more! *New Sponsor: Microdose.com use code thirdeyedrops at checkout for 30% off and free shipping on their lo...
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 57 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Author of Seek, Scott Shigeoka enters the mind meld! * Full video version here * In this one, we riff on the importance seeking and how curiosity and courage play key roles in psychological and spiritual well-being. Scott also shares the story of a destabilizing, yet powerful visionary experience that changed his life forever. *New Sponsor: Microdose.com use code thirdeyedrops at checkout for 30% off and free shipping on their lovely Lumi gummies*...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 31 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Max Derrat returns for a deep dive on alchemy, Carl Jung, and the hidden esoteric themes in video games and media! * New sponsor, Qualia Mind - Try the best brain fuel on earth. Use code THIRDEYEDROPS to save an extra 15% at checkout at neurohacker.com/THIRDEYEDROPS * *Full video version of this episode here* On his YouTube channel, Max decodes the esoteric and philosophical undercurrent of media. His work exposes the hidden wisdom in your favorit...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 26 min
Legendary ethnopharmacologist, Dr. Dennis McKenna enters the mind meld! *New sponsor: CoPilot! use this link go.mycopilot.com/THIRDEYEDROPS to start your free 14 day trial with your own personal trainer on CoPilot!* Dennis McKenna has spent his life studying and consuming mind-altering molecules and plants. He has developed a singular expertise on the topic and as a result, has invaluable insights to share. Dennis is also the author of Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss, my life with Terence Mck...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 17 min
If you had to boil down why you are where you are in life, how would you characterize that? Would you reverse engineer the circumstances of your life? Would you ascribe it to external forces? Would you liken it to fate, nature, or nurture? Perhaps a nice cocktail, a compatibilist concoction of all of the above? *New Sponsor: Microdose.com use code thirdeyedrops at checkout for 30% off and free shipping on their lovely Lumi gummies* I pose this question to because we're at a checkpoint (at least ...
Oct 26, 2023•33 min
Author, Bob Peck enters the mind meld! In this one, we talk mysticism, the esoteric, hidden ancient wisdom, the unified non-dual truth beneath all spiritual traditions, and more. Bob Peck is a filmmaker, author of Original Sin Is A Lie , and founder of Meta's mindfulness club. * New sponsor, Qualia Mind - Try the best brain fuel on earth. Use code THIRDEYEDROPS to save an extra 15% at checkout at neurohacker.com/THIRDEYEDROPS * Support Third Eye Drops: 🥰 Support TED and join the community on Pa...
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 36 min
MJ Dorian of Creative Codex enters the mind meld! MJ Dorian is the artist, composer, and seeker behind the truly fantastic Creative Codex podcast. In it, he explores alchemy, Carl Jung, his incredible Red Book, and, numerous other bits of esoteric psycho-spiritual fare. *New Sponsor: Microdose.com use code thirdeyedrops at checkout for 30% off and free shipping on their lovely Lumi gummies* In this mind meld, we riff on the above and more: Alchemy, The Red Book, sacred creativity, why esoteric t...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr 56 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Check out the full video version here There's nothing like experiencing a really compelling synchronicity. As I said in my last transmission on the topic, it's like a glitch in the matrix orchestrated just for you. In that same video I covered a lot of the basics of synchronicity according to the man who coined the term, Swiss Psychiatrist, Carl Jung. *New sponsor: CoPilot! use this link go.mycopilot.com/THIRDEYEDROPS to start your free 14 day tri...
Oct 05, 2023•28 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Neuropsychologist, Dr. Julia DiGangi enters the mind meld! Dr. Julia DiGangi is an expert on stress, trauma, and working with emotions. She has developed unique techniques for understanding and wielding our most precious resource — mental energy. In doing so, we open the door to real self-empowerment, growth, and healing. Dr. DiGangi also has a new book on that topic (among other things) — Energy Rising, The Neuroscience of Leading With Emotional ...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 14 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Andy J. Pizza enters the mind meld! *See the Full Video version here* Andy is the best-selling author of Invisible Things , an illustrator, and student of Carl Jung. In this one, we riff on the relationship between the collective unconscious and creativity, active imagination and illustration, the labyrinth that is modern spiritual meaning-making, Ancient Greek platonic and hermetic musings, and oodles more. Support Third Eye Drops: 🥰 Support TED...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 33 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Dr. Bruce MacLennan enters the mind meld! * See the full video version here * In this brain-melting transmission, we talk consciousness, the link between Carl Jung and hidden ancient wisdom, platonism, why the platonic realm of forms is logically inescapable, the mysterious esoteric practice known to the ancient Greeks as "theurgy," why ancient philosophy is more important than ever, and much more. Bruce J. MacLennan, Ph.D. is a professor and auth...
Sep 14, 2023•2 hr 31 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon *View the Full video version of this transmission here* Mythopoetic psychologists like Carl Jung and James Hillman knew we needed to re-ensoul the psyche if we wanted to find real purpose in life. But what does that really mean? How do we even begin to go about understanding and finding our souls? In this transmission, I’ll attempt to answer those questions through ancient Platonic wisdom, the thought of Jung and Hillman, and, of course, some spec...
Sep 06, 2023•28 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Writer, podcaster, and consciousness explorer, Erick Godsey returns! * Check out the video version here * In this one, we muse thoroughly about the phenomenon of synchronicity along with a little-known but plausible explanation for how and why they happen. * New sponsor, Qualia Mind - Try the best brain fuel on earth. Use code THIRDEYEDROPS to save an extra 15% at checkout at neurohacker.com/THIRDEYEDROPS * We also riff on the philosophy of Plato,...
Aug 30, 2023•2 hr 6 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Psychologist, author, and long-time Tibetan Buddhist, Dr. Miles Neale returns! *Check out the full video version of this mind meld here* In this one, we muse about lost ancient knowledge, whether or not we're heading toward mass awakening or delusion, and Miles' painful decision to put his spiritual life first (which involved moving his family to the other side of the world). We also riff on the importance of Carl Jung, Tibetan Buddhism, trusting ...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 57 min
Crowd-sponsor the show and get rewards on Patreon! Sonic wizard and seeker, East Forest returns to the mind meld! *See the full video version here on youtube* In this one, we muse about the UFOs / UAP phenomenon from a number of angles and how it greatly complicates our efforts to make sense of the human condition. We also riff on AI, spiritual awakening, the importance of simplicity, and more. Links for East Forest: Music: https://shorturl.at/glvwO East Forest's Podcast: https://shorturl.at/gwL...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 35 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Lama Lhanang Rinpoche , and Mordy Levine enter the mind meld! We muse about seeing through the illusion of self, karma, the power of compassion, reincarnation, and their new book, the Tibetan Book of the Dead For Beginners. * New sponsor, Qualia Mind - Try the best brain fuel on earth. Use code THIRDEYEDROPS to save an extra 15% at checkout at neurohacker.com/THIRDEYEDROPS * Lama Lhanang Rinpoche is a teacher of Vajrayana Buddhism of the Nyingma l...
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 24 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon ** Check out the full video version here ** What are dreams? Where do they come from? Do they hold deep hidden meaning or are they neurological nonsense? Whatever your opinion, we've collectively struggled to make sense of dreams since time immemorial. In this transmission, we'll investigate the phenomenon of dreams. We'll primarily look through the lens of mythopoetic psychologists like Carl Jung, and especially, James Hillman. Hillman was a post...
Aug 04, 2023•25 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Depth psychologist, Dr. Ido Cohen returns to the mind meld! In this one, we muse about the ever-interesting and elusive shadow archetype. What is your shadow? What is shadow work, really? We also discuss Jungian archetypes, the ups and downs of psycho-spiritual individuation, spiritual bypassing, what Ido has learned from losing nearly all of his possessions in a house fire, and much more. More links for Ido Support Third Eye Drops: 🥰 Support TED...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 40 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Author of The Bigger Picture and co-founder of Rebel Wisdom , Alexander Beiner enters the mind meld! Making sense of the human condition is, at best, a juggling act. Making sense of the human condition within a hyper-connected info-sphere that panders to your bias and base instincts… that’s an emergent, unsolvable sense-making puzzle that we’re all left to cope with. Luckily, there are existential balms in the form of human beings like Alexander B...
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 57 min
Support these transmissions and get rewards on patreon! https://youtu.be/jTJJ3b0ZZ3s How did the great mythopoetic psychiatrist, Carl Jung, view God? When Jung was asked whether or not he believed in God in a now-famous 1959 BBC interview near the end of his life, he mused, “I don’t believe, I know.” But what did he mean by that? What view of God does a lifetime of inquiry into medicine, the psyche, and the esoteric lead to? As we’ll see in In this transmission, Jung’s view on the great mystery ...
Jul 13, 2023•18 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Musician, and philosopher, Alex Ebert enters the mind meld! You may know Alex from his massively popular band, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, his solo releases, his recent New York Times feature, or his written musings. * New sponsor, Qualia Mind - Try the best brain fuel on earth. Use code THIRDEYEDROPS to save an extra 15% at checkout at neurohacker.com/THIRDEYEDROPS * In this mind meld we riff on the spiritual catharsis creativity provid...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 35 min
Therapist, author, and visualization expert, Joanna Grover enters the mind meld! I’m always looking for ways to expand our agency and change the channel on our minds, particularly if they’re techniques that are backed by research. A new visualization practice, Functional Image Training checks all of the above boxes. Joanna Grover's new book, The Choice Point , outlines how we can use the technique to overcome obstacles and make choices that lead us to our goals. Joanna has trained Olympians, exe...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 13 min
What if we have “the gods” all wrong? What if they’re not bygone superstitions of ancient cultures, but living archetypes that are endemic to the human psyche? Watch the full video version here! Mythopoetic thinkers like psychiatrist, Carl Jung argued just that. But there’s one archetype that Jung and many others were (and are) particularly interested in. The Greeks called him Hermes, the Romans, Mercury. What is about this figure that captivates the curiosity of so many great minds? What does t...
Jun 24, 2023•2 hr
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Autodidactic mythologist, psychology extraordinaire, and Myths That Make Us podcast host, Erick Godsey returns to the mind meld! In this one, we discuss sacred creativity and the psychic sickness permeating the zeitgeist. We also riff on individuation and psychic alchemy ala Carl Jung, as well as the mysterious ever-present influence of the Hermes archetype. 👀 Catch Erick's podcasts, courses and musings: https://www.erickgodsey.com/ 👈 https://ww...
Jun 15, 2023•2 hr 5 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Functional medicine doctor and best-selling author, Will Cole enters the mind meld! In this one, we riff on intuition, inflammation, the connection between mind and body, and autoimmune disorders. We also discuss the surprising role of trauma and shame in physical health and more. Get Will’s latest book, Gut Feelings Support Third Eye Drops: 🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon 🎧 Sub and Review on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Sub and Review on S...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 6 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon What do we do when we feel purposeless? Where do we turn when the vital energy is sucked from life? Original full video version here As the bleak statistics of the mental health epidemic demonstrate, for many, there is no clear answer. This disconnection from meaning and purpose, this depression of the soul, is devouring the psyche of millions. It's left us struggling to numb the pain through pathology, distraction, consumption, and ego games. Of ...
May 31, 2023•22 min
Support TED and join the community on Patreon Scholar and practitioner of archetypal theory, Dr. Laurence Hillman enters the mind meld! Laurence holds a Ph.D. in psychology, is the author of Planets in Play , and co-creator of Archetypes at Work -- a method to assess and develop individuals and organizations based on archetypal theory. Laurence is also the son of the late psychologist and author, James Hillman, a thinker who's been a huge influence on my personal philosophy. In this mind meld, w...
May 24, 2023•2 hr 2 min
🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon Dr. Justin Sledge of the Esoterica Channel enters the mind meld! In this one, we talk trickster wisdom, the power of awe, and mystical experiences. We also riff on Justin’s personal philosophy and the importance of dialoguing with people who think differently. *Full Video Version Here* In addition to his channel, Dr. Justin Sledge holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and a MA (DRS) in Religious Studies, specializing in Hermetic Philosophy. 🥰 Support TED a...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 35 min
