Explore the mysteries and majesty of the multiverse with Michael Phillip and his magnificent multidisciplinary guests— Scientists, artists, comedians, entrepreneurs, authors, shamans, monks, psychonauts and occasional android sidekicks.

• Carl Jung, the Shadow, and the Key To Your Hidden Potential Mar 23, 2023 *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...
• Mastering Flow, The Power of the Mind, and Aging with Steven Kotler | Mind Meld 342 Mar 15, 2023 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...
• AI Consciousness, Dream-work, & the Esoteric with Evan 'Blue Tech' Bartholomew |Mind Meld 341 Mar 07, 2023 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...
• Working with the subconscious, Effective Mindfulness and Authentic Creativity with Cory Allen | Mind Meld 340 Mar 01, 2023 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 ...
• What It Really Means to Live a Good Life with Harvard Psychiatrist and Zen Master, Dr. Robert Waldinger | Mind Meld 339 Feb 22, 2023 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...
• Growing the God Inside of You with Erick Godsey -- Mystical Buddhism, Consciousness and Carl Jung | Mind Meld 338 Feb 13, 2023 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...
• Reprogram Your Brain for Success | The Science of Positive Thinking Feb 09, 2023 "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...
• Connecting to the muse, ayahuasca, and the meaning of life with Colin Frangicetto | Mind Meld 337 Feb 02, 2023 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. ...
• How To Talk to Soul with Ido Cohen | Mind Meld 336 Jan 26, 2023 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...
• Science, Spirituality, and a More Meaningful Life with Psychiatrist, Dr. Anna Yusim | Mind Meld 335 Jan 19, 2023 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...
• Ego Death, Madness, and the Mysterium Tremendum | My First Heroic Dose Jan 15, 2023 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...
• Carl Jung, Synchronicity and the Hidden Truth of Reality Jan 09, 2023 *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...
• Mastering Microdosing and Navigating the Psychedelic Renaissance with Paul Austin | Mind Meld 334 Jan 02, 2023 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...
• Synchronicity, Soul, and the Price of Progress with Chris Ryan | Mind Meld 333 Dec 26, 2022 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...
• Myth, memes, Terence McKenna, and the meaning of life with James McCrae | Mind Meld 332 Dec 19, 2022 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...
• My first heroic dose of mushrooms brought me to the brink of madness and enlightenment Dec 13, 2022 *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...
• Channeling the Realm with Jennifer Sodini | Mind Meld 331 Dec 05, 2022 *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...
• Synchronicity, Psyche, and Carl Jung with Erick Godsey | Mind Meld 330 Nov 28, 2022 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...
• We Need To Talk About Toxic Spiritual Influencers Nov 23, 2022 *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...
• The Big Bang of Consciousness with Scott Carney | Mind Meld 329 Nov 21, 2022 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...