Third Eye Drops

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 creativity. 

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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 Jordan Peterson, psychedelic entity encounters, and way too many other things to list!

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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 the band Circa Survive.

Dive into Colin's world here. Follow his digital art here.

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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.

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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.

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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 psilocybin impacts the spiritual lives of religious leaders.

In this mind meld we riff on the future of psychedelic medicine, the nature of consciousness, free will, how psychedelics (might) work neurologically, the science of heroic doses, and more.

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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.

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In this mind meld:

• The power of adaptogens, and mushrooms
• The science behind how adaptogens work
• Which adaptogens are the most well researched 
• How psychedelics could hypothetically bifurcate human evolution
• Adrenal gland restoration and natural sources of energy
• The importance of nighttime rituals for better sleep

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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 speak in symbol and metaphor?
• What is 'dream incubation' and why have people been practicing it for thousands of years? 

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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, finite games versus the infinite game, what if anything is the ultimate player in the game? Is there a point?

Catch Erick's podcast, The Myths that Make Us 

Jump into his latest offering, The Dharma Journal

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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!

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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 from?
• Simulation theory
• The problem with the multiverse
• Do human beings have a function/purpose?

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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 initiations of the ancient world, whether or not human beings have an essential spiritual purpose, how Sarah stays connected with creative inspiration, and more!

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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.

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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 had during his most grueling trial, and more!

Colin O'Brady holds 10 world records. He's the first person to cross Antarctica on foot. He rowed across Drake Passage, one of the world's most treacherous stretches of ocean. He also summited some of the world's tallest peaks in record time (among other things).

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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 is holding in-person retreats for the first time in years. Click the link above for more information.

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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 is holding in-person retreats for the first time in years. Click the link above for more information.

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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 is holding in-person retreats for the first time in years. Click the link above for more information.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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