E151 - Alberto Villoldo: What Shamans Know About Healing & The Human Journey (That We’ve Forgotten)

Grammy-nominated artist and songwriter Mike Posner vulnerably shares his personal journey of achieving success at young age and what made him wake up beyond it.  From the disillusionment of fame to transformative experiences, today Mike explores topics like purpose, resilience, and personal growth. With captivating stories of walking across America, facing death, and meeting Ram Dass, this podcast offers profound insights and daily practices for living a meaningful life. Mike also shares his tools for healing the past, finding your why, and living a life that you love every day. ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro  3:11 Becoming Successful & Waking Up to the Reality of It 7:59 Experiencing the Disillusionment of Fame 11:15 Why Mike Took a Pill in Ibiza  20:39 Meditation Retreats, Shadow Work & Apologizing for the Past 30:04 Why the 'Work' is Worth It 33:56 Finding Your ‘Why’ to Live 39:33 The Importance of Holding a Vision For Your Future 44:47 Walking Across America 48:58 Getting Bit By a Rattlesnake, Facing Death and Deciding to Keep Going 1:05:27 The Power of Choosing Challenge 1:09:20 How Big Sean Changed Mike's Life 1:14:17 A Transcendent Experience of Meeting Ram Dass 1:21:43 Daily Practices: Waking Up with Depression & Choosing Happiness  1:34:10 Mike Shares a Poem: I Believe 1:38:06 Conclusion ___________ Mike Posner:  Since 2009, International multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY-nominated artist and songwriter Mike Posner has quietly become one of the world’s most successful and recognizable voices. From his 2016 sophomore full-length album, At Night, Alone, which included the ubiquitous RIAA 4x-platinum smash “I Took A Pill In Ibiza’ which made history as “one of Spotify’s Top 10 Most Streamed Songs of All Time” with 3 billion streams and earned Mike a 2017 GRAMMY® nomination for “Song of The Year.” To his most recent and fourth studio album A REAL GOOD KID and 2019 mixtape release Keep Going, featuring special guests Logic, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Talib Kweli, ‘Keep Going’ chronicled and commemorated his well-documented and celebrated 3,000-mile hike across America. His most recent return explores depression, self-loathing and isolation by way of a 36-minute rap opera titled Operation: Wake Up.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeposner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTaevJgpY78By0ELxeJmQpA Spotify Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2KsP6tYLJlTBvSUxnwlVWa?si=ukH9nHjrQUKD_Q96WOjOww ___________ Download André's FREE Book Recommendation List: https://www.knowthyself.one/books Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg Listen to all episodes on Audio:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927 André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/ Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/

26 Sep 20231h 39min

Today we are joined by the warrior poet himself, Aubrey Marcus, for a deep dive into the journey of awakening and integration. Aubrey shares what it means to be a warrior poet, stepping into the role of divine masculinity, and discovering his worth beyond his accomplishments.  Aubrey also opens up about the recent death of his father, and how he healed from grief and loss. He shares his path with plant medicine. Beginning at the age of 18, he has used psychedelics as a tool for growth and expansion, explaining that he doesn't know who he'd be without them. He shares how to avoid common pitfalls on the plant medicine path, and why integration is simpler than most think.  Aubrey also dives into his journey with building and selling a multi-million dollar company, what success feels like, and why money won't solve everything. ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 2:06 Embodying the Warrior Poet Within 4:08 Asking the Question: Who am I?  11:35 Discovering Your Inherent Worthiness & Finding the middle way  19:15 The Death of My Father 23:48 Healing Unconscious Relationship Patterns  29:54 I Can’t Imagine My Life Without Plant Medicine 33:07 Pitfalls of the Plant Medicine Path  37:46 The Secret to Integration  43:00 Overcoming the Hungry Ghost of Desire 49:15 Success, Selling Onnit, and What Comes After Wealth 59:02 Projections, Polyamory & Transcending Jealousy  1:09:09 Embodying the Divine Masculine  1:12:13 Rebalancing Masculine & Feminine Energies 1:17:55 The Power of Community  1:26:43 Conclusion ___________ Aubrey Marcus is the founder of Onnit, a globally disruptive brand based on a holistic health philosophy he calls Total Human Optimization. Onnit remains an industry leader with products optimizing millions of lives, including many top professional athletes around the world. Aubrey currently hosts the Aubrey Marcus Podcast, a motivational destination for conversations with the brightest minds in athletics, business, mindset, and spirituality with over 100 million listens. He is the author of the NYT Bestselling book Own The Day, Own Your Life and has been featured on the cover of Men’s Health and other publications. He has also produced several documentaries including Awake In The Darkness, Dragon of the Jungle, Ayahuasca, and Huachuma. He is currently the visionary behind the donation based coaching platform Fit For Service which recently hosted the transformational music festival, Arkadia. If you ask Aubrey what he is most passionate about, it is raising awareness for psychedelic medicine, including dedicated philanthropic support to MAPS.org and Heffter Institute. He is a 27 year native of Austin, Texas where he currently resides with his wife Vylana. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aubreymarcus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AubreyMarcusPod Fit for Service: https://fitforservice.com Website: https://www.aubreymarcus.com ___________ Download André's FREE Book Recommendation List: https://www.knowthyself.one/books Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg Listen to all episodes on Audio:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927 André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/ Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/

19 Sep 20231h 30min

In this thought-provoking episode, cognitive psychologist and author Donald Hoffman takes us on a journey through the mysteries of consciousness and reality. From questioning the nature of what we perceive to pondering the existence of inanimate consciousness, Hoffman challenges conventional beliefs and explores the profound implications of proving local realism false.  He delves into topics such as the illusion of free will, the role of love in metaphysics, and the possibility of reincarnation. Prepare to have your mind expanded as we contemplate the nature of reality itself and how this paradigm-shifting understanding will change everything.  Download André's FREE Book Recommendation List: https://www.knowthyself.one/books ___________ Timecodes: (0:00) Introduction (2:30) The Question of Consciousness & Evolution (9:56) Is What We See Real?  (12:47) Implications of Proving Local Realism is False  (16:55) Are Inanimate Objects Conscious? (24:53) What Makes Something Conscious? (29:06) We’re looking at the problem wrong  (40:34) How evolution hid the truth from us  (47:22) Conscious Agents: what’s outside of space time? (54:00) Are We in a Simulation? (1:00:40) Seeing the Oneness in All (1:02:38) Concepts of Karma and Reincarnation (1:07:00) Implications on how we act in the world  (1:12:02) Self Compassion (1:13:35) Death & Facing the idea of impermanence  (1:17:14) Does reincarnation exist?  (1:22:41) Meditation & Spiritual Practices (1:30:30) The role that love plays in metaphysics  (1:31:54) Free will & The illusion of choice  (1:41:40) How Relationships Serve Purpose on the evolution of consciousness  (1:45:23) AI & technology assisting the collective awakening  (1:53:52) What it takes to prove this theory (1:58:30) This will change everything  ___________ Donald David Hoffman is an American cognitive psychologist and popular science author. He is a professor in the Department of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, with joint appointments in the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, and the School of Computer Science. Hoffman studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments. His research subjects include facial attractiveness, the recognition of shape, the perception of motion and color, the evolution of perception, and the mind–body problem. He has co-authored two technical books; Observer Mechanics: A Formal Theory of Perception (1989) offers a theory of consciousness and its relationship to physics; Automotive Lighting and Human Vision (2005) applies vision science to vehicle lighting. His book Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See (1998) presents the modern science of visual perception to a broad audience. His 2015 TED Talk, "Do we see reality as it is?" argues that our perceptions have evolved to hide reality from us. Book: https://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Against-Reality/dp/0141983418/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1694112697&refinements=p_27%3ADonald+Hoffman&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Donald+Hoffman ___________ Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg Listen to all episodes on Audio:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927 André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/ Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/

12 Sep 20232h 2min

Polymath Robert Edward Grant explains the journey of knowing thyself through the 7 Hermetic Principles AND shares several new discoveries that he has made in relation to the pyramids & the Declaration of Independence.  The Hermetic Principles are seven foundational laws of our reality that can help us to understand and ascend in this lifetime. Grant takes us on a journey through those principles on this episode of Know Thyself, thoroughly explaining each one and how you can apply it's wisdom to your life today.  He also dives deep on the concept of enlightenment, his journey of balancing his masculine/feminine energy, and how together, we can create a New Earth.  Download André's FREE Book Recommendation List: https://www.knowthyself.one/books ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro  2:15 What it Means To Know Thyself  4:50 Defining Enlightenment: From Fact Seeking to Facet  15:56 Why We Choose Our Challenges  25:03 Understanding the 7 Hermetic Principles & How Everything Connects 30:22 New Discovery: Pyramids Built on the Harmonic & Musical Grid 34:46 The Process of Awakening & Becoming One 42:41 Principle 1: Mentalism - The All is Mind 1:00:11 Principle 2: Correspondence - We are all connected 1:04:54 Principle 3: Vibration - Everything is in Motion 1:11:31 New Technology: The Tesla Tower & Wireless Electricity 1:19:02 Principle 4: Polarity 1:32:06 Principle 5: Rhythm & Life’s Cycles 1:38:51 Principle 6: Cause & Effect - Opposites Are Identical in Nature 1:47:11 New Discovery: Decoding the Declaration of Independence 2:09:14 7th Principle: Gender - Everything Has Masculine and Feminine Energy 2:22:28 Embodying the Feminine as a Man & Heartistry 2:26:02 Creating a New Earth 2:34:20 Conclusion ___________ Polymath Robert Edward Grant is a successful entrepreneur and bestselling author of Philomath who is fascinated with the interconnected strands that weave throughout sacred geometry, math, art, and music. Robert peers between the layers of our reality, finding clues that have been waiting for centuries to be found — in ancient artwork, inscriptions, and structures — that perfectly align with modern sciences and mystery school teachings handed down for hundreds of years. He’s a prolific inventor, artist, sculptor, music theorist, musician, and author of several research and patent publications spanning biology, DNA combinatorics, number theory, geometry, and physics. Website: https://robertedwardgrant.com Podcast: https://robertedwardgrant.com/podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertedwardgrant/ Watch CodeX on Gaia: https://www.gaia.com/lp/codex?utm_source=ambassador&utm_medium=regrant&utm_campaign=tr-codex-s1-english&utm_content=codexlp&utm_term=&ch=tr ___________ Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg Listen to all episodes on Audio:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927 André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/ Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/

5 Sep 20232h 39min

Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson joins the podcast today to share what a new political paradigm looks like, in a world of heart-centered leadership.  Williamson first ran for president in the 2020 election, where she was heavily criticized by mainstream media for her emphasis on a return to love in governance. Today, as she is running for office again, she shares her perspective on how our current system is broken and what it would look like to create a brighter future for America. She opens up about her struggles with the media and the judgement of others, revealing what the future of embodied, feminine leadership looks like. She also shares why it is essential for the spiritual community to step up and take a stand for the collective. ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 2:03 Breaking Free from the Prison of the Ego Mind 6:09 It's Time to Stop Playing Small  7:13 Our Destined, Collective Return to Love  12:36 Merging a Spiritual Revolution with Real Change 15:04 Why We Need Spiritual People in Politics 21:50 Choosing the High Road within Criticism 23:52 Why Love Must be Fierce  35:26 Challenging the Patriarchal Perspective: Embodied Feminine leadership 42:31 Blackballed by Mainstream Media: The Importance of Political Conversations 45:40 The Dying World and the Birth of a New World 48:43 Thoughts on Robert F Kennedy's Campaign 50:40 Marianne's Action Plan: How We Change America  59:44 Maintaining Inner Peace in the Fire of Politics 1:01:43 Resentment Towards the System and Men 1:02:20 Conclusion  ___________ Marianne Williamson is a bestselling author, political activist, and spiritual thought leader. For over three decades, she has been a leader in spiritual and religiously progressive circles. She is the author of 15 books, four of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers. Williamson founded Project Angel Food, a non-profit organization that has delivered more than 16 million meals to ill and dying homebound patients since 1989. The group was created to help people suffering from the ravages of HIV/AIDS. She has also worked throughout her career on poverty, anti-hunger and racial reconciliation issues. In 2004, she co-founded The Peace Alliance and supports the creation of a U.S. Department of Peace. Williamson ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. Website: https://marianne2024.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariannewilliamson/ ___________ Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg Listen to all episodes on Audio:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927 André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/ Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/

29 Aug 20231h 3min

Charles Eisenstein shares his vision for a more beautiful world that our hearts know is possible. He explains why all the crises we experience today, are rooted in the single origin of separation, and how by healing this wound within ourselves, we can heal the world.  Charles dives deep on the importance of energetic intention within any revolution for change, the limitations of labeling things as 'good' and 'bad', and how to alchemize anger into a collective awakening. In this era of change, everyone plays a role. And each person's role is just as valuable, no matter how big or small it may seem. Charles shares the vision of a harmonious collective consciousness, and how you alone can contribute to it. ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 2:37 The Peril of Separation in Our Society 11:31 Why Energetic Intention is Essential for Change 16:35 Transforming Our Anger into Awakening  22:04 Why 'Good' and 'Bad' Labels are a Limitation 26:11 The More Beautiful World That is Possible: A State of Interbeing 29:50 Charles' Personal Experiences & Working with Robert F Kennedy 33:38 How our Purpose is Unveiled to Us 39:57 The Power of a Harmonious Collective Consciousness  43:34 How You Alone Can Make a Difference 46:17 Creating Spaces & Communities to Experience Our New Reality  49:31 Will Things Get Worse Before They Get Better?  54:29 Robert F Kennedy as a Presidential Candidate  58:31 Life is a Gift  1:01:39 Conclusion  ___________ Charles Eisenstein is a teacher, speaker, and writer focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolution. His writings on the web magazine Reality Sandwich have generated a vast online following; he speaks frequently at conferences and other events, and gives numerous interviews on radio and podcasts. Writing in Ode magazine's "25 Intelligent Optimists" issue, David Korten (author of When Corporations Rule the World) called Eisenstein "one of the up-and-coming great minds of our time." Eisenstein graduated from Yale University in 1989 with a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy, and spent the next ten years as a Chinese-English translator.  Website: https://charleseisenstein.org Books: https://charleseisenstein.org/books/ ___________ Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg Listen to all episodes on Audio:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927 André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/ Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/

22 Aug 20231h 4min

Spiritual guide and YouTuber Aaron Doughty joins the podcast today to share his tips for raising your vibration and magnetizing the life of your dreams. He explains how he went from a 9-5 women's shoes salesman to a full time YouTuber in 6 months, and why creating the life of our dreams can be as simple as making a choice. Aaron shares how to heal the wounds of the past in order to step into a new future, and why vulnerability is the secret ingredient to healing the limiting beliefs of shame and unworthiness. Aaron also explains how to implement multiple practices including the Ho'oponopono and Frame Technique to help you on your spiritual path. ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 2:01 What it Means to Raise your Vibration 6:35 What High Vibration Feels Like  8:33 Healing the Past to Create a New Future For Yourself 23:56 Healing the Limiting Belief of Shame 30:21 Using Vulnerability to Heal Unworthiness 33:56 Ho’oponopono: Forgiveness as a Tool to Heal 43:28 How Aaron Went From 9-5 to Full-Time Youtuber 1:01:14 Practices for Ridding the Spiritual Ego & Staying Humble 1:06:06 Understanding Spiral Dynamics & the Process of Evolution 1:19:32 A Practice for Empaths & Self Autonomy 1:30:30 Connect with Aaron 1:32:46 Aaron's Secret Mystical Experiences 1:36:43 Conclusion ___________   Aaron Doughty is a spiritual teacher and YouTuber, with a community of over 1.5 million subscribers, aimed at supporting people to expand their consciousness. He went through a spiritual awakening in 2012 that changed his life. That propelled a journey of self-discovery of reading 100’s of books, listening to seminars and going within to look for the answers. Through that journey he let go of my painful past, dropped labels that didn’t serve, and become FREE of much of the autopilot beliefs he was operating from. From that point on, he has felt it's his mission to empower other people to know that they are high vibrational beings that can become FREE of the past pain and past negative experiences. He believes his life purpose is to raise his vibration and level of consciousness and to help others do it too. He believes that deep down, you are also on a journey of raising your vibration and that as you do, it changes the world.   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AaronDoughty44/ Website: https://aarondoughty.com   ___________   Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg   Listen to all episodes on Audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927     André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/   Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/

15 Aug 20231h 37min

Steven Kotler reveals the secrets to achieving peak performance and discovering the transformative power of flow. He shares his insights behind what flowstate is, whether it's the same as a meditative state, and how we can train ourselves to experience it regularly. He discusses procrastination, dopamine addiction, and why clarifying our passion and purpose in life is essential for achieving our dreams. Steven describes the 4 stages of flow, and how we can engineer our environment to provide the ideal space to experience it. He also dives into the mystical side of flow, and explores the mystery behind what it actually is. ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro  2:15 Is Flowstate a Spiritual Experience? 8:10 Defining Flowstate 9:34 Using Your Procrastination for Optimal Performance 13:57 Why Breaking Dopamine Addiction is Essential, and How to Do It 17:52 Clarifying your Passion and Purpose to Motivate You 22:21 Combining Passion & Purpose and Stacking Motivation 26:03 The One Mistake Everyone Makes on Purpose 32:09 How to Turning Work Into Play 41:56 Learning New Things: Conscious Competency 53:46 Micro vs Macro Flow: Flow in Our Daily Life 1:00:25 4 Stages to Achieve Flowstate 1:01:55 Setting Up Your Environment for Flow 1:09:29 Manicuring Your Internal Space for Flow 1:19:26 Group Flow: Maximizing Creativity with Others 1:25:12 The Mystical Side of Flow 1:36:40 Conclusion ___________ Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. He is the author of 11 bestsellers (out of fourteen books), including The Art of Impossible, The Future is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold and Abundance. His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, translated into over 50 languages, and has appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, TIME, and the Harvard Business Review.  A lifelong environmentalist and animal rights advocate, Steven is the cofounder of Planet Home, a conference/concert/innovation accelerator focused on solving critical environmental challenges, the cofounder of The Forest + Fire Collective, a network of individuals, organizations and institutions dedicated to ending catastrophic wildfire and restoring forest health to the American West. Alongside his wife, author Joy Nicholson, he is also the co-founder of Rancho de Chihuahua, a hospice care and special needs dog sanctuary. Website: https://www.stevenkotler.com Books: https://www.stevenkotler.com/books Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenkotler/ ___________ Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg Listen to all episodes on Audio:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927 André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/ Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/

8 Aug 20231h 38min