Forays Beyond

Arlindo the Philosophical Artist, the podcaster for Experiential Realism, joins me in a dialectical conversation on the nature of reality and consciousness.

A friend recounts in a non-chronological fashion his spiritual journey from a near death experience in early childhood to closing the gap between science and religion in his middle age, recalling various phases he passed through while grappling with the contrast between the Beyond and Earth.

A young woman describes life in post-apartheid South Africa as a sangoma or shaman. Reflecting on her mixed experiences within a Christian province and tribal village, she eloquently depicts the line between both worlds.

A young woman in India develops an infatuation with someone online, in the process discovering her spiritual abilities much to her family's consternation. She experiences intense alienation and stigmatism, but ultimately embraces her new identity. This episode opens a larger conversation on human and spiritual purpose.

A longtime internet friend and I discuss psychedelic use and its possible points of intersection with philosophy, spirituality, science, and more.

Interview with a strongly intuitive male who had unique experiences as a child in which he penetrated membranes to other realms.

In this episode an old friend shares his experiences and thoughts from his time in a magical order, tracing his overall development from before to afterward. In the process, he describes how magick can be scientific.

A friend, in his own words, carefully delineates a scientific materialist view of spirituality, showing a strong preference for empiricism and scientific inquiry in general.