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The Tricky Conventional-Postconventional Transition Jul 23, 2026

The move from Orange Rational to Green Postmodern is not just a stage change, but a meta-stage change - from Conventional to Postconventional. This transition can be deeply destabilising, confusing and lonely.

This is a snippet from my 22/7 episode, The Post-Conventional Levels of Consciousness - 1/2 (#154)

The Post-Conventional Levels of Consciousness - 1/2 (#154) Jul 22, 2026

We continue our Levels of Consciousness series by looking at the Post-Conventional levels of consciousness, the leading edge of human development that discloses our future.

Today we focus on the common features of Postconventional levels and the first such level, Green Postmodern.

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The Conformist Level of Consciousness Jul 21, 2026

Here's a quick overview of Blue Conformist, the first Conventional level of consciousness.

This is a snippet from my Tuesday 14/7 episode, The Conventional Levels of Consciousness.

The Conventional Levels of Consciousness (#153) Jul 15, 2026

Today we’re continuing our Levels of Consciousness series by looking at the Conventional levels of consciousness, the home stages for most people across the world.

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Your Level Defines The World You Experience Jul 14, 2026

The existence of the levels suggest to me that there is no default world that we either perceive accurately or not. The way the world "is" is defined by your level of development.

This is a snippet from my Tuesday 14/7 episode, The Pre-Conventional Levels of Consciousness.

The Deeper Question About Pre-Conventional Growth Jul 12, 2026

The existence of Pre-Conventional levels of consciousness throws up a huge existential question regarding what the world actually is. Here we discuss it.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 8/7 episode, The Pre-Conventional Levels of Consciousness.

Pre-Conventional Consciousness in a Nutshell Jul 09, 2026

Do not underestimate the importance of pre-conventional development: we go from newborns in the "primordial matrix" to participants in conventional society.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 8/7 episode, The Pre-Conventional Levels of Consciousness.

The Pre-Conventional Levels of Consciousness (#152) Jul 08, 2026

Today we’re continuing our Levels of Consciousness series by looking at the Pre-conventional levels of consciousness, the first building blocks in the human psyche.

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What the Levels of Consciousness Explain Jul 07, 2026

If you asked me, "What do the levels of consciousness guide in our lives?", my short answer would be, "Everything".

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 1/7 episode, What Are The Levels of Consciousness?

Why Learn About The Levels of Consciousness? Jul 02, 2026

If we're going to spend a whole month learning about the levels of consciousness, we should know why.

Put simply, absorbing this knowledge can dramatically change how you see yourself, others and humanity at large.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 1/7 episode, What are The Levels of Consciousness, no. 151.

What Are The Levels of Consciousness? (#151) Jul 01, 2026

The levels of consciousness are a critical tool for understanding yourself, others and the human condition.

Today and this month you’re going to understand this fundamental trajectory that is guiding our lives.

Our lives are not random or aimless: we're all on a journey, for which the levels of consciousness form a timeless blueprint.

Understand them, and it will greatly enhance your understanding of yourself, others and all human affairs.

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The Story Medicine Can't Tell Jun 30, 2026

The medical system tries to reduce our problems down to simple, pragmatic descriptions and solutions. But does this always help?

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 24/6 episode, The Diagnosis Obsession Part 2.

Your State is More Fundamental Than Any Diagnosis Jun 28, 2026

Diagnoses are always trying to describe a state, which is more real than any diagnosis applied to it, and is independent of it: your state is not the diagnosis, and the diagnosis is not your state.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 24/6 episode, The Diagnosis Obsession Part 2.

A Diagnosis Is Just a Heuristic Jun 25, 2026

We tend to think diagnoses are absolute, when really they are practical tools that professionals use to attempt to improve your health.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 24/6 episode, The Diagnosis Obsession Part 2.

The Diagnosis Obsession - Part 2/2 (#150) Jun 24, 2026

How many people are walking around right now with diagnoses for ADHD, depression, anxiety or other similar conditions that are unnecessary and useless - with dodgy diagnoses?

In part 2 of The Diagnosis Obsession, we explore why diagnoses are a heuristic, why our state is primary and our diagnosis is secondary, and some do's and don'ts when it comes to diagnoses.

Disclaimer: I am not qualified to diagnose or treat medical conditions.

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Diagnosis Is Big Business Jun 23, 2026

There's a lot of money in medicine and pharmaceuticals, and this puts a huge survival pressure on the industry.

This is not a countercultural slur, just a basic structural fact of healthcare.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 17/6 episode, The Diagnosis Obsession Part 1.

The Diagnosis Imperative Jun 21, 2026

Healthcare professionals' priority is to diagnose you. That is what they are trying to do. But is it necessary? Is it functional? Is it right?

And what's more - patients themselves are often biased towards obtaining a diagnosis.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 17/6 episode, The DIagnosis Imperative Part 1.

Diagnoses Are Trendy Jun 18, 2026

How many people have you heard saying "I think I have autism/ADHD/anxiety/depression because of x, y or z"? I'm sure you've heard someone, because diagnoses of this kind have become trendy.

We're so quick to diagnose ourselves and others with psychological illnesses.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 17/6 episode, The Diagnosis Obsession Part 1.

The Diagnosis Obsession - Part 1/2 (#149) Jun 17, 2026

How many people are walking around right now with diagnoses for ADHD, depression, anxiety or other similar conditions that are unnecessary and useless - with dodgy diagnoses?

In part 1 of The Diagnosis Obsession, we explore why the health system runs on diagnoses, why this biases how we understand health, and why ordinary health-system realities reveal the obvious problem.

Disclaimer: I am not qualified to diagnose or treat medical conditions.

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4 Forms of Fake Inner Work Jun 16, 2026

Four examples of fake inner work: talk therapy, meditation for emotional benefits, medication, diagnoses.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 10/6 episode, Real vs Fake Inner Work (#148).

The Litmus Test for Inner Work Jun 11, 2026

This is how you know whether you're doing proper inner work or not. Very simple, but very powerful.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 10/6 episode, Real vs Fake Inner Work (#148).

Real v Fake Inner Work (#148) Jun 10, 2026

There are effective ways of doing inner work, and there are ineffective ways. You can uncover gold, but you can also fall into traps.

Here you'll learn a clear litmus test for whether you’re doing real or fake inner work, with lots of clear, grounded examples to make these principles practical.

Next listen: Key Principles for Psychological Work Parts 1&2 (#144 & #147)

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Your Psyche Constructs Your World Jun 09, 2026

Your psyche is constructed to such a degree that, in fact, it constructs your world too. There is no such thing as accurate perception of life.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 3/6 episode, The Key Principles of Psychological Work, Part 2 (#147).

Next listen: The Key Principles of Psychological Work, Part 1 (#144) ; What is Psychology? (#143)

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Everything You Believe About Yourself Is a Story Jun 07, 2026

Another major implication of psychological non-duality is that because our true nature is unbounded consciousness, our entire self-image is essentially a fiction.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 3/6 episode, The Key Principles of Psychological Work, Part 2 (#147).

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Why Your Experience is Self-Sealing Jun 04, 2026

A major implication of psychological non-duality is that you cannot step outside your experience, and your entire psyche was built inside it, meaning your conception of everything is entirely your own.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 3/6 episode, The Key Principles of Psychological Work, Part 2 (#147).

Next listen: The Key Principles of Psychological Work, Part 1 (#144) ; What is Psychology? (#143)

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Key Principles for Psychological Work, Part 2/2 (#147) Jun 03, 2026

What are the key principles for doing psychological work? How do we know we are doing this work properly? How do we know we are not deceiving ourselves?

In part 2 two-part mini-series we cover principles 3 and 4 for this work. This will underlie any future work we do.

Next listen: What is Psychology? (#143), Key Principles for Psychological Work Part 1 (#144)

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How to Understand People Inside Out Jun 02, 2026

We're all living in our own world. To truly comprehend others, you need to feel into the world they inhabit as you interact with them. Look closely at their true desires, needs and motivations beyond your kneejerk reactions.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 27/5 episode, We All Live In Our Own World (#146), originally published in 2024.

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We Only Know a Tiny Slither of Life May 31, 2026

We only experience a miniscule piece of the entire world, and this little microcosm shapes us and is reflected in our character. Not only that, we interpret the world in our own way. Put these two insights together and it's clear we all live in our own world.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 27/5 episode, We All Live In Our Own World (#146), originally published in 2024.

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Your Fundamental Assumption About Humans May 28, 2026

We typically believe there is a single objective world that we may perceive differently but ultimately is common to us all. We also believe we're all the same and have the same goals and values. But is this really true?

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 27/5 episode, We All Live In Our Own World (#146), originally published in 2024.

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We All Live In Our Own World [Repost] (#146) May 27, 2026

You only experience a finite part of objective reality, of all positive input you could receive, of all possible human experiences,

AND

your unique psychology is so powerful that it puts a particular slant or filter on everything you experience.

This in short is why we all live in our own world.

This is a foundational episode of mine, originally published in July 2024.

Next listen: What is Psychology? (#143); The Key Principles of Psychological Work Part 1 (#144)

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Mundane Acts Are a Microcosm May 26, 2026

The impressions we have of the events in our life reflect our mind. Things are not inherently one way or another - we make them so. Even down to tiny everyday acts like taking the rubbish out.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 20/5 episode, Your Psychology = Your Life (#145), originally published in 2024.

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The "World" is a Function of Your Psychology May 24, 2026

Everything you experience is filtered through your psychology, and then you believe that it is as your psychology presents it. Everything you know and perceive is a reflection of your mind. In other words, life a function of your psychology.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 20/5 episode, Your Psychology = Your Life (#145)originally published in 2024.

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We Are Fundamentally Confused About Our Identity May 21, 2026

One of the core human confusions is that of identity: we believe we are something we are not, we believe we are separate from the world around us, and we believe that we live in the head somewhere.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 20/5 episode, Your Psychology = Your Life (#145), originally published in 2024.

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Your Psychology = Your Life [Repost] (#145) May 20, 2026

This video explains one of the fundamental truths of life: that your psychology = your life. Understand this, and your world will turn inside out.

This is a foundational episode of mine, originally published in Dec 2024.

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Why You Do Everything You Do May 19, 2026

Every action of yours has one or two fundamental needs driving it (or a first cause, as I call it). Discovering them is critical for understanding yourself in every situation.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 13/5 episode, The Key Principles for Psychological Work Part 1 (#144).

Next listen: The Key Principles for Psychological Work Part 1 (#144); What is Psychology? (#143)

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Who You Are Is Right Before You May 17, 2026

The principle of truth is not abstract - it has you be honest about who you are, and that is always visible, right here, right now.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 13/5 episode, The Key Principles for Psychological Work Part 1 (#144)

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The Power of Truth in Psychological Work May 14, 2026

If psychological work is discovering why you are as you are and changing it if need be, being truthful is a central pillar in that process.

If you are truthful with yourself, you can discover endlessly many aspects of your character that would otherwise remain buried.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 13/5 episode, The Key Principles of Psychological Work (#144).

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Key Principles for Psychological Work, Part 1/2 (#144) May 13, 2026

What are the key principles for doing psychological work? How do we know we are doing this work properly? How do we know we are not deceiving ourselves?

In this two-part mini-series we cover the top 4 principles for this work. This will underlie any future work we do.

Next listen: What is Psychology? (#143), Key Principles for Psychological Work Part 2 (#147)

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Self-Observation Changes Everything May 12, 2026

My claim: all our traits and ways we are have deep, fundamental reasons behind them, and through self-observation and careful self-directed work, we can change those traits if need be.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 6/5 episode, What is Psychology? (#143)

[Apologies for the mic noise!]

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Your Mind is a Mosaic May 10, 2026

We are as we are because of a complex mosaic of factors, and the ones we choose to emphasise over the others reveal our own psychology!

[Again, I apologise for the mic tapping!]

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 6/5 episode, What Is Psychology? (#143)

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Psychology = Why You Are As You Are May 07, 2026

My definition of psychology is: the study of why you are as you are.

This is a simple but deceptive and very powerful definition, and in this snippet I explain why.

[Again, I apologise for the mic tapping.]

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What is Psychology? (#143) May 06, 2026

What is psychology? Why are there so many views on how human psychology works? What are some key questions in psychological work?

This is both a foundational episode for understanding all of the work I do on this podcast, and for our May and June Psychology series, where we look at many critical questions in psychological and self-development work.

My definition? Psychology is the study of why you are the way you are.

[I apologise for the mic taps. I attempted to edit out as many as possible.]

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Spiritual Awareness is Ultimate May 05, 2026

Absolute understanding of reality comes not through scientific theory but through direct spiritual awareness. Do not let science replace spiritual awareness.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 29/4 episode, If Science Isn't Ultimate, How Should We Use It? (#142)

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The Problem With Scientific Slogans May 03, 2026

Science often gets reduced down into popular slogans that spread quickly through the culture, e.g. "You're distracted because your brain craves dopamine." What are the problems with such slogans?

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Science is an Ever-Improving Approximation of Reality Apr 30, 2026

Though science is conceptual and therefore fundamentally limited, we can also see it as an approximation of truth that may or may not lead us to the ground-bottom nature of reality.

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If Science Isn’t Ultimate, How Should We Use It? (#142) Apr 29, 2026

After mercilessly deconstructing science this month, today we round off this series by looking at how to skillfully and pragmatically incorporate science into our lives without epistemologically drowning in it.

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What Science Misses About Experience Apr 28, 2026

Science doesn't realise that what it's really trying to do is explain and describe our experience, which is primary. Here's what it misses by doing so.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 22/4 episode, What If Experience is Fundamental? (#141)

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Guided Exercise for Recognising Non-duality Apr 27, 2026

There is nothing outside your current experience. Sounds obvious, but this is the key to spiritual awakening, and this guided exercise in non-duality will aid your recognition of it.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 29/4 episode, What If Experience is Fundamental? (#141)

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What is Experience? Apr 23, 2026

If we are to understand why experience is fundamental, we ought to know what the word experience means in this context!

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 22/4 episode, What If Experience is Fundamental? (#141)

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What If Experience Is Fundamental? (#141) Apr 22, 2026

Your life is simply your current experience. That is it. This is the key point science overlooks.

This episode explores the primacy of experience and how everything we think we know or understand appears within it, not the other way round.

This includes all of science and all knowledge of any kind.

We also do a guided exercise to help you deeply grasp what is being said here.

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Why Models Obscure Understanding Apr 21, 2026

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 15/4 episode, Science is Addicted to Explanations. (#140)

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Does Science Actually Describe Reality? Apr 19, 2026

Science is very hesitant to assign reality to things; it tends to assign reality to parts rather than wholes

For example, science will say a human is really just cells, which are really just atoms, which are mostly nothing!

No - the human is the human. It is irreducible. Sure, we can analyse and parse it, but the constituent elements are not the human, by definition.

This is a snippet from my episode Science is Addicted to Explanations (#140).

What Models Actually Are & Their Fundamental Flaw Apr 16, 2026

A model is about a phenomenon. It is not the phenomenon. By definition. Therefore, models do not actually describe phenomena, because fundamentally they cannot be described.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 15/4 episode, Science is Addicted to Explanations (#140).

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Science is Addicted to Explanations (#140) Apr 15, 2026

What if models were not the only way to understand reality? What if they created deep blind spots, biases and paradigm lock?

We continue our April series on the philosophy of science with a look at how science is built on models and explanations, and the problems this creates.

These problems extend through much of science, because it is founded on model making.

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The Brain Is In Experience Apr 14, 2026

We tend to think that our experience arises inside the brain, but in fact the opposite is true.

All we know of our brain is our experience is it, and our brain is entirely contained within our experience.

This is a snippet from The Limits of Brain Science: Why Correlation Isn't Explanation (#139)

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Your Brain Does Not Think Apr 12, 2026

Our thought patterns: “my brain thinks”, “my brain goes round in loops”. These are cliches. Have you ever thought about this?

No, your brain does not think. And when you think, you are not experiencing your brain.

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Your Brain Is Not the Source of Fear Apr 09, 2026

Our usual thinking is to pin the cause of the fear on the brain.

So we say “we feel fear because x area of the brain activates. If it didn’t activate, we wouldn’t feel fear. It’s because of my brain”

How can your brain “cause” fear? How can a squidgy lump of flesh cause fear?

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 8th April episode, The Limits of Brain Science (#139).

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The Limits of Brain Science: Why Correlation Isn’t Explanation (#139) Apr 08, 2026

This episode examines the relationship between the brain and experience, and challenges the common view that the brain explains our experience.

We explore the basic fact that the brain is physical (tissue, chemistry, electrical activity) and experience is subjective (thoughts, emotions, sensations).

These are two distinct types of phenomena that reliably correlate but cannot be couched in one another.

Next listen: The Hidden Dogma in Scientific Thinking (#138) ; Science is Addicted to Explanations (#140)

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Science’s Hidden Black Hole Apr 07, 2026

Science does not truly question the idea of self. Even though neuroscience itself would say that the self is simply a result of brain activity and isn’t actually a thing, neuroscientists themselves do not live out this wisdom.

Also, science confuses accumulation of knowledge with wisdom.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 1/4 episode, The Hidden Dogma in Scientific Thinking (#138).

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The Main Blind Spot in Science Apr 05, 2026

Science does not pay attention to epistemology and philosophy - it focuses exclusively on calculation and application.

It is also highly skeptical, but rarely of itself.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 1/4 episode, The Hidden Dogma in Scientific Thinking (#138).

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The Echo Chamber of Science Apr 02, 2026

A key and mostly overlooked issue is that science is an echo chamber.

Much of science operates through repetition, imitation, and inherited frameworks rather than original insight - and this underlies scientific training too.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 1/4 episode, The Hidden Dogma in Scientific Thinking (#138).

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The Hidden Dogma In Scientific Thinking (#138) Apr 01, 2026

Scientific practice contains certain philosophical assumptions. These are treated as facts and then passed on. And they are unexamined. That is, they are dogma.

In episode 1 of my April series on the philosophy of science, we uncover these hidden assumptions and help you free your mind from scientism.

Next listen: The Limits of Brain Science (#139) ; Science is Addicted to Explanations (#140)

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Why You Cannot Learn Spirituality Mar 31, 2026

To engage in spiritual learning, you must believe you don't know your true nature, and then go out and try to find it. Yet, nobody can truly tell you what it is. It is a discovery you must make.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 25/3 episode, What Spiritual Teaching Can't Do (#137).

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Why Do Spiritual Teachers Teach at All? Mar 29, 2026

Spiritual teaching itself is built on an illusion. Furthermore, there are several hidden reasons why spiritual teachers teach - and they are not all pretty!

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 25/3 episode, What Spiritual Teaching Can't Do (#137).

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The Flaw at the Heart of Spiritual Teaching Mar 26, 2026

The core flaw in spiritual teaching are the assumptions underlying it. Here is the top hidden assumption.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 25/3 episode, What Spiritual Teaching Can't Do (#137)

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Welcome to Deep Psychology Podcast - START HERE Mar 26, 2026

I have hundreds of episodes, so I wanted to help you navigate them.

Here are the most fundamental episodes:

What is Psychology? (#143)
The Power of Meditation (#1)
Your Psychology = Your Life (#145)
Psychospirituality (#80)

Everything else comes from there.

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What Spiritual Teaching Can’t Do (#137) Mar 25, 2026

There is a fundamental limit to spiritual teaching: it cannot give you recognition of your true nature, and your true nature cannot be conceptualised. This goes to the heart of spirituality.

Furthermore, to teach, the teacher must defile their own true nature.

Next listen: Why Meditators Stall on the Path (#136) ; Is Enlightenment the Right Word (#135)

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The Spiritual Search Ends Where You Already Are Mar 24, 2026

The true meditative path is one that is grounded right here, right now.

To continue on the path is to be fully here in all situations, and to never turn away from This.

The extent to which you do that is the extent to which you are truly walking the path home.

This episode is a snippet from my Wednesday 18/3 episode, Why Meditators Stall on the Path (#136)

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The Hidden Escape Inside Meditation Mar 22, 2026

Meditators often perpetually want to get somewhere else. In fact, this is one of the core markers of the human experience: there is always a subtle turning away from the present.

This inevitably comes into meditation itself: meditators are not there to be there, but to be elsewhere.

This episode is a snippet from my Wednesday 22/3 episode, Why Meditators Stall on the Path (#136)

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Newbie Meditators Have Unrealistic Expectations Mar 19, 2026

Meditators often have wildly unrealistic expectations regarding what meditation is, what its effects are, and where it eventually leads us.

This is especially prevalent among newcomers, who have often been marketed on the idea that a little meditation will immediately render you calm, peaceful and wise.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 18/3 episode, Why Meditators Stall On The Path (#136)

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Why Meditators Stall on the Path (#136) Mar 18, 2026

From my practice and experience, three simple reasons explain why meditators stall on the path and fail to reach the deep insight taught in various guises by all spiritual traditions.

Next listen: What Spiritual Teaching Can't Do (#137) ; Is Enlightenment the Right Word? (#135)

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The Power of The Word "Recognition" to Describe Awakening Mar 17, 2026

Nowadays, I tend to use the word recognition to describe awakening: here's why.

This is a snippet from my episode Is Enlightenment the Right Word? (#135)

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The Word "Enlightenment" Creates False Expectations Mar 15, 2026

Enlightenment is our default word for spiritual awakening or deep spiritual insight. While it may serve and inspire certain students to engage in spiritual work, I also believe it is problematic and that better options exist.

This is a short snippet from my episode on 11th March, Is Enlightenment the Right Word? (#135)

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What The Word "Enlightenment" Does Right Mar 12, 2026

Despite problems, the word enlightenment does capture two real aspects of awakening: transformation and insight.

This is a short snippet from my episode Is Enlightenment The Right Word? (#135)

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Is Enlightenment The Right Word? (#135) Mar 11, 2026

We use the word enlightenment all the time in spirituality.

But it might actually be one of the most misleading words in the entire field.

It suggests a climactic transformation, a final state, something rare and special.

Yet the lived experience of awakening is usually quieter, slower, and far more ordinary.

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The Late Stage of Meditation Mar 10, 2026

Perhaps 1% or fewer practitioners reach late-stage meditation, where awakening has permanently altered one’s perception.

Late stage says: “There is no centre for awakening to happen to.”

This is a snippet from my episode from Wednesday 11/3, The Three Stages of Meditation (#134)

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The Middle Stage of Meditation Mar 08, 2026

Mid-stage practitioners constitute perhaps 5–10% of meditators. This is the stage where awakening begins to stabilise.

A core feature of this stage is that thoughts lose their unquestioned authority. They are still present, but they are no longer automatically taken as reality. Thoughts are seen as appearances rather than truths: as thoughts, nothing more, nothing less.

This is a snippet from my episode The Three Stages of Insight Work (#134)

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The Early Stage of Meditation Mar 05, 2026

At the early stage, meditation is something you do. It is an activity during the day, set apart from life, distinct from the rest.

Awakening is imagined as a future event: a breakthrough, a shift, a permanent state waiting at the end of sufficient effort.

This is a snippet from my episode on Wednesday 4th March, The Three Stages of Meditation & Spiritual Insight (#134).

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The Three Stages of Meditation & Spiritual Insight (#134) Mar 04, 2026

We tend to see meditation as a single spiritual practice experienced equally by all. It seems meditators sit, practice their technique, attend retreats and accumulate hours.

What’s missing is the developmental dimension of meditation. This practice unfolds in recognisable developmental stages.

These are not rigid categories, but shifts in identity, perception and relationship to experience. What changes is not just depth of calm — it is the structure of self.

Next listen: Is Enlightenment the Right Word? (#135) ; Why Meditators Stall on the Path (#136)

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Meaningful, Meaningless & Ameaningful Mar 03, 2026

Meaning, meaningnless and ameaningful are three different words. Meaning and meaninglessness imply one another.

Questioning the meaning of life is not a symptom of meaninglessness. We are obsessed with meaning, and yet life could be ameaningful.

This is a snippet from my episode What is the Meaning of Life? (#133)

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The Problems In Discussing The Meaning Of Life Mar 01, 2026

The question "What Is The Meaning of Life?" is fraught with difficulties and blindspots. It's so tempting to overcomplicate it, to oversimplify it, or to blindly rely on others to tell you the answer.

This is a snippet from my episode What is the Meaning of Life? (#133)

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Exploring Personal Meaning: Why Are You Here? Feb 27, 2026

Why are you here? How does personal meaning work? What questions can we ask to get to the core of our personal meaning structure?

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What is The Meaning of Life? (#133) Feb 25, 2026

What is the meaning of life? When we get down to it, why are we here as individuals? Why does life itself exist? What is all this for?

I round off this month's theme of deep questions with the mother of all existential questions.

Next listen: Does the External World Exist? (#130) ; Is the World Physical? (#131)

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The Necessity of Self-Other Consciousness Feb 24, 2026

When we deconstruct paradigms like self and other, it's tempting to dismiss it outright. But self-other consciousness serves a clear function, and without it you would be lost. We want not to lose it, but to see through it.

This is a snippet from last Wednesday's episode on Do Other People Exist? (#132)

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Self & Other As A Developmental Achievement Feb 22, 2026

You have not always had a sense of self and other: you had to develop it during childhood. It is not a given, but a construct.

This also means you can see beyond it and realise it is not the whole story.

This is an extract from my episode on Wednesday 18th, "Do Other People Exist?" (#132)

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The Standard Paradigm Regarding Other People Feb 19, 2026

We tend to assume that other people are separate from us and have their own, independent experiences.

Except these are highly questionable assumptions that we debate in this snippet from episode Do Other People Exist?(#132)

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Do Other People Exist? (#132) Feb 18, 2026

We tend to assume other people are separate and independent from us. But what if this was simply a useful assumption or paradigm, not the be all end all?

Do other people exist? My conclusion: well... kind of.

Next listen: Is The World Physical? (#131) ; What is the Meaning of Life? (#133)

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Deeply Questioning the Materialistic Paradigm Feb 17, 2026

I propose that the materialistic paradigm is deeply flawed.

While it is extremely useful and explanatory, it is underpinned by some highly questionable assumptions.

In this snippet from last week's episode Is The World Physical? (#131), we address those assumptions.

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Why Do We Believe In Materialism? Feb 15, 2026

There are very good reasons why materialism is the standard philosophical paradigm in the modern world, and here I outline them in a practical way.

This is a snippet from my Wednesday 11/2 episode, Is The World Physical? (#131)

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Three Essential Critiques of Materialism Feb 12, 2026

There are three simple, essential critiques of materialism that seriously jeopardise its legitimacy.

This is a snippet from yesterday's episode, Is The World Physical? (#131)

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Is The World Physical? (#131) Feb 11, 2026

There's no shortage of big questions this month, and today we discuss whether the world is physical or not.

This is part of my February philosophy series in which I aim not to promote a creed or doctrine but to honestly explore and inquire into these questions and encourage this in you.

Next listen: Do Other People Exist? (#132) ; Does the External World Exist? (#130)

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Naive Realism, Assumptions & Reality Feb 10, 2026

This is a snippet from last week's episode on Does An External World Exist?(#130)

In this part, we cover naive realism, assumption v reality, and why naive realism is an assumption.

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Does The External World Exist? (#130) Feb 04, 2026

This month we get very existential and I start with a big question: does the external world exist? That is, is there a physical, permanent, 3D world beyond your current experience?

"You do not know the external world because there is no external world" - me!

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How to Achieve Your Goals & Resolutions: Why NY Resolutions Fail Ep3 (#129) Jan 28, 2026

"Effort accumulates to the point where it is unstoppable."

We round off this month with a distilled, concise summary of all the best principles and tips I know for setting goals and following through on them.

We discuss goal-setting keys, long-term vs short-term, exponential change, developmental psychology, hockey sticks and pianos.

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The Top Learning Myths: Why NY Resolutions Fail, Ep 2 (#128) Jan 21, 2026

Episode 2 of my January series of Why NY's Resolutions Fail.

We cover a lot of ground today, from the top 3 learning myths, the source of these myths, to the fundamental assumption of pre-Achiever levels of development, to the keys to learning and success, to why talent is false, and more.

Key insight: Before Achiever levels of ego development, the self is seen as fixed.

Achievement Depends on Development: Why NY Resolutions Fail, Ep 1 (#127) Jan 15, 2026

This month, we discuss why New Year's resolutions fail, beginning with a little-known but crucial insight: that achievement requires particular, developmentally guided inner machinery that many people lack.

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Celebrate Christmas Like a Mystic - Christmas Episode 4 (#126) Dec 24, 2025

Let's discuss how to celebrate Christmas like a mystic - how to maintain and develop your spiritual practice throughout the Christmas period.

Next listen: What Really is Christmas? (#123) ; What is Christ? Who Was Jesus? (#124)

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Understanding the Christmas Symbols - Christmas Episode 3 (#125) Dec 18, 2025

Let's look at the deeper, embodied meaning of three crucial Christmas symbols: the Christmas Star, the Baby Jesus and the Virgin Mary.

"Your true nature is ultimately completely empty... but is also everything at the same time."

What is Christ? Who was Jesus? - Christmas Episode 2 (#124) Dec 10, 2025

In December, we are looking at Christmas from the point of view of spiritual truth, revealing the ultimate purpose behind this century-old, widely misunderstood tradition.

Today we cover who or what is Christ or Jesus? We answer this question not from a traditional, Christian perspective, but from the point of view of spiritual truth and transformation.

And once we step beyond shallow expressions and cultural traditions, it's really quite simple.

In terms of spiritual truth, Christ simply means your true nature. Jesus Christ is the human embodiment of your true nature.

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What Really is Christmas? - Christmas Episode 1 (#123) Dec 03, 2025

In December, we are looking at Christmas from the point of view of spiritual truth, revealing the ultimate purpose behind this century-old, widely misunderstood tradition.

Though for most people it is simply an opportunity for a day of hedonism or the ultimate celebration of the Christian faith. But once we step beyond shallow expressions and cultural traditions, it's really quite simple.

What is Christmas? Christmas means "Christ's mass" or the "mass of Christ". In terms of spiritual truth, Christ means your true nature.

In other words, Christmas is a celebration of your true nature.

The Key Principles for Elite Couple Functioning - Nov 5 of 5 (#122) Nov 26, 2025

We round up this month's series on intimate relationships by covering the key psychological principles for mastering your relationship life.

Responsibility is Critical in Intimate Relationships - Nov 4/5 (#121) Nov 19, 2025

Responsibility is one of the two key factors guiding the quality of your intimate relationship.

In today's edition of my November series we cover what responsibility means in intimate relationships.

You will see its importance in grounded, everyday examples and learn how to take full responsibility for your speech, communication, behaviour, emotions and thoughts.

Your Partner Sees ALL of You - Nov 3/5 (#120) Nov 12, 2025

This is a critical principle for deepening and growing your intimate relationship: your partner sees all of you. The great, the ghastly and everything else - they see your entire psyche at work.

All About Romantic Infatuation: Nov 2/5 (#119) Nov 05, 2025

In episode 2 of my November series on intimate relationships, we discuss a critical aspect of long-term companionship: romantic infatuation. We look at what it is, how we typically view it, how we should view it, and what the traps are.

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The Furnace of Intimate Relationships: Part 1 of 5 (#118) Oct 29, 2025

Welcome to my Wednesday series for November, where we'll cover all you need to know about the psychology of intimate relationships and how to use them to master your self-awareness and communication skills.

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Integral Spirituality 4/4: How to Know You're Integral (#117) Oct 26, 2025

We wrap up our October series on Integral Spirituality with the key points behind how to know whether you are at the integral stage of development or not.

Today I keep it very down to earth and practical, and please note that these points are based on my opinion, research and experience!

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Want to Do a Spiral Dynamics Test? (#116) Oct 22, 2025

Today we talk about the topic of Spiral Dynamics tests and why doing them can be deceptive. Learn a bigger, more nuanced view on this topic, and learn the key question to ask to determine how developed you are.

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Integral Spirituality Part 3/4: Spiritual Practice (#115) Oct 19, 2025

In episode 3 of my October series on Integral Spirituality, we discuss what spiritual practice looks like at this level.

At the end, I give you five clear criteria for identifying whether a teacher, system, or practitioner is operating from this stage.

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Why to Avoid Spiritual Paraphernalia (#114) Oct 15, 2025

Today I discuss/rant about the topic of spiritual paraphernalia and why it is crucial that you avoid it if you want to make serious progress in this work.

In short, if you get lost in paraphernalia related to yoga, the East, or anything else, you are selling yourself way short of your capabilities and missing out on transformative insight.

Integral Spirituality Part 2/4: How Integral Relates to the Divine (#113) Oct 12, 2025

Today we begin to look deeply at Integral Spirituality, discussing specifically how we view and relate to divinity at this stage.

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Let's Bust These 4 Damaging Meditation Myths [Repost] (#112) Oct 08, 2025

It's time to debunk these four damaging meditation myths once and for all.

These aren't just cute little cultural myths that have no real impact on meditators – they will stop you dead in your tracks as you attempt to build a daily meditation practice.

In fact, they will prevent you reaching deep territory with this practice, leaving you stuck and frustrated, believing that you simply aren't up to it.

Let's bust these four meditation myths.

Integral Spirituality Part 1/4: Introduction (#111) Oct 05, 2025

The first episode in my series on Integral Spirituality, where we learn about this fascinating stage of spiritual development that is currently emerging.

Today, we cover the most essential points, including when integral spirituality appears in individuals and society, how it relates to evolution, how it differs from the prior stages, and how to recognise it in yourself.

Next listen: My 4-part Integral Spirituality series (#111-114) https://player.captivate.fm/collection/f2b37dcb-b5f2-4e1d-89c6-22607905dbaf

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Learning How To Learn: 3 Dysfunctional Learner Types [Repost] (#110) Oct 01, 2025

A crucial part of learning how to learn is becoming acutely aware of the obstacles that block our path to excellence.

Here we look at three dysfunctional characters – the Dabbler, the Hack, and the Obsessive. These are the three learner profiles you want to avoid. Together they’ll give you a spookily accurate assessment of how you prevent yourself reaching true competence and expertise.

This is an example video from my free, open-access course Master Autodidactism, available on my site.

Levels of Spirituality Part 4/4: Progressive Spirituality (#109) Sep 28, 2025

In the final episode of this series, we discuss progressive spirituality, one of the main levels of spirituality active in the world today, and one that you have likely experienced.

By learning about it you will have a much deeper grasp of your spiritual life and human spiritual development.

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The Warrior Archetype: Embody Your Power (#108) Sep 24, 2025

The defining attribute of this archetype is that it directs its aggression to a noble cause and does all it can to ensure it prevails.

This archetype is an action taker. Buoyed by a strong sense of purpose, it’s able to persist and fight through obstacles when others would thro w their purpose overboard. In this role, it doesn’t take no for an answer, and takes great risks in pursuit of its target.

Next listen: The Four Mature Male Archetypes (#106)

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Levels of Spirituality: Part 3/4 - Secular Spirituality (#107) Sep 21, 2025

Let's continue with the levels of spirituality, covering the second major stage, called Secular Spirituality.

Steve McIntosh calls this "aspirituality" because it is defined by its denial of the reality of anything transcendent.

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The Four Mature Male Archetypes (#106) Sep 17, 2025

It’s common nowadays to feel modern malaise. In men, this looks like reaching 30 or 40 years old and not feeling like you’re a man yet. You feel restless, purposeless.

These archetypes point us towards healthy, empowered modern manhood. And the result of integrating and activating the four archetypes is masculine confidence, power and inner security.

Next listen: The Warrior Archetype (#108)

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Levels of Spirituality: Part 2/4 – Traditional Spirituality (#105) Sep 14, 2025

Today we explore the traditional level of spirituality. Though this level has shaped society for millennia, it is facing rapid decline in the West.

This is organized religion—think Christianity, Islam, Judaism— and is rooted in mythic-literal belief.

It is conservative, ritual-driven, and community-focused, teaches black-and-white morality, divine judgment, and salvation.

While fostering devotion, guidance, and belonging, it resists modern science, is dogmatic, and appeals mainly to older generations.

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Ken Wilber's Integral Theory: Introducing the AQAL Model [Repost] (#104) Sep 10, 2025

This is an introduction to the AQAL framework from Ken Wilber's Integral Theory in the context of self-transformation. We cover the four quadrants, lines, levels, states and types, along with how my work fits into this model.

This is the most holistic model of reality and human psychology I know of. Learn the pillars of Wilber's AQAL framework from Integral Theory and how you can use it to boost your self-improvement efforts.

Next listen: The Four Quadrants Explained (#16); The Four Quadrants Applied (#17)

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The Levels of Spirituality: Part 1/4 – Overview (#103) Sep 07, 2025

This is an overview of the levels of spirituality and their significance in our lives.

In September I am releasing a series of episodes on the Levels of Spirituality, focusing on the three that are most visible at this time in history: Religious, Secular and Progressive.

Next listen: My four-part series on the levels of spirituality (#103, 105, 107, 109) - https://player.captivate.fm/collection/f2b37dcb-b5f2-4e1d-89c6-22607905dbaf

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The Conscious & Subconscious Minds (#102) Sep 03, 2025

Let's discuss the conscious and subconscious minds: what they are, how they differ from one another, and some of the nuances of this topic.

Next listen: What is The Shadow? (#96); Key Insights Into the Shadow (#56); How to Do Shadow Work (#94)

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Rapid Speed of Implementation: August Wisdom Day 31 Aug 31, 2025

Wow! It's the final episode of August Wisdom! And we finish on a high, discussing the concept of rapid speed of implementation, critical for any project you are undertaking.

Don't Ask The Elm Tree for Pears: August Wisdom Day 30 Aug 30, 2025

Don't ask the elm tree for pears... What?! Granted, it sounds a lot better in Spanish, but this is a wise expression that I appreciate and find to be very useful.

Higher Consciousness Looks Weird to Lower Consciousness: August Wisdom Day 29 Aug 29, 2025

Here's why people at higher levels of consciousness look weird to those at lower levels, and how this can help you navigate your relationships.

Why AI Will Not End The World: August Wisdom Day 28 Aug 28, 2025

I have an unusually positive view of AI, and in this episode, I share it.

The Evolutionary View of History: August Wisdom Day 27 Aug 27, 2025

Here is a taste of the evolutionary view of history: that everything is always moving towards unity, if only we zoom out enough on the chaos.

Beware of Guru Projection: August Wisdom Day 26 Aug 26, 2025

Today we discuss the problem of guru projection, why it happens, and how to avoid it!

Why Self-Correction Reveals Your Subconscious: August Wisdom Day 25 Aug 25, 2025

Here is why when we self-correct our speech, we reveal traits that are in the shadow.

Ten Years for Non-Duality: August Wisdom Day 24 Aug 24, 2025

Let's talk about why it takes 10 years of work to reach authentic non-dual realisation, and why we cannot simply recite and regurgitate the teachings.

Mentioned in this episode:

Spirit Quest Tours

Set Big Goals (Part 2): August Wisdom Day 23 Aug 23, 2025

It's day 23 of August Wisdom, and today we continue talking about why we must set big goals.

Set Big Goals (Part 1): August Wisdom Day 22 Aug 22, 2025

In episode 22 of August Wisdom, we cover why it is crucial to set big goals.

Life is a Dewdrop in Infinite Awareness: August Wisdom Day 21 Aug 21, 2025

Today we discuss a deep, deep topic in short form. Life is an dewdrop in infinite consciousness, outside of which there is nothing but pure, lucid awareness.

My upcoming book is called: The Non-dual Body: Discover Your Infinite Essence. Soon I will officially announce its release.

Mentioned in this episode:

Spirit Quest Tours

Why Prayer is Real: August Wisdom Day 20 Aug 20, 2025

In this episode of August Wisdom, we cover why prayer is real, what God is, and how to develop your prayer, all from a non-fundamentalist, post-rational perspective.

Master The Beginner's Hump: August Wisdom Day 19 Aug 19, 2025

A crucial part of learning how to learn is becoming acutely aware of the obstacles that block our path to excellence.

In day 19 of August Wisdom, we look at the Beginner's Hump – the early period in the learning journey when we feel clumsy and incompetent. Our new pursuit seems impossible, and we wonder how we'll ever get there.

Know that this is temporary. You will get through it, and we'll look at some tried-and-tested strategies for navigating this challenging period.

Embody Integral Consciousness: August Wisdom Day 18 Aug 18, 2025

The wonderful thing about Integral Consciousness (stages Teal and Turquoise in Integral Theory) is that we realise we are continually evolving individuals in a continually evolving world.

As such, we can consciously participate in our own growth. We make conscious the unconscious process of stage development as it unfolds decade to decade, year to year, week to week, and moment to moment.

From this perspective, Integral Consciousness is not an end, but a means, a practice. And the four practices we look at today will assist you in your own consciousness project. Over time, these practices for embodying Integral Theory will positively alter your modus operandi.

Practice 1: See The Necessity of All Stages

Practice 2: See The Spectrum of Stages in Yourself

Practice 3: Zoom Out on Life

Practice 4: Love Thy Neighbour

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The As-If Method for Change: August Wisdom Day 17 Aug 17, 2025

Stop looking for fancy techniques, and start doing things as though you could already do them, until you finally can.

Levels of Consciousness Govern Everything: August Wisdom Day 16 Aug 16, 2025

Start seeing yourself, others and all of society as being governed by the levels of consciousness. These are the fundamental driving forces behind most of human life.

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The Millennial Mindset: August Wisdom Day 15 Aug 15, 2025

How the millennials are different from previous generations - and why this is a hugely positive development.

Higher Consciousness = Higher Responsibility: August Wisdom Day 14 Aug 14, 2025

On day 14 of August Wisdom, we look at why higher consciousness means higher responsibility, and why we cannot rely on people with lower consciousness to meet us where we're at.

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The World is Always Evolving Forward: August Wisdom Day 13 Aug 13, 2025

The world is always evolving forward, in all dimensions, including you. Growth is the fundamental drive behind everything around us. Soak into this perspective with me and see how it enhances your view of the world and your place in it.

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The Power of Living Your Purpose: August Wisdom Day 12 Aug 12, 2025

Today we discuss the power of uncovering your passion and doing what it takes to make it your livelihood.

Why Money Won't Ever Fulfil You: August Wisdom Day 11 Aug 11, 2025

In day 11 of August Wisdom, learn why money won't ever fulfil you - with a twist. I want you to slowly base your success paradigm around purpose and passion, including financial success, rather than pure financial success alone.

NB sorry for the audio quality. Tomorrow it will be back to its best.

Take Full Responsibility: August Wisdom Episode 10 Aug 10, 2025

On day 10 of August Wisdom, we discuss how to take full responsibility for your life and its trajectory and the wonderful freedom that comes from doing so.

Bakers & Shepherds: August Wisdom Day 9 Aug 09, 2025

Today we discuss this great quote from Paulo Coelho: "“In the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies" and what it reveals about living your purpose.

Things Always Go Exponential: August Wisdom Day 8 Aug 08, 2025

In this episode of August Wisdom, we discuss how things always go exponential: in any form of personal change, we eventually build huge momentum and reach levels we couldn't have imagined.

When Diagnoses Don't Work: August Wisdom Day 7 Aug 07, 2025

In this edition of August Wisdom, we discuss why diagnoses can be ambiguous and even damaging, especially in the realm of psychology.

The Root of All Addiction: August Wisdom Day 6 Aug 06, 2025

In this edition of August Wisdom, we discuss the root of all addiction. This is a simple but powerful insight that will change how you view and relate to all of your bad habits and addictions.

The Sacred Pause: August Wisdom Day 5 Aug 05, 2025

We're back for day 5 of August Wisdom - 31 pieces of backpocket wisdom in 31 days.

Here we discuss a crucial technique for interacting with others, particularly in challenging situations: the sacred pause.

People Are Always Clear About Other's Lives: August Wisdom Day 4 Aug 04, 2025

“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”

Let's unpack this powerful quote from Paulo Coelho.

You Are Not Your Thoughts: August Wisdom Day 3 Aug 03, 2025

You are not your thoughts. This is not a trendy slogan but a profound insight that, when made permanent to some degree, will change your life forever, and in this episode I tell you how.

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Have a Bias Towards Action: August Wisdom Day 2 Aug 02, 2025

In episode two of August Wisdom, we discuss why change occurs through action and, therefore, why we must bias action over everything else, no matter what we are trying to improve in our lives.

You Are Always Changing : August Wisdom Day 1 Aug 01, 2025

Welcome to my special series for August. This is August Wisdom: 31 nuggets of wisdom in 31 days.

We begin by discussing how you are always changing and how to wield this insight for greater effectiveness in your life.

Here's Why God-Given Talent is a Myth [Repost] (#101) Jul 29, 2025

Have you ever heard the terms “natural ability” or “God-given talent”? Have you ever been told you're inherently incapable and should give up trying? Have you ever told this to yourself?

The talent obsession abounds in education, media and our mind. Not only is it hogwash, it seriously jeopardises our learning.

The idea that ability for a certain sport or pursuit is inbuilt and determines our chances of success is one of the biggest holes in the conventional wisdom on learning.

But it’s not only that. If you believe this is true, you will never be able to get good. It’s an extraordinarily disempowering belief.

Let's bust the talent myth and start creating the mentality we need to get great.

The Sunday Sit #4 Jul 27, 2025

This is the final edition of the Sunday Sit!

In July, we have come together every Sunday at 8pm CET, 7pm UK, 2pm Eastern to practice a new meditation technique together.

I encourage you to practice today's technique every day until the 1st of August, and to continue this habit for the entire month to get a proper taste of this work.

Meditation Isn't Sitting Quietly | Meditation Myths 4/4 (#100) Jul 25, 2025

This is the fourth episode in my Meditation Myths mini-series, where we cover the top myths that jeopardise long-term committed practice.

Today we discuss why meditation is not just about sitting quietly, and where consistent meditation will take you.

Meditation Isn't for Hippies | Meditation Myths 3/4 (#99) Jul 24, 2025

This is the third episode in my Meditation Myths mini-series, where we cover the top myths that jeopardise long-term committed practice.

Today we discuss why meditation is not just for hippies, and how to overcome this damaging myth.

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Meditation Isn't About Silencing Your Mind | Meditation Myths 2/4 (#98) Jul 23, 2025

This is the second episode in my Meditation Myths mini-series, where we cover the top myths that jeopardise long-term committed practice.

Today we discuss why meditation is not about silencing your mind.

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PS sorry for the audio quality - I promise it will be way better tomorrow!

Meditation Isn't About Calm & Relaxation | Meditation Myths 1/4 (#97) Jul 22, 2025

This is the first episode in my Meditation Myths mini-series, where we cover the top myths that jeopardise long-term committed practice.

Today we discuss why meditation is not about calm and relaxation, and how to overcome this damaging myth.

The Sunday Sit #3 Jul 20, 2025

This is the Sunday Sit with Deep Psychology.

In July, we get together every Sunday at 8pm CET, 7pm UK, 2pm Eastern and practice a new meditation technique together.

I encourage you to practice today's technique every day until next Sunday, and to continue this habit for the entire month to get a proper taste of this work.

What is The Shadow? (#96) Jul 17, 2025

Today we tackle the sticky topic of the shadow: what it is, how it forms, and how we can identify our own shadow traits.

Shadow traits are not all negative and antisocial, and they form not because we are evil but because of how we develop as people.

To learn how to do shadow work, go back to last week's episode.

Key related episodes: What Is The Shadow? ; Key Insights Into The Shadow

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The #1 Law of Personal Growth: Reward ∝ Challenge [Repost] (#95) Jul 15, 2025

Let’s talk about a powerful concept that I’ve discovered after years of working hard on my personal growth and mastering different subjects, from maths to languages to meditation to writing.

This is my Law of Proportional Reward, and it applies to all areas of personal growth, whether it’s career, relationships, finances, spirituality, or indeed learning.

It even explains our levels of fulfilment and zest for life. We tend to think that a comfortable, easy life is what we want. This law turns that idea on its head.

I’ve had this concept built into my psychology for a long time, but only recently have I realised that it drives many of my positive personal growth habits and explains my negative ones.

If you want to experience positive gains in any area of life, you simply need to know – nay, live and breathe – my Law of Proportional Reward.

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The Sunday Sit #2 Jul 13, 2025

This is the Sunday Sit with Deep Psychology.

In July, we get together every Sunday at 8pm CET, 7pm UK, 2pm Eastern and practice a new meditation technique together.

I encourage you to practice today's technique every day until next Sunday, and to continue this habit for the entire month to get a proper taste of this work.

How to Do Shadow Work (#94) Jul 10, 2025

Here I explain how to do shadow work. You'll learn a simple but remarkably powerful 4-step technique for reintegrating any shadow trait.

With this method, you can feel your shadow being regurgitated and reintegrated into your conscious self, and the wholeness and fullness that results from it.

Next listen: How to Reown Your Repressed Anger (#37); What is the Shadow? (#96); How to Do Shadow Work (#94)

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Master Your Mind: The Growth and Fixed Mindsets [Repost] (#93) Jul 08, 2025

Could the conservative side of you be preventing you from taking action? Do you believe that growth is possible or that you’re bound to be a certain way forever?

In this episode, we’ll unpack a crucial concept for self-mastery: that of the growth mindset and fixed mindset.

These two mentalities guide how we view ourselves and our abilities. Knowledge of them will help you identify when you’re shooting yourself in the foot and enable you to make empowering changes.

Next listen: Here's Why God-Given Talent is a Myth (#101) ; How to Master Skills - The Key Factor (#85)

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The Sunday Sit #1 : Learn to Meditate Jul 06, 2025

This is the Sunday Sit with Deep Psychology.

In July, we get together every Sunday at 8pm CET, 7pm UK, 2pm Eastern and practice a new meditation technique together.

I encourage you to practice today's technique every day until next Sunday, and to continue this habit for the entire month to get a proper taste of this work.

The Enneagram Explained (Part 2) (#92) Jul 03, 2025

We continue learning about the enneagram, the 9 personality types it proposes, and the power of learning this typology.

We also cover what it means to have a personality type and how we can use this knowledge to grow in psyche and spirit.

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Self-Control Explained + 5 High-Level Strategies For Developing It [Repost] (#91) Jun 30, 2025

If you’re struggling to get things done in life, you spend money on a whim, binge eat, binge drink and are always looking for that next high, check out this video.

You cannot flourish in life without self-control.

Here I share the secrets of SELF-CONTROL and the crucial role it plays in your self-transformation. I'm going to help you overcome those dog-like desires for good.

Here you'll learn:

– what self-control is:

– what self-control is not! (hint: it is not Puritanism)

– the scientific basis for it

– the pernicious effects a lack of it has on your life (scary)

– 5 strategies for developing crazy-high levels of self-control.

I’ve experienced self-control as a snowball effect. The more bad habits I eliminate and the more I delay gratification, the easier it is for me to do so.

Next listen: The Root of All Addiction (August Wisdom 2026 Day 6) ; How Stimulation & Comfort Ruin Your Life (#26) ; How I Beat Boredom (#54)

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The Enneagram Explained (Part 1) (#90) Jun 26, 2025

Learn about the enneagram, the 9 personality types it proposes, and the power of learning this typology.

We cover what it means to have a personality type and how we can use this knowledge to deepen our understanding of self and others.

Next listen: The Enneagram Explained Part 2 (#92)

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Understanding Magical Thinking and Re-Enchanting The World [Repost] (#89) Jun 23, 2025

Let's learn about magical thinking, carefully tease it apart from deep psychological insight, and discuss how to healthily integrate it.

Know that we all pass through a Magical period in our early childhood, the Magic stage of development, and come out the other end at age 4 or 5.

From then, all the way through adult life, our relationship to magical thinking can go one of two ways: we become completely allergic to it and be unable to consciously integrate any of it, or we remain addicted to it.

In spiritual communities and personal-development circles, I often see an addiction to magic and a basic inability to really understand what magical thinking is and why it's fundamentally flawed in very mundane ways.

Our goal as growing people is to skillfully integrate magical thinking into our psyche, and that's our goal in this episode.

The result? Re-enchantment of our world, a connection to mystery and wonder, and a new psychological empowerment. Enjoy.

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Spiral Dynamics Stage Blue (Part 2/2) (#88) Jun 19, 2025

Learn what Spiral Dynamics Stage Blue is, why it appears, when it appears, and how to healthily integrate it in your life.

This stage of psychological development is perhaps THE most dominant globally: learning about it will supercharge your understanding of current affairs and the perpetual human problems.

AND it will bring remarkable clarity to your past and your ongoing life story.

Let's talk Spiral Dynamics Stage Blue.

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Here's How Modern Western Society Programmes You [Repost] (#87) Jun 16, 2025

Every society unwittingly programmes newborns with ideas, beliefs, values and norms, to the extent that we can get an idea of a person’s personality just based on their nationality.

What ideas are we programmed with as 21st-century westerners living in modern society? What are the most limiting ideas we have?

How does this jeopardise our self-transformation efforts?

In this video we'll explore all these questions, and you learn 5 sustainable, long-term strategies for undoing all your unhealthy programming.

Live a more authentic life based on your real choices and desires, not those you absorb from your society.

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Spiral Dynamics Stage Blue (Part 1/2) (#86) Jun 12, 2025

Learn what Spiral Dynamics Stage Blue is, why it appears, when it appears, and how to healthily integrate it in your life. This stage of psychological development is perhaps THE most dominant globally.

Learning about it will supercharge your understanding of current affairs and the perpetual human problems. AND it will bring remarkable clarity to your past and your ongoing life story.

Next listen: Spiral Dynamics Stage Blue Part 2

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How to Master Skills: The Key Factor [Repost] (#85) Jun 09, 2025

If you want to master skills and reach high levels in your pursuits, you'd do very well to apply the 10,000-hour rule ASAP.

What is the 10,000-hour rule? How can we use it to master skills and get really damn good? And what are some the common pitfalls involved with this way of looking at excellence?

We cover all these questions in this episode.

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How to Progress In Meditation [Repost] (#84) Jun 05, 2025

It’s my humble opinion that in meditation, as in any other pursuit, progress is guaranteed so long as you have the right method and are persistent with it.

Unfortunately, many people who come to me to learn meditation report not making progress with it, even people who’ve been meditating for a long time.

So let’s look at the most important points for progressing with your meditation practice.

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Dream Analysis: Uncover Your Hidden Self [Repost] (#83) May 30, 2025

We tend to think that dreams are nothing but random neural firings, and most people never develop the capacity to decode them and exploit them to understand their own hidden inner pain and unrealised potential.

Our dreams are a portal into the deepest layers of our psychology and identity. No exaggeration: they enable you to map out your subconscious mind.

Next listen: The Shocking Truth About Dreams (#42) ; What Is Lucid Dreaming? (#43)

My mini-series on dreaming: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/7e9d51c5-ab2c-4f7f-99f2-f2f614f85878

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Spiral Dynamics Explained: My Experience of Green (#82) May 22, 2025

This is Spiral Dynamics Explained, from within. Here I share what it was like to move into stage Green and experience its peak phase.

Train with me via my classes and coaching: https://deep-psychology.com

Get my Spiral Dynamics Embodied Ebook: https://deep-psychology.com/spiral-dynamics-embodied-ebook/

How to Dissolve Overthinking (#81) May 15, 2025

We are ALL overthinkers, I guarantee it, so how do we work with our overthinking?

In mediation, we train ourselves to dissolve our addiction to overthinking, and we destroy its power over us.

We realise we are something much deeper, more fundamental and more peaceful than our thinking mind.

Next listen: Don't Stop Your Thoughts - Do This Instead (#41)

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Psychospirituality: My New Vision for Deep Psychology (#80) May 09, 2025

Today we discuss my new vision for Deep Psychology, which is to democratise psychospiritual training and growth.

We discuss why psychology needs spirituality and vice versa, and how my classes, coaching and website will change.

Next listen: What is Psychology? (#143)

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Spiral Dynamics Stage Orange (#79) May 01, 2025

Let's discuss Spiral Dynamics Stage Orange in depth, including the characteristics of this stage, how to identify it in yourself and others, and how to integrate it.

This is the fifth stage in the Spiral Dynamics model.

Get my Master Spiral Dynamics Ebook: https://deep-psychology.com/master-spiral-dynamics-ebook/

Spiral Dynamics Stage Turquoise (#78) Apr 24, 2025

Let's discuss Spiral Dynamics Stage Turquoise in depth, including the characteristics of this stage, how to identify it in yourself and others, and the difficulties with discussing it.

This is the eighth stage in the Spiral Dynamics model, and possibly the least understood one.

Next listen: My Spiral Dynamics series - https://player.captivate.fm/collection/f6689822-66c5-47c3-8232-ad8d64b60883

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The HIGHEST Meaning of Easter (For Gnostics): Part 2 (#77) Apr 11, 2025

In part 2 of this talk, we continue carefully describing the real meaning of easter, beyond superstition, myth, hearsay and history.

In essence, Easter is about YOU and your own spiritual awakening. All of Easter is a symbol for that: nothing more, nothing less.

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The HIGHEST Meaning of Easter (For Gnostics): Part 1 (#76) Apr 03, 2025

In this two-part episode, we carefully describe the real meaning of easter: beyond superstition, myth, hearsay and history.

In ultimate instance, Easter is one great symbol for your own spiritual awakening.

Train with me: https://deep-psychology.com

How to Forge Success from Nowhere (#75) Mar 27, 2025

Here I explain how to forge success from nowhere. I’ll share a method I’ve used many times, sometimes knowingly, sometimes unknowingly, to achieve great things in several areas.

The remarkable thing is that this method is fundamentally psychological. Consider it the key mental strategy that you require to forge success in any pursuit, whether you’re just starting out, or are already successful and want to continue your growth trajectory.

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The Integral Approach to Depression (#74) Mar 20, 2025

In this episode, I discuss what an integral approach to depression looks like.

In short, any all-inclusive approach takes into account as many as factors as possible. Not just medicine, or genetics, or neuroscience, but all factors that affect the individual.

This differs wildly from our current approach to mental health, yet most of my suggestions are commonsense and even obvious.

Get my ebook Integral Theory: Your Concise Guide - https://deep-psychology.com/integral-theory/

My Depression Experience & Health System Anger (#73) Mar 13, 2025

I share my experience of being diagnosed with depression and the severe weaknesses in the medical health system.

I challenge our assumed, unconscious assumptions about the causes and treatment of this widespread illness.

This episode sets the scene for next week, when I'll talk about an integral approach to depression diagnosis and treatment.

Train with me: https://deep-psychology.com

How to Live Fearlessly: My Life-Changing Insight (#72) Mar 07, 2025

Let's talk about how to live fearlessly.

This is a hugely personal topic, and a hugely personal episode!

I share my challenges with fear and resistance, and discuss how reading a book in my favourite coffee shop precipitated a life-changing realisation.

At the end, I share my declaration for a new life.

Next listen: These 5 Limiting Beliefs Are Destroying Your Life (#21) ; The Pygmalion Effect (#15) ; The As-If Method for Change (August Wisdom 2026 Day 17)

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Don't Settle for Mediocrity (#71) Feb 26, 2025

Don't settle for mediocrity: In this episode, we talk about how to achieve excellence instead of being stuck in mediocrity.

In my experience, I've observed that there is one simple factor that keeps you from success in any pursuit, and here I share it.

Train with me: https://deep-psychology.com

Modern Meditation is in a Mess (#70) Feb 20, 2025

Learn what's wrong with modern meditation, why you're selling yourself very short by focusing on relaxation, and how to go deep with this practice.

Train with me: https://deep-psychology.com

How to Stop Negative Self-Talk (#69) Feb 13, 2025

Let's talk about how to stop negative self-talk... without having to stop it or alter it.

You'll learn a mindfulness-based method that will show you deeply how your mind works, potentially changing your relationship to it for good.

Head to deep-psychology.com and search "negative self-talk" for the extra article and free guided audio.

Next listen: What is Negative Self-Talk? (#68)

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What Is Negative Self-Talk? (#68) Feb 06, 2025

It's essential you start to clearly see your negative self-talk to live a fulfilling life.

As we discuss here, negative self-talk is something we all experience throughout the day.

Sometimes it's subtle, sometimes it's completely overpowering, and its effect is always predictable: it brings us down, turns us into victims, and skews our self-image and self-worth.

Next listen: How to Stop Negative Self-Talk (#69)

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Enneagram 9w1 Wing Type Jan 18, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 9w1 Type.

The 9w1 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 9, but has significant 1 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 9w8 Wing Type Jan 17, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 9w8 Type.

The 9w8 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 9, but has significant 8 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

My full Enneagram wing types series: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/2e010b97-2276-470f-94e5-3477dc380d2c

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Enneagram 8w9 Wing Type Jan 16, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 8w9 Type.

The 8w9 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 8, but has significant 9 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

My full Enneagram wing types series: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/2e010b97-2276-470f-94e5-3477dc380d2c

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Enneagram 8w7 Wing Type Jan 15, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 8w7 Type.

The 8w7 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 8, but has significant 7 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 7w8 Wing Type Jan 14, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 7w8 Type.

The 7w8 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 7, but has significant 8 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 7w6 Wing Type Jan 13, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 1w2 Type.

The 7w6 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 7, but has significant 6 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 6w7 Wing Type Jan 12, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 6w7 Type.

The 6w7 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 6, but has significant 7 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 6w5 Wing Type Jan 11, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 6w5 Type.

The 6w5 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 6, but has significant 5 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 5w6 Wing Type Jan 10, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 5w6 Type.

The 5w6 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 5, but has significant 6 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 5w4 Wing Type Jan 09, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 5w4 Type.

The 5w4 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 5, but has significant 4 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 4w5 Wing Type Jan 08, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 4w5 Type.

The 4w5 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 4, but has significant 5 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 4w3 Wing Type Jan 07, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 4w3 Type.

The 4w3 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 4, but has significant 3 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 3w4 Wing Type Jan 06, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 3w4 Type.

The 3w4 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 3, but has significant 4 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 3w2 Wing Type Jan 05, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 3w2 Type.

The 3w2 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 3, but has significant 2 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 2w3 Wing Type Jan 04, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 2w3 Type.

The 2w3 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 2, but has significant 3 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 2w1 Wing Type Jan 03, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 2w1 Type.

The 2w1 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 2, but has significant 1 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

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Enneagram 1w9 Wing Type Jan 02, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 1w9 Type.

The 1w9 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 1, but has significant 9 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

My full Enneagram wing types series: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/2e010b97-2276-470f-94e5-3477dc380d2c

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Enneagram 1w2 Wing Type Jan 01, 2025

Let's look at the key traits of the Enneagram 1w2 Type.

The 1w2 describes someone whose personality is predominantly a 1, but has significant 2 traits.

Next listen: Enneagram Explained Parts 1 & 2 (#90 & #92)

My full Enneagram wing types series: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/2e010b97-2276-470f-94e5-3477dc380d2c

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Spiritual Walk v Spiritual Talk (#67) Dec 05, 2024

Are you falling into the trap of reading about, talking about, fantasising about spirituality while never really making any progress?

In this episode we discuss the problem of spiritual walk v spiritual talk and cover the top tips for avoiding it.

Next listen: My Best Tips for Meditation Beginners (#19); How to Progress in Meditation (#84)

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The Grand, Universal Human Illusion (#66) Nov 14, 2024

This is the fundamental illusion we are all stuck in.

Isn't it mind-blowing that something so basic and essential can be right before us, and we can spend our entire lives unaware of it?

Seeing through this illusion is completely transformative, as spiritual traditions have known and taught us for hundreds of years.

Next listen: Life is a Dewdrop in Infinite Awareness (August Wisdom 2026, ep 21) ; Ten Years for Non-Duality (August Wisdom 2026, ep 24)

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Are Babies Highly Developed and Enlightened? (#65) Nov 07, 2024

Today I discuss whether babies are enlightened, compassionate, self-expressive and altruistic, and whether they're the ultimate model for the human growth process. I hope you find this both amusing and informative.

Cook-Greuter's 9 Stages of Ego Development: https://deep-psychology.com/the-9-stages-of-ego-development/

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Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing (#64) Oct 31, 2024

Spiritual enlightenment is the damnedest thing: it's both better than you think and not at all what it's made out to be, it's shrouded in mystery, and there's a huge paradox at the heart of it.

Next listen: Glimpse Spiritual Enlightenment & Your True Nature (#62) ; The Grand, Universal Human Illusion (#66) ; How to Progress in Meditation (#84)

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Nothing is Inherently Difficult to Learn (#63) Oct 16, 2024

An unorthodox view of learning and mastery: nothing is inherently difficult to learn. Huh? I explain all.

Next listen: How to Master Skills - The Key Factor (#85) ; How to be a Ruthless Autodidact (#48)

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Glimpse Spiritual Enlightenment & Your True Self: Direct Method (#62) Oct 10, 2024

Here I share a simple experiment you can use to glimpse your true self. This is a direct pointer to your real essence.

It cuts through all your habitual identification and shows you the secret at the heart of all mystical teachings.

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Spirit Quest Tours

The Self Bias & Our Relationships (#61) Oct 02, 2024

I want you to realise that you filter other people through your own self bias, meaning that your view of them is highly skewed and limited.

Overcoming this self bias is the first step towards healthy relationships and deep self-awareness.

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The Christian Cross & Its True Meaning (#60) Sep 27, 2024

There is so much confusion around the Christian cross and what it means.

In this episode, I discuss why it is really a pointer to your true self, your inner christ.

I am not a Christian, but I have deep respect for and affinity with the symbolism and pointers of Christianity.

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Being a Layperson: Constant Fuel for Your Spiritual Path (#59) Sep 12, 2024

I discovered during a short stay at a local monastery that being a monastic isn't all it seems, and that it's not necessary.

In fact, being a layperson means you have endless fuel for your spiritual growth.

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Spirit Quest Tours

Being Soft And Sensitive Isn't Spiritual (#58) Sep 09, 2024

I've found that many people believing being spiritual equates to being soft, sensitive and warm all the time.

This is a big mistake, and we can't confuse timeless spiritual wisdom with these personality traits.

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A Radical Way Through Stress & Busy-ness (#57) Sep 04, 2024

How to remain present, centred and happy when your to-do list is full.

This is a subtle but powerful technique that will change how you relate to busy-ness.

Train with me: https://deep-psychology.com

Key Insights into the Shadow (#56) Aug 29, 2024

I find Ken Wilber’s theory on the shadow to be refreshing, modern and complete.

It far eclipses Freud’s theory, which focuses on childhood dysfunctions and tries to reduce all later dysfunction to it.

It’s also more complete than Jung’s theory, in my opinion.

It offers a complex, nuanced, yet intuitive explanation of how shadow forms throughout our lives and what we can do about it.

Get my Integral Theory Condensed Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW17J29C

Psychotherapy on Spiritual Steroids (#55) Aug 22, 2024

Today I’m sharing my view on how meditation can inform psychotherapy and take it to the next level.

This isn’t only important if you are a therapist of any kind, or a patient, but also if you’re just a growing human being.

We’ll also delve into the insight that is fundamental to any effort at personal transformation.

Train with me: https://deep-psychology.com

Mentioned in this episode:

Spirit Quest Tours

How I Beat Boredom Forever (#54) Aug 15, 2024

Today I discuss how I beat boredom forever.

We discuss the problem of boredom and how it’s getting worse.

We’ll talk about how it’s a vicious cycle that can lead you to dark places.

We’ll look at why we feel bored.

And I’ll tell you the methods I’ve used to beat boredom for good.

These can help you dramatically improve the quality of your life.

You’ll start to savour and even crave moments of low stimulation, and feel the release that comes when you go into them.

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What is the Zone of Genius? (#53) Aug 12, 2024

Let's talk about the Zone of Genius.

In my previous episode we spoke about the Zone of Excellence and the upsides and downsides to it. This is when we feel unfulfilled, unappreciated and uninspired in our work.

We concluded there is an greater level of work we can attain: the Zone of Genius.

Know that this is a potentially life-changing move. It can dramatically impact your work, creativity, finances and fulfilment.

Enlightenment IS NOT Serious (#52) Aug 08, 2024

Don't take it too seriously, nor too lightly. Both will block your progress.

Here's the Sasaki Roshi quote: "All your problems go back to your belief that you have a self. There is no thing called a self."

Are You Stuck in the Zone of Excellence? (#51) Aug 05, 2024

Today, we’re going to discuss the Zone of Excellence.

If you feel unfulfilled in your life, unappreciated at work, not fulfilling your potential, it may be because you’re stuck in your Zone of Excellence. You haven’t yet discovered or developed your Zone of Genius.

We’re going to help you uncover whether you’re languishing in this zone.

If you realise that you are, get excited, because we’re going to explore what comes after the ZoE and help you move into it.

Train with me: https://deep-psychology.com

How Taking Acid Transformed Me (#50) Aug 01, 2024

Today I want to share how taking acid has changed me.

Psychedelic drugs aren’t just about seeing stuff or having a good time. If you use them with the right intention and in the right setting, they are powerful and transformative.

I share my deepest psychedelic experiences and how they've transformed my life.

Disclaimer: The information here is strictly educational. I’m not responsible or liable for any damage you cause yourself while using psychedelics. These substances can potentially be very dangerous and even lethal. If you use them, please do so carefully and responsibly.

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The Great Curse of Meditation (#49) Jul 24, 2024

Most people know, at least as an idea, that meditation is transformative. We’ve all heard snippets of scientific studies, most people have tried it at some point, you might have a friend who is a meditator.

But what’s not talked about are the downsides, and the students in my local classes have been bringing this particular downside up quite often. It inspired me to do an episode on it.

This isn’t just a downside. It’s not all doom and gloom! It’s actually a great strength and a sign you’re making progress. But I want you to be aware of it so you can anticipate it as your meditation journey progresses.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Spirit Quest Tours

How to Be a Ruthless Autodidact (#48) Jul 17, 2024

The ruthless autodidact is the person who can autonomously learn any subject or skill.

They are masters at navigating the challenging path to mastery and busting through all the mental and practical obstacles.

Trusting in persistence and the power of repetition, they lock their focus on a goal and never rest until it is achieved.

They primarily look inside for their inspiration and love learning for its intrinsic rewards.

Though they take guidance from masters and teachers, they don’t get stuck in worship, idealising or perpetual studenthood.

Train with me: https://deep-psychology.com

Anima and Animus: How to Make it 100% Inclusive (#47) Jul 12, 2024

In researching the anima and animus, I discovered that it has caused much controversy when it comes to gender and identity. Some people have even started to doubt the validity of Jung’s theory.

Today I want to share my perspective on this controversial issue, and give an extended definition of the anima and animus to try to bypass this issue, see it from a bigger perspective, and make it a truly inclusive conversation.

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Jung's Anima and Animus Explained & New Definition (#46) Jul 11, 2024

I love Jung’s concept of anima and animus because it shows us our psyche is much more complex than we think, particularly when it comes to our gender and biological sex.

Let’s look at Jung’s concept of anima and animus before turning to a more nuanced definition that bypasses the problems of gender inclusivity or lack thereof.

By doing so, you’ll get a more nuanced understanding of your own psyche. We’ll finish by discussing how this nuanced definition can inform our shadow work, which I’ve been speaking about a lot recently.

Next episode: What is The Shadow? (#96); How to Do Shadow Work (#94)

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Tibetan Dream Yoga & Advanced Lucid Dreaming (#45) Jul 04, 2024

Let’s talk about Tibetan Dream Yoga, one of the fundamental practices of Tibetan Buddhism, and the main techniques involved.

I’ve called this advanced lucid dreaming because if you master the techniques of Tibetan Dream Yoga you’ll be a confident lucid dreamer, capable of doing whatever you want in your dreams.

In Tibetan Buddhism the goal isn’t per se to become an awesome lucid dreamer, but I think it’s a great way to link this series on dreams, looked at from psychological view, with spirituality.

Next listen: How to Lucid Dream (#44) ; The Shocking Truth About Dreams (#42)

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How to Lucid Dream (#44) Jun 30, 2024

We’re going to talk about how to lucid dream. How do you have your first moments of lucidity? How do you stabilise them? What do you do in lucid dreams? What can you do?

Lucid dreaming is not that difficult. You just need to be consistent with the training. Don’t overcomplicate it or look for 100 resources. You have a few techniques that are tried and tested, so put them to use, and once you have your first lucid moment, you’ll know they work.

Lucid dreaming is a skill you train, and we’re going to talk about the training you need.

Next listen: What is Lucid Dreaming? (#43) ; The Shocking Truth About Dreams (#42)

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What is Lucid Dreaming? (#43) Jun 26, 2024

99% of people, 99% of the time, dream every night and have no idea that they’re dreaming. We believe our dreams as they are happening. We think they're real.

Let’s talk about lucid dreaming, what it means, what you can do in lucid dreams, and how to use them to understand yourself.

This is another installment in my little series on dreams, so make sure to check out the previous episodes so you’re up to date.

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The Shocking Truth About Dreams (#42) Jun 14, 2024

Dreams are not random. They’re not a result of random neural firings. They don’t happen to you. They’re created by you and are a reflection of your hidden, subconscious, unexpressed desires and emotions and personality traits.

Of course, most of the time we’re not consciously creating our dreams, but when you pay more attention, and learn to start lucid dreaming, you’ll realise just why and how you are the creator of them.

Overall we have a poor appreciation of dreams and how they can help us understand our psychology and grow as people. So this is the first episode in a mini series on dreams which I hope will address this issue.

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Don't Stop Your Thoughts: Do This Instead (#41) Jun 11, 2024

The idea that we must silence our thoughts in meditation is the biggest myth that exists.

And it’s not just a myth: it prevents you from serious engagement with meditation, it has you reinforcing all your old mental habits, and it’s extremely demotivating and discouraging. You will not progress with meditation if you believe this.

If you believe this, you’re not going to become proficient at meditation or yield all the wonderful benefits of it.

Let’s debunk this myth a little and look at a powerful technique for working productively with our thoughts.

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How to Deal With Envy (#40) Jun 07, 2024

Let’s talk about how to deal with envious people.

I’ve been the target of envy for most of the life. Yet until I informed myself about this emotion, I had always been puzzled by the seemingly unprovoked hostility that friends and family showed towards me.

Now, I’m able to recognise envy, deflect it before it uncontrollably inflames, and take preventative action.

Know that you’re in the driver’s seat. Though it may not seem so, you have the power to control the situation, so long as you don’t do anything silly. It’s the envious person who is out of control.

Next listen: Expose Your Enviers: The Telltale Signs of Envy (#39)

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Expose Your Enviers: The 4 Telltale Signs of Envy (#39) Jun 04, 2024

Let’s talk about the signs of envy, particularly in those most likely to feel it: friends, family and peers.

It’s trickier to detect than most emotions. It’s not direct. There are indirect signs that a person feels envious towards you, both in the moment and as a broader trend.

Your ability able to decode the signs of envy might save you years of suffering, futile attempts to repair broken relationships, and the mental suffering brought by turning over confusing situations in your head.

Next listen: How to Deal With Envy (#40)

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We ALL Have Personality Masks: Autistic & Neurotypical Masking (#38) May 29, 2024

I wanted to clear up the topic of personality masking vs social masking vs autistic masking vs common masking because it seems there’s a lot of confusion out there about this.

The main take away from this episode is that we all mask. We mask in a relatively innocent social way (I call this social masking) and in a more permanent way (personality masking). It doesn’t matter if you’re autistic or not, though autistic masking is a special category.

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How to Re-own Your Repressed Anger (#37) May 26, 2024

Today we’re going to talk about how to reintegrate your repressed anger.

In the last episode we spoke about what repressed anger is and how to spot it. Go check out that episode, then come back here to learn how to reintegrate it.

I’ve tried four methods and each of them has proved useful and helped me taste the joy and fullness that comes from reintegrating this emotion.

Next listen: The Symptoms of Repressed Anger (#36)

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The Symptoms of Repressed Anger (#36) May 21, 2024

What are the top 3 symptoms of repressed anger?

Knowing these will help you uncover your own repressed anger and begin to heal it.

Anger is one of the most commonly suppressed emotions. It's not socially acceptable to express it, and from an early age we're taught to suppress it.

This has nefarious effects on your wellbeing and behaviour, and can even lead to depression.

Next listen: How to Re-own Your Repressed Anger (#37)

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Your Life Calling: How to Find It & Live It (#35) May 19, 2024

If you dislike your life and feel that there is a well of untapped potential in you, a life calling might be just what you need.

As I said in my last episode, having an overarching vision then making money from it is one of the keys to being fulfilled.

This isn’t an airy-fairy, idealistic talk about how life would be wonderful if we could all live our passions. It’s not an escape so that you can fantasise about your perfect life yet never do anything to create it.

In the next 20 minutes you’re going to learn a practical, big-picture roadmap and guide to finding your life calling and living it. I want you to eventually make this your full-time career. That is what finding and living your life calling means to me.

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How to Be Happy: My 5 Keys to Happiness (#34) May 17, 2024

I share my five keys to being happy – the five components of my life that make me feel alive and that my life is worth living.

If you feel bored, unfulfilled or lacking verve, you might like to cultivate one or more of these areas.

Two Bonus Keys: https://deep-psychology.com/purposeful-life/

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My Life-Altering Glimpse of God and Ultimate Reality (#33) May 10, 2024

Today I’m going to talk about the deepest spiritual experience I ever had, which was the first time I took acid, and which forever destroyed my scientific dogmas about God.

I’m going to share my insights into what God really is, from a non-biblical, non-dogmatic, mystical, embodied, directly apprehended perspective.

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How Acid Brutally Exposed My Shadows (#32) May 07, 2024

Today I share the story of my 2nd acid trip, how it helped me unearth and reintegrate an enormous personal shadow, and the insights I gained into our repressed side.

If you’re not sure what the shadow is, I talk about it in my latest article called the symptoms of repressed anger.

And let me tell you, REALLY seeing the shadow turned my inside out, for the better, and I can never go back to my previous ignorance.

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Why I'm Doing 1000 Consecutive Days of Meditation (#31) Apr 30, 2024

Yes, the title is right: I’m committing to doing a meditation streak, doing not 10, not 30, not 60, not 100, but 1000 consecutive days of meditation.

When I shared this with my meditation students, I think they thought I was a bit crazy.

And it does seem a bit crazy. I’ve never met anyone who has done such a long daily streak. I’m sure there are many people, but I’ve never met anyone who’s done anything like this.

So let me explain why, along with how I made it into a fundraising campaign.

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"Manifesting" Nonsense + How to Really Make Your Dreams Come True (#30) Apr 23, 2024

Let’s talk about manifesting, debunk the BS behind it, and talk about how to really make your dreams come true.

I kinda cringe when I hear people talking about manifesting. When they do, I get the impression they’re either trying to sell me something, or have never really achieved anything in their life.

BUT behind the strange, woo-woo, pseudoscientific explanations, there is a very real, observable, reliable, repeatable track to success, to being a results maker. This is the gem that the manifestation people are desperately trying to explain with QM.

And once we’ve talked about the current manifestation movement, we’ll look at exactly how you become a results maker in detail.

Next listen: How to Forge Success from Nowhere (#75) ; How to Achieve Your Goals and Resolutions (#129) ; Don't Settle for Mediocrity (#71)

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Personality Masks: What They Are & How to Spot Them (#29) Apr 16, 2024

Today, we talk about personality masks.

Often our most salient character traits are a facade erected to conceal who we really are behind it.

Learn to accurately judge and interpret people, stop taking things personally, create emotional distance, and get ultra-useful intel on yourself and others.

Next listen: What is the Shadow? (#96); How to Do Shadow Work (#94)

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Spiritual Ego & How to Dismantle It (#28) Apr 07, 2024

Let’s talk about the spiritual ego and how to dismantle it.

Rather than viewing the spiritual ego as a single kind of personality, I see it as a phenomenon that shows up as different characters, as subpersonalities, as mini-egos that hijack Truth to serve their own ends, thus distorting pure spiritual wisdom.

I’ve come across six types in my time, and here are my quirky names for them: the Theoriser, the Mean Monk, the Hippy, the Introspective, the Hermit, and the Prophet.

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How Modern Life Makes Us Miserable (#27) Apr 03, 2024

Today we talk about six ways that modern society screws you up, and my six solutions to these issues.

On the surface these might seem quite simple, but in combination they aspects are deadly and slowly rot away our ability to be happy and lead fulfilling lives.

These tentacles reach down into all aspects of our psychology, our habits, and our view of what life is all about.

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How Stimulation & Comfort Ruin Your Life (#26) Mar 26, 2024

We have an extraordinary amount of luxury available to us, luxury that our parents and grandparents’ generation couldn’t imagine.

And it’s all available very quickly and for very little money.

You might think this makes you happy, but it actually slowly ruins your life.

You’re being manipulated and exploited by media and marketeers, and it’s making you miserable.

Learn how stimulation and comfort are ruining your life, and how to reprogramme yourself to free yourself from their grip.

Avoid Spiritual Abuse & Toxic Gurus (#25) Mar 22, 2024

Today we talk about spiritual abuse: how to see the warning signs in teachers, why it happens, and how to lead a healthy spiritual life.

This is based on my personal experiences as a teacher, meeting other teachers, and my 10-year meditation journey.

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Persistence, Success & Failure – Unscripted & From the Heart (#24) Mar 08, 2024

I explore persistence, failure and success, with no script. I open up and share the challenges I've faced this week, month and year so far. I hope you take away some lessons on success, failure and persistence.

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Choiceless Awareness: How-to & Guided Meditation (#23) Mar 01, 2024

Let’s discuss and practice choiceless awareness, a particular meditation state in which we give up control of our attention. This is also a meditation practice in its own right, and we’ll look at a couple of varieties of it.

Skip to 11:30 for the guided meditation!

I often see choiceless awareness talked about as a philosophy or doctrine. But to me it’s much more immediate than that. It’s a first-person meditative state. You don’t have to believe that it exists: you just need to experience it for yourself.

That said, this work is best suited to people with some experience with meditation, particularly mindfulness or vipassana-style practices. This is a delicate, nuanced art. If you’re a beginner, feel free to check out my free guided meditations on the channel.

Next listen: How to Progress in Meditation (#84) ; 10 Years for Non-Duality (August Wisdom 2026 Day 24) ; Glimpse Spiritual Enlightenment & Your True Self (#62)

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Moving Meditation for Meditative Awareness on Tap (#22) Feb 23, 2024

Let’s talk about walking meditation, how to practice it, why we practice it, and the obstacles involved.

If you do meditation for some time, you’ll naturally begin to bring it into everyday life, and walking meditation is a powerful way to systematise this process.

In my local classes I teach it from day one to accompany our sitting work. My students discover that it’s possible to meditate whenever, wherever.

Practice it enough, and you’ll realise you can enter meditative awareness whenever you want. This is life-changing.

Accompanying article: https://deep-psychology.com/moving-meditation/

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Learn more techniques: https://deep-psychology.com/category/meditation/learn-meditation/

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These 5 Limiting Beliefs Are Destroying Your Life (#21) Feb 16, 2024

Limiting beliefs are disempowering views you have about yourself. You tend to strongly hold on to them, and they persistently prevent you from changing.

Holding one is like being hypnotised by yourself, by your own mind. They trip you up, paralyse you, stop you in your tracks, and you don't even realise it.

Today we talk about the 5 most common limiting beliefs and how they’re destroying your life. You’ll learn these limiting beliefs, why they’re so sneaky and pernicious, and what you can do about them.

Okay, I don’t really know if they’re destroying your life. You’ll have to analyse your situation for yourself.

But if you’ve never learned about limiting beliefs before, I can guarantee they’re having some kind of negative effect on your life and preventing you from making positive changes.

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5-Minute Sleep Meditation: Relax and Focus (#20) Feb 09, 2024

Welcome to this 5-minute sleep meditation, guided by Ross Edwards BSc DipBSoM.

I suggest you do this lying down with a pillow under your head, keeping the body symmetrical.

My accompanying post (link below) includes this free audio along with tips on how to get the most from it.

This is perfect for both beginner meditators, who can get a taste of mindfulness meditation, and for experienced meditators, who can use it to supplement their existing habit.

In this 5-minute sleep meditation, we intentionally relax the body then bring attention to the feelings of relaxation that result from it.

In this way, we begin to enter a sleep-ready state while also cultivating the essential skills of meditation.

Sleep meditation: Tips and next steps

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My Best Meditation Tips for Beginners (#19) Jan 19, 2024

I've been practicing meditation consistently for nearly a decade and now teach dozens of meditators every week.

What I've found is that beginners tend to come into meditation with all sorts of misconceptions.

These misconceptions are unhelpful and even damaging. They jeopardise our efforts to establish a regular practice and start seeing its power.

So here are my three best meditation tips for beginners. With these you'll avoid the typical traps and plant the seeds for a mature meditation practice from day one.

EXTRA MEDITATION TIPS FOR BEGINNERS: https://deep-psychology.com/advice-beginner-meditators/

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My Online 10-Week Mindfulness Coaching: Why Working With Me Is Powerful Jan 12, 2024

MIND is my bespoke 10-week online mindfulness coaching programme that empowers you to bring mindfulness into your day-to-day and have it transform how you face life’s challenges, overcome your blocks, and gain greater authenticity and fulfilment.

I'm Ross Edwards BSc DipBSoM, founder, teacher and coach.

In my 10-week online coaching programme, you not only learn essential mindfulness techniques – you learn how to adapt them to your own needs for maximum personal growth. You start incorporating them into your daily life as soon as possible, meaning you get maximum leverage from your practice.

You craft your own coaching goals, get personalised guided meditations to help you reach them, and work with me to strategically improve your life using mindfulness as the main tool. You simply don’t get this level of attention in standard meditation classes or on the popular apps.

In this episode, we dive deeper into my programme and why it’s powerful.

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Jean Gebser's Structures of Consciousness (#18) Jan 05, 2024

Jean Gebser's work on the structures of consciousness illuminates the deep emergent structures of human psychology and how they play out in culture, society, religion, science and systems of meaning across human history, back to time immemorial.

This is psychoactive philosophy. We're not analysing these structures of consciousness as separate entities far removed from them.

We're steeped in these structures of consciousness.

In fact, our psychology morphs and evolves through these structures as we grow and develop – in both an individual and collective sense. And their vestiges can be seen strewn across both our inner world, our objective world, and our planet.

Here are Jean Gebser's Five Structures of Consciousness, which he calls mutations:

1) Archaic 2) Magic 3) Mythic 4) Rational 5) Integral

Integral is being born right before our eyes. Can we step up and embody this aperspectival, multi-viewed, flowing, flexible consciousness and take the world beyond the limited Rational perspective that has dominated for the last few hundred years?

To be spiritual yet worldly and inclusive, rational yet integrative, and healthily selfless and selfish. This is our challenge as modern humans.

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Ken Wilber's Four Quadrants Applied: Wellbeing, Education, Adult Development (#17) Dec 29, 2023

Ken Wilber’s Four Quadrants sound nice in the abstract, but how do we apply them in practice?

Let's discuss some of the on-the-ground applications of this theory, with a focus on our wellbeing, values, desires, and our developmental journey.

By doing so we see the power of Ken Wilber's Four Quadrants and can begin applying them to find greater balance in our lives.

Keep in mind one principle for this: four-quadrant balance is a requirement for healthy functioning.

Next listen: The Four Quadrants Explained (#16) ; Ken Wilber's Integral Theory: Introducing the AQAL Model (#104)

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The Four Quadrants Explained – Ken Wilber, AQAL and Integral Theory (#16) Dec 22, 2023

We tend to emphasise some perspectives over others.

When we do this, we’re blind, we’re biased. We’re not seeing the full picture, the fullness and complexity of life, and we create weak explanations and weak solutions.

What if we could go beyond all this dichotomising and reductionism to a complete picture of reality? Enter The Four Quadrants.

In his Integral Theory, Ken Wilber proposes his Four Quadrants as the four fundamental perspectives on life, human beings, and the cosmos. And they play a huge role in this comprehensive perspective.

These four fundamental perspectives are visible in all human disciplines, in all phenomena.

To get an accurate picture of politics, health, science or any other real-life phenomena, we ought to look at them from these four perspectives, at least.

Next listen: The Four Quadrants Applied (#17)

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The Pygmalion Effect and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: How Your Thoughts Become Reality (#15) Dec 15, 2023

Let’s talk about the Pygmalion Effect and the self-fulfilling prophecy.

The beauty of these concepts is that they reveal the power of thought, belief and emotion. We’re creators, and our primary medium is our imagination.

And though we tend to abuse this power and create like drunkards, it’s possible to retrain ourselves to get our mind working in our favour.

We look at common examples of this effect, like in the learning process, contemplate why it’s true, and discuss the keys to getting it to work for you.

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Master Spiral Dynamics: How Learning This Theory Can Trap You (#14) Dec 04, 2023

Learn about the sneaky snares of Spiral Dynamics that blindside most people. Yes, believe it or not, Spiral Dynamics can TRAP you and make you slide backwards in your self-transformation journey.

I want to show you the traps you may be falling into as you learn and apply Spiral Dynamics. Learn very practical solutions for these pernicious problems so that learning this framework helps you rather than hinders you.

Next listen: Spiral Dynamics Illuminated, The 8 Levels (#2) ; Want to Do a Spiral Dynamics Test? (#116)

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Mindfulness Meditation For Finding Your Life Purpose with Grace (#13) Nov 20, 2023

The connection between mindfulness meditation and life purpose might not be apparent, but when it comes to aligning our career with our authentic passions and desires, we need the tools of mindfulness both to get started and see us through the process.

I teamed up with Grace for a chat on Instagram Live.

Grace and I discussed our career journeys, how to become more aware of what’s going on in our emotions and thoughts, and how to use this knowledge to find a career we love.

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The Four Levels of Personal Development [Repost] (#12) Nov 17, 2023

Often we see personal development as a sea of people disagreeing and giving advice that seems to be completely disconnected or even contradictory.

But it doesn't have to be that way! I show you that all of personal development is really arranged in a series of layers that address different levels of our wellbeing.

These are not so much stepping stones as repeating themes, each of which builds on the last. At any given time, we tend to focus our efforts to improve ourselves and our lives on one of these levels.

Today we’ll look at four such levels and how to use this framework to help you self-transform.

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The Dark Side of Spiritual Communities & Gurus: 6 Dysfunctions (#11) Nov 17, 2023

I've had some pretty traumatic moments as a member of various spiritual communities, and it's inspired me to share my experiences and expose the dark side of spiritual communities.

I hope to shine a light on these issues so that we can clean up spiritual communities. Budding meditators or yogis can spot these toxic aspects in advance, the perpetrators can realise what they've done wrong and grow as a result, and all of us can reflect on what spirituality actually is and why communities function as they do.

Rinzai And Soto Zen Meditation: Zazen Fundamentals

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Spiral Dynamics Stage Yellow: From The Inside [With Case Studies] (#10) Nov 15, 2023

Often we talk about Spiral Dynamics from an external point of view, as though observing it in the world and those around us. But here I want to turn the tables – how are our personal lives actually impacted by living at Spiral Dynamics Stage Yellow?

I reached out to experts in the field and Spiral Dynamics enthusiasts to tell me their stories, and they shared some excellent insights with me.

In this video, we’re going to unpack Spiral Dynamics Stage Yellow – from the inside.

Next listen: Spiral Dynamics Illuminated - The 8 Levels (#2) ; Spiral Dynamics Green: The Good & The Bad (#9) ; Spiral Dynamics Stage Turquoise (#78)

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Spiral Dynamics Stage Green: The Good & The Bad (#9) Nov 13, 2023

Today we’re going to look at the good and the bad of Spiral Dynamics Stage Green in our personal lives.

This is a super practical video packed with insights from my own life, my engagement with the Spiral Dynamics community, and my observations of the successes and failures of friends at this stage.

My intention is to help you skillfully embody Stage Green – incorporating the healthy and constructive and sidestepping the unhealthy and destructive.

Next listen: Spiral Dynamics Green - My Experience (#82)

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The 8 Stages of Career Development & How to Advance (#8) Nov 10, 2023

The 8 stages of human development in career. What are they? And how do we embody the highest ones, transforming ourselves and our career lives to the benefit of all?

– What Are The Stages of Human Development?

Levels of complexity, a series of operating systems, each including the prior one but improving on it in crucial ways.

– What Do They Mean For Our Career?

The higher the levels we embody in our career, the more selfless we are, and the greater the impact our work has on the world.

– What Can We Do To Advance?

Integrate earlier levels, encourage later ones to take root, scrutinise career and ask how we can make it more expansive and loving.

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Spiritual Awakening and Sacred Spaces – With Inés Isern (#7) Nov 10, 2023

"All of this is God."

In this episode I speak with my partner and best friend, Inés Isern, about spirituality, God, spiritual awakening, and her amazing sacred gardens.

And yes, we talk candidly about our experiences of spirituality, how it has developed, and how it currently impacts our life.

Inés tells us what inspires her to create her unique spaces and how she makes the spiritual manifest in her work.

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The Journey of Meaning: James Fowler and the Stages of Faith (#6) Nov 08, 2023

Let’s look have a comprehensive look at James Fowler’s 7 Stages of Faith Development, which describe how we satisfy our basic need for meaning in ever more elaborate ways as we grow and mature.

Learning what James Fowler about the stages of faith discovered can seriously alter how you view yourself, others and human culture.

One of James Fowler’s greatest contributions was to show us that faith is not necessarily religious. In the broadest sense, it is the guiding set of ideas, values and beliefs that drives our lives.

James Fowler was also adamant that faith is a process, one which unfolds through seven potential stages.

Next listen: My Levels of Spirituality series -https://player.captivate.fm/collection/f2b37dcb-b5f2-4e1d-89c6-22607905dbaf

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Powerful Habits for a Healthy Mind: Transform Your Inner World (#5) Oct 30, 2023

In this video, we’re going to look at practical habits for maintaining a healthy mind and cover incredible insights into how the mind works. In watching this, you’re becoming a student of your own mind!

These cover some of the best tips you’ll find out there from the best teachers. AND I have a tonne of case studies. I reached to folks on social media and they shared their wonderful stories of their own transformation. I’ll be sharing their stories with you!

You might think this episode is a little long, but we're taught almost none of this. There’s a lot to cover, and it usually takes a bout of suffering before we discover this stuff. Prevent that ahead of time and start living more fully right away.

The Subconscious Mind And How To Harness Its Power

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Your First Meditation: 20-min Guided Breath Meditation (#4) Oct 27, 2023

If you're a newbie meditator, this breathing meditation is a great practice.

That said, this technique works wherever you are in the journey, and it has endless depth for advanced meditators.

Before you do the meditation:

– Setup: It's best you find a quiet spot so you can hear the instructions and fully focus on the exercise.

– Mouth Position: keep the mouth relaxed, with the lips gently touching. Release all tension in your lips.

– Posture: sit or kneel in a position that you can hold for 20 minutes and that enables you to keep your back straight.

Next listen: Don't Stop Your Thoughts, Do This Instead (#41) ; How to Progress In Meditation (#84)

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How Your Ego Tricks You: The Truth About Self-Delusion (#3) Oct 25, 2023

What is the ego? Is it real or illusory? If it is illusory, how does it perpetuate itself?

We'll explore these questions and more as I take you on a whirlwind tour of your ego's biggest self-deception mechanisms. These make you inauthentic, obnoxious and forever unfulfilled.

We also cover very practical solutions you can begin to implement right now to free yourself from the ego's seductive grip, along with big-picture insights into why the ego exists and how we can functionally live it out.

Next listen: What is Psychology? (#143) ; Key Principles for Psychological Work 1 of 2 (#144)

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Spiral Dynamics Illuminated: The 8 Levels & Keys to The Theory (#2) Oct 23, 2023

Spiral Dynamics is a simple but powerful theory describing how human beings evolve through eight major stages, both historically, individually, and collectively.

Learning this theory has permanently changed how I view and treat myself, others, and the world at large.

What really is Spiral Dynamics? What levels of human development does it propose? How do we skillfully apply it to our lives?

We look at the eight stages of Spiral Dynamics, how they appear in the real world, and how to integrate them skillfully into our lives.

Next listen: Spiral Dynamics Stage Blue Part 1/2 (#86); Spiral Dynamics Stage Blue Part 2/2 (#88)

In-depth episodes on all Spiral Dynamics stages: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/f6689822-66c5-47c3-8232-ad8d64b60883

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The Power of Meditation (#1) Oct 18, 2023

Let’s talk about the subjective benefits of meditation.

What I mean is the kind of benefits we can see in our lives, rather than the neurological benefits, although they are really two sides of the same coin.

I’ve also met dozens of people who say that meditation has transformed their lives. And there is mounting gold-standard scientific evidence that confirms their reports.

After ten years of practicing vipassana and other kinds, I too have experienced dramatic shifts through committed meditation practice, and I share them in this episode.

Next listen: How to Progress With Meditation (#84) ; my Meditation Myths mini-series (#97-100)

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