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EP 136 — Walt Thornhill: Awakening to The Electric Universe Part 2 May 11, 2021

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Did the Big Bang really exist? How does science begin to explain our very existence with the help of electricity? How do you approach these big questions?

Walt Thornhill, chief science advisor for the Thunderbolts Project, returns for a second appearance to further explore the Electric Universe in this mind-blowing Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Walt’s work on Facebook, The Thunderbolts Project and holoscience.com.

Show Notes

“In my view, the 20th century will be regarded as a failure, setting science back by more than a century.” (13:26)
Defining subtle energy. (18:22)
The origins of life in the universe. (26:45)
The Electric Universe model applies across so many different fields. (36:45)
Consciousness and thought in the Electric Universe. (48:24)
No one is born a blank slate. (55:31)
“The universe is more and more like a great thought, rather than a great machine.” Sir James Jeans (1:01:47)
Gravity in the Electric Universe. (1:10:11)
Differences between negative and positive polarities. (1:29:25)
“The Electric Universe is the touchstone for growing up and behaving like useful citizens of the universe.” (1:36:25)
How does the Electric Universe explain the unexplainable? (1:44:55)
What passes for modern science turns on the fads and fashions of the day like anything else. (1:58:35)
Not assuming myths are fiction helped Walt develop the Electric Universe model. (2:10:35)
The next great discoveries in the Electric Universe. (2:16:24)

Resources

Rupert Sheldrake’s theory of morphic fields
Physics of the Plasma Universe by Anthony Peratt
Universe: The Cosmology Quest on YouTube

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EP 135 — Ryan Meeks: The Heretical Enlightenment May 04, 2021

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Do you have a real relationship with God or do you believe in what someone taught you to believe about that Higher Power?

Former minister Ryan Meeks describes his walk away from a very successful career as a minister of an evangelical megachurch and how he discovered true healing and a far greater life purpose in this very spiritual Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Ryan’s work at his website and social media via Instagram.

Show Notes

Ryan shares an interesting connection with Carl Jung. (11:57)
The person Ryan was a decade ago would scare the crap out of him today. (30:00)
Fundamentalism + business systems = megachurch. (35:10)
The sandcastle of Ryan’s faith began to wash away as he was exposed to different worldviews. (41:58)
The Time magazine articles reporting on EastLake Community Church’s public support for the LGBTQI community became the tsunami that ended Ryan’s career in organized religion. (47:35)
Fundamentalist religion plays off a very human felt sense of separation with “a cure” for a manufactured problem. (54:40)
Ryan never really knew God in a spiritual way until after he left the ministry. (1:04:56)
Ryan’s father, a longtime minister, handled the news of his shift away from evangelicalism remarkably well. (1:16:31)
How do people get programmed into faulty belief systems? (1:34:12)
What is your unmet task? (1:52:58)
“We need to learn the way nature works.” (2:08:05)
“It’s not that Christianity failed. It’s never been tried.” G.K. Chesterton (2:19:18)
A Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosed in 2017 helped Ryan better understand that life is a gift and love is the point. (2:32:09)

Resources

Time magazine pieces by Elizabeth Dias on the evangelical fight over gay marriage and how evangelicals are changing their minds about it
Shankara’s Crest-Jewel of Discrimination
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer

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EP 134 — Paul Chek: Making the Optimal Decision Every Time Apr 27, 2021

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Why do people have so many problems making the right decisions for themselves?

Paul describes the many processes — conscious and unconscious — that influence our ability to make optimal decisions and shares his insights on how to do it better every time in this decisive Living 4D podcast.

Show Notes

Working with plant medicines taught Paul far more than any other teacher or book. (9:45)
The antithesis stage of the creation cycle is where you should always expect the unexpected. (16:14)
Some bad choices we make are out of honest ignorance. (24:07)
The effects of making choices. (38:18)
An important tip to guide you in starting your shadow work. (43:16)
The three choices you can make about any person, place or thing. (47:23)
Don’t let your dogmas blind you to greater truths. (55:01)
Your mind functions on archetypes. (1:00:09)
The levels of choice. (1:16:32)
What archetypes are strongest within you? (1:22:21)
Archetypal possession affects your choices for the worse. (1:30:19)
Four addictions that can derail your decisions, as defined by Angeles Arrien. (1:35:47)
The four functions of consciousness. (1:51:36)
How does the balance of your intellectual ego affect your decisions? (1:56:34)
Are you listening to your body to make better choices? (2:10:10)
Our unconscious speaks to us through our bodies. (2:16:34)
Don’t abuse your angels! (2:26:43)
Don’t beat yourself up over making bad decisions. (2:40:05)

Resources

The work of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Kabir
How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Lisa Barrett
Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue With The Dalai Lama by Daniel Goleman
Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath
It Didn’t Start With You by Mark Wolynn
Bell’s theorem

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EP 133 — Paul Chek: Tribe: Building a Community of Support Apr 20, 2021

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How do you build a support system for the life you want to lead?

Paul describes the importance and many benefits of having a tribe that supports you, your family and career in this encouraging Living 4D podcast.

Show Notes

Most people don’t know what it takes to survive in the wild. (8:23)
What is a tribe? (18:28)
Some helpful tips to find a good tribe and avoid bad ones. (31:41)
Differences between a group, a cult and a tribe. (40:09)
The blurry line between tribes and organizations. (52:19)
Why myth is important in building a tribe. (1:01:04)
Protecting the four phases of a tribe. (1:13:19)
Every tribe has common challenges and opportunities. (1:21:40)

Resources

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin
500 Nations documentary series
Metabolic Man: Ten Thousand Years From Eden by Charles Heizer Wharton
Supernatural: Meetings With The Ancient Teachers of Mankind by Graham Hancock
The potlatch ceremony
The work of Manley Paul Hall
Oklevueha Native American Church
Paul’s Living 4D conversations with Aubrey Marcus and Mike Salemi, Conner Habib, Nir Eyal, JP Sears and James Carse
The Social Dilemma on Netflix
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Productsby Nir Eyal
GreenMedinfo

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EP 132 — Allison Pelot: Tips For Digesting Our Life Apr 13, 2021

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How have you adapted mentally, spiritually and career-wise in the era of COVID-19?

Allison Pelot returns to discuss the creative process behind her new book and how rethinking and restructuring your business can help you thrive in this Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Allison and her work with clients at her Pure Energy Wellness website. Find her on social media Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Check out her Integrate Yourself podcast on Apple Podcasts and blubrry.

Show Notes

Once upon a time, Allison was a recovering perfectionist. (9:17)
Allison describes the creative process for writing her first book after her father died. (16:36)
How many lifetimes have you lived? (27:22)
Dreaming about dogs indicates something is going on in your life. (34:43)
People outgrow their old, established beliefs and values. (41:17)
Paul describes his upcoming book. (46:30)
How do we stop putting conditions on others and ourselves that make it impossible to experience unconditional love? (1:14:48)
Luciferianism vs. Satanism. (1:22:02)
A chapter in Allison’s book was inspired by Dan Millman’s work on the Peaceful Warrior. (1:32:18)
Virtue doesn’t know it’s a virtue… (1:44:28)
The need to know has to be greater than what we already know. (2:02:50)
Walking the path of the labyrinth. (2:20:06)

Resources

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EP 131 — Paul Levy: The Quantum Revelation Apr 06, 2021

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Have you been struggling with serious problems and traumas for a long time and haven’t found a way to heal from them?

Discover how a spiritual awakening in the 80s helped wounded healer and noted author Paul Levy find his way forward and how we can avoid a world-shattering catastrophe in this life-changing Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Paul’s work at Awaken in the Dream and on Facebook.

For Living 4D listeners: Download a free copy of Paul’s book, Awakened by Darkness: When Evil Becomes Your Father, at this link.

Show Notes

Paul is NOT a Jungian analyst, although people assume he is one. (8:56)
Incredible suffering in Paul’s early 20s led to a life-changing spiritual awakening that nearly killed him. (11:54)
Being fixed in your viewpoints is a symptom of the mind virus or wetiko. (18:18)
Why are we destroying ourselves? (23:22)
Creative person or wounded healer? (30:00)
If wetiko didn’t exist, we would have to invent it. (44:34)
An important revelation of quantum physics: All of us are collectively having a shared dream. (50:32)
Can quantum physics help humanity wake up and avoid catastrophe? (1:09:43)
Do you ignore or avoid a wound and get stuck with it or do you want to become a more powerful wounded healer? (1:20:20)
Are you so imprisoned by your own mind that you’re colluding with it to resist feeling better? (1:29:04)
“All of us are wounded healers and Shamans in training.” (1:37:24)

Resources

The Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality, Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil and The Madness of George W. Bush by Paul Levy
The hundredth monkey effect
Paul’s conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove on YouTube

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EP 130 — Rosanne Grace: Quantum Healing Hypnosis: Past Life Regression Mar 30, 2021

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Do you need clarity about your purpose in life? Are you a seeker who is willing to pursue answers to deep questions that go far beyond the physical plane?

Paul shares his recent experiences with past life regression through quantum healing hypnosis with Rosanne Grace in this transcendental Living 4D conversation.

For Living 4D listeners: Save 10 percent on Rosanne’s Evolution Package at her website.

Learn more about Rosanne and her work via social media on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Show Notes

One of Paul’s past lives was as a member of the Knights Templar. (7:40)
The intense emotional pain of tremendous loss Paul felt during his past life regression mirrored what he felt when his father died. (12:47)
The Celtic God, Cernunnos, is supporting Paul on his journey to write a new book. (22:35)
In at least one of Paul’s past lives, he was a woman. (26:20)
Describing quantum healing hypnosis. (30:47)
The number 1 question clients ask Rosanne. (40:30)
The cosmic game of life. (51:21)
Do you believe in myths? (57:25)
How psychic entities harm you. (1:05:30)
Paul’s psychic battle with gargoyles. (1:14:01)
How much of humanity as a collective is really awake or working for the light? (1:28:34)
Who can benefit from hypnosis? (1:30:38)
Carrying around unresolved past life traumas weighs you down at the soul and physical levels. (1:49:18)

Resources

The work of Alan Watts, Delores Cannon and Roger Woolger
Adam Kadmon
Lightworkers
Maya

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EP 129 — Leigh Brandon: Healing Acne for Good Mar 23, 2021

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Have you tried and failed to treat acne using “remedies” prescribed by allopathic medicine?

CHEK Professional Leigh Brandon discusses safer, more effective treatments for acne in this Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Leigh at his website or on Instagram. Download his free Coronavirus Survival Guide here.

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Show Notes

Leigh met Paul first in the pages of Muscle Media 2000. (8:41)
Acne became a problem for Leigh, like many kids, when he was a teenager. (15:37)
The food sensitivity connection to acne. (25:14)
What causes acne? (30:08)
The gut health link to acne. (42:27)
How much time do you spend in the bathroom? (52:26)
The zinc connection to acne. (1:08:44)
“No product will undo the deep root causes of acne.” (1:14:30)
Boils are a warning sign of far more serious health problems. (1:23:32)
The overuse of antibiotics. (1:42:00)

Resources

The Tennis Biomechanics Manual by Leigh and Paul
Metal-Free by BodyHealth
Anatomy For Yoga For Posture and Health, Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training For Speed and Anatomy of Sports Injuries for Fitness and Rehabilitation by Leigh Brandon

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EP 128 — Tom Campanaro: The Gravity of Success and Well-Being Mar 16, 2021

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During his long and distinguished career in whole health, it’s impossible to put a number on the people who have looked to Paul as a mentor and guiding light in their lives.

So, when Paul has a challenge of his own, who does he turn to for advice? Meet Total Gym’s Tom Campanaro who has counseled Paul for more than 30 years on issues big and small.

Tom looks back at nearly a half-century in the worlds of bodybuilding, exercise and rehab in this career-spanning Living 4D conversation.

For Living 4D listeners: Tom is offering 15 percent off any Total Gym purchase. Use the promo code Chek2021 on their website at checkout.

Learn more about Total Gym on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Show Notes

Paul, Christie Brinkley and Chuck Norris have one thing in common: Total Gym infomercials. (3:25)
Putting the ego aside to achieve clearer, better outcomes comes with age. (15:11)
An interesting pact with God led Tom to San Diego, the love of his life and starting Total Gym in 1974. (22:55)
You CAN’T script Paul or Chuck Norris. (34:37)
Once upon a time, the rehab market embraced Total Gym, but the commercial side of fitness viewed it as a total scam. (36:29)
Tom says COVID-19 helped grow Total Gym among those who didn’t exercise. (43:36)
The biggest limitations of Total Gym: The creativity and knowledge of the user and loading the lower body. (55:31)
Tom is the father Paul never had. (1:04:26)
New products and services coming up from Total Gym. (1:15:30)
Changing the exercise slightly tricks your brain in reacting to it as if it’s a new one. (1:25:07)
Is an awareness revolution happening? (1:35:24)

Resources

The work of Dr. Charles Roland, Eckhart Tolle and George Davies
Paul’s COVID-19/Coronavirus Protection Plan on YouTube
Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded by Maxwell Maltz
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Total Gym TV
Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Dave Murphy

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EP 127 — Eileen Troberman: The Alexander Technique For Body-Mind Freedom Mar 09, 2021

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Are you having trouble overcoming tensions that get in the way of living a more stress-free life?

Master Practitioner Eileen Troberman describes the Alexander Technique and shares some simple techniques that combine movement and consciousness to ease tension in your body in this relaxing Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about Eileen’s work on her website and YouTube.

Show Notes

Learning yoga from an unskilled practitioner could be fatal. (9:52)
The Alexander Technique is a sensory experience. (12:59)
Eileen’s journey to becoming an Alexander instructor was fueled by massive coincidences around doing laundry. (23:27)
Eileen studied under Marjorie Barstow, the first graduate of F.M. Alexander’s first training course in 1933. (32:41)
How the Alexander Technique works by undoing signals and making movement more efficient. (40:19)
Using the Alexander Technique to work with your emotions and relationships. (52:12)
Treating breathing problems with the Alexander Technique. (1:10:43)
Do habits and good intentions work together to create positive change? (1:17:30)
Eileen shares some quick and easy exercises you can do on your own. (1:34:12)
Focusing on your ease to lessen anxiety. (1:56:35)
The healthy, relaxing release of non-doing and letting go. (2:13:14)
“If you think, just don’t tighten first, you’re already tightening but you don’t know it yet.” (2:21:25)
Does concentration promote tension? (2:28:43)

Resources

The Use of The Selfby F.M. Alexander
The Feldenkrais Method
The work of Charles Keeling and Capt. Gerald Coffee
Aldous Huxley, Consciousness and the Alexander Technique
Emotional Anatomy: The Structure of Experience by Stanley Keleman
Paul’s Living 4D Evolve series

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