THIRD EYE DROPS

For rewards and podcast extras, become a Patreon patron Tero Isokauppila is an Entrepreneur, shroom sage, and author of Healing Adaptogens The Definitive Guide to Using Super Herbs and Mushrooms for Your Body's Restoration, Defense, and Performance. Tero is also the founder of Four Sigmatic, one of the world's largest purveyors of super mushroom coffees and elixirs. *Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal* Go to https://nordvpn.com/thirdeye to get a huge discount off of your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!* In this mind meld: The power of adaptogens, and mushrooms The science behind how adaptogens work Which adaptogens are the most well researched  How psychedelics could hypothetically bifurcate human evolution Adrenal gland restoration and natural sources of energy The importance of nighttime rituals for better sleep *Support Third Eye Drops* For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Follow and review on Spotify Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on apple pods!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Join Michael and James McCrae in the Wonder Gym on September 17th on Patreon!* Psychotherapist, and author of Dream Guidance, Machiel Klerk enters the mind meld! In this one, we riff on the mysterious realm of dreams. Musings include: What is the intelligence inside of dreaming? What does it want? What can it tell us about who we are? How can we deepen our relationship with it? Why do dreams speak in symbol and metaphor? What is 'dream incubation' and why have people been practicing it for thousands of years?  Support Third Eye Drops: Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Follow the show on Spotify Subscribe on Youtube Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autodidactic mythologist, psychology extraordinaire, and Myths That Make Us host, Erick Godsey returns to riff on the myth of what I call the omni-game-- The notion that we're all trapped in layer after layer of gamified systems. All of which may be contained within some kind of infinite game. We probe practically every imaginable layer of the omni-game-- Free will, the role of psychedelics, finite games versus the infinite game, what if anything is the ultimate player in the game? Is there a point? Catch Erick's podcast, The Myths that Make Us  Jump into his latest offering, The Dharma Journal Support Third Eye Drops: Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Follow the show on Spotify Subscribe on Youtube Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychologist, Dr. Ido Cohen returns to the mind meld! In this one, Ido and I muse about my leap into doing Third Eye Drops full time, Carl Jung's philosophy of the psyche, why it's always inconvenient to follow your soul, why myth is always relevant to modern life, and more! Dive into Ido's course here Follow Ido on instagram  Follow his psychological sangha, the Integration Circle on Instagram *Support Third Eye Drops* Support the show and join the TED community on Patreon Give us a holographic hug by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple pods  Follow and review on Spotify  Sub on youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neuroscientist and author of The Romance of Reality, Bobby Azarian enters the mind meld! Musings in this one include -- Is the universe destined to build the mind of god? The problem with a reductive, mechanistic explanation of reality Is it possible for AI to wake up? Adaptive complexity (why the universe continuously evolves and bends toward complexity) What is consciousness? Where does it come from? Simulation theory The problem with the multiverse Do human beings have a function/purpose? *Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal* Go to https://nordvpn.com/thirdeye to get a huge discount off of your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!* *Support Third Eye Drops* For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Follow and review on Spotify Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on apple pods!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Michael and Cory Allen for the first-ever wonder gym on Patreon! The wise and whimsical, Sarah Zucker returns! Sarah is a mythopoetic, psychedelically-inspired artist and writer who's been featured in the New York Times Magazine, and CNBC. She's also a Jeopardy! champion. In this one, we muse about the importance of reconnecting with wonder, the puzzle that is the so-called mystery initiations of the ancient world, whether or not human beings have an essential spiritual purpose, how Sarah stays connected with creative inspiration, and more! **Support Third Eye Drops**  Protect yourself online and Get 69% off of Nord VPN at nordvpn.com/thirdeye For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Follow and review on Spotify Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on apple pods! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

World record-setting adventurer and best-selling author, Colin O'Brady enters the mind meld! His new book, The 12 Hour Walk is available now. *Protect yourself online and Get 69% off of Nord VPN at nordvpn.com/thirdeye* In this one, we riff on the lost art of initiation, why most people get trapped in mediocre lives, the counter-intuitive path to reaching greatness, the mystical experience Colin had during his most grueling trial, and more! Colin O'Brady holds 10 world records. He's the first person to cross Antarctica on foot. He rowed across Drake Passage, one of the world's most treacherous stretches of ocean. He also summited some of the world's tallest peaks in record time (among other things). Support Third Eye Drops:   Protect yourself online and Get 69% off of Nord VPN at nordvpn.com/thirdeye For rewards and podcast extras, become a Patreon patron! Follow and review on Spotify Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on apple pods!     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Master Shaman, Hamilton Souther returns to the mind meld! We muse about the mind of the planet, the modern perspective versus the shamanic mind, the beauty and heartbreak that comes with following your dreams, and more! Hamilton has lived in the rainforests of Peru for decades practicing the way of the shaman. He’s also the founder of Blue Morpho, a Peruvian plant medicine retreat center. Hamilton is holding in-person retreats for the first time in years. Click the link above for more information. Support Third Eye Drops:   Protect yourself online and Get 69% off of Nord VPN at nordvpn.com/thirdeye For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Follow and review on Spotify Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on apple pods! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane Mauss returns to the mind meld to surf the weirdness of reality. We riff on the importance of recognizing your biases, why nature is beautiful, and more! Shane is a comedian, and host of the Here We Are podcast. He also co-hosts Mind Under Matter with our friend, Ramin Nazer. For info on all of the above, as well as Shane and Ramin's Mind Under Matter Festival, go here Support Third Eye Drops:   Protect yourself online and Get 69% off of Nord VPN at nordvpn.com/thirdeye For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Follow and review on Spotify Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on apple pods! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support the show, get rewards and enter the Third Eye Drops wonder lodge on Patreon* Author, meditation facilitator, host of The Astral Hustle podcast, and friend, Cory Allen returns to the mind meld!  Why is it so hard to find a path worth following? How do you spot the wrong one before wasting your time on it? What do all philosophies worth exploring have in common? What is everyone missing about meditation? We riff on all of the above and more! Support Third Eye Drops: Review and follow on Spotify Follow and review on Apple Pods For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Sign up for our mailing list at THIRDEYEDROPS.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices