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456: Message from the Earth's spirit

In this episode Brandon quotes from a lesser-known book which he has referenced before in the podcast and is one of his favorites, "The Psychic Explorer", and he reads a chapter that purports to be a channelled message from the spirit of the Earth and portrays this being as both intelligent and embarked on its own cosmic journey.

Jun 24, 201731 min

455: Impermanence means "I am permanence"

Brandon reads another listener story of struggle with loss and resistance to move on from old relationships; he shares a Heather Waxman clip that places this experience in the context of life's grand cycles and he offers his own unique take on the word "impermanence" as it relates to this topic.

Jun 23, 201737 min

454: Interview with globetrotting adventurer Leon Logothetis

Leon Logothetis has traveled ninety countries in all continents on minimal funds and often depending on the kindness of strangers, and this is the basis for his reality series "Amazing Adventures of a Nobody" and his new show "The Kindness Diaries". In this episode he talks with Brandon about his background, his journeys and the spiritual lessons they imparted on him.

Jun 22, 201751 min

453: Emotional Freedom Technique and personal empowerment

Brandon and guest Sonya Sophia talk about the recently-released Wonder Woman movie and segue into a conversation about themes of personal empowerment, discussing EFT specifically as a way to deal with various challenges in our lives.

Jun 21, 201732 min

452: Relax, for nothing is ever lost

Brandon brings up a listener's post detailing their phobias about ailments and goes to the root of the problem, their fear of loss and death. He shares an Abraham-Hicks clip, relevant quotes and his own thoughts on how we can shift our perspective to be more expansive and help us see that we are eternal beings.

Jun 20, 201731 min

451: Intentionally become more delusional

In today's episode Brandon is excited to share a clip of a manifestation technique by Bentinho Massaro that entails placing what we desire for the future as part of our past. This could be considered a form of willful self-delusion that can produce powerful positive creative results.

Jun 17, 201727 min

450: Past lives, genetic memories and the biology of consciousness

Brandon takes a listener's comment regarding past lives and genetic memories as a basis to discuss several aspects related to reincarnation, epigenetics and the "biology of belief" as researched by Dr. Bruce Lipton; he also shares an Abraham-Hicks clip that references this material.

Jun 16, 201739 min

449: Interview with archangelic conduit Belinda Womack

Belinda Womack is a scientist, author and spiritual counselor who channels archangelic wisdom to the world. In this episode, hear how Belinda's fascinating journey began in dramatic fashion one day when she was doing stem cell research in the lab and an angelic entity appeared before her, as well as the message the angelic realm wishes to share with the world at this critical time in our evolution.

Jun 15, 201759 min

448: "Book Club" episode with Brandon and Erica Middlemiss

Brandon and Dr. Erica Middlemiss discuss various book recommendations for listeners, inspired by comments and requests for suggestions on reading material posted by Facebook group members. Highlights include the book "Return of the Bird Tribes" which brings about a synchronicity live during the recording of the episode.

Jun 14, 201738 min

447: Oneness, Chapter 3

Brandon reads a listener's review which inspires him to talk about finding the courage to face whatever is blocking our progress in life, as well as share a pertinent quote by Terence McKenna. He also continues to narrate the book Oneness, this time reading from Chapter 3.

Jun 12, 201728 min

446: Meditation is becoming the watcher

Brandon talks about what it means to truly meditate and how we often misunderstand the term, from the perspective of spiritual teacher Osho and based on one of his quotes, and adds his own perspectives on this enriching but often challenging practice.

Jun 10, 201724 min

445: Ascending up the ladder of consciousness

Brandon reads another chapter from one of his favorite books, Oneness by Rasha, which he hopes will prove the exact right message at the right time to those who may synchronistically find their way to this material. The chapter's subject is "a glimpse into the experience of ascension, integrating fragmented aspects of consciousness and attaining the perspective of one's own multi-dimensional self."

Jun 9, 201734 min

444: Interview with integrative philosopher Christopher David Jackson

In this audio version of the live Facebook video chat from last month, Brandon has an eclectic conversation with Christopher David Jackson, founder of the event production company Grateful Generation. They discuss how our society is redefining value in an economic and spiritual sense and the various ways this new paradigm is already manifesting, such as our use of technology to support each other and reach breakthroughs in longstanding problems.

Jun 8, 20171h 30m

443: Learn to listen to the still small voice within

Brandon brings up listening as the topic of the day, sharing thoughts, quotes and anecdotes that revolve around this receptive and passive but engaged mode of being, sharing another clip by Michael Bernard Beckwith with important questions that we can ask to help empower us in our own lives.

Jun 6, 201739 min

442: The dark night of the soul is being caught between the old and new

Brandon addresses a listener's heartfelt story of personal growth and trials connected to the episode on inauthentic positive thinking, and he is in turn inspired to talk about the "dark night of the soul". He also shares a short audio clip from Michael Bernard Beckwith that gives a helpful tip to deal with and speed this often difficult process.

Jun 6, 201730 min

441: More on twin flames and soulmates

Brandon reads a review with a question about twin flames and soulmates and offers more of his own perspectives on this often confusing and paradoxical human experience. He also answers questions on dealing with personal relationships that one has outgrown, and the US government leaving the Paris climate accord.

Jun 3, 201727 min

440: What you are after is a grand feeling within your self

Brandon answers a question about finding a potential romantic partner that doesn't fit the mold of an ideal partner and he is inspired to expound on the nature of these common challenges to our preconceptions. He also shares a clip by Kyle Cease on the more expansive aspects of relationships and the self.

Jun 2, 201728 min

439: Interview episode with author and "wholistic" psychotherapist Daniel Benor, M.D.

Daniel Benor is a "wholistic" psychotherapist and author of several books, including his most recent release, Seven Minutes to Natural Pain Release. In this episode, Daniel shares his personal story, discusses Transformative Wholistic Reintegration (TWR), and what steps one can take to begin the self-healing process.

Jun 1, 20171h 2m

438: Tell a new story and rewrite the next chapter of your life

Brandon shares a story from his weekend at Lightning in a Bottle festival and talks about not re-telling the story of our wounded past over and over, but learning to harness the power of story to rewrite the next chapter of our lives.

May 31, 201735 min

437: Don't look back, you don't live there anymore

Brandon is inspired to talk about not being overly nostalgic and constantly looking back to the past as something that defines us in the present and is perpetuated into our future, and he offers quotes, thoughts and an Abraham-Hicks clip all related to the idea that our past is only meant to be instructive, not restrictive.

May 27, 201723 min

436: Death is an important part of the human experience

Brandon is prompted by recent high-profile deaths to talk about this charged yet important topic. He shares quotes, anecdotes and a clip by Abraham-Hicks that all seek to demystify crossing over into the unknown, including related experiences like senile dementia as a "soft withdrawal".

May 26, 201731 min

435: Interview episode with Synchronicity podcast host Noah Lampert

Noah Lampert is the host of the popular Synchronicity podcast and founder of the Mindpod Network. In this episode, Noah and Brandon discuss a wide array of topics such as astrology, magick, plant medicines and of course synchronicity.

May 25, 20171h 6m

434: All love is ultimately self-love, as there is only one of us

Brandon is inspired to discuss self-love according to his own highest understanding, an especially challenging thing to human beings due to our naturally limited state of consciousness about our true selves. He also shares a related clip by renowned author Louise Hay.

May 24, 201732 min

433: Keep your grand ideas to yourself until they're fully developed

As an answer to a listener's question, Brandon talks about keeping our plans and ideas to ourselves instead of talking about them excessively, and he presents some evidence for this viewpoint in the form of an Abraham-Hicks clip that deals with precisely this topic.

May 23, 201729 min

432: Everything is within you; ask all from yourself

Brandon seeks to inspire the podcast audience and shares powerful quotes by Rumi and others, as well as a Teal Swan audio clip on fulfilling our own unmet needs, all reminders that we hold the ultimate creative power and that we are all mini-universes unto ourselves.

May 19, 201734 min

431: Interview episode with author Frank Ostaseski

Frank is an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and co-founder of the Zen Hospice Project, and Metta Institute. He has lectured at Harvard Medical School, the Mayo Clinic, been named as one of the 50 most innovative people by AARP, highlighted on the Oprah Winfrey show and honored by the Dalai Lama. In this episode, Frank shares the wisdom he has gleaned by sitting at the bedside of thousands of people who are dying, and which he also covers in his new book The Five Invitations, which goes into great detail regarding what death has taught him about living fully.

May 18, 201756 min

430: Power versus force and anger

Brandon follows up on a previous episode's theme and a comment he made on a public forum regarding negativity and anger, and he expands on this by referencing a scale of human consciousness and emotion as described in the work of Dr. David Hawkins, as well as play an Eckhart Tolle clip on the dynamics of the ego and the so-called "pain body".

May 17, 201732 min

429: Move deeply into this moment and witness the miraculous

Brandon switches things up by reading a negative one-star review; he also addresses a couple of questions from the Facebook group, in particular one regarding frustrated aspirations for an acting career, and he shares a Matt Kahn audio clip that seeks to elevate and inspire the listener by reminding them of their true divine nature.

May 16, 201737 min

428: Beware the pitfalls of inauthentic positive thinking

Brandon delves into the idea that a simplistic "positive thinking" philosophy could actually do more harm than good by denying reality or repressing negativity, and comments on a blog post on this topic as well as offer his own perspective on the matter.

May 13, 201723 min

427: Journeying deep into your own self

Brandon engages in a kind of game with members of the Facebook group and is given a random chapter to read from the book Oneness, one of his all-time favorite spiritual books by Rasha, in hopes that it will prove synchronistically timely and relevant for any listeners that need this message now.

May 12, 201729 min

426: Interview episode with UFO researcher Mike Clelland

Mike Clelland is a UFO researcher and author of the book The Messengers. In this episode, Mike takes us deep down the rabbit hole by recounting several stories of UFO encounters from his book, as well as several of his own personal stories, all of which suggest there is a synchronistic connection between UFOs and owls.

May 11, 20171h 1m

425: Practice the Second Agreement—stop being offended

Brandon answers a listener's question about getting upset at other people's lack of manners, and weaves it into a theme of our collective growing awareness and how we can best experience what we want for ourselves without casting expectations onto others.

May 10, 201733 min

424: Nice guys aren't good men

Brandon reads and comments on an article from Elephant Journal about the difference between nice guys and good men, as well as plug online fundraisers and other community projects that are worthy of attention.

May 8, 201734 min

423: On fortune tellers and psychic abilities

Brandon and Erica comment on a listener's experience with a psychic reader and the whole realm of psychic experience, which has its own pitfalls to avoid but also an undeniable dimension of legitimate extrasensory perception that we all share in to some degree. They also play an excerpt from a Dolores Cannon lecture about noted seer Nostradamus.

May 6, 201732 min

422: Delving deeper into the law of karma

Brandon is inspired by a listener's message to discuss the law of karma and other expansive universal-relativistic subjects which can be hard to understand or relate to from our human perspective, sharing audio clips that discuss these often-misunderstood principles by Abraham-Hicks and John Van Auken.

May 5, 201736 min

421: Interview episode with blogger Benjamin Foley

Ben is a top-writer over at medium.com, runs the Fully Rich Life blog and has written pieces for such outlets as CNBC, Thought Catalog and the NY Observer. In this episode Ben shares his own personal story of how he overcame anxiety and depression, why he walked away from a six-figure job to follow his passion of helping others, and how he has learned to confront fears and actually learned to thrive off of them.

May 4, 20171h 2m

420: On matters of manifestation and influence

Brandon answers a couple of listener questions in more detail and seeks to inspire and empower by talking about how we can attract what we desire even if it seems unlikely, and how we always attract people into our lives who influence us, or are influenced in turn, because they mirror some aspect of ourselves.

May 3, 201724 min

419: Let go of the struggle

Brandon shares a very touching listener review/personal story and is inspired to talk about letting go of resistance, flowing with what feels good and thus changing our personal point of attraction, sharing an Abraham-Hicks clip that delves into the subject.

May 2, 201737 min

418: Can I be the space for this?

Brandon reads a listener review and addresses its message, from the point of view of someone stuck in a rut, and shares an entertaining and insightful Eckhart Tolle clip with a very simple but important question: "Can I be the space for whatever is happening now?"

Apr 29, 201724 min

417: Love dwells in even the darkest places

Brandon circles back around to a previous daily episode where he commented on some traumatic and potentially very sensitive human experiences, which he admits he has not experienced directly, but which he is compelled to try and integrate for his own and all our benefit, from the most expansive and loving perspective possible.

Apr 27, 201725 min

416: Interview episode with Chief Scientist Dean Radin

Dean Radin is the Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which is dedicated to unlocking the scientific understanding of intuition, inspiration, and transformation. In this episode Dean discusses his evidence-based approach to exploring consciousness, the findings of his multi-decade journey experimenting and verifying the reality of psychic phenomena, and his latest book Supernormal, which explores the topic of yoga "superpowers" known as siddhis.

Apr 27, 20171h 15m

415: Keeping past wounds alive has a cost

Brandon delves into the subject of emotional wounds, our self-image and how we can rob ourselves of our own creative power by keeping the past alive, and he does so referencing quotes, playing an excerpt from a talk by Caroline Myss and sharing his own ideas, to help remind us of our essential truth.

Apr 26, 201727 min

414: Fear is the illusion, love is the reality

Brandon shares a clip by Teal Swan that asks the question "what is love?" and answers it from Teal's unique perspective, which Brandon subsequently comments on and expands on the essential message, that love is the underlying reality and all other fearful manifestations are ultimately temporary illusions.

Apr 25, 201730 min

413: All people and all things live on within us

On this daily episode Brandon reads a heartfelt show review, shares some inspiring quotes, poems and a touching story sent in by a listener, and ties it all together with themes of dealing with loss, timelessness and how love can help us transcend limitations.

Apr 22, 201723 min

412: Relax, you got this—you are the Universe

Brandon shares a review and personal story from a listener, a few Notes from the Universe by Mike Dooley and a recent personal story which all remind us that our divine nature can help us deal with any challenge and find peace in any circumstance.

Apr 21, 201728 min

411: Interview with Psychic Teachers podcast host, Samantha Fey

Samantha Fey is a practicing intuitive who co-hosts the popular podcast, Psychic Teachers. In this episode, Samantha shares a bit about her personal story, discusses how we can all tap into our intuitive and psychic abilities, gives Brandon a crystal reading where she makes a real-time verifiable detailed prediction, and also shares several of her own fascinating stories of synchronicity.

Apr 20, 20171h 28m

410: Serve your purpose and it will serve you

In this episode Brandon talks about life purpose and shares his thoughts on the subject, as well as relevant quotes and an Eckhart Tolle clip, all which point to the essence of this perspective, that we are all here to make peace with the present moment.

Apr 19, 201721 min

409: People show up the way you expect them to

Brandon discusses aspects of this unique human interpersonal dynamic and offers some perspectives that hopefully will help us break from projecting and "expecting others into" showing up perpetually in the same ways, especially family and loved ones. He also shares a related Abraham-Hicks clip.

Apr 18, 201729 min

408: Let's be mindful of the language we use

Brandon responds to a comment from a member of the Facebook group regarding his past use of the word "girl" to refer to a young woman; he offers his take that what matters most is the intention behind our words and that we should always examine said intentions, as well as being sensitive to the way our choice of words affects others.

Apr 15, 201726 min

407: Fatigue is always about resistance

Brandon gets into talking about energy and tiredness, and how to achieve high levels of energy or how to cope with fatigue and low energy levels, by sharing an Abraham-Hicks clip and discussing a few empowering viewpoints that stem from their perspectives, including using techniques like visualization to help lessen resistance.

Apr 14, 201736 min