THIRD EYE DROPS

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Master shaman Hamilton Souther returns to the mind meld! We chat about communing with plants, habit change, psychology, the toll of the virus in the plant medicine community, and more. Hamilton spent over a decade living in the rainforests of Peru studying the way of the shaman. He’s also the founder of Blue Morpho Tours, a plant medicine-based Peruvian retreat center. For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Give us a holographic hug by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple pods! This mind meld is sponsored by Four Sigmatic. Get 15% off of their delicious super shroom infused beverages here or by using the coupon code thirdeyedrops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us and get rewards on patreon! Autodidactic mythologist, psychology extraordinaire, and Myths That Make Us host, Erick Godsey returns to the mind meld to riff about bias, shadow work, NLP, Carl Jung, social unrest and much more! Catch his podcast, The Myths that Make Us here. Support Third Eye Drops: Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by the shroom wizards at Four Sigmatic. Get 20% off their incredible elixirs here Author, meditation instructor, host of The Astral Hustle podcast and dear friend, Cory Allen returns to the mind meld to rap about reclaiming your reality tunnel, the beauty and danger of isolation, how meditation brings you closer to reality, and more! For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Secret Drugs of Buddhism author, Mike Crowley enters the mind meld for a wonderful, whimsical chat. We riff on the possible psychedelic origins of eastern philosophy, the importance of side-stepping dogma, and why a sense of humor and wisdom go hand in hand. Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychologist Dr. Ido Cohen enters the mind meld! In this episode, we riff on knowing versus 'gnowing.' What integration, shadow work, and individuation actually are. Why we worship false gods, becoming fluent in our own language, and more! Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Buy some fantastic fungi elixirs from Four Sigmatic (at a discount!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Shane Mauss enters the mind meld to chat about the allure of rebellion, navigating uncertainty, the endless applicability of agnosticism, and more! Shane is a comedian and the host of the Here We Are podcast. He's also the focal point of the documentary Psychonautics which is available now on Amazon, Apple, Youtube, and other platforms. Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a Patreon patron! Therapist and Psychedelics Today co-founder, Kyle Buller returns to the mind meld! Kyle joins us to chat about turning fear into power, why so few people travel a meaningful life path, his near-death experience, making physical things more sacred, how to avoid getting addicted to toxic psychological patterns, guilty lockdown pleasures, and more! For more on Kyle: Setting Sun Wellness Psychedelics Today Support Third Eye Drops: Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Buy some fantastic fungi elixirs from Four Sigmatic (at a discount!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Ramin Nazer returns to the mind meld! Ramin is a comedian, artist, and the host of the Rainbow Brainskull podcast. Ramin returns for a sprawling mercurial exploration of just about everything-- What the current crisis means for us and the internet, the utility in thinking mythologically, why we need more than data to make sense of life, how Demolition Man predicted the future and more! For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us and get rewards on patreon! Sophia Rokhlin returns to the mind meld! Sophia is the co-author of When Plants Dream: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism, and the Global Psychedelic Renaissance. She's also an anthropologist that works with indigenous shamans in Peru. In this one, we rap about the power of intention, whether or not the planet is conscious, the shamanistic perspective on viruses, why 'reality' is probably an illusion, and much more! Support Third Eye Drops Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Try Four Sigmatic's super shrooms at 20% off Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Mike Brancatelli enters the mind meld! Comedian and host of the Mikeadelic podcast, Mike Brancatelli joins Michael to rap about using creativity as a coping mechanism, where existential curiosity comes from, how ayahuasca changed the trajectory of his life and more. Support Third Eye Drops Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Try Four Sigmatic's super shrooms at 20% off Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Scott Carney returns to the mind meld! Scott is a bestselling author, adventurer and consciousness explorer. His new book The Wedge-- Evolution, Consciousness, Stress and the Key to Human Resilience is out now wherever you get your books. In this one, we rap about all the juicy stuff-- Consciousness, mind-altering adventures, how to create space between stimulus and your response, why we secretly crave discomfort, and much more Support Third Eye Drops Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Try Four Sigmatic's super shrooms at 20% off Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robin Arnott enters the mind meld! Robin is a game designer, speaker and CEO of Andromeda Entertainment. He was featured in Netflix’s Screenland and the documentary Game Loading: Rise of the Indies. He's the mind behind Sound Self a Technodelic-- A mind-altering reality-bending gaming experience that allows you to see the sound of your own voice as beautiful fractal patterns. Support Third Eye Drops Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Try Four Sigmatic's super shrooms at 20% off Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marisa Peer enters the mind meld! Marisa is a motivational speaker, author, and therapist. We rap about the psychic scourge of Coronavirus, cultivating certainty, why humans are so prone to self-sabotage, basic techniques for controlling your mind, hypnosis and more. Support Third Eye Drops Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Try Four Sigmatic's super shrooms at 20% off Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Author, meditation instructor, host of The Astral Hustle podcast and dear friend, Cory Allen returns to the mind meld! In this one, we rap about the sweet spot between doing and being, the best tools for detangling your mind, the importance of hopping in and out of mind-altering portals carefully, and the Rock's back. For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contemplative psychotherapist, Dr. Miles Neale returns to the mind meld to guide us through the quarantine and chaos. His book, Gradual Awakening: The Tibetan Buddhist Path of Becoming Fully Human is available now. Dr. Neale himself is a student of Tibetan Buddhism, having studied the path for over two decades. For more information on his contemplative studies course go here. In this mind meld, we chat about the power of contemplative study in times like this, why we need a middle path approach more than ever, and why the hero's journey just went from hypothetical to literal for millions of people. Support Third Eye Drops! Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ungoogleable Michaelangelo enters the mind meld! Michaelangelo is a mercurial multidisciplinary wonder-dipper. More specifically, he creates 'cosmic, comedic, and contemplative content. He's a multimedia artist who finds expression through visual media, music, writing, acting/performance, filmmaking, and oratory storytelling.' You can catch his podcast, Self Portraits as Other People on apple podcasts or wherever you listen. Visiting THIRDEYEDROPS.com Get some medicinal drips from Vermont Pure CBD (use coupon code thirdeyedrops) Crowd-sponsoring the show and getting more podcast content on Patreon Leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcasts you can't hear anywhere else, support us on Patreon Professor of philosophy and cognitive science, John Vervaeke enters the mind meld! John is the creator of a fabulous series of youtube lectures called Awakening From the Meaning Crisis that dives into everything from philosophy and psychology to psychedelics. In this meaty mind meld, we touch on a lot -- Rationality versus empiricism, the importance of inward-facing practices, anamnesis and why mythological context is incredibly valuable. We also discuss the world's deep need for new participatory knowledge systems, a sort of neo-socratic dialogical learning modality. Support us by- Visiting THIRDEYEDROPS.com Buying the world's best underwear by Sheath (use coupon code 'thirdeyedrops') Crowd-sponsoring the show and getting more podcast content on Patreon Leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Janikian enters the mind meld! Michelle is the author of Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion. She's also a journalist who's written for publications like High Times, Rolling Stone and Playboy. In this one, we riff about the state of psychedelic counterculture and where it's headed. We also get into our own spiritual meanderings and why we definitely need a Mulder/Scully psychological protocol. Support us by- Visiting THIRDEYEDROPS.com Get some medicinal drips from Vermont Pure CBD (use coupon code thirdeyedrops) Crowd-sponsoring the show and getting more podcast content on Patreon Leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcasts you can't hear anywhere else, support us on Patreon Photographer, artist, and podcaster, Nick Onken enters the mind meld! In this one, we chat about how Nick went from being an artistic kid to photographing some of the biggest celebrities in the world. We also rap about overcoming conditioning, why it's so important to dive into your subconscious programming, the power of psychedelic medicine and oodles more. Support us by- Visiting THIRDEYEDROPS.com Buying the world's best underwear by Sheath (use coupon code 'thirdeyedrops') Crowd-sponsoring the show and getting more podcast content on Patreon Leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and 30 more minutes with Colin, support us on Patreon Author of The Courage Habit, Kate Swoboda enters the mind meld! Kate and I chat about the close relationship between fear and courage. We also riff on the importance of a personal narrative, the hero's journey, and why we're so addicted to the self-limiting psychological patterns that hold us back. Support us by- Visiting THIRDEYEDROPS.com Get some medicinal drips from Vermont Pure CBD (use coupon code thirdeyedrops) Crowd-sponsoring the show and getting more podcast content on Patreon Leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and 30 more minutes with Colin, support us on Patreon Colin Frangicetto is a musician and artist most well-known for playing in the band Circa Survive. Colin returns to the mind meld to rap Carl Jung, spiral dynamics, the psychic forces that rule society, staying humble and more. Support us by- Visiting THIRDEYEDROPS.com Buying the world's best underwear by Sheath (use coupon code 'thirdeyedrops') Crowd-sponsoring the show and getting more podcast content on Patreon Leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Best known for his work with The Glitch Mob, Justin Boreta is an electronic music producer and wonder-seeker. Justin returns the mind meld to talk to riff about his latest ambient project featuring Alan Watts, the medicinal value of laughter, the mind-altering power of sound, ayahuasca and more. Support us by- Visiting THIRDEYEDROPS.com Buying some top-notch CBD From Vermont Pure CBD (use coupon code 'thirdeyedrops') Crowd-sponsoring the show and getting more podcast content on Patreon Leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us and get rewards on patreon! Sophia Rokhlin enters the mind meld! Sophia is the co-author of When Plants Dream: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism and the Global Psychedelic Renaissance. She also directs the sustainable ayahuasca cultivation program at the Temple of the Way of Light in the Peruvian Amazon. Support Third Eye Drops-- For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us and get rewards on patreon! Autodidactic mythologist, psychology extraordinaire, and Myths That Make Us host, Erick Godsey returns to the mind meld to riff about what happens when we use the hero's journey as a psycho-mythological tool for self-development. Catch his podcast, The Myths that Make Us here. Check out the 12 steps of monomyth here. Support Third Eye Drops: Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Buy some CBD from Vermont Pure CBD with coupon code 'thirdeyedrops' at 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Author, meditation instructor, host of The Astral Hustle podcast and dear friend, Cory Allen returns to the mind meld to rap about the cosmic joke and why we should take life sincerely, but not seriously. For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com This mind meld is sponsored by our fabulous fungal friends at Four Sigmatic. Get 15% by going to foursigmatic.com/thirdeyedrops Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us and get rewards on patreon! What is this thing we call a "year?" As you might expect, it's a lot more than just the time it takes for our planet to go around the sun. Michael riffs on the history, mythology, and psychology of what a year really means. Curious what books sauced MP's mind most in 2019? He waxes about those as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us and get rewards on patreon! Sanjay Rawal enters the mind meld! Sanjay is an award-winning filmmaker, runner, and seeker. His latest film, 3100 Run and Become chronicles the hero's journey of one of the world's best endurance runners as he attempts to run a 3100 mile race. The film is available now on Amazon Prime, iTunes and Google Play. Support Third Eye Drops: Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Try some tremendous zero sugar, low carb cereal from Catalina Crunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us and get rewards on patreon! Autodidactic mythologist, psychology extraordinaire, and Myths That Make Us host, Erick Godsey returns to the mind meld. In this one, Erick shares the sprawling tale of his first ever Ayahuasca retreat. Catch his podcast, The Myths that Make Us here Support Third Eye Drops: Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Buy some fantastic fungi elixirs from Four Sigmatic (at a discount!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us and get rewards on patreon! Author and speaker Charles Eisenstein enters the mind meld to chat about a better future, the new myth that's emerging, the psychedelic revolution and oodles more. Support Third Eye Drops: Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Try some tremendous zero sugar, low carb cereal from Catalina Crunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us and get rewards on patreon! Visual artist and mystery-seeker, Stuart Holland enters the mind meld to riff on the power of kindness, the heartbreak of existence, the power of myth and more! Support Third Eye Drops: Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Buy some fantastic fungi elixirs from Four Sigmatic (at a discount!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us and get rewards on patreon! Johanna Warren enters the mind meld! Johanna is a singer-songwriter whose creative emanations are thoroughly dipped in wonder, whimsey, longing, and talent. In this one, we chat about where creativity comes from, near-death experiences, spiritual homelessness and attempting to reconcile the light and darkness in the natural world. Support Third Eye Drops: Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Buy some fantastic fungi elixirs from Four Sigmatic (at a discount!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philosopher and author of Galileo's Error, Philp Goff enters the mind meld! Philip and I rap about why we need a new science of consciousness. What it is, what it isn't, and why it may be a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of the physical world. Support us! Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Grab some low-carb, highly delicious cereal from Catalina Crunch Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a Patreon patron! In this mind meld, therapist and Psychedelics Today co-founder, Kyle Buller joins us to chat near-death experiences, the hugely overlooked power of breathwork, communing with the trickster archetype and much more. For more on Kyle: Setting Sun Wellness Psychedelics Today Support Third Eye Drops: Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Buy some fantastic fungi elixirs from Four Sigmatic (at a discount!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon In this six-way mind meld recoded live at WITMA in NYC, we travel the hero myth cycle through conversation. Joining me on the panel are: Writer and running coach, Knox Robinson Artist and musician Colin Frangicetto Psychologist and Buddhist Teacher, Dr. Miles Neale Multidisciplinary artist, Seher Artist, Allison Strickland Support Third Eye Drops: Buy some fantastic fungi elixirs from Four Sigmatic (at a discount!) Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this mirth-blasting mind meld, Colin, Erick and I chat about the beauty of struggle, magical thinking, the afterlife, why wealth devours so many people and much more. Colin Frangicetto is a musician best known for playing guitar in the band Circa Survive. He's also a fabulous artist, dedicated consciousness explorer and one of my best pals. Erick Godsey is a self-styled psychology extraordinaire and self-spelunking mystic who hangs out at the intersection of Carl Jung and Robert Anton Wilson. Support us! Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Dr. Richard Schwartz is a psychologist and the founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS), a paradigm that hinges upon the notion that our minds are comprised of many "parts." In this mind meld, we chat about how to meet your "parts," the true meaning of "self," and what it means to be the bodhisattva of your own mind. Support Third Eye Drops! Buy some fantastic fungi elixirs from Four Sigmatic (at a discount!) Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Miles, Jenn Sodini, Colin Frangicetto, Damien Echols, myself and many more at WITMA in NYC on October 18th! Dr. Miles Neale is a psychotherapist, speaker and author. His book, Gradual Awakening: The Tibetan Buddhist Path of Becoming Fully Human is available now. Dr. Neale himself is a student of Tibetan Buddhism, having studied the path for over two decades. For more information on his two-year contemplative studies course go here. In this mind meld we chat about the gradual path versus the sudden path, why ugliness is underrated, the endless utility of the monomyth and so much more! Support Third Eye Drops! *NEW SPONSOR -- Catalina Crunch Keto-friendly cereal* Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Jenn, Colin Frangicetto, Damien Echols, myself and many more at WITMA in NYC on October 18th! Author, entrepreneur and consciousness surfer, Jennifer Sodini returns to the mind meld to riff about the intersection of truth and myth, the hidden chambers of our minds and why she wants to be a being that lives in service of the mystery. Support Third Eye Drops! Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Buy some fantastic fungi elixirs from Four Sigmatic (at a discount!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this mind meld, Colin and I recount the climax and finale of our Ayahuasca adventure at Blue Morpho. We pick up right where we left off-- Colin had just experienced the most punishing night of his life, while I did a psychic bungee jump into the depths of hell, but eventually rebounded into a transcendent trance that left me eager for more mind adventures. What happens next? How does Colin pull out of his hell realm? How do we make sense of all of this madness and grace? You'll have to listen to find out. Support Third Eye Drops! *NEW SPONSOR -- Catalina Crunch Keto-friendly cereal* Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Author, meditation instructor, host of The Astral Hustle podcast and dear friend, Cory Allen returns to the mind meld to chat about skepticism, wonder, the simplicity of meditation and his new book NOW IS THE WAY, which is available now! For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com This mind meld is sponsored by our fabulous fungal friends at Four Sigmatic. Get 15% by going to foursigmatic.com/thirdeyedrops Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this mind meld, Colin and I spin a proper, detailed yarn about our Ayahuasca adventure. We get into all of it-- The travel, the people, what Blue Morpho (the retreat) is like, insane synchronicities, and, of course, our Ayahuasca experiences (which, really is a totally doomed attempt to describe the indescribable, but hey, we let it rip anyway). We actually only get about halfway through the tale, so expect part two of the terrible, wonderful saga soon! Support Third Eye Drops! Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Buy some fantastic fungi elixers from Four Sigmatic (at a discount!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Hamilton, Colin and I recorded this mind meld at Blue Morpho's retreat in the Peruvian rainforest five days into our Ayahuasca adventure. Needless to say, our minds were a bit blown. Honestly, I'm still reassembling the pieces of mine. While I'm figuring out how to English it, I hope you enjoy this especially sparkly mind meld. Master shaman Hamilton Souther spent over a decade living in the rainforests of Peru studying the way of the shaman. He’s the founder of Blue Morpho Tours, an Ayahuasca-based Peruvian retreat. Colin Frangicetto is an artist and musician best known for playing in the band Circa Survive. For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Give us a holographic hug by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colin and I are traveling to Blue Morpho in Peru to drink ayahuasca with Hamilton Souther (and some other whimsical adventure-seeking strangers). I'm feeling all types of ways about it. This will be the first of several transmissions documenting this adventure. Keep your peepers on future mind melds, TED's social media and thirdeyedrops.com for more. In case you haven't caught any of our other raps-- Colin Frangicetto is a musician best known for playing guitar in the band Circa Survive. He's also a fabulous artist, dedicated consciousness explorer and one of my best pals. Support us-- Join us and get rewards on Patreon Review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts Sign up for our mailing list at thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Susan Piver is a New York Times best-selling author, speaker, and founder of the largest virtual mindfulness community in the world, The Open Heart Project. She's also deeply interested in the enneagram-- A model of the human psyche consisting of nine interconnected personality types. For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Ramin Nazer is a comedian, artist and the host of the Rainbow Brain Skull Hour podcast. Ramin returns for an epically playful mind meld to rap about nothing, infinity, the tight relationship between silliness and profundity, why reality might be an illusion and much more! For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annaka Harris is the New York Times bestselling author of CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind. She's also an editor and consultant for science writers, specializing in neuroscience and physics, and her work has appeared in The New York Times. In this mind meld, we navigate the mystery of consciousness at large. We also chat free will, panpsychism, why the self is an illusion and much more. Support us-- Join us and get rewards on Patreon Review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts Sign up for our mailing list at thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron Is our reality a lie? Dr. Donald Hoffman returns to the mind meld to chat about his new book, The Case Against Reality, and why everything we think of as 'real' may be no more than a convenient illusion. Don Hoffman is a Professor of Cognitive Science at UC Irvine. His chief areas of inquiry include perception, the illusory nature of reality, free will and the development of a scientific model for consciousness. Support us-- Join us and get rewards on Patreon Review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts Support our sponsor, Vermont Pure CBD and get 20% off Sign up for our mailing list at thirdeyedrops.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Zucker is a writer and multidisciplinary artist. Her work has appeared on MTV, AMC, Super Deluxe and more. In this one, we riff on the utility of doubt, Sarah's struggles with identity, coming out of the psychedelic closet and more. For full write-up and more- THIRDEYEDROPS.com Leave us a psychic smooch on Apple Podcasts by clicking 5 stars and the subscribe button! Get more podcast content, support Third Eye Drops and receive exclusive rewards by becoming a Patreon patron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, support us on Patreon Author and Expanding Mind host, Erik Davis enters the mind meld to riff on his new book, High Weirdness drugs, esoterica, and visionary experience in the seventies. The tome largely revolves around three visionary creatives -- Terence McKenna, Robert Anton Wilson and Philip K. Dick. We play in all three of their pools. For a full write-up and more, pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Give us a holographic hug by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple pods! This mind meld is sponsored by Vermont Pure CBD. Get 20% off of their full-spectrum wonder drops by using the coupon code 'thirdeyedrops' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Master shaman Hamilton Souther returns to the mind meld to chat about his origins, reality's slipperiness, and why open-minded seeking is the only honest path. Hamilton spent over a decade living in the rainforests of Peru studying the way of the shaman. He’s also the founder of Blue Morpho Tours, a plant medicine-based Peruvian retreat center. For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Give us a holographic hug by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple pods! This mind meld is sponsored by Four Sigmatic. Get 15% off of their delicious super shroom infused beverages here or by using the coupon code thirdeyedrops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices