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Most of us have tried to fix our relationship with money from the neck up. We've done the affirmations. We've read the books. We've tried to think differently, speak differently, believe differently. And yet the fear is still there. The guilt is still there. That low-level shame that shows up every time we look at our bank account, still there. What if the problem isn't your mindset at all? In this episode of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, Will and Karen sit down with Sarah McCrum, author of “Love Money. Money Loves You”, and one of the most grounded and genuinely surprising voices in the money consciousness space. Sarah isn't coming at this from a law of attraction angle, and she's not selling a manifestation formula. She's a Cambridge graduate and former BBC journalist who arrived at this work through personal loss, a business collapse, and one very strange afternoon where her pen started writing things she says she didn't come up with herself. What came through that pen became a book. And that book has quietly transformed the financial lives of more than twenty thousand business owners, investors, and families around the world. What Sarah discovered, and what this conversation unpacks in real time, is that money isn't a neutral force we can manipulate with the right thoughts. It's an energy. A powerful one. And like any relationship, the energy you bring to it determines what you get back. If you've ever caught yourself saying "I can't afford that," "people like me don't make that kind of money," or "I want more money but something about having it feels wrong," this episode is going to hit differently. Because according to Sarah, those aren't just thoughts. They're commands. And something in the fabric of how abundance moves through the world is listening. In this episode:What money consciousness actually means, and why it's fundamentally different from positive thinking or the law of attraction.Why trying to fix your money blocks at the mindset level is working against yourself, and what to work on instead.The automatic writing experience that changed Sarah's life at her lowest financial moment, and the first message she received: "I would like to tell you to love me."How your relationship with money mirrors every other relationship you have, including the unhealthy patterns.Why judging people who have money may be one of the most overlooked abundance blocks of all.The surprising connection between Chinese energy principles, acupuncture, and financial healing.What Sarah calls the three core instructions from money itself: relax, enjoy, love.Why the desire for prosperity isn't shallow or materialistic. It may be one of the deepest soul desires we carry.Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. It goes a long way toward getting conversations like this one in front of the people who need them most. And if someone in your life is struggling with money stress, financial anxiety, or just that nagging feeling that their relationship with money is broken, forward this to them. You never know where someone is. New Reality TV is where this conversation lives alongside hundreds more just like it. No subscription, no gatekeeping, just real conversations about consciousness, spirituality, and the questions nobody else is brave enough to ask. Find us on Roku, Fire TV, iOS, Android, and at newrealitytv.com. About Sarah McCrum: Sarah McCrum is a leading money consciousness coach, author, and educator who has helped over twenty thousand business owners and families transform their relationship with money. Her book Love Money. Money Loves You. is based on more than seventy channeled messages she received from the energy of money during one of the most difficult financial periods of her life. She has trained for over thirty years in Chinese energy practices and now combines that depth of knowledge with practical, grounded tools for creating what she calls true wealth, economic freedom, genuine wellbeing, and a life aligned with your values.Find Sarah at sarahmccrum.com and on Instagram at @sarah_mccrum.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

At Spirit Fest in Virginia Beach, Will and Karen sit down with Amiee Gibson of The Hidden Court of Heka, a luxury ritual perfume house built entirely around one Egyptian concept: that words, spoken, written, or simply held in the heart, are magic.Amiee walks through her three "chambers," each a scent world built around a different sense of belonging, from resin-and-rose blends to a dream-enhancing floral chamber of blue tansy and jasmine. She explains why her perfumes age for eight to twelve weeks before they're ready, how a jojoba-oil base gives them a two-year shelf life, and the small ritual trick that can stretch a single application to last all day.The conversation turns personal and a little spooky when Amiee describes her handmade spirit boards, each one warded, engraved with an original incantation, and designed to be used alone rather than with a group, a deliberate departure from the Ouija boards most people grew up fearing.It's a conversation about intention, craft, and the old idea that what you speak, you become.Guest: Amiee Gibson, The Hidden Court of HekaFind her: hiddencourtofhekka.comThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

She's back for the third time, and this time there's something to celebrate. Dr. Alisha Das's long-awaited book, Your Angelic Ancestry, officially released this week, and it hit #1 in Angels on Amazon within 24 hours. In this episode, Will and Karen sit down with her to talk about what it actually feels like to watch thirty years of work become a bestseller overnight, the behind-the-scenes fight to keep the book's most esoteric chapter intact, and a live channeled message from Archangel Michael that leaves the whole room speechless. Alisha also leads Will and Karen through a simple, 30-second exercise anyone can try right now to feel the presence she's spent her life describing, no experience required. Resources Mentioned:Wake Up To Sleep by Charlie MorleyGuest Info:Website: https://alishadas.comPodcast: https://alishadas.com/live-your-love-the-alisha-das-show-podcastsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/alishakdas Support the Show: Rate/review us here: https://lovethepodcast.com/SkepticMetaphysiciansThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

At Spirit Fest in Virginia Beach, Will and Karen sit down with Clint Greenlee of IESA Healing Arts and Soundworks to talk about Ormus — sometimes called "the philosopher's stone" — and the ancient mineral wisdom his Heal the World Project is built around. Clint breaks down why even a "perfect" diet may only get you 70% of the way to real health, how copper deficiency quietly blocks your body from absorbing magnesium and iron, and why he believes healing should be radically simple: just a few single-ingredient tonics rather than a cabinet full of supplements. The conversation moves from Ormus tinctures and topical applications to Shilajit, castor oil, and the body's own capacity to detox, rebalance, and regulate the nervous system — including a live moment where Clint offers Will a hands-on remedy for his neck-related migraines. It's a conversation about going back to basics: minerals from the ocean and volcanic ash, the wisdom of ancient healing traditions, and what it actually takes to let the body heal itself. Guest: Clint Greenlee, IESA Healing Arts and SoundworksFind him: https://www.iesahealingartsandsoundworks.com/The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if everything you've been doing in the name of spiritual growth is actually just... marketing? The meditation apps, the retreats, the affirmations. What if the real thing looks nothing like any of that?That's the question Shaman Abhay Oyun walked into our studio with. He's a Siberian shamanic elder with 35 years of practice, 40 countries, and a lineage stretching back 40,000 years. He predicted the Ukraine invasion before it happened. He performed ceremonies for 2,500 people at the base of Mount Fuji. And he doesn't speak a word of English. This conversation happened through an interpreter.Don't let that throw you. What came through was worth every pause.In this episode, Will and Karen sit down with Shaman Abhay Oyun to explore:Why he calls most modern spirituality "awakening marketing," and what real awakening actually requiresThe Sixth Race. what it means to become an angel while still living on Earth, and why he believes this evolution is already happeningHow shamanism actually works, no Bible, no doctrine, just direct contact with the powers that have the answersWhy your energy is draining and what to do about it tonightThe one thing a 40,000-year-old tradition says modern people are completely missingTwo sisters on heavy medication whose eyes literally changed after 25 sessions of simply sitting and breathing good vibrationHow a Siberian shaman from his lineage once protected an entire village from a wildfire while everything around it burned to the groundWhy humor might be the most underrated energy practice on the planetPlus: Abhay explains the difference between Siberian shamanism and every other tradition using a duck in Paris, a duck in Ukraine, and a duck in America. And he nearly drives to Norfolk on the spot.This one got us. We think it'll get you too.Connect with Shaman Abhay OyunYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@master_of_energyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/abhayoyun/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abhayoyun0The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

Ever been absolutely certain about something; a movie line, a cartoon character's outfit, a historical event, only to find out the whole world remembers it differently? That unsettling feeling has a name. It's called the Mandela effect, and it might be more than a memory glitch. Will opens with his own real-time reality shift. A boarding pass seat number that changed right in front of his eyes mid-flight, no explanation, no logical fix. Then he and Karen bring in Cynthia Sue Larson, a UC Berkeley-trained physicist, bestselling author of "Reality Shifts" and "Quantum Jumps," and founder of RealityShifters, to make sense of it. Cynthia walks through where the term Mandela effect actually came from, Nelson Mandela's death that never happened, Art Bell's flooded phone lines on Coast to Coast AM, and why she pushed back on naming the phenomenon after him. From there, the conversation goes deep into quantum physics theories, including QBism and "Wigner bubbles," each offering a different explanation for why groups of people can swear they remember the same event happening two different ways. It's a conversation that walks the line between hard science and mind-bending possibility, exactly the kind of topic that makes a skeptic start questioning what "real" even means.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if dying is actually a skill? And what if most of us are completely unprepared for the one experience that is absolutely guaranteed to happen? This week we sit down with Darnella Ford, award-winning author, trauma facilitator, and restorative guide, whose twenty-year journey into the non-physical began not with a spiritual calling, but with a breakup, a depression she couldn't shake, and a night of breathwork that sent her flying through a black void at incalculable speed. What followed changed everything she thought she knew about life, death, consciousness, and what is waiting on the other side of that final breath. In this episode we explore:Why dying requires a specific kind of surrender, and why practicing it while you're still alive might be the most important thing you ever doWhat actually happens to your consciousness the moment you leave your bodyWhether your deceased loved ones are still around, still aware, and what they are doing right nowWhy the death experience is completely customized to your own belief systemHow the life review works, and why it dissolves the illusion of separation once and for allWhy the question isn't how to get out of the body, but how to actually be in itThe one thing Darnella wants you to do tomorrow morning before you reach for your phonePlus, Darnella shares the devastating personal loss that became the beating heart of her latest book, and the question she spent four years answering because of it. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Darnella FordWebsite and private sessions: https://www.journeytoworthy.org/Darnella's BookThe Next Breath: Life After Loss and Journeys Into the Hereafterhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKWRNFKHBooks Referenced in the Conversation Life After Life by Raymond MoodyThe landmark book that introduced near-death experiences to mainstream awareness. Still the starting point for anyone new to the subject. Journeys Out of the Body by Robert MonroeMonroe's firsthand account of his out-of-body experiences, and the book that helped Darnella make sense of what was happening to her in 2006. Adventures Beyond the Body by William BuhlmanAnother foundational text Darnella turned to early in her journey, covering practical methods and experiences of out-of-body travel. Practices and Modalities Mentioned Holotropic Breathwork. The breathwork practice developed by Dr. Stanislav Grof that Darnella credits with opening the door to her first out-of-body experience. Practiced twice daily over several months before her initial experience. Biomagnetic Healing. A remote energy healing modality Darnella uses in her private client sessions. Ayahuasca. Darnella shared her experience with twenty ceremonies in the Amazon rainforest over seven years, working with a traditional shaman in Peru. She was transparent that this came thirteen years after her out-of-body experiences began, and has never produced an out-of-body experience for her personally. Where to StudyRamtha's School of Enlightenment (RSE), Yelm, Washington. Where Darnella studied Quantum Theory and Neuroscience from 2006 to 2009, and where her first out-of-body experience occurred. https://www.ramtha.com/ The Monroe Institute. Founded by Robert Monroe, this is one of the most established research and training centers for out-of-body exploration and consciousness studies. https://www.monroeinstitute.org/The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

Will and Karen sit down with licensed hypnotherapist Cat Cazimi, co-host of Hippie Chicks Live, for a deep dive into what hypnosis really is, and whether it can fast-track you to spiritual awakening. Cat breaks down the biggest myth about hypnosis: the idea that it's a sleep-like state where you lose control. In reality, she explains, hypnosis is a hyper-focused state of receptivity, not unconsciousness, and you can never be made to do or say anything you don't want to. She walks through the difference between a light trance (think scrolling your phone or watching a movie) and the deeper theta state used in therapeutic work, and shares how she works with the most resistant clients, from analytical "monkey minds" who overthink their way out of relaxing, to people who drift too far into sleep. Karen and Will also revisit their own hypnosis sessions with Cat, including a moment that helped Karen finally get consistent sleep, and a lighter memory involving an impromptu "world-class pianist" suggestion. The conversation turns philosophical when Will asks Cat directly: is hypnotherapy a shortcut to enlightenment? Her answer redraws the line entirely, arguing that hypnotherapy ends and self-enlightenment begins the moment you're finally willing to meet yourself. Also in this episode: a listener voicemail from Toronto on the healing power of screaming into the void (walk-in freezers and airport parking lots included), a five-star review from a listener in Portugal, and a live audience Q&A covering who can and can't be hypnotized. Guest: Cat Cazimi, Licensed Hypnotherapist, co-host of Hippie Chicks LiveBook a session: https://hypnohelpsyou.com/The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What actually happens after we die? Not the comforting version. Not the tunnel and the light and the everything-is-fine. The specific, structured, verifiable version…mapped in detail by someone who has spent more than 20 years studying the invisible architecture of the soul. In this episode Will and Karen sit down with internationally recognized intuitive healer and bestselling author Inna Segal to explore one of the most profound and underexplored questions in all of spirituality: what the soul experiences between death and rebirth, and why understanding that journey might be the most important thing you can do while you are still alive. Inna draws from her own direct experiences, including witnessing her grandmother's passing in real time and observing the etheric body leave the physical form, and from more than two decades of deep study in the work of Rudolf Steiner and the Anthroposophical tradition. The result is one of the most rigorously structured conversations about the afterlife, soul evolution, and spiritual discernment you will find anywhere in the podcast space. What You'll Learn in This EpisodeWhat the soul actually moves through in the period immediately following physical deathThe three-day separation process and the role of the etheric body in holding the physical form togetherWhy Rudolf Steiner's framework of subtle bodies — physical, etheric, astral, and ego — offers one of the most precise maps of human consciousness ever developedWhat the seven-year communication window is, and why departed souls gradually shift from verbal to gestural contact with the livingHow unresolved ancestral patterns, karma, and soul contracts shape both the life we live and the journey we take after it endsWhy the soul of someone who dies by suicide enters a fundamentally different state than one who transitions naturally — and what loved ones can do to helpHow Inna's clairvoyant grandmother survived the Holocaust by trusting her own perception, and how that gift passed through the family lineThe angelic encounter that predicted Inna's career in precise, testable detail — and the phone call that arrived the same evening to confirm itWhy Inna believes the new age industry has dangerously oversimplified the spiritual journey, and what a more honest framework looks likeHow Rudolf Steiner's predictions, made over 100 years ago, have been verified by modern discoveries in medicine, farming, and human developmentFind Inna:Website: innasegal.comInstagram: @innasegalauthorFacebook: InnaSegalAuthorYouTube: @InnaSegalauthorKey Topics & Timestamps[00:00] Pre-open teaser: The soul's journey between death and rebirth[01:00] Will and Karen intro: The show where the woo meets the "wait, really though?"[02:00] Inna's guest introduction and her million-copy bestselling background[03:00] The stillbirth at 22: Inna's first angelic encounter and the promise of two children[07:00] Healing her own body at 20: direct communication with her physical form and the discovery of her clairvoyant ability[11:00] The second angelic encounter at 25: a career prediction that made no logical sense[15:00] The phone call from Woman's Day magazine that arrived the same evening[19:00] The years of traveling, teaching, and writing The Secret Language of Your Body[21:00] Hitting the spiritual ceiling: why established new age teachings started to feel stale[25:00] Discovering Rudolf Steiner: the German lady who said "everything you think you know is wrong"[27:00] How much of Steiner does Inna take literally? Her honest answer[28:00] What old clairvoyance is, why it turns on you without proper development, and how Steiner's exercises changed her from within[32:00] The sun, the moon, and spiritual intelligences: how Inna made peace with Steiner's most challenging ideas[39:00] How her own experiences and Steiner's cosmology intersect — including seeing into bodies, receiving messages from the departed, and astrology as a living system[40:00] Her grandmother's passing: what Inna witnessed in real time as the etheric body left the physical form[44:00] The three-day separation process, the cord between soul and body, and how Rudolf Steiner's model maps exactly to what Inna observed[50:00] The seven-year communication window: how her grandmother stayed in contact, and when and why it shifted[51:00] What happens to souls who die by suicide — and what those left behind can do[53:00] Astrology as evidence that the cosmos is alive: how Steiner's framework answered a question Inna had carried for years[54:00] Where to find Inna's work, masterclasses, and coursesResources & Links MentionedUnderstanding Modern Spirituality by Inna Segal — innasegal.comThe Secret Language of Your Body by Inna SegalTheosophy by Rudolf SteinerThe Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland — Rudolf Steiner's architectural and philosophical headquartersFamily Constellations as a healing modalityBiodynamic farming as developed through Rudolf Steiner's agricultural workAnthroposophy — Rudolf Steiner's path of spiritual scienceKeywords: what happens after death, soul between lives, life between lives, Rudolf Steiner afterlife, etheric body death, soul evolution spirituality, Inna Segal podcast, Understanding Modern Spirituality, Anthroposophy explained, near death experience spiritual framework, astral body what it is, karma and reincarnation, ancestral healing clairvoyance, intuitive healer podcast, spirituality and skepticism, afterlife research, what happens when we die spiritually, subtle bodies explained, spiritual discernment new age, soul journey after deathThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

Live from the vendor floor at SpiritFest USA in Virginia Beach, Will and Karen catch an unplanned conversation that turns out to be one of the most useful of the day.Their guest never meant to be on the show, she just wandered in to check out the booths. But somewhere between talking about neuro-spicy sensory overload and a windshield-shattering road story, she lays out the exact difference between the old "prove your powers to me" psychic culture and the mindset actually changing people's lives right now.There's a simple exercise anyone can start tonight to stop ignoring their gut. And a line about belief that might wreck a few worldviews in the room.Grab a coffee, and don't skip the part about the rock.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if everything you've ever been taught about the ego has been wrong? For 3,000 years, spiritual traditions have delivered the same prescription: dissolve it, transcend it, kill it. And yet, for most people, no amount of meditation, prayer, or spiritual work has made that nagging disconnection go away.Dr. Nickolas Martin has spent 40 years in clinical psychology watching that prescription fail, and he thinks he knows exactly why. The ego, he says, isn't the enemy. It's a patient. A licensed psychologist, author of five books, and the man who literally invented the field of Egology, Dr. Nick introduces a framework he calls Ego Medicine, and it starts with a truth that stops most people cold: you can't destroy something you don't actually understand. And according to Dr. Nick, almost nobody understands what the ego actually is.In this episode, you'll find out why the ego has no intellect, no awareness of God, and no awareness of itself... and yet still manages to be the single biggest obstacle standing between you and the life you were designed to live. You'll hear about the three dimensions of ego energy, and why being what the world calls "a big ego" and being someone who can't feel their own feelings are actually two sides of the same broken coin. You'll also hear one idea that may quietly rearrange everything you thought you knew about spiritual healing: you were born saved.The question Dr. Nick is asking isn't how you wake up. It's how to stop from waking yourself. This one hits different. Come ready. Resources + Links from This Episode Books by Dr. Nickolas Martin(all e-book versions available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble for $2.99 each) Earthly Resurrection: The Truth of God-Ego-You (Dr. Nick's recommended starting point. Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Balboa Press. If you read it, he kindly asks for an honest Amazon review.)It's Your Ego. Stupid! Fix It to Fix Your Life (FREE download at egoandspirit.info)Ego Therapy: A Method for Healing Your Whole Self EgoSpiritualism: Awakening to Your Human and Divine Self (co-authored with Rev. Dr. Linda M. Martin)The Two Voices Within: Balancing the Energies of Ego and Spirit to Enhance Your Life (co-authored with Rev. Dr. Linda M. Martin)Free Resources at egoandspirit.infoFocused Ego Meditations, guided by Rev. Dr. Linda M. Martin. Six meditations covering each ego energy dimension (higher and lower ego power, flexibility, and vulnerability). Also includes the free download of It's Your Ego. Stupid!YouTube: Egoman20 / @spiritualawakening77- youtube.com/@spiritualawakening77. Over 180 videos, including the Mind Reader Series (the perfectionist, the high maintenance person, the sociopath, the sadist, and more) and the Rules People Live series.Connect with Dr. Nickolas MartinWebsite: egoandspirit.infoThis episode is sponsored by John Novello, the man who saved a life before 9/11 by following a feeling. Hear the full story at https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com/invisible-architect].Connect with John Novello:https://johnnovelloauthor.com/  - Author sitehttps://go.johnnovelloauthor.com/register - Elite Mentor sitehttps://go.johnnovelloauthor.com/booking - Book a life strategy session with JohnThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

She was 240 pounds, on 28 medications, and dying in a hospital bathroom when her heart stopped.What she saw on the other side wasn't heaven. It wasn't a tunnel. It wasn't anything she expected.She came back with a warning that flips everything the manifestation world tells you about "vibrating higher." And it might explain why your life isn't matching your energy, no matter how grateful you try to feel.Press play.This one gets weird fast, and Karen has questions nobody's ever thought to ask before.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

Most people who think they're listening to their intuition are actually replaying an old survival pattern. The difference matters more than you think, and once you understand it, you can't un-see it. Laura Day is a New York Times bestselling author and one of the most respected intuition consultants in the world. For over 40 years she has worked with billion-dollar companies, Fortune 100 executives, and some of the most recognizable names in Hollywood. Her new book, The Prism: Seven Steps to Heal Your Past and Transform Your Future, is the framework she spent decades building. and surviving. to finally put on paper. In this conversation, Laura breaks down why smart, self-aware people keep repeating the same patterns, why healing requires rebuilding rather than just understanding, and why getting what you want is actually the first step in the process. not the reward at the end of it. In this episode:Why intuition and anxiety feel similar but work completely differently, and the one question that instantly tells you which one you're dealing withThe reason you keep attracting the same relationships, the same dynamics, and the same outcomes. even when you know betterWhat Laura means when she says "you cannot think outside the box because you are the box"How the first seven years of your life built the structure that is quietly running your adult decisionsWhy insight alone. no matter how much therapy, journaling, or inner work you've done. won't change the structure underneathThe practical, non-mystical case for intuition. backed by a Nobel LaureateLaura doesn't ask you to believe anything. She asks you to run the experiment and see what happens. About Laura Day Laura Day is the author of seven books including the New York Times bestseller Practical Intuition. She has consulted for Fortune 100 companies, top talent agencies, and major legal teams, and has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The View, CNN, ABC News, and the TODAY Show. Her newest book, The Prism, is available now wherever books are sold. Find Laura at lauraday.com and on Instagram for free daily intuition training.This episode is sponsored by John Novello, the man who saved a life before 9/11 by following a feeling. Hear the full story at https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com/invisible-architect].Connect with John Novello:https://johnnovelloauthor.com/  - Author sitehttps://go.johnnovelloauthor.com/register - Elite Mentor sitehttps://go.johnnovelloauthor.com/booking - Book a life strategy session with John Connect with The Skeptic MetaphysiciansFull episode, links, and resources: skepticmetaphysician.comInstagram: @skepticmetaphysician_podcastFacebook: facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysicianYouTube: youtube.com/@SkepticMetaphysiciansWatch on NRTV (Roku & Amazon FireTV): newrealitytv.comThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if your intuition has been trying to talk to you your entire life. and you just never learned how to listen? In this episode, we sit down with Dallisa Hocking, a 5th generation psychic medium, educator, and founder of Spirit & Spark, for a conversation that turns the entire psychic world on its head. Because unlike most people in her field, Dallisa is not here to tell you what's coming. Her whole mission is teaching you how to develop your own psychic abilities so you never have to outsource your inner knowing to anyone again. What she calls "inner literacy" ...the ability to trust your own perception, recognize patterns, and navigate life from within... is not a gift reserved for a lucky few. It is a practical, learnable skill. And in this episode, she shows you exactly how to start building it. We cover a lot of ground. Dallisa shares the overnight spiritual awakening in 2015 that flipped her life from dating coach to 5th generation psychic medium, why clairsentience may be the most common and most misunderstood psychic ability, how to raise your vibration in 30 days using nothing more than meditation and morning pages, the difference between genuine intuition and fear dressed up as a gut feeling, how to set psychic hygiene boundaries so spirit is not waking you up at 3am, what recurring dreams are really trying to tell you, and the premonition she posted to Instagram days before a fatal helicopter and airplane collision in Washington DC. She also takes live audience questions from around the world. and answers a few things for Will and Karen that had us both a little speechless. If you have ever been told you are too sensitive, struggled to trust your own inner guidance, or wondered whether your psychic abilities are real, this one was made for you. This episode is part of our ongoing exploration of consciousness, spiritual awakening, and the science of the unexplained. If you are new here, welcome. This is exactly what we do. 

What if the very thing that broke you open was the point all along? That's the question sitting at the heart of this conversation with Dr. Amy Robbins, a clinical psychologist with nearly two decades in private practice who had her world quietly flipped inside out by something she couldn't explain away.When her aunt passed unexpectedly, Dr. Amy received what she now understands was an after-death communication... specific, verifiable, and impossible to dismiss. What followed was a years-long journey that eventually led her to ask a question most therapists won't touch: what if we've been treating people without accounting for the most important part of them?In this episode, Will and Karen sit down with Dr. Amy to explore what happens when science and spirit stop pretending they don't know each other.Here's what you'll hear in this conversation:The story of the ring. Dr. Amy describes giving a reading where she saw a specific ring with a blue stone, only for the sitter's husband to receive that exact ring from his mother two days later. the ring his late father had secretly wanted him to have.Why "psyche" literally means soul, and how modern psychology quietly forgot that. Dr. Amy makes the case that the field didn't just drift from its roots. it left the whole person behind.Purpose vs. essence, and why most of us are chasing the wrong thing. If you've ever felt vaguely unfulfilled despite checking all the right boxes, this reframe will stop you cold.Why 60 to 70% of people say spirituality was central to their healing, but only 5% of therapists are trained to address it. That's a Harvard statistic, and it explains a lot about why so many people feel like their therapy sessions are missing something.What Spiritually Informed Therapy actually looks like in a session. including what Dr. Amy does when a client's deceased loved one shows up in the room.Will's surprisingly honest confession about why readings never seem to land for him. and Dr. Amy's gentle, slightly therapist-y response that had Karen stifling a laugh next to him.Whether you're someone who has sat in a therapist's chair and felt like something important was left out, or someone who has had an experience you couldn't explain and had nowhere to take it, this episode is for you.Dr. Amy Robbins is a Clinical Psychologist, Director of Mental Health at BIÂN wellness club in Chicago, and the creator of Spiritually Informed Therapy. Her podcast, Life, Death, and the Space Between, has over 2 million downloads and counting.Find Dr. Amy at dramyrobbins.com and on Instagram at @dramyrobbins.This episode is sponsored by John Novello, the man who saved a life before 9/11 by following a feeling. Hear the full story at https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com/invisible-architect].Connect with John Novello:https://johnnovelloauthor.com/  - Author sitehttps://go.johnnovelloauthor.com/register - Elite Mentor sitehttps://go.johnnovelloauthor.com/booking - Book a life strategy session with JohnThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

Hey there, we wanna tell you about someone  we believe belongs in your world. His name is John Novello, Grammy-affiliated jazz pianist, Billboard number one artist, and the man who saved his future wife's life before 9/11 with nothing but a feeling he refused to ignore.Now, John spent six decades mastering one of the most technically demanding instruments in music, and somewhere along the way, he built an equally precise framework for something most people leave entirely to chance: how to actually hear the intelligence that has been organizing your life all along.He calls it the Invisible Architect. And here's what makes John different. He doesn't ask you to become more. He says you need to align more. You are not broken. You are not behind. You are simply out of alignment with a power that was already generating everything you needed.John works with a select number of clients through his Elite Perfect Life Mentoring program using the Invisible Architect Alignment Protocol.   Five stages, real mechanics, a private one-on-one experience with someone who has lived this framework across seven decades of genuine proof.And the book is also there. He calls it The Blueprint.Go to johnnovelloauthor.com to find everything, and if you feel the resonance, book a private alignment conversation directly at go.johnnovelloauthor.com/booking.The life that was always waiting for you is still waiting. So what are you waiting for? Do it now!The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if the feeling you keep talking yourself out of is the most reliable thing about you? Today's guest has been listening to a voice most people would have dismissed, medicated, or kept very quiet about. Instead, he followed it for seven decades through a Grammy, a Billboard number one, and a 30-year run with one of the most celebrated trios in jazz history.He also followed it on the morning of September 11th, 2001, when it told him something was very wrong with a flight his girlfriend was about to board.She canceled.The flight was American Airlines 77.It hit the Pentagon.But that's not even the most extraordinary thing John Novello tells us today. In this conversation, we go places most interviewers never take him. We find out what it actually felt like to roll out of his body, see himself lying in bed, and watch his dog flee in terror. We find out what he saw when he floated through the roof and kept going. We find out what his late wife said to him when he found her, and why she sent him back. We also find out why he's lost two wives to the other side. and what one of them said when he visited her there too.Along the way, John breaks down exactly why the Law of Attraction keeps failing people, what the real difference is between being the power and distributing it, and what it means to actually recruit the Invisible Architect into your life rather than just affirm your way into disappointment.This one goes deep. And somehow, it still ends with a Maxwell House joke.Connect with John Novello:https://johnnovelloauthor.com/  - Author sitehttps://go.johnnovelloauthor.com/register - Elite Mentor sitehttps://go.johnnovelloauthor.com/booking - Book a life strategy session with JohnWatch this one on on NRTV: newrealitytv.comThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if healing didn't require a diagnosis, a pill, or even leaving your house? Will and Karen sit down with Terri Bowden, Guardian of the Virginia Beach Harmonic Egg, during Day 2 of SpiritFest USA, and the conversation quickly goes somewhere unexpected.The Harmonic Egg is a wooden, egg-shaped chamber that uses precisely calibrated light and sound frequencies to work on the body from the inside out. But here's what most people don't know: your session doesn't end when you step out. The egg continues working on you for five full days, whether you're across town or across the ocean.Clients in Kuwait, Italy, and Australia have felt the energy arrive remotely. Karen shares her own remarkable story of coming in post-COVID and leaving with a 104-degree fever she could barely feel, only to wake up the next morning feeling completely transformed. Terri walks Will and Karen through the range of conditions the egg has helped address, from PTSD and anxiety to cancer and chronic pain, often treating multiple issues within a single 50-minute session.And it's not just for people. Remote animal sessions using photographs have helped dogs with cysts, cats with grief, and pets with anxiety.Hunter, we're looking at you.Then the conversation takes a turn into something even more surprising: each egg has its own name and its own consciousness. Terri shares the story of how Anna, the Virginia Beach egg, revealed her identity through a client who had no prior knowledge of her nickname. It's the kind of moment that makes you rethink what "alive" actually means.If you've been curious about the Harmonic Egg, this is your introduction. If you've already experienced it, you already know.Connect with Terri and the Virginia Beach Harmonic Egg:Website: vbharmonicegg.com TIMESTAMPS (approximate)00:00 - Welcome from SpiritFest USA, Day 200:45 - What is the Harmonic Egg?01:45 - Karen's post-COVID experience and the 104-degree fever03:00 - The egg keeps working for five days. and can work remotely03:45 - What conditions does the egg help with?04:15 - Animal healing. cysts, anxiety, grief, and more07:00 - It's not claustrophobic. and children are welcome08:00 - Every egg has a name and consciousness. Meet Anna11:00 - What to expect during a session12:00 - How to book in person or remotelyThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

The deeper you go into psychic and energy work, the more sensitive you become, not less. If you're building a spiritual practice or just trying to understand why doing this work keeps leaving you wrecked, this episode is the one you didn't know you needed.About This Episode Rachel White spent nearly two decades as a Senior Vice President at a global corporation, quietly doing tarot readings out of her Chicago apartment on weekends. Today she runs TOTEM Readings in Austin, TX, serves thousands of clients worldwide, and just published The Business of Woo, a pragmatic field guide for anyone trying to build a legitimate, client-facing spiritual practice without the toxic positivity or the grift.What makes Rachel's perspective genuinely rare is this: she doesn't just practice energy healing and psychic work at a high level... she spent 20 years in corporate strategy before doing it full time. The result is one of the sharpest, funniest, and most grounded conversations we've had about the intersection of psychic abilities, modern spirituality, and what it actually costs to build something real around both.What You'll Hear in This EpisodeWhy developing your psychic abilities doesn't make you more protected over time. it makes you more permeable, and what that means for your daily life, your sleep, and your practiceThe single biggest mistake new practitioners make before they ever take a first paying client, and why your enthusiastic friends are not a market validation strategyWhy the Business of Woo is a $38 billion industry that is actively maturing, and what that means for anyone with a spiritual side hustle right nowThe pricing framework Rachel uses with her own mentoring clients, including why charging too much is often a red flag, not a signal of qualityWhat Rachel calls "the fake exorcism." A case study from her real practice that reveals exactly how fear-based manipulation works in the woo space, and how to spot it before it costs someone $10,000Why she tells herself out loud, several nights a week, that she will not leave her body in her sleep, and what that has to do with running a sustainable spiritual practiceWhy social media is structured more like a Ponzi scheme than a marketing channel, and what actually converts spiritual seekers into paying clientsThe one business move that outperforms Instagram, retreats, and online courses every single timeThe Bottom Line If you've felt drained, overstimulated, or emotionally gutted after doing spiritual or energy work for others, you're not doing it wrong... you're doing it right, and nobody warned you what comes next. Rachel did the hard work of figuring that out over sixteen years so you don't have to start from scratch.Listen, then tell us: Are you in the woo business, thinking about it, or just watching from a curious distance? Drop a comment or find us on social. We want to hear where you are on the path.Rachel White is the founder of TOTEM Readings in Austin, Texas, and the author of The Business of Woo. Her Etsy shop, Totem Readings ATX, carries flower essence blends, oracle decks, and her new clothing collaboration.Find her at totemreadings.com.Check out Rache's Clothing Collection with PUCK HCKY: https://puckhcky.com/collections/totemUse special promo code SKEPTIC26 and get 20% off all TOTEM Tarot Streetwear collection with PUCK HCKY.Get her book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX7MHB8L?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_GBHGYVZBXV0QZXEQ8KCHEtsy Shop:https://www.etsy.com/shop/TotemReadingsATXSubstack:https://totemrach.substack.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/totemrach/The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if the most rigorous scientific training in the world didn't make you less spiritual. it made you more? That's exactly what happened to Dr. Theresa Bullard-Whyke. She earned her PhD in physics, spent years immersed in quantum mechanics and astrophysics, and came out the other side more convinced than ever that science and metaphysics aren't opposites. They're describing the same thing from different angles.This is one of our all-time favorite conversations, and we're bringing it back because it hits different every time.In this classic episode, Dr. Theresa walks us through her extraordinary journey from burned-out grad student to internationally recognized teacher at the intersection of quantum physics, Kabbalah, alchemy, and the Modern Mystery School. She's also the host of Mystery Teachings on Gaia TV, and she has a gift for making the most esoteric ideas feel grounded, practical, and deeply relevant to your everyday life. We get into some genuinely big territory here.What you'll hear in this episode:Why a world-class physicist ended up depressed mid-PhD. and what pulled her out of itWhat Kabbalah actually is (hint: it predates the religion it's most associated with), and why she sees it as a map for everythingHer definition of God. and why it has nothing to do with a judgmental figure on a cloudThe ancient hermetic teaching that explains why we're here as physical and spiritual beings simultaneouslyWhy the Mystery School tradition doesn't believe in reincarnation. and the surprisingly compelling alternative modelThe danger of "chasing the dragon" in New Age spirituality. and what to pursue insteadHow thin-slicing (a proven neuroscience concept) is actually just your intuition operating at 85% accuracyWhat clairsentience is and why it may be the highest form of psychic abilityThe one simple daily practice Dr. Theresa recommends if you're just starting outWill also gets called out. hard. for his obsession with astral projection as a proof mechanism, and Dr. Theresa's response genuinely changed how he thinks about the whole pursuit. That exchange alone is worth the listen. If you've ever felt like you need hard evidence before you can trust what you're sensing, this episode is for you.Connect with Dr. Theresa Bullard:mysteryteachings.comtheresabullard.comConnect with The Skeptic Metaphysicians:

What if the story you've been telling about your past is keeping you stuck in the wrong timeline...and you have the power to rewrite it right now? In this episode, we sit down with Steven Fischer, the human channeler behind Jadon Se, a Cosmic Golden Dragon from what he describes as the Third Arc of Consciousness.Steven is one half of an anonymous couple living near Mount Shasta, California, who together have produced nearly 180 free channeled messages, a seven-part Golden Codes workshop series, a physical oracle deck, and a companion app...all on a donation model, on purpose.What starts as a conversation about dragons quickly becomes one of the most practically useful episodes we've recorded. Jadon Se joins us live during the conversation, and what he shares about timelines, victimhood, worthiness, and the true treasure that dragons actually guard will stay with you long after this episode ends.In this episode:How a phone glitching inside a Stargate at 3:33am led Steven to his partner, his purpose, and a golden dragonWhat the Three Arcs of Consciousness actually are, and which one humanity is currently operating inWhy your past is not fixed, and how reframing a single childhood memory can shift your entire timelineThe step-by-step process Jadon Se teaches for conscious timeline jumpingWhat dragons actually guard, and why it has nothing to do with goldHow Steven and his partner Stephanie channel together, and what happens when they disagree on what came throughWhy discernment is the most important skill you can develop right now as we enter the Golden AgeConnect with Jadon Se:Website: jadonse.comYouTube: youtube.com/@JadonSeSaturdays at 11:00am PT: Questions for the Dragon (live on YouTube)Wednesdays: Blessings from the Dragon (live on YouTube)Oracle Deck App: Search "Golden Dragon Oracle Deck" in the Apple App Store or Google Play StorePhysical Oracle Deck, Golden Codes Workshops, and Dragon Energies Classes: jadonse.comA special offer of 25% off all classes, workshops, Oracle decks, etc., from their website at www.jadonse.com has been graciously offered by Steven. Use Coupon Code : SKEPTICMETAThis applies to the whole purchase and will be available for 30 days from the day the episod premieres. ___________________________________________________________________________Additional free gift for listeners: Get your free digital copy of My Life After Death: A Memoir from Heaven by Erik Medhus, channeled through his mother Dr. Elisa Medhus — described by readers as the most compelling account of the afterlife ever written. Claim your copy at skepticmetaphysician.com/newsletter.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if the reason you can't figure it out is the point? In this bonus LIVE episode, Will and Karen pull back the curtain on one of those rare, unscripted conversations that reminds you why you found this show in the first place. It starts with a meditation download Karen received at the symphony... yes, the symphony... and spirals into one of the most honest and wide-ranging discussions they've had in a long time.They cover:The Download. Karen meditates at a Mother's Day symphony performance and receives what she can only describe as a fractal of infinite consciousness expanding in every direction. The message? Stop trying to comprehend what you were never built to comprehend.Disclosure and the UFO question. Are the crafts physical or interdimensional? Did we already recover bodies at crash sites? And is Hollywood quietly preparing us for something? Will references the Light, Sound & Frequency podcast and the Dark Skies origin story that may make you look at your movie queue differently.The fear machine. Will draws on his years inside mainstream news to explain exactly how the "if it bleeds, it leads" mindset works, and why fear isn't just a side effect of the media. it's the product.Love as the antidote. Karen shares a late-night breakthrough conversation that left her overwhelmed by what love actually feels like when you let it build. Will follows with a revelation from Robert Monroe's Far Journeys... what we call love in the 3D world may be a pale shadow of what it actually is.How to hold on right now. The energies are rough... they both say it plainly. This segment is a direct message to anyone who's been feeling it: you're not imagining it, and you don't have to white-knuckle it alone.Plus... they announce a very special upcoming LIVE guest: a psychic joining them on the second Tuesday in June to answer your questions live. Send yours in now.TSM Live drops the second Tuesday of every month. Find us on Roku and Fire TV at newrealitytv.com. Connect with us: skepticmetaphysician.com | @skepticmetaphysician_podcastThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

You've meditated. You've journaled. You've done the work. So why do you still feel stuck? If that question hits a nerve, this episode is for you. Master Mingtong Gu has a clear and somewhat unsettling answer, and it has nothing to do with your mindset. About This Episode Master Mingtong Gu trained at a real hospital in China where the only prescription was energy, no medicine, no surgery, no supplements, just Qigong practice, all day, every day. The results were documented. The patients were real. And the conditions being healed were the kind conventional medicine had already given up on. In this conversation, Will and Karen sit down with Master Gu to explore what Wisdom Healing Qigong actually is, why most of us are spiritually "trying" from the neck up while completely bypassing the body, and what that disconnect costs us in an age increasingly dominated by AI. His core argument is simple and hard to shake: the gap between knowing something and actually living it doesn't live in your mind. It lives in your body. What You'll DiscoverWhy "incurable" is a statement about a doctor's limits, not yours, and what Master Gu says that means for your healingThe two patterns of energy that explain chronic stress, anxiety, and physical tension in one framework, and why "negative energy" might be the wrong lens entirelyWhat 8 to 10 hours of daily Qigong practice at the medicine-less hospital actually looked like, and why the intensity matteredThe surprising reason group practice produces results that solo practice can't replicate, including what a 30-day energy measurement study foundWhy the AI conversation isn't just about technology. it's about whether we're choosing to remain humanA short embodiment practice Master Gu leads mid-episode that you can do right now, hands on chest, no experience requiredThis Episode Hits Differently If... You've explored meditation, energy healing, or spiritual awakening and still feel a gap between the concept and the actual lived experience. Master Gu doesn't offer another belief system. He offers a way back into your body, where he says the real work, and the real medicine, has been waiting all along. Listen. Then sit with it.Deepen your practice with Master Mingtong Gu's bestselling book Coming Home to EmbodiedAwakening and receive a free bonus collection of teaching videos when you orderat www.mingtonggu.com/book.Connect with Master Mingtong Gu and explore his programs at:o https://mingtonggu.como https://mingtonggu.com/embodied-awakening-book/o https://www.linkedin.com/in/mingtong-gu-60125119/o https://www.instagram.com/chicenter/o https://www.facebook.com/wisdomhealingqigong/_____________________________________________Free gift: My Life After Death: A Memoir from HeavenWant to know what the afterlife actually looks like? Dr. Elisa Medhus's son Erik wrote a book about it...from the other side. A book channeled from the other side that readers call the most convincing account of the afterlife ever written. Grab your free digital copy at:skepticmetaphysician.com/newsletterThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if everything the alien abduction community has told you about contact is built on a broken foundation? Jeremy Vaeni has been living with unexplained encounters his entire life, and he's spent decades doing what almost no one in the experiencer community does: questioning the story itself.In this bonus episode of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, Jeremy breaks down why hypnosis... the tool that built the modern abduction narrative...is a storytelling device, not a memory retrieval tool. He explains why figures like Budd Hopkins actively filtered out experiencer testimony that didn't fit the "alien doctor" script, and why the far stranger, more honest picture looks less like a sci-fi medical drama and more like a lifetime of high strangeness rooted in liminal moments and deep psychological rupture.But that's only half the conversation. Jeremy has also been living with active kundalini energy for 25 years. Not practicing it. Not chasing it. Living with it the way you live with weather. He argues that kundalini, like the abduction phenomenon, has been completely misrepresented by the communities built around it. What it actually is, he says, is the will of silence. Ultimate intelligence moving through a body that has dissolved its sense of self.In this episode:Why hypnotic regression produces fantasy, not memory, and what that means for the entire abduction canonThe trickster theory of paranormal phenomena and why high strangeness clusters around liminal life eventsWhat indigenous frameworks reveal that the Western "alien" construct deliberately erasesHow Jeremy's own encounters changed after his kundalini activation, and why they eventually stoppedThe three extraordinary kundalini events that led to a full ego dissolution and a direct experience of universal consciousnessWhy Jeremy is skeptical of the current wave of government UAP disclosure hypeHis book, Kundalini and the Secrets of Silence, and the practical path from brain to heart he developed involuntarily over 25 yearsJeremy Vaeni co-hosted the long-running paranormal podcast Paratopia with the late Jeff Ritzmann and has spent his career refusing to let the map replace the territory.His website is ourundoing.com.For links to Jeremy's book and website, visit the episode page at skepticmetaphysician.com._____________________________________________Free gift: My Life After Death: A Memoir from HeavenWant to know what the afterlife actually looks like? Dr. Elisa Medhus's son Erik wrote a book about it...from the other side. A book channeled from the other side that readers call the most convincing account of the afterlife ever written. Grab your free digital copy at:skepticmetaphysician.com/newsletterThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if everything you've ever wanted isn't somewhere out there waiting to be attracted...but already here, broadcasting like a radio signal you just haven't learned to tune into yet? That's where this conversation starts. And it only gets more interesting from there.Cathy Heller spent three years studying ancient Jewish mysticism with rabbis in Jerusalem, not on a retreat...during a war. And what she brought back has been downloaded over 45 million times. Her distinction between the Law of Attraction and the Law of Reception sounds subtle. It isn't. It changes everything about how you understand why some people seem to effortlessly move through life while the rest of us are white-knuckling the steering wheel.In this episode, you'll hear about the radio metaphor that's been living rent-free in Cathy's head for 25 years, a mole who whispered the secret of the universe to God, what Michael Jordan said to her on a stranded flight in the middle of a snowstorm, and why the moment she walked out of a networking event she could not stand, she ran directly into the head of Apple Podcasts.Also: why your nervous system might be the single biggest thing standing between you and the life you want. And what five minutes every morning can actually do about it. This one's a frequency shift. Don't miss it.――――――――――Website: cathyheller.com Podcast: Everything Is EnergyInstagram: @cathy.hellerBook: Abundant Ever After (Simon & Schuster — paperback out now)_____________________________________________Free gift: My Life After Death: A Memoir from HeavenWant to know what the afterlife actually looks like? Dr. Elisa Medhus's son Erik wrote a book about it...from the other side. A book channeled from the other side that readers call the most convincing account of the afterlife ever written. Grab your free digital copy at:skepticmetaphysician.com/newsletterThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

Every now and then, we get to be on the other side of the mic. This week, we're sharing a conversation we had as guests on Baiba Wisse's show, Live In Technicolor, and it turned into one of the more personal conversations we've had in a while.Baiba asked us the questions we don't always get to sit with on our own show. How did this all start? What was really going on behind the scenes? What do Will and Karen actually believe about why we're here? So that's what this one is. The origin story, the messy parts included.In this episode, we get into:How a full-on existential crisis during the pandemic cracked Will open and why he's grateful it didThe moment Will and Karen almost shut the whole show down, and what changed their mindsWhy "programming" isn't just a metaphor.... how culture, family, and experience build the filters we see everything throughWhat it actually means to create your own reality, and the one thing that was blocking Will from experiencing itWhere Will and Karen genuinely disagree on soul contracts, oneness, and the nature of the human experienceThe skeptic vs. believer dynamic that makes TSM work, and why both perspectives belong in the roomHow to find your footing when life is hitting hard, and why presence might be the only real answerThis one is for anyone who's ever wondered if the version of themselves they've been showing the world is actually who they are.Thanks to Baiba for the conversation and for allowing us to share it with our community. Follow her show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Find us at skepticmetaphysician.com | Listen on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and everywhere podcasts live...technicolor or otherwise. :)_____________________________________________Free gift: My Life After Death: A Memoir from HeavenWant to know what the afterlife actually looks like? Dr. Elisa Medhus's son Erik wrote a book about it...from the other side. A book channeled from the other side that readers call the most convincing account of the afterlife ever written. Grab your free digital copy at:skepticmetaphysician.com/newsletterThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What actually happens after we die? It's the question humanity has asked for thousands of years, and for most of us, it stays theoretical. For Dr. Elisa Medhus, it became the most personal investigation of her life.Dr. Medhus spent over thirty years as an internal medicine physician, raised by militant atheists, trained to trust only what she could measure. She had never seriously considered what happens after death...until October 2009, when her twenty-year-old son Erik, who lived with bipolar disorder and Tourette's syndrome, died by suicide.What followed shattered every assumption she had about consciousness, energy, and the nature of reality itself.In this episode, Dr. Medhus walks us through her journey from hardcore skeptic to one of the most well-known voices in afterlife research, not because she went looking for it, but because the evidence kept finding her. A phone call from a twelve-digit number that led to nowhere. Electronic voice phenomena analyzed and confirmed as non-human by audio experts. A militant atheist father... a man who told her Erik would "turn to dust"...calling her three days after the death to report that Erik had appeared, changed into a young boy, and curled up in his lap. And eventually, holding her son solid in her arms for three seconds at the foot of her bed.We cover what the afterlife actually looks like according to Erik's accounts; the colors that don't exist here, buildings made of spirits, and what happens in the moments immediately after death. We talk about the Channeling Erik community, now fifty thousand subscribers strong, and the book Erik dictated from the other side, My Life After Death: A Memoir from Heaven, described by readers as the most convincing account of the afterlife ever written.We also go deep into Dr. Medhus's current work with scalar energy and biofield medicine...the idea that human beings are fundamentally energetic systems, and that conventional medicine is missing a critical layer by treating only the biochemical. She shares remarkable testimonials, including a patient whose two blocked coronary arteries were fully cleared and whose myocardial scars disappeared entirely, and explains why she believes the gap between science and energy medicine is finally starting to close.Whether you've lost someone and are searching for signs, you're curious about what evidence actually exists for life after death, or you just want to hear a scientist explain how she dismantled and rebuilt her entire worldview from scratch, this conversation delivers.In this episode:What life after death actually looks like, according to ErikHow EVPs and mediumship evidence convinced a skeptical MDWhat scalar energy is and how it interacts with human biologyWhy the biofield may be the missing layer in modern medicineHow Erik continues to guide Dr. Medhus's work from the other sideWhy Dr. Medhus says you should not be afraid to die...but absolutely should be present for the life you haveResources mentioned:My Life After Death: A Memoir from Heaven — get your free digital copy at skepticmetaphysician.com/newsletterChanneling Erik community: channelingErik.comAtlantis Scalar: atlantisscalar.comIf you or someone you know is struggling, free support is available 24/7. In the US, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

You've seen mediums on TV deliver jaw-dropping messages from beyond. But what you're watching is edited. The real thing is messier, harder, and honestly. more convincing.This week, Will and Karen sit down with evidential medium, spiritual teacher, and host of the Mediumship Matters podcast, Hannah McIntyre, and from the first question she's already calling out the difference between a medium who tells you things that could be true for anyone. and one who shows up with undeniable, verifiable proof.Hannah breaks down why evidential mediumship is so brutally difficult, why some mediums avoid it entirely, and what actually happens when a spirit tries to communicate with the living (hint: no voice boxes involved). She also shares the story of a sitter who said "absolutely not" to everything she was told. until a photo of the ashes container arrived the next day.But that's not the wildest part. Hannah does a live reading right there on the mic, and the details that come through will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about what's possible.And if you've ever wondered whether you could develop these abilities yourself? Hannah says yes. Every single one of us. She'll walk you through exactly where to start. If you've ever lost someone and wondered whether they're still around, this one's for you. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if the emotional patterns keeping you stuck, exhausted, and running in circles aren't actually yours? What if they belong to a version of you that's already ready to leave, and all that's needed is someone to open the door?That's just one of the questions we couldn't shake after this conversation.Our guest today is Ken Lloyd, an internationally recognized Energy Architect, Transformational Healer, and what he calls a soul-infused walk-in. Before any of that, he was a self-taught software engineer who built three global cybersecurity companies from the ground up, wrote seven professional patents, and helped shape an entire industry. Then one morning in 2018, something extraordinary happened to his body while lying in bed, and the man who woke up the next day had very different plans.In this episode, Will and Karen sit down with Ken for one of the most genuinely mind-bending conversations in the show's history. Including a live light language transmission and an on-air energy clearing that left Karen in tears and Will's chronic neck pain gone. On air. In real time.What You'll Discover in This Episode What a soul walk-in actually is, and why it's nothing like what you've seen in movies or read about online.Ken breaks down the three types of walk-in experiences, the soul exchange, the soul braid, and the soul infusion, and explains exactly which one happened to him and why his configuration may be one of only 12 like it on the planet.The Library of Creation. Ken describes this multidimensional healing field as the actual operating system running beneath all of reality, not a metaphor, but a structured, accessible place with 19 rooms and counting, each designed for a different kind of healing. Think past life viewing, karma clearing, DNA activation, and direct communication with your spirit team. And yes, you can access it. Ken explains exactly how.Why your emotional pain is not a character flaw. Drawing directly on his background in systems design and cybersecurity, Ken describes emotional trauma as corrupted code lodged in your energetic field, and his work as pulling it out at the root, without the story, without the layers, in seconds.What light language actually is and why it works even on skeptics. Ken explains why light language bypasses the ego entirely, why it works differently on different people, and why his version sounds like a freight train compared to most practitioners. There is a reason for that.Soul contracts and whether they can be renegotiated. This one stopped us cold.The truth about ascension that most people have backwards. You are not ascending toward something. Your soul is already there. The work is ascending the human structure itself, and Ken says the timeline for visible physical changes in the species is closer than you think.About Ken Lloyd Ken Lloyd is an Energy Architect and Transformational Healer whose work bridges systems design, consciousness, and multidimensional energy. A former cybersecurity entrepreneur turned spiritual activator, Ken works with individuals and groups to clear energetic distortions, activate dormant gifts, and accelerate spiritual awakening through light language, light codes, and his pioneering modality, the Library of Creation. He is the founder of Ken's Divine Collective and serves a global community of conscious seekers through virtual events, distant healing subscriptions, and a growing catalog of healing transmissions.Website: kenlloydofficial.comInstagram: @kenlloyd.officialFacebook: facebook.com/kenlloyd.officialFree energy clearings: kenlloydofficial.com/freeThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

You've done the meditations. You've interviewed the masters. You've read the books, done the breath work, and had the downloads. So why, the moment someone walks into your office, do you fall right back into ego like none of it ever happened?That's exactly where Will found himself after a one-on-one with a big boss that did not go the way his higher self intended. And instead of quietly processing it alone, he brought it straight to the live show, to Karen, and to all of you.In this bonus live episode of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, Will and Karen get raw about the gap between knowing better and actually doing better. They dig into what it really means to have workplace PTSD, what a "belief that no longer serves you" actually looks and feels like in the body, and why the spiritual work doesn't make you immune to the ego... it just changes how long it takes you to recover.But this episode isn't only about the stumbles. Karen shares a story about a paperclip that appeared on the stairs at exactly the right moment, and what it says about the miracles hiding in plain sight every single day. Plus, a healing story involving a blessing from a woman named Dahryn Trivedi that made a year and a half of knee pain vanish overnight.There's also a behind-the-scenes moment that long-time listeners won't want to miss. the real reason Will and Karen almost shut down The Skeptic Metaphysicians for good, and the one Apple review that changed everything.If you've ever thought you were further along on your path than a single Tuesday afternoon can apparently confirm, this one is for you.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if the injury that wrecked your plans was actually the most precise thing the universe ever did for you? Koya Webb was a nationally ranked heptathlete...13th in the country.... Seven events.... The Olympics were a real, scheduled destination. Then, mid-stride walking to class, her back said no. Not a pulled muscle. A full stop.What followed wasn't a detour. It was a download. In this conversation, Koya unpacks what most of us in the wellness space refuse to admit: that the body isn't just a vehicle, it's a spiritual instrument. And it will use pain, injury, grief, and exhaustion to force the conversation you've been too busy to have.We get into the three emotional states that govern every decision you make (and why most of us are stuck in survival mode way more than we realize), why breathwork might be the most underused healing tool on the planet, and what it actually looks like to surrender to darkness instead of just trying to outrun it.Koya also gets vulnerable about losing her mother unexpectedly, breaking a glass in her hand and watching herself bleed without feeling anything, and how that moment cracked open a depth of healing she didn't know she needed.This one hits different. You've been warned.In this episode:How a stress fracture became the most inconvenient divine intervention in sports historyThe three neuroemotional states (survival, emotional, executive) and how to tell which one is running your lifeWhy "surrendering to the darkness" isn't giving up. It's how real healing startsThe conscious connected breath technique Koya calls "breath healing," and why she uses it every single morningWhy longevity starts with self-love, not your supplement stackWhat to do when you're afraid that if you fall into the darkness, you won't come back outAbout Koya WebbKoya Webb is a globally recognized holistic wellness expert, longevity specialist, and transformational speaker. She is the founder of Get Loved Up Yoga School, a certified breathwork facilitator, plant-based nutritionist, and somatic coach. She is the author of Let Your Fears Make You Fierce (Hay House) and Wellbeing Rituals, and the co-creator of Deeper Intimacy with her husband Darren Granger.Connect with Koya at koyawebb.com and find her on YouTube, Instagram, and Substack.If this conversation resonated, you can explore Koya's book Wellbeing Rituals and start building the clarity you need to thrive:https://www.koyawebb.com/wellbeing-rituals-book When you order, you're not just reading the book—you'restepping into a new way of living and receiving exclusive bonus content.Enjoyed this episode? Leave a review, share it with someone who needs to hear it, and find more episodes at skepticmetaphysician.com.Follow us: Instagram @skepticmetaphysician_podcast | Facebook facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician | YouTube @SkepticMetaphysiciansThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

Have you ever felt like you had to keep your spiritual beliefs a secret? Like admitting what you truly believe would cost you friendships, family dinners, or your reputation at work? You're not alone, and this episode is for you.Will and Karen sit down with Jenn Bierma, an intuitive massage therapist, medium, author, and podcast host who made a bold leap from the spiritually open culture of Minnesota straight into the heart of Oklahoma's Bible Belt. What she discovered there... and how she navigated it... will make you rethink everything about what it means to walk your truth out loud.Jenn shares why she spent years using massage therapy as a "cover" for her gifts, how she learned to bring people into her world by meeting them in theirs first, and what finally gave her the courage to stop hiding. She also opens up about her personal relationship with Jesus, and how that relationship looks nothing like the religion she was warned to fear as a child.The conversation goes deep fast. We talk about the difference between fearing judgment from others and judging yourself, why poor spiritual boundaries usually mirror poor personal boundaries, why Jenn chose not to offer traditional mediumship readings despite being a gifted medium, and the extraordinary story of how a spirit at a networking event led to her publishing her first book.If you've ever dimmed your light to make someone else comfortable, this episode is a reminder that the world needs exactly what you've been hiding.In This Episode:How Jenn adapted her spiritual practice to life in the Bible Belt without compromising who she isWhy "coming out of the spiritual closet" starts with the conversation inside your own headJenn's relationship with Jesus as a guide, not a gatekeeperThe trauma she processed in eight hours of meditation that finally freed her bookWhy she teaches clients to connect with their own guides instead of relying on herThe one question Jenn always starts with before entering anyone's energy fieldConnect with Jenn Erma:Website: https://rejennerationwellness.com/Book: A Life Lived Medium: A Psychic's Journey From Fearful to Almost FearlessThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

Is the belief that we're all separate from each other actually the root cause of everything going wrong in the world right now? Not metaphorically. Literally. That's the question Steve Farrell has spent 23 years...and one very dramatic exit from Silicon Valley...trying to answer.Steve co-founded Humanity's Team in 2003 alongside Conversations with God author Neale Donald Walsch. Today the organization spans 70 countries, 700,000 members, and a streaming platform housing over 300 masterclasses from some of the most respected voices in consciousness, science, and spiritual development.His latest initiative carries a deadline: make conscious living the planetary norm by 2040. He's not kidding.What we get into:Why Einstein called the sense of separation "a kind of prison", over a hundred years ago, and why the science has only gotten more uncomfortable sinceThe specific moment Steve told his wife he might never earn another paycheck, and what she said backWhat walking away from rooms that included Gavin Newsom and Apple's marketing genius actually costs you socially, and how those conversations wentHow Steve got out of the market a full year before the 2008 crash, and what that story reveals about the practical dimension of spiritual guidanceThe 2040 tipping point: what "pervasive worldwide" actually means as a measurable condition, and why 800 million people is the number that mattersThe three-minute practice anyone can start today...no background required, no belief requiredSpiritual bypassing vs. sacred activism: how Humanity's Team draws a hard line between feeling good and doing the workWhat it actually feels like to join a global oneness movement when your whole life has been a solo spiritual practiceSteve Farrell isn't here to sell you on a belief system. He's here to make the case that the crisis of separation isn't just a spiritual problem; it's a structural one. And that the solution has been sitting in the overlap between mystical tradition and quantum physics for longer than most of us have been paying attention.Whether you're all in, just starting, or firmly in the "this sounds interesting but show me the evidence" camp, this episode meets you where you are.Listen, then go outside for three minutes. You'll understand why.Connect with Steve and Humanity's Team at humanitysteam.org. Explore free programs, join the global movement, and learn about the one-for-one scholarship program that funds access for those who can't afford it. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if the fastest path to deeper meditation, better sleep, and genuine spiritual connection fits in the palm of your hand?In this special live Q&A, Will and Karen sit down with returning favorite Jonathan Robinson, who has personally tested over 50 consciousness-expanding gadgets, from breath-pacing devices and heart-opening necklaces to EEG brainwave bands and red-light brain helmets.Jonathan also shares something that genuinely surprised the skeptics: that Zoom meditations with certain gurus can transmit measurable, overwhelming energy across any distance.Plus, the conversation covers group psychedelic experiences, AI as a spiritual guide, and two dead-simple mantras you can use in 20 seconds or less to stop a thought loop cold.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if every healing modality you've ever tried worked exactly as advertised, and that's precisely why none of them stuck? Dr. Darren Starwynn has spent over 30 years watching people get genuinely better, and then watching them reload the exact same pattern six months later like nothing happened.As the inventor of the Acutron, an FDA-cleared microcurrent electro-acupuncture device he developed in 1988, he had a machine that produced near-miraculous results. Pinched nerves releasing in two minutes. Chronic pain dropping from a 10 to a 2 in a single session. And he still walked away from it.Because the technique was never the problem. The problem, he says, is that most people are running a brand new healing protocol on a completely unchanged operating system. He calls that operating system your identity, and until it shifts, you're not healing. You're buffering.In this episode, Darren explains why healing fails at the identity layer, what the "Avatar Self" actually is (and no, it's not the blue people), and why a Jewish doctor from Connecticut now receives transmissions from the spirit of Jesus. It makes more sense than it sounds. Probably.In This Episode:Why an FDA-cleared medical device that worked led Darren to conclude that technology was never the real healerThe shamanic ceremony in which Jesus appeared to a Jewish doctor and told him to change careers, and why that wasn't the weirdest partWhat the Assemblage Point is, why trauma physically displaces the epicenter of your energy field, and how realigning it cleared one patient's chronic pain, seizure symptoms, and mental fog in a single session without Darren ever touching her ankleThe "slave self" versus the Avatar Self. what the Matrix got right about why we can't heal the thing we're using to try to heal itWhy 85% of spiritual teachers, according to a Jack Kornfield study, have committed some form of sexual, financial, or power abuse with their students, and the one question to ask before trusting anyone claiming to help you awakenQuantum healing over Zoom. why Darren says the quantum field is not limited by distance, or timeWhat a "quantum catalyst" actually does in a room full of people, and why group retreats produce breakthroughs that online sessions simply can't matchThe specific reason so many gifted healers go through the most chaos on their path to getting there, and why that's not a sign of weaknessResources Mentioned:Darren's website: drstarwynn.comFree course for healers and healthcare practitioners: avatarmasterhealer.comBook: Awakening the Avatar Within by Darren Starwynn, O.M.D.Upcoming presentation: Beyond Technique: How to Serve as a Master Quantum Healer, New Living Expo, San Rafael, CA, April 17th at 6:00 PMConnect with Darren Starwynn: Website: drstarwynn.com Instagram: @darrenstarwynn YouTube: @darrenstarwynn-quantumcata9623If this episode stopped you mid-scroll, the best thing you can do for the show is leave a review. It's the easiest way to help us reach people who need to hear this.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if the reason you feel alone on your spiritual path is simply because you forgot who's been walking alongside you the entire time? In this episode, Will & Karen sit down with Marty Rawson, founder of Spirit Alliance, author, multidimensional healer, and certified practitioner of everything from EMF Balancing to Melek-level light work. Marty brings a grounded, no-nonsense approach to the big questions, and his answers have a way of making the mystical feel surprisingly practical.Before the interview, Will opens with a personal reflection pulled from The Living Gita, wrestling with one of the hardest spiritual practices in a divided world: looking at the person across the aisle and genuinely seeing yourself. It's a moment of rare honesty that sets the tone for everything that follows.Then Marty takes over, and the conversation goes deep fast.Here's a taste of what you'll hear:Why Earth was turned into what Marty calls "the emotional university of the universe," and what that means for why you're here right nowThe real reason most people can't connect with their angels and guides (and it's not what you'd expect)How spirit communicates differently with every person, and the one subtle sign almost everyone is already receiving without realizing itWhy Karen's "doubt" and Will's "fear" might actually be the same thing, just wearing different clothesMarty's own turning point. a divine intervention that changed everything. and what he felt in the presence of beings of pure love and lightThe surprisingly simple first step to opening your third eye that has nothing to do with meditationHow one person, starting from exactly where they are, can actually change the worldMarty also talks about his book, It Doesn't Have to Be This Way: A Spirit Alliance, available on Amazon worldwide, packed with techniques for working with energy, understanding universal laws, and beginning to experience multidimensionality for yourself.If you've been wondering whether that connection to something greater is real, or whether it's meant for someone else and not you, this episode was made for you.Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite platform, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. You can also support the show and connect with us at skepticmetaphysician.com.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

You've tried the therapy, the supplements, the breathwork, the retreats. And yet something still feels stuck, unreachable, like your healing keeps running into a wall it can't get past. This episode won't tell you that you're broken. It's going to suggest something stranger and maybe more useful than that. Hillary Faye has spent 23 years working at the edge of what most people call possible. She's trained more than 5,000 energy healers worldwide, built a global community of practitioners through her Crystal Chamber Healers Academy, and developed a healing system she says was transmitted directly to her by a collective of beings called the Arcturians. ninth to twelfth dimensional, star-born, and, according to Hillary, deeply invested in human wellbeing right now. Whether you take that at face value or file it under "fascinating, but let's see," the results her clients report are hard to dismiss. Will and Karen brought their trademark mix of genuine curiosity and raised eyebrows, and this one got interesting fast. Key Takeaways (without giving the whole thing away) What the Arcturian Crystal Chambers actually are, and why you don't need to astral travel to experience oneThe specific body systems Hillary says conventional healing consistently misses, and what the chambers target insteadWhy waking up one morning speaking languages you've never heard before was the beginning of a 23-year career, not a crisisWhat the Cosmic Rose is, why it has nothing to do with Valentine's Day, and why energy healers apparently consider it the workhorse of their entire toolkitThe honest answer to the question every skeptic eventually asks. does this work if you don't fully believe it?What "light language" is, where it comes from, and what it actually feels like to speak oneThe Arcturian message about what's happening on Earth right now, and why Hillary says the support available to us vastly outweighs the chaos we're experiencingWhy This Conversation Feels DifferentHillary isn't selling certainty. She's sharing 23 years of accumulated experience, thousands of client stories, and a framework that invites you to explore rather than commit. Spiritual awakening rarely arrives with a neat instruction manual, and this episode doesn't pretend otherwise. Listen, Then Decide What to Do With It If you've been curious about energy healing, frequency medicine, or what it might mean to receive help from something beyond our current understanding of reality, start here. And if you're just here because Will said "alien healers from space" in the first ten seconds, welcome. You're going to want to hear what comes next. Connect With Hillary FayeSign up for her three free Crystal Chamber audio transmissions at hillaryfaye.com or email her directly at hillary@hillaryfaye.com. Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us where you landed on the Arcturian believability scale. We read every message.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

Have you ever felt like the universe is trying to reach you but you can't quite make out the signal? What if there are angelic beings with urgent messages for humanity right now, and two women were specifically called to deliver them? In this episode, Will and Karen sit down with Pamela Downs and Lisa Roach, psychic intuitive healers, angelic channelers, and founding partners of Spirit Calling, an online spiritual community built for everyone who is waking up and wondering what's happening to them. Pamela and Lisa are channels for the Great Council of Light, a collective of angelic, divine, intelligent beings guiding humanity through one of the most significant shifts in consciousness the planet has ever experienced. And in this episode, the Council doesn't just get discussed. They show up. What You'll Hear in This Episode: How Pamela's week-long ayahuasca journey in Costa Rica unlocked her psychic abilities and set her on a path to build a portal for awakening humanity. How Lisa independently received the same download to "create a portal to serve mankind," and how the two found each other through a single unexplained Facebook post. What the Great Council of Light actually is, why two people can channel the same collective, and what they want humanity to know right now. A live channeled message for the collective, delivered on air. A live personal channeled message for Will, and the emotional moment that followed. The five signs you may already be in a spiritual awakening (and why most people dismiss them as something else). Why so many spiritually awakening people feel isolated, anxious, and out of place, and what to do about it. What Spirit Calling is, who it's for, and why it's been called the Angie's List for the spiritual world. The Message the Council Keeps Repeating: You are not crazy. You are not alone. And peace is not something you've lost. It's something you've been trained to distrust. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or someone who just started noticing things that don't fit your old worldview, this episode meets you exactly where you are. Connect with Pamela Downs and Lisa Roach: Visit Spirit Calling and download their free guide to the top five symptoms of spiritual awakening at spiritcalling.com. A 7-day free trial is available. Connect with The Skeptic Metaphysicians: Website: skepticmetaphysician.com. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser and you might hear it read on air. Find us on Facebook and Instagram @skepticmetaphysicianpodcast. Keywords: spiritual awakening signs, channeling angelic beings, Great Council of Light, psychic intuitive healer, angelic channeler, spiritual awakening community, how to channel spirit guides, signs you are spiritually awakening, metaphysical podcast, consciousness shift 2024, raise your vibration, karmic healing, shadow work, spiritual awakening symptoms, online spiritual community, spirit guides messages, psychic channeling, collective consciousness awakening, plant medicine spiritual awakening, ayahuasca awakening, galactic council, divine beings messages, spiritual portal, ascension symptoms, energy healing, soul purpose, awakening journey, skeptic spirituality podcastThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

You've felt it. Someone leaves the room and you feel weirdly exhausted. Or you ignored a gut feeling and paid for it later. This episode names what's actually happening, and gives you a practical system to deal with it. Episode Overview If you've ever left a conversation feeling like something was stolen from you, or spent years second-guessing whether your instincts were real or just anxiety in a costume, Lisa Campion is here to hand you a very grounded toolkit.Lisa is a Reiki master teacher, psychic counselor, author, and podcast host with over 30 years of experience working with empaths, healers, and people who are psychically open but have no idea what to do about it. She doesn't ask you to believe anything. She just shows you how the operating system works.In this conversation, Will and Karen sit down with Lisa to unpack energy vampires, psychic self-defense, and one of the most useful distinctions in modern spirituality; the difference between your intuition and your anxiety. Turns out, one of them has been running the show, and it probably isn't the one you'd want.What You'll Take AwayEnergy vampires are real, and most of them don't know they're doing it. Lisa breaks down the two distinct types, including the one that's far more common than the predatory kind, and explains why highly sensitive people are disproportionately in their orbit.There's a name for what you've been experiencing. If you absorb other people's moods, pain, or anxiety as if they were your own, Lisa explains what that actually is, why it happens, and why it can be a profound gift once you learn to manage it.Psychic self-defense isn't a Marvel movie concept. Lisa maps out a practical framework for protecting your energy, including what she calls "spiritual kung fu" for empaths who keep saying yes when they mean no.Intuition and anxiety feel almost identical. but only one of them is telling the truth. Lisa explains the neurological reason for this, and gives you a simple test to tell the difference before you override the right signal again.You're more psychic than you think. Lisa shares a specific, low-effort journaling practice that will show you, within weeks, just how often your intuition has been accurate while you weren't paying attention.The "army of healers" concept. This isn't motivational-poster talk. Lisa explains what a world looks like when empathic, intuitive people stop running on empty and actually show up for themselves and others.Listen Because This episode is for anyone who has ever felt "too much," been told they're too sensitive, or quietly wondered whether their gut instincts mean anything. Lisa Campion doesn't want your belief. She just wants you to start paying attention.

What if a psychic reading isn't about predicting your future. It's about seeing your options more clearly? That's the reframe that Terri Jarvis brings to everything she does. A psychic reader, intuitive healer, and Reiki master teacher, Terri has been a fixture at SpiritFest USA events up and down the East Coast. Will and Karen caught up with her live on the floor of SpiritFest at the Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront, and the conversation was as fun as it was eye-opening. In this episode:Terri breaks down the biggest misconception people have about psychics. It's not about someone sitting across from you and telling you what's coming. It's about helping you see the options and pathways that are already in front of you but that you might not be able to see on your own. As she puts it, nothing is set in stone. Readings give you a new angle, not a verdict. She also shares how she accidentally launched one of the most unique offerings in the space: psychic parties. What started as a Halloween party invitation snowballed into a full-service entertainment and healing experience. Whether it's a cocktail party, a Friday girls' night, or yes, even a bridal shower, Terri sets up in a private room, reads guests one by one, and sends them back out to the party with something to talk about. Will floats the idea of a virtual version with black lights and Zoom rooms.She's not saying no. Terri also opens up about what keeps pulling her back to SpiritFest year after year. It's the community. Vendors come and go, but there's a core tribe that maintains the energy and keeps the vibration where it needs to be. She describes Spirit Fest as a place where nobody is trying to shove crystals down your throat. These are people who genuinely want to help you with whatever you're wrestling with. And then. she reads Will and Karen live on mic. Doors opening. Expansion energy. New ideas that haven't been shared yet. Slow down before charging ahead. It lands. Connect with Terri Jarvis:

You've been blowing out birthday candles and tossing coins into fountains your whole life. Turns out, you weren't just being superstitious. You were running an experiment in quantum physics, neuroscience, anthropology, and behavioral science simultaneously, and you had absolutely no idea.About This Episode Brownell Landrum calls herself an "Explorer of Metaphysical Mystery," and she's earned the title. After spending years synthesizing research from 70+ scientists across a dozen disciplines, she wrote The Art and Science of Wishing, an 879-page deep dive into the mechanics behind something most of us dismiss as childlike fantasy. She's a storyteller, not a scientist, which means she translates all of it into something you can actually use.In this conversation, Brownell joins Will and Karen to break down the neuroscience, psychology, and yes, quantum physics behind one of humanity's oldest rituals. No vision boards required.What You'll HearThe surprisingly clear distinction between a wish, a prayer, and a goal, and why it actually matters when you're trying to get what you wantWhat a "cosmic wish" is, and the specific shift that separates wishful thinking from something that worksThe four possible responses to any wish you make. yes is only one of them, and honestly not always the best oneWhy repeating a wish isn't magical thinking. it's neuroplasticity, and there's hard science behind why it rewires your brain toward what you wantThe "three Ps" framework Brownell uses to structure a wish so your brain can actually act on itWhy your body might be doing more of the wishing than your conscious mind, and what the Huna tradition says about making peace with thatThe Global Consciousness Project, collective wishing, and the genuinely unsettling question of whether thousands of people wishing for the same thing could move the needle on realityBrownell also wrote an entire chapter specifically for skeptics. Will found it. He felt seen.Listen If You've Ever Thought: "I know this is probably nonsense, but I still make wishes anyway."That instinct might be smarter than you think. This episode won't ask you to believe harder. It'll show you the mechanism, and let you decide what to do with it.Subscribe, leave a review, and if someone in your life is quietly fascinated by this stuff but too skeptical to admit it, send them this episode. It was basically made for them.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

Are you experiencing spiritual awakening symptoms and not sure whether to call a doctor or a mystic? You're waking up at 3am. Crying at commercials. Suddenly intolerant of small talk, the career you've had for a decade, and basically every version of yourself you built before now.These are some of the most common spiritual awakening signs, and here's what's striking: they've been documented across thousands of years, across cultures and traditions that have no historical reason to agree with each other. Sufi mysticism, Kundalini yoga, Christian mystical texts, shamanic practice, Jungian psychology, and modern somatic therapy are all pointing at the same map. That kind of cross-cultural consistency isn't a coincidence. It's a signal.In this episode, Will breaks down what's actually happening during spiritual growth, why it can feel indistinguishable from a breakdown, and what to do when the floor drops out.In this episode:Why waking up between 2 and 4am is one of the most widely reported spiritual awakening symptoms across traditionsThe real reason you're crying for no reason. it's not a breakdown, it's a releaseWhat heightened sensitivity actually is, and why the world gets louder before it gets clearerWhy loss of interest in your old life is one of the most misunderstood spiritual awakening signsJung's concept of individuation, and why it explains the "hollow career" feeling better than burnout doesThe hunger for truth that activates during spiritual growth, and why it doesn't turn off once it startsFour practical, tradition-backed things you can do right now when it all feels like too muchThis one is equal parts irreverent and deeply serious. Because that's the only honest way to talk about the most disorienting, potentially transformative experience a human being can go through. You are not broken.You are not crazy. And you are in excellent, ancient company.The Skeptic Metaphysicians explores consciousness, metaphysics, and the unexplainable, without asking you to check your skepticism at the door. New episodes weekly.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

You've done the work. Meditated, journaled, shadow-worked your way through half a bookshelf. So why does the same frustration, the same anger, the same stuck feeling keep showing back up? Turns out, it's not a willpower problem. It's a filing system problem.Episode Overview Blaise Kennedy is a consciousness guide and teacher who got here the hard way. At 24, he hit a wall in drug addiction treatment and did something most people wouldn't: instead of just getting better and moving on, he got relentlessly curious about why standard answers weren't working. What emerged isn't philosophy. It's a practical, embodied framework that weaves together consciousness, nervous system science, trauma integration, and relational healing.In this conversation, Karen, Will and Blaise go deep on why your insight isn't translating into lived change, and what it actually takes to get it to stick.What You'll Discover in This EpisodeWhy your body has been storing unresolved experiences you thought you'd already dealt with. and why "thinking through" emotions isn't the same as processing themThe vertical dimension of presence most people have never been taught, and how reconnecting to it changes everythingWhy feeling your frustration more (not solving it) is often the actual path forwardThe surprising reason isolation almost always slows your growth down, and what the Olympics have to do with spiritual developmentHow somatic therapy and Eastern meditation are on a collision course, and why that's actually great news for your healingWhy Blaise believes we're in the middle of a collective awakening that's making breakthroughs more accessible than ever beforeThe Big Idea Blaise makes a compelling case that most of us aren't stuck because we're broken or unready. We're stuck because we've been trying to clean out the office without ever opening the drawers. The body stores what the mind skips over, and until your consciousness and your nervous system are working as one unified system, insight just floats.Listen, Then Reflect If you've ever felt spiritually fluent but personally stuck, this episode is the explanation you've been looking for. Give it a listen, then ask yourself: what might be in the drawers you haven't opened yet?Connect with BlaiseWebsite:https://www.blaisekennedy.com/media-podcasts/tsmInstagram: @blaisehereFacebook: @blaisehereYouTube: @blaisehereThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

Welcome to Classic Skeptic Metaphysicians! We're re-releasing some of our back catalog so that these gems can be re-discovered!This week:What happens to your consciousness when your brain shuts down completely? That's not a philosophical question for Dr. Eben Alexander. it's a medical one. And his answer, backed by peer-reviewed case reports and 25 years as a Harvard-trained neurosurgeon, might be the most scientifically credible challenge to materialist thinking you'll encounter.Episode OverviewIn 2008, Dr. Eben Alexander fell into a week-long coma caused by a rare bacterial meningitis so severe that three separate physicians documented his case in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases. His survival alone was medically unprecedented. What he experienced during that coma, and what he remembered with vivid, crystalline clarity afterward, became the foundation of Proof of Heaven, a #1 New York Times bestseller that has since been translated into over 30 languages. This isn't a conversation about belief. It's a conversation about evidence, and what happens when a world-class neuroscientist can no longer explain away his own experience.Key InsightsWhy Dr. Alexander's specific type of brain injury makes his NDE uniquely significant to the scientific community, not just the spiritual oneThe three distinct realms he traveled through and why each one maps to what researchers have documented across thousands of NDE accounts worldwideWhat a "life review" actually is. and why it may be the most important concept you've never fully thought throughThe peer-reviewed scientific resources (including a free essay archive) that challenge the "dying brain hallucination" explanation head-onHow he has spent the 15 years since his coma exploring consciousness through meditation, binaural beats, and collaboration with scientists and physicists globallyWhy 2,700+ documented cases of children's past-life memories at the University of Virginia may be the most overlooked data in consciousness researchThe connection between near-death experiences, quantum physics, and why materialism is losing scientific ground faster than most people realizeThis Episode Is For You If... You've dismissed NDEs as brain chemistry but found yourself weirdly curious. You want to explore consciousness and the afterlife without surrendering your critical thinking at the door. Or you just read Proof of Heaven and need to talk to someone about it.Want to Go Deeper?Listen to the full conversation, then visit skepticmetaphysician.com for links to Dr. Alexander's books, the Bigelow Institute essay archive, Sacred Acoustics, and the University of Virginia research he references. If this episode sparked something for you, share it. someone in your life probably needs to hear it.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

If you've ever thought about starting a podcast but had no idea where to begin, this one's for you.On Thursday, March 19th at 7:00 PM Eastern (6 PM Central | 5 PM Mountain | 4 PM Pacific), I'm hosting a free live virtual seminar called Zero to Podcast, built specifically for total beginners.When I started The Skeptic Metaphysicians, I had no roadmap. I made every mistake in the book and had to figure it all out on my own. This seminar is everything I wish someone had told me on day one.In one evening, we'll cover: ✅ How to nail down your podcast idea and format✅ Gear that actually works without breaking the bank✅ Recording, editing, and publishing basics✅ How to avoid the mistakes that kill most shows earlyIt's free. It's live. It's one night.

What if the reason your life feels like someone else's rough draft is because, technically, it is? According to today's guest, 95% of the thoughts running your subconscious right now were written by people who no longer have any business running your life. And the universe? It's been listening to every word.Episode Overview Will and Karen sit down with Brenda Lee Mattausch, a consciousness guide and modern spirituality educator who has spent years helping people identify, question, and dismantle the inherited belief systems quietly running their lives on autopilot. This isn't a conversation about manifesting parking spots (well, not only that). It's a grounded, surprisingly funny deep-dive into why most of us are unconsciously co-authoring a reality we didn't actually choose. Brenda brings a no-dogma, test-it-yourself approach to consciousness, energy, and what it actually means to rewrite your script, starting with the words coming out of your mouth right now.If you've ever suspected that the voice in your head sounds suspiciously like your third-grade teacher or your mother-in-law, this one's for you.Key TakeawaysThe 95% problem. Most of what's driving your decisions, relationships, and reactions isn't yours. Brenda explains where those inherited programs come from, and why your brain can't tell the difference between a belief that belongs to you and one that was handed down like a broken piece of furniture.Why the quantum field isn't ignoring you. It's not sending messages. It's responding to yours. Brenda breaks down the crucial distinction, and why what you say you don't want might be exactly what you keep getting.The world as a mirror. A deceptively practical framework for understanding why the toxic, frustrating, infuriating people in your life are showing you something about yourself. No, it's not your fault. But yes, there's something useful there.Observe, don't absorb. Brenda's single most actionable piece of advice for anyone feeling overwhelmed by the noise of the world. Simple to say. Worth the work to actually practice.Heart-mind coherence. What it is, what it feels like in your body (spoiler: Will thinks he may have already experienced it, although Brenda gently suggests it might have been acid reflux), and why it's the marker that tells you the rewiring is actually working.How to start, without overhauling your entire life on a Tuesday. The one-thing method for people who want real results without the spiritual overwhelm.About Brenda Lee Mattausch Brenda is a consciousness educator and guide whose own journey began when she started questioning a 49-year-old belief system she had inherited and never examined. She works at the intersection of modern spirituality, subconscious reprogramming, and energetic self-awareness. Her approach is refreshingly practical: test it, prove it to yourself, and leave the dogma at the door.Join the Conversation Does any of this land for you...or does it sound like elevated positive thinking with better branding? That's exactly the tension Will and Karen press on in this episode, and Brenda's answer is worth hearing.Listen in, sit with it, and if something shifts, we'd genuinely love to hear about it. Drop a comment, leave a review, or share this episode with someone who's been feeling like a background character in their own story.And if the parking lot thing works for you? Graduate past it. Brenda says so.The Skeptic Metaphysicians explores spiritual awakening, consciousness, metaphysics, and modern spirituality for people who ask real questions. No gurus. No dogma. Just open-minded curiosity and the occasional existential crisis...handled with humor. Newsletter: https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com/newsletter/Support the show: Buy Me a CoffeeThe Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

in a live interview at SpiritFest in Virginia Beach, we sit down with Jadardana Krishna Das to explore what it really means to live as a monk in the Hare Krishna tradition, and why spiritual life doesn't have to mean walking away from the world He shares the vision behind a 70-acre eco-village outside Atlanta designed as a hybrid retreat, monastery, and self-sustaining community where anyone, from curious weekenders to full-immersion seekers, can experience a grounded, practical path to spiritual living  The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

You're doing the journaling, the breathwork, maybe even the meditation...and something still feels like it's missing. Not because you're doing it wrong, but because no one ever taught you why the energy you're working with matters, or how to stop giving it away. This episode is for the person who is spiritually curious but over the cosmic chaos, and ready for something that actually sticks. Episode OverviewGayle Thomas is back, and this time, she's traded the big-stage channeling sessions for something arguably more useful: practical tools for building what she calls energetic sovereignty. As a trained channeler, healer, and international facilitator, Gayle has spent years working in expanded states of consciousness. But her work has evolved. Now she's focused on helping real people, including the next generation, develop the inner capacity to stay connected without losing their footing in everyday life.In this conversation, Will and Karen go deep with Gayle on why your attention is your most valuable asset, what Christ consciousness actually feels like versus what it sounds like, and why learning to manage your energy field might be the most practical self-development move you've never been taught.What grounds all of it: Gayle's own story. A cancer diagnosis. A meditation practice built out of necessity. A profound experience she still struggles to put into words. She's not teaching from theory. She's teaching from the other side of a very hard road.Key TakeawaysYour gut instinct is doing something real, and there's a specific reason modern life is wired to override it. Gayle explains what's actually happening, and why even how we raise kids plays into this.Christ consciousness isn't what most people think, and it has nothing to do with religion. Gayle describes it as a feeling of coherence, and she unpacks why that distinction changes everything about how you pursue it.Your aura isn't mystical decoration, it behaves. Gayle breaks down the difference between a strong, boundaried energy field and a "spongy" one — and why the latter explains a lot about chronic fatigue, emotional overwhelm, and saying yes when you mean no.Trying too hard is the block, for anyone who's attempted meditation, breathwork, or spiritual practice and felt like they were the one person it wasn't working for, Gayle offers a surprisingly logical explanation...and a workaround.Gen Z might be in trouble, and Gen X might be the fix. Gayle shares what she's observing in younger generations around connection, bliss, and attention, and why she's now training adults to bring these skills directly into schools and youth spaces.There's a specific first step into Christ consciousness, and it starts somewhere much simpler than you'd expect (hint: it's not a retreat or a ceremony).Who Needs to Hear ThisIf you've ever walked out of a party feeling inexplicably drained, said yes to something your body was screaming no to, or had one fleeting moment of genuine stillness and spent the next three years trying to get back to it...this conversation was made for you.Gayle doesn't ask you to believe anything. She asks you to get curious about your own experience first, and build from there. That's a rare posture in a space that tends to demand faith upfront.Especially relevant if you're raising kids right now and quietly wondering how to give them something the algorithm can't.Listen, Then Do One ThingPress play. When something lands — and something will — write it down before you move on to the next episode. This is the kind of conversation that reveals itself in layers, and the insight that feels small in the moment is often the one that changes something weeks later. If you missed Gayle's first episode, where she walks through her cancer diagnosis, her TARP channeling experience, and the moment that changed everything, you can catch up here:https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com/gayle-thomas-tarpNew listeners: start there. Returning listeners: this one picks up exactly where that one left off.

Welcome to Classic Skeptic Metaphysicians! We're re-releasing some of our back catalog so that these gems can be re-discovered!This week: Should We Fear Death? An Honest Conversation with Hospice Nurse Julie McFaddenDeath. It's the one certainty we all share...and the one topic most of us avoid like the plague. For years, Will openly admits his biggest fear was dying. Not just the process… but the terrifying possibility of nothingness afterward. And even after years of exploring consciousness, spirituality, and Near-Death Experiences on this show, that old panic still sneaks in from time to time. So this week, we go straight to the source. We sit down with Hospice Nurse Julie McFadden, a former ICU nurse turned hospice advocate who has witnessed hundreds of deaths, and calls the experience not tragic… but beautiful. Yes. Beautiful. Julie pulls back the curtain on what really happens as the body shuts down, what families often misunderstand about the dying process, and why so many people report seeing deceased loved ones in the final weeks of life. We cover:What actually happens to the body in the final months, weeks, and hoursWhy dying does not automatically mean sufferingThe science behind decreased appetite, increased sleep, and metabolic shiftsWhat “visioning” is, and why it happens to so many peopleWhether atheists experience end-of-life visions tooThe truth behind the “6 ounces of the soul” mythWhat it feels like to be in the room when someone takes their final breathWhy education about death reduces fearAnd the ultimate question: Is there life after death?Julie speaks candidly about the mysterious, metaphysical phenomena she's witnessed, and the sacred stillness that seems to fill a room when someone transitions. This conversation may not give you absolute certainty about what lies beyond… But it may radically change how you think about the journey getting there. If you've ever feared the process of dying… If you've ever sat beside a loved one and wondered if they were suffering… Or if you're simply curious about what really happens when we take our last breath… This episode might bring you more peace than you expect.Why This Episode Matters We spend so much time preparing for life. Almost none preparing for death. And yet, according to someone who sees it daily, the body knows exactly what to do. The real fear may not be death itself…But our misunderstanding of it. Listen in. You may walk away feeling lighter.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

Is civilization collapsing… or evolving? If you've ever looked at the news and thought, “This can't be progress… can it?” ...you're not alone. War, division, climate crisis, institutional breakdown... it can feel less like spiritual awakening and more like collective unraveling. So what if this chaos isn't the end… but a transition?Episode Overview In this episode of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, we sit down with Dick Larson, retired counselor, longtime student of the Ageless Wisdom teachings, and volunteer with Share International, to explore one of the most controversial and hopeful metaphysical frameworks we've ever discussed. Dick introduces the idea that humanity is moving from the Age of Pisces into Aquarius, a shift in consciousness that may explain why everything feels unstable right now. He shares the perspective that a World Teacher known as Maitreya, along with the Masters of Wisdom, are returning to guide humanity through this transition. No pressure to believe. In fact, Dick explicitly says not to. Just listen. Let it sit. And see what resonates. If you're spiritually curious but allergic to dogma… this one's going to stretch you. Key InsightsWhy breakdown might actually be a phase in human consciousness evolutionThe Age of Aquarius explained through astronomy, not horoscope memesWhat “Masters of Wisdom” actually means (and why Dick insists they're not gurus)How cause and effect (karma) and reincarnation fit into modern spiritualityWhy cooperation may be the defining energy of the next 2,000 yearsThe practical priorities Dick says matter most right now: food, housing, healthcare, education, environmentA framework for hope that doesn't require abandoning critical thinkingWe also explore:Telepathy vs. channeling (yes, we went there)The climate crisis from a metaphysical perspectiveWhether humanity is truly alone in its evolutionary journeyWhy This Matters Whether you believe in Maitreya or not, the deeper question is this: Are we witnessing collapse...or the painful birth of something new? For skeptics navigating modern spirituality, this conversation offers context. For seekers exploring metaphysics and spiritual awakening, it offers structure. And for everyone else? It offers a possibility that hope isn't naïve, it's strategic.Listen & Reflect You don't have to agree. You don't have to convert. Just ask yourself: If humanity is in transition… what role might you play in it? Tune in, think it through, and let us know what lands.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a pragmatic spirituality podcast for curious minds exploring the unknown without abandoning critical thinking. Each episode breaks down metaphysics explained through grounded conversation, examining hidden truths behind spiritual awakening, consciousness expansion, and expanded consciousness. We explore intuition, mediumship, spirit guides, and the mechanics of healing and personal transformation—bridging skeptical inquiry with meaningful spiritual experience. If you're navigating your own awakening or questioning reality while staying intellectually honest, this podcast is for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

If you're curious about detox, energy healing, or quantum-based wellness—but immediately skeptical when someone says “just carry a bottle”—you're not alone. This episode sits squarely in that tension: genuine curiosity vs. rational resistance. And instead of asking you to believe anything, it asks a better question: what framework are these claims actually operating within?  Episode Overview Recorded live at SpiritFest USA in Virginia Beach, this conversation features Dr. Sue Whitaker of Broad Spectrum Detox, who explains her individualized detox approach rooted in frequency, quantum entanglement, and non-invasive scanning technology. Will and Karen explore how her system is described to work—from identifying environmental toxins to remotely “programming” a personalized bottle using frequency data—while maintaining clear boundaries around diagnosis, cure claims, and medical authority. The result is a grounded conversation that lets listeners evaluate the ideas without pressure to accept them.  Key Insights & TakeawaysDetox as a framing, not a miracle Dr. Whitaker positions detoxification as foundational—suggesting that when environmental toxins are addressed, other issues may improve indirectly, rather than claiming a single solution cures everything.  Frequency-based wellness explained (not proven) The system described uses frequencies associated with supplements, herbs, and nutrients, embedded into a physical object via scanning and programming—an idea rooted in metaphysics and quantum theory rather than conventional medicine.  Quantum entanglement as a working metaphor “Entanglement” is used here to explain how individualized bottles are said to remain linked to a specific person without interference from others—an interpretive application of a physics concept, not a laboratory claim.  Clear boundaries around diagnosis Dr. Whitaker repeatedly emphasizes that her work does not diagnose or medically cure conditions, positioning it instead within modern spirituality and complementary wellness conversations.  Why people find this compelling For many, the appeal lies less in scientific validation and more in simplicity, non-invasiveness, and the broader intuition that the body has innate self-regulating capacity. Why This Conversation Is Different This episode avoids the usual spiritual clichés by:Not demanding belief or complianceExplicitly acknowledging skepticismSeparating personal experience from universal truthRefraining from “instant healing” promises or spiritual bypassingInstead of selling certainty, it invites examination—allowing listeners to decide what feels plausible, symbolic, or simply not for them.  Listener Reassurance Questioning does not make you closed-minded. Curiosity does not make you gullible. This conversation models what modern spirituality can look like when it coexists with discernment, humor, and healthy doubt—especially in discussions around energy healing, metaphysics, and consciousness.Call to Action Listen with your curiosity turned up and your critical thinking intact. If this episode sparks questions—about detox, intuition, frequency, or how we evaluate unconventional wellness claims—join the conversation and share what resonated… or what didn't. That tension is where the real exploration begins.The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a pragmatic spirituality podcast for curious minds exploring the unknown without abandoning critical thinking. Each episode breaks down metaphysics explained through grounded conversation, examining hidden truths behind spiritual awakening, consciousness expansion, and expanded consciousness. We explore intuition, mediumship, spirit guides, and the mechanics of healing and personal transformation—bridging skeptical inquiry with meaningful spiritual experience. If you're navigating your own awakening or questioning reality while staying intellectually honest, this podcast is for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: