Podcasts about our collective psychosis

Wetiko is an Algonquin word for a cannibalistic spirit that is driven by greed, excess, and selfish consumption. It is a virus of the mind that underlies much evil and destruction n the world.Author and researcher Paul Levy joins us today to discuss his work on the concept of Yet, and reveals that, encoded within wetiko itself lies the very medicine needed to combat the mind-virus and heal both ourselves and our world.  A pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence, Paul is a wounded healer in private practice, helping others who are also awakening to the dreamlike nature of reality. His work has gone through three phases: because of his intense interest in dreams (both night dreams and the dreamlike nature of reality), he was first known as "the dream guy." After writing DispellingWetiko, he became associated with the idea of wetiko. After the publication of The Quantum Revelation, he is now seen as connected with quantum physics. All three aspects - dreams, wetiko and quantum physics are interconnected and complementary facets of a deeper reality into which he is continually deepening his investigation.He is the author of The Madness of George Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis (2006), Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil (2013), Awakened by Darkness: When Evil Becomes Your Father (2015) and The Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality (2018). A Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for over 30 years, he has intimately studied with some of the greatest spiritual masters of Tibet and Burma. He was the coordinator of the Portland chapter of the PadmaSambhava Buddhist Center for over twenty years. Show notes:Paul's website https://www.awakeninthedream.com Wetiko https://www.kosmosjournal.org/article/seeing-wetiko-on-capitalism-mind-viruses-and-antidotes-for-a-world-in-transition/ Philip K Dick https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-K-DickThe Black Iron Prison https://discordia.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Iron_Prison Valis https://bookshop.org/p/books/valis-philip-k-dick/8407714Colin Wilson https://www.britannica.com/biography/Colin-Wilson The Mind Parasites review https://realitystudio.org/texts/reviews/mind-parasites/ The Mind Parasites https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-mind-parasites-colin-wilson/12274723?ean=9780974935997  Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spirit-box/message

Through this discussion of Wetiko, we will delve into what this mind virus is, how to recognize it, and what we need to do to break free of its grip in our lives.This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes lecturer and author, Paul Levy.Paul Levy is a pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence and a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for more than 35 years, and was the coordinator of the Portland chapter of the PadmaSambhava Buddhist Center for over twenty years. An artist, after the trauma of his shamanic break-down/break-through, he became a certified art teacher. Due to his great interest in the work of Carl Jung, he became the manager of the Carl Jung Foundation Book Service in New York, as well as the advertising manager for the Jungian journal, Quadrant. In 1993, after many years of struggling to contain and integrate his non-ordinary experiences, Paul started to openly share his insights about the dreamlike nature of reality. He began giving talks and facilitating groups based on how life is a shared waking dream that we are all co-creating and co-dreaming together. He is the founder of the Awakening in the Dream Community in Portland, Oregon.He is the author of The Madness of George Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis, Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil, Awakened by Darkness: When Evil Becomes Your Father, and The Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality. His newest book is Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World.Paul has intimately studied with some of the greatest spiritual masters of Tibet and Burma.Sam and Paul will be discussing all about how to break the hold of the mind-virus known as Wetiko.Tune in for this enlightening conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Facebook Livestream by clicking here.Show NotesSegment 1 In this week's episode, we start with the fascinating journey of Paul Levy. Levy speaks about devastating events in his life, which made Levy look into himself. After a couple of years, Paul discovers a life-changing miracle, an intense extraordinary awakening that shifted his reality. Levy recalls it as a bolt of lightning in his head. This resulted in Levy learning things are not always as they appear.Segment 2 In this segment, we learned what exactly is Wetiko and why Levy resonated with it. Levy speaks on the evil energy around us and how you may be satisfying it by fear. The problem with Wetiko is how you look at yourself, but it does come with a simple “vaccine.”Segment 3 This segment primarily focuses on the step-by-step process that we as a people need to do individually. First, we learn how to recognize this gripping virus and how massive this virus can scale. Learning to overcome this challenge can see you come from a passive victim to a proactive agent.Segment 4 In the last segment of this memorable conversation, we learn if we can get rid of Wetiko, and it is good to get rid of it forever. Furthermore, the covid-19 virus indeed proves the power of Wetiko. Lastly, the effects Wetiko has had in the Russia Ukraine war. This episode is a must-see radio!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-consultant-hour8505/donations

Paul Levy is author of The Madness of George W. Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis, Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil, Awakened By Darkness: When Evil Becomes Your Father, The Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality, and Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus that is Plaguing Our World. He has been … Continue reading "The Mind-Virus with Paul Levy"

Paul Levy is author of The Madness of George W. Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis, Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil, Awakened By Darkness: When Evil Becomes Your Father, and The Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality. He has been a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for the past three decades. … Continue reading "The Magick of Quantum Physics with Paul Levy"

Paul Levy is author of The Madness of George W. Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis, Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil, Awakened By Darkness: When Evil Becomes Your Father, and The Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality. He has been a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for the past three decades. … Continue reading "The Alchemical Awakening with Paul Levy"

Paul Levy is author of The Madness of George W. Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis, Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil, Awakened By Darkness: When Evil Becomes Your Father, and The Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality. He has been a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for the past three decades. … Continue reading "Awakening From the Quantum Dream with Paul Levy"

Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 113, from December 2012. Jason Hartman interviews author and artist, Paul Levy, regarding his intense experience with what was deemed bi-polar mental illness, his spiritual awakening, and the journey to free himself from the psychiatric world.  Wetiko is an indigenous term used by Native Americans to describe spiritual evil. Due to an intense personal trauma suffered a few years before, Paul had a life-changing spiritual awakening in 1981 that was misdiagnosed as a chemical imbalance and manic-depressive (bi-polar) illness. He was hospitalized numerous times and told he was having a severe psychotic breakdown and would have to live with his illness for the rest of his life. Paul explains how he became aware that, indeed, he was not suffering from a mental illness, but a spiritual awakening (Wetiko) and found spiritual teachers that helped him through his spiritual breakthrough. For more about his amazing story, listen at:  www.HolisticSurvival.com. Paul talks about one of the chapters in his book, “Vampire Squid Economics,” which he describes as a perfect symbol of what happens when Wetiko gets into business. An artist, after the trauma of his shamanic break-down/through, he became a certified art teacher. Due to his intense interest in the work of C. G. Jung, by the end of the decade he found himself the manager of the C. G. Jung Foundation Book Service in New York, as well as the advertising manager for the Jungian journal Quadrant. In the fall of 1990, he moved to Portland, Oregon. In 1993, after many years of struggling to contain and integrate his non-ordinary experiences, Paul started to openly share his insights about the dream-like nature of reality. He began giving talks and facilitating groups based on how life is a shared waking dream that we are all co-creating and co-dreaming together. He is the founder of the ‘Awakening in the Dream' Community in Portland, Oregon. He facilitates a number of ‘Awakening in the Dream Groups' every week, which are groups of people who are awakening to the dreamlike nature of reality who are realizing that they can come together in a way that helps everyone deepen and stabilize their lucidity even further. A wounded healer in private practice, he assists others who are also awakening to the dream-like nature of reality. Paul is a pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence. A Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for over 30 years, he has intimately studied with some of the greatest spiritual masters of Tibet and Burma. He is the author of The Madness of George Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis. Website: www.AwakenInTheDream.com

Paul is a pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence, as well as an innovator in the field of dreaming (both night dreams as well as waking dreams). A Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for over 30 years, he has intimately studied with some of the greatest spiritual masters of Tibet and Burma. He is the author of The Madness of George Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis, as well as Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse. His newest book, Awakened By Darkness, is an exploration of his relationship with his abusive father and how it initiated the beginning of his shamanic shift in awareness. In 1993, after many years of struggling to contain and integrate his non-ordinary experiences, Paul started to openly share his insights about the dreamlike nature of reality. He began giving talks and facilitating groups based on how life is a shared waking dream that we are all co-creating and co-dreaming together. Paul has developed a unique and creative vehicle to introduce people to the dream-like nature of reality that he calls “The Dreaming Up Process,” which is based on the realization that the same dreaming mind that dreams our dreams at night is dreaming our life. He teaches this dreaming up process in “Awakening in the Dream Groups” where people who are awakening to the dream-like nature of reality come together and collaboratively help each other to wake up in the dream together. A wounded healer in private practice, he assists others who are also awakening to the dreamlike nature of reality. Here, we discuss the quantum nature of dreams, the psycho-spiritual virus that Paul believes has infected the majority of our species, and how sometimes our wounds reveal opportunities for us to expand beyond what we previously thought possible. I adore this man. You should too.

Today Mihael's guest Paul Levy is a pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence, Paul is a healer in private practice, assisting others who are awakening to the dreamlike nature of reality. He can be reached paul@awakeninthedream.com and visit his website www.awakeninthedream.com. He is the founder of the “Awakening in the Dream Community” in Portland, Oregon, and facilitates a number of “Awakening in the Dream Groups” every week, in which people who are awakening to the dreamlike nature of reality come together in a way that helps everyone deepen and stabilize their lucidity even further. He is the author of “The Madness of George W. Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis” and his latest book is “Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil”.  Interestingly Paul is both deeply steeped in the work of C. G. Jung and is a partitioning Tibetan Buddhist for over thirty years. Paul has a flourishing practice. Please visit Paul’s website www.awakeninthedream.com. You can contact Paul at paul@awakeninthedream.com; he looks forward to your reflection. Today's show sponsored by www.healthycoffeebusiness.coffee

Born in 1956, Paul Levy graduated with degrees in art and economics and has had a lifelong intense interest in the work of C. G. Jung. As a result of an intense personal trauma in 1981, he began a process of spiritual awakening that led him on a 'shamanic descent' and a quest to understand the fundamental nature of reality. Paul is the author of: The Madness of George Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis and Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil In his books Paul explores...

Born in 1956, Paul Levy graduated with degrees in art and economics and has had a lifelong intense interest in the work of C. G. Jung. As a result of an intense personal trauma in 1981, he began a process of spiritual awakening that led him on a 'shamanic descent' and a quest to understand the fundamental nature of reality. Paul is the author of: The Madness of George Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis and Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil In his books Paul explores...

Born in 1956, Paul Levy graduated with degrees in art and economics and has had a lifelong intense interest in the work of C. G. Jung. As a result of an intense personal trauma in 1981, he began a process of spiritual awakening that led him on a 'shamanic descent' and a quest to understand the fundamental nature of reality. Paul is the author of: The Madness of George Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis and Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil In his books Paul explores...

Jason Hartman interviews author and artist, Paul Levy, regarding his intense experience with what was deemed bi-polar mental illness, his spiritual awakening, and the journey to free himself from the psychiatric world.  Wetiko is an indigenous term used by Native Americans to describe spiritual evil. Due to an intense personal trauma suffered a few years before, Paul had a life-changing spiritual awakening in 1981 that was misdiagnosed as a chemical imbalance and manic-depressive (bi-polar) illness. He was hospitalized numerous times and told he was having a severe psychotic breakdown and would have to live with his illness for the rest of his life. Paul explains how he became aware that, indeed, he was not suffering from a mental illness, but a spiritual awakening (Wetiko) and found spiritual teachers that helped him through his spiritual breakthrough. For more about his amazing story, listen at:  www.HolisticSurvival.com. Paul talks about one of the chapters in his book, “Vampire Squid Economics,” which he describes as a perfect symbol of what happens when Wetiko gets into business. An artist, after the trauma of his shamanic break-down/through, he became a certified art teacher. Due to his intense interest in the work of C. G. Jung, by the end of the decade he found himself the manager of the C. G. Jung Foundation Book Service in New York, as well as the advertising manager for the Jungian journal Quadrant. In the fall of 1990, he moved to Portland, Oregon. In 1993, after many years of struggling to contain and integrate his non-ordinary experiences, Paul started to openly share his insights about the dream-like nature of reality. He began giving talks and facilitating groups based on how life is a shared waking dream that we are all co-creating and co-dreaming together. He is the founder of the ‘Awakening in the Dream' Community in Portland, Oregon. He facilitates a number of ‘Awakening in the Dream Groups' every week, which are groups of people who are awakening to the dreamlike nature of reality who are realizing that they can come together in a way that helps everyone deepen and stabilize their lucidity even further. A wounded healer in private practice, he assists others who are also awakening to the dream-like nature of reality. Paul is a pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence. A Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for over 30 years, he has intimately studied with some of the greatest spiritual masters of Tibet and Burma. He is the author of The Madness of George Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis. Paul's website is www.awakeninthedream.com.

Spiritual emergence pioneer and acclaimed author Paul Levy will share insights about the dream-like nature of the reality we are co-creating and co-dreaming together.   Paul experienced a dramatic spiritual emergence in 1981, leading him to break the shackles of traumatic misdiagnosis to launch a journey into the higher aspects of mystical experience. A Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for over 30 years and a wounded healer in private practice, Paul now leads "Awakening in the Dream" groups where people integrate non-ordinary experiences and collaboratively assist each other to awaken in the dream together. Paul is the author of "Wetiko: The Greatest Epidemic Sickness Known to Humanity" and "The Madness of George W. Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis". Paul has discussed spiritual emergence in multiple forums, including appearing recently on Coast to Coast AM.  His exploration of spiritual experiences years ago led him to manage the C.G. Jung Foundation Book Service in New York. Visit Paul's web site: http://www.awakeninthedream.com/ To learn more about The Frontier Beyond Fear radio program, visit: http://www.frontierbeyondfear.com. Flute music segues appearing on "The Frontier Beyond Fear" originate from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colin_Ross_-_Etherea.ogg, written and performed by Colin Ross and freely distributed under several licenses, including GPL (www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html).