East Forest - How To Receive Divine Guidance And Creative Inspiration

Oct 30, 2025

East Forest, a musician and sound healer known for his album Music For Mushrooms, dives deep into the interplay of creativity and consciousness. He reveals how psychedelic experiences reshaped his life and approach to music as a channel for divine inspiration. East Forest discusses the importance of creating space for presence and the rituals that support artistic flow. He warns about the challenges of modern distractions and advocates for live experiences, emphasizing the power of authentic music in healing and guidance.

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Create The Stage For Guidance

Creativity and intuition require creating a stage or opening a door for them to speak through you.
East Forest says that choice to open the door is the core labor of artistic and human life.

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ADVICE

Do One Thing At A Time

Do one thing at a time to access presence and inner guidance; even short focused acts matter.
East Forest recommends listening actively to music or doing small practices to bring you into the now.

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Do Creative Calisthenics Daily

Practice daily creative 'calisthenics' like playing music to keep intuition flowing.
East Forest treats regular practice as essential maintenance that makes the day meaningful.

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How Mushrooms and Music Sparked a New Path

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Channeling Creativity as anAntenna

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Resistance, Procrastination, and Creative Labor

08:22 • 4min

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Simple Practices to Create the Stage for Inspiration

12:06 • 2min

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The War for Human Attention and Why It Matters

14:24 • 2min

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Is There a Widening Awakening or a Digital Mirage?

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Balancing Contribution, Scale, and Authenticity

20:20 • 4min

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Silence, Art, and the Numinous

Music with Heart for Ceremony and Healing

27:36 • 2min

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Recording Ceremony Records and Improvised Albums

29:37 • 3min

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The Transmission Effect of Books, Places, and Teachers

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How AI and Peak Content Threaten Shared Truth

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Doubling Down on Live Experiences Amidst Automation

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Acceleration, Singularity Talk, and Societal Transition

42:44 • 3min

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Scientific Collaborations and Music's Medical Potential

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Making Music and Meditation Accessible for Healing

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Practical Uses of Music Across Daily Life

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East Forest is a musician, sound healer, and creative guide whose work sits at the intersection of music, ceremony, and consciousness exploration. His albums like Music For Mushrooms have become soundtracks for psychedelic journeys and meditation practices around the world.

In this conversation, we explore the practical and mystical dimensions of channeling creativity and receiving guidance from something beyond ourselves. He shares how he approaches music as a vessel, how to create the conditions for inspiration to flow through, and what it means to do one thing at a time in a world designed to fracture your attention.

For full show notes: https://blog.scottbritton.me/s/evolutionfm-podcast

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(00:00) Awakening Through Experience (03:11) The Art of Channeling Creativity (06:20) Creating Space for Inspiration (09:37) Rituals for Presence and Creativity (11:54) The Battle for Human Connection (13:22) Navigating the Digital Landscape (16:12) Finding Depth in a Shallow World (17:33) Balancing Contribution and Authenticity (20:35) Embracing Contradictions in Life (22:10) The Power of Sound and Soul in Music (24:16) The Heart of Music and Authenticity (31:03) The Impact of AI on Music and Creativity (42:24) Scientific Insights from Psychedelic Research (45:08) Music as a Tool for Healing and Meditation

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