The Universe Within Podcast Ep. 37 - Will Spencer - Plant Medicines, Esoteric Knowledge, Travel & On Being A Man
Hey everybody! Episode 37 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with my friend Will Spencer. Will and I met at the Amazonian plant medicine center, the Temple of the Way of Light, where he came down as a guest to work with ayahuasca in the Shipibo lineage. I befriended Will and followed his journey as it transpired from there onto a four-year journey around the world in a search for inner and outer discovery. Will has experience working with plant medicines and has a deep interest and knowledge about various esoteric traditions. He also recently started a podcast, called the Renaissance of Men, where he tries to discover and teach what it means to be an integrated man. Will has a lot of knowledge and wisdom to share and it was a pleasure sitting down and speaking with him. The podcast went almost four hours but we delved into myriad topics and I think you will gain some unique insights and potentially be exposed to some new and important ideas. To view bonus material and extended conversations, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!
"Eight years ago, my life was a mess. I was overweight, filled with grief and shame, and pursuing the wrong goals for the wrong reasons. Then I found strong men who held a mirror up to me and helped me see, “You can’t get there from here.”
Two years later, I had turned my life around. I even liberated myself to pursue my personal Hero’s Journey: solo backpacking around the world, which I fulfilled to wild success.
Along the way I discovered my mission, my “Why”: to pass on what I’ve learned about what it means to be a man. Now I create transformation in my brothers, guiding them to Purpose, Passion, and a Place of honor in their lives, just as I found mine."
To learn more about Will, his work, and his podcast, visit his website at: https://renofmen.com/
To find him on Instagram and Twitter, visit: https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ and @will_renofmen
And to read the blog he spoke about, visit: https://willspencer.co/to-lose-the-world-and-gain-my-soul/
This episode of the show is sponsored by the Temple of the Way of Light. To learn more or sign up for a retreat, visit:
https://templeofthewayoflight.org/
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Music courtesy of Nuno Moreno. See his work at: https://m.soundcloud.com/groove_a_zen_sound and https://nahira-ziwa.bandcamp.com/
Thanks and until the next episode!