End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence)

Stanford-based Neuroscientist Dr. Marianne Reddan returns to the End of the Road to discuss her recently published study:  "Touch and Social Support Influence Interpersonal Synchrony and Pain," released in April in the Journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.   A link to her study can be found here:  https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/doi/10.1093/scan/nsaa048/5821245 More information about Dr. Reddan can be found on her website: http://www.appliedmarianne.com/ P.S.  Yes, the cover photo is Dr. Reddan and her cat.... Her previous interview with the End of the Road can be found here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-107-dr-marianne-reddan-neuroscienceimaginationextinction-therapy Have a great Fourth of July!  Be safe!

Drew is a US Army Veteran and former law enforcement officer who served two tours in Iraq.  He experienced debilitating PTSD, Depression, and Suicide attempts before he encountered plant medicines including ayahuasca, huachuma and others.   He recounts his journey in his new book I Am Perfect And So Are You:  One Man's Journey to Oneness which was just released.  This book is not so much a memoir, but a channeled text in which Drew connects with the divine spirits which unite each of us, and point us in the direction of ascension.   Drew is also an environmental activist and holds such Native American distinctions as Medicine Man, Sundancer and Sacred Pipe Carrier.  Ojibeway named:  "Blue Thunder Man," Drew is a lifetime member of the NAC, a Clear Channel of Osiris, Arch Angel Micheal, The 11th dimensional Pleadien Collective, and of Source!  His near death experiences, several ET contacts, and participation in ancient sacred ceremonies has fostered a relationship with off-planet intelligence which in turn has led to evolutionary responsibility as a CE5 facilitator. Drew currently resides in Blanca, Colorado with his wife Ela Bankey.  Together, they run the ceremonial retreat center:  https://www.sacredjournieswithin.com/ Drew's awesome new book is available here:  https://www.amazon.com/Im-Perfect-Are-You-collaboration-ebook/dp/B089P1T6V2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=drew+bankey&qid=1593121873&sr=8-1 Have a great weekend!  Be safe! This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here: https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-128-drew-bankey-army-veteranptsdim-perfect-and-so-are-youayahuascasundancerclear-channel-of-osiris

The Ungoogleable Michaelangelo is a Dutchborn/LA-based creator of cosmic, comedic, and contemplative content.  He is a psychonautic explorer whose work finds expression through visual art, written and spoken word, music, film, and performance.  He "utilizes wit, wordplay, and a 6th sense of humor to explore where the limits of language meet the fringes of reality."   He is also the host and creator of the outstanding podcast Self Portraits  As Other People."  I highly encourage a visit down the rabbit hole of his unique vision:  http://www.voidandimagination.com/ You can also find him at: Twitter:  https://twitter.com/voiddenizen?lang=en Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/voidandimagination/ Instagram: @void_denizen YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtPMq8Tf07acUr1xoISs_xA Have a great weekend!  P.S. It will all be Ok.  

John Evans and Marcy Johnson offer the Sancti Center which provides practices and training in the Eastern and Western Mystical and Esoteric practices.  Honoring his unique heritage of a Christian Reverend Father and Japanese Buddhist Shamanic Mother, John can apply unique blends of martial arts, healing traditions with esoteric teachings to enable others to grasp their own personal power and utilize it to not only become and unstoppable force in their own lives but also to create deep healing and a passion for life. For more information on their many programs and guided meditations, please see:   https://www.sancticenter.com/about/ or Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pg/sancticenter/community/?mt_nav=0&msite_tab_async=0 This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-126-john-evans-sancti-centereastern-and-western-mystical-and-esoteric-practicesthe-golden-dawn Have a great week!

Dr. Patrick MacManaway is a third-generation practitioner of the psychic and healing arts working with people, projects, businesses and places.   Patrick graduated in Medicine at Edinburgh University and then took apprenticeships in both Western and Eastern approaches to traditional Geomancy and working with landscape energy.  He is the Past-President of the British Society of Dowsers, a  Founding Member of the Circles for Peace, and a design consultant for the Burlington Earth Clock. His services include earth energy balancing, geopathic stress remediation, spirit release, and space clearing for site energy enhancement.  He also engages in traditional and shamanic healing practices and loves to lead firewalking events. He is the author of several books and CDs including "The Practical Guide to Dowsing:  How to Harness the Earth's Energies for Heath and Healing,""Cultivating the Light Body" and "Keys to Grace." In practice since 1994, Patrick consults and teaches worldwide with regular visits to the UK, USA, and Australia. For more information about his many offerings, please see his website:  https://patrickmacmanaway.com/ or contact him directly at:  Patrick@patrickmacmanaway.com Here is the awesome video presentation that summarizes much of his work:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR6FxBh-Paw Have a great week!

 Tida combines the Ancient Ayurveda and other indigenous mystical practices of India with the Sacred Plant Medicines of the Amazon.  He has spent 9 years managing the Katari Center, a healing center in Peru and has spent  8 years facilitating Shamanistic Ceremonies.    He training under the guidance of Maestro Chakaruna of the Katari Center, Don Gilberto (Master Vegetalismo) and Maestra Olivia of the Shipibo Tribe.   He is the Founder and Director of Research and Development of Somaa, an Indian Organization providing Ethnobotantical Research and Educational Services and is involved in the Psychedelic Society of India and the Thank You Plant Medicine Community of India.  For further information about his many activities, please see:  https://www.thriive.in/therapist/amituofo-tida Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/howlinbuddha Here is contact info for Somaa:  https://www.facebook.com/Somaa.org/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-124-amituofo-tida-somaayurvedic-plantschakraskatari-centerpsychedelic-society-of-india Have a great week!  Stay safe...  

Michael Stuart Ani has been a student of plant wisdom for almost 50 years.  As a young man, he was guided by the Lakota sage, John Fire Lame Deer, through his first peyote ceremony and then sent him south to Mexico in search of the steps of the Ghost Dance.  In the 1960s and 1970s, he lived in Mazateca's remote cloud forest and became the only outside who was ever allowed to collect the sacred mushroom species of the region.  During the 1980s, the steps of the Ghost Dance led Ani to the remote tribes of the Amazon Jungle.  With his Amazonia Foundation, Michael was instrumental in fighting the epidemics among the Yanomami in the Rainforests of Venezuela.  This work was subsequently featured in the 1994 documentary, Yanomani, Keepers of the Flame, which won the US Environmental Film Festival's Best Documentary of the Year.   After many years guiding explorers through the remote parts of the Amazon, Ani was inducted into the Explorers Society under the guidance of Sir Edmund Hilary and Thor Hyerdahl. This just barely scratches the surface of all Michael's remarkable work.  For more detailed information, please see Michael's website:  http://michaelstuartani.com/ Have a great week!  

Spring Washam is a meditation teacher, author and visionary leader based in Oakland, California.  She is the author of A Fierce Heart:  Finding Strength, Courage and Wisdom in Any Moment.  Spring is a pioneer in bringing mindfulness-based healing practices to diverse communities.  She is one of the founders and core teachers at East Bay Meditation Center, located in downtown Oakland, CA.  She is also the co-founder of a new organization called Communities Rizing, which is dedicated to providing yoga and meditation teacher training programs for communities of color.  She received extensive training by Jack Kornfield, is a member of the teacher's council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in northern California, and has practiced and studied Buddhist philosophy in both the Theravada and Tibetan schools of Buddhism for the last 20 years.  In addition to being a teacher, she is also a shamanic practitioner and has studied indigenous healing practices for over a decade.  She is the founder of Lotus Vine Journeys, an organization that blends indigenous healing practices with Buddhist wisdom.  Her writing and teaching have appeared in many online journals and publications such as Lions Roar, Tricycle, and Belief.net.  She currently travels and teaches meditation retreats, workshops, and classes worldwide. For more information about her many gifts and offering, please see:  https://www.springwasham.com/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-122-spring-washam-buddhismayahuasca-shamanisma-fierce-heart Have a great weekend!

Born into a family of Psychics and Ministers, Jason D. McKean is a natural Tarot Advisor for those looking for grounded and heart centered advice.  He has read for thousands of people, teaches Tarot, and conducts Meditation and Past-Life Regressions in many West Coast cities.  He is also the host of the Wizard Talk radio show.  One of his favorite places to read Tarot is aboard the Queen Mary.  He is also an ordained minister through the Universal Life Church. For more information about Jason and his many offerings, please see his website:   http://jasondmckean.com/html/jdm-tarot.html The concluding track of the podcast is an abridged piece of Jason's work OM SANCTUARY, which is part of his other best selling OM Chant albums including OM ETERNITY and 108 SACRED OMS, which are played in yoga studios and meditation halls throughout the world.

Lisa Smartt, MA, is a linguist, educator, and poet.  She is the author of Words at the Threshold:  What We Say When We're Nearing Death (New World Library 2017).  The book is based on data collected through the Final Words Project, an ongoing study devoted to gathering and interpreting they mysterious language at the end of life.  She has worked closely with Raymond Moody, guided by his research into language, particularly unintelligible speech.  They have co-facilitated presentations about language and consciousness at universities, hospices and conferences.   For more information about LIsa and the Final Words Project, please see: http://www.finalwordsproject.org/ Have a great weekend!