Crazy Wisdom

Jonathan Harrison's work is in learning to become more realistic.   The more we connect to what’s really happening as opposed to what we think, we realize that what we think is our creativity operating, but the real world is just happening (including our thinking which is part of the real world). Then from this more realistic viewpoint, what we think ceases to disturb us because we realize it has no particular validity or meaning whatsoever, other than expressing our state of mind at the point that we may express it. The Unconditioned Mind: With a direct view of reality as it is, in which things that aren’t real don’t disturb you. You might call it a gentle adjustment or correction to our faulty education. Anger is a physical and mental state which we sometimes get into. When we’re angry, it’s temporary insanity and our judgment isn’t as good at that time.  People who attack with anger are generally in the greatest need. Happiness is a biological drive that can cause anger. There’s always pain hiding behind anger. Listening to an angry person can diffuse their anger. Confusion is a common reaction to this work, along with fear and the whole spectrum of emotions. Ultimately there is no terminology in this work, and it doesn’t depend on any theory. For these reasons, it can get strange very quickly. We are all scientists. Nobody understands anything, but this doesn’t stop us from trying. The process of learning is updating our expectations according to the evidence. If you can accept that what’s happening now is not what you think, you immediately may face an open space of pure awareness in which you don't know what to be aware of, you don’t know who’s aware, you don’t know what awareness is, and it really doesn’t matter anymore. The goal is awareness of things as they are, as opposed to things as you think they are. In this work we don’t start from the assumption that a problem exists so there’s nothing to heal or solve, and we don’t start with the assumption that a problem doesn’t exist so everything is open. If there’s a problem and you have a solution, no need to worry. If there’s a problem and you don’t have a solution, there’s also no need to worry. Be wary of any teacher who is claiming to be enlightened, they may have missed the point.

Michael Batrano is the founder of Libertis Horizon, a private society event happening in San Diego that is focused on freeing individuals around the world from the control structures that keep us living scared, disconnected lives and restrict our personal agency. In this episode, we discuss control systems, how the elites have deceived us into giving away our agency, and much more. You can find him on his website www.libertishorizon.com and on the associated Telegram group. 1:16 - 15:46 -The two systems US citizens are living under. -Why knowing yourself is important to navigating yourself out of the negative system to the positive one -How the negative system has caused us to overintellectualize our lives. -How propaganda distracts you from the damage done by the negative system -Everything we use is owned by a few private groups. How do they maintain control?   16:00 – 17:55 -What is democracy? Is it useful? Does it offer any protection?        -The REAL difference between a Democracy and a Republic.   17:56 – 19:27 -The unique opportunity modernity has presented for enabling individuals to build their own private worlds   19:30 – 25:09 -How we get trapped in the elite’s world without our consent. -Why you need to understand the contracts that keep us bound to these control structures -Everything in society is fiction. -How the idea of the US is now upside down.                              25:27 – 34:23 -Examples of governments that have enforced control systems on their citizens -Does the US constitution offer more protection from autocratic systems than other constitutions? -Facebook and Google have been compromised. -Why guns are the last bastion of freedom in the US.   34:25 – 46:21 -A bit about Michael’s past -Lessons learned from fatherhood -How Disney implants the wrong ideas about love in us -How to keep yourself open to love despite the risks       -Human nature is not innately destructive - we’re influenced from even before birth to have baggage.   46:50 – 53:25 How to find out more about the Libertis Horizon event.

Particularly what technologies will help us remove ourselves from systems of waste and hopefully inequality of opportunity. Many people think that we are in a dark age but what if in fact the last few years have been a civilizational level psych-out and we are on the cusp something truly great and transformational. Listen for more by Ben Magelsen (you can find him on Twitter at @benmagelsen    

James O'Shaughnessy is the founder, chairman, and co-chief investment officer at OSAM (O'Shaughnessy Asset Management). In this episode, we discuss the changes that have come about in the world post-COVID, mainstream media, politics, navigating the future as a society, the law of attraction, and much more.  You can catch Jim’s podcast, Infinite Loops, at www.infiniteloopspodcast.com. Enjoy.   1:58 - How covid accelerated the evolution of work meetings 6:47 - What is quantitative analysis? And how is it different from hedging bets? 13:36 - The world, especially after covid, has changed with respect to investing and decision-making, what do these changes look like? What will they result in? 19:08 - The crazy thing about Silicon Valley 21:24 - A rule of thumb for filtering who to have political discussions with 22:07 - How mainstream media in America is committing suicide 31:12 - How to deal with self-deception and how it is easier for intelligent people to fall prey to self-deception. 36:47 - How do you navigate the differences between eastern and western philosophy? 48:04 - The dangers of premature certainty 48:43 - The truth behind the law of attraction 54:01 - What is negative compounding and why should you be wary of it? 1:00:50 - Why free societies do better than unfree societies. 1:12:31 - Why you should see life as a “choose-your-own-adventure” game 1:20:44 - Why the atomization of society, the destruction of geographical boundaries by the internet, and addiction to social media outrage all work to serve a healthy purpose. 1:31:20 - Why marketing is the bedrock of all of humanity’s greatest institutions.

Steven is trying to discover the next culture that’s emerging to replace conventional western culture and is also trying to be part of its formation. In this episode, we talk about order, blockchain, decentralization, media, information, eastern spirituality, and much more.  You can reach out to Steven on Twitter @_StevenFan 1:30 - What is the relationship between top-down and bottom-up influences when it comes to the formation of culture?  1:59 - Is the universe itself inherently bottom-up? Is order built up or pressed down?  6:44 - What is a cultural membrane? How do they influence a culture? 13:15 - As the world becomes more of a global village, is the decentralization of the internet possible with the current model of the internet? Should decentralization even be a goal? 18:15 - In the quest for decentralization, are languages like Solidity (Ethereum’s programming language) useful for creating large-scale applications, like Twitter, for example? 26:49 - How centralized technology can trap us in an information bubble.  28:57 - What is meant by the phrase, “the medium is the message?” 34:32 - What is the salience network and how does it influence how we perceive and process information? 36:35 - How paying attention to the salience network can lead to spiritual experiences 41:58 - Does consciousness exist beyond the brain or body? 48:07 - How does the brain create the unitary perception of reality? Is the brain even the actual mechanism behind this unitary perception of reality? 51:48 - What is information?

Daliso Ngoma is the founder and Managing Director of African Technopreneurs which is focused on providing the best AR/VR/360 camera hardware in South Africa. In this episode we discuss NFTs, Crypto, blockchain, trust, thinking for yourself, avoiding self-deception, and much more. You can find Daliso on Twitter and Instagram at @djngoma. Enjoy. (5:24) What is the connection between VR and crypto? Is it possible that they’re going to merge into one? (7:41) What exactly is an NFT? What does it actually mean to own one? (14:55) Is there a difference between shame and guilt? What is it? (17:14) Can you trust centralized social media platforms? Is crypto/blockchain a stepping stone to freedom of expression on the internet? How should you navigate decisions with contradicting information? Such as deciding whether to take the vaccine or not? (19:46) Do you really think for yourself? (23:33) Why you should be skeptical of how internet platforms (e.g., social media and websites) use the data you give them. (30:49) Self-deception: How Daliso tries to avoid bullshitting himself. (35:00) Why do people get so emotional when arguing on Twitter? (37:55) How South Africa is handling lockdowns. (47:57) What’s the crypto space in Africa like? (53:34) Can you pay for stuff with bitcoin in South Africa?  

Keia is a Medicine Woman who organizes ceremonies for ancestral medicine. Her aim is to help people transform their lives life into empowered and abundant experiences through facilitating awakenings and supporting healing. In this episode, we discuss plant medicines, what it means to heal, the relationship between fear and healing, the goal of healing, and much more. You can find Keia on Twitter at KLMedicinewoman, and on Instagram at keialavine. Enjoy! (3:29) What is healing? What does it mean to heal? How can you tell when someone, in front of you, is healing from something deep? (6:14) What is the relationship between fear and healing? Is it possible to be afraid of healing? (14:14) The role of pain in healing. (15:05) How much of your decision-making is based on fear? (17:57) The place we must get to, on the inside, if we’re to face the fear of healing. (24:57) Why healing isn’t for the faint-hearted. (32:20) What are “being needs” and “having needs”? How can they help us find meaning? (41:07) What was it like to grow up in an indigenous tradition?

Nikhil Verma is a medical doctor who specializes in treating and managing spinal health, mobility, chronic pain, and athletic health among others. In this episode, we discuss chronic pain, the various ways chronic pain is managed, transhumanism, muscular tension, and the possible future interventions in managing chronic pain. You can find Nikhil Verma on Twitter at VermaN21 and on Instagram at dr.nvsportandspine. Enjoy! (5:44) What is a notochord? (10:18) What portion of pain is subjective and what portion is objective? How much do we know about each of these components? Nociceptive vs Neuropathic pain. (14:40) What do we know about the memory component of subjective and chronic pain? And why is it so misunderstood? (18:02) Why opioids are terrible widespread methods for treating chronic pain. (19:54) How can we get better in touch with our endogenous opioids? (24:50) Is there such a thing as too much mobility? (26:44) Is there evidence that weightlifting helps manage chronic pain? (29:56) How does the brain create a unitary picture of experience? (33:10) Transhumanism, the ways people apply it to managing chronic back pain, and the problems with it. (41:45) Is there a relationship between muscular tension and chronic pain? Why are float tanks so effective? (48:55) What is the potential of stem cell regeneration for chronic pain? Do psychedelics or ketamines play any role in the future of treating chronic pain? (55:53) Will exoskeletons ever become mainstream? Are there any disadvantages to this?        

Courtney is passionate about helping children with cancer and in this episode, we discuss the shortcomings of the medical industry, their misinformed directives, their indirect undermining of human endurance and adaptability, living off the grid, achieving independence from the system, and much more. Enjoy 2:07 The patient advocate: how Courtney helps children who have cancer and their families. 6:31 Why do kids get cancer? Do you know that in adults 90% of cancers have environmental causes? 8:45 How the medical industry, in its current form, prevents people from understanding how durable and capable their bodies are 11:44 How current medical protocol prevents doctors from paying deep attention to patients’ needs. 16:55 What does it mean to be “sensitive”? Does the word have multiple interpretations? 21:00 How do we “tear down” the “system”? 24:38 The largest political ingroup in the U.S is not who you think it is. 29:19 A big thing you can do to reduce your dependence on, and participation in, the system. 31:19 Is it possible to be in a codependent relationship with flowers and plants? 34:30 For quality planting tips revisit my episode with 35:32 How important is it to make money doing the things you love? Is it always doable? 39:49 Does free will exist? Do you really have agency over your choices? 45:52 The neuroscience of internal resistance 49:40 Tools for dealing with fear  

A collaborative episode with Woody Wiegmann, host of Courage over Conviction podcast. In this episode, we discuss the existence of free will, and try to determine where choice ends and determinism begins. We discuss psychology, making the unconscious conscious, the pitfalls of human hubris, hedging against terrible fiscal policies and much more. Enjoy. (1:22) What is free will? How do we decide our actions? Do we really decide? Does free will actually exist or are we slaves to determinism? (10:12) The Iboga mystery. Why is it so effective with heroin withdrawals? What can Iboga, and plant substances in general, teach us about Biochemistry, and in turn free will? (13:58) Should psychology be a science? We don’t really understand qualia; all information comes to us through a subjective filter and we don’t fully understand that filter, so should psychology be seen as hard science? (17:24) Would it actually matter if our feeling of free will was actually a delusion? What if we just need to feel strongly like we have free will, what if it’s a mechanism that prevents us from drowning in the complexity of the world? (18:33) Woody’s answer to the mystery of free will (19:43) Stewart’s approach. (21:38) Does a deterministic approach make you more compassionate? (36:15) How much of our unconscious can we make conscious? How aware can we be of our own shadow? (42:20) How learning and knowledge-sharing have evolved and sort of given humans the ability to become books, and how this could lead to human evolution (45:48) The role of wealth in human evolution (48:21) The potential pitfalls of engaging in genetic engineering (53:58) Is it possible to resolve all of your inner biases? Is it possible to be free of bias? Or does bias have a role in humanity? (57:48) Why you should be wary of financial planners with fancy graphic presentations (1:00:08) How the separation between the treasury and the feds seems to be lessening and the risks associated with this phenomenon. (1:06:07) Can crypto serve as a hedge against inflation and horrible fiscal policies? (1:07:42) Alternative hedging options to Bitcoin