Grammy-nominated artist and songwriter Mike Posner vulnerably shares his personal journey of achieving success at young age and what made him wake up beyond it. From the disillusionment of fame to transformative experiences, today Mike explores topics like purpose, resilience, and personal growth. With captivating stories of walking across America, facing death, and meeting Ram Dass, this podcast offers profound insights and daily practices for living a meaningful life. Mike also shares his tools for healing the past, finding your why, and living a life that you love every day.   ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 3:11 Becoming Successful & Waking Up to the Reality of It 7:59 Experiencing the Disillusionment of Fame 11:15 Why Mike Took a Pill in Ibiza 20:39 Meditation Retreats, Shadow Work & Apologizing for the Past 30:04 Why the 'Work' is Worth It 33:56 Finding Your ‘Why’ to Live 39:33 The Importance of Holding a Vision For Your Future 44:47 Walking Across America 48:58 Getting Bit By a Rattlesnake, Facing Death and Deciding to Keep Going 1:05:27 The Power of Choosing Challenge 1:09:20 How Big Sean Changed Mike's Life 1:14:17 A Transcendent Experience of Meeting Ram Dass 1:21:43 Daily Practices: Waking Up with Depression & Choosing Happiness 1:34:10 Mike Shares a Poem: I Believe 1:38:06 Conclusion   ___________   Mike Posner:   Since 2009, International multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY-nominated artist and songwriter Mike Posner has quietly become one of the world’s most successful and recognizable voices. From his 2016 sophomore full-length album, At Night, Alone, which included the ubiquitous RIAA 4x-platinum smash “I Took A Pill In Ibiza’ which made history as “one of Spotify’s Top 10 Most Streamed Songs of All Time” with 3 billion streams and earned Mike a 2017 GRAMMY® nomination for “Song of The Year.” To his most recent and fourth studio album A REAL GOOD KID and 2019 mixtape release Keep Going, featuring special guests Logic, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Talib Kweli, ‘Keep Going’ chronicled and commemorated his well-documented and celebrated 3,000-mile hike across America. His most recent return explores depression, self-loathing and isolation by way of a 36-minute rap opera titled Operation: Wake Up.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeposner/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTaevJgpY78By0ELxeJmQpA Spotify Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2KsP6tYLJlTBvSUxnwlVWa?si=ukH9nHjrQUKD_Q96WOjOww   ___________   Download André's FREE Book Recommendation List: https://www.knowthyself.one/books   Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg   Listen to all episodes on Audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927     André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/   Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/

Today we are joined by the warrior poet himself, Aubrey Marcus, for a deep dive into the journey of awakening and integration. Aubrey shares what it means to be a warrior poet, stepping into the role of divine masculinity, and discovering his worth beyond his accomplishments.  Aubrey also opens up about the recent death of his father, and how he healed from grief and loss. He shares his path with plant medicine. Beginning at the age of 18, he has used psychedelics as a tool for growth and expansion, explaining that he doesn't know who he'd be without them. He shares how to avoid common pitfalls on the plant medicine path, and why integration is simpler than most think.  Aubrey also dives into his journey with building and selling a multi-million dollar company, what success feels like, and why money won't solve everything.     ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 2:06 Embodying the Warrior Poet Within 4:08 Asking the Question: Who am I?  11:35 Discovering Your Inherent Worthiness & Finding the middle way  19:15 The Death of My Father 23:48 Healing Unconscious Relationship Patterns  29:54 I Can’t Imagine My Life Without Plant Medicine 33:07 Pitfalls of the Plant Medicine Path  37:46 The Secret to Integration  43:00 Overcoming the Hungry Ghost of Desire 49:15 Success, Selling Onnit, and What Comes After Wealth 59:02 Projections, Polyamory & Transcending Jealousy  1:09:09 Embodying the Divine Masculine  1:12:13 Rebalancing Masculine & Feminine Energies 1:17:55 The Power of Community  1:26:43 Conclusion   ___________   Aubrey Marcus is the founder of Onnit, a globally disruptive brand based on a holistic health philosophy he calls Total Human Optimization. Onnit remains an industry leader with products optimizing millions of lives, including many top professional athletes around the world.   Aubrey currently hosts the Aubrey Marcus Podcast, a motivational destination for conversations with the brightest minds in athletics, business, mindset, and spirituality with over 100 million listens. He is the author of the NYT Bestselling book Own The Day, Own Your Life and has been featured on the cover of Men’s Health and other publications. He has also produced several documentaries including Awake In The Darkness, Dragon of the Jungle, Ayahuasca, and Huachuma.   He is currently the visionary behind the donation based coaching platform Fit For Service which recently hosted the transformational music festival, Arkadia. If you ask Aubrey what he is most passionate about, it is raising awareness for psychedelic medicine, including dedicated philanthropic support to MAPS.org and Heffter Institute. He is a 27 year native of Austin, Texas where he currently resides with his wife Vylana.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aubreymarcus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AubreyMarcusPod Fit for Service: https://fitforservice.com Website: https://www.aubreymarcus.com   ___________   Download André's FREE Book Recommendation List: https://www.knowthyself.one/books   Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg   Listen to all episodes on Audio:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927     André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/   Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/

In this thought-provoking episode, cognitive psychologist and author Donald Hoffman takes us on a journey through the mysteries of consciousness and reality. From questioning the nature of what we perceive to pondering the existence of inanimate consciousness, Hoffman challenges conventional beliefs and explores the profound implications of proving local realism false. He delves into topics such as the illusion of free will, the role of love in metaphysics, and the possibility of reincarnation. Prepare to have your mind expanded as we contemplate the nature of reality itself and how this paradigm-shifting understanding will change everything.   SPONSOR: Receive a free rechargeable frother with your MUDWTR order: https://www.mudwtr.com/knowthyself   Download André's FREE Book Recommendation List: https://www.knowthyself.one/books   ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 2:30 Answering the question of consciousness and evolution 9:56 Is What We See Real? 12:47 Implications of Proving Local Realism is False 16:55 Are Inanimate Objects Conscious? 24:53 What Makes Something Conscious? 29:06 We’re looking at the problem wrong 40:34 How evolution hid the truth from us 47:22 Conscious Agents: what’s outside of space time? 54:00 Are We in a Simulation? 1:00:40 Seeing the Oneness in All 1:02:38 Concepts of Karma and Reincarnation 1:07:00 Implications on how we act in the world 1:12:02 Self Compassion 1:13:35 Death & Facing the idea of impermanence 1:17:14 Does reincarnation exist? 1:22:41 Meditation & Spiritual Practices 1:30:30 The role that love plays in metaphysics 1:31:54 Free will & The illusion of choice 1:41:40 How Relationships Serve Purpose on the evolution of consciousness 1:45:23 AI & technology assisting the collective awakening 1:53:52 What it takes to prove this theory 1:58:30 This will change everything   ___________   Donald David Hoffman is an American cognitive psychologist and popular science author. He is a professor in the Department of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, with joint appointments in the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, and the School of Computer Science. Hoffman studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments. His research subjects include facial attractiveness, the recognition of shape, the perception of motion and color, the evolution of perception, and the mind–body problem. He has co-authored two technical books; Observer Mechanics: A Formal Theory of Perception (1989) offers a theory of consciousness and its relationship to physics; Automotive Lighting and Human Vision (2005) applies vision science to vehicle lighting. His book Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See (1998) presents the modern science of visual perception to a broad audience. His 2015 TED Talk, "Do we see reality as it is?" argues that our perceptions have evolved to hide reality from us.   Book: https://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Against-Reality/dp/0141983418/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1694112697&refinements=p_27%3ADonald+Hoffman&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Donald+Hoffman   ___________   Download André's FREE Book Recommendation List: https://www.knowthyself.one/books   Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg   Listen to all episodes on Audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927     André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/   Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/

To find a sense of peace and improve your mental wellbeing, get started with Aura today for free. The first 500 people to use my link will also get 25% off + a free trial to the Aura membership: https://www.aurahealth.io/knowthyself23   Polymath Robert Edward Grant explains the journey of knowing thyself through the 7 Hermetic Principles AND shares several new discoveries that he has made in relation to the pyramids & the Declaration of Independence. The Hermetic Principles are seven foundational laws of our reality that can help us to understand and ascend in this lifetime. Grant takes us on a journey through those principles on this episode of Know Thyself, thoroughly explaining each one and how you can apply it's wisdom to your life today. He also dives deep on the concept of enlightenment, his journey of balancing his masculine/feminine energy, and how together, we can create a New Earth.   ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 2:15 What it Means To Know Thyself 4:50 Defining Enlightenment: From Fact Seeking to Facet 15:56 Why We Choose Our Challenges 25:57 Understanding the 7 Hermetic Principles & How Everything Connects 31:16 New Discovery: Pyramids Built on the Harmonic & Musical Grid 35:40 The Process of Awakening & Becoming One 43:35 Principle 1: Mentalism - The All is Mind 1:00:11 Principle 2: Correspondence - We are all connected 1:05:48 Principle 3: Vibration - Everything is in Motion 1:12:25 New Technology: The Tesla Tower & Wireless Electricity 1:19:56 Principle 4: Polarity 1:33:00 Principle 5: Rhythm & Life’s Cycles 1:39:45 Principle 6: Cause & Effect - Opposites Are Identical in Nature 1:48:05 New Discovery: Decoding the Declaration of Independence 2:10:08 7th Principle: Gender - Everything Has Masculine and Feminine Energy 2:23:22 Embodying the Feminine as a Man & Heartistry 2:26:56 Creating a New Earth 2:35:14 Conclusion   ___________   Polymath Robert Edward Grant is a successful entrepreneur and bestselling author of Philomath who is fascinated with the interconnected strands that weave throughout sacred geometry, math, art, and music. Robert peers between the layers of our reality, finding clues that have been waiting for centuries to be found — in ancient artwork, inscriptions, and structures — that perfectly align with modern sciences and mystery school teachings handed down for hundreds of years. He’s a prolific inventor, artist, sculptor, music theorist, musician, and author of several research and patent publications spanning biology, DNA combinatorics, number theory, geometry, and physics.   Website: https://robertedwardgrant.com Podcast: https://robertedwardgrant.com/podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertedwardgrant/ Watch CodeX on Gaia: https://www.gaia.com/lp/codex?utm_source=ambassador&utm_medium=regrant&utm_campaign=tr-codex-s1-english&utm_content=codexlp&utm_term=&ch=tr   ___________   Download André's FREE Book Recommendation List: https://www.knowthyself.one/books   Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg   Listen to all episodes on Audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927     André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/   Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/

Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson joins the podcast today to share what a new political paradigm looks like, in a world of heart-centered leadership. Williamson first ran for president in the 2020 election, where she was heavily criticized by mainstream media for her emphasis on a return to love in governance. Today, as she is running for office again, she shares her perspective on how our current system is broken and what it would look like to create a brighter future for America. She opens up about her struggles with the media and the judgement of others, revealing what the future of embodied, feminine leadership looks like. She also shares why it is essential for the spiritual community to step up and take a stand for the collective.     ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 2:03 Breaking Free from the Prison of the Ego Mind 6:09 It's Time to Stop Playing Small 7:13 Our Destined, Collective Return to Love 12:36 Merging a Spiritual Revolution with Real Change 15:04 Why We Need Spiritual People in Politics 21:50 Choosing the High Road within Criticism 23:52 Why Love Must be Fierce 35:26 Challenging the Patriarchal Perspective: Embodied Feminine leadership 42:31 Blackballed by Mainstream Media: The Importance of Political Conversations 45:40 The Dying World and the Birth of a New World 48:43 Thoughts on Robert F Kennedy's Campaign 50:40 Marianne's Action Plan: How We Change America 59:44 Maintaining Inner Peace in the Fire of Politics 1:01:43 Resentment Towards the System and Men 1:02:20 Conclusion   ___________   Marianne Williamson is a bestselling author, political activist, and spiritual thought leader.   For over three decades, she has been a leader in spiritual and religiously progressive circles. She is the author of 15 books, four of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers.   Williamson founded Project Angel Food, a non-profit organization that has delivered more than 16 million meals to ill and dying homebound patients since 1989. The group was created to help people suffering from the ravages of HIV/AIDS.   She has also worked throughout her career on poverty, anti-hunger and racial reconciliation issues. In 2004, she co-founded The Peace Alliance and supports the creation of a U.S. Department of Peace. Williamson ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020.   Website: https://marianne2024.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariannewilliamson/ ___________   Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg   Listen to all episodes on Audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927     André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/   Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/