Earl Dippre has a religious studies background and a scholarly soul. In this conversation we discuss the origins of religion, conscious capitalism, evidence of shamanistic initiation in the Old Testament, Hinduism and the Vedic traditions, the histories of mysticism and shamanism in Ancient Greece, Science as Religion, Self-Realization and Enlightenment, the monastic life in Buddhism, Creation Mythology, Ancient Greek Philosophers meditating and reaching states of samadhi, why Nikola Tesla and Isaac Newton might fit the shaman archetype, the Bhagavad Gita, consciousness, and so much more. Enjoy!