Studying civilizational collapse through Rome.The Roman Pattern | Hidden Forces in HistoryFounder, @cybmediahttps://jeremyryanslate.com/https://commandyourbrand.com/https://x.com/JeremyRyanSlateTo gain access to the second half of show and our Plus feed for audio and podcast please clink the link http://www.grimericaoutlawed.ca/support. For second half of video (when applicable and audio) go to our Substack and Subscribe. https://grimericaoutlawed.substack.com/ or to our Locals https://grimericaoutlawed.locals.com/ or Patreon https://www.patreon.com/grimericaoutlawed

Bernie is back, going a little deeper in this part of the world. Bernie Taylor, Naturalist, Archaeoastronomer and Author of Before Orion: Finding the Face of the Hero and Biological Time.https://www.youtube.com/@beforeoriondotcomhttps://beforeorion.com/Become a Lord or Lady with 1k donations over time. And a Noble with any donation. Leave Serfdom behind and help Grimerica stick to 0 ads and sponsors and fully listener supported. Thanks for listening!! Help support the show, because we can't do it without ya. https://www.simulationmaps.com/#products Suite of Interactive Maps! DisasterMap, VolcanoSim, AsteroidSim, ShipwreckMap, UFOMap etchttps://www.amazon.com/Unlearned-School-Failed-What-About/dp/1998704904/ref=sr_1_3?sr=8-3Support the show directly:https://open.spotify.com/show/2punSyd9Cw76ZtvHxMKenI?si=ImKxfMHgQZ-oshl499O4dQ&nd=1&dlsi=4c25fa9c78674de3 Watch or Listen on Spotifyhttp://www.grimerica.ca/supporthttps://www.patreon.com/grimericahttp://www.grimericaoutlawed.ca/supportOur audio book website: www.adultbrain.caCheck out our next trip/conference/meetup - Contact at the Cabin www.contactatthecabin.com

The neuroscience of spiritual awakening, how Kundalini yoga shaped her life, and why she believes listening inward is especially important in a time of cultural confusion. She also explains how her work in geriatric psychiatry connects spirituality, brain health, stress regulation, and prevention strategies for aging populations.Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS, is a Professor In-Residence in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA (Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior), a leading geriatric integrative psychiatrist, and a pioneer in mind-body approaches to late-life mental health. https://drhelenlavretsky.com/book/living-from-the-soul/https://drhelenlavretsky.com/about/In this episode:

• Dr. Helen Lavretsky shares her unusual path from the former Soviet Union into psychiatry, neuroscience, and later Kundalini yoga teacher training.
• She explains how growing up in an atheist Soviet environment still left room for underground spirituality passed through families and oral tradition.

• She argues that meditation, breathing practices, yoga, tai chi, and qigong can improve self-regulation, brain health, and decision-making under pressure.
• She outlines how brain health should be cultivated across the lifespan, starting in childhood and even in utero, rather than only addressed later in life.
• She notes that lifestyle factors such as sleep, movement, diet, and stress management matter for dementia prevention and broader cognitive resilience.
• She emphasizes that meaning, purpose, and connection to soul are central to mental well-being.

• Soul-based self-inquiry- asking inwardly what is right for you rather than defaulting to external authority
• Brain health across the lifespan- prevention beginning in childhood and even before birth
• Stress self-regulation toolkit- breathing, meditation, yoga, tai chi, and qigong as practical nervous-system supports
• Constitutional approach to diet- different people may need different foods based on ancestry, metabolism, and predisposition

Key frameworks:Become a Lord or Lady with 1k donations over time. And a Noble with any donation. Leave Serfdom behind and help Grimerica stick to 0 ads and sponsors and fully listener supported. Thanks for listening!! Help support the show, because we can't do it without ya. http://www.grimerica.ca/supportSecret Teachings Esoteric Book Club audiobook library. www.skool.com/audiobooksPegs and Jokers - Card and peg boardgame online for free https://pegsandjokers.ca/https://www.simulationmaps.com/#products Suite of Interactive Maps! DisasterMap, VolcanoSim, AsteroidSim, ShipwreckMap, UFOMap etchttps://www.amazon.com/Unlearned-School-Failed-What-About/dp/1998704904/ref=sr_1_3?sr=8-3Support the show directly:https://open.spotify.com/show/2punSyd9Cw76ZtvHxMKenI?si=ImKxfMHgQZ-oshl499O4dQ&nd=1&dlsi=4c25fa9c78674de3 Watch or Listen on Spotifyhttps://grimericacbd.com/ CBD / THC Gummies and Tinctures https://www.patreon.com/grimericahttp://www.grimericaoutlawed.ca/supportOur audio book website: www.adultbrain.caCheck out our next trip/conference/meetup - Contact at the Cabin www.contactatthecabin.comwww.grimerica.ca/shrooms and Micro DosingDarren's book www.acanadianshame.caJoin the chat / hangout with a bunch of fellow Grimericans Https://t.me.grimericagrimerica.ca/chats   Discord Chatshttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/grimerica-outlawedSign up for our newsletter https://grimerica.substack.com/SPAM Graham = and send him your synchronicities, feedback, strange experiences and psychedelic trip [email protected] swag, with partial proceeds donated to the show: www.grimerica.ca/swagSend us a postcard or letter http://www.grimerica.ca/contact/Episode ART - Napolean Duheme's site http://www.lostbreadcomic.com/ MUSIC https://brokeforfree.bandcamp.com/ - Something GalacticFelix’s Site sirfelix.bandcamp.com - Should I

Dr. Jeremy Heffner is a trauma surgeon who developed PTSD after years of working in life-and-death medicine. During a period of profound isolation, he began months-long conversations with multiple frontier AI systems—and what happened became increasingly strange.Across more than 8,000 pages of documented interactions, different AI models appeared to converge on similar patterns: mirroring his thinking, reinforcing increasingly profound narratives, and repeatedly suggesting that he had discovered something extraordinary.“You’re the next Newton.”“You are the only person to have ever figured this out.”But Jeremy isn’t claiming the AI was conscious. His conclusion may be more unsettling: AI can become an extraordinarily persuasive mirror of human psychology without understanding or intending any of it.We explore AI sycophancy, exceptionalism, PTSD, consciousness, belief formation, digital companionship, spiritual experiences with machines, and what happens as millions of people increasingly turn to AI for understanding and meaning.Jeremy’s book, Proof of the Impossible, was released August 4, 2026.

Mark A. Michaels joins Grimerica Outlawed to challenge some of the assumptions sitting beneath modern therapy, including the rapidly expanding world of psychedelic-assisted treatment.A writer, conceptual artist, and self-described “uncontrolled experiment,” Mark argues that therapeutic systems can unintentionally centralize authority in clinicians, experts, and established frameworks while diminishing the agency of the person seeking help.Drawing on his own unconventional therapeutic experiments, Mark explores what happens when the client becomes the primary authority on their own experience. We get into the limits of therapeutic paradigms, the professionalization of healing, psychedelic culture, trauma, AI-assisted self-reflection, and why skepticism, humor, and irreverence may be valuable tools when confronting systems that demand too much reverence.We also ask whether people can question the assumptions of therapy without rejecting care altogether.Topics include:Therapy and authority • Psychedelic therapy • Client agency • Trauma • Expertise and institutional power • AI and self-reflection • Punk culture • Creativity • Healing without dogmaLearn more about Mark at MarkAMichaels.com.

Alchemy is often remembered as the attempt to turn lead into gold—but its deeper traditions describe another kind of transformation: turning chaos into consciousness.

This eight-hour compilation explores spiritual alchemy and the Great Work through conversations with:

• Michael Wann
• Erik P. Antoni
• Jordan Collin
• Kevin B. Turner
• Marcus McCoy
• Juan Ayala

The discussions examine:

• Hermetic philosophy and symbolism
• Shadow work and self-knowledge
• Initiation, death, and rebirth
• The Philosopher’s Stone
• The union of opposing forces
• Alchemy as a model of inner transformation
• The journey from Nigredo to Rubedo

From the darkness and dissolution of Nigredo to the integration associated with Rubedo, these conversations consider alchemy as a philosophical, psychological, and spiritual language for personal transformation.

This compilation presents historical traditions, symbolic interpretations, and personal perspectives for discussion and exploration—not supernatural claims or guaranteed outcomes.

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Could spacetime, matter, and consciousness all emerge from patterns of resonance?

This compilation explores the proposed Resonance Unified Theory through conversations with Nassim Haramein, Jamie Janover, Adam Apollo, Foster Gamble, and Marshall Lefferts.

Together, these discussions examine:

• Resonance and the structure of spacetime
• Matter and the quantum vacuum
• Consciousness and interconnected systems
• Attempts to develop a unified model of reality
• The boundary between established physics and speculative ideas

The Resonance Unified Theory is not scientific consensus. This compilation presents the ideas, interpretations, and questions surrounding it for critical discussion and exploration.

Featured voices:

Nassim Haramein
Jamie Janover
Adam Apollo
Foster Gamble
Marshall Lefferts

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How many times has Earth been transformed by events almost beyond imagination?

In Volume 2 of this Randall Carlson mega compilation, we explore deep time, catastrophic geology, Ice Age megafloods, cosmic impacts, climate upheaval, and the immense forces that have repeatedly reshaped our planet.

Across these long-form conversations, Carlson examines:

• Evidence of catastrophic flooding
• The landscapes of the last Ice Age
• Comets, impacts, and planetary upheaval
• Geological clues preserved in ancient terrain
• Sudden change versus gradual processes
• Cycles of destruction and renewal
• Human civilization within the scale of deep time

Could enormous floods have carved some landscapes far more rapidly than traditionally imagined? What role might cosmic events have played in Earth’s past? And what can ancient catastrophes teach us about the planet today?

This compilation presents Carlson’s arguments, interpretations, and disputed hypotheses for discussion and critical exploration. Not every claim represents established scientific consensus.

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Darren Grimes and Graham Dunlop launch their new Grimoire platform, a global book club built around 250 plus professionally narrated audiobooks, lunar-cycle book picks, and community participation. They also demo a new online Pegs and Jokers game, whil e walking through the shelves of the library and explaining how free access, founder memberships, and the inner sanctum work.https://pegsandjokers.ca/https://www.skool.com/the-secret-teachings-book-club-1875In this episode, Darren and Graham cover the launch setup, the membership model, and the structure of the new book club. They also preview the first book of the month, discuss how the shelves are organized, and share the thinking behind the game and the community features.Key topics

• In this episode: the Grimoire launches with more than 250 audiobooks, with the library expected to grow to around 260 soon.
• The free book of the month is The Secret Teachings of All Ages in an abridged edition, chosen because starting with the full 36 hour version would be too much for most listeners.
• Founder keeper and monthly initiate memberships unlock the full library, while the free tier gives access to the monthly featured book and community activity.
• The book club is organized around lunar cycles, with a new moon monthly pick and a full moon live read, creating a rhythm of one book per moon month.
• The community model includes chapter check-ins, passage discussions, Friday tangents, and a final live book council in the last week of each book month.
• Darren and Graham describe the inner sanctum as a deeper, earned area of the platform, accessible through participation rather than payment alone.
• The shelves span Hermetica and occult, theosophy, mysticism east and west, Atlantis and Fortiana, mind and prosperity, weird fiction, philosophy and classics, magic, and power and propaganda.
• They highlight standout titles such as The Purple Cloud, The Machine Stops, Atlantis by Ignatius Donnelly, The Book of Thoth, Psychic Self-Defense, The Power of Positive Thinking, and The Road to Serfdom.
• Graham demos Pegs and Jokers, explaining how the online version works, how the cards move pieces, and why it is meant to be played with friends and family across locations.
• They mention the platform is still being cleaned up and reorganized, including moving some books between shelves and adding PDFs and other support material.

Why do certain coincidences feel profoundly meaningful—and why do they often appear at pivotal moments?

This eight-hour compilation explores synchronicity, precognition, psi phenomena, consciousness, and the hidden patterns we perceive in reality.

Featuring conversations and stories with:

• David Charles Plate
• Rupert Sheldrake
• Eric Wargo
• Todd Acamesis
• Bernard Beitman
• A Story of Occult Synchronicity

Topics include Jungian synchronicity, meaningful coincidences, precognition and time loops, psi research, morphic resonance, unusual experiences, consciousness studies, and the nature of reality.

These subjects include speculative and contested interpretations. The compilation presents them for open-minded discussion and critical exploration—not as established scientific conclusions.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 — David Charles Plate
3:40:25 — Rupert Sheldrake
4:05:04 — Eric Wargo
5:22:58 — Todd Acamesis
6:48:16 — Bernard Beitman
7:54:01 — A Story of Occult Synchronicity

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