Mental Magic

In this episode, we dive deeper into the Orange layer of consciousness.

Orange consciousness marks the awakening of the desire for success and the beginning of the human's ability to self-analyze. In this layer, the human is predominately focused on accomplishing goals, advancement, achievement, and growth while challenging rules and authority structures that no longer make rational or logical sense.

The orange layer is where you have the potential to learn how to value yourself, increase your reputation, influence, and capital as you seek to win at life in every way possible. So please enjoy this offering of an exploration into the Orange world and allow yourself to remember what this layer has taught you about what it means for you to be a human being.

In this episode, we dive deeper into the Blue layer of consciousness.

Blue consciousness marks the awakening of future thinking and the collective desire for order, rules, and accountability to bring a sense of structure after the chaotic world that Red creates. In this layer, the human is predominately focused on developing discipline and focusing on following the instructions given from a Higher Authority via a sacred text, manual, policy, or law.

The blue layer is where you have the potential to learn what your purpose is and the meaning of your life as it relates to the community of others where you find belonging. Please enjoy this offering of an exploration of the Blue world and allow yourself to remember what this layer has taught you about what it means to be human.

In this episode, we dive deeper into the Red layer of consciousness.

Red consciousness marks the awakening of the human ego and the birth of the individual desire for power, strength, and authority over life's unfolding. In this layer, the human is predominately focused on exerting their power to gain control over their environment and the people around them. It also marks the individual's liberation from purple systems that may begin to feel oppressive, restrictive, or abusive.

The red layer is where you have the potential to learn how to use your voice to create personal boundaries and enact change in your personal reality. Please enjoy this offering of an exploration into the Red world and allow yourself to remember what this layer has taught you about what it means to be human.

In this episode, we dive deeper into the Purple layer of consciousness.

Purple consciousness marks the end of infancy and the beginning of receiving programming (thoughts, ideas, impressions, opinions, beliefs, and convictions) from our external world. In this layer of consciousness, the human is predominately focused on maintaining safety and security within their in-group; while in this dimension of reality, the community of humans create customs, rituals, and ceremonies to honor and appease the spirits who assure their safety.

The purple layer is where our imagination activates, emotions emerge, and love begins to feel tangible as we bond with the visible and invisible external world surrounding us. Please enjoy this offering of an exploration into the Purple world and allow yourself to remember what this layer has to teach you about what is means for you to be human.

In this episode, we dive deeper into what it means, looks like, and feels like to operate from the Beige layer of consciousness.

Beige consciousness marks the beginning of the experience of being a human and the awakening of the individuated self. In this layer of consciousness, the human is predominately focused on their own survival, and in this dimension of reality, the community of humans form survival bands to address the needs of the immediate collective surrounding them.

We are all born into Beige consciousness, and the rest of our journey through the spiral is determined by our external and internal life conditions. So please enjoy this offering of an exploration into the Beige world and allow yourself to remember what this layer has to teach you about what it means for you to be a human.

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Welcome to Season 2 of Mental Magic!

We are beginning our series on Spiral Dynamics (SD), a model that details the evolution of human consciousness through the eight (or nine) currently available dimensions of reality. Essentially, SD gives you an understanding of how your internal worldview is constructed, as well as gives you insight into the wiring (or programming) under the board of your mind. So if you are as curious as I am in finding language to begin to answer questions such as "What does it mean to be a human being?" or "How do I be human?," then please enjoy this offering of a very brief introduction to the world of spiral dynamics and possibly a first class ticket to explore your own journey through your inner consciousness.

DM any questions to @mental.magic.podcast (Instagram) or email [email protected].

In this episode we are channeling perspectives, opinions, and truths that have been infused into our consciousness from various aspects of who we are. Being of a multidimensional nature, the nihilist in us communes with the Baptist preacher who breaks bread with the eternal optimist and the infinitely hopeful surrealist who all have their own ideas about what reality as a human being "actually" means. It was from these places, these voices, these layers of my consciousness that this episode on darkness was produced. 

If it sounds like I am talking to you, I probably am. 

If it sounds like I am talking to myself, I most certainly am. 

If it sounds like I am not making sense, well that's an option too, 

Speaking from individuated realities is like that sometimes.

At any rate, this is going to be the last episode of Mental Magic for a while. 

I'll be back. Well, I'm planning on coming back, at least. 

But until next time...please, for the Love of God, be fucking kind to yourselves && one another.

During my hiatus I'll be active on IG @mental.magic.podcast

Intro quote from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Credits: Logo by @elorahhh --- Music from @azadhacket

In this episode Delfina and Ryan are back to discuss this collective transition period between the various realities that we find ourselves inhabiting. We discuss a myriad of topics from cycles of death and rebirth, the impact of consciously perceiving our manifestations materialize, ways we identify and over-identify with aspects of ourselves that are labeled as problematic or deficient, as well as musings on love and what the future could potentially hold. As we venture into 2023, let us be reminded that our perspectives, while valid and complete in and of themselves, are made more radiant and complex  when joined with the ideas of others from across the spectrum. So please enjoy this offering of a dynamic configuration of opinions, ideas, and truths shared with the highest intentions of planting seeds of renewal for our shared future experiences. 

In this episode we introduce Mychal, a good friend, fellow Waker, and film enthusiast. During our conversation we discuss the role that films have played throughout human history in helping us escape the pain of our everyday realities, as well as confront the trauma of what it means to be alive. Mychal's passion for film, specifically from the early 40s to mid 50s, helps us gain some perspective on the timeless nature of the human drama while illuminating our tendency to turn a blind eye to various aspects of our shadow selves when we are over-saturated with themes of violence and chaos on the big screen. Throughout the episode we highlight the presence of various themes in films that help us bare the weight of our humanity and shed some light on the ways that movies can support us through the darkness in our everyday lives. So please enjoy this offering of inquiry and intrigue for our entertainment and what it possibly has to say about who we are as a collective. 

To continue the conversation with Mychal about films, you can find her on Instagram @scarecrowvideo.is.my.bf 

Intro quote from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Music from @azadhacket

*Trigger Warning!* This episode contains descriptions of abusive behavior.

In this second installment of our "Nightmare Human Being" series, we explore what it feels and sounds like to engage with someone who has deactivated their connection to their humanity. As we've mentioned, we believe that a majority of humanity has been subjected to experiencing the hellish frequency that nightmare humans anchor on the earth. While it is currently part of what it means to be human, we do not believe that we must blindly continue to allow others to feed off of our energy, nor do we think it is excusable for this treatment of one another to continue unconsciously as we move into a more conscious way of existing. This episode provides an opportunity for all of us to examine our past behaviors, get curious about our present way of being, and to contemplate who we would like to present as in the future.  So please enjoy this offering of grace to some of the most fragile aspects of our consciousness.

Continue the conversation on IG @mental.magic.podcast

Intro quote from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Credits: Logo by @elorahhh --- Music from @azadhacket