In this episode, we explore “The Flip” – the moment when someone moves from a strictly materialist, reductionist perspective to one that acknowledges consciousness as a fundamental aspect of reality. We’ll talk about why the dominant scientific worldview struggles to explain things like:

🔮 Near-death experiences

🧠 Telepathy and nonlocal awareness

🪐 Out-of-body experiences

💫 Mystical states of consciousness

I’ll also share my own “flip” – the moment a profound mystical experience shattered my materialist worldview and set me on a journey to understand the deeper mysteries of consciousness.

Books:

Infinite Awareness. Marjorie Woollacott.

Proof of Heaven : A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the AfterlifeBy Eben Alexander

*** the book is called Proof of Heaven - not Stairway to Heaven, that is Led Zeppelin LOL

Quantum Information Panpsychism Explained Federico Faggin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FUFewGHLLg

Interview with idealist physicist and inventor of the microprocessor, Federico Fagginhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVS3-NDUC0M

Steven Taylor https://www.stevenmtaylor.com/

Something Else Is Evolving Consciousness | Panspiritism By Dr. Steve Taylor PhD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhhUj-vghNQ

#Consciousness #Mysticism #SpiritualAwakening #TheFlip #Neuroscience #NonlocalMind #Materialism #Postmaterialism #Philosophy

In this episode we delve into the trouble with SCIENTISM and whether or not pigs can fly. SCIENTISM: the too often unquestioned belief that only what can be measured, quantified, or experimentally verified is real. While I love science (I spent years alone in a dark microscope room figuring out how RNA viruses interact with our immune systems), I have a PROBLEM with scientism.We’ll talk about:- How gatekeeping and scientism keep certain questions off the table- The surprising data from a 2018 study on meditators that was almost blocked from publication- Why subjective, first-person experiences still matter (even if they can’t be easily quantified)BONUS! I’ll share a personal story from a student about a mystical experience that made me question how much we’re missing when we ignore lived experiences.Meditation study referenced: Future directions in meditation research: Recommendations for expanding the field of contemplative science. Vieten et al. 2018. PLOS One. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0205740BOOKS:Real Magic by Dean RadinScience Set Free by Rupert SheldrakeTHE FLIP by Jeffrey Kripal

What do we do with mystical experiences when they don’t fit our worldview?What if the foundations of science left something important behind?We’ll explore how:-Reductionism oversimplifies complex systems into particles-Materialism quietly breeds nihilism-We suffer from "magical amnesia" due to 400 years of materialism and reductionism dominating Western scientific thinkingUnderstanding these ISMs might be the first step to LIBERATING our IMAGINATIONSI’ll also share a few personal thoughts on fear, joy, and what I tell my students when their inner critic gets loud. (Spoiler: I swallow the pill of my own advice. Yuck. I am officially not good at the new thing - YET.)Donald Hoffman. The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes. 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r5OQL7nf34&ab_channel=ScienceTimeRupert Sheldrake. Science Set Free. 2013. Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, shows the ways in which science is being constricted by assumptions that have, over the years, hardened into dogmas. Such dogmas are not only limiting, but dangerous for the future of humanity.

Welcome to the very first episode of Something Else Entirely. I’m Annie. Scientist, educator, reformed cynic, and now, reluctant messenger for something a little... weirder.If you had met me ten years ago, you would’ve found a fiercely rational PhD who believed in peer-reviewed journals, hard data, and the harsh reality that life is ultimately meaningless.And yet… here we are.In this opening episode, I share why I’m finally speaking up about the suppressed science of real magic - and what it means for human potential, consciousness, and the crumbling reality we’re all feeling right now.It's time to start centering the weird, so we may grow stronger in spirit.

This project is completely separate from my role at CU Boulder. These views are mine, and maybe yours too.
Intro Music: Vertical Vision 2050 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfZsz6dojvsThe Superhumanities. Jeffrey Kripal. 2022. Real Magic. Dean Radin. 2018.