When people ask for your opinions about UFOs, are the little green men from The X-Files the first things that pop in your head?

Michael Jawer, author of the upcoming book What UFOs Really Are, believes we should be less focused on aliens flying in the sky and directing our attention on our inner selves and downward to living things anchored on the ground like plants, trees and fungi. 

Join Paul and Michael on a wide-ranging conversation that could make you look at reality in a brand-new way this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Michael’s work on his website and Linkedin.

Timestamps

2:20 Michael’s next book, What UFOs Really Are, coming out in December.

3:39 “My myth begins with emotion.”

13:51 Abnormalities like UFOs/UAPs (unidentified anomalous phenomena) are where enigmas often meet stigmas.

17:17 UAPs are forms of sentience, but not here to take over our planet.

26:59 Is lucid dreaming connected to remote viewing?

39:06 “The dimension that I'm most interested in is what's under the surface, or what we don’t see within our own unconsciousness.”

45:45 Is the unconscious poorly understood, incorrectly named or both?

58:00 Does an electron or atom feel like anything?

1:08:37 Michael is directing his attention inward and downward, rather than toward the skies.

1:13:50 C.H. Waddington’s concept of creodes.

1:21:27 UFOs and UAPs shake up our perceptions and invite us to consider viewing reality in different ways.

1:28:16 Paul’s question, What is on the sun?, is answered.

1:36:16 The ancient origins of AI.

1:46:06 “Humanity is in peril because we have archaic emotions, medieval institutions and god-like technology.”

1:48:56 John Lennon’s UFO sighting.

Resources

Michael’s recent appearance on New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove on YouTube

The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion: How Feelings Link the Brain, the Body and the Sixth Sense by Michael Jawer and Dr. Marc Micozzi

Your Emotional Type: Key to the Therapies That Will Work For You by Michael Jawer and Dr. Marc Micozzi

Sensitive Soul: The Unseen Role of Emotion in Extraordinary States by Michael Jawer

Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence by Paco Calvo and Natalie Lawrence

Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner

The 2017 New York Times article about the Pentagon’s UFO program

A British military defense unit report on acquiring UFO tech from the Jerusalem Post

The Hidden Life of Trees and The Inner Life of Animals by Peter Wohlleben

The Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson

Disclosure Day (movie)

Arrival (movie)

The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

After by Dr. Bruce Greyson

Rupert Sheldrake’s paper, Is the Sun Conscious?

Rupert Sheldrake’s banned TED talk on YouTube

The Trickster and the Paranormal by George Hansen

The Mystic Spiral: Journey of the Soul by Jill Purce

Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies by Carl Jung

Compendium of the Emerald Tablets by Billy Carson

The work of Ingo Swann, Barbara Hand Clow, Dr. Michael Levin, Steven Greer, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Jenny Randles and Jacques Vallée

Your Body is Your Subconscious Mind by Candace Pert

The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird

The Secret Life of Nature: Living in Harmony With The Hidden World of Nature Spirits From Fairies to Quarks by Peter Tompkins

The Unknown Spirit by Jean-Emile Charon

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Do you remember hearing from your Higher Power for the very first time?

John Novello heard a voice from Source — what he calls the Invisible Architect — telling him, “Point to the keyboard,” at the ripe, old age of three. That cosmic whisper led John to a long and successful career as a composer and acclaimed jazz pianist.

Another conversation later in life led John to write his best-selling book, The Invisible Architect: How to Design a Perfect Life from Within, as a way to help others tap into the wisdom and knowledge that sits inside them waiting to be tapped.

John goes deep into the Invisible Architect and shares his Be, Do, Have philosophies of life this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about John’s work as a bestselling author at this link and his first career as an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer at this link. Check out his 1-1 mentoring program at this link. Find him on social media via Facebook and Linkedin.

Timestamps

3:35 John’s upcoming book series, The Invisible Architect Guide For Young Souls, for kids.

9:44 John’s first experience with the Invisible Architect at age three.

14:23 A conversation with the Architect that led to John writing The Invisible Architect as a way to pay it forward.

19:28 What is the Invisible Architect?

28:53 The importance of reciprocity.

34:34 Are you really aware there’s an inner voice inside you waiting to be heard?

49:14 Few people know how to listen to the Invisible Architect.

52:48 Why John believes humans have no souls.

58:39 Remember the future.

1:01:03 Applying John’s Be, Do, Have philosophies and the Law of Thought Substitution.

1:13:46 Who goes to the afterlife?

1:20:59 A prayer John says to invite the Architect and express perfection through him.

1:32:53 The ultimate way to manifest anything, according to Thomas Troward.

1:42:41 Most people operate on the Have, Do, Be system and can’t convert a goal into a fact.

1:52:52 The seven milestones of John’s Be, Do, Have process.

2:00:31 Refining your Be is critical.

2:16:51 Instead of the law of attraction, John reframes it as three things: The law of reflection, law of cause and effect or law of resonance.

2:21:00 “The journey is not one of becoming, but one of remembering.”

Resources

Invisible architecture

Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee

Conversations with God: an uncommon dialogue book 1 by Neale Donald Walsch

The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield

The work of Bob Carver, Lawrence Welk, Myron Floren, Walter Russell, Dan Inosanto, Zig Ziglar, Eckard Tolle, David Bohm, Delores Cannon, Wei Wu Wei, Neville Goddard, Sri Aurobindo

Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility and The Religious Case Against Belief by James Carse

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The difference between being healthy or not healthy mostly comes down to the simple things within your control like eating nutrient-rich foods, incorporating movement into your daily routine and following a stable sleep schedule.

Like Paul, BIOptimizers co-founders, Matt Gallant and Wade Lightheart, constantly test, test and test their bodies, beliefs and products to ensure those simple things are always protecting and enhancing better health.

Building on that theme of experimenting, Matt talks about the 80,000+ experiments he’s done on BIOptimizers products over the years and Wade shares his bucket theory of nutrition that will make your health more bulletproof this week on Spirit Gym.

Besides the many great BIOptimizers products Wade and Matt have developed, you’ll want to check out the BIOptimizers Nutrition Coach Program. Look for Matt and Wade on social media via Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Listen to the BIOptimizers Awesome Health Podcast hosted by Wade on Apple Podcasts.

Timestamps

2:19 Is maltodextrin in your electrolyte drink?

6:08 BiOptimizers’ bio-lab recently topped the 80,000 mark in experiments.

10:17 Wade’s concussion theory.

24.28 “Matt loves running experiments on everything.”

32:42 Do you have a zinc deficiency?

38:32 Can you really feel the truth?

51:30 How to make your health more bulletproof.

1:00:37 Wade’s bucket theory of nutrition.

1:08:55 Feeling the sensation of a weightlifter’s/athlete’s heart.

1:16:38 Understanding cofactors.

1:22:53 “One of the hardest things [for humans] to absorb is fat soluble molecules.”

1:33:21 Protecting your microbiome.

1:45:44 Wade’s small confession.

1:53:30 The power of the placebo and the biology of belief.

2:02:00 The benefits of experiential reality.

2:17:06 Substitute the word belief for hypothesis and your life will change.

2:23:00 “Children are the ultimate health hack.”

Resources

The Ultimate Nutrition Bible by Matt Gallant and Wade Lightheart

Orthomolecular Psychiatry: Treatment Of Schizophrenia by Dr. David Hawkins and Dr. Linus Pauling

Bioaccessibility, bioavailability and metabolism of functional foods, Handbook of Functional Foods

Paul’s podcast conversation with Jason Christoff

Hildegard von Bingen’s Physica by Saint Hildegard of Bingen and Priscilla Throop

The Fat of the Land by Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Your Body’s Many Cries for Water by Fereydoon Batmanghelidj

The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life by Robert Becker and Gary Selden

Tuning in to Nature by Philip Callahan

Biochemical Individuality by Roger Williams

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Toward the end of her first Spirit Gym conversation with Paul, Dr. Joanna Kujawa described how Baba Yaga insisted on being included in her recent book, Alien Goddess: UFOs, AI and the Goddesses of Ascension. 

Joanna and Paul continue their conversation about Baba Yaga and her connection to Mother Earth as the soul and guardian of our planet who has had quite enough of our human shenanigans and isn’t putting up with it any longer this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Joanna’s work on her website and Substack. Find her on social media via Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Timestamps

7:01 Could Baba Yaga be Mother Earth, the spirit of our planet?

10:50 “The issue is authenticity.”

19:22 Joanna felt a sense of urgency while writing her book, Alien Goddess.

28:57 Becoming the change you want to see in the world by making small choices.

36:53 The four levels of consciousness.

44:55 Ignorance versus wisdom.

48:51 “Mystics see in the light what scientists try to measure but seldom get.”

1:02:02 The Ahrimanic deception.

1:12:55 The looming conflict ahead: Consciousness, how we define it and what we can do to prevent its suppression.

1:29:30 Are we too focused on the untruths?

1:35:50 Will this delusion of merging body and machine eventually end well?

1:43:52 A necessary sacrifice.

1:58:04 Ascending and descending waves of consciousness.

2:03:04 Why Baba Yaga is angry with us.

2:16:31 “We know what they are.”

2:30:24 Be a spiritual warrior in the face of oppression and suppression from AI and too much tech.

2:45:05 Communicating in liminal and imaginal space.

2:55:50 “As we evolve, God evolves.”

3:00:33 “The best thing you can do for God is to work on yourself.” 

Resources  

The Other Goddess by Dr. Joanna Kujawa

Mythologium 2026: Mythic Imagination rewatch

Rupert Sheldrake discusses The Science Delusion on YouTube

I, Robot (movie)

Mercy (movie)

The myth of Prometheus

The story of Enlil and Enki

The myth of Demeter and Persephone

Involution and evolution, according to Rudolf Steiner

Pistis Sophia

Farmers of Forty Centuries: Organic Farming in China, Korea and Japan by F.H. King

The work of Marie-Louise von Franz, Victor Frankl, David Bohm, Dr. Fred Allen Wolf, Dr. William Tiller, Sam Altman, Gregg Braden, Billy Carson, Rabia al Basri and Edward O. Wilson

Paul’s podcast conversations with Amit Goswami, Sean O’Laoire, Dr. Marc Gafni, Dr. Jared Horvath and Elizabeth Nelson

Paul’s podcast on Lucifer, Christ and Ahriman

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Living the life of your dreams is very hard work.

Paul believes much of that hard work comes from being open (and brave) to listen to new and different ideas — things you may never have considered before — then testing them in your own laboratory of daily living to see if they’re true and they work for you.

Having the courage to explore and refine your life by doing the hard work of letting go of the stuff that isn’t working for you and choosing to allow the new in is a recurring theme in this week’s Spirit Gym conversation with Erick Godsey, a Master Coach and teacher of myth, science and philosophy. 

Remember, the best teachers you’ll ever have are the ones who are always challenging you to be your best you, not a clone or cult member!

Curious to read more after Paul’s conversation with Erick? Check out part 1 and part 2 of his Renaissance Fitness essays on Substack where you can subscribe to his feed for free.

Find out more about Erick and his work on his website and Skool.com/The Dharma Artist Collective. Look for him on social media via Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Listen to his Myths That Makes Us podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to them.

Timestamps

3:12 The spiritual community is splitting into different camps about how to handle technology.

7:58 Erick was slow to change his mind about God, reincarnation and remote viewing.

15:17 Paul’s remote viewing skills are put to the test.

25:25 “To remote view, you have to get rid of any idea that could alter your conviction that it's even possible.”

34:35 What does unconditional love mean?

44:03 Myths and archetypes.

51:05 Is there a fundamental grammar for archetypes that’s represented in the Tarot?

59:18 A metaphysical kind of artificial intelligence that’s been around for billions of years.

1:06:42 The illusions we create to make our stories work when they really don’t.

1:13:43 Paul’s dream: Do the work to figure things out for yourself and test what you learn, even from him.

1:19:46 Like Paul, Erick has been accused of being a cult leader and he lists it on his resume as a source of pride.

1:23:46 One thought leader believes it could take about 735 lifetimes to reach a state of enlightenment.

1:31:42 “I see a lot of sleeping teachers and potential leaders.”

1:40:30 The deep importance of your dream life.

1:47:10 Paul explains how to speak to and hear your soul.

2:01:48 Paul helps Erick work with his soul.

2:10:44 Heart breathing, soul connection and praying.

Resources

Life Before Life: Children’s Memories of Past Lives by Dr. Jim B. Tucker

Phenomena: The Secret of the U.S. Government’s Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis by Annie Jacobsen

The work of Dr. Stanislav Grof, Paramahansa Yogananda, Ibn Arabi, Itzhak Bentov, Arthur M. Young, Huston Smith, Jean Gebser, Eckhart Tolle and Laozi

Fingers Pointing Toward the Moon by Wei Wu Wei

Paul’s podcast conversation with James Carse

When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone

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The ability to channel isn’t a superpower, although many would argue that recognizing and embracing that gift, living it fully and sharing it with others may be one…

Barbara With wanted to be a rock star and spent nearly two decades pursuing it until one day she spontaneously began to write for no reason. And, when she wrote the question, “Who are you?” the answer was Sound.

Barbara shares her experiences as a psychic and channel, connecting with Albert Einstein and The Party from the Afterlife to provide a better understanding of the operating system of life based on working with three dimensions — emotion, intuition and intellect — that help us align as humans with compassion this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Barbara and her work at her website, Synergy Alliance and The Music of Barbara With. Look for her on social media via Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

For Spirit Gym listeners: Save 40 percent on a 1-hour reading with Barbara, Albert Einstein and the Party by going to this link and using the promo code EINSTEIN. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to top redeem after 30 days.)

Timestamps

4:02 Barbara’s first experience with channeling in high school showed her how to love herself better.

10:29 A lot of cool things happen in the afterlife.

22:10 Three human dimensions: Emotion, intuition and intellect.

27:32 What Compassion does.

31:19 “God is the name of the blanket that wraps the mystery.”

37:48 “Is everyone a reflection of you, including whomever you are channeling?”

45:44 Healing old wounds.

1:02:55 The hardest thing for most people to do: Stop and take care of themselves.

1:09:49 “Synergy: One plus one equals three.”

1:16:09 Separate your fears and handle them differently, not as one whole thing.

1:26:25 You can’t cheat or fake empathy and compassion.

1:38:55 Know that emotions like anger and sadness can fuel thoughts of joy, happiness and peace too.

1:47:38 The Psychic Sorority.

1:54:10 The first baby steps toward self-love and its reciprocal responses.

2:05:05 Conflict REVOLUTION.

2:08:38 “No one is going to save me.”

2:15:35 “We work for the good of the whole.”

Resources

Diaries of a Psychic Sorority: Talking With the Angels by Kimberly Lilith Phelps, Barbara With and Teresa McMillian

Conflict REVOLUTION: The Workbook by Barbara With

Sound: Native Teachings and Visionary Art by Joseph Rael

The Ojibwe/Anishinaabe/Chippewa Indigenous tribe

Barbara’s appearance on the Metaphysical Hippie Chicks 2.0 podcast

The Serenity Prayer

The work of Jean Houston

Paul’s podcast conversations with James Carse and Anne Helfer

The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

Voices of the First Day by Robert Lawlor

Healing With Haiku: A Poetic Exploration of Self by Anne Helfer

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Do you ever wonder why it’s so hard to make to make simple changes that could help you live a healthier, stress-free life?

Perhaps, it’s powers behind the scenes motivating you to drink that extra cup of coffee that becomes many more or skip your afternoon workout in the gym that becomes a lasting habit. 

CHEK Professional Jason Christoff returns to share what he’s learned about mind control in his new documentary, Planet Mind Control, this week on Spirit Gym.

Check out Jason’s articles, programs and podcast appearances on his website. Find him on social media via Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube and Soundcloud.

Watch Jason’s documentary, Planet Mind Control, for FREE. Receive guidance on breaking the self-sabotage loop by emailing Jason directly at [email protected].

Timestamps

4:21 Why Jason made his documentary about mind control.

14:25 If magicians can fool people with mind hacks, how good are trained professionals who specialize in mass mind control?

22:08 The mindset of the least hackable people.

27:15 “You have to trick citizens to destroy the U.S. from the inside.”

45:05 Donald Trump: A strong mind control operation all by himself.

54:28 The COVID times, fight or flight and mind control.

1:06:47 Resetting your consciousness from negative content with repetitive positive things.

1:11:08 Mind control and self-sabotage work in concert to keep you stuck.

1:14:56 Direct versus indirect mind control.

1:20:45 Mind control and kids.

1:29:57 Living a lifetime as a professional teenager.

1:35:26 Why is it so easy for people to trick themselves?

1:46:04 Ever question why you drink alcohol or coffee?

2:00:39 What’s next for Jason.

Resources

Jason’s presentation during a U.S. Senate roundtable on YouTube

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

I Am Legend (movie)

Contagion (movie)

28 Days Later (movie)

Outbreak (movie)

The work of Justin Willman, Max Major, Denis Rancourt, Sir Robert McCarrison, Michael Tsarion and Rupert Sheldrake

Dr. Lawrence Dunegan’s transcript covering the New Order of the Barbarians meeting with Dr. Richard Day in 1969

The Medes

Paul’s solocast on Shadow Work

Farmers of Forty Centuries: Organic Farming in China, Korea and Japan by F.H. King

DNA: Pirates of the Sacred Spiral by Leonard Horowitz

Trance: The Cathy O’Brien Story

Eugenics

Paul’s podcast conversation with Dr. Keith Witt

Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax

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Sound can do so much for us. It can entertain, inform, motivate and immerse you in its healing tones. If you don’t believe it, take an early morning walk in a park and let nature surround you with sounds that can heal your soul if you let it.

At the dual closures of a 15-year adventure in the corporate world and a long-term relationship, Tenille Bentley came back to her first love — music — as medicine to bring joy and healing to her body and soul. 

Tenille shares her healing story that led to a new career as a performer who combines music, frequency and science to connect, heal, soothe and celebrate and explains how you can too, even with little to no musical knowledge, this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Tenille’s work on her website. Find her on social media via Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. Listen to her music on Bandcamp and Spotify. Explore a coaching/mentoring opportunity with Tenille at this link. Watch the trailer for her film, Does Sound Heal, and learn about sponsoring opportunities at this link. Check out Tenille’s Attune app at this link.

For Spirit Gym listeners: Save 20 percent on Tenille’s 12-week, self-paced Institute of Sound and Frequency course at this link. You need no prior knowledge of music or know how to play an instrument to take this journey. Use the promo code CHEK2026 to receive your discount. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)

Timestamps

2:40 The differences between sound healers and sound therapists.

7:14 “My work has been shaped by beauty, but also the rupture of life.”

10:38 Giving up music for building companies.

18:04 When Tenille’s calling back to music returned.

25:21 “You don’t choose the instrument… the instrument chooses you.”

33:29 Your relationship with sound.

41:42 The ngoni (African harp).

46:36 Tenille recalls experiencing trauma, heaviness and crying during a concert.

54:10 “I purposely walk in (to a sound experience) without a plan because the room is going to tell me.”

1:10:59 The importance of silence.

1:18:28 Over the past 15 years, Tenille has surrendered to a journey that’s led by something greater than her with unwavering faith and surrender.

1:29:09 The first instrument that called to Paul.

1:39:16 A sound diet.

1:58:02 “Some of the deepest, most profoundly changing songs in people's worlds have been ones that have just been written through me in five minutes.”

2:08:11 Do you regularly question your contribution to the world, especially if you’ve left it for a short time?

Resources

Digital Consciousness: The Emotional Digital Frequency of Self by Tenille Bentley

The Shruti box

Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)

Healing at the Speed of Sound: How What We Hear Transforms Our Brains and Our Lives by Don Campbell and Alex Doman

Paul’s podcast conversations with Ian Morris, Dr. John Demartini, Ross Newkirk and Jonathan Goldman

The work of Don Miguel Ruiz and Dr. Bruce Lipton

Searching For Sugar Man

The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life by Robert Becker and Gary Selden

The Humming Effect: Sound Healing for Health and Happiness by Andi and Jonathan Goldman

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If you follow politics at all, your head must be on a swivel (and hurting) with all of the upheaval going in America and abroad. In many cases, promises were made but not kept which may be making you rethink some of your recent choices at the ballot box and even squirm a bit.

Comedian JP Sears dissects these recent events and, like the deft, wise humorist he is, reminds us that giving our power as citizens way too easily on promises not delivered makes us the punchline of the joke, a lesson all of us can learn from as we create a better destiny for ourselves and the world this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about JP and his work on his website. Check out his new adventure, the Better Man Project, on YouTube. Follow him on social media via Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Rumble.

Timestamps

2:51 JP leaves the standup comedy world.

9:32 “As a country, how did we get to this place where THAT can happen?”

17:28 Feeling gratitude for living through the COVID era.

23:22 The devil in the world right now gives us plenty of opportunities to look inside ourselves and ask, how am I doing this…

29:33 Our blind spots are easy sources for laughter.

36:21 Comparing our shadow work to bowel movements.

44:07 JP and Paul do some “yin-yagging.”

53:48 “If Trump is a joke, what is the punchline?”

1:06:04 The dual lack of common sense and wisdom is becoming fatal on a societal scale.

1:16:52 What really matters the most to you?

1:24:44 The defeat of U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in the 2026 House primary.

1:46:42 The Bibi Files.

1:52:38 How do we create our destiny?

Resources

Milo of Croton

The myth of Midas’ Golden Touch

The Modern Wisdom podcast

Isaiah 45:7

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg

The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy

Voices of the First Day by Robert Lawlor

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)

The Epstein Files scandal

The Shawn Ryan Show on YouTube

Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded by Maxwell Maltz

Paul’s solocast on Shadow Work

Paul’s podcast conversations with Sean O’Laoire, Anne Helfer, James Hollis and Mark England and Kimberly Kesting

The work of Adam Smith, Laozi (Lao Tzu), Louis Hamilton and Earl Nightingale

Tao Te Ching: The Book of Meaning and Life by Richard Wilhelm

Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax

Paul’s appearance on London Real

The Alex Jones Show on Spreaker

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Did you know that to be gifted in the Tarot, you need to be a historian too?

Spiritual counselor and Tarot master Letao Wang shares how the dual studies of history and the Tarot intersect and how both affected his work and life for the better this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Letao and how to work with him at his Healing Kingdom website. Find Letao on social media via YouTube and Instagram.

Timestamps

3:03 Letao’s award-winning Tarot card decks.

8:13 “A myth is history and there’s no defined boundary between them.”

15:08 To be a good astrologer, you have to be a good historian too.

25:14 “Life is like a tennis game and astrology's like a weather report.”

27:41 How Letao selected the 36 historical figures who appeared in his latest Oracle deck.

31:31 The story of Yoshiko Yamaguchi and the ways it paralleled Letao’s life growing up.

39:46 How should you use Lateo’s Tarot card deck to gain insights into your life?

42:06 Using Lateo’s Tarot card decks in functional and non-traditional ways, like a meditation tool.

56:48 One of Letao’s goals with his newest Tarot card deck: Sharing very influential figures in Asian culture to a Western audience like Chiune Sugihara.

1:08:38 A meditation on sacrifice for the greater good.

1:14:48 “If we are unconscious of the myth living within us, we are unconscious of the choices we’re making.”

1:23:51 2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse.

1:34:32 Knowing that Benjamin Netanyahu is a Libra could explain a lot of his actions as Israel’s Prime Minister.

1:40:25 Some positives to look out for during the remainder of 2026.

Resources

Legends, Heroes and Villains Oracle Tarot card deck by Letao Wang

Oracle of the Celestial Deities Tarot card deck by Letao Wang

Oracle of the Mythic Heroes Tarot card deck by Letao Wang= 

Penelope’s Bones: A New History of Homer’s World Through the Women Written Out of It by Emily Hauser

Letao’s interview about the Year of the Fire Horse on BBC News on YouTube

Letao’s conversation with Gahl Sasson on YouTube

The work of Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., Puyi, Nelson Mandela and Fritz Haber

Paul’s podcast conversation with Ernst Wilhelm

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Paleovalley
BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15
Organifi CHEK20
CHEK Institute

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