We've taken a lot of strange tangents in our quest to understand the human mind. Even though our ideas don't always hold up to the scrutiny of scientific research over time, there's always something to be learned from the ideas of the past. This is definitely the case when it comes to the psychological ideas of Phrenology, measuring the bumps in the skull to determine personality traits in humans.

I sit down with head of the Jesse A Marcel Library, Dr Richard K O'Conner as we discuss UFOs, crop circles, and the threat of nuclear war. Dr O'Conner has written extensively on the subject and is a leading advocate for moving our world forward in a peaceful and meaningful way. The Jesse A Marcel Library is a resource for those looking for more information on the UFO phenomonon, as well as a safe place for those who have had their own experiences to share in an open and judgement free space.

Whether you believe that God or a creator put you here with a divine purpose, or you believe that you came together after eons of cosmic dust slammed into each other and everything is random, the chances of you being alive are almost infinitely small. Either way, if you are not making the most of every second, you are wasting so much.

*The audio on this episode has some major issues that Will be fixed by the next episode. I apologize. The episode can be heard, but if you're not a fan of poor audio, you may want to skip this one.*

A look back at the news articles throughout the week.

Could a civilization build a structure around a star to harness its energy? The idea might not be as far off as you think. This idea has become known as the Dyson Sphere, but did you know that Freeman Dyson didn't actually come up with the original theory?

TikTok star, Tarot reader, and master of symbolism and Jungian dream analysis Twitchy Witch (Elianne) and I chat about everything from religion, to God, interpretations of scripture, and life in general in this week's Interview Episode. Be sure to check out Elianne's guest bio on my website for more information and resources for getting in touch with her.

We tend to decide our day as soon as something throws off our routine. But what makes a "day"? Why do we have to wait until we wake up the next morning to start a new day? We can start fresh at any moment, why not choose to do it whenever we need?

The US printing a trillion dollar coin, Russia saying the US is attacking them, valuations mermaids, AI reading our minds, mushrooms talking, and a 120,000 dollar banana getting eating. It's been a weird week....

The full story behind this week's Mindset Monday episode about Dr Richter's hope experiments. Rats WERE put into beakers until they drowned. The findings WERE that hope played an important role. But what was the story behind the experiments? Why were they being done in the first place? Did you know that it actually ties into the phenomena of Voodoo Death Curses?

A successful tech founder went to a series of conferences in California on vacation. All went well until the day she was supposed to return home. On the day she was supposed to make her flight, Erin Valenti called her family claiming, "It's all a game. It's a thought experiment. We're in the Matrix". Five days later she was found, dead, in the back of her rental car with no known cause of death. What happened to Erin Valenti?