The Deep State Consciousness Podcast

A dialogue with Nicole Schnackenberg on how we view of mental illness and how that in turn effects the way we engage with it. Is it a problem to be fixed or is an invitation into a deeper and more authentic sense of self?

I had a conversation with Nicole Schnackenberg about what we mean when we talk about Self Enquiry - looking into our deepest sense identity and pondering the question 'who am I?'.

Nicole Schnackenberg is the author of 'False Bodies, True Selves: Moving Beyond Appearance-Focused Identity Struggles and Returning to the True Self', in which she documents her struggles with and eventual recovery from Anorexia Nervosa and body Dysmorphic Disorder. I interview her about that journey here.

A conversation with Tim Freke about Advaita Vedanta, or Non-Dualism, We talk about this Indian philosophy and look at how similar and different it is to different strands of the perennial philosophy. We also examine how it has developed since coming to the West and whether there are potential pitfalls with it.

A conversation with philosopher Tim Freke about the mythical Gnostic figure of the Demiurge, the lesser God who creates the material Cosmos. The Gnostics used the Demiurge to explain how a God of pure love could end up creating a universe of suffering.

We talk about how the image of the Demiurge has been recycled through the ages right up until the present day, from films like The Matrix to the theories of David Icke.

I talk with philosopher Tim Freke about the philosophy of idealism, the view that the material world arises out of consciousness (as it does in a dream) and not the other way round. This flips on its head our ordinary way of seeing the world.

Tim talks about whether life is indeed like a dream.

I was very happy to facilitate a dialogue between philosopher Tim Freke and Alex Tsakiris, host of the Skeptiko podcast. Over the past decade Alex has interviewed the world's leading scientists in psychical and near death experience research and we talk with him about what he's learnt through this process.

I host a discussion between philosopher Tim Freke and physicist Jude Currivan, centred around the themes in Jude's new book, The Cosmic Hologram and Tim's book Soul Story. We discuss Jude's view on what quantum physics is telling us about the nature of reality and whether it is pointing towards a particular metaphysical position.

The discussion then moves along to look at how the views we hold on the fundamental nature of reality effect our behaviour on a personal and political level.

I sat down with philosopher Tim Freke to chat with lucid dreaming teacher Charley Morley. We discuss dreaming from a Buddhist perspective, the similarities and differences between the dreaming and waking reality, mystical experience in dreams and the transformative power of nightmares.

I talk with philosopher Tim Freke about how becoming more conscious changes the way we can relate to others. We touch on issues of social phobia, having a more authentic connection with family and knowing when it's right or wrong to leave a relationship. We discuss how a sense of inner security and acceptance radically shifts our ability to engage with these issues and decisions.