Basecamp for Men E283: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful

E283: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful

 

E283 Introduction

Today is a bit of an odd little short-format Firestarter episode, under 10 minutes. With that Terrance McKenna audio clip and then a song at the end. I came across the idea for this mini-EP for this as I was on my run around the lake that I do. I had a playlist on and the song “Feels So Good” by Chuck Mangione, which was one of the popular songs of the day when I was a little kid. It made me think back to my childhood when this song would come on the FM radio in my Mom’s car.

A simple little jazz and trumpet song that conveyed its central theme…..Feels So Good. And I realized that this thread of joy and God and Divine Guidance and love and family is absolutely essential for our ascension and redemption. The Globalists, the Luciferians, call them what you will, can’t stand this about us. Our Divine Spark, the life-force and emotions that gives meaning to this whole mythic storyline.

It all got me thinking about something the ancient Greeks referred to as The Good, the True, and the Beautiful. This ancient Platonic ideal contains three qualities or principles that are transcendent. These principles transcend nationalities, transcend Democrat vs. Republican, woke vs. Patriot, Trump as King vs. Trump as Hitler. The Good the True and the Beautiful is a wonderful lens and mirror and a barometer to see and feel how we are doing at each stage.

And you can see the attack on all of this in the mainstream culture and the mainstream media. The education system is dumbing down the kids (which is not True or Good or Beautiful). Our once-proud cities look ravaged by crime and addiction and filth. Again, nothing True or Good or Beautiful going on down the street.

The media landscape is a vipers den of lies and deception. Again, not Good or True or Beautiful. So much so that you could, as a practice, completely invert EVERYTHING that the media says and have a more accurate portrait of what is going on.

And yet….and yet we still have laughter, we still have beautiful children being born and raised, we still have joy in one another. Even as we all see the absurdity of it all like Terrance McKennan said in the beginning.

If Terrance McKenna is correct and moving into a higher dimension is like a “fire in the madhouse” then the game becomes how do we hold onto the Good and the True and the Beautiful while inside the “fire in the madhouse”. That is what we are all attempting to do. No wonder people are freaking out about every little thing and bracing for God knows what.

It’s important for us to keep one another close in these times. Even if it is just 2 or 3 trusted friends and family members. Large numbers in your tribe does not matter. This is not a popularity contest. The fire in the madhouse moment has us reach only for those most important to us. To keep alive the Good, the True, and the Beautiful as we watch this insanity reveal itself to this beautiful planet and all of the confused, traumatized and loving humans who call this place home.

I was going to conclude with a classical musical piece but God was whispering about this song so this song it is. And remember Basecampers, you and I , we belong to the Light. We’ll see you next week.

 

 

Basecamp for Men E273: Men and the Soul’s Journey

E273: Men and the Soul’s Journey

 

E273 Introduction

Today’s episode is both a new wrinkle and a bit of a throwback. I am being interviewed by Beth Marten, which is something we don’t often feature here on Basecamp, me on the other side of the interview.

Yet, it also a throwback to earlier days here on Basecamp as Beth and I get into men’s work, male initiation, the archetypal Hero, and why the journey of the Soul is so important for humans.

E273 Final Thoughts

Well, I hope you enjoyed that conversation. I love sitting on the other side of the interview, especially when I get someone I really jive with like Beth. If you like her stuff as much as I do, go subscribe to her excellent podcast The King Hero’s Journey.

 

Basecamp for Men E272: Getting Out of Our Bubbles

E272: Getting Out of Our Bubbles w Special Guest Jennifer Galardi

 

E272 Introduction

It is one of the things that mark the times. This Great Awakening. Where something that you thought was solid turns out to be a castle made of sand. This awakening is hitting every ideological group all over the world. The irony is that it seems that the more each group feels they are safe, the sooner that this transformative wave hits their so-called safe haven.

What is each camp being asked to wrestle with? There is certainly a high road to shoot for but that does not mean there is not uncomfortable truths or difficulties navigating this culture war. Far from it.

I have spoken about this many times before but I think it bears repeating. The times are requiring a lightness and nimbleness that we have not been too accustomed to. To be heavy with righteousness or ego or anger will not serve us.

For example, many people said foolish things over the pandemic. Present company included. Some were sure that the jabs were going to save us all. They were wrong, obviously. We don’t need to rub their noses in it, as long as they are honest and not trying to save face saying they were never like that. You were. We saved your old tweets and posts and text messages. Let’s move on.

I believe that as fast as things seem to be moving now, my sense is that something even more accelerated is just on the horizon. And I am not talking about a horizon of years but a horizon of weeks and a few months. We all have some hunches and instincts and inner knowing about what this might mean. But if this Great Awakening has taught us anything, it’s that God does indeed work and move in mysterious ways.

I am personally filled with gratitude for being on this journey with you all. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be gathering my thoughts each week with a microphone (now two microphones with The American Pulse) and checking in with you.

There will be many revelations and “ah-ha’s) in the coming days and my hope and prayer for you and your loved ones is that they are at a speed that you can integrate and make sense of. We will be here on Basecamp looking for the common ground, the Truth, and the uplifting, inspiring narrative that will take us to our shared ,bright future. Thank you Basecampers and I wish you all Godspeed and alignment.

Jennifer Galardi Bio

My guest today is Jennifer Galardi. Jennifer is a writer and content producer in the area of health and wellness. Her work has been featured in such publications as the Epoch Times, The Federalist, the New York Sun, and Blaze Media. She also serves as the daily politics and culture writer on 19fortyfive.com. Here is my interview with Jennifer Galardi.

E272 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed that conversation as much as I did. To find Jennifer’s work and writing, simply go to www.jennifergalardi.com. Thank you Basecampers and we’ll see you around the fire next week.

 

The American Pulse E8: Balancing Optimism with Discernment

E8: Balancing Optimism with Discernment with Special Guest Janell Hartman

 

E8 Introduction

Hello listeners and thank you for tuning into The American Pulse.

There has never been, in my lifetime, a more polarizing character than President Trump. There are those that love him, those that hate him, and lots people that stand in between.

I saw a recent poll (I can’t remember who conducted it) that said that 90 percent of Republicans agree with the direction the administration is taking us and 4 percent of Democrats approve of the direction.

There has never been a more stark divide of WE THE PEOPLE. I hear and see plenty of evidence in and around Seattle of how scared the left is. I don’t listen to much leftist media anymore but by chance I was listening to one of Steve Bannon‘s podcast episode to get his take a something and he always plays a few minutes of what Rachel Maddow and CNN and MSNBC are saying. You can hear how much fear they are drumming up in their dwindling viewership. Everything they say is a black pill meant to create fear, aversion, loathing, and distrust in those that are ingesting this stuff.

Who wants to feel that terrible all the time? Why would you? Trust me, there’s a better way.We are all going through these changes together and I don’t know about you but I am attracted to the path that is visionary and uplifting and gives us a roadmap of a higher plane that all Americans aspire to, regardless of politics.

These are the times that call us to be more courageous. To let in inputs and information that we have been told to fear. It is, as I have mentioned many times, a COLLECTIVE Hero’s Journey. I wish you Godspeed.

My guest today is a dear friend, podcaster, and an independent thinker who has been watching this narrative war as closely as I have. Enjoy the interview.

AP E8 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed that conversation as much as I did. To learn about health from two stone cold experts, go subscribe to Mindful Medicina with Dr. D and Janell Hartman. You will learn all sorts of new things.

Thank you for tuning in, and we’ll see you next week on The American Pulse.

Basecamp for Men E270: Freedom, Sunshine, and Steak

E270: Freedom, Sunshine, and Steak w Special Guest Ben Wehrman

 

E270 Introduction

One of the things that we have been tasked with, you and I, is to consider and, when appropriate, to adopt new ways of seeing things. We have been given so many false notions in so many areas: gov’t, education, media, and health, for instance.

The best we can do, imho, is to keep an open mind. Continue to look for ideas and people that uplift and inspire you. For they are your fellow travellers in this great awakening we are experiencing.

Humanity seems to be emerging from the fog of deception. Our antennas is getting more sharply attuned to Truth. The more the Truth comes to Light, the more confident we become in our path and in ourselves and one another.

What are some of these new ideas that are emerging that can help elevate us? We will cover much of this and more today with a man that I have had the great fortune to connect with. This could easily be two men sitting around the campfire talking far and wide about our shared future.

Before we get to the episode, I wanted to read two memes for you that I think will help tee this one up.. One from my guests website a quote from the writer Timothy Ferris: 

“ The specialist spends decades making incremental improvements, while the curious generalist consistently measures improvement in quantum leaps.”

And finally, one from my own website. “Truth is also seeking the Seeker.”

Enjoy the episode.

Ben Wehrman Bio

My guest today is Ben Wehrman. Ben is a fellow seeker of truth, a photographer, a digital nomad, writer and podcaster. Here is my interview with Ben Wehrman.

E270 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed that conversation as much as I did. I love it when I am learning new things and new perspectives from the guest in real time. I will be experimenting with this carnivore diet. Just need to figure out when and what that looks like. Might need to get some buy-in from my wife to really make this a do-able experiment. I will keep you posted. Thank you Basecampers and we’ll see you around the fire next week.