Basecamp for Men E98: Our Mythic Imagination

E98: Our Mythic Imagination

 

E98 Introduction

Without a guest lined up and leaving for vacation for a week, I found myself bringing one of my short format episodes to you. I am calling this one Our Mythic Imagination. It is my hope that it sparks your curiousity or rekindles something in you.

Whenever I step into this mythic landscape,  I always feel supported. There is something much larger than me that is wanting to speak to you. If I can stay out of the way and let the images and words flow, they will hopefully arrive in your ears and hearts in a coherent fashion. It is not always an easy balancing act as all sorts of ideas and images vie for the stage. Such is the way of myth. Messy, a bit chaotic, but ultimately staying true to the central message or motif. The mythic landscape that is our birthright is alive and well. Humanity is resourced for these next chapters.

There is SO much going on in our emerging story. When I say “our” story, I am of course referring to WE THE PEOPLE.  I do not see division in us. I refuse to buy what our adversaries are selling. We seem to have a  spiritual war at the foundation of what we are dealing with.  A battle for our Souls, if you want to state it in a biblical fashion.

The enemies of WE THE PEOPLE, whom we’ve spoken about on a number of occasions, are counting that we don’t wake up. That we continue our slumber, unaware of our situation and what is at stake.

We have work to do. The shadow is asking to be seen and acknowledged. It wants to be found. Both in the world and in ourselves. There is nowhere to hide right now, if I can state it in bold terms.

For me, these are times to lean on our stories and our myths. The ones that bring forth our courage and our mutual humanity. As I see it, we are either listening to the narrative of our adversaries as it blares out along the mainstream airwaves, or we lean on our tried-and-true myths that have been handed to us for to help us in for these very sorts of times. Mythic imagination is our secret weapon. It is how we know where we are and what we need to do. It is the weapon our enemy fears the most.

I will share with you today how I spark my own mythic imagination and hopefully this will help awaken what is beginning to spark inside you. We are one tribe. There is no division. All separation is an illusion. Or as Gnostics say There is Just ONE of Us Here.

Once you arrive at this universal truth (and really know it in your bones), all confusion and fog will dissipate. You have now arrived at the fork in YOUR Hero’s Journey.

The  Great Awakening of humanity has been prophesied in every wisdom tradition. The Quickening that brings an acceleration of the Divine Light and inner knowing into our tribe.  We are at the part of the story where mythic motifs and themes, long-forgotten characters, and unexpected movements in the story line start to assert themselves.

There seems to be magic afoot. As if each one of us, RIGHT NOW, is playing a crucial part in  this unfolding story. Something is stirring in the tribe. Are you aware of it? Is there inner work you need to do to better prepare yourself for the coming days?

I am inviting you to bring mythic imagination into your being. Into your Soul. It is how you will know what is unfolding. The chosen myth will whisper its secrets. It is not as hard as you might think. Sitting quietly as you contemplate your Hero’s Journey or The Grail or the Fallen Goddess Myth. These myths will, with a fisherman’s patient mentality, whisper where you are at and what you need to do or who you need to grow into to complete your Divine mission.

Myths are meta-stories. They create transcendent imagery and feelings in the initiate to guide the brave soul who awaits his or her instructions.

Basecamp for Men E96: Everyday Heroes

E96 Everyday Heroes with Special Guest Victoria Palmer

 

E96 Introduction-

As a former athlete, I highly value courage. I always have. As a kid, I saw athletes as warriors who lived at the edge of what they thought they were capable of doing.

I still count Muhammad Ali as one of my favorite Americans. As a man who spoke truth to power, I know that the champ would have had some pointed words to give to those that perpetrate the official Covid-19 narrative. Can you imagine a young Ali if he were asked about Tony Fauci or Bill Gates and what he thought of their opinions? I can just see Ali laying into their hypocrisy in his inimitable style and swagger. Do you think Muhammad Ali would have lined up to get vaccinated? Ha! Yeah right.

Or how about the great George Carlin? Do you think he would have complied with the narrative and the mandates? Or eviscerated the lies and have you laughing hysterically while he did it! George would have had a field day with this and we all know it.

I still take my cues from those with courage although it looks different today. I don‘t look to athletes anymore.  Today I admire people who can stand in and express their values and their principles.  Especially when those values are courage and freedom, which is at the core of who I am as a man.

Heroic people come in all shapes and sizes. Everyday hero’s that remind us of something. That as Americans, we carry this courage and a love freedom in our DNA.  It is certainly active and alive in one part of our tribe. And is coming like a wave, an activation key that has waited for the right sequence, to further awaken WE THE PEOPLE.

My guest today, is one such everyday hero.

Victoria Palmer Bio

My guest today is Victoria Palmer. Victoria is a truth activist, a Seattle native, and organizer of the Seattle Truth Network. An open discussion group that is questioning the Covid narrative.  She has made over 145 appearances on the streets and freeways of Seattle with signs such as “Honk if You Question the Mask Mandate.” I love this. Here is my interview with Victoria Palmer.

E96 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed my interview with Victoria Palmer. She is inviting the entire state of Washington to come to Seattle on July 3rd for the March For Freedom 3 starting at 11:00 at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Come join us there. If you have any questions or wish to open a  dialogue with her, you can contact her directly at contact@MarchForFreedomWA.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basecamp for Men E95: Holding onto Your Truth

E95: Holding onto Your Truth

with Special Guests Isabelle and Howard Ferguson

 

E95 Introduction

There are so many things I love about doing this podcast. To be able to explore the nature of all things human and offer some resources and assistance to WE THE PEOPLE is a great honor for me.

I also love that I can pivot at a moment’s notice to offer a different perspective to the events that are unfolding. Acting as an agent for this Great Awakening.

When I did E64 Vaccine Q and A with Dr. Jennifer Margulis, we questioned the vaccine rollout and whether or not it would be safe for people. I am always wary of telling people what to do. What you do with your own health and your life is not any of my business. Just as my choices are none of yours.

E64 was flagged and banned all over social media. It was also a great success for BFM. Even though my friends and family on the left were whispering “anti-vaxxer” and “conspiracy theorist” behind my back. I knew that if Big Tech was kicking me off their platform (as Twitter did) and banning my episodes (as Facebook and Google did), then I was “over the target” as they say in the military.

I have a sense that, when all is told and done, the vaccination program currently being rolled out by Big Pharma will be a  health disaster. We are already well on our way, whether you realize it or not. We all know lots of people that have received them. For many liberals, EVERYONE they know is fully vaccinated and ready to step up to the needle again as soon as the so-called authorities tell them it is time.

Data scientist Cliff High says that his algorithms say that soon 19 out of 20 Democrats will be fully vaccinated. As opposed to only 1 in 4 Republicans. Think about that for a second. If the vaccine program provides to be a health disaster, it will be particularly devastating to the people and families on the left. I say this with compassion and concern.

The MSM is suppressing so much information from WE THE PEOPLE. Large groups of medical experts have banded together to sound the alarm bells around these experimental and untested quote/unquote vaccines. The MSM has completely suppressed this story. If you are on the left, you have not heard a peep from your sources.

Recently, Four British Airways pilots all died within days of receiving the vaccine. All were in perfect health between the ages of 35-55. The MSM said nothing about this either as they continue to work against WE THE PEOPLE.

Sometimes the best way to reach people is by sharing a story to illustrate something. Something truthful that occurs in your close inner circle, which is what I will do today. Just a week ago I got a terrifying text message from my close friend Howard, telling me something happened to his young daughter Isabelle after she received the J and J shot. Let’t go talk to both of them about what exactly happened.

Isabelle and Howard Ferguson Bio-

My guest today has the distinction of being the youngest guest on Basecamp for Men, by far. Isabelle Ferguson is a bright, intuitive young woman who just graduated from high school and will be heading to culinary school in Paris and then onto Villanova for undergraduate school. Also on the show is my close friend  and Isabelle‘s father Howard Ferguson.

Isabelle and Howard have harrowing story to share with you and a message for young adults and their parents. Here is my interview with Isabelle and Howard Ferguson.

E95 Final Thoughts-

I hope you enjoyed our time with Isabelle and Howard. I so appreciate how honest and vulnerable they both were. I hope this story will serve to awaken parents and anyone who is on the fence with this important health issue.

I would like to finish with a list someone made of the “25 Reasons our Family is Declining the Covid-19 Shots”.  See if any of these resonate with you, even if you are all in on getting the vaccines.

 

 

Do all of these reasons sound crazy to you or well-considered? We’re just asking questions.

Basecamp for Men E94: The Path of Initiation-Part 2

E94: The Path of Initiation with Special Guest Joe Grube

 

E94 Introduction

This week I wanted to do a continuation of the theme we set in E86 The Path of Initiation but with a different guest. I believe that initiations mark our Soul’s journey. And that these initiations will come throughout our lives and can come in unusual ways. Sometimes we don‘t even realize that we were in an initiatory phase until the years ripen us and we look back. Through this initiatory lens, we can see how life was bringing us forth through mythic dimensions. Teaching us all the way.

Like so many young people, both my guest and I experienced the initiatory intensity of psychedelics on many occasions.  It is not something I talk about very often but as it was a clear initiation with a “before” and “after” Tony. So I thought I would take a look at it today.

There is something expansive and transcendent in this path. But it is fraught with danger, as spiritual teachers have often stated. Psychedelics are strong. Sometime REALLY strong. And they can take their toll on your nervous system and your mind. I would not recommend them to everyone.

Yet for the intrepid explorer, psychedelics have proven to open the doors of perception to a more cosmic dimension. Furthermore, what is seen, felt, and understood under the influence of psychedelics will often last a lifetime. In other words, you don’t need to take them over and over again. Although some people certainly do.

To bookend this edgier initiation, I thought I would include some wisdom from another initiation that my guest and I share: fatherhood. Here is another initiation that some men take and some don’t. It is a terrifying thing, becoming a father. You might not hear men say how scared they are as they await the arrival of their child but I can certainly attest to it.

I can usually tell if a man is a father just by how he carries himself. There is something intangible in a man’s aura or body language that indicates that he has children. It is something in the man’s soul. Perhaps it‘s that he has participated in his lineage in an active way and seems to carry something from his ancestors and future generations with him. Or perhaps it’s just because he has skin in the game, literally.

It might seem like strange bedfellows for an episode. Psychedelics and fatherhood. Let’s see if we can make a little sense of these powerful initiations.

Joe Grube Bio-

My guest today is my friend Joe Grube. Joe is an attorney, a husband and father, and a man known for his love of life, his great sense of humor, and for bringing a lightness and ease to his conversations and interractions with others. Here is my interview with Joe Grube.

E94 Final Thoughts-

I hope you enjoyed my interview with Joe Grube. Joe and I both recommend Ram Das’s Be Here Now, which is considered a classic in psychedelic and mystical literature. Whether or not you ever explore the psychedelic path, Be Here Nowcarries incredible wisdom and Light. It has the distinction being one of the first books that brought the teachings and wisdom of the east to the minds of  us westerners.

Basecamp for Men E92: Bridging the Left and the Right

E92: Bridging the Left and the Right with Special Guest Chris Beatie

 

E92 Introduction

One of the most crippling things about 2020 and 2021 has been the stark division amongst WE THE PEOPLE. The narrative in any MSM outlet is clearly designed to create separation instead of unity.

Mask wearers vs. unmasked. Vaccinated vs. unvaccinated. Biden supporters vs. Trump supporters. BLM vs. back the blue.There is a sub-conscious tendency to demonize the other side. I have spoken and written about this on several occasions. We have to find a path that integrates all aspects of WE THE PEOPLE.

The left and right both have their own unique conditioning and part of that conditioning is to put the other side in a sort “aren‘t they stupid” sort of thing. As someone who was a liberal for 30 years, I know the conditioning of the left quite well. I am a product of it. However as the radical left advanced on my tried and true traditional liberal foundation, I found myself looking for less constraints for my ideas and my truth.

Between identity politics that focused on dividing us along racial and sexual identities, a stifling conformity that would not allow me to question the mainstream narrative without being cancelled, I naturally started to drift to the right, in search of others who were curious and questioning about what the hell was going on.

I don’t know about you but I don’t like it when I hold harsh judgments of whoever is in the other group. Thoughts like “they are stupid” or “they are crazy, insane”or  “how can they be so in the dark, ignorant, etc. etc.”don’t let me express my natural love of our mutual humanity.

It is true I have interesting new friends in the Patriot community. But I also have tons of loved ones on the left. I see them working to figure things out. It’s not easy, I know that.

These are challenging times to navigate. On a personal level, I am working on my compassion. To not be so quick to condemn my brothers and sisters who are at a different stage or even a different path up the mountain.

For those that I travelled far and long with on the left. I haven‘t abandoned any of you. Not in any permanent sense. We are all mystic travellers finding our way. If our paths were deeply connected in the past, my sense is we will see each other again on common ground. There may be much to learn by travelling separate roads right now.

In this episode, I thought you would enjoy hearing two friends with quite different political orientations take a run at a few of the issues that seem to be so deeply dividing us. I hope you enjoy it.

Chris Beatie Bio-

Chris Beatie has been a computer engineer for the last 25 years.  Finding that the stress and rigors of 12+ hour work days was taking a toll on his health,  Chris decided to apply his engineering skills to improve his life, becoming a biohacker of sorts.  Books, podcasts, doctors, medications, eastern medicine, Chris has explored and experimented far and wide!  His personal mission passion is to help others find their most enlightened, capable, healthy and happy version of themselves.

E92 Final Thoughts-

I hope you enjoyed my conversation with Chris Beatie. Here are two men who are on different sides of some of these contentious wedge issues but have not lost their affinity, respect, or love for one another. I hope it helps you navigate the conversations and interactions that you are having.

I thought it was interesting that, even though we made opposite choices on the vaccine issue, there is mutual respect for one another. We both expressed concern for the other. He is hoping I don‘t get Covid and die and I am hoping he has no long-term effects from an experimental vaccine. Both of us have made informed choices and we both wish the best for one another. I don’t need him to do what I am doing and vice versa.

I have a tremendous amount of respect for Chris. He’s smart, lives from the heart, and makes good choices for himself and his family. I know that he also has positive regard for my character and my decision making process.

If you liked the interview, go check out an earlier one I did with Chris in on EP #41 titled Conversations with Men. In that episode, Chris and I talk about men’s health, testosterone replacement,  men’s personal development and some other interesting topics.