63: Artificial Consciousness

The boys take an esoteric approach to Christianity and discuss the secret doctrine of the Gnostic movement. They read from ancient Gnostic texts that discuss a hidden ineffable God, and how to achieve spiritual illumination known as “Gnosis.”

This week, the guys talk about the Christian parallels to Norse mythology, Ragnarök symbolism, and theosophy.

This week, we welcome Ryan's younger sister, Emily, back to the show to discuss her feelings about their father's book, UFO of God, and her thoughts regarding her family being featured on History Channel's Beyond Skinwalker Ranch. Emily also shares a significant astral travel experience she had recently.

This week we welcomed Ryan's older brother Jeremy back to the show to discuss being portrayed in the book, life since 2023's History Channel episode, and how he has coped with having experiences since.

This week the boys talk about dragons to kick off the Chinese Year of the Dragon. They talk about different dragon mythologies, their historical representations, the Lunar New Year, and even ponder the real existence of dragons.

This week the boys talk about the formation of the New and Old Testaments from a historical perspective. They talk about the authorship of the different texts, original sources of different manuscripts, and legislation about Christianity in the ancient world.

This week, we welcomed stuntman, voice actor and podcaster Reuben Langdon to the show. We discussed Reuben's career in Hollywood and the video game industry, including his roles in Devil May Cry, Street Fighter, Avatar, and more. He also shares the story of a significant paranormal experience he had in 2007 which sparkled his interest in aliens, consciousness and other new age concepts.

Hear more from Reuben using the links below:

• Website: https://www.interviewwithed.org/
• X: https://twitter.com/ReubenLangdon
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reubenlangdon/

In this swapcast with Meredith, host of the Meredith for Real: the curious introvert podcast, the group discusses the difficulties faced growing up within strictly religious communities. They also talk about the wonders, and dangers, of mind altering psychedelics.

Hear more from Meredith at the links below:

• Website: https://www.meredithforreal.com
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MeredithForReal
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal

In this episode, the guys welcome long-time friend Angel Candelaria to the show to discuss Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, a show that has made a lifelong impact on the whole BSS crew, EVEN ALEX. They discuss how the show is based on Hinduism, Buddhism, and Daoism and explore its symbolic references to those religions.

In the second Wisdom Traditions episode, the guys dive deep into Kabbalah, the esoteric method, discipline, and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. They read excerpts from the Zohar/The Book of Radiance and gave commentary on how they relate to the modern world.