408 — The Case Against Believing Anything You Hear On This Episode With Erick Godsey

Living the life of your dreams is very hard work.Paul believes much of that hard work comes from being open (and brave) to listen to new and different ideas — things you may never have considered before — then testing them in your own laboratory of daily living to see if they’re true and they work for you.Having the courage to explore and refine your life by doing the hard work of letting go of the stuff that isn’t working for you and choosing to allow the new in is a recurring theme in this week’s Spirit Gym conversation with Erick Godsey, a Master Coach and teacher of myth, science and philosophy. Remember, the best teachers you’ll ever have are the ones who are always challenging you to be your best you, not a clone or cult member!Curious to read more after Paul’s conversation with Erick? Check out part 1 and part 2 of his Renaissance Fitness essays on Substack where you can subscribe to his feed for free.Find out more about Erick and his work on his website and Skool.com/The Dharma Artist Collective. Look for him on social media via Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Listen to his Myths That Makes Us podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to them.Timestamps3:12 The spiritual community is splitting into different camps about how to handle technology.7:58 Erick was slow to change his mind about God, reincarnation and remote viewing.15:17 Paul’s remote viewing skills are put to the test.25:25 “To remote view, you have to get rid of any idea that could alter your conviction that it's even possible.”34:35 What does unconditional love mean?44:03 Myths and archetypes.51:05 Is there a fundamental grammar for archetypes that’s represented in the Tarot?59:18 A metaphysical kind of artificial intelligence that’s been around for billions of years.1:06:42 The illusions we create to make our stories work when they really don’t.1:13:43 Paul’s dream: Do the work to figure things out for yourself and test what you learn, even from him.1:19:46 Like Paul, Erick has been accused of being a cult leader and he lists it on his resume as a source of pride.1:23:46 One thought leader believes it could take about 735 lifetimes to reach a state of enlightenment.1:31:42 “I see a lot of sleeping teachers and potential leaders.”1:40:30 The deep importance of your dream life.1:47:10 Paul explains how to speak to and hear your soul.2:01:48 Paul helps Erick work with his soul.2:10:44 Heart breathing, soul connection and praying.ResourcesLife Before Life: Children’s Memories of Past Lives by Dr. Jim B. TuckerPhenomena: The Secret of the U.S. Government’s Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis by Annie JacobsenThe work of Dr. Stanislav Grof, Paramahansa Yogananda, Ibn Arabi, Itzhak Bentov, Arthur M. Young, Huston Smith, Jean Gebser, Eckhart Tolle and LaoziFingers Pointing Toward the Moon by Wei Wu WeiPaul’s podcast conversation with James CarseWhen God Was a Woman by Merlin StoneFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Spirit GymCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.