Confronting Reality w/ Michael Phillip (Third Eye Drops)

For episode 8 of Season 6 Robert is joined by writer and host of the Third Eye Drops podcast, Michael Phillip. In the conversation the two discuss the art-form that is podcasting, as well as their psychedelic experiences. Later in the episode the two dive into a conversation around the internal critic we all deal with, and how to confront the reality, good or bad, that you find before you. Find Michael: https://www.instagram.com/third_eye_drops https://elementkombucha.com/ Visit our Shop: https://SheathUnderwear.com Show Notes: 0:45- Michael Phillip is host of the podcast, Third Eye Drops. 3:00- Podcasting has become Phillip’s way to make the sounds he is putting into the void have some meaning. 5:08- “You’re dipping into the wonder of life and evaluating it with these words and you do it very eloquently.” (Patton) 8:23- “Terence McKenna was like the psychedelic Jordan Peterson.” (Patton) 12:18- “A pernicious thing has taken root.” (Phillip commenting on public discourse) 14:29- One of Phillip’s favorite philosophers is Socrates. 18:00- After serving in the army, Patton has seen how the media can portray false narratives about war efforts. 21:15- It can be good to be curious about your emotions, but not letting them manipulate them. 26:04- Trying to place both on only one side of the political spectrum doesn’t do anything to make change. 29:53- “There’s nothing that could surprise me at this point, almost.” (Phillip) 34:07- Dialogue helps us with the flux of reality. 36:48- “I’m not interested in idealogical supremacy.” (Phillip) 42:40- Psychedelics can take you to the deepest extremes. 45:40- Patton conveys the importance of slowing down and taking a moment to reflect on growth and progress. 50:49- Phillip’s go to for a psychedelic experience is psilocybin mushrooms. 56:14- There seems to be some kind of jester entity experienced in out of body experiences. 58:33- Patton describes his first experienced with psilocybin mushrooms at age sixteen. 1:00:54- Psychedelics can mean ‘soul manifesting’. 1:03:34- It is a great feeling to go back to being even after dealing with chaos and uncertainty. 1:07:34- Salvia is a strong dissociative psychedelic plant that doesn’t produce pleasant experiences. 1:10:33- “Everybody is just a work in progress.” (Phillip) 1:14:34- Finding a happy medium is good for balance.