EP 13 - Ben Stewart: Beyond The Veil Of Deception

Ben Stewart’s life as a traveler has been one of transitions from the military to art, to the music industry and, now, to a filmmaker exploring psychedelia and the mysteries of the world in short- and long-form productions on YouTube and Gaia TV.Paul finds a long-lost brother in his wide-ranging Living 4D conversation with Ben that veers from having a relationship with God to organized science behaving like a mob… Show NotesBen connects with Paul via Pete Evans. (2:19)Ben’s crash course in filmmaking. (4:20)Burning Man, Waking Infinity and the unlimited power of the question mark. (11:30)Ben’s first real love: Music. (14:36)“Allegorical teaching is more important than facts.” (19:33)Why Ben is an artist. (23:00)Maintaining a balance between skepticism and open-mindedness. (26:57)Consciousness is a psychic substance. (30:48)Ben’s relationship with God is one that’s constantly improving. (37:35)What percentage of the ideas in your head are truly yours versus the ones that came from external influences and authority figures like your parents? (44:35)Do the actions of one person in a world of 7 billion really matter? (48:20)The ego -- one of God’s greatest inventions – helps us learn to love. (51:20)Learning how to embrace and integrate “the enemy” from The Matrix and Star Wars. (58:29)Why science isn’t “totally clear” about anything… (1:07:04)Science is an institution operating with a mob mentality. (1:12:40)“Religion starts the wars and science builds the weapons to kill people.” (1:14:40)“My entire life is a series of disappearing steps.” (1:20:22)Going deep into sonic geometry. (1:26:16)All of us are “immature magicians.” (1:32:25)Is history a static concept and really true as we’ve always been taught? (1:40:12)“When you can’t make a decision because you can’t rely on the experts, that’s your soul inviting you to an honest exploration of your own.” (1:47:23)Traveling to other dimensions of reality. (1:50:08)Myth is written as if it’s the history of humanity when it’s really the future of humanity. (1:58:45)Create your own kind of meditative ritual that works best for you. (2:07:13)“Enrich your mundane experiences of life by bringing more awareness into them.” (2:11:36)ResourcesPsychedelica and Waking Infinity on Gaia TVBen’s Esoteric Agenda, Kymatica and Ungrip on YouTubeDavid Icke’s The People’s VoiceThe Four Agreements by Don Miguel RuizThe work of Thomas CampbellWatchmen by Alan Moore and Dave GibbonsThe work of Edward EdingerThe work of Amy and Arnold MindellMore resources for this episode are available on our website.As an Amazon Associate, we earn commissions from qualifying purchases.Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Spirit GymCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.