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EPISODE · Jan 9, 2026 · 1H 30M

Kevin Cann: Autistic Nuclear Engineer on Journey From Trauma To the Soul as a UFO (Ep. 16, Pt. 1)

from Fire In The Cosmos · host Anthony Miller & Sinéad Whelehan

*Subscribe & turn on alerts for the release of Part 2!* *Guest*Kevin Cann *Important Content Warning:* This episode contains explicit discussions of trauma, abuse, and suicide that may be triggering, especially for survivors. Listener discretion is strongly advised. If you are in immediate distress, please seek help right away. In the U.S., contact 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. ********* Kevin Cann is the Founder of PlatonicSurrealism.com, a framework which integrates insights from philosophy, neuroscience, and lived experience into a practical system for wholeness and transcendence—without toxic cultural baggage. He teaches that AWARENESS and POTENTIALITY are the primal conditions of existence and offers tools for living with clarity, composure, and creative agency. Kevin is the Author of Platonic Surrealism: A Modern Framework for Meaning Beyond Science and Religion: Underpinnings of Personal Transcendence It can be purchased here for a whopping $5.99 ($1.99 on Kindle): https://a.co/gfv0b1c Kevin is the co-author of the third chapter of Jeffrey J. Kripal’s How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else, titled: “That They Are Not Human: Thinking on the Autistic Spectrum.” He is also a retired nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy, and retired from the University of California as a systems engineer with more than 30 years of experience. He can also be found on his YouTube channel "Platonic Surrealism": https://www.youtube.com/@UCQOIFxl-X8ZRLrLULzZVBpQ ********* *Episode Description* 🌀 Folks, this is your quintessential deep, raw, and emotional experiencer episode, split into two parts. We do not shy away from the shadow here, and boy did Kevin explore the depths of his journey through abuse, trauma, resilience, and transmutation. In part 1 of this interview, this autistic nuclear engineer—who recently taught a course at the renowned Esalen Institute alongside Rice University’s Jeffrey J. Kripal, PhD—touches on his self-developed Platonic Surrealism framework, calling in UFOs, childhood encounters with Egyptian god-like shadow beings, religion, mysticism, Robert Monroe’s concept of “loosh” energy, symbiotic sentient bio-plasma, and who and what we truly are! In Kevin’s own words:  “I knew that I was transcendent awareness from beyond space and time. I knew it always. So, no matter how hard the world was, I was still me. I always knew it. So, nothing could destroy me!” 🌀Last but not least: If these conversations matter to you, please consider supporting us!📲👍🏽🔔 Please rate, follow, and turn on alerts for our podcast to stay up to date with our releases, and we encourage you to ask questions and give us feedback and thoughts in the comments section!🗣️ The Fire In The Cosmos can only be kindled through an open dialogue on all these topics, so we want this to be a space where YOUR voice can also be heard!To support us please join our ⁠Patreon⁠ & follow us on our socials!⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ (To watch our episodes) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠📩 Substack coming soon — stay tuned!

*Subscribe & turn on alerts for the release of Part 2!* *Guest* Kevin Cann *Important Content Warning:* This episode contains explicit discussions of trauma, abuse, and suicide that may be triggering, especially for survivors. Listener discretion is strongly advised. If you are in immediate distress, please seek help right away. In the U.S., contact 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. ********* Kevin Cann is the Founder of PlatonicSurrealism.com, ...

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