Out-of-Body Experiences with Samantha Lee Treasure S1:E2

Ryan D. Hurd sits down with medical anthropologist and author Samantha Lee Treasure to explore the fascinating and often misunderstood world of out-of-body experiences (OBEs). Samantha shares how growing up on a reportedly haunted farm in Ontario set her on a lifelong path of researching consciousness beyond the body. In this episode:How a veridical cherry cheesecake sparked Samantha's career in anthropologyThe surprising variation in OBE content Haunting narratives and astral projectionHow OBEs differ from lucid dreams and why the line can be blurryThe "astral marketplace" and the wellness world's complicated relationship with OBEsGen Z's reality shifting phenomenon, a new culturally shaped altered state for the streaming generationSamantha's ongoing "Future Tokyo" OBE experiences: a consistent, semi-dystopian world she's been visiting since age threeSamantha's new book: Out-of-Body Experiences: Explorations and Encounters with the Astral PlaneFind Samantha online:Blog: zombiesinpjs.comInstagram: @astral_anthropologyYouTube: @SamanthaLeeTreasure