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The Wyrd Way
by Dean Bentley
Welcome to The Wyrd Way. This is a podcast where we explore the questions of ”how do we be who we came here to be? How do we live true to our soul?” Join me as I jam out with guests from a wide variety of backgrounds. Speaking to how they found a way to live a life that was truly for them. Going beyond the conditions and the expectations of what had been expected of them to become leaders, creators, entrepreneurs, and healers that have walked a path outside the normal and been all the better for it.Here we challenge you to expand your views, explore new concepts and be immersed in worlds that perhaps you have not explored. Topics include fitness, sexuality, mindset, magick, business, energetics, health, psychedelics and a wide range of philosophy. It’s time to join us, get wyrd and realize in this life, you get to be who you came to be and in doing that, you can have everything you’ve ever wanted.
Episodes
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Taking Off The Mask: Living Authentically
Episode Description: What happens when the person you're trying so hard to become is the very thing keeping you from being yourself? In this episode of The Wyrd Way, Dean Bentley explores the masks we build around our identities, from the pressure to be strong and successful to the expectation…
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From The Archives: The Art of Surrender with Jake Putan
Episode Description This episode is coming over 2 years after it was actually recorded. I share on the podcast my own process with this and the reclamation that lays here in the ownership of one's own creation. This episode was recorded with a brother of mine, Jake Putan. A brother who I crossed...
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The Healing Power of Judgement w/Dean Bentley
Episode Description What if judgement isn't something you need to get rid of? For many of us, self-judgement, criticism and perfectionism aren't simply negative habits. They're protective patterns, formed around an old need for belonging, acceptance and safety. In this episode of The Wyrd Way…
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From The Archives: Grief Is The Portal w/ Odelle Wolfenden
Episode Description: Some conversations arrive before we're ready for them. This one was recorded back in Season 2 with my dear sister, Odelle Wolfenden, and somehow it feels like it has found its way back to us at exactly the right moment. Odelle is someone who has walked alongside me through...
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The Messy Art Of Humaning
Episode Description: The Messy Art of Humaning What if you don't need to have yourself figured out? We live in a world obsessed with optimisation, growth and becoming better versions of ourselves. We're constantly encouraged to heal, improve, evolve and move forward. But somewhere along the way,...
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Holding The Tension of Opposites
Core premise What if being “aligned” doesn't mean that everything is working? What if the uncomfortable parts of your life aren't evidence that you've lost your way, but invitations to become more capable of meeting reality as it actually is? This episode explores the tension between vision and...
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The Illusion of Control: The Wisdom of the Fool
Episode Description What if your need to understand everything is the very thing keeping you from truly living? In this episode, Dean explores the illusion of control through the archetypes of the Shadow Magician and the Fool. Together, they reveal how fear disguises itself as knowledge, why...
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Following The Thread: From Garage Circles to Main Stages
Description: A few weeks ago I found myself standing on the main stage at the Mind Body Spirit Festival in Melbourne. If you had told me six years ago that I would be doing that, I probably would have laughed. More than likely, I would have found a reason why it wasn't possible. At the time, I…
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Unlocking The Depth of Your Soul: The Transformative Powers of Presence, Expression & Surrender
Welcome Back Wyrd Wayer's Ok, so y'all getting a bit more this week because I've been a bit bored by AI's write up of these episodes (don't worry I'll still include it so you know what this week was all about), and wanted to create a bit more intimacy and realness. This week was fresh. As always…
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Initiation In The Modern World: Why modern initiation cannot look like the ancient world
In this episode of The Wyrd Way, Dean Bentley explores what initiation truly means in the modern world — and why so many ancient rites cannot simply be copied into contemporary culture. This conversation dives into the evolution from boyhood to embodied adulthood, the separation from the mother...
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Concerns Of The Healing World: Discernment, Dogma, and the Illusion of Truth
Welcome Back Wyrd Wayer's Welcome back Wyrd Wayer’s, This week I dive into what has been percolating in the background as I prepare for the upcoming Edge workshop, and the RAW retreat in August—concerns I am currently witnessing within the healing space. Stemming from my own experience walking…
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This Is Your Work Right Now: Why your current reality is the initiation and how to stop resisting it
There is something in your life right now that you’re avoiding. Something you don’t want to feel. Something you don’t want to face. Something you wish wasn’t there. And yet… it is. In this episode, I speak directly to the part of you that is resisting what is in front of you—the part that wants...
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The Perfectionist, The Path, and The Return to Self: Why your purpose isn’t a box—and what it really means to create, serve, and stay true
This week on The Wyrd Way, Dean opens a raw and honest conversation about creation, authenticity, and the subtle traps that arise when we begin to take our path seriously. For the first time this season, he pauses mid-flow—not to perfect, but to listen more deeply. What unfolds is an exploration…
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The Mother Wound and The Pathway To Manhood
There comes a point in every man’s life where he must face a truth most try to avoid: To become who he is, he must separate from where he came from. In this episode, Dean dives into the concept of the mother wound—not as something broken, but as an unfinished initiation. Through myth, psychology,...
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The Deconstruction of The Western Mind: Unravelling Control, Reclaiming Soul, and Finding a New Way to Be
There is a way of thinking that has shaped the modern world— a way rooted in control, domination, scarcity, and the relentless pursuit of “more.” In this episode, Dean Bentley unpacks the deeper architecture of the Western mind and how it silently shapes the way we live, work, relate, and even...
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The Power of Language: Spells, Truth, and the Words That Shape Your Reality
Language is not just communication — it is creation. In this episode of The Wyrd Way, I dive into the deeper layers of language as a force that shapes reality. From the words we speak internally to those we express aloud, every sentence carries a frequency — one that either creates alignment or...
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The Trap of Knowing: Control, Vulnerability, and the Return to Life
This one came through raw. No script. No plan. Just a question: What wants to be spoken right now? And what emerged is something I see everywhere—especially in spaces of growth and self-awareness… We’ve become very good at understanding ourselves. But we’re still avoiding actually living what we...
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The Journey of Initiation: Descent. Death. Rebirth.
What does it actually mean to be initiated? In the modern world, initiation is often misunderstood. It is treated as a single event, a ceremony, or a powerful experience. But real initiation is far deeper than that. In this episode, Dean explores the initiatory journey as an alchemical process of...
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Deities, Demons & Discernment: Power, Shadow, and the Responsibility of the Unseen
In this episode of The Wyrd Way, Dean Bentley dives into a rarely spoken about topic within modern spirituality: discernment when working with spiritual energies. As interest in mysticism, archetypes, deities, and magical practices grows, many people are opening themselves to forces they do not...
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The Seduction of Darkness & The Fall Of The Masculine
We are living in intense times. Systems are destabilising. Shadows are surfacing. Structures that once felt immovable are beginning to crack. In this episode, Dean explores what is unfolding on both the collective and individual levels — particularly through the lens of the wounded masculine, the...
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Why Icarus Needed To Fall: Grandiosity, Vision & The Necessary Descent Into Maturity
The story of Icarus is often told as a cautionary tale. Don’t fly too high. Don’t dream too big. Don’t overreach. But what if the fall was never the mistake? In this episode of The Wyrd Way, Dean unpacks the archetypal function of grandiosity within the psyche, the part of us that believes we can...
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Is Your Magick Shit? w/Daniel Erulian
Welcome Back Wyrd Wayer's This was one of my favourite episodes to record. There is a deep appreciation when I get to have a fellow magician on and dive into the depths of conversations and this episode was exactly that. One of my favourite things is having guests on that have spent the time and...
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Emotional Intelligence and The Initiation of Darkness w/ Aasha T
Welcome back Wyrd Wayer's This week we dive into an episode with Aasha T. It was great to have Aasha on and we got to explore a whole range of topics. Exploring the importance of emotional intelligence, going to the very depths and seeing how the polarities of Aasha's experience has opened her to...
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The Transformative Powers of The Darkness & Learning To Be Human in The Modern World w/Hallie Rose
Welcome Back Wyrd Wayers, This is a special episode for me. I got to welcome a dear guest onto the show, Hallie Rose. Hallie has been someone that had been a massive part of my journey and awakening. And was my first mentor, and coach (which we dive into a bit in this episode). Returning to this...
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Stopping Chaos By Building Internal Foundations w/Dean Bentley
Welcome Back Wyrd Wayers, I've noticed a trend in many of the healing spaces I've been in (and this is a reflection for myself when I've been in them) is the constant seeking of peak experiences and the creation of chaos in their lives as a way to experience the INTENSITY their nervous system...
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The Nuance of Healing and Finding Freedom Beyond Defeat w/Dean Bentley
Welcome Back Wyrd Wayer's This week was a dousy, we dive into some of the conversations that don't happen much around the healing space and the nuance of how to go beyond the surface level of some of the common new age spirituality, and tap beneath into what sits beneath. This means looking at...
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Grief As The Healing For Humanity w/Dean Bentley
Welcome Back Wyrd Wayers, This is a prayer of grief. For the simplicity of being you. The one that casts aside all ideas and illusions of grandeur and come into relationship with the fact you are already grand. Grief is a pathway home to the heart. It is the water that wears away the stone to...
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Using Burnout As A Gateway To Initiation w/Dean Bentley
Welcome Back Wyrd Wayer's We have another solocast today. This was an episode inspired by a recent workshop I did, The Soul Method. A common theme that I witnessed this evening was the feeling of burnout that SO many people can experience when it comes to business. These layers of shame, imposter...
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Healing Culture With The Dark Masculine w/Jason Bluett
Welcome back Wyrd Wayer's, This one is for the men, brothers and woman who are interested in the dark masculine. This episode had some bite and went into a topic that is one of the most important for the healing of the masculine and that is the conversation around the dark masculine. This is one…
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Building a Healthy Relationship with Money w/Dean Bentley
Welcome Back Wyrd Wayer's This episode is a little bit different. I've been creating a community over in Facebook lately where I'm sharing, teaching and going into a variety of topics. This episode is a recording I did in one of our weekly live teachings and Q & A's in regards to money. This for…
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Overcoming Our Core Wounding To Return To Wholeness W/ Allura Halliwell
Welcome Back Wyrd Wayer's This episode had some extra juice. And if you've been paying attention I nearly say that for every episode... And still I believe it for this one! On this episode, I had Allura Halliwell join me for a deep dive. Allura is Australia's leading expert on core wounding and a...
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Surrendering Into Magnetism W/ Tegan Mel
Welcome back Wyrd Wayer's This week we dive into Magnetism with the Magnetic Mentor, Tegan Mel. What does it take to be magnetic? What does magnetism have to do with surrender? What does it take for us to live our most vibrant and creative life? These are the questions we ask and answer this week...
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The Dark Night of The Soul w/ Dean Bentley
What is the dark night of the soul? What occurs in the moments when we lose faith? When our world crumbles? What is the purpose of this experience? The dark night of the soul is something that not a lot of people talk about. It is one of the shadow elements of the spiritual journey. The descent...
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Judgements of The Coaching Industry w/Dean Bentley
Welcome Back Wyrd Wayer's I recently did a post asking "What are your biggest judgements of the coaching industry?" This post got a lot of attention with many people sharing their perspectives, opinions and more. I loved hearing so many of different people's views and getting more acquainted with...
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Living Your Purpose And Building Your Legacy w/ Blythe Langford
Your purpose and your legacy are two very different things. In the day an age where people get caught in the trap of "looking for their purpose", this is a refreshing conversation that helps to differentiate a new way to look at purpose. Purpose is not what you do as a vocation. Purpose is not…
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Using Dreams As A Guide To Our Souls Path w/Melissa Johnson Aka Dreamhub
What are dreams? Where do they come from? What do they mean? Humans have been fascinated by dreams for millenniums. They've been used in countless civilizations. In different eras. As means of healing in the ancient asclepius temples, to exploring the unconscious mind in jungian psychology, to...
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Sex Magic Money Queen w/Brittney Van Gestel
Welcome Wyrd Wayer's. This is a potent and powerful episode. Talking all things wealth with the guest this week Brittney Van Gestel. This episode will help you explore some of the common misconceptions that can occur around wealth, how we can begin to cultivate safety for money and the importance...
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Stopping Control, Beginning To Trust & The Messiah Complex
Welcome Back Wyrd Listeners! This week on the Wyrd Way I jump into a much needed conversation... That of control. I know so many of us are guilty of this (myself included). The need to get it right, make it perfect and everything in between... On this episode I dive into why this is so and…
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Awakening The Alantian Codes w/ Myra Medhurst
The world is currently going through a shift. The age of Aquarius, the new Aeon and many different lineages have spoken of this. The current time period also marks the 26,000 years since the fall of Alantis. This is a cyclic event and the wisdom of Alantis, their wisdom has MUCH that is valid for...
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The Path of Liberation and Leadership w/ Summer Carroll
Where we create from, creates more of that within our reality. How then do we create from an aligned and soul lead place? This is ONE of the most powerful questions when it comes to the modern age of business. Through accepting we are the co-creators of our own reality, it makes us begin to ask...
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Cultural Appropriation to Creation w/Seth Westhead
This is one of the most IMPORTANT conversations for the modern world. On this episode Seth and I dive into two important topics. Creation and Cultural Appropriation. Being a Creator is the emergence of a new state of consciousness, that allows a person to move beyond a survival consciousness.…
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Survival Consciousness, Scarcity and Unlocking Abundance
Welcome To Season 2 of The Wyrd Way What keeps people stuck? What prevents people from seeing possibility? What keeps a person in the same limitations they've always had? This is an element of survival consciousness. The level of consciousness that promotes scarcity and lack. Join me on this...
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Expanding Our Capacity Amongst The Chaos w/ Dean Bentley
Welcome BACK! I have missed you all. It has been a few months since I last released an episode and a lot has happened in that time. I give a brief overview of the current direction in life and a few of the lessons I've been learning lately. From nervous system regulation, alchemy and the power of...
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Over Analysing, Dissociation & Trusting Life w/Dean Bentley
What happens when a person over analyses? What happens when as a species we live in our mind and psychopathologise our actions, thoughts and behaviours? The current world has brought in an array of tools, ideas and technologies that have been powerful for a person to know themselves. How much is...
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Letting Go Of Control by Following the Thread w/Dean Bentley
Humans want to know. We have been taught through knowing we create safety, when we are safe, everything will go the way we desire it. This is conditioning that often traps a person in a box that prevents them from following the life that is meant for them. On this episode I dive into the…
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Personal Myth, Deep Structure and Finding Your Why w/Dean Bentley
Are you ready to dive deep? I tune into jam on this idea of deep structure, myth and how these are imperative to finding our place within the world and creating change for the current state of the world. Whether it be the creation of a business, one's personal journey, a relationship, there is a...
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Imposter Syndrome, Pedestalling and Integrity in Service w/Dean Bentley
Why do people feel like an imposter? What allows a person to become the person that is capable of holding their vision? What does it take to get out of your own way and allow your gifts into this world? This episode I dive into how initiation occurs along the way. Today's day and age would have...
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Business, Money and The Nice Guy w/Dean Bentley
How does business, money and the nice guy all relate? This solocast I dive deep into how the nice guy plays out in business. Speaking to the common occurrences that can create repulsion when it comes to business and money. This invites a person into their own initiation through business as a path...
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Psychospiritual Death, Depression and Transformation w/Dean Bentley
We live in an age where depression and other mental health issues are rampant in society. This stems from the lack of initiatory experiences that are able to guide an individual through a psychospiritual death, to allow their sense of identity to expand beyond what they know. Allowing their...
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Rewritten the Stories of Masculinity w/ Linzey Beister
Masculinity. Purpose. Relationship. Surrender. Archetypes. This conversation covers it all! This was an incredible conversation with Linzey. We explore a whole range of topics touching on important conversations around what it means to be a man and some of the nuance conversations when it comes…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to The Wyrd Way. This is a podcast where we explore the questions of ”how do we be who we came here to be? How do we live true to our soul?” Join me as I jam out with guests from a wide variety of backgrounds. Speaking to how they found a way to live a life that was truly for them. Going beyond the conditions and the expectations of what had been expected of them to become leaders, creators, entrepreneurs, and healers that have walked a path outside the normal and been all the better for it.Here we challenge you to expand your views, explore new concepts and be immersed in worlds that perhaps you have not explored. Topics include fitness, sexuality, mindset, magick, business, energetics, health, psychedelics and a wide range of philosophy. It’s time to join us, get wyrd and realize in this life, you get to be who you came to be and in doing that, you can have everything you’ve ever wanted.
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