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Xian Archive
by Matt Xian
Welcome to Xian Archive, a hyperspatial database of the fascinating discussions shared between artist/creative director Matt Xian and guests circling around the topics of psychedelics, creativity, music, artwork, technology and beyond.
Episodes
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The Art of Waking Up, Painting Visionary Art & Visiting Egypt w/ Peyson Jones // XA103
For the final episode of Season 7 of Xian Archive, Matt sits down with his good friend Peyson Jones. Peyson creates incredibly detailed visionary art under the alias The Art of Waking Up. During the conversation Peyson shares how he learned about spirituality, his journey with artwork, and his...
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Jesus's Coded Message About Non-Duality w/ Bob Peck // XA102
On this episode Matt sits down with Bob Peck for a continuation of their first podcast, linked below. Bob is a festival award-winning filmmaker, author, lawnmower, meditator, and a spiritual student of Christ, Krishna, the Buddha, and Paramahansa Yogananda. With bachelor’s degrees in Religious...
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The Origin of The Texture Bois w/ Shelajit & LŪKA // XA101
On this episode of the Xian Archive Podcast, Matt is joined by musicians Shelajit and LŪKA, who together form The Texture Bois. The Texture Bois blend ancestral instrumentation, rich electronic textures, and soulful vocal expression to create immersive soundscapes that transcend language. During...
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Alchemy's True History & The Philosopher's Stone w/ MJDorian // XA100
On this episode of the Xian Archive Podcast, Matt is joined by MJDorian. MJ is an artist, educator, podcast creator, and award winning composer. His work in film has received wide acclaim, including Outstanding Achievement Award for Original Score (VisionFest 2011, NYC) for the feature film:...
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Astronox Origins, Festival Lore, Psytrance & Questing w/ Nick Sumbles // XA099
On this episode of the Xian Archive Podcast, Matt is joined by Nick Sumbles. Nick is the founder of Astronox, the Austin,Texas based yearly festival that is home to cutting edge electronic music, stage design, visionary art, gaming, film and beyond. Astronox not only curates an incredible lineup…
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Surrealism, Psychedelics & Creating Visionary Art w/ Kara Timmons // XA098
On this episode of the Xian Archive Podcast, Matt is joined by Kara Timmons. Kara is a visual artist who primarily works in oil and acrylic. Her work focuses on the dynamic and sensitive framing of the human figure as a vehicle for visions of symbiosis with nature, relationships with higher...
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Testing the CIA Gateway Process & Going Out of Body w/ Michael Phillip // XA097
On this episode Matt is joined once again by Michael Phillip, who is a writer, video creator and host of the podcast Third Eye Drops. Michael has released and appeared on hundreds of podcast episodes, melding minds with a wide range of multidisciplinary experts including scientists, artists,...
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You Are The Light of Consciousness w/ Anna Brown // XA096
On this episode of the Xian Archive Podcast, Matt is joined by Anna Brown, who is a spiritual seeker and finder, a nondual teacher, and host to the popular YouTube channel @AnnaBrown. Through her videos Anna teaches what she refers to as The Light of Consciousness, which is our true form…
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Dealing with Intense Emotions w/ Ben Holt // XA095
Ben Holt is the founder of Awakened Breath and Peaceful Warrior. Through these projects Ben and his team provide multiple transformational retreats, teacher trainings, courses, community events, and workshops every year both in person and online. Ben's unique approach to the facilitation of…
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Peak Experiences, Synchronicity & Tribal Bass Music w/ MORiLLO // XA094
On this episode of the Xian Archive Podcast, Matt is joined by music producer, drummer & DJ Zach Morillo. As the artist ‘ MORiLLO ’, Zach has released three albums, three ep's, and a multitude of singles and remixes on established labels such as Gravitas Recordings, Muti Music, High Vibe Records,...
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Plato's Cave & The Illusion of Success w/ Michael Phillip // XA093
On this episode Matt is joined once again by Michael Phillip, who is a writer, video creator and host of the podcast Third Eye Drops. Michael has released and appeared on hundreds of podcast episodes, melding minds with a wide range of multidisciplinary experts including scientists, artists,...
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Alchemy & The Mystic Arts w/ Ken Shombala // XA092
On this episode Matt sits down with Ken Shombala. Ken discovered during business school in 97’ that his true talent lay elsewhere. This realization led him to training with advanced yogis, Ayurvedic masters and traveling the world practicing both internal and external healing arts. By 25, he...
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Was Jesus A Yogi? | How Religion Is Psychedelic | Kriya Yoga w/ Bob Peck // XA091
On this episode Matt sits down with Bob Peck. Bob is a festival award-winning filmmaker, author, lawnmower, meditator, and a spiritual student of Christ, Krishna, the Buddha, and Paramahansa Yogananda. With bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies & Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas, he…
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Life Is But A Dream (Where We Make Art) w/ Rob DiTeodoro // XA090
On this episode Matt sits down with Rob DiTeodoro. Rob is an artist whose mission is simple: to raise people's vibrations through his art. A devoted husband and father of four, Rob draws inspiration from the boundless curiosity and enthusiasm his children have for life and nature. As a former...
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The Origins of Shivelight, Outtallectuals & Baxtak w/ Aryan Ashoori // XA089
On this episode Matt sits down with the man behind electronic music project Baxtak, Aryan Ashoori. Aryan is the founder of the progressive music label Outtallectuals, and is the manager and co-curator of the popular YouTube music channel Shivelight. Growing up in Iran, Aryan developed a…
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Brent Pella: Psychedelics For Politicians, Conscious Bro & Creativity Hacks // XA088
For the season 7 premiere of the podcast Matt sits down with Brent Pella. Brent Pella is a stand up comedian and filmmaker whose videos have gained 500M+ views online and was recently named a "Creator to Watch" by the New York Comedy Festival. A graduate of both the full Groundlings and UCB...
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MiMU Gloves, Spirituality & Music w/ Joshua Draper // XA087
For the final episode of Season 6 of Xian Archive Matt sits down with Joshua Draper. Joshua is the former Creative Producer for OPUS Immersive, a former touring comedian and Second City Conservatory graduate. He is also a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, and an early adopter of MiMU Gloves,...
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Normalizing Therapy & Psychedelic Integration w/ David Redish // XA086
On this episode of Xian Archive Matt sits down once again with David Redish. David Redish is an Integration Coach specializing in psychedelic and peak experiences, drawing from a decade of personal exploration in expanded states of consciousness and rites of passage ceremonies. He is currently...
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From Ceremony To Stage & Neo-Shamanism w/ Light Language // XA085
On this episode of Xian Archive Matt sits down with Artist, Musician & Neo-Shamanic Practitioner Burcs, AKA Light Language. Light Language is an ecstatic fusion of primal rhythms, world instrumentation, and rich deep bass interwoven with healing undertones, ceremonial vocals, and electronic dance...
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Mantra & The Sacred Sound Current w/ Siri Bahadur // XA084
On this episode of Xian Archive Matt sits down with Siri Bahadur Khalsa. Siri has taught yoga using pranayama, kriyas, mantra, meditation and sound therapy to thousands of students over the last three decades in Texas. A long time practitioner of Kundalini Yoga, his practice has developed into a...
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Life-Changing Trips & Visionary Art w/ Stella Strzyzowska // XA083
On this episode of Xian Archive Matt is joined by Visionary Artist, Stella Strzyzowska. Stella's paintings explore female forms, psychedelic experiences, and dense provocative visions. She uses art as a way to empower and express the process of internal navigation, creating road maps for the…
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10-Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat w/ GLO // XA082
On this episode of Xian Archive Matt is joined by GLO. Singer, Songwriter and Producer GLO is known for her creative melodies, angelic harmonies and powerful vocal mantras. Introduced to poetry in her high school English class and activated to sing through her time in church, she brings a dynamic...
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Bass Music, Sound Beds & Psychedelics w/ Hohm // XA081
On this episode Matt sits down with Hohm. Hohm is a music producer, sound healer and multi-instrumentalist that creates both downtempo bass and uplifting house music. His music is hard-hitting, dreamy, and euphoric all at the same time. He is known for how he combines deep, heavy, bass with...
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Element Kombucha & Plant Dieta w/ Tima Trofimenkov // XA080
On this episode Matt sits down with Timofey “Tima” Trofimenkov. Tima is an entrepreneur, an artist and an apprentice of Shipibo medicine path. Native to a small arctic village in northern Kamchatka peninsula, Russia. Growing up, Tima lived mostly off the resources of the land, fostering a…
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Ayahuasca, Sound Healing & Vocal Bass Music w/ B. Louis // XA079
On this episode Matt sits down with B. Louis. B. Louis is a singer/songwriter and sound healer whose mission is to share and channel his voice to the world. Healing music became his mission when he realized the healing effects people were having just in one session, with a combination of his own...
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The Mystic and The Scientist w/ Hamilton Morris // XA078
On this episode Matt sits down with Hamilton Morris. Hamilton is an American journalist, documentarian, and scientific researcher. He is the creator and director of the television series Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, in which he investigates the chemistry, history, and cultural impact of various...
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Kundalini Yoga, Healing and Psychedelics w/ Gurudhan // XA077
On this episode Matt sits down with Gurudhan Khalsa. Gurudhan has been practicing and teaching Kundalini yoga since 1971. Based in Austin since 2013, Gurudhan has taught yoga in major cities like New York City from 1971 to 1997 and in Los Angeles from 1998 to 2012. His emphasis is placed on...
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The Universal Transmissions Codex w/ Hakan Hisim // XA076
On this episode Matt is joined by Hakan Hisim. Hakan is a visionary artist who is inspired by trans-dimensional linguistics, esoteric literature, the occult, out-of-body experiences, dimensional travel and the akashic records. Hakan recently completed his magnum opus, The Universal Transmissions...
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Creating Spiritual Experiences Through Sound w/ Watashi // XA075
On this episode Matt is joined by Matt Edwards, better known as Watashi. Watashi is a musician, songwriter, producer and DJ currently based in Austin, Texas. Inspired by his experiences growing up in Japan, his music features an array of Eastern textures as well as ethnic instruments from…
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Platonism: The Philosophy of Divinity w/ Michael Phillip // XA074
On this episode Matt is joined once again by Michael Phillip, who is a writer, video creator and host of the podcast Third Eye Drops. Michael has released and appeared on hundreds of podcast episodes, melding minds with a wide range of multidisciplinary experts including scientists, artists,...
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Sikhism in America & Guru Nanak w/ Dhruv Singh Khalsa // XA073
On this episode Matt sits down with Dhruv Singh Khalsa. Dhruv (RYT-500 eRYT-200) has been teaching Kundalini Yoga for a decade + after coming to the practice in 2010. He received his first 200hr certification in 2012 from Yoga-Yoga in Austin TX where he was taught by Mehtab & Gurukaram Benton…
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Ceremony, Enlightenment & Immortality w/ Erick Godsey // XA072
On this episode Matt sits down once again with Erick Godsey. Erick earned a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor in 2012. His postgraduate study included Evolutionary, Behavioral, and Jungian Psychology. He's the host of The Myths That…
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Vedic Astrology & The Yogic Lifestyle w/ Mehtab Benton // XA071
On the premiere of Season 6 of Xian Archive, Matt is joined by Mehtab Benton. Mehtab began his yoga career in 1973. He has trained thousands of yoga teachers, owned five yoga studios, and led a yoga ashram with his wife in Austin, Texas. He is the originator and author of Gong Yoga (also Yoga del...
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Ecstatic Bass & Experiencing Spirit w/ GLO // XA070
For the finale of Season 5, Matt is joined by GLO. Singer, Songwriter and Producer GLO is known for her creative melodies, angelic harmonies and powerful vocal mantras. Introduced to poetry in her high school English class and activated to sing through her time in church, she brings a dynamic…
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Supernatural Beings & The King’s Blessing (Part 2) w/ Michael Garfield // XA069
On this episode Matt sits down for Part 2 of his conversation with Michael Garfield. Transmedia artist and performance philosopher Michael Garfield helps people navigate our age of accelerating weirdness — and cultivate the curiosity and play we'll need to thrive in it. As a musician, Michael’s...
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The New Paradigm of Kundalini Yoga w/ Liya Garber // XA068
On this episode Matt sits down with Liya Garber. After struggling in an unfulfilled life as a business executive in New York City, Liya embarked on her yoga journey to pursue self-healing and the astonishing results kept her from ever looking back, even restoring her thyroid autoimmunity through…
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Manifesting Music w/ Savej // XA067
On this episode Matt sits down with Savej. Born and raised in the Honey Island Swamp of Louisiana, Savej [pron. savage] (@savejofficial) is known around the globe for his unique and captivating “Ancient Future” sound. His integration of ancestral medicine music, organic soundscapes, and exotic...
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Living the Sky Life w/ Sky Cowans // XA066
On this episode Matt sits down with Sky Cowans. Sky shares stories about wellness, spirituality, and alternative lifestyle with the intention to inspire personal wellbeing, curiosity, adventure, and unity through her channel Sky Life. Sky Life is a content-driven wellness brand on a mission to...
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Discovering Your Daimon (Inner Genius) w/ Michael Phillip // XA065
On this episode Matt is joined once again by Michael Phillip, who is a writer, video creator and host of the podcast Third Eye Drops. Michael has released and appeared on hundreds of podcast episodes, melding minds with a wide range of multidisciplinary experts including scientists, artists,...
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Ayahuasca & The Cosmic Joke w/ Carlen Altman // XA064
On this episode Matt sits down with Comedian and New Paradigm Storyteller, Carlen Altman. Carlen is a soul in a human costume that has helped create award winning films, comedy, inventions and is mainly interested in solutions for Planet Earth. As an empathic neurodivergent weirdo who gets bored...
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Alien UFOs, Psychedelics & The Future Tesseract (Part 1) w/ Michael Garfield // XA063
On this episode Matt sits down with Michael Garfield. Transmedia artist and performance philosopher Michael Garfield helps people navigate our age of accelerating weirdness — and cultivate the curiosity and play we'll need to thrive in it. As a musician, Michael’s songs and avant-guitar have…
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God Consciousness & 5-MeO-DMT w/ Martin Ball // XA062
On this episode Matt sits down with Martin Ball. Martin W. Ball, Ph.D., is a writer, independent publisher, nondual guide and consultant, visionary artist, and musician currently living in Ashland Oregon. In the spring of 2009 Martin underwent a profound energetic opening and transformation - the...
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You Are A Mushroom w/ Sam The Fungi // XA061
On this very special live episode recorded at Art of Consciousness, an Earth Day Celebration of Visionary Art, Music and Culture in San Antonio, Matt sits down with his good friend Sam the Fungi. Sam is committed to ending Myco-phobia, changing myco-stigma, and connecting humans through the power...
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Psilohuasca, Sacred Commerce & Masterminds w/ Seeka // XA060
On this episode Matt sits down with his good friend Jeff, also known as Seeka. Seeka is an entrepreneur and business coach who is obsessed with personal development. Seeka has worked deeply with plant medicines, meditation and shamanic practice and has a passion for what he calls "sacred…
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Iboga, Dharma & High Vibe Records w/ Equanimous // XA059
Equanimous is a music producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist. He gathers elements from the world around him to create a sound that defies genres, pushes boundaries, and can only accurately be described as a one of a kind heart-expansive experience. During the podcast Matt and Equanimous discuss...
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5-MeO-DMT Mushrooms (Psilomethoxin) & Entheogenesis w/ Greg Lake // XA058
On this episode Matt sits down with Greg Lake, Co-Founder & Lead Oracle of The Church of Psilomethoxin, a new entheogenic church based in Austin, Texas. Greg is a trial and appellate attorney, author, and entrepreneur, having assisted over 40 entheogen-based religious groups enshrine their rights...
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Destiny, Meditation and Medicine w/ Robert Patton // XA057
On this episode Matt sits down with his real-life brother and business partner, Robert Patton. Robert is a clothing designer and Founder/CEO of the 8-figure company SHEATH, which is an athletic apparel brand specializing in innovative designs in men's and women's underwear. Robert is passionate...
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Hermeticism, Alexandria & Revolutionary Theory w/ Buckley Rue // XA056
Buckley Rue is an author, activist and public speaker surrounding the subjects of Revolutionary Theory, Psychedelics, Hermeticism and more. He has a degree in Religious Studies from UT Austin, and is the founder of the UT chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the Austin chapter of...
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Psyche, Kundalini & Karma w/ The Ungoogleable Michaelangelo // XA055
Season 5 of Xian Archive has arrived. On the first episode Matt is joined by Writer and Multidisciplinary Artist, The Ungoogleable Michaelangelo. Michaelangelo creates stunning works of visionary art in several mediums. His work finds expression through visual art, written and spoken word, music,...
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Interpreting Divinity w/ James McCrae // XA054
On the final episode of Season 4 Matt is joined by James McCrae. James is an author, poet, meme artist, and creative strategist based in Austin, Texas. In his writing and art, he applies the principles of mindfulness and Eastern philosophy to modern life with humor and candor. He is the author of...
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Welcome to Xian Archive, a hyperspatial database of the fascinating discussions shared between artist/creative director Matt Xian and guests circling around the topics of psychedelics, creativity, music, artwork, technology and beyond.
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