The Skeptic Metaphysicians | A Pragmatic Guide to Spiritual Awakening, Metaphysics & Enlightenment

What actually happens after we die? It's the question humanity has asked for thousands of years, and for most of us, it stays theoretical. For Dr. Elisa Medhus, it became the most personal investigation of her life. Dr. Medhus spent over thirty years as an internal medicine physician, raised by militant atheists, trained to trust only what she could measure. She had never seriously considered what happens after death...until October 2009, when her twenty-year-old son Erik, who lived with bipolar disorder and Tourette's syndrome, died by suicide. What followed shattered every assumption she had about consciousness, energy, and the nature of reality itself. In this episode, Dr. Medhus walks us through her journey from hardcore skeptic to one of the most well-known voices in afterlife research, not because she went looking for it, but because the evidence kept finding her. A phone call from a twelve-digit number that led to nowhere. Electronic voice phenomena analyzed and confirmed as non-human by audio experts. A militant atheist father... a man who told her Erik would "turn to dust"...calling her three days after the death to report that Erik had appeared, changed into a young boy, and curled up in his lap. And eventually, holding her son solid in her arms for three seconds at the foot of her bed. We cover what the afterlife actually looks like according to Erik's accounts; the colors that don't exist here, buildings made of spirits, and what happens in the moments immediately after death. We talk about the Channeling Erik community, now fifty thousand subscribers strong, and the book Erik dictated from the other side, My Life After Death: A Memoir from Heaven, described by readers as the most convincing account of the afterlife ever written. We also go deep into Dr. Medhus's current work with scalar energy and biofield medicine...the idea that human beings are fundamentally energetic systems, and that conventional medicine is missing a critical layer by treating only the biochemical. She shares remarkable testimonials, including a patient whose two blocked coronary arteries were fully cleared and whose myocardial scars disappeared entirely, and explains why she believes the gap between science and energy medicine is finally starting to close. Whether you've lost someone and are searching for signs, you're curious about what evidence actually exists for life after death, or you just want to hear a scientist explain how she dismantled and rebuilt her entire worldview from scratch, this conversation delivers. In this episode: Resources mentioned: skepticmetaphysician.com/newsletterchannelingErik.comatlantisscalar.comIf you or someone you know is struggling, free support is available 24/7. In the US, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

You've seen mediums on TV deliver jaw-dropping messages from beyond. But what you're watching is edited. The real thing is messier, harder, and honestly. more convincing. This week, Will and Karen sit down with evidential medium, spiritual teacher, and host of the Mediumship Matters podcast, Hannah McIntyre, and from the first question she's already calling out the difference between a medium who tells you things that could be true for anyone. and one who shows up with undeniable, verifiable proof. Hannah breaks down why evidential mediumship is so brutally difficult, why some mediums avoid it entirely, and what actually happens when a spirit tries to communicate with the living (hint: no voice boxes involved). She also shares the story of a sitter who said "absolutely not" to everything she was told. until a photo of the ashes container arrived the next day. But that's not the wildest part. Hannah does a live reading right there on the mic, and the details that come through will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about what's possible. And if you've ever wondered whether you could develop these abilities yourself? Hannah says yes. Every single one of us. She'll walk you through exactly where to start. If you've ever lost someone and wondered whether they're still around, this one's for you. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

What if the emotional patterns keeping you stuck, exhausted, and running in circles aren't actually yours? What if they belong to a version of you that's already ready to leave, and all that's needed is someone to open the door? That's just one of the questions we couldn't shake after this conversation. Our guest today is Ken Lloyd, an internationally recognized Energy Architect, Transformational Healer, and what he calls a soul-infused walk-in. Before any of that, he was a self-taught software engineer who built three global cybersecurity companies from the ground up, wrote seven professional patents, and helped shape an entire industry. Then one morning in 2018, something extraordinary happened to his body while lying in bed, and the man who woke up the next day had very different plans. In this episode, Will and Karen sit down with Ken for one of the most genuinely mind-bending conversations in the show's history. Including a live light language transmission and an on-air energy clearing that left Karen in tears and Will's chronic neck pain gone. On air. In real time. What You'll Discover in This Episode What a soul walk-in actually is, and why it's nothing like what you've seen in movies or read about online. Ken breaks down the three types of walk-in experiences, the soul exchange, the soul braid, and the soul infusion, and explains exactly which one happened to him and why his configuration may be one of only 12 like it on the planet. The Library of Creation. Ken describes this multidimensional healing field as the actual operating system running beneath all of reality, not a metaphor, but a structured, accessible place with 19 rooms and counting, each designed for a different kind of healing. Think past life viewing, karma clearing, DNA activation, and direct communication with your spirit team. And yes, you can access it. Ken explains exactly how. Why your emotional pain is not a character flaw. Drawing directly on his background in systems design and cybersecurity, Ken describes emotional trauma as corrupted code lodged in your energetic field, and his work as pulling it out at the root, without the story, without the layers, in seconds. What light language actually is and why it works even on skeptics. Ken explains why light language bypasses the ego entirely, why it works differently on different people, and why his version sounds like a freight train compared to most practitioners. There is a reason for that. Soul contracts and whether they can be renegotiated. This one stopped us cold. The truth about ascension that most people have backwards. You are not ascending toward something. Your soul is already there. The work is ascending the human structure itself, and Ken says the timeline for visible physical changes in the species is closer than you think. About Ken Lloyd Ken Lloyd is an Energy Architect and Transformational Healer whose work bridges systems design, consciousness, and multidimensional energy. A former cybersecurity entrepreneur turned spiritual activator, Ken works with individuals and groups to clear energetic distortions, activate dormant gifts, and accelerate spiritual awakening through light language, light codes, and his pioneering modality, the Library of Creation. He is the founder of Ken's Divine Collective and serves a global community of conscious seekers through virtual events, distant healing subscriptions, and a growing catalog of healing transmissions. Website: kenlloydofficial.com Instagram: @kenlloyd.official Facebook: facebook.com/kenlloyd.official Free energy clearings: kenlloydofficial.com/free The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into...

You've done the meditations. You've interviewed the masters. You've read the books, done the breath work, and had the downloads. So why, the moment someone walks into your office, do you fall right back into ego like none of it ever happened? That's exactly where Will found himself after a one-on-one with a big boss that did not go the way his higher self intended. And instead of quietly processing it alone, he brought it straight to the live show, to Karen, and to all of you. In this bonus live episode of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, Will and Karen get raw about the gap between knowing better and actually doing better. They dig into what it really means to have workplace PTSD, what a "belief that no longer serves you" actually looks and feels like in the body, and why the spiritual work doesn't make you immune to the ego... it just changes how long it takes you to recover. But this episode isn't only about the stumbles. Karen shares a story about a paperclip that appeared on the stairs at exactly the right moment, and what it says about the miracles hiding in plain sight every single day. Plus, a healing story involving a blessing from a woman named Dahryn Trivedi that made a year and a half of knee pain vanish overnight. There's also a behind-the-scenes moment that long-time listeners won't want to miss. the real reason Will and Karen almost shut down The Skeptic Metaphysicians for good, and the one Apple review that changed everything. If you've ever thought you were further along on your path than a single Tuesday afternoon can apparently confirm, this one is for you. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

What if the injury that wrecked your plans was actually the most precise thing the universe ever did for you? Koya Webb was a nationally ranked heptathlete...13th in the country.... Seven events.... The Olympics were a real, scheduled destination. Then, mid-stride walking to class, her back said no. Not a pulled muscle. A full stop. What followed wasn't a detour. It was a download. In this conversation, Koya unpacks what most of us in the wellness space refuse to admit: that the body isn't just a vehicle, it's a spiritual instrument. And it will use pain, injury, grief, and exhaustion to force the conversation you've been too busy to have. We get into the three emotional states that govern every decision you make (and why most of us are stuck in survival mode way more than we realize), why breathwork might be the most underused healing tool on the planet, and what it actually looks like to surrender to darkness instead of just trying to outrun it. Koya also gets vulnerable about losing her mother unexpectedly, breaking a glass in her hand and watching herself bleed without feeling anything, and how that moment cracked open a depth of healing she didn't know she needed. This one hits different. You've been warned. In this episode: About Koya Webb Koya Webb is a globally recognized holistic wellness expert, longevity specialist, and transformational speaker. She is the founder of Get Loved Up Yoga School, a certified breathwork facilitator, plant-based nutritionist, and somatic coach. She is the author of Let Your Fears Make You Fierce (Hay House) and Wellbeing Rituals, and the co-creator of Deeper Intimacy with her husband Darren Granger. Connect with Koya at koyawebb.com and find her on YouTube, Instagram, and Substack. If this conversation resonated, you can explore Koya’s book Wellbeing Rituals and start building the clarity you need to thrive: https://www.koyawebb.com/wellbeing-rituals-book When you order, you’re not just reading the book—you’re stepping into a new way of living and receiving exclusive bonus content. Enjoyed this episode? Leave a review, share it with someone who needs to hear it, and find more episodes at skepticmetaphysician.com. Follow us: Instagram @skepticmetaphysician_podcast | Facebook facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician | YouTube @SkepticMetaphysicians The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

Have you ever felt like you had to keep your spiritual beliefs a secret? Like admitting what you truly believe would cost you friendships, family dinners, or your reputation at work? You're not alone, and this episode is for you. Will and Karen sit down with Jenn Bierma, an intuitive massage therapist, medium, author, and podcast host who made a bold leap from the spiritually open culture of Minnesota straight into the heart of Oklahoma's Bible Belt. What she discovered there... and how she navigated it... will make you rethink everything about what it means to walk your truth out loud. Jenn shares why she spent years using massage therapy as a "cover" for her gifts, how she learned to bring people into her world by meeting them in theirs first, and what finally gave her the courage to stop hiding. She also opens up about her personal relationship with Jesus, and how that relationship looks nothing like the religion she was warned to fear as a child. The conversation goes deep fast. We talk about the difference between fearing judgment from others and judging yourself, why poor spiritual boundaries usually mirror poor personal boundaries, why Jenn chose not to offer traditional mediumship readings despite being a gifted medium, and the extraordinary story of how a spirit at a networking event led to her publishing her first book. If you've ever dimmed your light to make someone else comfortable, this episode is a reminder that the world needs exactly what you've been hiding. In This Episode: Connect with Jenn Erma: https://rejennerationwellness.com/A Life Lived Medium: A Psychic's Journey From Fearful to Almost Fearless The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

Is the belief that we're all separate from each other actually the root cause of everything going wrong in the world right now? Not metaphorically. Literally. That's the question Steve Farrell has spent 23 years...and one very dramatic exit from Silicon Valley...trying to answer. Steve co-founded Humanity's Team in 2003 alongside Conversations with God author Neale Donald Walsch. Today the organization spans 70 countries, 700,000 members, and a streaming platform housing over 300 masterclasses from some of the most respected voices in consciousness, science, and spiritual development. His latest initiative carries a deadline: make conscious living the planetary norm by 2040. He's not kidding. What we get into: Steve Farrell isn't here to sell you on a belief system. He's here to make the case that the crisis of separation isn't just a spiritual problem; it's a structural one. And that the solution has been sitting in the overlap between mystical tradition and quantum physics for longer than most of us have been paying attention. Whether you're all in, just starting, or firmly in the "this sounds interesting but show me the evidence" camp, this episode meets you where you are. Listen, then go outside for three minutes. You'll understand why. Connect with Steve and Humanity's Team at humanitysteam.org. Explore free programs, join the global movement, and learn about the one-for-one scholarship program that funds access for those who can't afford it. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

What if the fastest path to deeper meditation, better sleep, and genuine spiritual connection fits in the palm of your hand? In this special live Q&A, Will and Karen sit down with returning favorite Jonathan Robinson, who has personally tested over 50 consciousness-expanding gadgets, from breath-pacing devices and heart-opening necklaces to EEG brainwave bands and red-light brain helmets. Jonathan also shares something that genuinely surprised the skeptics: that Zoom meditations with certain gurus can transmit measurable, overwhelming energy across any distance. Plus, the conversation covers group psychedelic experiences, AI as a spiritual guide, and two dead-simple mantras you can use in 20 seconds or less to stop a thought loop cold. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

What if every healing modality you've ever tried worked exactly as advertised, and that's precisely why none of them stuck? Dr. Darren Starwynn has spent over 30 years watching people get genuinely better, and then watching them reload the exact same pattern six months later like nothing happened. As the inventor of the Acutron, an FDA-cleared microcurrent electro-acupuncture device he developed in 1988, he had a machine that produced near-miraculous results. Pinched nerves releasing in two minutes. Chronic pain dropping from a 10 to a 2 in a single session. And he still walked away from it. Because the technique was never the problem. The problem, he says, is that most people are running a brand new healing protocol on a completely unchanged operating system. He calls that operating system your identity, and until it shifts, you're not healing. You're buffering. In this episode, Darren explains why healing fails at the identity layer, what the "Avatar Self" actually is (and no, it's not the blue people), and why a Jewish doctor from Connecticut now receives transmissions from the spirit of Jesus. It makes more sense than it sounds. Probably. In This Episode: Resources Mentioned: drstarwynn.comavatarmasterhealer.comAwakening the Avatar Within by Darren Starwynn, O.M.D.Connect with Darren Starwynn: Website: drstarwynn.com Instagram: @darrenstarwynn YouTube: @darrenstarwynn-quantumcata9623 If this episode stopped you mid-scroll, the best thing you can do for the show is leave a review. It's the easiest way to help us reach people who need to hear this. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

What if the reason you feel alone on your spiritual path is simply because you forgot who's been walking alongside you the entire time? In this episode, Will & Karen sit down with Marty Rawson, founder of Spirit Alliance, author, multidimensional healer, and certified practitioner of everything from EMF Balancing to Melek-level light work. Marty brings a grounded, no-nonsense approach to the big questions, and his answers have a way of making the mystical feel surprisingly practical. Before the interview, Will opens with a personal reflection pulled from The Living Gita, wrestling with one of the hardest spiritual practices in a divided world: looking at the person across the aisle and genuinely seeing yourself. It's a moment of rare honesty that sets the tone for everything that follows. Then Marty takes over, and the conversation goes deep fast. Here's a taste of what you'll hear: Marty also talks about his book, It Doesn't Have to Be This Way: A Spirit Alliance, available on Amazon worldwide, packed with techniques for working with energy, understanding universal laws, and beginning to experience multidimensionality for yourself. If you've been wondering whether that connection to something greater is real, or whether it's meant for someone else and not you, this episode was made for you. Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite platform, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. You can also support the show and connect with us at skepticmetaphysician.com. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

You've tried the therapy, the supplements, the breathwork, the retreats. And yet something still feels stuck, unreachable, like your healing keeps running into a wall it can't get past. This episode won't tell you that you're broken. It's going to suggest something stranger and maybe more useful than that. Hillary Faye has spent 23 years working at the edge of what most people call possible. She's trained more than 5,000 energy healers worldwide, built a global community of practitioners through her Crystal Chamber Healers Academy, and developed a healing system she says was transmitted directly to her by a collective of beings called the Arcturians. ninth to twelfth dimensional, star-born, and, according to Hillary, deeply invested in human wellbeing right now. Whether you take that at face value or file it under "fascinating, but let's see," the results her clients report are hard to dismiss. Will and Karen brought their trademark mix of genuine curiosity and raised eyebrows, and this one got interesting fast. Key Takeaways (without giving the whole thing away) Why This Conversation Feels Different Hillary isn't selling certainty. She's sharing 23 years of accumulated experience, thousands of client stories, and a framework that invites you to explore rather than commit. Spiritual awakening rarely arrives with a neat instruction manual, and this episode doesn't pretend otherwise. Listen, Then Decide What to Do With It If you've been curious about energy healing, frequency medicine, or what it might mean to receive help from something beyond our current understanding of reality, start here. And if you're just here because Will said "alien healers from space" in the first ten seconds, welcome. You're going to want to hear what comes next. Connect With Hillary Faye Sign up for her three free Crystal Chamber audio transmissions at hillaryfaye.com or email her directly at hillary@hillaryfaye.com. Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us where you landed on the Arcturian believability scale. We read every message. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

Have you ever felt like the universe is trying to reach you but you can't quite make out the signal? What if there are angelic beings with urgent messages for humanity right now, and two women were specifically called to deliver them? In this episode, Will and Karen sit down with Pamela Downs and Lisa Roach, psychic intuitive healers, angelic channelers, and founding partners of Spirit Calling, an online spiritual community built for everyone who is waking up and wondering what's happening to them. Pamela and Lisa are channels for the Great Council of Light, a collective of angelic, divine, intelligent beings guiding humanity through one of the most significant shifts in consciousness the planet has ever experienced. And in this episode, the Council doesn't just get discussed. They show up. What You'll Hear in This Episode: How Pamela's week-long ayahuasca journey in Costa Rica unlocked her psychic abilities and set her on a path to build a portal for awakening humanity. How Lisa independently received the same download to "create a portal to serve mankind," and how the two found each other through a single unexplained Facebook post. What the Great Council of Light actually is, why two people can channel the same collective, and what they want humanity to know right now. A live channeled message for the collective, delivered on air. A live personal channeled message for Will, and the emotional moment that followed. The five signs you may already be in a spiritual awakening (and why most people dismiss them as something else). Why so many spiritually awakening people feel isolated, anxious, and out of place, and what to do about it. What Spirit Calling is, who it's for, and why it's been called the Angie's List for the spiritual world. The Message the Council Keeps Repeating: You are not crazy. You are not alone. And peace is not something you've lost. It's something you've been trained to distrust. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or someone who just started noticing things that don't fit your old worldview, this episode meets you exactly where you are. Connect with Pamela Downs and Lisa Roach: Visit Spirit Calling and download their free guide to the top five symptoms of spiritual awakening at spiritcalling.com. A 7-day free trial is available. Connect with The Skeptic Metaphysicians: Website: skepticmetaphysician.com. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser and you might hear it read on air. Find us on Facebook and Instagram @skepticmetaphysicianpodcast. Keywords: spiritual awakening signs, channeling angelic beings, Great Council of Light, psychic intuitive healer, angelic channeler, spiritual awakening community, how to channel spirit guides, signs you are spiritually awakening, metaphysical podcast, consciousness shift 2024, raise your vibration, karmic healing, shadow work, spiritual awakening symptoms, online spiritual community, spirit guides messages, psychic channeling, collective consciousness awakening, plant medicine spiritual awakening, ayahuasca awakening, galactic council, divine beings messages, spiritual portal, ascension symptoms, energy healing, soul purpose, awakening journey, skeptic spirituality podcast The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics...

You've felt it. Someone leaves the room and you feel weirdly exhausted. Or you ignored a gut feeling and paid for it later. This episode names what's actually happening, and gives you a practical system to deal with it. Episode Overview If you've ever left a conversation feeling like something was stolen from you, or spent years second-guessing whether your instincts were real or just anxiety in a costume, Lisa Campion is here to hand you a very grounded toolkit. Lisa is a Reiki master teacher, psychic counselor, author, and podcast host with over 30 years of experience working with empaths, healers, and people who are psychically open but have no idea what to do about it. She doesn't ask you to believe anything. She just shows you how the operating system works. In this conversation, Will and Karen sit down with Lisa to unpack energy vampires, psychic self-defense, and one of the most useful distinctions in modern spirituality; the difference between your intuition and your anxiety. Turns out, one of them has been running the show, and it probably isn't the one you'd want. What You'll Take Away Listen Because This episode is for anyone who has ever felt "too much," been told they're too sensitive, or quietly wondered whether their gut instincts mean anything. Lisa Campion doesn't want your belief. She just wants you to start paying attention. 👉 Listen now and find out whether what you've been calling anxiety might actually be the most useful thing about you. Free Resource: Lisa offers a free 5-video course, Energy Management for Empaths, at lisacampion.com. Psychic self-defense techniques, boundary-setting strategies, and energy hygiene...all in one place. No belt required. (But Lisa did confirm there are belts.) Have a question or a story that resonated? Head to skepticmetaphysician.com and send Will and Karen a voicemail. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

What if a psychic reading isn't about predicting your future. It's about seeing your options more clearly? That's the reframe that Terri Jarvis brings to everything she does. A psychic reader, intuitive healer, and Reiki master teacher, Terri has been a fixture at SpiritFest USA events up and down the East Coast. Will and Karen caught up with her live on the floor of SpiritFest at the Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront, and the conversation was as fun as it was eye-opening. In this episode: Terri breaks down the biggest misconception people have about psychics. It's not about someone sitting across from you and telling you what's coming. It's about helping you see the options and pathways that are already in front of you but that you might not be able to see on your own. As she puts it, nothing is set in stone. Readings give you a new angle, not a verdict. She also shares how she accidentally launched one of the most unique offerings in the space: psychic parties. What started as a Halloween party invitation snowballed into a full-service entertainment and healing experience. Whether it's a cocktail party, a Friday girls' night, or yes, even a bridal shower, Terri sets up in a private room, reads guests one by one, and sends them back out to the party with something to talk about. Will floats the idea of a virtual version with black lights and Zoom rooms. She's not saying no. Terri also opens up about what keeps pulling her back to SpiritFest year after year. It's the community. Vendors come and go, but there's a core tribe that maintains the energy and keeps the vibration where it needs to be. She describes Spirit Fest as a place where nobody is trying to shove crystals down your throat. These are people who genuinely want to help you with whatever you're wrestling with. And then. she reads Will and Karen live on mic. Doors opening. Expansion energy. New ideas that haven't been shared yet. Slow down before charging ahead. It lands. Connect with Terri Jarvis: 📞 Available for private readings by phone and in-person psychic parties. Text or call: (941) 330-5855 About SpiritFest USA: SpiritFest is a traveling conscious living and healing arts expo series. Find upcoming events and locations at spiritfestUSA.com. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

You've been blowing out birthday candles and tossing coins into fountains your whole life. Turns out, you weren't just being superstitious. You were running an experiment in quantum physics, neuroscience, anthropology, and behavioral science simultaneously, and you had absolutely no idea. About This Episode Brownell Landrum calls herself an "Explorer of Metaphysical Mystery," and she's earned the title. After spending years synthesizing research from 70+ scientists across a dozen disciplines, she wrote The Art and Science of Wishing, an 879-page deep dive into the mechanics behind something most of us dismiss as childlike fantasy. She's a storyteller, not a scientist, which means she translates all of it into something you can actually use. In this conversation, Brownell joins Will and Karen to break down the neuroscience, psychology, and yes, quantum physics behind one of humanity's oldest rituals. No vision boards required. What You'll Hear Brownell also wrote an entire chapter specifically for skeptics. Will found it. He felt seen. Listen If You've Ever Thought: "I know this is probably nonsense, but I still make wishes anyway." That instinct might be smarter than you think. This episode won't ask you to believe harder. It'll show you the mechanism, and let you decide what to do with it. Subscribe, leave a review, and if someone in your life is quietly fascinated by this stuff but too skeptical to admit it, send them this episode. It was basically made for them. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

Are you experiencing spiritual awakening symptoms and not sure whether to call a doctor or a mystic? You're waking up at 3am. Crying at commercials. Suddenly intolerant of small talk, the career you've had for a decade, and basically every version of yourself you built before now. These are some of the most common spiritual awakening signs, and here's what's striking: they've been documented across thousands of years, across cultures and traditions that have no historical reason to agree with each other. Sufi mysticism, Kundalini yoga, Christian mystical texts, shamanic practice, Jungian psychology, and modern somatic therapy are all pointing at the same map. That kind of cross-cultural consistency isn't a coincidence. It's a signal. In this episode, Will breaks down what's actually happening during spiritual growth, why it can feel indistinguishable from a breakdown, and what to do when the floor drops out. In this episode: This one is equal parts irreverent and deeply serious. Because that's the only honest way to talk about the most disorienting, potentially transformative experience a human being can go through. You are not broken. You are not crazy. And you are in excellent, ancient company. The Skeptic Metaphysicians explores consciousness, metaphysics, and the unexplainable, without asking you to check your skepticism at the door. New episodes weekly. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

You've done the work. Meditated, journaled, shadow-worked your way through half a bookshelf. So why does the same frustration, the same anger, the same stuck feeling keep showing back up? Turns out, it's not a willpower problem. It's a filing system problem. Episode Overview Blaise Kennedy is a consciousness guide and teacher who got here the hard way. At 24, he hit a wall in drug addiction treatment and did something most people wouldn't: instead of just getting better and moving on, he got relentlessly curious about why standard answers weren't working. What emerged isn't philosophy. It's a practical, embodied framework that weaves together consciousness, nervous system science, trauma integration, and relational healing. In this conversation, Karen, Will and Blaise go deep on why your insight isn't translating into lived change, and what it actually takes to get it to stick. What You'll Discover in This EpisodeThe Big Idea Blaise makes a compelling case that most of us aren't stuck because we're broken or unready. We're stuck because we've been trying to clean out the office without ever opening the drawers. The body stores what the mind skips over, and until your consciousness and your nervous system are working as one unified system, insight just floats. Listen, Then Reflect If you've ever felt spiritually fluent but personally stuck, this episode is the explanation you've been looking for. Give it a listen, then ask yourself: what might be in the drawers you haven't opened yet? Connect with Blaise Website: blaisekennedy.com Instagram: @blaisehere Facebook: @blaisehere YouTube: @blaisehere The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

Welcome to Classic Skeptic Metaphysicians! We're re-releasing some of our back catalog so that these gems can be re-discovered! This week: What happens to your consciousness when your brain shuts down completely? That's not a philosophical question for Dr. Eben Alexander. it's a medical one. And his answer, backed by peer-reviewed case reports and 25 years as a Harvard-trained neurosurgeon, might be the most scientifically credible challenge to materialist thinking you'll encounter. Episode Overview In 2008, Dr. Eben Alexander fell into a week-long coma caused by a rare bacterial meningitis so severe that three separate physicians documented his case in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases. His survival alone was medically unprecedented. What he experienced during that coma, and what he remembered with vivid, crystalline clarity afterward, became the foundation of Proof of Heaven, a #1 New York Times bestseller that has since been translated into over 30 languages. This isn't a conversation about belief. It's a conversation about evidence, and what happens when a world-class neuroscientist can no longer explain away his own experience. Key InsightsThis Episode Is For You If... You've dismissed NDEs as brain chemistry but found yourself weirdly curious. You want to explore consciousness and the afterlife without surrendering your critical thinking at the door. Or you just read Proof of Heaven and need to talk to someone about it. Want to Go Deeper? Listen to the full conversation, then visit skepticmetaphysician.com for links to Dr. Alexander's books, the Bigelow Institute essay archive, Sacred Acoustics, and the University of Virginia research he references. If this episode sparked something for you, share it. someone in your life probably needs to hear it. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

If you've ever thought about starting a podcast but had no idea where to begin, this one's for you. On Thursday, March 19th at 7:00 PM Eastern (6 PM Central | 5 PM Mountain | 4 PM Pacific), I'm hosting a free live virtual seminar called Zero to Podcast, built specifically for total beginners. When I started The Skeptic Metaphysicians, I had no roadmap. I made every mistake in the book and had to figure it all out on my own. This seminar is everything I wish someone had told me on day one. In one evening, we'll cover: ✅ How to nail down your podcast idea and format ✅ Gear that actually works without breaking the bank ✅ Recording, editing, and publishing basics ✅ How to avoid the mistakes that kill most shows early It's free. It's live. It's one night. 👉 Register here: https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com/podcast-webinar/ Spots are limited. Grab yours before they're gone. The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |

What if the reason your life feels like someone else's rough draft is because, technically, it is? According to today's guest, 95% of the thoughts running your subconscious right now were written by people who no longer have any business running your life. And the universe? It's been listening to every word. Episode Overview Will and Karen sit down with Brenda Lee Mattausch, a consciousness guide and modern spirituality educator who has spent years helping people identify, question, and dismantle the inherited belief systems quietly running their lives on autopilot. This isn't a conversation about manifesting parking spots (well, not only that). It's a grounded, surprisingly funny deep-dive into why most of us are unconsciously co-authoring a reality we didn't actually choose. Brenda brings a no-dogma, test-it-yourself approach to consciousness, energy, and what it actually means to rewrite your script, starting with the words coming out of your mouth right now. If you've ever suspected that the voice in your head sounds suspiciously like your third-grade teacher or your mother-in-law, this one's for you. Key Takeaways About Brenda Lee Mattausch Brenda is a consciousness educator and guide whose own journey began when she started questioning a 49-year-old belief system she had inherited and never examined. She works at the intersection of modern spirituality, subconscious reprogramming, and energetic self-awareness. Her approach is refreshingly practical: test it, prove it to yourself, and leave the dogma at the door. Join the Conversation Does any of this land for you...or does it sound like elevated positive thinking with better branding? That's exactly the tension Will and Karen press on in this episode, and Brenda's answer is worth hearing. Listen in, sit with it, and if something shifts, we'd genuinely love to hear about it. Drop a comment, leave a review, or share this episode with someone who's been feeling like a background character in their own story. And if the parking lot thing works for you? Graduate past it. Brenda says so. The Skeptic Metaphysicians explores spiritual awakening, consciousness, metaphysics, and modern spirituality for people who ask real questions. No gurus. No dogma. Just open-minded curiosity and the occasional existential crisis...handled with humor. Newsletter: https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com/newsletter/ Support the show: Buy Me a Coffee The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike. Subscribe, Rate & Review! If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way! Connect with Us: 🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician |