Who Am I ?

William and Steve have been hosting this podcast for nearly 4 years. In that time they have developed mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Their inquiry into who they are has lead them on a path of friendship and a growing awareness. From psychology to spirituality, their discussions have evolved along with them and have been a great medium to express thoughts and inisghts that otherwise might have remained dormant.

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What does it take for a person interested in helping other people with their mental healing process to becoming a fully-fledged psycho therapist? Koji Okumura devoted many years to the necessary academic training including a Ph.D. in order to not only treat individuals, but also to lecture on the topic and to advise companies in the capacity of an industrial therapist. He shares some nuggets of his career path and his wealth of experience as a psycho therapist.

William makes reference to Daniel Mackler, an American psycho therapist, and his video Why I Quit Being a Therapist": https://youtu.be/f0Fi32LbXHA

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After 3 failed attempts we are fulfilling our mission: to collect the handle and head of the famed dwarf hammer that will unite the warring clans under King Gillibrand. Much backtracking has brought us to this point where we are guided through all of the traps and towards all of the equipment necessary for our quest.

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We start out our final attempt at this adventure book with the luck of very high values for skill, stamina and luck. Additionally there is a voice in the ether telling us when we are about to make a wrong turn or take an unnecessary risk. With these abilities at our disposal nothing things can't go wrong. Or can they?

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We found our way out of the Darkwood Forest, but without the war hammer which the dwarves need to vanquish their enemies. So we need to reset our adventure for the second time, only to try out new paths and encountereven more powerful monsters than before. What will it take to be successful?

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In a dark, lethal forest we are comissioned with finding and delivering the dwarves' warhammer to their leader at Stonebridge to the north in order for his army to defeat the troll threat. Is that trust misplaced? Or is it the dwarf's last hope for his people to survive? We encounter many traps on the way, making our endeavour near-impossible.

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The unpredictable nature of the deadly forest of doom makes it impossible for us to take all the right turns and win every fight on our first try. How soon will we need to reset and try a different path? What do we learn from our mistakes? How will different skills help us conquer new situations?

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Our second adventure books series takes place in a mystical forest that is filled with traps and ferocious enemies. Will we be strong enough, equipped well enough and be lucky enough to master the treacherous adventure that lies ahead?

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We primarily think of actors as the ones playing a role and pretending to be someone they really are not. But in a sense everyone wears a mask and acts out a charade. This can be done deliberately, but most of the time is quite subconscious and involuntary. What are the purposes of putting on an invisibile mask? What would life be like without them? And how many layers of masks does a person actually wear?

The lecture "The Stuff of Thought: Language as a window into human nature" by Steven Pinker gives some examples and explanations of persons choosing to express their intention indirectly in order to get the best possible outcome with the least possible risk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S1d3cNge24&t=1975s

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The Western world view is one of engineering and logic. It has solidified the already pervasive habit of intellectualising the human experience. By applying mental concepts to our surroundings, our identity and our mind, we severely limit and even distort our perception thereof.

Clip "Tradition" from the musical movie "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971).

Book "Man's Search for Meaning" by Austrian psychologist Victor Frenkel

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Apathy is not caring about what goes on with you and around you. Acceptance, on the other hand, is deliberately allowing things within and around you to be the way they are. It is the absence of expectations and intellectual concepts. With this absence the subconscious, and nature in general, can flow freely, heal itself and you can be more passionate about your interests than before.

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You cannot be angry at someone without first being angry at yourself. What exactly is the process that happens automatically, subconsciously and with lightning speed which is triggered by something not going the way we wanted or expected? Steve and William share their current understanding of this topic and how they have dealt with it in their own lives.

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Trusting in one's own abilities and believing in one's own value is something that cannot be created or built. Self confidence comes about naturally by resolving inner conflicts and allowing any outer conditions to transpire. Trying to change your circumstances without first working on your inner world is futile and only leads to people living a charade. By becoming conscious of our inner processes we come to find a treasure trove inside of us which then enables us to easily and peacefully interact with the outside world.


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Mental distress in adults can often be traced back to their childhood. The underlying traumatic experience in the past has been suppressed so that every-day life can continue in a more or less normal way. There are indications of a society-wide trauma complex that causes the majority of us to remain subdued and obedient to authoritarianism our entire lives. But it is so subtle and unconscious that we have become blind and acquiescent to ongoing oppression. Who will discover this hidden snare in their psyche and consciously step out of it?


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How much of your behaviour comes from your freely made decisions? And how much of your every-day life is run by subconscious programs? From day one we are influenced by the actions and inactions of people around us. They inadvertently, and sometimes deliberately, shape our perspective and thereby our reasoning and decision-making. Can we rise to a level of consciousness that allows us to view these subliminal messages from the outside without being invested in them? Or are we doomed to repeat the cycle and unwittingly pass them on to the next generation?


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We have thousands of thoughts and feelings each and every day. How many of them are we aware of? How many of them remain subconscious and unnoticed? Are you content with the thought patterns installed in your subconscious and the resulting emotions? Do they work in your favour and motivate your to take productive actions and experience pleasant sensations? Or do you feel like the victim of your own brain without the necessary control to freely make your own decisions? Learning to identify and distinguish these inner workings is an important step to this end.

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Are you free to create your own path in life? Or are you following a script? Everyone is in both situations to one degree or another. The more we choose to drop beliefs about who we SHOULD be and what we SHOULD be doing with our time and energy, though, the more we are free to choose our own values, goals and methods of achieving them. This process is one way of filling our life and those of others with purpose and meaning.

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How would you react if you or a loved one were to be violated? Would you be blinded by rage, seeking nothing less than brutal vengeance? Or would you be able to distance yourself from that terrible experience and be content with the judicial process taking its course? Could you ever forgive the perpetrator? Or would his cruel act leave a vexing mark on your soul forever? In today's episode Steven and I discuss these and related questions and what we learn about our internal nature in response to outward experiences of undeserved crisis.


One LDS Man's Story of Tragedy and the Power of Forgiveness:
https://www.ldsliving.com/just-let-go-one-lds-mans-story-of-tragedy-and-the-power-of-forgiveness/s/71058
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7zwQ_7q-fU

Wisconsin Amish Family Forgives Hit-And-Run Driver:
https://amishamerica.com/wisconsin-amish-family-forgives-hit-and-run-driver/

Matthew Perry debates drug courts with Peter Hitchens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDtIZZiySgA


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How is it possible that billions of people are more likely to believe something that has no scientific foundation just because persons in position of authority say it is the case? What is it about our psychological make-up that makes us susceptible to such assertions, be they be politicians, journalists or doctors, even if such figures have proven to be untrustworthy multiple times before? Mr. INTP and I talk about our observations and speculate about possible causes for mass deception, partcularly in the covid era.


The Color Code is a 4-way personality characterisation.
https://www.colorcode.com/

How to Chain an Elephant: Breaking the Shackles We’ve Placed on Ourselves
http://www.stevescottsite.com/how-to-chain-an-elephant

The Gulf Of Tonkin Incident: The Lie That Sparked The Vietnam War
https://allthatsinteresting.com/gulf-of-tonkin


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How much contact have you had with the LGBTQ+ community? William and Steve talk about their experiences and compare their views. It is important to become educated on this topic so as to avoid and confront marginalisation and persecution. Humanity is slowly opening up to integrating world views that make room for non-heterosexual persons. But there is still plenty of room for improvement and learning how such aspects of sexuality make up our individual and societal identity.


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Steven and William analyse what goes on physically between a man and a woman when they are attracted to each other. Many factors are at play that cause them to feel drawn towards each other, most of them subconsciously. Which of them are natural features, which of them societal norms


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What does death mean to you? Is it something you fear every waking moment? Perhaps subconsciously? Or is it something that gives life value? Today Steven and I discuss various aspects of death, including suicidal tendencies and beliefs in life after death.


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Today Steven and William discuss their views on the political division into the left and right wings. They argue that this differentiation is unnecessary and artificial, as both groups have much to offer, but to solve different problems. This insight underlines how they should complement each other, rather than get at each other's throats.


“I don’t care who does the electing, as long as I get to do the nominating.” - Boss Tweed
is quoted in Larry Lessig’s TED talk “Our democracy no longer represents the people. Here’s how we fix it”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJy8vTu66tE

By signing the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Bill Clinton made it possible for about 90% of the country’s major media companies to be owned by six corporations:
https://truthout.org/articles/democracy-in-peril-twenty-years-of-media-consolidation-under-the-telecommunications-act/

The Overton Window is the range of policies politically acceptable in the mainstream media:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window

“Safe without a State - How a natural legal system works without a monopoly of violence” is a book by Oliver Janich (title translated from the original German):
https://www.oliverjanich.de/sicher-ohne-staat-mein-neues-buch-ist-erschienen


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Today Falk Kastell helps me better understand what intuition is and how it can work in every-day life. William's heavy intellectual propensity makes it a challenge for him to come to terms with subconscious signals and relying on them to make decisions. Let's see whether Falk can assist him in raising his awareness and expanding his personal capacity for multi-faceted perception.


This episode's title is a quote by Karl Gustav Jung.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung

Chris Turner is a highly intuitive English rapper. His YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisPJTurner

An article on the meaning of the law of attraction and synchronicity, also providing examples:
https://www.thelawofattraction.com/synchronicity/


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Kevin Beutler is a body builder turned network marketer. Having recognised the great business opportunity that has come with the revolution in the financial technology sector, he is now a self-made millionaire. He not only lives with financial freedom, but with mental serenity and fulfillment. Today Kevin shares with us some of the changes and decisions that were vital to his personal and entrepreneurial development.


Dr. David R. Hawkins's levels of human consciousness:
https://livelearnevolve.com/the-17-levels-of-human-consciousness-with-dr-david-hawkins

Polish pastor in Calgary, Canada using his voice to shun uninvited police:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziWXH7T15zw

Markus Streinz is a transformation coach providing personal liberation:
https://liberator-academy.com

Robert Kiyosaki teach financial intelligence in his book, including "Rich Dad, Poor Dad":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad


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Falk and William discuss the current state of the world in terms of the progress of technology vs. human connection and respect for nature, being attentive to intutions vs. being driven by cerebral messaging, praising the economy as humanity's highest good vs. personal relationships and development, and many other things.

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium-based_nuclear_power "It is difficult to make a practical nuclear bomb from a thorium reactor's byproducts", "There is much less nuclear waste when thorium is used as a fuel" and "Since all natural thorium can be used as fuel no expensive fuel enrichment is needed".

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After travelling from Venis to Kahira to the lost city of Du-En, Steven and William are confronted with a mystical cave that is supposed to contain the heart of Volent, a meteorite that allegedly grants powers of godhood. This is the final battleground of our adventure, where we and several other serious raiders are in a deadly competition to obtain inifinite power. Who can we trust? How many times will we die on our way through the cave? Find out in this episode.

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Having reached the docks at Venis, Steven and William set out to cross the Mediterranean sea to reach Egypt. Will they be able to buy the items they need to cross the freezing Sahara? Or will they run into even more trouble than in the past? They have very little money to go on. But perhaps the peculiar ID card that they found previously will again grant them access to a local facility of the elite Compass Club.

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Today Mr. INTP and I talk about the relation between reality and our capacity to grasp it, how our knowledge of the world is based on the scientific method, and how common it is for you and me to base our entire thinking and decision-making on theories that may be internally consistent but are not provably true; they have merely not been falsified... yet.


"I know that I know nothing" is a saying that is derived from Socrates:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_that_I_know_nothing

Heuristics are what humans use to create a model of (their experience of) their environment:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic

"The Contagion Myth: Why Viruses (including 'Coronavirus') Are Not the Cause of Disease"
is a book by Thomas Cowan and Sally Fallon Morell that I want to read:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/contagion-myth-thomas-s-cowan-md/1137427415

The scientific method is an established method of observing and describing reality, especially in Western culture:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method

Occasionalism is a philosophy that is at odds with our every-day thinking about cause and effect:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/occasionalism/


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After failing their last attempt at surviving the frozen Sahara, Steve and William restart the adventure story "Heart of Ice". This time reversing their roles of reader and decider, they follow a differnt path of treachery and peril, this time as an explorer character. Will they achieve their goal of staying alive for an entire episode, or will they have to cheat and undo some of the decisions that led them to unexpected death along their way to the lost city of Du-En?

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Kade Roundy and I follow up on our previous discussion (Ep. 10) about the principles of libertarian, government, war, ethics and societal values. We approach these topics in the context of humanity's vulnerability to deception. People's beliefs and behaviours can be manipulated by messages of false history, false news-reporting, false scientific publishing, etc. Through various historic examples and personal experiences we reason about ways to rise above the lies and perceive the world in its true form.


Benjamin Franklin quote:
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

Book recommendation: "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" by John Perkins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_an_Economic_Hit_Man

Ethics: Utilitarianism vs. Deontology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontological_ethics

Sam Harris has authored books and hosts a podcast on topics such as rationality, religion, ethics, free will, neuroscience:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Harris

"War Is a Racket" is a famous speech by Major General Smedley Butler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Is_a_Racket

Ivor Cummings, also known as the fat emperor, is a biochemical engineer and health expert
https://thefatemperor.com

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For a change, Steve and I are reading from an adventure book in which you can choose your own path: "Heart of Ice" by Dave Morris. Not only are there many ways to die, but there are multiple possible outcomes of the overall story. Follow us on an adventure of travelling through treacherous terrotories including the icy desert of futuristic Northern Africa.

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Today we discuss how different approaches to wealth and the accrual of wealth can be a two-edged sword. Are you getting rich by exploiting other people? Or are you building your financial independence by helping others achieve their own as well? We consider how our psychology towards money can have a great effect on our well-being and direction in life.

Book Recommendation: "The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace Wattles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Science_of_Getting_Rich

Book Recommendation: "Increase Your Financial IQ" by Robert Kiyosaki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kiyosaki

Documention on the history of money and central banks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJd6RKsY5H4

The Law of Attraction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction_(New_Thought)

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Craig Irving and I exchange our views on the terrible trends around the world:

It is difficult not to conclude that behind such seemingly random happenings is a global central force with its own ideology and agenda for humanity as a whole.

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OCD is often misrepresented in the media. Whath is really behind the ritualistic actions that affected persons feel compelled to do to quell their unease? How does it feel to have unwanted, recurring thoughts? What is the source of this disorder? If you are affected, how can you turn a seeming weakness such as OCD to your own advantage, in order to develop yourself into something greater?

Wikipedia article on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder

Book Recommendation: "You are not your Brain" by Jeffrey M. Schwartz and Rebecca Gladding MD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEPfHJ6SajI

Talk: "You are not your brain" by Dr. Jeffrey M Schwartz at Mind & Its Potential 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcrGlUHlu4M

Article on covert OCD
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/because-we-are-bad/202009/what-are-mental-compulsions-in-ocd

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Mr. INTP and I discuss biological and philosophical views of epistemology and personal identity: What can I truly know for certain? How do my beliefs and my biology confine my sense of identity? How can they be changed to expand my view of the world and myself?

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We often perceive a plethora of options and choices to be freeing and empowering. But not only is this relative to our cultural expectations, it can even be counter-productive to be confronted with too many things to choose from. Our discussion of realities and illusions concerning freedom of choice is based on the TED talk "The art of choosing" by Sheena Iyengar (see link below).

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TED talk "The art of choosing" by Sheena Iyengar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDq9-QxvsNU

"While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses."
- Stephen Covey

"If voting could change anything it would be made illegal!"
- Robert Borden

"Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organised groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on US government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence."
- Excerpt from this 2014 Princeton study:
https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf

"Poverty is the worst form of violence."
- Mahatma Gandhi

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Today we discuss the concept of freedom, including questions around
* self-determination vs. being a product of my environment
* autonomy vs. being parented by the state
* representative vs. direct democracy
* epistemic vs. ontological uncertainty

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William and Dr. Kade Roundy from Texas discuss the range of perspectives among people from different countries and different political persuasions. Is socialism what the Soviets had or what Scandinavians now have? Is it economic solidarity or the beginnings of a dictatorship?

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Continuing the topic of mental health, William and Steven talk about their experiences with anxiety and its consequences in every-day life.

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One topic that has affected Steven and William personally is that of mental health. In this episode they share their personal experiences of suffering, learning, developing and coping.

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What influence does technology have on the fabric of society? Is it a curse or an opportunity for progress? Today William and Steven discuss the effects that artificial has had and might yet have, the dangers and how to ensure that life with machines runs harmoniously with common values.

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