Remember the good ol’ days in elementary school when your teacher introduced you to haiku, a Japanese form of poetry based on syllables, not rhyming?

Psychotherapist and author Anne Helfer describes haiku as the rap of expressive writing that unlocks the door to emotions hidden deep inside and leads to even deeper healing.

Anne explains how the 5-7-5 formula behind haiku is a simple healing exercise in mindfulness and why more people should follow her Silver Rule this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Anne and her work as a psychotherapist, author and healer on Instagram.

Timestamps

6:22 Anne’s maternal abandonment, wounding and emotional neglect.

11:57 Teaching people how to externalize their truths by writing simple, condensed haiku is an exercise of mindfulness.

24:25 Anne’s Silver Rule.

36:04 Learning how to be comfortable without certainty.

40:44 Writing haiku is a practice.

47:37 Why do people live in their left brain?

54:40 Numerology and the structure of haiku.

1:00:07 “Renaissance woman, professional amateur, master of nothing.”

1:14:40 Learn to enjoy the glimmers.

1:25:30 Is it possible to breathe deeply through your womb/pelvis and use that experience to create haiku/mantras of focus, relaxation and calm?

1:38:16 How the Japanese language affects the benefits of using haiku (or not).

1:46:09 The impact high tech has on the world has forced Anne to stop working with kids.

1:50:00 Equanimity.

1:57:28 Interpersonal peace.

Resources

Healing With Haiku: A Poetic Exploration of Self by Anne Helfer

The work of Bashô, Dr. Dan Siegel and Caroline Myss

Jeffrey Mishlove’s conversation with David Whyte on YouTube

Alexithymia

Paul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Nancy Mellon

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There is very little in the practice of holistic health that has escaped the attention of Dr. Christiane Northrup over the past quarter-century.

Christiane has experienced the huge highs as a highly successful New York Times best-selling author and a favorite of many (including Oprah Winfrey) to the dark days of COVID when her once-coveted advice was censored and ignored.

Fortunately, none of the recent pushback has silenced Dr. Christiane Northrup who describes a plandemic gone bad and all of the problems associated with women’s health, including the misuse of synthetic hormones, this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about the asset-based sharing system for gold and silver ownership that Paul and Dr. Northrup talked about here.

Learn more about Christiane and her work on her website and her product line for hormonal balance at Amata Life. Find her on social media via Truth Social, Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, Rumble, Instagram and Telegram along with Substack. Download her free Should You Try Herbs to Support the Change ebook at this link.

Timestamps

9:22 Christiane’s decision to go to medical school was based partly on how the established medical system was failing her family.

12:12 Focusing on obstetrics and gynecology and being with pregnant women was what Christiane was designed by God to do.

20:54 Many bodily problems women suffer from are their way of expressing their distress.

30:03 Why do women living in the Western world suffer from so many bad symptoms associated with menopause?

46:35 “If you did things to animals that we do to humans [at birth], the mother would reject the cubs.”

1:04:03 How the chapter of John in the Bible fits well with the message of The Matrix Trilogy.

1:15:59 Christiane’s take on the countless ways so many handled/orchestrated COVID so very badly.

Resources

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Are you living a robotic, automated life and unable or unwilling to do the work of being truly conscious?

With tools like quantum physics at your disposal, you can begin to dissolve the structures and programming that prevent you from achieving your life’s goals and helping others.

Paul Levy shares the wonderful things quantum physics can do for you if you’re willing to embrace the dreamlike nature of reality this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Paul’s work at his Awaken in the Dream website and on Facebook.

Timestamps

2:57 The precious jewels Paul added to the revised version of his recent book, The Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality (Revised and Expanded).

5:30 Why is quantum physics controversial?

13:16 The dreamlike nature of reality.

19:22 Paul believes there’s nothing in our world more important to understand than quantum physics.

29:17 Our species may be doomed if we don’t embrace quantum physics.

33:52 In the subtext of quantum physics, there’s no distinction between mind and matter.

47:06 If you believe the world is objective, you are “a subject that is separate from the world.”

58:40 It has taken Paul more than four decades to understand quantum physics in its totality.

1:05:41 Two kinds of dreams.

1:17:24 “It’s easier to awaken right now than it’s ever been.”

1:32:51 The hidden treasures (Terma).

1:40:07 How you know you’re receiving a message from God?

1:53:49 Paul’s conversations with his unconscious.

2:01:27 The mind is secondary to dreaming.

2:10:33 According to Carl Jung, God lacks one quality that humans have in abundance.

2:16:24 Could you be living an automated life?

2:24:27 Planck time.

2:36:23 “When you stand in somebody's shadow, it's producing healing energy.”

2:53:18 Everyone has the choice to become midwives of awakening.

3:05:32 The name, Paul, means the messenger.

Resources

Quantum Theory and Free Will: How Mental Intentions Translate Into Bodily Action by Henry Stapp

The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox

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What you don’t know about artificial intelligence (AI) can really harm you (and your health). Considering there’s so much misinformation everywhere you look and AI is a real thing you can’t avoid, managing your digital footprint is vital… so where do you begin?

Tech consultant and UX researcher Rachel Miles returns to dissect the pros and cons of AI and how it can be a valuable tool so long as you use it properly this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Rachel and her expertise in AI and other computing technologies at her Renaissance Rachel and Conscious Navigator websites. Check out Rachel’s free AI course — Navigate AI Consciously in 7 Days — at this link.

Listen to her Renaissance Rachel podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download them and on YouTube. Order Rachel’s ebook, A Conscious Navigator’s Guide to AI, here. Find her on social media via Facebook and Instagram.

Previous conversation: https://paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-317-rachel-miles-making-technology-work-for-you/

Timestamps

9:53 The great equalizer.

21:24 Artificial intelligence is no more or less than a large pattern synthesis engine that has been trained on lots of data and is not conscious.

31:22 Humans need to stay in the loop on AI development so we don’t give it too much power over our lives.

41:47 Avoiding AI tools completely and not understanding them make you much you more vulnerable to manipulation.

55:48 Did you know AI (or Google) doesn’t generate completely accurate information?

1:06:21 Bad algorithms and coding lead to biased, non-factual data.

1:14:07 It takes a lot of computing power to train AI models.

1:23:49 The environmental cost of AI versus the benefits.

1:30:20 AI is designed to give you answers and opinions even when it’s wrong.

Resources

The ELIZA effect

Qualia

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Ever wonder what those dreams playing out in your head every night while you’re sleeping are telling you? Are dreams merely daily figments of your imagination or, according to Sigmund Freud, windows into desire?

Join Paul on a deep exploration and decoding of what dreams may be telling you — if you’re listening and paying attention — with Pablo Echeverria, Nicki Wolfe and Asa Tolan-Powell this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Nicki and Asa on Instagram. Check out Pablo on his website and LinkedIn.

If you want to better understand your dreams, consider taking Paul’s Dream Interpretation workshop, a four-week, all-online course starting Oct. 31.

Timestamps

7:00 The different kinds of dreams.

24:28 “What most people don’t realize is that we’re living a dream…”

32:23 Anima and Animus in Jungian psychology.

41:21 “The ego is the conscious perception of ourselves that we think is who we are, but that is often dangerously misleading.”

49:44 “I’ve always known that I’m here to do great things, but I don’t have the energy to do them.”

58:40 Pablo’s wet card.

1:13:00 Could dreams be communicating different things to you?

1:24:23 When you dream, do you feel more conscious and awake than you are right now?

1:28:54 Nicki’s dark night of the soul (her wilderness season) gave her purpose and a beautiful way to live.

1:43:17 “Letting go of rigidity was a huge part of the lessons I was learning.”

1:47:08 “A soul would rather die than live another soul’s story/myth.”

2:00:40 How the number 22323 played a big part in Nicki’s life.

2:06:52 Paul’s vision for Nicki.

2:15:28 Asa’s type 1 diabetes is a third chakra challenge (Who am I?).

2:25:52 A cruise ship.

2:37:34 White snakes in dreams can represent positive, transformative symbols.

2:48:23 Magical guides.

2:56:59 Let’s do it!

Resources

Dear Lover: A Woman’s Guide to Men, Sex and Love’s Deepest Bliss by David Deida

Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Mimi Lindquist and Chase Ramey

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Paul has spoken at length about his daily health regimen that has prevented him from missing a day of work for more than 40 years. That is, until one day six months ago when he became sicker and weaker than he ever has in his entire working life…

Immediately, Paul recognized some of his symptoms were ones attributed to COVID, but others came in attacks from spiritual entities, including one that penetrated his body for the very first time.

Paul shares his spiritual experiences with author, researcher and Anthroposophy expert Thomas Mayer as they examine the COVID pandemic through the lens of spiritual science this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Thomas and his work in Anthroposophical meditation at his website. Find links to Thomas’ books in the Resources section and our website.

Timestamps

2:27 Paul’s battle with COVID in the form of a spiritual attack.

27:54 Questions one must ask from a spiritual perspective in relation to COVID vaccines.

37:57 It took Paul eight days of intense cleaning and working with God and his soul to clear out the entities from his body.

41:45 The effect of COVID and vaccines must be examined on your physical and spiritual body.

47:34 Who are the members of your spiritual team?

54:16 Rudolf Steiner recognized how transhumanist materialism would take over the world more than a century ago.

1:00:27 The goal of a materialistic world religion.

1:11:16 “COVID is a black magic story.”

1:23:27 Are entities behind every cell phone tower and inside mobile phones?

1:32:04 Know the difference between worthy and unnecessary fears and learn how to deal with them.

1:50:08 Thomas recalls an experience he had never had with a client until…

1:58:37 The steps you must take to examine why you took a COVID vaccine in the first place, then make changes to heal.

2:05:41 “If you have the intention, you can do something…”

2:19:02 Paul’s bout with COVID lasted about 15 days.

2:23:14 What happens to your soul after you die post-COVID when taking drugs like vaccines or ones to hasten suicide?

2:36:37 How do we prepare for a second COVID?

Resources

Covid Vaccines From a Spiritual Perspective: Consequences for the Soul and Spirit and for Life and Death by Thomas Mayer

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What do you do in a health crisis when all of the allopathic experts you’ve seen have no clue how to heal you?

When faced with extreme health problems and no answers, philosopher, farmer and award-winning author Daniel Firth Griffith took his Mom’s advice — chickens — and became a living example of the many benefits active, holistic approaches provide.

Daniel describes how his wellness transformation went hand-in-hand with a love for farming and storytelling and explains why, in its truest form, myth is a silence with legs, this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Daniel’s work as a storyteller and horse-drawn woodwright at his website, Substack and on social media via Instagram. Check out his growing number of books and writings on his writing/books page or on Amazon (link below). Listen to his Unshod podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get them.

Timestamps

8:15 Could chickens be an effective treatment for degenerative bone disease?

12:35 Have you really tasted a potato?

20:45 Humans are constantly trying to be rooted not unlike a carrot or potato.

31:06 Myth as defined by Daniel.

48:33 The concept of Creator extends far beyond Native American cultures.

55:13 Myth emerges from our bodies.

1:14:20 Sacred harvests with blood and oxygen.

1:22:30 “How do we keep that oral living ecotone alive in a bastardized medium known as the written word?”

1:29:30 The divine feminine.

1:41:21 “Myth provides us a silence with legs.”

1:47:34 Are you connected or disconnected from the world?

1:55:56 A living myth of foraging.

2:05:51 The differences between world sense and world view.

2:14:49 An uncomfortable, paradoxical connection.

2:23:31 The chemical makeup of an animal that doesn’t give you its consent to eat it changes radically and for the worse.

2:27:35 “Mythology presents a paradox of being, because it says be here, but the here is nowhere… it's everywhere.”

2:38:31 Are you a non-consensus human?

Resources

The Plain of Pillars by Daniel Firth Griffith

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Did you know that people can use cannabis as an effective psychedelic without the same health concerns as mushrooms or ayahuasca?

Educator and Coach Ryan Sprague explains the benefits of cannabis as a psychedelic and a tool for growth but only if you understand how to use it this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Ryan and his work on his Highly Optimized website and on social media via Instagram here and here and YouTube. Listen to Ryan’s Highly Optimized podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to them.

For Spirit Gym listeners: Register for Ryan’s free workshop — The Untapped Power of Cannabis Coaching: Harness the Only Legal Psychedelic to Unlock Your Clients’ Full Potential & Transform Their Lives — on Sept. 12 at noon EDT at this link.

Also, check out Ryan’s courses, including Breathe With Cannabis, at this link and save 10% on any of them by using the CHEK10 promo code at checkout. Join the BWC Collective, experience monthly ceremonies and access all past replays for $33 at this link (exclusively for Spirit Gym listeners). (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)

Timestamps

4:15 Cannabis as a psychedelic.

12:03 The “trip” that changed Ryan’s life forever.

16:35 The edibles industry’s dirty secrets may harm you.

25:36 A Thai stick strain.

33:44 Looking for cannabis strains that contain less than 20 percent THC is really hard.

41:56 Cannabis can’t be a personal growth tool unless you understand how to use it.

53:19 The Goldilocks Zone.

59:06 Is using mushrooms and cannabis together a good idea?

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