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  • 134: Is our Technology Real?

    134: Is our Technology Real?
    Jul 12 2025
    Hello My Friends!
    I hope you are doing well, I am so grateful for you showing up this week!

    On this episode I will be discussing what is Real. This time(old topic) through the lense of our Technology. Of course there are some glaringly obvious Modern Technologies that can be of concern. Yet I argue that our words, and our thoughtful words as well, are the base technology that we use to symbolize, and therefor separate, from the World. Yet we are The World, are we not?

    My second tool to depict our use of Technology in the world is the most abstract one that we have to date: the String Theory explanation of Quantum physics. One of my favorite topics, though I absolutely do not claim to understand it well.. I am an armchair philosopher not a Rocket Scientist.

    Lastly I share some of the James Legge translation of the Tao Te Ching, a very archaic and beautiful one.

    You can email me about absolutely anything at thegingerbreadmansdialogues@gmail.com I hope to see you there!

    Photo credits: Ginger Bread Man by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash; Twisting Strings Angely Acevedo on Unsplash
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    33 min
  • 133: Important Lessons found in Losing Kitties

    133: Important Lessons found in Losing Kitties
    Jun 28 2025
    Hello My Friends! Welcome to my Home!

    This week has been a rollercoaster, I swear I have felt literally every emotion. As always, these are Important Lesson in disguise. What are the connections between Loss and Death, does all Grief have a common backbone. This week I lost one of my best friends, my Kitty Shefu, but I found her! So no sad endings, but I learned alot from the mental process that that involves. I am very grateful to have her back.

    We also discuss how Tedium and Boredom in work can be a crucial opportunity for practicing attention. And why I like SMALL amounts of serotenergic drugs, such as psilocybin and LSD, as a Focus and Work Aid. Focus connotating Attention, and a better frame of reference to watch our thoughts.

    At the end I share an AMAZING section from David Gurdjieff's book 'Spiritual Realism' on breath-counting techniques, a Ubiquitous practice crossing almost every spiritual, mystic, and religious path.

    I will be forevor grateful for your time and attention! I hope you have a wonderful Week!

    You can email me at anytime, about anything, at thegingerbreadmansdialogues@gmail.com
    I want to be There for You. Don't forget that.

    Photo Credits: Ginger Bread Man by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash, Picture of Shefu the Kitty by Me!
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    36 min
  • 132: Attention: Attending to the World

    132: Attention: Attending to the World
    Jun 20 2025
    Hi There Friendo!
    Lets talk about attention and technology, what does technology do to our brains? If you have children do you monitor their usage? Big changes have come into all of our lives, and I feel I can't be the only one just a little bit concerned..

    I have been on Hiatus trying to find my Muse. I cannot wait to bring your more material, new books, new Idea, new Drug Synopsis! Consider this a warm up.

    Have a Wonderful Week! I will be forever grateful for your attention and ears!

    You can email me anytime at thegingerbreadmansdialogues@gmail.com

    Photo Credit: Gingerbread man by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash; Computer monitor by Nicolas Gonzalez on Unsplash
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    29 min
  • 131: The Fascinating Story of Black Pepper

    131: The Fascinating Story of Black Pepper
    Mar 16 2025
    Hello my Friends! Welcome back to the Show!

    This week I would like to discuss something I found very fascinating: Black Pepper and its primary compound Piperine, and the smaller component found inside: Piperidine. What is the connection between Pain and Pleasure, or Pain relief? Isn't the removal of pain in itself Pleasure? What does biology have to say about it? I delve briefly into the history of Black Pepper and the Opium Wars that eventually occurred. Could there be a connection between Black Pepper and Fentanyl in our Current Opium War?

    Then, we will discuss the acidity of Various Tea, and how Tea can help potentiate the effects of other compounds.

    Lastly, I share with you some excerpts from the Late and Great Chuang Tzu!

    I sincerely Hope you enjoy. I will be forever grateful for your attention and ears. Have a wonderful Week!

    If you would like to talk about anything, absolutely anything, please email me at thegingerbreadmansdialogues@gmail.com I will be Looking Forward To It!

    Photo Credit: Ginger Bread Man by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash; Black Pepper on Spoon by Calum Lewis on Unsplash
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    33 min
  • 130: Animal Intelligence and Emotional Neanderthals

    130: Animal Intelligence and Emotional Neanderthals
    Jan 3 2025
    Hello my friends! Welcome back to The Ginger Bread Man!

    I am returning from a pretty hellish illness from these past two weeks, but I feel buoyed up by the loveliness of the holiday season! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year!

    This week I would like to discuss Neanderthals and the various perspectives we have had about their capacity throughout the years. I share some interesting facts I learned from a Documentary on Netflix: Secrets of the Neanderthals. I use this as a starting point to question Anthropomorphism and Animal Intelligence.

    After, I read a section from Saint Augustine's Confessions, from the chapter on Memory.

    If you would like to email me about anything please reach out at thegingerbreadmansdialogues@gmail.com! Have a wonderful week!

    Photo Credit: Ginger Bread Man by Filip Mishevski; Orca by Mike Doherty on Unsplash; Photo of Saint Augustine's Confessions by Me!

    See ya next Time!
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    33 min
  • 129: Practicing Lucidity and An Examination of 7OH-Mytragynine

    129: Practicing Lucidity and An Examination of 7OH-Mytragynine
    Dec 6 2024
    Hello my friends! Welcome back to "The Ginger Bread Man"!

    This week we will be discussing some fun stuff.

    First, I would like to give you 6 Practical things you can do to help improve your Dream Recall and potentiate Lucid Dreaming. I have never been Lucid in a Dream, Yet.. But I have been able to recall far more dreams with some of these easy practices. All of these Ideas I got from Stanford Researcher Stephen Laberge's book on Lucid Dreaming.

    Second, I would like to discuss 7OH-Mytragynine. 7OH is an active metabolite of Kratom, Mytragyna Speciosa. This tropical tree from southeast Asia has been gaining popularity in the western world for several years now. I am addicted. Now this isolated compound is hitting the market and I am curioius if there are pros and cons to this situation. I share some newer science on the Pharmacology of Mytragynine and 7OH-Mytragynine.

    Thankyou so much for your time and ears, I hope you have a great week. If you would like to talk about anything please email me at thegingerbreadmansdialogues@gmail.com. Thankyou!

    Photo Credit: Ginger Bread Man by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash; Pretty Background by Mark Harpur on Unsplash
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    36 min
  • 128: Can we Wake Up in a Dream?

    128: Can we Wake Up in a Dream?
    Nov 24 2024
    Hello My Friends! Welcome back to "The Ginger Bread Man!" I am so grateful that you are here!

    This week we continue on with my obsession with dreams. Lucid dreams in particular. What even is a Lucid Dream? For starts there is a world of difference between 'recalling' a dream and being Aware in one. One is accessible by Memory, the other way by Experience. I cannot overstate enough how fascinating I find this, and one of the most important portals into understanding the Unconscious, or Shadow Self. Towards the end I share some poetry from the Sufi Mystic Rumi.

    If you would like to email me about anything, please reach out at thegingerbreadmansdialogues@gmail.com! Have a Wonderful Week!

    Photo Credit: Ginger Bread Man by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash; Dreamy Boat Background by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash; Rumi Cover Picture taken By Me
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    32 min
  • 127: Considering Division's Sting

    127: Considering Division's Sting
    Nov 9 2024
    Hello Everyone! Welcome back to The Ginger Bread Man!

    This week we will consider some real world effects of duality, as well as considering more ideas about existentialism. Towards the end I discuss some western philosophy from P.D. Ouspensky, specifically is Tertium Organum. What even is the fourth dimension?

    This and much, much more... Have a great Week!

    If you would like to talk about anything, please email me at thegingerbreadmansdialouges@gmail.com
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    33 min