Beyond 80%
Beyond 80%
Podcast Description
Beyond 80 Percent is a podcast that delves into critical thinking, shifting perspectives, and deeper discussions around self-growth and societal narratives.
Join us as we interview interesting, everyday people who share their personal journeys, the experiences that shaped them, and the missions that drive them today. We invite you to awaken your consciousness and explore the world with a deeper perspective.
Each episode encourages you to think critically, push beyond the surface, and engage with the ideas that shape our consciousness. Ready to awaken your mind? Let’s evolve together.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as critical thinking, personal growth, trauma-informed therapy, and societal narratives, featuring episodes like The Sound of Consciousness and Unlocking the Subconscious, which delve into how perception and trauma shape our experiences.
Beyond 80 Percent is a podcast that delves into critical thinking, shifting perspectives, and deeper discussions around self-growth and societal narratives.
Join us as we interview interesting, everyday people who share their personal journeys, the experiences that shaped them, and the missions that drive them today. We invite you to awaken your consciousness and explore the world with a deeper perspective.
Each episode encourages you to think critically, push beyond the surface, and engage with the ideas that shape our consciousness. Ready to awaken your mind? Let’s evolve together.
In this episode of Beyond 80%, host Ryan Olexson sits down with neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander to explore the near-death experience that radically reshaped his understanding of consciousness. Once a firm materialist, Dr. Alexander recounts how a severe case of bacterial meningitis left his neocortex shut down. Yet during that time, he experienced a vivid realm of profound love, meaning, and awareness. The conversation examines whether consciousness can exist independently of the brain, the idea of the brain as a filter or transceiver, and how meditation, spirituality, and altered states of consciousness may reveal deeper truths about who we are and what lies beyond physical life.
Dr. Eben Alexander is a board-certified neurosurgeon, author, and consciousness researcher, known for his transformative near-death experience following a coma caused by bacterial meningitis. Formerly a staunch materialist, Dr. Alexander’s experience profoundly altered his understanding of the mind, leading him to explore the relationship between neuroscience, consciousness, and spirituality. He is the author of the bestselling book Proof of Heaven, and his work focuses on the idea that consciousness may exist independently of the brain, positioning him as a prominent voice at the intersection of science, philosophy, and spiritual inquiry.
- 00:00 Introduction: The Brain as a Transceiver
- 01:16 Dr. Eben Alexander’s Near-Death Experience
- 03:20 Exploring Consciousness and Materialism
- 07:48 The Impact of Meningitis on the Brain
- 12:36 Navigating Spiritual Realms
- 15:21 The Role of Meditation and Binaural Beats
- 26:40 Scientific Insights on Consciousness
- 31:02 Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality
- 41:23 The Power of Love and Spiritual Connection
- 47:21 Conclusion
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