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American Alchemy with Jesse Michels

American Alchemy with Jesse Michels

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Welcome to the American Alchemy hosted by Jesse Michels. Tune in for new videos WEEKLY highlighting the most heretical thinkers/ideas of our time. 👽 Grab Your Alchemy Merchandise! https://www.americanalchemymerch.com Instagram: @jessemichelsofficial Twitter: @alchemyamerican Sponsor Inquiries: sponsor@jessemichelsmedia.com Science Social Sciences
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  • Top Religious Scholar: “Aliens Aren’t What You Think!”

    Top Religious Scholar: “Aliens Aren’t What You Think!”
    Oct 21 2026
    Our American Alchemist this week is Dr. Jeffrey Kripal, a professor of religious studies at Rice University, author, and founder of the Archives of the Impossible. --------------------- You can support American Alchemy by signing up with our incredible sponsors below! Venice: Explore Venice AI at https://venice.ai/americanalchemy and get 15% off with code americanalchemy Zbiotics: Go to https://zbiotics.com/JESSE and use JESSE at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. Quo: Try Quo for free and get 20% off your first 6 months at https://www.quo.com/JESSE Grab your American Alchemy merchandise here! https://www.americanalchemymerch.com/ --------------------- Few academics have ventured as deeply into the unexplained as Dr. Jeffrey Kripal. From his own life-altering mystical experience in India to decades spent investigating UFO encounters, near-death experiences, and the hidden dimensions of human consciousness, Kripal challenges the boundaries between science, religion, and reality itself. In this conversation, he and Jesse explore levitating saints, alien abductions, precognitive dreams, time travel, and the possibility that the beings we call "aliens" may be connected to a deeper part of ourselves. Kripal also shares how his Archives of the Impossible at Rice University grew out of conversations with legendary UFO researcher Jacques Vallée, preserving decades of extraordinary research for future generations. Explore Dr. Kripal’s Work: Official Website: https://jeffreyjkripal.com/ Center for the Impossible: https://www.impossiblearchives.org/ Newest Book – “How to Think Impossibly”: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/H/bo216049049.html New TV Series – “Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena”: https://www.impossiblearchives.org/archives-x-1 --------------------- Support Our Other Projects Below! Grab Your American Alchemy Merch Here ➤ https://www.americanalchemymerch.com/ Join The American Alchemy Magazine Here ➤ https://americanalchemymagazine.substack.com/ Subscribe To Our Clips Channel (10 Minute Highlights!) ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@UC8ZKTXN9trt5dhixz6b6l6w Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/jessemichelsofficial TikTok ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@itsjessemichels X ➤ https://twitter.com/AlchemyAmerican Spotify ➤ https://tinyurl.com/jessemichelsspotify Clips Channel ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@jessemichelsclips Apply For Jobs ➤ https://jobs.gusto.com/boards/american-alchemy-3758eda5-237b-45f1-b043-da80a300714e Sponsor Inquiries ➤ sponsor@jessemichelsmedia.com Media Inquiries ➤ media@jessemichelsmedia.com --------------------- TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 Introduction 0:04:30 From Seminary to Religious Studies 0:05:02 My Eros Has Been Crucified 0:08:14 Kundalini Awakening in India 0:13:50 The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa 0:15:32 Sex and Alien Encounters 0:17:11 David Huggins and Crescent 0:19:30 Who Are the Beings? 0:21:23 John Mack's Double Identity 0:25:16 Don't Reduce the Phenomenon 0:29:08 Jacques Vallée: Was It Worth It? 0:31:36 Disclosure Means Apocalypse 0:32:42 Ontological Shock 0:35:10 Where Is Disclosure Headed? 0:36:39 Has Humanity Been Colonized? 0:41:13 Trauma as a Doorway 0:42:57 William James and the Sick Soul 0:45:07 The Paranormal Is Traumatic 0:48:19 Sexuality and Spirituality 0:51:54 Ancient Mystery Rituals 0:52:36 Sponsors (ZBiotics) 0:53:54 Psychedelics and the Fear of Death 0:57:31 The Murder of Ioan Couliano 0:58:43 Couliano's Fourth Dimension 1:02:00 Visualizing the Fourth Dimension 1:04:47 Sponsors (Venice) 1:06:20 Precognition 1:07:49 Eric Wargo's Time Loops 1:11:17 Against the Fermi Paradox 1:12:39 Michael Shermer, Secret Mystic? 1:14:36 Time Travelers and Tim Taylor 1:20:24 Religion as Special Effects 1:21:53 Whitley Strieber 1:25:03 Flying Saints and Levitation 1:30:19 A CIA Officer's Time Slip 1:32:36 Children Who Remember Past Lives 1:34:58 Consciousness as Transmission 1:37:26 Sponsors (Quo) 1:38:32 Antennas and Plato's Cave 1:41:49 Myth-Making Creates Reality 1:44:39 Saucers in the Hangar? 1:48:28 Fraud, Mimicry, and Real Magic 1:50:51 Mind Over Random Events 1:53:47 The Problem With Ancient Aliens 1:55:42 Saint Francis and the Stigmata 1:59:36 UFOs and Human Souls 2:00:38 A New Axial Age 2:04:14 UFOs, Nukes, and John Mack 2:05:29 Stan Grof and Eleusis 2:08:26 Aldous Huxley 2:10:50 Parapsychology Follows Technology 2:13:41 What Is Gnosis? 2:14:13 Elizabeth Krohn, Struck by Lightning 2:19:07 Electromagnetic Anomalies 2:26:25 Poltergeists and Sexual Energy 2:27:46 Trauma, Ritual, and Jake Barber 2:31:45 Demons and Human Suffering 2:32:48 Rudolf Otto and the Numinous 2:34:38 Rosicrucians and the Invisible College 2:37:08 Karin Austin's Telepathic Bug 2:40:31 The Devil and Forbidden Knowledge 2:46:03 The Archives of the Impossible 2:47:56 The Case for Secrecy 2:51:45 Nietzsche and Undigested Knowledge 2:54:43 Archive X and Closing Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 hrs and 2 mins
  • “AI Is ALIEN Technology!” -Whistleblower Reveals TRUTH

    “AI Is ALIEN Technology!” -Whistleblower Reveals TRUTH
    Oct 14 2026
    Our American Alchemist this week is Deep Prasad, a quantum computing entrepreneur, inventor, and UAP experiencer whose work spans artificial intelligence, advanced physics, and space technology. --------------------- You can support American Alchemy by signing up with our incredible sponsors below! Neurogum: For a limited time, you can get 20% off your first order at https://NeuroGum.com by using code JESSE iRestore: Unlock your best hair & skin with @iRestorelaser and HUGE savings on the iRESTORE Elite + Illumina Face Mask Bundle with code JESSE at https://www.irestore.com/JESSE #irestorepod Ways2Well: Reclaim your health with Ways2Well at https://ways2well.com/ Grab your American Alchemy merchandise here! https://www.americanalchemymerch.com/ --------------------- Returning to American Alchemy, Deep Prasad reveals extraordinary new details about his 2019 encounter with three gray alien beings who appeared inside his Toronto apartment. He describes mysterious golden symbols, a hovering spacecraft, telepathic messages, and a profound revelation that the universe itself is alive and aware of every being within it. Deep also recounts his unusual childhood involvement in a gifted education program where he says he was trained in ESP and telekinesis. Jesse and Deep explore the accelerating convergence of AI, quantum computing, and UFO disclosure, including the provocative possibility that the technology recovered at Roswell helped accelerate the modern computing revolution—and that artificial intelligence itself could be a Trojan horse from a far more advanced civilization. Watch our previous episode with Deep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAou_h1POWs Explore Deep’s work and follow him on social media. Deep is currently developing StarVasa's AI and space technologies, including CLEAR, a proposed framework for understanding and coordinating with non-human intelligence. StarVasa: https://starvasa.space/ CLEAR Project: https://deepprasad.substack.com/p/clear-a-coordination-primitive-between X: https://x.com/Deepneuron Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neuronsrcool/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepprasad/ Substack: https://deepprasad.substack.com/ --------------------- Support Our Other Projects Below! Grab Your American Alchemy Merch Here ➤ https://www.americanalchemymerch.com/ Join The American Alchemy Magazine Here ➤ https://americanalchemymagazine.substack.com/ Subscribe To Our Clips Channel (10 Minute Highlights!) ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@UC8ZKTXN9trt5dhixz6b6l6w Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/jessemichelsofficial TikTok ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@itsjessemichels X ➤ https://twitter.com/AlchemyAmerican Spotify ➤ https://tinyurl.com/jessemichelsspotify Clips Channel ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@jessemichelsclips Apply For Jobs ➤ https://jobs.gusto.com/boards/american-alchemy-3758eda5-237b-45f1-b043-da80a300714e Sponsor Inquiries ➤ sponsor@jessemichelsmedia.com Media Inquiries ➤ media@jessemichelsmedia.com --------------------- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introduction 2:44 - Deep Prasad Returns 3:57 - Who Is Making the Measurement? 4:56 - Are Language Models Conscious? 7:41 - Chalmers, the Hard Problem and CE-5 9:10 - Consciousness Technosignatures 11:33 - Hameroff, Microtubules and Telepathy 14:02 - Navier-Stokes and Hypersonic Flight 19:46 - Math, Physics and the Next Paradigm 23:26 - Artificial General Physics Intelligence 26:29 - The Limits of AI Creativity 31:00 - DNA as Biological Code 34:12 - Random Event Generators and Psi 37:37 - Hidden Abilities and the Vacuum 40:56 - Universal Resurgence Theory 42:38 - Weighing Consciousness 48:41 - Physics of the 21st Century 50:49 - Humanity's Future with AI 56:14 - The Mystery Explosion 58:39 - Remote Viewing and Precognition 1:05:07 - Quantum Computing Breakthroughs 1:10:14 - Qubits and Hilbert Space 1:15:40 - Quantum Computing and Crypto Risk 1:21:48 - AI Agents and the Dead Internet 1:23:49 - Censorship and Shadow Bans 1:27:34 - Quantum Sensing's Big Potential 1:33:08 - UFO Disclosure and the Convergence 1:34:44 - Sponsors (Neurogum) 1:36:42 - Corso and Roswell Technology 1:41:42 - Von Neumann and Roswell 1:45:59 - UFOs, Nukes and Data Centers 1:46:35 - Jailbroken ChatGPT and John Lilly 1:51:39 - The Three-Body Problem Analogy 1:54:52 - Interfacing with Superintelligence 1:57:46 - Lessons from Human Evolution 2:02:15 - Latent Human Abilities 2:05:09 - Sponsors (iRestore) 2:06:11 - Deep's 2019 Encounter 2:12:35 - Grays and Peruvian Mummies 2:15:40 - Hieroglyphs and Project Serpo 2:23:52 - The Rectangular Craft 2:26:03 - Mario, Michael and the L9 Document 2:29:20 - What Makes Humans Unique 2:31:32 - Encounters Among Frontier Scientists 2:32:48 - Inside the Craft 2:36:10 - A Childhood ESP Program 2:45:40 - The Download: Three Messages 2:48:04 - Aftereffects and a New Mission 2:50:51 - Closing Thoughts 2:51:24 - Sponsors (Ways2Well) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 hrs and 1 min
  • I Confront The Secretary of Energy On UFOs

    I Confront The Secretary of Energy On UFOs
    Oct 7 2026
    Our American Alchemist this week is John S. Herrington, Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Energy, who ran America's nuclear weapons complex at the height of the Cold War. --------------------- You can support American Alchemy by signing up with our incredible sponsors below! ZocDoc: Head to https://zocdoc.com/jessemichels and check that appointment off your to-do list. Qualia: Curious about creatine? Go to https://qualialife.com/JESSE to get 50% off and save an extra 15% with the code JESSE. Grab Your American Alchemy Merchandise Here! https://www.americanalchemymerch.com/ --------------------- John joined Reagan as a volunteer advance man in the 1960s. He later served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, head of White House personnel, and Secretary of Energy from 1985 to 1989. In this episode, John takes us inside Reagan's cabinet: the stealth fighter he found hidden in his own budget, the Strategic Defense Initiative and Edward Teller's nuclear-powered space laser, Reagan's "throw deep" approval of the Superconducting Super Collider, and the secret Taiwanese nuclear weapons program the U.S. shut down. He also takes on the UFO question. He says the Navy's UAP videos are real, but calls a Reagan-era alien story "total B.S." and challenges David Grusch and others to show hard evidence. Watch Brent Friedman’s podcast here: https://soundlightfrequency.com/ Learn more about the Reagan legacy John helped preserve as a founding board member of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and read Reagan, In His Own Hand, the collection John says proves Reagan wrote his own words - https://www.reaganfoundation.org/ Follow the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reaganfoundation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RonaldReagan X: https://x.com/ronaldreagan YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reaganfoundation --------------------- Support Our Other Projects Below! Grab Your American Alchemy Merch Here ➤ https://www.americanalchemymerch.com/ Join The American Alchemy Magazine Here ➤ https://americanalchemymagazine.substack.com/ Subscribe To Our Clips Channel (10 Minute Highlights!) ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@UC8ZKTXN9trt5dhixz6b6l6w Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/jessemichelsofficial TikTok ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@itsjessemichels X ➤ https://twitter.com/AlchemyAmerican Spotify ➤ https://tinyurl.com/jessemichelsspotify Clips Channel ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@jessemichelsclips Apply For Jobs ➤ https://jobs.gusto.com/boards/american-alchemy-3758eda5-237b-45f1-b043-da80a300714e Sponsor Inquiries ➤ sponsor@jessemichelsmedia.com Media Inquiries ➤ media@jessemichelsmedia.com --------------------- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introduction 1:28 - Brent Friedman's Story 4:26 - Interview Preview 6:28 - Sponsors (Zocdoc) 8:14 - Meeting Ronald Reagan 10:11 - Reagan and SDI Opposition 11:21 - Reagan's Diaries and Speeches 13:02 - Strategic Defense Initiative Explained 15:48 - Edward Teller and Excalibur 17:33 - Green Fireballs Document 18:47 - UFOs, Navy Videos and Faith 21:28 - Herrington Denies Brent's Story 24:49 - The Greenbrier Bunker 27:26 - Brent Friedman Responds 29:43 - The 1981 Veranda Conversation 33:04 - Underground Facilities in West Virginia 35:13 - Polygraph and Money Questions 36:12 - Why Brent Went Public 39:01 - David Grusch 41:36 - The Politico Journalist 44:32 - UFOs at Nuclear Sites 46:09 - Harald Malmgren's UFO Debris 49:06 - A Secret Budget Item 49:23 - Sponsors (Qualia) 50:59 - F-117 and Skunk Works 52:30 - UFOs as Spy Plane Cover 53:15 - Oak Ridge Document 53:53 - Garry Nolan's Ubatuba Sample 56:57 - Reagan's 1974 UFO Sighting 58:26 - Otherworldly or Man-Made 59:23 - Battle of Los Angeles and Secrecy 1:00:34 - AI and Deepfakes 1:01:26 - Stratton, Lacatski and Lazar 1:03:31 - UFOs at Pantex and Fukushima 1:05:07 - Bobby Ray Inman 1:06:06 - UFOs and the Ocean Floor 1:07:26 - CIA's Hollywood Liaison 1:09:00 - Limits on Elected Leaders 1:10:32 - Exotic Propulsion and Submarines 1:11:28 - Nuclear Airplanes and Project Orion 1:12:43 - Nuclear Tests and Roswell 1:13:37 - The Question of Evidence 1:15:37 - Palomar Observatory Transients 1:17:13 - Parapsychology and Precognition 1:18:30 - Trump and Disclosure 1:20:25 - Cold Fusion 1:21:26 - Spies at the Energy Department 1:22:38 - PROMIS Software and Bill Richardson 1:24:09 - Genesis Mission and Underfunded Programs 1:25:57 - Public Fear of Nuclear Power 1:27:10 - SAIC and Bobby Ray Inman 1:29:01 - High-Energy Physics and UFOs 1:31:01 - Marco Rubio on UAP 1:32:54 - Atomic Energy Act and Rickover 1:35:13 - Seafloor Recovery and Puthoff's Hypothesis 1:37:55 - The CIA, Gaffney and Casey 1:40:17 - Closing and Reagan Keepsakes 1:42:45 - Brent on the Hazing Theory 1:44:18 - DOE Roswell Hazing Ritual 1:47:43 - Consciousness and Initiation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 55 mins
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