Unlike insects and amphibians, humans don’t experience what science defines as a physical metamorphosis. Yet, Matt Gallant and Wade Lightheart of BIOptimizers are pushing the boundaries of science, biology, Shamanism and cutting edge neurofeedback technology with their Metamorphosis group to do just that.

Explore real human metamorphosis at the ground level with Wade Lightheart and Matt Gallant this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about the work Wade and Matt do at BiOptimizers via social media on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

For Spirit Gym listeners: BIOptimizers’ Year New You sale features up to 26 percent on select products and bundles. Plus, check out select bundles for up to 45 percent at this link and use the promo code PAUL15 promo code to get the best deals possible. Also, check out The BIOptimizers Nutrition Coach Program and save 15 percent at this link.

The Metamorphosis program mentioned during the podcast is brain training which will be available for people to join. The best way to inquire about being a part of it is to email mailto:support@bioptimizers.com.

Timestamps

6:21 Maintaining trust relationships that are karmically clean.

13:12 A $2 million investment on clinical trials.

25:50 The Metamorphosis protocol.

32:00 What’s your best wave?

41:17 Heart breathing.

49:55 Gnosticism.

55:23 Fighting with the beginner’s mind.

1:02:23 A passion project.

1:08:15 “Feedback is the most powerful transformational force anybody can have in their life.”

1:11:26 A simple way to get into a hypnagogic state (with practice).

1:19:38 Maximum transformation, minimum time.

1:30:01 This process isn’t cheap to do, but the results are obvious and transformational.

Resources

The Division Bell by Pink Floyd

The work of Dr. James Hardt

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Blue Morpho chairman and plant medicine expert Maestro Hamilton Souther believes the war between the light and the dark began very early yet humans have always been distracted by the shiny objects dancing in front of them to do anything to address or deal with it.

Maestro Hamilton Souther explores the nature of spiritual development and the steps you need to take to achieve a right relationship between you and the universe this week on Spirit Gym.

Check out Maestro Hamilton’s work on his Blue Morpho website and on Instagram.

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Timestamps

8:09 Did you know one of the most powerful plant medicines is also a very common house plant in the U.S.?

11:31 The war between the light and dark.

33:09 The nature of spiritual development demands that we go deeper into inner discovery.

37:19 Are we living in a medicine culture or a drug culture?

44:13 The plague of western health problems like obesity is spreading to the Amazon.

56:39 A plant medicine reset.

1:12:06 “People don’t understand the power of their choice.”

1:18:17 Are you ready to trust the universe?

1:27:10 The law of unintended consequences.

1:34:59 “Choose your teachers wisely.”

1:46:29 Embrace and absorb the now and the future because both hold more opportunities than the past.

1:53:50 Are you in an aligned/right relationship with everything in the universe?

Resources

Echinopsis pachanoi (also known as wachuma, San Pedro and huachuma)

Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

Infinite Potential: The Life and Ideas of David Bohm on YouTube

Herb Alpert Is… on YouTube

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It shouldn’t be an original idea that eating is a spiritual act or that where our food comes from makes all the difference in our health because it does. Unfortunately, too few people believe food to be medicine for our bodies and souls although it is...

You won’t look at food the same way ever again after listening to Paul’s conversation with sacred hunter Mansal Denton, the mastermind behind wild, animal-based food producer Real Provisions, this week on Spirit Gym.

Check out Mansal on his Real Provisions website and at his Sacred Hunting website. Find him on social media via Instagram here and here. Read his essays on Substack.

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Timestamps

6:51 Mansal’s new spiritual tradition.

14:11 Matthew 25:40.

20:11 “What we do to nature, we do to ourselves.”

33:17 Eating is a spiritual act.

47:12 The most loving, intimate way to walk through this world.

58:40 Spirituality: A progressive connection to a larger whole.

1:09:42 “Food is the one thing that resonates with me.”

1:15:40 The problematic history of axis deer (chital) in Hawaii that led to Real Provisions.

1:21:38 The infestation of Asian carp in Illinois and American shad in Oregon and Washington.

1:33:28 Do cows possess embodied wisdom?

1:41:42 Food as medicine.

1:51:54 Comparing the nutrients in muscle meats to organ meats.

2:00:32 The weird dynamic that favors muscle meats over organ meats.

2:12:06 Intuition or instinct?

2:18:28 Preparation and ingredient/nutrient differences between Real Provisions jerky and popular store brands.

2:26:08 How much is too much?

Resources

Maximus the Confessor

Nutrition and Your Mind by George Watson

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To Drew Canoli, the founder and CEO of Organifi, Paul is far more than a business associate and neighbor in Southern California. Paul is a close friend whose mission — making the world a better, healthier place — mirrors Drew’s vision.

Drew picks Paul’s brain on a great many topics, from parasite infections and poop to lifestyle changes for cancer patients, relationships, eating light and so much more this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Drew and his work on his Permission Granted website and social media via Facebook, Instagram and his FitLifeTV channel on YouTube. Listen to his Drew and You podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to them.

Timestamps

3:08 The number one reason people come into contact with parasites.

9:23 The most common kind of parasite infection.

19:32 How much poop should you be excreting from your body every day?

28:30 Inflammation, parasite infections and your muscle health.

38:03 It’s not good for your health to do perpetual parasite cleanses due to the life cycle of the parasite.

41:32 What lifestyle changes would Paul recommend to a cancer patient?

48:43 “I was a man-child until I had my own.”

1:00:16 Being in a relationship is the real dojo.

1:13:43 A new electrolyte product from Organifi.

1:22:50 Sun gazing.

1:30:42 When eating foods, you’re eating light.

1:43:16 Is the Comet 3l/ATLAS something more?

2:03:06 Killing the ego is an idea shared by confused people.

Resources

Spirit of the Cimarron

Healing With Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford

You Be You: Detox Your Life, Crush Your Limitations and Own Your Awesome by Drew Canole

Healing Fungal and Parasite Infections: The Absolute Essentials

Paul’s Fastest Way to Health series on YouTube

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Just because a very chaotic 2025 is coming to an end and a new year is about to begin doesn’t mean you can ignore the personal challenges you’ve managed to sweep under the rug…

2026 is the year you’ll face the mirror based on the 10th card of the Tarot, The Wheel of Fortune (the divine mirror of self-reflection), and all of those obstacles will re-appear. What you choose to do — or don’t do — to resolve these challenges may determine the fragile difference between taking control of your life or being controlled by others.

Paul shares his 2026 forecast including a roadmap for your spiritual survival this week on Spirit Gym.

For Spirit Gym listeners: To get the most out of Paul’s 2026 solocast, we encourage you to watch it on his YouTube channel. Also, you can access a PDF of his extensive resources for this episode here.

Timestamps

4:03 Looking back at 2025.

8:16 Donald Trump or Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Who do you trust more?

15:17 The myth of Narcissus and its connection to artificial intelligence.

22:28 Understanding archetypes.

25:24 Exploring GOD.

31:51 God dreams myth, the story that tells itself.

35:00 Paul’s favorite myth of origin.

43:04 Humans cannot perceive anything without archetypes.

49:14 Higher mind and lower mind.

59:35 Essential archetypes for life and meaning.

1:08:02 The Wheel of Fortune (Tarot card 10).

1:15:11 The objective psyche.

1:26:56 Archetypal images.

1:32:36 The local and non-local mind.

1:38:09 The numerology of 2026.

1:46:14 10: The end of one cycle and the beginning of another.

1:55:53 Looking at 2026 from a Tarot perspective (the Royal Road).

2:10:18 “The most important aspects of what the Tarot is teaching us happen in the first 10 cards.”

2:21:04 10 as a number field.

2:30:38 Will you make it to 2027?

2:41:14 The meaning of fire.

2:48:34 “The journey through the Tarot archetypes and all spiritual development is really just a journey from the head to the heart.”

2:57:53 What riddles are the Sphinx confronting us with in 2026?

3:01:55 Climbing the Accountability Ladder.

3:11:07 Recognize the Mystery.

3:16:09 Here’s your homework assignment.

Resources

The International Society of Mythology

Paul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Federico Faggin

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What does love really mean in these postmodern times? Is it merely rejecting the old and embracing the old or something else entirely?

Dr. Marc Gafni redefines how quarks and love co-exist seamlessly in the universe and explains why you should be writing your sacred autobiography this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Marc’s work on his website where you can register for his free, live teaching program Sundays at 10 a.m. Western Time/1 p.m. Eastern Time and receive Chapters 1-4 of his book, Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment, for free. Take Marc’s Unique Self mini-course that’s also free. Download Marc’s free audiobook, The Erotic and The Holy, at this link.

Also, check out Marc’s work on the Office For the Future and the Center For World Philosophy and Religion.

Find Marc on many social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, TikTok and Substack.

Timestamps

4:20 Marc has proposed a public conversation with Prof. Yuval Noah Harari about his undermining of the very fabric of the cosmos.

11:44 What’s wrong with social media — the first wave of AI — hijacking your attention?

20:51 “Literally, there are love notes exchanged between the quarks.”

25:41 The need for a new world religion, as a context for our diversity.

29:33 Uniqueness — a first principle and value — is not an act of separation.

38:20 “Information is meaning and value.”

50:18 The four meanings of amen.

1:10:39 The ultimate postmodern question about love.

Resources

The Evolution of Love From Quarks to Culture: The Rise of Evolutionary Relationships in Response to the Meta-Crisis by Dr. Marc Gafni

1984: 75th Anniversary by George Orwell

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How would you feel if everything you knew about the various popular holidays throughout the year were lies manufactured to divert your attention from their very real and sacred meaning? Depending on who you are, that knowledge could be revelatory or very disturbing and controversial…

Lara Day explores the not-so-great truth behind the various popular holidays many of us celebrate, how they evolved into opportunities to control you and what you can do to reclaim those sacred practices this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Lara’s work and classes at her website and on social media via Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.

For Spirit Gym listeners: Save $100 on a Neurogenic Qigong session with Lara (her unique blend of qigong healing and tension and trauma releasing neurogenic tremor work) by letting her know you listened to this podcast! (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)

Timestamps

3:27 A new publisher and important additions to Lara’s 13 Sacred Nights Oracle deck.

8:10 “Maybe it’s time to consciously choose how we celebrate our holidays.”

11:17 The four-layer cake of bad changes to our holidays.

23:52 Why do many people get so defensive about their manufactured holiday traditions?

31:18 The trick or treat origins of Halloween.

40:54 Lara and her daughter have created their own Halloween ritual: An altar for celebrating dead relatives and loved ones.

49:11 The origins of Thanksgiving in America, thanks to Sarah Josepha Hale.

56:50 Open your heart with this very simple practice from Paul.

1:02:43 Cooking.

1:10:36 Why was Christmas once outlawed in the 17th century?

1:19:53 “We were worried that if we told them we knew, maybe they'd think there's no point in having Christmas anymore.”

1:24:45 You can reset the Christmas season for your family and celebrate it your way.

Resources

13 Sacred Nights Oracle: A Yearly Solstice Tradition by Lara Day

Adyashanti

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Did anyone ask you to sign a contract that gives your government permission to pay for immoral things you never supported like stockpiling nuclear weapons?

Mark Gober explores the many problems with the numerous abstract social contracts you never agreed to and how open-eyed compassion and discernment can light a path to more informed, people-centric decisions this week on Spirit Gym.

Find out more about Mark on his website and on social media via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube and Telegram.

Timestamps

3:13 Before 2020, Mark had less than zero interest in politics.

10:23 Liberty and the non-aggression principle.

13:41 Authority figures.

26:51 A rite of passage at an unconscious level.

30:46 “I think you’re probably right about this, but my life is good the way it is…”

35:18 The connection between liberty and free will.

40:29 Applying near-death experiences to the Golden Rule.

54:33 Statism.

1:07:58 A very different approach to medicine.

1:11:23 Are we living in a Leviathan state?

1:24:29 A need for compassion and discernment.

1:38:02 The Austrian school of economics theory.

1:50:35 A metaphysical political philosophy.

2:08:33 “I can’t control the outcome of the world but what I can control is my own behavior.”

2:15:07 The earth is an elementary school for young souls.

2:23:19 The Riddler.

Resources

An End to Upside Down Liberty by Mark Gober

Paul’s Spirit Gym conversations with Dr. Christiane Northrup and Anne Helfer

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