About this episode
Ben Stewart’s life as a traveler has been one of transitions from the military to art, to the music industry and, now, to a filmmaker exploring psychedelia and the mysteries of the world in short- and long-form productions on YouTube and Gaia TV. Paul finds a long-lost brother in his wide-ranging Living 4D conversation with Ben that veers from having a relationship with God to organized science behaving like a mob… Show Notes Ben connects with Paul via Pete Evans . (2:19) Ben’s crash course in filmmaking. (4:20) Burning Man, Waking Infinity and the unlimited power of the question mark. (11:30) Ben’s first real love: Music. (14:36) “Allegorical teaching is more important than facts.” (19:33) Why Ben is an artist. (23:00) Maintaining a balance between skepticism and open-mindedness. (26:57) Consciousness is a psychic substance. (30:48) Ben’s relationship with God is one that’s constantly improving. (37:35) What percentage of the ideas in your head are truly yours versus the ones that came from external influences and authority figures like your parents? (44:35) Do the actions of one person in a world of 7 billion really matter? (48:20) The ego -- one of God’s greatest inventions – helps us learn to love. (51:20) Learning how to embrace and integrate “the enemy” from The Matrix and Star Wars . (58:29) Why science isn’t “totally clear” about anything… (1:07:04) Science is an institution operating with a mob mentality. (1:12:40) “Religion starts the wars and science builds the weapons to kill people.” (1:14:40) “My entire life is a series of disappearing steps.” (1:20:22) Going deep into sonic geometry. (1:26:16) All of us are “immature magicians.” (1:32:25) Is history a static concept and really true as we’ve always been taught? (1:40:12) “When you can’t make a decision because you can’t rely on the experts, that’s your soul inviting you to an honest exploration of your own.” (1:47:23) Traveling to other dimensions of reality. (1:50:08) Myth is written as if it’s the history of humanity when it’s really the future of humanity. (1:58:45) Create your own kind of meditative ritual that works best for you. (2:07:13) “Enrich your mundane experiences of life by bringing more awareness into them.” (2:11:36) Resources Psychedelica and Waking Infinity on Gaia TV Ben’s Esoteric Agenda , Kymatica and Ungrip on YouTube David Icke’s The People’s Voic e The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz The work of Thomas Campbell Thanks to our awesome sponsors : Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.