E64 - Aubrey Marcus: Navigating Purpose, Prosperity & Plant Medicine Pitfalls

Today we are joined by the warrior poet himself, Aubrey Marcus, for a deep dive into the journey of awakening and integration. Aubrey shares what it means to be a warrior poet, stepping into the role of divine masculinity, and discovering his worth beyond his accomplishments. Aubrey also opens up about the recent death of his father, and how he healed from grief and loss. He shares his path with plant medicine. Beginning at the age of 18, he has used psychedelics as a tool for growth and expansion, explaining that he doesn't know who he'd be without them. He shares how to avoid common pitfalls on the plant medicine path, and why integration is simpler than most think. Aubrey also dives into his journey with building and selling a multi-million dollar company, what success feels like, and why money won't solve everything. ___________ Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 2:06 Embodying the Warrior Poet Within 4:08 Asking the Question: Who am I? 11:35 Discovering Your Inherent Worthiness & Finding the middle way 19:15 The Death of My Father 23:48 Healing Unconscious Relationship Patterns 29:54 I Can’t Imagine My Life Without Plant Medicine 33:07 Pitfalls of the Plant Medicine Path 37:46 The Secret to Integration 43:00 Overcoming the Hungry Ghost of Desire 49:15 Success, Selling Onnit, and What Comes After Wealth 59:02 Projections, Polyamory & Transcending Jealousy 1:09:09 Embodying the Divine Masculine 1:12:13 Rebalancing Masculine & Feminine Energies 1:17:55 The Power of Community 1:26:43 Conclusion ___________ Aubrey Marcus is the founder of Onnit, a globally disruptive brand based on a holistic health philosophy he calls Total Human Optimization. Onnit remains an industry leader with products optimizing millions of lives, including many top professional athletes around the world. Aubrey currently hosts the Aubrey Marcus Podcast, a motivational destination for conversations with the brightest minds in athletics, business, mindset, and spirituality with over 100 million listens. He is the author of the NYT Bestselling book Own The Day, Own Your Life and has been featured on the cover of Men’s Health and other publications. He has also produced several documentaries including Awake In The Darkness, Dragon of the Jungle, Ayahuasca, and Huachuma. He is currently the visionary behind the donation based coaching platform Fit For Service which recently hosted the transformational music festival, Arkadia. If you ask Aubrey what he is most passionate about, it is raising awareness for psychedelic medicine, including dedicated philanthropic support to MAPS.org and Heffter Institute. He is a 27 year native of Austin, Texas where he currently resides with his wife Vylana. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aubreymarcus/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AubreyMarcusPod Fit for Service: https://fitforservice.com Website: https://www.aubreymarcus.com ___________ Download André's FREE Book Recommendation List: https://www.knowthyself.one/books Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg Listen to all episodes on Audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927 André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/ Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/