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Awakened Exchanges
Hosted by Jay Rich · EN
What is Awakened Exchanges? Founded on the idea that open and honest communication is the only way to grow. We thrive in the exchange of ideas and don't limit our topics of discussion. If you like movies, music, UFO’s, pop-culture, cannabis, multiverse or simulation theory, Eric Weinstein, Jordan Peterson, Kevin Smith, Paul Stamets, Dennis McKenna, Neale Donald Walsh, Graham Hancock or even just the idea of someone always being genuine and authentic with you, then please join the exchange! Whether interviewing interesting guests or diving deep in solo episodes, the exchange feels like home!
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Episode 52 - Ra of Earth
Jan 18, 202301:02:04Tap to summarizeThis week I’ll be speaking with Ra of Earth, formerly a crossfit standout before his self-transformation into a teacher of humanology with a focus on full-spectrum living. He teaches on all things fitness, movement, and yoga, as well as ancient occult practices, all in order to optimize the human experience. We’ll also be discussing his upcoming appearance at the April 2023 Portal to Ascension Conference! Ra of Earth Ra’s Instagram Ra’s TikTok 2023 PTA Conference Information ----- Intro - 00:15 Ads - 05:03 - Please visit our sponsors Magic Mind, Genesis Pharms, Awakened Vapes, and our own Patreon page to help support this podcast! Use Promo Code AWAKE20 on your first order of Magic Mind! Interview - 8:42 ----- Welcome back to Awakened Exchanges! I’m your host Jay Rich and I want to wish you all a Happy New Year! I know I’m a little late, but it is the first episode of 2023, so I think it still counts. For those that are just joining us this week, I want to give you a very warm welcome to the exchange and I hope you enjoy this episode as we continue down into our Portal to Ascension series! As I said, I know I’m a little late, but this was supposed to be the New Year’s episode. I have mentioned that life has been fairly good lately, well that’s turned into insanely busy as well. As I take on new responsibilities in R&D at Tasy’s and we work on expanding into multiple new states, my day job has gotten significantly more complicated and time consuming. Add to that multiple health issues in my family and I’ve been spread pretty thin. Oh, and did I mention that I finally manifested something into my personal life as well? I’m pretty sure the universe is seeing how much I’m really willing to handle, but I’ll get my balance back. Enough of that though, everyone has complications in their life, but I thank you in advance for your understanding that I’ll be releasing the next few episodes as I can. As for today’s episode, when Neil first gave me the list of people he wanted me to interview for this Portal to Ascension series, I didn’t know anything about Ra of Earth. In fact, the name alone made me pause and question…and then I got to speak with him. Wow, what an interesting individual! We get a lot into his history, how he got his name, and what some of his philosophy entails, but our off camera conversations were equally fascinating. Thank you again for your time and energy Ra, it was a pleasure to share this exchange.
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Episode 51 - Welcome to the Portal - UPDATED
Dec 23, 202201:03:31Tap to summarizeHappy Holidays Awakened Exchangers! This week I’ll be speaking with Neil Gaur, the founder of Portal to Ascension, which organizes and produces content on consciousness raising topics ranging from True World History, UFO Disclosure, Ancient Structures, Alien Life, Sound Work, Breathwork, and Quantum reality. The Portal guests have included researchers, spiritualists, archeologists, quantum physicists, futurists, and yogis including Billy Carson, Bruce Lipton, Laura Eisenhower, and Gregg Braden. Today we’ll also be discussing the April 2023 Portal to Ascension Conference! Portal to Ascension YouTube Portal Neil on Creation Myths 2023 Conference Information ----- Intro - 00:15 Ads - 05:35 - Please visit our sponsors Magic Mind, Genesis Pharms, Awakened Vapes, and our own Patreon page to help support this podcast! Use Promo Code AWAKE20 on your first order of Magic Mind! Interview - 09:15 ----- Welcome back to Awakened Exchanges! I’m your host Jay Rich and I want to wish you all a Happy Holiday Season! No matter what you celebrate, or if you don’t celebrate at all, I appreciate each and every one of you for joining us today. For those that are just joining us this week, I want to give you a very warm welcome to the exchange and I hope you enjoy this episode as we start our Portal to Ascension series! I truly value all of your new thoughts and energy and hope you continue to join us with each new episode! Please remember that if you have any suggestions for topics or guests, I do listen to the listeners, and I look forward to hearing from you, either from our website or you can also contact me on twitter @AwakenExchanges. I hope you’re as excited to be here as I am to be back with you! The first time I tried to record this episode, way back in January, Neil Gaur and I recorded an amazingly fun exchange only to have the audio lost to a failed SD card. That failed recording turned out to be the last time I recorded an episode of Awakened Exchanges for over 8 months. Neil and I stayed in contact and when he wanted to start promoting the upcoming Portal to Ascension Conference in San Diego, I knew it was time to get the exchange up and running again. Since we were planning a long series, I wanted to get a few recorded before we got running, which led to some of our last episodes getting released earlier, giving Nick Hinton and I some divine timing for recording a special 50th episode, which slid ever so nicely to sharing this holiday gift with all of you! I think you’ll find Neil fascinating and I can’t stress enough how pleasantly surprised I was with each and every single one of the interviews with his guest speakers. I truly hope you give them all a listen as they come out. That said, this episode lost video for a minute or so to start the podcast, but we got on track quickly. Back to Neil though, he’s the founder of the Portal to Ascension, which organizes and produces content on consciousness raising topics ranging from True World History, UFO Disclosure, Ancient Structures, Alien Life, Sound Work, Breathwork, and Quantum reality.
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Episode 50 - Journey into Conspiracy
Dec 12, 202201:23:27Tap to summarizeFor a very special 50th episode, we’re welcoming back the conspiracy theory guru himself, Nick Hinton! We last spoke to him when he released the Aquarian Singularity and he’s been having a very interesting couple of years since. He’s just released another book, The New World Disorder, so that he could lay the foundation for his next book Stairway to Sirius. Today we catch up and find out about his most recent Journeys into Conspiracy! Philip K. Dick - Interview The Dark Enlightenment Nick’s Instagram & Twitter Mind Unveiled Instagram & YouTube ----- Intro - 00:15 Ads - 05:09 - Please visit our sponsors Magic Mind, Genesis Pharms, Awakened Vapes, and our own Patreon page to help support this podcast! Use Promo Code AWAKE20 on your first order of Magic Mind! Interview - 8:47 ----- Welcome back to Awakened Exchanges! I’m your host Jay Rich and I want to thank you all for joining us today. It means a lot to me when I see people tuning in and sharing this podcast with their friends. For those that are just joining us this week, I want to give you a warm welcome to the exchange. I truly value the new thoughts and energy and hope you continue to join us! You listeners are the most important part of this podcast and I appreciate each and every one of you. Please remember that if you have any suggestions for topics or guests, I do listen to the listeners, and I look forward to hearing from you on twitter @AwakenExchanges. There are some video issues for those of you watching on YouTube or Spotify. Apparently ZenCastr wouldn’t work with mobile browsers and, as some of you know, I’ve never made it through a recording on Zoom that didn’t have issues. That said, Nick is using a still image anyway, so you shouldn’t notice much on his video, but some of mine will have our logo superimposed over it as a stopgap solution. I appreciate you bearing with me, I do hope to prioritize a new laptop and better camera in the future, assuming that’s the problem and not the software, but I digress. That said, I hope you’re as excited to be here for this incredible episode as I was to record it! Today we welcome back one of my favorite guests, the Conspiracy Guru himself, Nick Hinton! Nick first joined us back in December of 2020 on a holiday episode and we finally got our timing aligned again, just in time to record a special 50th Episode! We talk about the literal journey that he’s taken back and forth across America, as well as his metaphorical journeys into conspiracy theories, including a look into his newest books and a couple of off-the-wall new conspiracy theories I’d never even heard of. It’s a fun ride and I think you’ll all enjoy it! One quick thing, there are a lot of overlapping holidays right now, as well as a huge portion of people that don’t believe in them at all. No matter your preferences or beliefs, I want to truly wish you a time of peace and goodwill towards all. If we all focused on that even ½ as much as whatever political turmoil or civil unrest we individually choose to obsess over, then maybe the world would start looking a little less like we’re headed towards a dystopia and more like that vision Gene Roddenberry had in Star Trek. Nick even talks a little about how he might’ve been influenced by the “Counsel of 9” channelings by Phyllis Schlemmer. Either way, moving towards a society that is more about cooperation and understanding seems like the way to go to me. I’ll continue to wish that dharma for all of you out there.
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Episode 49 - Working Class Rockstar
Nov 28, 202200:59:11Tap to summarizeThis week I have the privilege of speaking with Ivan “Funkboy” Bodley! Ivan is a bass player and has been a long-time music director for the stars. He has performed with 52 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees as well as in 13 Broadway Shows, with many more accomplishments to come I’m sure! Funkboy Ivan Bodley Working Class Rockstar ----- Intro - 00:15 Ads - 03:24 - Please visit our sponsors Magic Mind, Genesis Pharms, Awakened Vapes, and our own Patreon page to help support this podcast! Use Promo Code AWAKE20 on your first order of Magic Mind! Interview - 7:41 ----- Welcome back to Awakened Exchanges! I’m your host Jay Rich and I want to thank you all for joining us again today. As I said last time, I’m going to try to make these intros a bit more concise, while still letting you all know how incredibly appreciative I am for all of you tuning in and sharing this podcast with your friends. For those that are joining us for the first time this week, I want to give you a very warm welcome to the exchange, and I think you’re in for a fun episode. You listeners are and will continue to be the most important part of this podcast and I am more grateful than I can say for each and every one of you. Please remember that if you have any suggestions for topics or guests, I do listen to the listeners, and I look forward to hearing from you, either from our website or you can contact me on twitter @AwakenExchanges or on Instagram @AwakenedExchanges. Today’s guest is the Funkboy himself, Ivan Bodley. Ivan has performed with over 50 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and in over a dozen broadway shows. He’s been a bassist and musical director to the stars for over 35 years, and that was after he already had a successful career as a producer in the music industry. His story is beyond fascinating and I barely scratched the surface in our time together. His book, Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working Class Rockstar contains an incredible amount of stories and anecdotes, I truly hope you give it a read. You can find links to it in the show notes. I hope you enjoy this exchange as much as I did. Now, before we get into the show, I want to thank each of you personally for your support. Just listening and sharing this podcast with your friends gives me a reason to keep providing the best content that I can. If you have the means and would like to contribute personally, please take a look at our Patreon page where you will get access to exclusive content and deals! Your personal support there and at Awakened Vapes are currently the only means of funding for this podcast and I truly hope you all know how much I appreciate each and every one of you. As for our other sponsors, Awakened Vapes was the first of the Awakened Brands, and has been helping you modulate your high with CBD-only, high-terpene vape products since 2019. Magic Mind, a magical combination of ingredients, designed to help you improve your energy, focus, and productivity. And Genesis Pharms is still making the highest-quality medicinal RSO, among many other fantastic products. And remember, if you enjoy this podcast, please follow us on Spotify, subscribe to us on YouTube, or follow us wherever else you’re listening, and please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. I know that every podcast says it, but that’s because it really does spread the word. You can also support us on Patreon, or connect with us on the social media of your choice; we are @AwakenedExchanges on FaceBook, and Instagram, and @AwakenExchanges on Twitter. Alright now, stay tuned, and thank you for listening to Awakened Exchanges!
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Episode 48 - The Astrologer
Nov 14, 202201:59:53Tap to summarizeThis week I’ll be speaking with world-renowned astrologer Jeff Harman. Jeff uses a unique blend of Classical, Vedic, Naadi and Kabbalistic Astrology to get a comprehensive view of an individual’s astrological makeup. With that information, he can then look at the transitions and progressions coming up and compare them to your unique profile, illuminating personal challenges or positive energies that will be crossing your path. Jeff Harman Website Jeff Harman YouTube Jeff Harman Facebook ----- Intro - 00:15 Ads - 03:58 - Please visit our sponsors Magic Mind, Genesis Pharms, Awakened Vapes, and our own Patreon page to help support this podcast! Use Promo Code AWAKE20 on your first order of Magic Mind! Interview - 7:41 ----- Welcome back to Awakened Exchanges! Today’s guest is world-renowned astrologer Jeff Harman. Jeff uses a unique blend of Classical, Vedic, Naadi and Kabbalistic Astrology to get a comprehensive view of an individual’s astrological makeup, we’re not talking about a “what’s your sign?” kind of astrology. When you listen to him explain about the planets and the stars, you can’t help but be curious about how much we don’t really know. I’m thinking that this will be the first of two episodes with Jeff, as I’m going to go ahead a book a personal reading for myself and share some of it with all of you so that you can get a glimpse of what you’re in for and an idea as to my personal reactions during his revelations. As for today, I hope you enjoy learning about the different kinds of astrology he uses and how they work. Oh, and just a fun little side note, I decided to bump up the release of this episode so that it would be a numerologically significant episode number for me. Why? Why not? Now, before we get to the show, I want to thank each of you personally for your support. If you have the means and would like to contribute personally, please take a look at our Patreon page where you will get access to exclusive content and deals! Your personal support there and through purchases at Awakened Vapes are incredibly important to the survival of the Awakened Brands and the growth of the A.R.C.; words can’t express how grateful I am for each of you. As for our other sponsors, Magic Mind is a magical combination of ingredients, designed to help you improve your energy, focus, and productivity. Hear more about it in just a minute, or better yet, go to magicmind.co/awake and use the promo-code AWAKE20, that’s A-W-A-K-E-2-0, for an incredible total of 40% off of your first order! That’s just $3 per bottle and it makes for a great way to start any day. Of course, that always pairs well with the original Awakened Vapes, which was the first of the Awakened Brands, and has been helping you modulate your high with CBD-only, high-terpene vape products since 2019. And let’s never forget that Genesis Pharms is still making the highest-quality medicinal RSO, among many other fantastic products, starting back when it was just a medical marijuana community.
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