Bigfoot Collectors Club – "Death and Return" w/ Elton Anderson Jr.

Date: March 11, 2026
Hosts: Michael McMillan, Riley Bray
Guest: Elton Anderson Jr.

Episode Overview

This episode dives into the transformative near-death experience (NDE) of photographer and multi-hyphenate creator Elton Anderson Jr. The conversation explores Elton’s journey through an NDE brought on by malaria, his resulting spiritual reawakening, and the "identity revolution" unfolding in our digital lives. The discussion spans psychedelic experiences, the role of synchronicity, reconciling personal identity, feelings of oneness, and integrating spiritual lessons into daily, creative, and online life. The tone is inquisitive, humorous, and heartfelt, providing both wild stories and thoughtful philosophy.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Elton’s Life Before the NDE

• Photography & Adventure:
  • Elton worked in corporate America before becoming a photographer and world traveler.
  • Hosted a travel show for the African American community, traveled to 90 countries, took on influencer roles, and experienced frequent adventure.
  • "My camera and my passport. That was, like, my thing." [20:01]
• Identity Pre-NDE:
  • Elton was not spiritual, didn't know his astrological sign, had skepticism for "woo-woo" topics.
  • “I was not spiritual at all. I didn’t even know everybody was reading The Secret and making vision boards... I didn’t even know my birth sign.” [14:59]

2. The "Identity Revolution" (04:49 – 11:23)

• Digital Consciousness and Space-Time:
  • Elton theorizes that social media is a fourth-dimensional space where digital twins of our consciousness exist, unbound by time or place.
  • “We are uploading a digital twin of our consciousness into this fourth dimension. So these versions of us will exist… people in India or Uruguay can watch us today, tomorrow. We could have filmed this two months ago, two years ago.” [05:07]
• Reflections Over Influencers:
  • Modern audiences seek authentic identity rather than “influencers,” craving resonance beyond race or gender.
  • “They want like people they can see themselves in. They want reflections of themselves. And it goes beyond race… it just goes in the vibe.” [06:28]
• Living On After Death—Digital Ghosts:
  • Host Michael shares reflections from handling his late father’s digital presence and contemplates the near future with AI avatars that continue relationships posthumously.
  • “Someone five, six years, 10 years down the road when they lose a parent, there might be a digital copy… you're still able to interact... you're going to have to have the weird, bizarre relationship with their like digital ghost.” [08:22]

3. Personal Paranormal History and Early Influences (12:29 – 14:10)

• Paranormal Fascinations as a Child:

  • Elton was obsessed with shows like Unsolved Mysteries, Outer Limits, Sliders, Quantum Leap.
  • Desired to travel to different dimensions, which became a lifelong fascination.
  • “I want to go to a different dimension where things are just slightly off kilter…” [12:49]

• DMT, Mushrooms, and Synchronicities:

  • After his NDE, Elton embraced psychedelics for further spiritual exploration, especially in Bali.
  • “Every day is all these insane synchronicities… I met this kid Connor on my birthday in India—same birthday, same cafe, we end up traveling together. Just wild!” [15:56]

4. Elton’s Near-Death Experience (19:14 – 37:01)

The Setup (19:14 – 27:00)

• In 2019, Elton contracts malaria in Ghana, but symptoms manifest in Brazil where he soon becomes critically ill.
• “I feel like I’m about to die. Because the malaria had taken two weeks to fully manifest.” [23:55]
• Alone and unable to walk, see, or think clearly, he calls his mother, who rushes to Brazil.

The NDE Event (27:00 – 33:02)

• Elton describes “full surrender” as he senses four tall, feminine, faceless beings visit and lift his soul.
• Communicated with via telepathy, he’s brought to a “great waiting room in the sky” of pure, dry, ocean-like energy—“it felt like the warmth you get from love.”
  • "I remember being so at peace, and I remember there was no fear." [29:28]
• He’s given the choice to stay or return:
  • “If I die my mom will kill me… so I decided to push through.” [30:21]
• Recovers in a hospital with his mother sleeping beside him—recognizing “real love” mirrored both in the realm and in her devotion.
  • “That is what love is… the same love I felt in the realm I got to experience looking at my mother.” [32:00]

Integration & Lack of Fear (33:04 – 35:21)

• No longer fears death, sees the experience as an invaluable gift.
  • “I don’t have any fear of dying anymore because I look at that experience as, like, the greatest gift.” [34:17]

5. The Nature of Spiritual Beings and Timelines (35:21 – 41:00)

• Details of the Tall Beings:

  • Felt a hint of fear—likened to being carried by pallbearers.
  • No familiar faces; not something Elton had exposure to before.

• The Many Death/Afterlife Stories:

  • Elton discovers a wide community interested in NDEs once he starts sharing his story.

• Multiple Timelines and Reality Fractals:

  • Elton believes, “I know for a fact I died on that other timeline,” suggesting life continued on one branch while he perished on another.
  • “Now I’m in this timeline where everything’s weird… people are fighting over Popeye’s chicken sandwiches.” [38:57]

6. Synchronicity, Life Purpose, and Speaking the Truth (41:00 – 47:37)

• Synchronicity as Guidance:
  • Feels “a billion percent” that a higher intelligence orchestrated the events—numerous synchronicities led him to his purpose.
  • His voice is a “broadcast signal”—by using it genuinely, he finds his “fractal” or spiritual tribe.
  • “When you start to speak at your truth frequency… that’s how your fractal finds you.” [43:05]
• Personal Identity and Coming Out:
  • Describes the intersection of being Black, gay, and spiritual as a lifelong journey with hurdles—family and culture sometimes at odds.
  • “I didn’t want to add any more weirdness to what was already happening inside of me.” [45:46]

7. Oneness, Ego, and Expansion (47:37 – 51:35)

• Expansive Loss of Identity:
  • Returning to the “source” in the NDE didn’t feel like losing Elton, but like shedding limitations and expanding to universal consciousness.
  • “You expand to everything that you are… no shame, no guilt, no fear.” [49:09]
• Earth as a Place of Illusion and Learning:
  • “We buy into this illusion of separateness... that’s the ticket to come to earth.” [49:18]
  • The ego is the cost of admission; forgetting unity allows us to discover it anew through love and experience.
• Integration via Love:
  • Sees his mother’s love beside his hospital bed as an embodiment of source love—realized only through this plane’s separateness.

8. Post-NDE: The Quest for Meaning and Healing (53:12 – 69:34)

• Chasing the Spiritual High (53:56 – 62:57):

  • Post-hospital, Elton embarks on a phase of deep spiritual studies (Dolores Cannon, Neville Goddard, Eckhart Tolle).
  • Explores microdosing, megadosing on mushrooms in Bali:
    • “I was like, microdosing and megadosing every other day… surfing, shroom high.” [60:52]
  • DMT/Bufo experiences powerful, but “nothing 100 compares to the actual dying. So you gotta apparently die to get that.” [63:07]

• Return to 'Normal Life' and Depression (63:56 – 69:34):

  • After returning to LA, struggled to interface his new self with his old identity and community.
  • Substance use increased, spirituality fell away, led to deep depression—a “dark night of the soul.”
  • Healing involved integrating his "shadow" (photographic metaphor: “The light is great, but you gotta master the shadows.” [68:17])
  • “It wasn’t until I did that that I was able to be myself.” [68:39]

9. Current Projects, Voice, and Message (69:49 – End)

• Creative Integration:
  • Elton is now launching a podcast, building platforms on TikTok, Instagram, and Substack.
  • Focuses on spiritual entrepreneurship and “wealth consciousness”—believes “spirituality and abundance are one and the same.”
• Reality Is Already Written:
  • His new handle “L10 RAW” stands for “Reality is Already Written.”
  • “We all come down here and it’s the idea that we have to remember what kind of seed we are… you just have to be aligned in that.” [72:11]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Digital Identity:
  • “We are uploading a digital twin of our consciousness into this fourth dimension… That is where identity, your frequency can kind of live forever.” — Elton Anderson Jr. [05:07]
• On Love and Loss:
  • “The same love that I felt in the realm I got to experience looking at my mother. And I was like, that is what love is.” — Elton Anderson Jr. [32:00]
• On Ego and Oneness:
  • “You expand to all of your greatness… that expansion comes with no shame, no guilt, no fear, none of those lower vibrating emotions.” — Elton Anderson Jr. [49:09]
• On Finding Your Tribe:
  • “Your fractal finds you through your voice… your voice is a broadcast signal.” — Elton Anderson Jr. [43:05]
• On Integrating Shadow:
  • “What it takes to become a true artist is mastering shadow. And that is when… a picture turns into art. And it wasn’t until I did that, that I was able to be myself.” — Elton Anderson Jr. [68:17]

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Identity Revolution & Digital Consciousness: 04:49 – 11:23
• Paranormal Upbringing & Curiosity: 12:29 – 14:10
• NDE Story (Malaria in Brazil → Other Side): 19:14 – 37:01
• Integration, Timelines, and Fractals: 37:25 – 47:37
• Oneness and Source: 47:37 – 51:35
• Spiritual Seeking Post-NDE (Psychedelics): 53:56 – 63:25
• Falling Into/Out of Depression, Shadow Work: 63:56 – 69:34
• Current Work & Philosophies: 69:49 – End

Final Thoughts

This episode offers emotional storytelling, philosophical depth, and a unique voice on the search for meaning after a life-altering event. Elton’s journey weaves together loss, humor, spiritual discovery, psychedelic exploration, and the creative process, inspiring listeners to embrace both light and shadow, to find community through authenticity, and to recognize that perhaps reality really is already written.

Where to Find Elton Anderson Jr.

• Instagram: @eltonandersonjr
• YouTube/TikTok: L10RAW
• Substack/TikTok Links: Found via his Instagram or YouTube

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