The Telepathy Tapes

PREVIEW: Ask Me Anything with Paul Stamets

We're sharing a special preview of an exclusive Backstage Pass Ask Me Anything with mycologist and author, Paul Stamets. Paul answers your most fascinating questions: from why different mushroom species affect our mood and anxiety, to how mycelial networks shape ecosystems, to whether psilocybin could enhance perception, creativity, or even telepathy. He also opens up about his own life practices, the experience that changed his relationship to fear, and how fungi may be guiding us toward a deeper understanding of the unseen world. To hear the full episode, and access all upcoming AMAs with Ky and our Season Two guests, subscribe to The Telepathy Tapes Backstage Pass. You’ll get ad-free episodes, bonus content, and access to our private Discord community. Visit www.thetelepathytapes.com [http://www.thetelepathytapes.com] to sign up. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

S2E8: Energy Healing Part 1: Consciousness at Work in the Body

In Part 1 of this two part exploration, we turn from the mind to the body and begin with a mystery that modern science has struggled to explain. Energy healing is one of the oldest medical traditions on Earth, yet it has long existed at the margins of Western understanding. The episode opens with a Cambridge-trained material scientist, Simon Duan, whose worldview shifts instantly when a Qigong practitioner in China removes his wisdom teeth pain-free - without anesthesia. His story leads us into the origins of ancient Chinese medicine, where psychic doctors once perceived organs with their mind’s eye and communicated with plants to understand their medicinal properties. From there, we meet healer Julie Goeltz, whose husband’s life-threatening lymphedema disappeared during a Reiki session, launching her into a practice that now includes remote healing and vivid remote viewing experiences that transcend physical distance. We also hear from author and clinician Jill Blakeway, who describes energy healing as the body’s own intelligence becoming coherent and who has spent years tracing the science behind these subtle forces. The investigation widens further through the work of physician-scientist Dr. Neil Theise, whose research helped identify the interstitium, a fluid-filled network running through the body that behaves electrically and may be the physical basis for meridians, chakras, and the subtle systems described by healers for thousands of years. This discovery raises a provocative possibility that the interstitium may carry not only fluid but information. If so, the boundary between mind and body becomes more permeable than we imagine. Part 1 sets the foundation for next week’s episode, where we follow healers and scientists into the lab as they attempt to capture what might be moving between people during healing itself. For this episode we would like to thank: Phenomena, a three-part documentary and six part podcast featuring exclusive access to groundbreaking scientists, transformative healers, and evidence that’s rewriting what we know about energy healing and the human body  https://www.phenomenahealing.com/telepathytapes [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.phenomenahealing.com_telepathytapes&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=Ojc_-YzTv49PeBRAe5Jz0FPjPjtANse6CpHZtGSk0S8&m=Uo8TZpwuPftsHElFhhx2kJVYnPe9gru8CPWgPB5FNBL62UjRyMmdNtQpPRyKuNQD&s=46J_8E0dNibPYhU3lCqMMXm3MeTXxgWF9AtSBRdr3_w&e=] The Emerald Gate Charitable Trust, a philanthropic foundation committed to improving the human condition and expanding the conscious mind through rigorous scientific research, whose research has been cited in this podcast https://emeraldgatefoundation.org/research-projects/ [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__emeraldgatefoundation.org_research-2Dprojects_&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=Ojc_-YzTv49PeBRAe5Jz0FPjPjtANse6CpHZtGSk0S8&m=Uo8TZpwuPftsHElFhhx2kJVYnPe9gru8CPWgPB5FNBL62UjRyMmdNtQpPRyKuNQD&s=qZoIAPjZb11MVFXPXg2ChAhkba2djfoV9WidKfG3h8g&e=] The Subtle Energy Funders Collective, a network of philanthropists in support of bringing energy healing to the mainstream through a systems change approach  www.subtleenergyfunderscollective.com [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.subtleenergyfunderscollective.com&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=Ojc_-YzTv49PeBRAe5Jz0FPjPjtANse6CpHZtGSk0S8&m=Uo8TZpwuPftsHElFhhx2kJVYnPe9gru8CPWgPB5FNBL62UjRyMmdNtQpPRyKuNQD&s=h2NTbYWFkkr5wSR1C-dDtGZ7uxHtRW2QGKv-4go9dQc&e=] -- Thank you to our Sponsors! Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at SKIMS.com [http://SKIMS.com]. After you place your order, be sure to let them know we sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Visit Etherwell.co [http://Etherwell.co] and use the code TAPES25 for 10% off your order. Visit Quince.com/tapes [http://Quince.com/tapes] for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Visit ThriveMarket.com/TAPES [http://ThriveMarket.com/TAPES] to get 30% off your first order and a free $60 gift. Get 40% off your entire order at Lolablankets.com by using code TAPES at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. Visit Graza.co/TAPES [http://Graza.co/TAPES] and use code TAPES to get 10% off your order. Visit happymammoth.com [http://happymammoth.com] use code TAPES at checkout for 15% off your first order. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

S2E7: Psychedelics and Accessing Consciousness

For millennia, humans have turned to psychedelic plants to expand perception and access realms beyond ordinary consciousness. This episode follows that lineage, from Indigenous ayahuasca ceremonies in the Amazon to the secret rituals of ancient Greece, revealing how these substances once served as powerful spiritual technologies. We begin with the extraordinary story of Don José Rubio, the Colombian elder who used ayahuasca visions to help locate four missing children in the jungle, and we hear from author Brian Muraresku, whose research suggests that the foundations of Western spirituality, like other belief systems around the globe, may have been influenced by psychedelic sacraments. We then turn to the modern moment, where psychedelics are reemerging as tools for healing. Marine Corps veteran Juliana Mercer describes how guided sessions with ayahuasca and psilocybin helped her process decades of trauma, while Yale researcher Dr. Ben Kelmendi explains how these substances open windows of neuroplasticity that can transform mental health when nothing else has worked. Throughout, a deeper theme emerges: psychedelics don’t just heal. They reconnect us to an ancient way of knowing, one that blurs the boundary between medicine and the mystical, and invites us to remember what humanity once understood. Thank you to our Sponsors! Visit Schedule35.co [http://Schedule35.co] and use code “TAPES” for 15% off your order. Get 15% off OneSkin with the code TAPES at https://www.oneskin.co/TAPES [https://www.oneskin.co/TAPES] #oneskinpod Visit Quince.com/tapes [http://quince.com/tapes] for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.  Visit happymammoth.com [http://happymammoth.com/] and use code TAPES to get 15% off your entire first order. Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/TAPES [http://honeylove.com/TAPES]! #honeylovepod. Get 40% off your entire order at Lolablankets.com by using code TAPES at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. Visit Progressive.com [http://progressive.com/] to see if you could save on car insurance. Visit Graza.co/TAPES [http://graza.co/TAPES] and use TAPES to get 10% off your order. Use code TAPES at jonesroadbeauty.com [http://jonesroadbeauty.com/] to get a Free Cool Gloss with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Visit Tonetoday.com [http://tonetoday.com/] and use my code TAPES to get 20% off your first order. Visit FactorMeals.com/TAPES50OFF [http://factormeals.com/TAPES50OFF] and use code TAPES50OFF to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

PREVIEW: Ask Me Anything with Alex Andersen

We're sharing a special preview of an exclusive Backstage Pass Ask Me Anything episode featuring Alex Andersen, the animal communicator from episode 5. Alex answers listener questions about how to tap into a telepathic relationship with your pet, how do animals think about philosophical questions, which animal makes Alex "starstruck" and so much more. To hear the full episode, and access all upcoming AMAs with Ky and our Season Two guests, subscribe to The Telepathy Tapes Backstage Pass. You’ll get ad-free episodes, bonus content, and access to our private Discord community. Visit www.thetelepathytapes.com to sign up. Thank you to our Sponsors! Visit Quince.com/tapes [http://quince.com/tapes] for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.  Visit happymammoth.com [http://happymammoth.com/] and use code TAPES to get 15% off your entire first order. Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/TAPES [http://honeylove.com/TAPES]! #honeylovepod. Get 40% off your entire order at Lolablankets.com by using code TAPES at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. Visit Progressive.com [http://progressive.com/] to see if you could save on car insurance. Visit Graza.co/TAPES [http://graza.co/TAPES] and use TAPES to get 10% off your order. Use code TAPES at jonesroadbeauty.com [http://jonesroadbeauty.com/] to get a Free Cool Gloss with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Visit Tonetoday.com [http://tonetoday.com/] and use my code TAPES to get 20% off your first order. Visit FactorMeals.com/TAPES50OFF [http://factormeals.com/TAPES50OFF] and use code TAPES50OFF to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

S2E6: Plant Intelligence and Ancestral Wisdom

What if plants aren’t silent at all but communicating in ways we’ve simply forgotten how to hear? In this episode, we meet Nina, a non-speaking teen who says she’s been telepathically connected to plants since birth. She offers herbal remedies no one taught her, identifies health issues her family hasn’t shared, and describes plant communication as naturally as breathing. Her accuracy forces everyone around her to rethink what plants know and how they share it. We also hear from indigenous elders, herbalists and experts who say this isn’t new. Mycologist Paul Stamets explains how fungi and trees send messages through the “wood wide web.” Herbalist David Winston shares moments when plants spoke directly to him and indigenous teachers from the Tsimshian, Lakota, and Kuntanawa nations describe plants as relatives, healers, and living intelligences who pass on wisdom across generations. Across all these stories, a simple idea takes root: the natural world may be far more aware, more connected, and more communicative than we’ve been taught. This episode asks us to slow down, pay attention, and consider that the plants around us might have been speaking this whole time. - Join The Telepathy Tapes Backstage Pass to get ad-free episodes, never-before-heard interviews, behind-the-scenes documentary footage, and access to our private Discord community. This is your invitation to come closer. To help shape what’s next. To be more than a listener… to be a co-creator of this paradigm shift. So if you’ve felt moved, if you’ve felt seen, if you’ve felt the call—subscribe today and join us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thetelepathytapes.supercast.com. [http://thetelepathytapes.supercast.com/] Thank you to our Sponsors! Visit CBDistillery.com [http://CBDistillery.com] and use promo code TAPES for 25% off your order. Visit Quince.com/tapes [http://quince.com/tapes] for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.  Visit happymammoth.com [http://happymammoth.com/] and use code TAPES to get 15% off your entire first order. Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/TAPES [http://honeylove.com/TAPES]! #honeylovepod. Get 40% off your entire order at Lolablankets.com by using code TAPES at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. Visit Progressive.com [http://progressive.com/] to see if you could save on car insurance. Visit Graza.co/TAPES [http://graza.co/TAPES] and use TAPES to get 10% off your order. Use code TAPES at jonesroadbeauty.com [http://jonesroadbeauty.com/] to get a Free Cool Gloss with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Visit Tonetoday.com [http://tonetoday.com/] and use my code TAPES to get 20% off your first order. Visit FactorMeals.com/TAPES50OFF [http://factormeals.com/TAPES50OFF] and use code TAPES50OFF to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].