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Welcome to Xian Archive, a hyperspatial database of the fascinating discussions shared between artist/creative director Matt Xian and guests circling around the topics of psychedelics, creativity, music, artwork, technology and beyond.
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Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
On this episode Matt sits down with Michael Garfield. Transmedia artist and performance philosopher Michael Garfield helps people navigate our age of accelerating weirdness — and cultivate the curiosity and play we'll need to thrive in it. As a musician, Michael’s songs and avant-guitar have opened hearts and minds across four continents. His music has been featured everywhere from PBS to Burning Man to the FDA’s clinical trials for MDMA. As an illustrator and painter, Michael draws inspiration from both science and mysticism to make verdant and exultant artwork at countless festivals, live art residencies, and anywhere else he can. As an essayist and host of Future Fossils Podcast, Michael writes on the intersections of evolution, technology, and art, and shares vital conversations from the frontiers of our psychedelic century.
During the conversation we learn how Michael's life-long fascination with Dinosaurs and Paleontology developed, his earliest psychedelic experiences including a state of Samadhi (a highly advanced state of meditative consciousness) during a camping trip, how his encounters with Alien craft (UFOs) have informed his views on consciousness, and finally, precognition, time and whether or not the future already exists and if we can peer into it as a human species. This is part one, a future episode will dive in even deeper. Enjoy!
Find Michael: https://www.instagram.com/michaelgarfield/
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Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
On this episode Matt sits down with Martin Ball. Martin W. Ball, Ph.D., is a writer, independent publisher, nondual guide and consultant, visionary artist, and musician currently living in Ashland Oregon. In the spring of 2009 Martin underwent a profound energetic opening and transformation - the product of intensive work with entheogenic medicines and a year of profound self-exploration. The result is Martin's articulation of what he calls the "Entheological Paradigm," a Grand Unified Theory of all of reality from God to the direct experience of each human being, which he characterizes as an articulation of his view on “radical nonduality.” His approach is unique in that he sees the tension between duality and nonduality not as a spiritual or religious issue, but as an energetic issue that can best be addressed through the intentional use of powerful entheogens, such as 5-MeO-DMT. As such, his approach is thoroughly practical, straight-forward, and free of metaphysics, speculation, and attachment to spiritual or religious ideologies and mythologies. The result is a view of the nature of reality and the self that is challenging, liberating, and powerfully transformative, pointing to the true nature of being and personal responsibility as an energetic being.
During the podcast Matt and Martin discuss coming to the psychedelic path, Martin's life-changing experience with 5-MeO-DMT, God Consciousness, 5-MeO's purpose in nature, whether or not 5-MeO can be made inside the body (endogenously), ancient cultures using 5-MeO + much more. Thank you for listening.
Find Martin: www.instagram.com/martinwball
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Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
On this very special live episode recorded at Art of Consciousness, an Earth Day Celebration of Visionary Art, Music and Culture in San Antonio, Matt sits down with his good friend Sam the Fungi. Sam is committed to ending Myco-phobia, changing myco-stigma, and connecting humans through the power of mycelium. As a friend to the fungi kingdom, Sam shares the story of how mushrooms (and not just psychedelic ones) can help us all, and that we, as humans, are in fact, mushrooms.
During the podcast Matt and Sam explore the topics of coming to appreciate mushrooms, how Sam became known as "The Fungi", mineralizing & cleansing the body before mushroom ceremony, the effects of Psilocybin, the good to be found in "bad trips", and coming to the creative path, plus much more. Thank you for listening and Mushhhh Loveeee. <3
Find Sam: https://www.instagram.com/samthefungi/
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Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
On this episode Matt sits down with his good friend Jeff, also known as Seeka. Seeka is an entrepreneur and business coach who is obsessed with personal development. Seeka has worked deeply with plant medicines, meditation and shamanic practice and has a passion for what he calls "sacred commerce", which is holding business engagements to a high caliber of integrity and frequency of exchange.
During the podcast Matt and Seeka dive into topics such as Seeka's earliest psychedelic experiences including a rare medicine called psilohuasca, the journey of being an entrepreneur, kundalini awakening, sacred commerce, and the vast world & life-changing benefits of high-end coaching and masterminds. Please enjoy!
Find Seeka: https://www.instagram.com/lightseeka/
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Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Equanimous is a music producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist. He gathers elements from the world around him to create a sound that defies genres, pushes boundaries, and can only accurately be described as a one of a kind heart-expansive experience.
During the podcast Matt and Equanimous discuss musical origins, psychedelics, the bass music scene, a life-changing Iboga medicine journey, dharma (our highest life path), and the label/festival Equanimous founded, High Vibe Records & High Vibe Festival + much more. Thank you for listening.
Find Equanimous: instagram.com/equanmouslove
Find @HighVibeRecordsca: www.highviberecords.com/
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Saturday Mar 25, 2023
Saturday Mar 25, 2023
On this episode Matt sits down with Greg Lake, Co-Founder & Lead Oracle of The Church of Psilomethoxin, a new entheogenic church based in Austin, Texas. Greg is a trial and appellate attorney, author, and entrepreneur, having assisted over 40 entheogen-based religious groups enshrine their rights under the free exercise laws. Greg is a prolific writer, having written three books: “Psychedelic in Mental Health Series: Psilocybin,” “The Law of Entheogenic Churches in the United States” and “The Law of Entheogenic Churches (Vol. II): The definition of religion under the first amendment.”, and his work has been featured in numerous articles and podcasts, on a variety of topics pertaining to entheogenic, religious and cognitive freedom. He is the CEO of EntheoConnect and a Co-founder of the Church of Psilomethoxin, where he holds the position of Lead Oracle.
During the podcast Matt and Greg discuss a wide range of topics including Greg's experience meeting Anubis, the Egyptian God of the Afterlife, the upcoming day-long event in Austin Entheogenesis on April 15, 2023, the discovery of 5-MeO-DMT containing Mushrooms, the effects of 5-MeO-DMT, psychedelic religions, ecstatic dance, kundalini awakening and more. Please enjoy!
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Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
On this episode Matt sits down with his real-life brother and business partner, Robert Patton. Robert is a clothing designer and Founder/CEO of the 8-figure company SHEATH, which is an athletic apparel brand specializing in innovative designs in men's and women's underwear. Robert is passionate about self-improvement, fitness, meditation, breathwork and plant medicine among other wellness practices. Additionally, Robert is host of the Robert Patton Global Podcast where he shares advice on gaining and maintaining success with noteworthy guests from across the globe.
During the podcast the two dive into the concept of destiny, the future self, intuition and the entrepreneurial path. They then get into transcendental meditation and mantra, which Robert has been practicing daily, and finally the topic of plant medicines and ceremony. This one is special. Enjoy the episode and thank you for listening.
Find Robert: https://www.youtube.com/@RobertPattonGlobal
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Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Buckley Rue is an author, activist and public speaker surrounding the subjects of Revolutionary Theory, Psychedelics, Hermeticism and more. He has a degree in Religious Studies from UT Austin, and is the founder of the UT chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the Austin chapter of Extinction Rebellion. He has interviewed artists from Clozee, to Desert Dwellers, to Android Jones. His debut novel 'Afterlife' was published in 2019 and 2023 will see his forthcoming novel titled 'The Titan'.
In this episode Matt and Buckley discuss discovering spirituality, Hermes Trismegistus, a legendary figure that originated as a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth, the city of Alexandria, Kundalini Awakening, and finally Revolutionary Theory, the subject of Buckley's recent presentation at Astronox. Enjoy the conversation and thank you for listening.
Buy 'Afterlife' now: https://www.amazon.com/Afterlife-Buckley-Rue/dp/1647139627/
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Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Season 5 of Xian Archive has arrived. On the first episode Matt is joined by Writer and Multidisciplinary Artist, The Ungoogleable Michaelangelo. Michaelangelo creates stunning works of visionary art in several mediums. His work finds expression through visual art, written and spoken word, music, film and performance. He is also the host and creator of the podcast Self Portraits As Other People.
During the podcast the two catch up briefly before diving into several psychedelic and spiritual topics such as: the far reaching realms of psyche, Kundalini Awakening as empowering vs a form of "spiritual emergency", Karma as a kind of "law" of the universe, and Michaelangelo's new book 'Impatient Transformations', plus much more. Enjoy and thank you for listening!
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Find The Ungoogleable Michaelangelo: https://www.instagram.com/void_denizen/
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Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
On the final episode of Season 4 Matt is joined by James McCrae. James is an author, poet, meme artist, and creative strategist based in Austin, Texas. In his writing and art, he applies the principles of mindfulness and Eastern philosophy to modern life with humor and candor. He is the author of two books: Sh#t Your Ego Says, an autobiographical guidebook for quieting negative self-talk and reconnecting with intuition, and How to Laugh in Ironic Amusement During Your Existential Crisis, a book of poetry and memes about leaving your comfort zone to embrace the unknown. On his popular Instagram page (@wordsarevibrations) James shares daily memes, poems, and illustrations that delight and inspire his audience. He also hosts Words Are Vibrations, a podcast that explores the intersection of creativity, consciousness, and culture.
During the podcast the two weave between topics such as: lyrics as poetry, coming to the spiritual path, experiences with "God" or "The Divine", interpreting the ineffable experiences psychedelics illicit, integration, synchronicities, conspiracy theories, and animism, among other heady topics.
*Easter Egg that was forgotten during the pod: "Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God."*
Thank you for listening to this season. The show will return after a while. Farewell until then and much love.
Find James: https://www.instagram.com/wordsarevibrations/
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