This Light Shines
The Last Flight of the Bumblebee
Send us Fan Mail
The devastating effects of neonicitinoid pesticides can not be understated. This is my direct personal experience of seeing its environmental destruction first hand,
Support the show
Empathy vs. Compassion
Send us Fan Mail
Empathy and compassion are surely related, but what are the differences between the two?
Support the show
By Way of Perception Thou Shalt Make Peace - part 1 of "Narcissism vs. Compassion"
Send us Fan Mail
What is the impact of the narcissistic world view versus the compassionate world view?
Support the show
Personal Empowerment - part 6 of "The Power of Perception"
Send us Fan Mail
Are you a victim of the world or a master of yourself?
Support the show
Learning About Learning - part 5 of "The Power of Perception"
Send us Fan Mail
How does learning work? Is formal education the only path to meaningful knowledge, or is this a natural capability steered by where we direct our attention? If so, how can we better use this knowledge to better our own lives?
Support the show
How Your Attention Span Works - part 4 of "The Power of Perception"
Send us Fan Mail
Does our conscious mind ever get hijacked into paying attention to meaningless bullsh*t? How does that happen?
Support the show
The Zoo Analogy - part 3 of "The Power of Perception"
Send us Fan Mail
We humans often find ourselves confined within invisible cages of our own making that limit our freedom and constrain our potential. How do we break free?
Support the show
A Lesson From Children - part 2 of "The Power of Perception"
Send us Fan Mail
This episode is about the value of a child's perspective when it comes to understanding what freedom truly is - and what that perspective can teach us later in life.
Support the show
Cognitive Distortions - part 1 of "The Power of Perception"
Send us Fan Mail
What if the limits we encounter in life are most often self-imposed? What if the phrase “I can’t” is nothing more than a jail cell built from two words?
Support the show
The Truth About Lies: Why Do Good People Lie?
Send us Fan Mail
Lying has been an effective defense against totalitarianism when it's used in self-defense against intrusive and abusive authority.
In case you haven't noticed, technology is reducing and inhibiting that power of pushing back against the abuse of authority.
More content and support links at https://thislightshines.net/
Music Credits:
Insiders by Joe Crotty | https://soundcloud.com/joecrotty
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
...
Energy Beings
Send us Fan Mail
In this episode, we investigate the question of "are we energy beings?", from multiple angles, looking at different sources of information on the subject, many of which have credible, documented scientific sources.
Chapters:
1. A medical doctor's perspective.
2. The 4 fundamental Energy Centers of the human mind, a concept put forward by Manly P. Hall in https://youtu.be/wOh3o-XgbMI?si=lPJZB-fXgy6aNWM-&t=572
3. The 100th monkey effect.
4. The "Noosphere" - evidence that human minds impact activity at the quantum level, as shown by...
Freedom and You: the Psychology of Freedom (part 2)
Send us Fan Mail
In part 2 of "Freedom and You" we look into the importance of communication, the impact of censorship, and delve deeper into overcoming that greatest block to freedom: our self-imposed limits.
Chapters:
1. Reaching out beyond the familiar: there is no freedom without risk.
2. The importance of novelty.
3. The 3 stages of escalation: from communication to disassociation.
4. The importance of communication.
5. Abusive relationships and censorship.
6. The importance of black sheep for social progress.
7. The path to de-escalation.
8. Making the best use of your free time.
9...
Freedom and You: the Psychology of Freedom (part 1)
Send us Fan Mail
This series an investigation into how our perception, conditioning and instincts influence the choices we make that impact our personal experience of freedom.
Part 1 Overview:
1. The importance of perception.
2. The difference between freedom and liberty.
3. The compassionate view of freedom vs. the narcissistic view of freedom.
4. Giving, taking, and balance. Transactions.
5. The benefits and the dangers of trading freedom for security.
6. Coercion: the common thread between communism and fascism. Coercion is the problem that they have in common.
7. Subconscious assumptions and implied contracts.
More...
Channel update for Dec. 14, 2025
Send us Fan Mail
Subscribe here or visit https://thislightshines.net/
Support the show
6 Ways to Spot an AI Generated Podcast
Send us Fan Mail
Six ways to spot an AI generated podcast! Featuring AI Carl Jung, AI David Icke and AI Elon Musk.
Support the show
