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Transcript of “Alberto Villoldo - Shamanism & Energy Fields: #280”
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Dave: Hey,it'sDaveAsprey.Beforewegettotoday'sepisode,let'stalkalittlebitaboutTing.Ting'sakick-asscompanyworkingtodisruptareallybrokenmobileindustrywhereconsumersdon'thavechoice,freedom,ortransparencyfromthebigcorporateplayers.Yourphoneisapowerfultooltouseinperformancehackingandyoushouldn'tberestrictedbyacontractorhavetochoosefromalonglistofdauntingphoneplansespeciallyaroundtheholidays.Wouldn'titbesimplertojustpayforwhatyouuse?Here'showitworkswithTing.Uselessmonthandyoupayless.Usemoreandyoupaymore.It'sassimpleasthat.
Tingnowhastwonationwidenetworkstochoosefrom.TheycandoSprint,T-MobileorGSMservicewhichmeansifyouhavegreatSprintorT-Mobilecoverage,youhavetheexactsamecoveragewithTing.Gotobulletproof.ting.comandget$25inservicecreditifyoubringyourphonetoTingorget25bucksoffselectphonesonTing'sshoppage.IuseTing.PeopleonmyteamuseTingandraveaboutit.NotsurewhatTingwillcostyou?Grabyourexistingbillandtestoutthesavingscalculatorlocatedatbulletproof.ting.com.Nocontracts,leaveanytimewithoutapenalty.Gotobulletproof.ting.comandsavesomemoney.Youdeserveit.
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Dave: Hey,it'sDaveAspreywithBulletproofRadio.Today'scoolfactofthedayisthatastudyofKaleCresswhichisarelativeofkaleandbroccolicombinedshowsthatplantscantellwhenthey'rebeingeaten.Whentheplantfeltorheardthevibrationofacaterpillareatingit,itreleasetoxicmustardoilintoitsleavetodeterthecaterpillars.Now,itturnsoutthatallplantsdothis.Whenplantsarethreatened,theyactuallyrespondwithusuallychemicals.Infact,oneofmyfavoriteplants,coffee,doesthesamething.Whencoffeeisstressedwhetherit'sbymoldorbyinsectsorbydrought,itactuallymakesalotmorecaffeinewhichisanantifungalagentincoffee.ThisisoneofthereasonwhyRobustakinds
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ofcoffeeandthestuffthatwetypicallydon'thaveinthehigh-endcoffeehousesismuchmorelikelytohavehigheramountsofcaffeinebecauseittendstoalsohavehigheramountsofmoldinitwhichisnowwell-known.
Speakingofplants,ifyou'reavegetarianandyouwonderifyoucouldeatthebulletproofdiet,IjustwroteapostonthatcalledCanVegetariansEatTheBulletproofDiet?Checkthatoutonbulletproofexec.com.
Ifyou'rewatchingonYouTubetoday,younoticedthatI'mliveinthestudiowithaguest.Ifyou'realong-timelistenerorwatcherasthecasemaybe,youmayrecognizehimasAlbertoVilloldo.Albertoisbestsellingauthor,founderoftheworld-renownedInstituteofEnergyMedicineandtheFourWindsSociety.I'veactuallytakensomeclassesonshamanictrainingwithAlberto.
HespenttwodecadeswithshamansinthejunglesorintheAndesandhe'scomeupwithasetofsacredtechnologiesthathebelievescantransformthebodyandhealthesoulandchangethewaywelive,evenhowyoudie.He'sbeenonBulletproofRadiotwiceandtodayhe'sgoingtotalkabouthisnewbookcalledAShaman'sMiraculousToolforHealing.Actually,AShaman'sMiraculousToolsforHealing.Alberto,welcometotheshowandwelcometo-
Alberto: Thankyou,Dave.Goodtobewithyou.
Dave: It'sapleasuretohaveyouhearinpersoninsteadofjustonthephone.
Alberto: Thankyou.Thankyou.
Dave: Now,lastnight,wedidsomecryotherapyheredownstairs.Whatdidyouthinkofthat?
Alberto: Ilovedit.Ilovedit.ItfeltlikeIwasbeingsacrificedhighupintheAndesforalittlewhile,beinglefttheretothesnowgods,butitwasamazingtheresponseofthebodytotheseextremeconditions,similartotheplantsthatyouwerementioningearlier.Whenwegetstressed,we
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produceallofthese...repairsystemsareswitchedoninthebodythatreallyprovidetremendousbeneficialeffectsforus.
Dave: You'reareallyinterestingguy,Alberto,becauseyou'vestudiedtheseancientspiritualdisciplinesbutwhenIfirsttookaclassfromyou,youspenthalfyourtimetalkingaboutpathwaysinthebrain,mitochondrialfunction,oxygenlevel,sirtuinsandalltheseotherthingsthatyouseebiochemist'stalkingabout.Howdidyougetintobrainsciencewhenyou'vetypicallybeensettingthesealteredstates?
Alberto: Youknow,Dave,theshamansweretheveryfirstneuralscientist.Theydiscoveredtheayahuasca,theydiscoveredkurare.Howdotheycomeupwith...andtheyliveinnature'spharmacyintheAmazon.Now,thesacredplantsoftheshamanswhenwetookthemtothelaboratory,wefoundoutthatwhattheydidwasupgradethequalityofthebrainbyrepairingthehippocampus,theregioninthebrainresponsibleforhavinganewexperience,evenanewexperienceofhealth.TheyalsoupgradedtheNrf2detoxpathwayswhicharethesamepathwaysthatcoffeeactivatesandtoswitchonthelongevitychains.NomanintheAmazon...Iaskedthemonetime,howdoIavoidtheillnessesofoldage?Hesaid,"Simple,youjustlivealongandhealthylife."Isaidtohim,"Waitaminute.Youdon'tunderstand."Hesaid,"No,Iunderstandyourquestion.Youlivealongandhealthylifebytakingtheseplants."
Whenwelookedattheminthelab,theysilencedmorethan200genesthatcreatediseaseandswitchedonmorethan500genesthatcreatehealth.Theseweretraditionallythesacredplantsofthemedicinepeopleincludingcurcumin,alloftheNrf2activatorsincludingcoffeeforthesuitins.IntheAndes,coffeeissacredmedicine.Thepsychedelicswereawholedifferentcategorybutthesearetheonesthatmadesurethatyouhadalongandhealthylife.
Dave: There'sasetofmedicinalherbswhicharesometimesconsumedasplantsandspicesandthingslikethat.
Alberto: Yeah.
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Dave: TherearesetofpsychedelicswhichareusedinalmosteverycultureI'veevercomeacrosswherethere'sashamanicpracticethatinvolvesalteredstates.Dothosepsychedelicdrugshavearoleinenhancingcognizantfunctionorlongevityoristhatmoreforjustspiritualexperiences?
Alberto: Theydo.Yousee,wedon'tseparatethespiritualexperienceandtheupgradedbrain.Youneedtohaveanupgradedbraintohaveaspiritualexperience.Otherwise,youneedamassiveamountofpsychedelicsanditdoesn'tlast.Whenyouupgradethebrain,basically,you'rerepairingtheregioninthebrain,thehippocampusthatletsyouhaveanewexperienceandthatdeactivatesthefightorflightresponsesowe'renotlivinginastateofconstantalert.We'renotlivinginfearorscarcity.TheminutethatyoudisablethefightorflightwhichiscalledtheHPAaxis,thehypothalamic-pituitary-adrenalaxis,whenthepituitarystopscrankingoutcortisolandadrenalinethenthepinealglandcanstartmethylating.That'swhatthepinealglanddoes.Itmethylatesserotoninwhenyouneedtogotosleepintomelatoninandyoutweakeditalittlebitmoreandyouendupwithayahuascawithdimethyl,2-methyl,tryptamine,serotoninisotryptamine.
Thepurpose,theobjectofthepineal,oneofitsfunctionsistogetushighnaturallybuttodothat,yougottoupgradeyourbrainandthenyouliveinthestateofonespirit,acommunionwithalllife.
Dave: Forsomeonewho'slisteningrightnow,they'resittingatwork,they'redrivingintheircar,andmaybeevenwatchingourlivevideo,whatwouldtheydotowakeuptheirpineal,toupgradetheirbrainthewayyou'retalkingaboutit?
Alberto: Therearemanywaysthatwecantothat.Oneofthewaysisthroughmeditation.Ittakesalongtime,unfortunately.Therearesupplementsandplantssubstancesthatwecanuse.TheMCToil,theBulletproofdietisdesignedtodothat,butthemostimportantthingistoworksmarter,nottoworkharderbecausewe'rereallypushedtoperform,toworkharder,toproducemore.Whatyouwanttodoistohaveworkhappenandsuccesshappenbutnothavetobethedoerallthetime,togetthedoingoutoftheequation,buttosimplyhavechoreographyourlifeso
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thatyougetthebenefitsthatyouwantfromit.It'swhattheshamanscalleddreamingyourworldintobeing.
Dave: That'swasthetitleofoneofyourbooks,that'sright.
Alberto: Yeah.Ifyoudon'tdreamintobeingthenyougottowrestlewithittotrytogetitintoatolerableshapesoitdoesn'tgooutofhand.Todothat,youneedtoaccessahigherbrainstates.
Dave: There'ssomethingIusedtodoalotwhichwasI'dstruggle.Youcanuseaforceofwillandefforttojustmakesomethinghappenbutit'sanenormousamountofenergyinorderdoingit.
Alberto: It'shuge.
Dave: Iusedtothinkthat,youknow,struggle,workingreallyhard,that'swhatmakesyoubetter,thatwhat'sgivesyouprogress,andcertainly,sometimespushingyourself,learningtopushyourselfharddoesthat.AsI'veevolved,Irealizedthatthere'sadifferencebetweenworkinghardandstrugglingtoworkhard.Isthispartofyourshamanicteachings?
Alberto: Absolutely.Youknow,whenwewerehuntergatherersbackinthePaleolithicdays,youworkreallyhardtocatchanantelopeandthenyourelaxandthenyouworkreallyhardtocatchanotherantelope.Oursocietytodaywantstohaveworkerbeesandwearetold,we'resoldthisideathattheharderyouwork,thebetterofahumanbeingyouare.Youwanttoworksmarter,morecreatively,andmoreinalignmentwiththeflowofcreation,andthatmeansdoinglessbuthavingmorehappen.
Dave: Gotit.
Alberto: You'renotstrugglinganymore.Whenyouareinharmonywithyourselfandwithlifethentheuniversewillsupportyou.
Dave: Inyourbook,youtalkedaboutturningfaithintodestiny.Now,alotofpeoplelisteningwhocomefromawesternbackgroundislike,"Okay.MaybeIdon'tbelieveinfaith.Idon'tbelieveindestiny.Idon'thaveacleardefinitionofthosetwo."Couldyoulinkthosetogetherevenifyou
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believedinbothofthem?Walkmethroughhowyouwouldexplainthoserelativelyinwhatwecallinaairy-fairyconcept.
Alberto: Faithanddestiny.They'rereallynotairy-fairy,youknow.Faithiswhatyouare...whathasbeenpreordainedforyoubyyourkarma,byyourpsychology,byyourfamilyoforigin,byyourgenetics,youknow.Dowewanttorepeattheillnessesofourparents?Theywaysthey'velived,thewaytheydied,thewaytheygotold,thesenseofhumorthattheyhadwhichwaszilchwithmyfamily.Doyouwanttowriteyourownstory?Doyouwanttocraftadestinythatisinfusedwithmeaning,withpurpose,whereyoudon'thavetoliveouttheheartconditionsorthebreastconditionsorthecancersthatruninthefamily?
Dave: Faith,inthewayyou'reusinginhere,isbasicallywhatwasalreadyinyourgenesorinyourhistoryormaybeinyourenergy.
Alberto: Totallyandyou'reintoit.Seethis,we'regettingintotheshamanicnowbecausetheshamans,theoriginalPaleolithicvisionariesbelievethatwehavealuminousenergyfieldthatinformsthebodyandthatorganizesthebodythewaythatamagnetorganizesironfilingsonapieceofglass.Thatisfulloninformationincludingtheinformationabouthowyouwillheal,howyouwilllive,howyoumakeitsick,andhowyoumightdie.
Dave: SomeoftheverylatestresearchcomingoutlikeStephenWolfram'sresearchonmathematicsandsomeofthelatestthoughtsaboutinformationfieldsarenowstartingtomaketheseoldbeliefslooklessradicalthanweoncethought.Evenwhenyou'reanembryoandjustasinglecell,thereissomethingthattellseachofthosecellshowtodifferentiate...
Alberto: Totally.
Dave: ...whattodifferentiateto.Itisafield.Whenyou-
Alberto: It'sthefield,yeah.Yousee,therearetwostatesinphysics.There'sthefieldstateandtheparticlestate.Weareinourparticlestaterightnowbutwhenwedie,wegobacktoourfieldstate.WhenIasktheshamans,"What'stheobject,ofallofthistraining?"Theysaidtome,"Theobject
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ofshamanismistolearnhowtogetoutofthislifealive."Ithought,"Oh,interesting.Moreinterestingthanhowtohealmymotherissuesandmydaddyissues."You'vegottorememberwe'redealingwithinformation.Ifit'sinthefield,you'vegottoclearitfromthefieldandthenhealinghappensandthenyoudon'thavetoexpressthegeneticsforthefamilyillnesses.Thenyoubegintocraftyourowndestiny.
Fortheshaman,whenweteachourstudentsattheFourWindsSociety,wetellthemthatthere'sadifferencebetweeninformationandknowledge.InformationisknowingthatwaterisH2Oorthatwehaveafield.Knowledgeisbeingabletomakearain.There'sadifferencebetweenthem.
Dave: Yeah,there'sadifferencebetweenthem.Youspentabout20yearsstudyingthisatrainedculturalanthropologistandthenbecomingatrainedshaman.
Alberto: Asamedicalanthropologist.
Dave: Medicalanthropologist,sorry.
Alberto: ThenIbecameashaman.
Dave: Notcultural,you'reamedicalnotcultural.Ialwaysgetthatwrong.Okay,andthenyoubecameashaman.
Alberto: Mm-hmm(affirmative).
Dave: Didyouthinkthatwaswhatwouldhappenwhenyoustartedthetraining?
Alberto: IrememberoncebeingwithashamanthatIwasstudyingandtellinghimaboutchaostheory.Youknowchaostheory,thebutterflythatflappeditswingsinBeijingandcauseatropicalstormintheCaribbean.Hesaystome,"Showme."Igo,"Whatdoyoumean,showyou?Thisisphysics.Ican'tshowyou."Hesays,"Ifyoucantalkaboutit,it'sbecauseyoucandoit,right?"IhadabrandnewPh.D.andhesays,"Comeon,flapyourlittledoctorwingsandhealsomebodyinIndia."Isaid,"Ican'tdothat."Hesaid,"Ican."
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Dave: Wow.
Alberto: It'sthedifferencetoday.Wecanexplaineverything,theoriginoftheuniverse,wherewe'regoing,whoweare,biology,quantumphysics,butwecan'tmakeitrain.Youknow,we'restilldealingwiththemwiththemindinitsquestforfiguringouttheworldbutwe'renotabletochangeit.Whattheshamanictraditionshave,theyhavethecoreenergeticsforhowyoushiftyourluminousarchitecturetocreateadifferentrealityinyourbodyandthenyourworld.
Dave: Whenyouwalkaroundorwhen...we'llsayatypicalshamanifthere'ssuchathing.Iknowthere'slotsofflavorswithshamans.Doyouseeeveryoneasanenergyfieldordoyouhavetogoinanalternatestate?
Alberto: No.Idon'twanttoseeeverybody'senergyfield.Youcanswitchitonandoff.
Dave: Youcanswitchitonandoff.
Alberto: Totally.Youknow,shamanismhasbecomeverypopulartodayandvery,verycommercialtoosoyougottobecarefulwhoyou...you'vegottointerviewyourshamanevenmorethanyouhavetointerviewyourdoctorsbecausethere'salotofshamanicmalpracticegoingontoo.Ifyoulearntoseethefieldnatureofreality,youcanswitchbackandforthbetweenyourseeingfromthefieldtotheparticlestate.
Dave: Wow.
Alberto: Icanlookatsomebody'senergyfieldandthentellwhotheirgrandmothersleptwith,notthatIreallywanttoknow,butIcantellthegenetichistoriesofthefamily,thepredispositiontoheartdiseaseandwherewesizedinthefieldandhowtocleartheinformationfromthefieldsothatmyclientormypatientdoesn'thavetolive,theydon'thavetohealit,bysomatizingit.
Dave: Whatdoesafieldlookliketoyou?Howdoyouperceiveit?Whatpartof...Isityoureyesthatseesitorissomeotherpart?Yeah,canwebepersonal?
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Alberto: No,itactually...rememberthatduringembryonicdevelopment,thatthenervoussystemisformedfromtheverysamecellsthat'smakeupyourskinsorightaboutWeek6,there'sthisprocesscalledinvaginationwheretheskinfoldsontoitselfandyougettheneuraltubemadefromskincells.Thisisanamazingsensorysystemwehaveinthebody.
Dave: Soyourskindoesit.
Alberto: It'syourskinthatdoesit...
Dave: Wow.
Alberto: ...thatregistersandthenittranslatesthatintoasignalinthevisualcortexofthebrainandthenitgeneratesanimage.
Dave: Wow.
Alberto: You'renotseeingthroughyoureyesatall.Youreyesaretrainedtoseetheobviousonly.
Dave: That'sfascinating.Noonehaseverexplainedittomethatwaywhichisamazing.I'mjustthinkingaboutit.Youpickupthesensorythingfromyourskin,youbringitin.Now,that'showyouperceiveit.now,ifyou'retogoinandsayedittheinformationfieldinapersonsothatthey'relesslikelytohaveadiseaseorsotheycandealwithatrauma,whateverthethingyou'reworkingonis,isityourskinthatdoesthattoo?Howdoyoudothat?
Alberto: No.Actually,youknow,I'mworkingonanewbook,Dave,soifIwanttoshowyoumynewbook,I'mnotgoingtosay,"Here,feeltheharddrivefrommylaptop,man.It'sreallycool."Becausethat'sabsurd.Youwanttolookattheprintoutonthescreen.Youneedthescreen.Youneedtheinterface.TheinterfacearewhatarecalledthechakrasintheHindutraditions.Somebodyaskedmeonetime,"Aren'tthechakrasHindu?Doshamanshavechakras?"Iasked,"Aren'tkidneysEuropean?DoAfricanshavekidney?"It'sapartofyourluminousanatomy.They'reuniversal.Achakraisactuallyproducedwhenyouhaveanervecomplexandanendocrineglandtogether.Theycreateddisturbanceinthefield.Thesearetwosinglingsystemsofthebody,yournervoussystemandyour
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hormonalsystem.Thisishowyouhavetointeractwiththefield,it'sthroughtheenergycenters,becausetheinformationinthefieldarestoredholographically.
Dave: Youuseyourchakrastoinfecttheotherperson.
Alberto: Oh,Iusemyclient'schakras.
Dave: Okay.Whatpartofyouisdoingtheworkonit?
Alberto: Myhands.Myintention,theintentiondirectedthroughthehand.Thenotionhereisthatyoucanupgradethequalityoftheinformationinthefieldbecauseifyouhaveheartdiseaseinyourfamily,it'snotstoredoveryourheartandyourfieldisstoredholographicallyinthefield.
Dave: Hologramsmeanthatit'sstoredeverywhere.Ineedthis.
Alberto: Everywhere.Everywhereinthefield.It'slikeyourDNA.Youknow,thetipofyourfingerhastheinstructionsforcreatingawholenewpersonsoyouhavetoupgradethequalityoftheinformationinthefieldandyoudothatbyattuningthepersontotheirgeography,towheretheylive,andtotheirdestiny,totheirfutureself.Thisis-
Dave: Andyoucanseethatwithyourskinaswell.
Alberto: Youcandothatbecauseinthefieldstate,you'renon-local.Intheparticlestatethatwe'rein,we'relivinginlocalspacetime.Whenyougointothefieldstate,rememberanelectroninthefieldstatecanbeeverywhere.Infact,itisintwoorthreeplacesatthesametime.Inourfieldstate,we'reinthepastandinthefutureaswell.It'snon-local.Thisiswhatmodernphysicstellsussoyoucanactuallytrackforwardonaperson'stimelineandfindadesiredfuturestateofhealthandanchorthat,collapsethefieldintothatstateandhavethatfuturestatereachbacklikeagianthandandpullthepersontowardsthatstateofhealthoryourself.That'swhatwewanttodobecausewewanttoageandtohealdifferentlythanourparentsdid.
Dave: Now...
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Alberto: I'lltellyouhow.Justgivemeasecond.I'lltellyouhowitworks.
Dave: Okay.Sure,sure.
Alberto: Becauseifyouwereashamanandyoulivedonthecoast,youhavetotakethefishermanthenextdaytowherethefishweregoingtobe,notwheretheyhadbeenthedaybefore.Ifyoulivedinthemountains,youhavetotakethehunterstowherethebuffalowheregoingtobetomorrowornextweek.Theshamanwastrackingintothefuturetofindwherethefishweregoingtobe.WhatIdoisItrackintothefutureandfindadesiredstatethathastobepermissibleeventhoughtitmaynotbeveryprobable,evenifthere'sa4%probability.Itrackitandtheacttofindinginmakesitevenmoreprobable.Itakethepersonthewherethefisharegoingtobe.Inthefieldstate,wecanalldothat.
Dave: Now,yousaywecanalldothatbutmostshamantraditionstalkabouttherebeingalineageandthere'sageneticcomponenttobeingashaman.
Alberto: No.Ittakesalotofworkandpractice.It'slikelearningthepiano.It'sgoodifyoucomewithalittlebitofagiftbutthenyou'vegottodothework.
Dave: Okay.Inyourunderstanding,thisissomethingthatprettymucheveryonecandowithenoughpracticeandlearningand-
Alberto: Ithinkthatwehavetodoittoday.Ithinkthatwehavetobecomeourownshamansandwehavetofindoutwhowe'rebecomingindividuallysowecangetthattoinformus.Otherwise,wedefaulttotheprogrammingthatwegotfromourfamilies,thegeneticandthepsychological.
Dave: Mostofthetime,ifyoulookatwhereyourfamilywas50or100yearsago,itprobablywasn'tsomewhereveryhappybecausewehadthisworldwars,famines.
Alberto: Totally.
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Dave: Ithink,there'salotoftraumathatyoudopickupthatweknowit'sinyourgenes.Likeifyourgrandparentswentthroughafamine,yourchanceoftype2diabetesissomuchhigherlikely.Thisisstuffistransmittedmulti-generationally.
Alberto: Totally.WehavetodofuturecausationnowsothatweknowthatifourfamilieswereinWorldWar2,thatwehavea50%higherriskofbecomingadiabetic.Now,that'sbackwardcausationsothat'sthepastinformingthepresent.Whatshamansaysyoucanhavethefutureinformthepresentaswellandthenyoucanselectadestinyforyourself,foryourvillage,ormaybeevenfortheplanetthanwhatyouarepre-programmedforwhichisreallynotthattaught.
Dave: That'sreallypowerfulandifyouassumethatit'sallwithgoodintentionslikeyoucandothis,doesitalsomeanthatsomeonewithbadintentionscouldtaketheprobabilitiesthatarelesslikelyandmakethemmorelikely,likethenegativeprobability.
Alberto: Totally.Rightnow,theoilcompaniesarebeingsuedinCaliforniafornotadvising...fordenyingtheclimatechangeriskthattheirownresearchindicateswasprobable.That'satthecollectivelevel.Attheindividuallevel,youhavetobemindfulofeverythoughtbecauseeverynegativethought,wheneveryougetangry,wheneveryouwishsomebodynotwell,thatbasicallybringsdownthequalityofyourownfield.Thisiswhycompassion,charity,kindnessissoimportant.That'sjustthefundamentalpartthenyoucanreallygetintoplayingwiththetechnologies.
Dave: Ifsomeonewho'sunfamiliarwiththeseteachingscomesacrossthisnowandsays,"Allright.Iwanttogetintothis."Howmuchofaninvestmentoftimeandenergydoesitreallytaketostartperceivingthefutureinadifferentway?
Alberto: Ittakesaboutthesameinvestmentoftimeandenergythatittakestobecomeagoodlover.Ithelpsifyou-
Dave: Fiveminutes?
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Alberto: Yeah.Thisisaproblemwiththeguything,youknow.Ittakesadedicationandacommitmentinyourlifetoreallybringoutthefinestofourhumancapabilitiesnotjustwhatwillmakeusalittlebitwealthierorgetusabetterhouseorbetter-lookingspousethatwethinkthatwedeservebutreallyacommitmenttoexplorehumancapabilities.Thisiswhattheexplorerdoesandtheexplorers,thetypicalPaleolithichuntergatherer,wewereexplorers.Now,mostofushavebeeneducatedtobecomefarmersandtoeatgrainandtoliveoncarbsandonsugarsowehavetodefythatupbringingandwehavetogetbackintotheexplorermentalitythatwasprevalentwhenwewerePaleolithichuntergatherers.Wehavetoapplyitinwardsnotjusttotrackingthegamebuttotrackingourcapabilities.
Dave: Intheshamanictrainingyou'vehad,IknowallthedifferentthingsI'vereadaboutshamanisthere'salwaysweirddiets.Youjustmentionedavoidingsugarandcarbsandallthatbecausethosearefarmerfoods.Whenyou'reteachingpeopletobemorepowerfulandall,youactuallytellthemtostopeatinggrains.
Alberto: Mm-hmm(affirmative).
Dave: Isthatatraditionallong-standingteachingoristhatsomethingthatyou'vecomeacross?
Alberto: Youknow,theshamanswouldwatchthepyramidbuildershaulingtherocksupthepyramidsandthepriestsayingtothem,"Ifyoubuildagoodpyramid,you'llberewardedintheafterlife."Themedicinepeoplewouldlaughandsay,"You'regoingtobuildwhatpyramidforwhen?"You'vegottodoitnow.Nowiswhenyouwanttobuildyourconsciousnessandthepersonalpowertohaveyourconsciousnessremainintacteveninthefaceofdeath,beyonddeath.Becauseinthereligioustraditions,we'retoldthatwehaveinfinitesoulthatwillliveforeversoyoucandealwiththatlater.Ashamansayyouhavethepossibilityforinfinityandimmortalitybutyouhavetoaccumulatetheconsciousnessandenergyandpersonalpower.
Todothat,wehavetohealourselves.Webeginwith...adietisessential.Avoidthewhitemenace.Anythingthat'swhite,don'titeat.
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Whitesugar,whitebread,processedwheat,stayawayfromthegrains,anddetoxify.We'vegottobeginbydetoxifying.
Dave: Thereissomebloggerssomewhere.Idon'tevenknowwhatwebsiteitwaswhojustwrotesomethingabouthowthebodynaturallydetoxesitselfandthere'snothingyoucandoaboutitsostopworryingabouttoxins.Whatdoyousaytothingslikethat?
Alberto: Irememberbeing9and10yearsoldwhenthethermometerbroke,playingwiththemercury.Rememberdoingthat?Yeah?Howitturnedyourtongueblackifyougotagoodtongue?ItwasbadandmercuryfillingsandDDT.Thebodydetoxifyitselfbutitdetoxifiesitselfthroughtheliverandtheskinprimarily.Mostofthedetoxthatpeopledoarethey'redetoxingthefilterswhichweneedtodo.Theshamanisinterestedindetoxingthebrain,insidethecell,detoxifyingthegarbagethataccumulatesinsidethecellandthatinterfereswithmitochondrialfunction.Whenyoucandetoxthecellandgetthatgarbageoutnotthroughyourliverandkidneysthenyoucanhaveanewbrainthathasanoriginalthought.Itisessentialthatwedetoxifybecausetoxinsarestoredinthelong-livedmoleculesinthebody.Thelong-livedmoleculesarefatandthebrainis70%fatsoguesswhereallthatchildhoodmercuryisgoing.
Dave: Yeah.IdefinitelynoticedthatmythinkingisnotasclearwhenI'vehadtoxinsandthatisoneofthosethingswhere,"They'renotkillingsoit'sfine,"butitturnsoutthat,atleast,inmyexperiencebetweenfullyaliveandawakeandfullydeadisnotablackandwhitestate.There'saspectrumandthenthepresenceofthosetoxinsseemstoinhibitthemoreunusualstatesbuttheoneswere,youknow,goodthingshappen.Let'stalkaboutfightorflightresponse.ThisissomethingthatBulletprooflistenersarefamiliarwithbutyouhaveashamanicperspectiveonthefightorflightresponse.Helpmeunderstandthehistoricalorthetraditionalancestralperspectiveonthispartofournervoussystems.Howdoesthatworkinyourteaching?
Alberto: Wedidn'tdiscoverthefightorflightresponseintheWest.Wenameditbuteverybody'srecognizedit.Inthejungle,theycallitbringingthejaguardownfromthetree.I'dheardthis,youknow,andIhadasked,
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"Whydoyouwanttobringthejaguardown?Leaveitupinthetree."Theysay,"No,thejaguarissupposedtobedowninthelowerbranchesrelaxingdeeplywhichiswhatthejaguarissupposedtodo,notupthetopbranchwhichisspooked.Ifyoutrytobringhimdown,it'llgopshew."Idiscoveredtheyweretalkingaboutthefightorflightresponsethathasbeenturnedonformostofussincebirthbecausemanyofuswerebornintofamiliesthatwerenotsafeincludingmyself.
Thestresshormoneswhicharecortisolandadrenaline,theygorightthroughtheplacentabarrierandtheycreateneuralnetworks.Ifyourmotherwasnotsurethatshecouldrelyonhermantolookafterher,youwerebornwithneuralnetworksthatpredisposedyounottotrustmenortotrustlife.Manyofus,mostofuswerebornwithafightorflightswitchedon.Notonlythembutgovernmentandcorporationsmakealotofmoneybykeepingpeopleinfear.There'sadust,youknow,whatgovernmentsdo.Toresetfightorflight,whenyou...we'retheonlyorganism,theonlycreatureinthekingdomthatcannotresethisfightorflightsystem.Everyotheranimalcanbesetexcepthumans.
Dave: Whatdoyoumeanbyresetit?
Alberto: I'lltellyouastory.IwasinasafariinAfricaandwewereonanopensafaricarbythewaterhole.InAfrica,everythinghappensbythewaterhole.Therewasthisherdofgazellethatweregrazingnearthewaterholeandthisbabywasstrayingbehindtheherd.There'sthischeetahstalkingitandit'sinthetallgrass.Thecheetahisgettingclosertothebabyandwe'regoing,youknow,we'retryingtocommunicatetelepathicallywiththisandsuddenlythebabyseesitanddartsoffrunning.Itgetstothewaterhole,hesitatesforamomentandisrunningoverthewaterandacrocodileshootsofffromtheothersideofthewaterholelikeatorpedo.Itgetsouttotheothersideofthewaterhole.Thecrocbacksoffandthecheetahgivesup.It'stoomuchtrouble.Thesecheetahsaresprinters.They'renotlong-distancerunners.
Thelittlebabylooksaroundandseesthatit'ssafeandthenaquiverbeginstotheverytipofitsnoseanditgoesrightthroughitsentirebody.He'squiveringandshakingandthenitgoesbacktograzingasifnothinghashappened.Itresetitsfightorflightsystem.Meanwhile,I
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needadrink.Backatcampandtwomartinislater,Istillwasgettingsweatyhands,thetypicalfightorflightresponse,youknow,rapidheartrate,becausewelosetheabilitytoresetfightorflightatabouttheageofsixweeks.Afterthat,ourbrainsaretoocomplex.Theexperimentednaturethatisconductingwithhumansisforaverycomplexbrain.Ourbrainsaresocomplexthatwecannotresetfightorflight.Onlythreethingswilldoit.OneofthemisDHA,omega-3fattyacids,theywillhelptoresetfightorflightatclinicaldoses,notamaintenancedoses.
Dave: Itypicallyusekrilloilforthat.Doyouhaveapreferenceforkrillversus...
Alberto: It'sfabulous.
Dave: ...versusregularfish?
Alberto: Yeah.Krilloilisthebestbecauseitfeedsthemitochondriatoo.
Dave: Gotit.
Alberto: Theotherthingisshamanictechniquesforresettingfightorflight.Beforeashamandoeshealingonanybody,they'llhelptomaketheirworldsafeagain,helpthemresettheirfightorflightenergeticallybytweakingthearchitectureofthefield.Thethirdthingisgreatsex.Ifyoucangetallthreeofthosetogetherinonekit,fantastic.
Dave: Sofishoillubricant,nah,that'snotgoingtowork.
Alberto: It'snotgoingtowork,yeah.No,it'ssmellytoo.
Dave: Right,right.
Alberto: Thisistheproblem,yousee.Thefightorflightproducesthestresshormonesandyoucannowproducethestresshormonesandtheblisshormonesinthesamelab.Yourfightorflightisturnedon.Youcannotbemethylatingserotonintocreatepsilocybinwhichisamethylateofserotonin.Thosewonderfulmatchofmushroomwehadincollege,rememberwhenyoucouldseethemusicandayahuascaisaserotoninthat'smethylated.It'sDMT,dimethyltryptamine.Youcannotdoboth.In
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thesamelab,youcannotproducethestresschemicalsandtheblisschemicals.
Dave: Yourbodyproducesatleastserotoninbutitdoesn'tmethylatesserotoninonboardaswell.
Alberto: Oh,yeah.
Dave: Okay.Gotit.
Alberto: Itmethylatesserotoninintomelatonin.
Dave: Ofcourse,ofcourse.Yeah,yeah.
Alberto: That'swhatputsyoutosleepatnight.
Dave: Thankyouforthatpathway,right.
Alberto: Yeah.Ifyoutweakmelatoninalittlebitmore,you'vegotserotoninasatryptamine,as5-HT.Ifyoutweakit,you'llgetmelatonin.Ifyoutweakalittlebitmore,yougetdimethyltryptamine.
Dave: DMT.
Alberto: DMT.
Dave: TheingredientinAyahausca.
Alberto: Thenyou'reabletocreatepsychosomatichealth.You'reabletodreamyourworldintobeing,you'reabletocraftanewdestiny.Ifyoustillcarrystonesuptheslopetobuildapyramid,you'renotabletodothis.Ourculturewantsustobenonstopproductivebyworkingharder.Whatwediscoverwhenweupgradethebrainisthatyoucanbeevenmoreproductiveandcreativebyhavinghardworkhappenaroundyouwithoutyoubeingthedoerallthetime.
Dave: It'sapowerfulstoryanditsoundsalmosttoogoodtobetrue.HowmayIgetotherpeopledothework?It'snotevenaboutgettingotherpeopletodothework.
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Alberto: It'sabouthavingithappening.
Dave: Yeah.It'saloteasiernowthaniteverhasbeen.Youcanautomatethings.I'mthinkingaboutmyfriend,AriMeisel,hasabookcalledLessDoingandawebsiteaboutthat.Thiswholethingislikehowdoyougetstuffoffyourplatewithouthurryingotherpeople.WhatIhadn'trealizedinthecourseofbuildingBulletproof...Look,I'mprettymotivatedifit'shelpingotherpeople.IhavetwoexecutivesnowwhohelpstackupmyschedulelikeaRubik'sCube.
Alberto: Absolutely.
Dave: Thereareallimportantthings.I'mtalkingtothosepeople.I'mdoingthingsthatIbelievematterbutattheendoftheday,I'mlike,"Man,Ididn'tstopforfiveminutes."
Alberto: Yeah,butthat'sokaybecausewhenyoudo,whenyouupgradeyourbrainisyougetoutofyourownway.
Dave: That'sverytrue.
Alberto: Whenyougetoutofyourownway,youbecomesomuchmorepowerfulinwhatyoudo.90%ofourstruggleiswithourselves.
Dave: It'strue.There'ssomethingthathappenswhenyou'redoingnothinginthebrain.I'mwonderingifthere'sashamanicpointofviewonthat.Inthewest,wecallitdefaultmodeorpassivemode.IfindthatifIscheduleahalfhouroranhourofdoingnothingonmycalendar,itdoesn'tmeandoingFacebook,youknow.Itmeansjustlike,Ithink,I'mgoingtodosomethingbutnothingthat'sadistractingthing.That'swhenallthestuffpercolatesandthat'swherethecreativityintuitioncomefrom.
Alberto: Creativityhappensatthatpoint,yeah.
Dave: What'stheshamanicperspectiveonthat?Isthereone?
Alberto: Theartformastodonothingwhileyou'reonFacebookandansweringe-mailsandhavinganinterviewlikethisone,canyoustillbedoingnothingandbeingplayfulwithit?
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Dave: Gotit.Yeah,okay.
Alberto: Yourdoingbecomesinfusedwithahighqualityofplayfulnessandcreativity.
Dave: Thedoingmayberequireslessfocussothatyouhavetherestofthebrain-
Alberto: Thenyouhirepeoplethatcanhelpyouinsteadofpeoplethatyouneedtohelp.Iusedtohirepeopleforallthewrongreasonstohelpthemanditwasmyownpathologythatwasplayingitselfoutinmyorganization.Peoplelookinmycalendarandtheysay,"Wow,you'resobusy.You'retravelingallthetime."Igo,"I'mnotbusy."Busyisastateofmind.
Dave: It'sverytrue.IamdoingalotbutIdon'tfeelparticularlystressedevenonthesereallylongdays.Infact,someone,Ithink,itwasareporter,Ithink,fromtheNewYorkTimeswhointerviewedmeduringtheBulletproofConferenceabouttwo,threeweeksago.ThisisonethosethingswherewehadtwodaysofexecutivecoachtrainingforaBulletproofcoachingandthenthreedayswhere1,300people,everyonewantstotalkwithmeandeveryminuteisbacktoback.Mykidswerethere.AssoonasI'mdone,Igoandplaywiththekidslikeyoudon'tevengetarestafterthat.I'msleepingaboutfivehoursatnight.Shesaid,"Daveseemedalittlejittery."
Alberto: It'snotthecoffee.
Dave: I'mlike,"Here'salittle,onemilligramofnicotine,"andIhadacoffeebutactuallyIlookbackonthatandIwasn'tfeelingjitteryatall.IwasactuallyfeelingIwasinthestateofflow.Iwasrelaxed.Iwasjustgoingfromplacetoplacebut...yeah.
Alberto: Yousee,thisisthefundamentalnatureofrealitybecausepeoplewillprojectontoyoutheirownlifeperspective.TheyseeyouarefeelingjitterywhichmeansthatI'mjitterywithyouand...
Dave: Thatcouldbeit.
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Alberto: ...thenwetendtoownitandsay,"Oh,maybeIamfeelingjittery."Whenyouupgradethebrainthroughtheproductsthatyouofferpeopleandthroughthe-
Dave: Yeah,there'slotsoftypings.
Alberto: Thetechniquesthatweworkwith,youknow,thatwasjustonaconference,alsooneofourconferencesforourshamantraining.
Dave: ThisistheFourWinds?
Alberto: ItwasaFourWindsconference.WehadtheGreyBritainasakeynotespeaker,wonderfulconference.WhatIdoisItrainwesternshamanssopeoplethatareskilledintheancientenergymedicinepracticesandconversantwithcuttingedgeneuralsciencebecauseotherwiseyouendupjustshakingrattlesandfeathersandtryingtolooklikeanIndian.Whattheshamandid,hewasinthecuttingedgeoftheknown,betweentheknownandtheunknownandthisiswhereyou'redoing.Tome,you'reacontemporaryshaman,youknow.You'reworkingwiththecuttingedgeofscienceandusingittocreatehealthandintelligence.
Dave: I'vetakenoneofthething,youhavefiveclasses,anyofthefourwindsbut,Ithink,there'safifthclassafterthat,right?
Alberto: Yeah.
Dave: I'vetakenoneofthoseandcertainlythere'sallsortsofknowledgeandexperiencethatIdon'thavebutit'sverypowerful.WhenItookit,therewere,let'ssay,itwasalmostallwesternersintheclassfromaroundtheworldreallybutthepeoplehaveareallyprofoundexperiencesandconnectedtoasenseofawarenessthatprobablyisn'ttypical.
Alberto: We'llbeintroducingthemtotheirfieldnaturesoyousaidaparticlenatureandwehadtochangethebiochemistryandtheparticleshereandweknowthepathwaystodetoxifythebrainbutthenwhenyouopenupthefield,thefieldstate,see,thisthedebatethatwashappeningattheturnofthecentury100yearsago.Istheelectronaparticleorisawave?Ifyoushootitthroughaplateofsteelwithoneholeinit,it'llgothroughitsoit'saparticle.Youputthreeholesinit,itgoestoallthree
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atthesametimesoit'sactinglikeanoceanwave.Theassumptionwasithadtobeoneortheotherandtheyunderstoodthatitwasboth.
ThenHeisenbergcamealongandsaid,"Youknow,it'sreallynotaparticleuntilyoulookforit.Whereveryoulookforit,iswhereyou'regoingtofindit."Ifyouapplythattous,wehaveaparticlestatewhichishereandthenafieldstatewhichiseverywhere.Wearesomeonebecausewe'resomebodybecausewe'resomewhere.Wecanshifttoourawarenessintoour...youknow,whenIwasintheAmazonandworkingwithsomeofthepsychoactiveplants,youhaveanexperienceofbeingeverywhereandeverything,butyouwanttobeabletoswitchbetweenthesetwostatesknowingthatyou'rebothandthatyouarewhereyouchooseto...youarethehealthyouchoosetomanifest.Youarethelifethatyouchoosetomanifest.Thisissimplyareflectionofaninternalarchitecture,ofanenergeticarchitecture,whattheshamanscallaninnermapthatisthenconfirmedbyreality.
Dave: Thiscouldexplainwhy...orsomethinglikeworryissotoxicbecause,let'ssay,ifyoulookforsomething,forthepartyou'llfindit.Whenyou'reworrying,you'relookingforallthebadstuff.
Alberto: Yeah.
Dave: Howwouldsomeonelisteninghasaproblemwithworryoranxiety-
Alberto: Orfear.
Dave: Orfear,yeah.
Alberto: Wheneveryourfearisgoingtoshowupinyourlife...
Dave: Exactly.
Alberto: ...thenitbitesyouinthebutt.
Dave: Howdoweturnthat...Howdoyouturnthatoff?What'stheshamanicpathtodoingthat?
Alberto: You'vegottoupgradethebrain.That'snumberone.
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Dave: Whichisabiochemicalthingorameditationthing?
Alberto: It'sabiochemicalorhealthewoundwithplants.
Dave: Allright.Okay.
Alberto: Yeah,andchemistry.Shamanswerethefirstbiochemistandneuroscientist.
Dave: It'strue.It'sallaboutwhat'sbubblinginthepot,right?
Alberto: Yeah,totally.
Dave: Okay.Talkmoreaboutupgradeinthebrain.ItisthisIloveso.
Alberto: Youknow,thethingisthat100yearsago,wedidn'thavetodealwithdetoxing.Everything100yearsagoisfreerange,wasgrass-fed,andshamansdonothavetodealwiththebodiesthatwehavetodaywhicharetoxicwastedumpssowehavetodetox.Inmylastbook,inOneSpiritMedicine,I'vegotareallyeffectiveone-weekcleanseprogramthatdetoxifiesthebrainandtheinsideofthecellsandmitochondria.
Dave: Beautiful.
Alberto: ThisisreallyimportantandthenyougottoupgradethebrainwiththeMCTs,withtherightfoods,theneuronutrients,thesuperfoodsthataredesignedtoupgradethebrain.Thenyougottoswitchofffightorflightsoyoucanbegintoproducetheblissmoleculesandthenyougottoenjoytheride.
Dave: Doyoueverplayaroundwithheartratevariability?
Alberto: Yeah,yeah.
Dave: Peoplewhoarelong-timeBulletprooflistenersnowareprobablygoing,"Okay,adetox.Okay.There'svalueinthat."
Alberto: Sure.
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Dave: Youtalkedaboutitjustnowandinyourworkandcertainlythat'sabigpartoftheBulletproofdiet.It'slikeeatfoodsthatarelesstoxicsoyoucontrolwhatgoesin.
Alberto: Absolutely,yeah.
Dave: Thencertainlythere'ssomecompoundsIusedfordetoxingsomecompounds.Ithink,somesimilarity-
Alberto: Likethecurcumin,thesulforaphane,thetransferential.Thesearemedicines.They'renotfoods.They'remedicines,yeah.
Dave: No,they'refoodsfromaregulatoryperspectivebecauseiftheyaremedicines,theywouldcostmillionsofdollars.
Alberto: Absolutely.Fromtheshamanicperspective,theyaresacred.They'resacredfood.
Dave: Thereyougo.
Alberto: They'resacredfood,yeah.
Dave: Whenthingsbecomemedicine,youhavetoaddchemicalsthataretoxinstothe...andtripletheprice.
Alberto: Youknow,it'sfunny.Yeah,becausethe...Theamazingthingtomeisthatthepharmaceuticalcompanies,themostwidelytestedmedicationintheplanetisplacebo.
Dave: Whichoneisthat?
Alberto: Theplacebobecause-
Dave: Oh,theplaceboIthoughtyoumeantoneofthewordsthatareassigned.
Alberto: Everymedicineistestedagainsttheplaceboandthe-
Dave: Placebosareremarkablyeffective.
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Alberto: It'sremarkablyeffective.Whatifyoucouldtapintothosesamepathways?Theplaceboworksevenwhenyouknowthatyouaretakingaplacebo.Youtelltheperson,"I'mgivingyouaplacebo,"itstillworks.
Dave: Wow.
Alberto: Theresearchistheeffort.Whatifwecouldtapintothesemechanismssothatweget92%oftheeffectivenessofViagrawithouthavingtotakethepill?
Dave: Now,here'saweirdquestionforyouandthishastodowiththeshamanicviewofthefield.There'sastudy,andIwanttosayitwasOxfordorCambridge,butdon'tquotemeoneitherone.Whattheydidistheytooksomecollegestudentsandtheysaid,"We'regoingtotestthestrange,greendrinkonyou."There'sbrightgreen,slimydrink.Theydidn'ttellthembuttheyputanimmunosuppressantinit,sosomethingthatsuppressesimmunefunctionintothedrink.Thenthecollegestudentsdrinkthedrinkandtheymeasuretheirimmunefunctions.
Sureenough,itdroppedbecauseofthedrugsthatwereinit.Thentheyhaven'tcomebacktwoweekslater.Theysaidthatwe'regoingtotastetestthedrinkagain.Thistime,there'snoimmunosuppressantinit.Peopledrinkthedrinkandtheyhadimmunosuppressionafterthedrink.Itwasn'taconsciousplacebobecausetheywerenevertoldeitherwayithadanythingtodowithimmunesystem.Theythoughtitwasaflavortestofthedrink.
Alberto: IfyouweretoaskthistoanAmazonshaman,theywouldsaytoyou,"What'swrongwithyou?Can'tyouseethattheintelligenceofthebodyknew?"Ifyoudidn'tknowconsciouslybutunconsciously,everycellinyourbodyknewyouweretakingthesamestimulus,thesameimmunesuppressant.We'venoticedthatwithpeoplewhenwegointotheAmazononsomeofourexpeditionsbecausewestilldosomeoftheanthropologicalwork.IfyouwalkpassedintheareawhereayearbeforepeoplesawjaguartracksandIpointedthemoutontheground,ifthey'rewalkingpastthatareaagain,theirheartrategoesup.
Dave: Wow.
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Alberto: Becauseabodyrecognizes.
Dave: Itrecognizedthreats.
Alberto: Totally.Thisisthesamephenomena.
Dave: Thestudywasinterestingbecausethey'resayingthisisthefirsteverevidenceofapotentialcellularplaceboeffectwhichisalsoyoucouldsaybodilywisdom,right?IlovetheAmazon-
Alberto: It'sthebodywisdom,yeah.
Dave: Thebodyknows.
Alberto: Ifyoucanprimethebodyforextraordinaryhealthassociatingcertainstateswiththethingsthatareactuallygoodforyou.Now,thefieldremembersthis.It'snotatthelevelofcellularlevel.It'satthelevelofthefieldbecausethefieldlearnsinstantaneously.Thebodylearnsslowlybutthefieldinteractswithbiophotonswiththeenvironment.Thecommunicationmechanismofthefieldisthroughyourmicrobiome,throughyourgutfloraandtheycommunicationwitheachotherthroughbiophotonswithlight.Thefieldismadeoflightsoit'sanelectromagneticfieldwhosecommunicationwiththeenvironmentiswithlight.Thelearningisinstantaneous.
Dave: Wow.
Alberto: Ifyoufeelthisclearer,ifyoucanremovetheimprintsforthegeneticconditionsthatruninyourfamilyandforthestressthatreallymakesusyoufeelgrayandturbulentthenyoucandownloadthecodesforanewhumanthatarecomingtotheearthrightnowfromthesuninthisformofplasmastormsthatarehittingtheearthrightnowatthetimethattheearthshieldsaretheweakestthattheyhavebeenin20,000years.
Dave: Wow.HowdoIconvertthatintoan...that'shelpyou-
Alberto: Howdoyouputthisintoadrink?
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Dave: Yeah.WhatdoIdoaboutthat?Putyourselfintheshoesofsomeonelisteningtothisgoing,"Allright."
Alberto: Whenyoutakealunchbreak,yougophotosynthesize.We'reallVitaminDdeficientrightnow.EverybodylisteningtousshouldbeonVitaminD3supplements,everyone.Withoutanexceptionandit'sbecause...butevenmorethantheVitaminD,you'vegottobeinthesuntogettheinformationbecauseremembersunlightisnotonlyVitaminD,it'snotonlytriggeringtheproduction,it'sinformationtofillthisinformation.Weusedtothinkoffoodascalories,nowwethinkoffoodasinformation.Weusedtothinkofenergyascalories,evenATPproductioninmitochondria.It'sinformationandthehigherthequalityoftheinformation,thelesseffortthatitrequires,thelessenergythatitrequires.Whenyougohavelunch,havelunchoutside.
Dave: Justtogetsomeofthesun.
Alberto: Yeah,anddon'tputonsunscreen.Thereasonwegetmalignantmelanomaisbecausewe'retoxic.Ifyou'dlookattheaboriginesandtheAfricans,they'renotgettingmalignantmelanoma.They'renottoxic.
Dave: IcansaythatIhaveshirtifI'mgettingsunburn.That'smytypicalsunscreen,ashirtandahat.
Alberto: Yeah,absolutely.
Dave: Thisisamazingadvice.Ithink,wehavetimeforonemorequestionbeforewegettotheendoftheshow.You'retalkingabouthealingthedeathwithinus.Whatdoesthatmean?
Alberto: Youknow,onetimewehadoneofourteachers.I'vementionedearlierthatItrainmodernshamansandourlistenerswhowouldliketoknowmoreaboutthiscangotoourwebsite,thefourwinds.com.OneofourteacherswasattheAmazonwithmeandoneofourtrainersandshehadchronicconditionsandherfamily.Themedicinewomanlooksatherandsays,"Youknow,deathisstalkingyouinthesamewaythatitstalkedyourmotherandyourgrandmother,"whohadbothdiedfrom
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breastcancer."Wecanmakeyouinvisibletothedeaththat'sstalkingyou."
Thenshewentbacktoherdoctorandherdoctorsaidtoher,"Youknow,you'vegotthisgeneticpredispositionsthatruninyourfamilyandyougotafairlyhighchanceofhavingabreastconditionthat'sdeadlyandwebetterdoapreventivemastectomy."Whichonewouldyourathergoto?Theshamaninthejunglesay,"Wecanchange,wecanmakeyouinvisibletothedeaththatstalkedyou.Wecanhealyou."Yourdoctorissaying,"Let'sjustcutyourbreastoutbecauseyoucan'tchangethis."
Theyhaveaveryanimisticperspectiveandwehaveaveryrational,logicalgeneticprescriptionof,buttheycanworkwiththeother.Theycaninfluencethefieldtothepointthatyoucanselectadifferentdestinywhichyoudonotdiefrombreastcancerorfromabraintumor.
Dave: Imean,youhavetoaskthequestionthough.Youcanbecertainthatyouhavenobreastsoyouwon'thavebreastcancer.Youmightjusthavecancersomewhereelsebutthat'sadifferentdiscussion.
Alberto: Sure.
Dave: There'snowaytoknowwhethertheworktheshamandidlikedidyouhiretherightshaman.Dotheshamanhaveenoughpower?
Alberto: Itisthesamewithdoctors.Yougottobecarefulwhoyougoto.Myearlyresearchwasfundedbyabigpharmaceutical,Swisspharmaceuticalcompany.Theywantedtofindthenewbreakthrough,heartdrugoracancerdrugordementiadrug,Alzheimer'sdrugandtheyfundedmeforthreemonthswhenIwasayoungmedicalanthropologistbecauseIwasoneofthefewpeopleworkingintheAmazonatthattime.Therewasalotofwar.
Dave: Thatwasalongtimeago,yeah.
Alberto: Yeah,30yearsago,almost40yearsago.After3monthsofgoingintobackwatervillages,andIremembergoingtovillagesthatkidswouldcomeuptomeandtheywoulddropmyhandtoseeifthewhitedirtwouldruboff.They'dneverseenalight-skinnedpersonbefore.
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Dave: Wow.
Alberto: Icamebackempty-handedandtheythoughtIwasholdingoutonthem.Theysaid,"Look,youcanbecomefamous.Youcanbecomerich."Isaidtothem,"Look,everywherethatIwent,therewasnocancer.TherewasnoAlzheimer's.Therewasnoheartdisease."Itdoesn'texistbecausethesearetheillnessesofcivilization.Thewaytopreventtheillnessesofcivilizationistolivealongandhealthylife.Wecandothat.
Dave: Ilovethat.Youpickedupsomethingelsewhenyouweredownthere.Youpickedupsomemassiveparasites.Ithink,youhadallkindsofhepatitisandotherthingslikethat.
Alberto: Idid,yeah.
Dave: Tellmeaboutyourstorybecauseitwasyourlastbook,thelasttimeyoucameontheshow.Noteveryonelisteninghasheardthatepisode.Imean,youwerejustaboutgoingtodiefromalltheworldlywormsand-
Alberto: Yeah,IgotadiagnosisIneverheardofbefore.Icalledmydoctorsandtheysaid,"Youshouldbedead."
Dave: There'sanICDcodeforthat.
Alberto: You'reright.There'sgottobe.Youknow,thejungle,theAmazonisverycleanbutgettingintotheAmazon,youhavetogothroughthefurthersouthpostofthewhitemancivilizationwhicharefilthybecausewe'retheonlypeoplethat,youknow,thatpolluteourownnestsoyouhavetogothroughmalaria-ridden,parasiteinfectedareastogettothepristinejungle.I'vebeeninAfrica.I'vebeeninAsia,inthejungles.IhadbeenintheAmazonandtheCaribbeanandIhavepickedup5kindsofhepatitisand8otherkindsofparasitesandwormsandtheywereinmyliver,myheart,andmybrainandmyorganswerecollapsing.Iwastoldtogogetalivertransplant.
Dave: Thiswasveryrecently.
Alberto: Threeyearsago.Idecidedtogrowanewbodyinstead.
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Dave: That'saradicalact.
Alberto: It'sprettyradical,yeah,but,youknow,Ihadnootherchoice.Eitherthatorgofortheterminaldiagnosis.Ididthewesternmedsbecausethewesternmedsarereallygoodatkillingthingsbutnotonrebuildingorgans.Idiscoveredthateveryorganproducesstemcellsandifwecanswitchonthestemcellproductioninthebrain...WeknowBDNFdoesit,forexample,neuralstemcells.Ihadabrainthatwasfullofholes.WhenIkilledthewormsinmybrain,Ihadtostillgetthemoutthroughthebloodbrainbarrier.Ihaveanewliver,anewheart,andanewbrainnow.
Dave: Thishasbeenmedicallyconfirmed.
Alberto: Ithasbeenmedicallyconfirmedwithbiopsies.Ididn'tdoabrainbiopsyobviouslybecausethat'sveryimpractical.ThewaythatItestitifIwasbackornot,Ihadtwowaysofdoingmyownself-diagnosisbecauseIlovetoplayscrabblewithmywifeandmyscrabblescores...I'mprettygood.Iwritebooks.Iknowwords.It's350to400usuallyandinmyworst,itwas60to80points,youknow.Icouldnotconnectwordstogether.Then,ofcourse,Ididthemedicalconfirmations.WhenIcompletedmyownshamanicrecoverybecausethroughenergymedicine,Iwasabletoswitchonthispassword-protectedregionsinourDNAthatknowhowtogrowanewbody.
Weknowscientificallythatwecangrowabodybecausewedid.Wegrew10fingersand10toesandtheseridgesaresilenced.WeknowthatwecanhackintoourDNA,intothispassword-protectedregionstoturnontheproductionofstemcellsineveryorganinourbodyandgrowanewbodythatagesandhealsanddiesdifferentlyandthat'swhatIdid.
Dave: Okay.That'spowerfulstuffandpeoplecanreadaboutthisandthenameofthatbookagain.
Alberto: OneSpiritMedicine,OneSpiritMedicine.
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Dave: OneSpiritMedicine.Weweretalkingaboutthatlastnightandit'sprofoundandyoulookthepictureofhealth.YouactuallylookhealthiernowthanyoudidwhenIdidyourtrainingabout5yearsago.
Alberto: Yeah,becauseIdidn'tknowIwassickthenuntilIcollapsed.
Dave: Yeah,yourenergywaslowerandnowyou'reglowing.It'samazing.
Alberto: It'sthecoffee.It'stheBulletproofcoffee.OneSpiritMedicine,OneSpiritMedicineisbasedonthenotionthatthere'soneillnessonlyandonecureandthisisit.It'sonespirit.
Dave: It'sremarkablestuffandit'satestamenttowhatthemindcandoandthespiritcandooverthebody.Iabsolutelybelievethatthere'salottherethatpeoplehaveforgotten.
Alberto: Yeah.It'stimetoremember.
Dave: Itistimetoremember.Now,I'veaskedyouonequestion,thefinalquestionoftheinterviewtwicenowbecauseyou'vebeenonBulletproofRadioalreadysoIdon'twanttoaskyouthesamequestionoverandoverbecauseI'dprobablygetdifferentanswers.
Alberto: Wesaidtheonethatifsomebodysayswhatcansaytosomeonein2minutes,whatcanwegivetothe...
Dave: Itwasthe3mostimportantthingsthatyoutellsomeonewhowanttoperformbetterbutlet'snotenterthatoneagain.Instead,Iwantedtoaskyouinasimilarveinbutasashamaninyourshamanictraining,whatarethethreemostimportantthingsyoulearned?
Alberto: Thethreemostimportantthings.
Dave: Thethingsyoulearnedinyourentireshamanictraining.
Alberto: Yeah.Thefirstoneisthatyoushouldhaveonlyonemostimportantthing.Threeistoomany.
Dave: That'sagreatanswer.Okay,withtheonemost...
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Alberto: I'lldividethatintothreeparts.
Dave: Thereyougo.
Alberto: Thefirstoneisthatthere'sanoldBuddhistsayingthatbegins,letmerespectfullyremindyou,lifeanddeatharetheutmostimportance.Opportunitiescomeandgoquickly.Donotsquanderyourlife.Awaken.Awaken.Becomeconscious.Becomecreatures.Wecameherenot...myteacherwouldsaytome.Wedidn'tcomeheretogrowcornonly.Wecameheretogrowgods,tobecomegods.Thisisthegrandexperiment.Dedicateyourselftoyourgrandlifeexperiment.Don'tpostponeit.That'swhatIdecidedtodowithmyownlife.
Thesecondistopracticetruthand,youknow,wetellsomanylittleliesallthetime,convenientlies.Practiceimpeccabletruthandnolongerlookforthetruthbutcreatetruthwhereveryouare,whereveryougo.Youpracticetruth.Ifyoupracticetruthimpeccablyenoughtheneverythingyousaybecomestrueandthat'showyoudreamtheworldintobeing.Youparticipateincreation.Thethirdisdon'ttakeanythingthatanybodysaystooseriously.Discoveritforyourself.
Dave: Ilikeit.
Alberto: It'sanexperimentwithNisequalto1sogoforit.Don'twaitforittomakemainstreammedicineorscience.WearetheexperimentofNisequalto1.
Dave: Alberto,thanksforbeingaguest.Thanksforcomingtotheislandandthanksforbeingoneofmyteachers.Ialwayslearnamazingthingswhenwegetachancetotalk.
Alberto: Thankyou.GreattobewithyouandIloveyourproductsandIusethemregularly.Ithink,youarethecuttingedgeoftheancientwisdomandthefinestofthenewscience.
Dave: That'sahugecomplimentforme.Ireallyappreciateit.Wherecanpeoplefindthatmore?Wehavethefourwinds.com.
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Alberto: Thefourwinds.comandifyougotothefourwinds.com,youcandownloadtheHackintheHumanBiofieldarticlethatgivesyouthetranslationoftheshamanictechniquesandsupplementsthatyoucanusetoupgradethequalityofyourenergyfield.
Dave: Ifyou'relisteningtothisandyouthinkthat'squalityofenergyfieldthatsoundslike,youknow,whatever,thisdoesn'tsoundreal.Here'sthedeal.Youcanfeelhowgoodyoufeelordon'tfeel.That'swhatwe'retalkingabouthere.Eitheryouhaveenergytoday,youdon'thaveenergytoday.
Alberto: Everythingisenergy.
Dave: Youcanfeelthedifferencewhetherornotyouwanttocallitonethingoranother,thestuffthatAlbertoistalkingaboutisarealthingandit'strainable,it'steachable,andit'smodifiablebywhatyouputinyourbody.That'smyexperienceoftheworldanyway.
Alberto: Absolutely.
Dave: Now,there'shundredsofthousandsofpeopledoingBulletproofcoffee.Ithink,theyfeelsomethingtooandthat'sjustasmallthingcomparedtothewholeuniversalpossibilitiesforthatbuttheideathatyou'dhavenocontrolmakesnosense.Imean,thereisnosenseofvibrancyinyourbodyalsomakesnosense.Atleast,ifyou'repayingattention.
Alberto: Yeah.Thesooneryougetacquaintedwithyourfieldstate,thebetterbecauseyou'regoingtolearnhowtoworkwithinitattheendofyourlifeanywaysowhywait?
Dave: Ilikethatperspective.Thanksagain,Alberto.
Alberto: Thankyou,Dave.
Dave: Ifyouliketoday'sepisode,gooutthereandpickupAlberto'slatestbookwhichIhaverighthere,AShaman'sMiraculousToolsforHealingorOneSpiritMedicineoroneoftheotheronesandlearnalittlebitaboutsomethingthatmaybeisabitlesswesternbutisabsolutelytightintoyourbiohackingandtightintohumanperformancebecauseItellyou,
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theshamansandtheancientBuddhistandpeoplespentthousandsofyearsstudyingtheirbrainswithorwithoutthemodernkindsoftechnologieswehavenow.
There'shugeknowledgethereandalotofthatarejustbeingrediscoverednow.GooutthereandcheckoutAlberto'sworkandifyoureallywanttofollowthisstuff,I'veactuallydonethetrainingattheFourWindsAcademyandit'sprettypowerfulstuff.Itisnotwhatyou'dexpectbutit'sareallygoodwaytoconnectwiththatenergythatwetalkedaboutandalsoagoodwaytolearnaboutmitochondrialfunctionandsomeoftheothernutrientswhichIreallydidn'texpectwhenIwentthereandIfirstmetAlberto.Thisissomethingspecialanduniqueandit'sworthyourattention.Haveanawesomeday.
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