Episode 32 - The Traveling Nobody
John Folak is an author that is better known as the Traveling Nobody. He has written five books, including a four-book series on awakening through psychedelic journeys. We dive deeply into the “Hero’s Journey” and even how we may manifest portals into other universes through our free will and the power of choice.
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Intro - 00:15
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Interview - 10:15
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Welcome back to Awakened Exchanges! I’m your host Jay Rich and I’m actually recording this episode in Austin, Texas! After spending a few weeks here in Austin, I think I’m definitely honing in on the future home of Awakened Exchanges and the ARC community. I’m incredibly grateful for all of the amazing experiences I’ve had here; from getting to hang out with comedians like Adam Ray and Brian Redban, to performing at a couple of open mic nights myself and meeting a few genuine people along the way. Personally, things have been going very well this year and I truly appreciate all of you helping the podcast and vapes continue to build steam. If you have any suggestions for topics or guests though, I do listen to the listeners, so please email me from our website or contact me on twitter @AwakenExchanges.
I’m not going to spend a lot of time in the intro this week, but I do want to talk a little about the continuing Covid pandemic. I really hope that people are still taking things seriously. Don’t get me wrong, I can completely understand the hesitancy to trust a vaccine process that we reduced the completion time on by up to 90%, but I do think it’s still a necessary step in order to contain variants and any potentially more serious spread down the line. I also hope that people remember the lessons from a century ago. If we consider 2020 the beginning, like 1918 for the flu pandemic, then it would be the fall and winter of 2021 could see a similar mutation and spread of this virus. That pandemic is actually thought to have started in 1917 in the trenches of WWI, and then mutated into a slightly deadlier spring 1918 flu, with the massive deaths coming in late 1918 and 1919. There were at least FOUR waves. If 2020 was only 1917 in this scenario, we could be in store for massive mutations and a much higher death rate. If a variant escapes that finds its way around the vaccines, then we’re all back at square one. That said, I think we need to remember to follow the science, which says that if you’re outdoors and vaccinated, it’s ok not to be masked up. It seems like the sun still kills the virus quickly and good air circulation keeps it from spreading. It doesn’t seem to live on surfaces, at least not with the current variants, so you can keep that in mind too. And let’s not ignore the importance of our own immune systems. Staying active and keeping ourselves healthy is key so that our immune systems can actually respond and fight off infections.
Let’s get into a much more pleasant topic, this week’s interview with the Traveling Nobody. John Folak started his career as a Cargo Pilot, but has transitioned into being a full-time author and public speaker. He’s written a book on the Hero’s Journey within all of us, as well as a four-book series on Psychedelics and journeying within. I want to thank him for coming onto the exchange and sharing this conversation with me.
