#376 - Exiled Neuroscientist: “The Vatican Tried to Recruit Me” | Mario Beauregard

Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones

Mario Beauregard, PhD, is a cognitive neuroscientist who studies the neuroscience of consciousness and mystical experience, including a study investigating the brain activity of Carmelite nuns. He is co-author of the book 'The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul'.

SPONSORS

http://amentara.com/go/dj - Use code DJ22 for 22% off.

https://rag-bone.com - Use code DANNY & get 20% off sitewide.

https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/zralgyl0 - Download CashApp today!

https://chubbiesshorts.com/danny - Use code DANNY for 20% off.

https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off

EPISODE LINKS

The Spiritual Brain - https://a.co/d/0cZDv6gn

https://www.drmariobeauregard.com

FOLLOW DANNY JONES

https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones

https://twitter.com/jonesdanny

OUTLINE

00:00 - Dr. Beureguard's childhood mystical experience

03:52 - Discovering everything is connected as one

07:08 - Mario "downloaded" his life's mission

09:54 - Mario's failed journey to become a priest

15:44 - Mario's second mystical experience

21:08 - What Mario saw in Heaven

23:30 - Mario's biological markers say he's 20 years younger

29:19 - How Mario became a neuroscientist

30:07 - The roots of modern science

31:02 - When science lost its spiritual connection

34:27 - Testing memory molecules for Pfizer

36:00 - Pfizer pushed ineffective Alzheimer's drug in 1994

41:12 - Why Mario fled Canada during the pandemic

43:00 - Justin Trudeau paid off court judges during the pandemic

46:31 - The Catholic Church tried to bribe Mario

53:38 - Why the church is pushing new science

01:01:10 - Carmelite nuns study

01:07:00 - 1% of seizures trigger mystical experiences

01:09:57 - Johns Hopkins psychedelics + religion study

01:13:07 - Mario tested all drugs before experimenting

01:14:44 - Human psyche vs. consciousness

01:16:55 - "Consciousness" is the scientific God

01:21:56 - Non-physical information

01:25:17 - Where thoughts come from

01:30:14 - Holotropic breathwork to expand consciousness

01:34:58 - New consciousness research

01:38:02 - Who's funding consciousness research

01:40:11 - Studies on people who survived death

01:44:58 - Holosynthesis

01:49:33 - What happens when you "overdose" psychedelics

01:52:20 - Church-sanctioned psychedelic use

01:55:57 - Humans are behaving like robots

02:02:54 - Joan Jett's spiritual transformation

02:05:37 - NDEs vs. life reviews

02:07:21 - Memories of past lives

02:15:35 - How to expand consciousness using sound

02:21:30 - Bufo: DMT times 1,000

02:24:39 - Mapping neurological effects across religions

02:26:25 - The Dalai Lama's lesson on attention

02:32:04 - What the brains of uncontacted tribes might look like

02:37:55 - Explanation of the universe

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices