About this episode

The episode explores Patrick McCollum's journey into the Amazon following an ancient prophecy and the making of a documentary about it.

On episode #96 of the Acid For Squares podcast, hosts Cody Blue and Tanya Dahl are joined by award-winning filmmaker Gabe Polsky and international peacekeeper Patrick McCollum. They join us to discuss The Man Who Saves The World?, a documentary about Patrick’s astonishing journey into the Amazon after tribal elders told him he was the man foretold in an ancient prophecy, destined to unite the tribes of the Amazon and save the planet. Patrick McCollum’s story begins with a prophecy almost too incredible to believe. According to the elders, Patrick was Roxa, the spirit of the condor, a long-awaited figure connected to an ancient Amazon prophecy. At first, Patrick refused the calling because of a broken back. But after the elders performed a mystical healing ceremony that miraculously healed him, he set out on a life-changing journey into the Amazon to discover whether the prophecy was real, and whether he truly was the person they believed him to be. In this episode, Gabe and Patrick discuss the making of The Man Who Saves The World?, the NDE that started it all, the ancient prophecy at the heart of the film, and Gabe’s experience documenting the journey as a skeptical filmmaker…

People in this episode

Hosts: Cody Blue, Tanya Dahl

Guests: Gabe Polsky, Patrick McCollum

Topics covered

• ancient prophecy
• spiritual healing
• Indigenous prophecy
• global peace
• skepticism
• myth and reality

Keywords

• prophecy
• Amazon
• spirituality
• peacekeeping
• documentary
• healing
• Indigenous tribes

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Man Who Saves The World?

Places: Amazon, Amazon tribes

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