Ep. 816: Near-Death Experiences, Psilocybin & Spiritual Awakening

About this episode

JJ Flizanes interviews Dr. Eben Alexander about consciousness, near-death experiences, and the role of psychedelics in spiritual awakening.

Near-Death Experiences, Psychedelics, and the Truth About Consciousness with Dr. Eben Alexander Can consciousness exist independent of the brain? In this fascinating return conversation, JJ sits down with renowned neurosurgeon, near-death experiencer, and bestselling author Eben Alexander to explore one of the biggest questions facing science, spirituality, and human healing today. Drawing from his own extraordinary near-death experience during a week-long coma caused by bacterial meningitis, Dr. Alexander challenges conventional assumptions about consciousness, memory, healing, and the role of the brain itself. Together, JJ and Dr. Alexander explore the intersection of neuroplasticity, psychedelics, meditation, trauma healing, survival states, and spiritual awakening. They discuss why so many people remain stuck despite years of therapy, why conventional psychiatric approaches may fall short, and what practices can help people access deeper states of transformation. This conversation dives into the profound possibility that healing may not come from fixing the brain—but from reconnecting to the greater consciousness beyond it. In This Episode You'll Learn: Why Dr. Alexander…

People in this episode

Host: JJ Flizanes

Guest: Dr. Eben Alexander

Topics covered

• Near-Death Experiences
• Consciousness
• Psychedelics
• Spiritual Awakening
• Healing
• Neuroscience

Keywords

• consciousness
• near-death experience
• psilocybin
• ego dissolution
• meditation
• neuroscience
• spirituality
• healing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: bacterial meningitis, neuroplasticity, psychedelics, meditation, trauma healing, spiritual awakening

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