The Skeptical Shaman a.k.a. Rachel White, has rejoined us to elaborate on how to navigate this increasingly wild, modern landscape of clouded reality. If you listened to her initiation story of waking up to “the woo,” (Season One, Episode 6), you might have expected her to go into depth about demons. But nowadays, it seems a more direct, and possibly even scarier threat, is our collective breach with reality in favor of our own egos, continually being stroked and maintained by online sub-culture communities, and highly curated media outlets. Rachel opens up and shares about her personal experience in working within this new paradigm, and offers insight on how eerily similar these behaviors are to abusive cult mentalities.
Beware! The Distortion Field, with Rachel White
Another enlightening chat with our resident Skeptical Shaman.
May 28, 2025

Tales from the Truth Seekers
In our society, real spiritual experiences are taboo and it’s tragic. The people who have seen or felt the truth are labeled insane by the secular, heretical by the religious, and are gaslit by the New Agers. Because it is a “here and now” experience that goes beyond identity, it innocently threatens any belief system that it meets by default. The result? The most beautiful part of ourselves, the truth of our existence, is forcefully banished to the margins and the experiencer themselves then suffers the consequences. On this podcast we will fearlessly dive into these margins, interviewing people from all walks of life who have felt the answers and seen the unseen. Our mission is to bring their stories out of the spiritual closet and into the open to gain precious insight and wisdom that go beyond ideals. In a society plagued with cultism, dogma, and nihilism, these stories serve as a healing elixir to both listener and experiencer alike, bringing truth, love, peace, and magic to an increasingly fearful and cynical world.
In our society, real spiritual experiences are taboo and it’s tragic. The people who have seen or felt the truth are labeled insane by the secular, heretical by the religious, and are gaslit by the New Agers. Because it is a “here and now” experience that goes beyond identity, it innocently threatens any belief system that it meets by default. The result? The most beautiful part of ourselves, the truth of our existence, is forcefully banished to the margins and the experiencer themselves then suffers the consequences. On this podcast we will fearlessly dive into these margins, interviewing people from all walks of life who have felt the answers and seen the unseen. Our mission is to bring their stories out of the spiritual closet and into the open to gain precious insight and wisdom that go beyond ideals. In a society plagued with cultism, dogma, and nihilism, these stories serve as a healing elixir to both listener and experiencer alike, bringing truth, love, peace, and magic to an increasingly fearful and cynical world.Listen on
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