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Dawn of Discernment

Dawn of Discernment

By: Forbidden Knowledge Network
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Summary

 Creating clarity through inspiring conversations with remarkable people on a myriad of topics, guiding us to deeper discernment of what life is really about.

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Episodes
  • Episode 32: Navigating the Dark Night of the Soul

    Episode 32: Navigating the Dark Night of the Soul
    May 10 2026
    Despite its name and the fact that it requires us to face our ‘shadows’, the Dark Night is ‘a sacred Rite of Passage’, as Anné Klint, my guest on this episode explains.

    Join us as we dive into this seemingly scary topic to discuss why the dark night is not the same as depression and how to discern the difference.

    We also discuss:
    • How to find meaning in our dark night(s)
    • The collective ‘dark night’ we’re experiencing
    • How to employ compassion for ‘others’
    • Anné’s work
    • And more…
    Extract from Anné's bio:
    The Dark Night is not a dead end. It's a sacred Rite of Passage.
    Your descent is a profound initiation — whether it arrives as diagnosis, divorce, a mid-life unraveling (aka menopause!), or just a quiet erosion of everything that used to mean something. Every time I went under, I came back more luminous. More real. More me. Not despite the darkness. Because of it.
    This is what I've been guiding people through for over a decade. Meet this journey with consciousness, curiosity and compassion — and you don't just survive it. You birth your soul work.
    You came here to love and create unapologetically. To come home to the divine within you. I can help you remember that.

    RESOURCES:
    Website:
    https://www.annemklint.com/
    Substack
    https://annemklint.substack.com/
    YT channel
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8HLJCa5MgrTcYxFg8Ni10w
    Compassion challenge
    https://annemklint.com/compassion-challenge/

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dawn-of-discernment--6850395/support

    Substack: https://dawnlester.substack.com/
    Odysee: https://odysee.com/@Dawn-Lester:3
    Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/clarity183x
    Podcast music: Unique track composed by Alex Michael, aka Conspiracy Music Guru
    Disclaimer:
    The information provided and the views expressed by me and/or my guests are to be recognised as the result of research and investigation and are not to be construed as providing ‘medical’ or any other form of ‘advice’.
    Listeners are recommended to do their own research and encouraged to draw their own conclusions.
    Any links are provided for information purposes and should not to be construed as recommendations.
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    2 hrs and 21 mins
  • Episode 31: Resolving Trauma We Carry in Our Bodies

    Episode 31: Resolving Trauma We Carry in Our Bodies
    Apr 10 2026
    In our conversation, Cate Zoltan shares how she discovered and then healed her childhood trauma by attending Matthew’s Natural Mediation retreats. In the stillness and silence offered by these retreats, she discovered a way to re-connect to herself and resolve the trauma her body had been carrying. As a result, she is now committed to sharing her understandings with a broader audience so others can experience the same depth of recovery she has.

    Cate explains in her bio:
    “Over the past three decades she has attended and facilitated more than seventy silent retreats alongside Matthew. Through this work she has witnessed the quiet but lasting changes that occur when people are given enough time and stability to settle into themselves.”

    RESOURCES
    https://www.undoapp.com/
    Use code DAWNL1 for a free month when you purchase a monthly subscription.

    https://quietretreats.co/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/cate-zoltan/


    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dawn-of-discernment--6850395/support.

    Substack: https://dawnlester.substack.com/
    Odysee: https://odysee.com/@Dawn-Lester:3
    Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/clarity183x
    Podcast music: Unique track composed by Alex Michael, aka Conspiracy Music Guru
    Disclaimer:
    The information provided and the views expressed by me and/or my guests are to be recognised as the result of research and investigation and are not to be construed as providing ‘medical’ or any other form of ‘advice’.
    Listeners are recommended to do their own research and encouraged to draw their own conclusions.
    Any links are provided for information purposes and should not to be construed as recommendations.
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Episode 30: Reverse Engineering the Afterlife

    Episode 30: Reverse Engineering the Afterlife
    Apr 1 2026
    Today’s fascinating conversation is with my friend Brendan Murphy in which we discuss the topics in his new book, Reverse Engineering the Afterlife.

    Brendan D. Murphy researches consciousness, post-mortem models, non-physical perception, and the origins of modern metaphysical narratives. As the creator of the Consciousness Transition Model (CTM), his work synthesises contemporary data with classical esoteric frameworks, most notably in Reverse-Engineering the Afterlife: Book 2 of The Grand Illusion Series—a cutting-edge study of the afterlife system and rules of non-physical perception (coming soon!).

    In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss:
    • Brendan’s Consciousness Transition Model
    • What happens after death
    • The nature of NDEs, their similarities and differences across cultures
    • Ideas about the ‘soul trap’ concept
    • Reincarnation
    • And much more…
    Dawn 🌹

    RESOURCES
    Website: www.brendanDmurphy.com
    Crowdfunder link for Book 2: https://brendandmurphy.com/pre-order/reverse-engineering-the-afterlife
    Grab your copy of the first volume The Grand Illusion: A Synthesis of Science and Spirituality—Book 1 at www.brendanDmurphy.com/tgi
    Awakening Minds: Brendan’s Substack:
    https://officialbrendanmurphy.substack.com/
    Watch Brendan’s "How to Evolve Yourself (without hard work or meditation)" masterclass: EvolveYourself.live




    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dawn-of-discernment--6850395/support.

    Substack: https://dawnlester.substack.com/
    Odysee: https://odysee.com/@Dawn-Lester:3
    Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/clarity183x
    Podcast music: Unique track composed by Alex Michael, aka Conspiracy Music Guru
    Disclaimer:
    The information provided and the views expressed by me and/or my guests are to be recognised as the result of research and investigation and are not to be construed as providing ‘medical’ or any other form of ‘advice’.
    Listeners are recommended to do their own research and encouraged to draw their own conclusions.
    Any links are provided for information purposes and should not to be construed as recommendations.
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    2 hrs and 17 mins
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