(Ai assist:) Inner Skilled welcomes author and meditation teacher Blair Abee whom shares his personal story of becoming a whistleblower in a government-affiliated small business program in San Diego nearly nine years ago. After exposing a psychopathic boss for employee abuse and fund mishandling, Blair was fired alongside her, ending his 25-year career abruptly. This traumatic event plunged him into deep meditation and spiritual journaling, leading to unexpected "downloads" of higher wisdom and soul contact—an experience that transformed his life.

What initially felt like devastation became a profound gift, propelling Blair to write seven books, develop "Higher Consciousness Meditation" (an inquiry-based practice bypassing traditional mind-taming for direct illumination), and embrace the core message that we are all eternal beings temporarily in human form. The discussion dives into metaphysics: reincarnation vs. rebirth, the nature of the self/soul, non-duality, ending suffering, and the middle way between eternalism and nihilism. Blair and Josh explore discernment in spiritual experiences, the role of trust and faith, ego's relief in surrendering control, and practical mindfulness triggers.

Blair emphasizes meditation as the most direct path to soul contact and enlightenment, sharing how his practice evolved from yoga in the 1970s to a deeper dive post-trauma. The episode highlights turning adversity into awakening, the importance of truth, and finding one's unique spiritual path—whether through Buddhism, Christ consciousness, or personal inquiry.

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0:00 - Introduction and Handling Technical Delays with Meditation Mindset

0:43 - Who Is Blair Abee? Author, Meditation Teacher, and Retired Consultant

1:14 - Blair's Whistleblower Story: Exposing Corruption in Government Program

2:08 - The Psychopathic Boss, Investigation, and Unexpected Firing

3:59 - Career Ends Abruptly: Trauma Leads to Deep Meditation Dive

4:20 - Journaling for Therapy Turns into Soul Contact and Spiritual Downloads

5:36 - Core Message: We Are Eternal Beings Seeking Soul Recognition on Earth

7:00 - "The Worst Thing" as the Greatest Gift: Reframing Adversity

7:55 - Parallels to Modern Whistleblowers and Disclosure Projects

9:50 - Psychopaths in Power and Challenges of Whistleblower Protections

10:49 - Debating Eternalism vs. Nihilism: Trap or Opportunity?

13:14 - Reincarnation, Graduation from Earth Lessons, and Rising Consciousness

16:07 - Reincarnation vs. Rebirth: No Permanent Self and Bad Habits Reborn

17:18 - Beyond Existence/Non-Existence: Buddha's Tetralemma

18:09 - Non-Duality, Oneness with the All, and Waking Up This Lifetime

20:52 - Investigating the Self: The Five Aggregates and No "I" Needed

25:02 - Soul as Eternal Spark vs. Impermanent Processes

28:08 - Why Forget Eternity? Deception, Loosh, and Gnostic Views

30:24 - Experience vs. Concepts: Trusting Your Direct Knowing

34:38 - Blair's Meditation Journey: From 1972 Yoga to Higher Consciousness Practice

36:34 - Higher Consciousness Meditation: Inquiry for Direct Illumination

38:03 - Daily Practices: Morning/Evening Sits, Mindfulness Triggers, and Ego Relief

41:37 - Adversity as Blessing: Thanking the Trauma for Awakening

43:02 - Wise Relationship to the Thinking Mind: Surrender and Trust in Spirit

44:41 - Faith as Trust in Your Highest Intention and Evolution

47:14 - Where to Find Blair: Books, Courses, Quiz, and Newsletter at blairabee.com

48:20 - Discernment in Downloads: Light vs. Dark and Heart/Gut Check

51:54 - Final Thoughts: Trust Your Experience Above All Else

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Towards the end of October 2025 I reconnected with Aaron Scott, a former Wall Street executive of nearly two decades who experienced a profound awakening about two years ago. Aaron discusses his new Amazon #1 bestselling book, Before We Forget: The Guide to Personal and Collective Awakening, which blends practical tools from his finance background with metaphysical insights to create a coherent path for reclaiming sovereignty.

Key topics include:

• Defining Awakening: Moving beyond esoteric buzzwords to practical awareness—peeling back societal indoctrination (e.g., over-identification with jobs, money, or performative life) to reconnect with one's true self/soul and divine intelligence.

• Systemic Detachment: How economy, education, religion, and medicine disconnect us from natural rhythms, coherence, and internal alignment, leading to trauma and fragmentation.

• AI as the "apex of disembodiment," rooted in scientific materialism, reducing humans to metrics and utility. It mirrors greed-driven systems (venture capital, military-industrial complex) and risks replacing human connections (therapy, tutoring) for efficiency/profit. Benevolent potential exists for augmenting consciousness, but current paths lead to control via data mining, predictive models, and technocracy.

• Insights from Wall Street on greed, manufactured scarcity, central banking as power retention, and risks of digital IDs/crypto as new control mechanisms. No "grand cabal"—more nuanced competition among ego-driven players.

• Consent & Power: We embody and consent to systems; reframing reality (inside-out living) revokes power from externalities.

• Paradigm Shift: Quantum physics validates ancient hermetic principles (vibration, polarity, reciprocity), proving consciousness as reality's foundation—not materialism. This demands evolution beyond old epistemologies.

• Practical Tools: Breathwork, meditation, somatic practices as daily essentials; finding internal coherence to radiate collective change.

Aaron emphasizes empowerment: Anyone can transcend limitations by seeing the world clearly, living from inner truth, and fostering higher consciousness. We close with a shared aspiration for universal awakening and freedom.

[ Hermeticism was also brought up and the huge Thoth presentation I mentioned even though I don't really connect much with the manner of presentation the info has depth I hadn't heard much of elsewhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6RDcWNUTNE ]

Our previous chat: Conscious Investing and The Illusion of Performance-Based Identity with Aaron Scott

https://shows.acast.com/innerskilled/episodes/conscious-investing-and-the-illusion-of-performance-based-id

https://www.theaaronscott.com

New Book: https://www.amazon.com/Before-We-Forget-Collective-Awakening/dp/1969372230/

The Evolved Podcast With Aaron Scott

https://www.instagram.com/theaaronscottofficial

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