What if your brain isn’t a factory churning out consciousness, but a filter shaping what you can see, feel, and be? In this episode, Glenn Ostlund, therapist, folklorist, and podcaster, explores one of the oldest questions in both science and myth: Is reality something we build from scratch, or something our minds selectively reveal?

Drawing from neuroscience, cognitive science, and cross-cultural wisdom, Glenn invites you to rethink the “assembly line” model of the mind. Instead, discover the filter model—where perception is less about producing reality and more about narrowing down infinite possibilities into a lived, meaningful world. Learn how ancient proverbs, predictive coding theory, and new research on neuroplasticity all point to a flexible, ever-changing lens of consciousness.

You’ll hear how therapy, mindfulness, and even psychedelics can help us recalibrate our inner filters, update old patterns, and see with new eyes. This episode is both a scientific exploration and an invitation to become the sculptor of your own experience.

Tune in and ask yourself: If you could change the way you see the world, what would become possible?
🎧 Headphones recommended for binaural immersion.
🎙️ Part science, part story, part soul repair.