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The Midnight Academy with Dr. Heather Lynn

The Midnight Academy with Dr. Heather Lynn

By: Dr. Heather Lynn
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Exploring ancient wisdom, human consciousness, and the future of awakening.

The Midnight Academy explores the meeting point of ancient wisdom and human evolution. Hosted by Dr. Heather Lynn, author, historian, and renegade archaeologist featured on Ancient Aliens, the show examines how ancient civilizations, sacred symbolism, and esoteric traditions reveal the deeper architecture of reality.

Through in-depth conversations with researchers and visionaries, Dr. Lynn investigates hidden histories, the alchemy of consciousness, the legacy of the gods, tracing the future of humanity in an age of transformation.

Listeners come to The Midnight Academy to reconnect with ancient wisdom, rediscover purpose, and awaken the deeper capacities of mind and spirit. Each episode invites reflection, remembrance, and discovery of the mysteries that unite the ancient and modern worlds.

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  • Episode 14: DMT Entities and Contact with David Jay Brown and Sara Phinn Huntley

    Episode 14: DMT Entities and Contact with David Jay Brown and Sara Phinn Huntley
    Nov 7 2025
    In this episode of The Midnight Academy, we explore DMT entities, ayahuasca visions, and the frontiers of consciousness through the lens of modern psychedelic research and visionary art. This is The Illustrated Field Guide to DMT Entities, a detailed map of the beings most often encountered in altered states. The guide explores 25 entities frequently reported in DMT and ayahuasca experiences, including machine elves, insectoids like mantids, tricksters, and divine figures such as Gaia, Grandmother Ayahuasca, and the Virgin Mary. Through vivid reports, cross-cultural symbolism, and stunning art, it offers a grounded look into the patterns, messages, and intelligence found in these altered realms. Today, we’re speaking with the creators of this guide about what these encounters reveal about human consciousness, the nature of reality, and the boundaries between psychology, mysticism, and metaphysics. GUESTS Sara Phinn Huntley Sara Phinn Huntley is an artist, writer, and researcher whose work has explored the intersection of psychedelics, technology, and philosophy for the past two decades, pushing her understanding into pioneering VR mediums for psychedelic exploration and research. An intrepid DMT psychonaut and cartographer of hyperspace, her current focus involves using VR to explore representative visual and spatial imagination in real time—and the subsequent remapping of the brain that occurs. Her past work has utilized a multimedium and multidisciplinary approach to document and explore the states revealed by dimethyltryptamine and other psychedelics, and cargo cult higher-dimensional artifacts through the intersection of chaos mathematics, Islamic geometry, and 3D diagrammatic performance capture. Her work has been published by the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), featured in Diana Reed Slattery’s Xenolinguistics, and most recently, in The Illustrated Field Guide to DMT Entities with David Jay Brown. David Jay Brown David Jay Brown is the author of Dreaming Wide Awake: Lucid Dreaming, Shamanic Healing, and Psychedelics and The New Science of Psychedelics: At the Nexus of Culture, Consciousness, and Spirituality. He’s also the coauthor of seven bestselling interview anthologies featuring leading-edge thinkers, including Mavericks of the Mind, Voices from the Edge, Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse, Mavericks of Medicine, Frontiers of Psychedelic Consciousness, Women of Visionary Art, and Psychedelics and the Coming Singularity. In addition to nonfiction, Brown is the author of two science fiction novels (Brainchild and Virus) and the coauthor of the health-science book Detox with Oral Chelation. He holds a master’s degree in psychobiology from New York University, and contributed research to two of Rupert Sheldrake’s books on unexplained phenomena: Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home and The Sense of Being Stared At. His writing has appeared in Wired, Discover, Scientific American, and many other publications. He also served as Senior Editor for a special themed edition of the MAPS Bulletin (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies). Currently, Brown is developing an oracle deck with Sara Phinn Huntley for Inner Traditions, based on Timothy Leary’s 8-Circuit Model of Consciousness—and inspired by the DMT entities explored in their fieldwork. 📘 Book Link: The Illustrated Field Guide to DMT Entities on Amazon SPONSOR The Midnight Academy is Sponsored by Acre Gold Most people still imagine that gold is something reserved for the wealthy. Yet gold has been the foundation of value across civilizations—for kings, temples, and divine rites. Acre Gold changes that. They help people begin stacking real physical gold for long-term security without spending thousands up front. For as little as $30 a month, you steadily build toward receiving actual gold bars you can hold in your hand. Their new Ancient Collection draws from the heritage of gold as a symbol of sovereignty and continuity, reflecting a lineage that stretches back to the first priest-kings and sacred economies of the ancient world. Gold is up over 40% in the past year, and experts say it isn’t stopping anytime soon. In a world of unstable markets and digital currencies, owning something tangible is not just practical—it’s eternal. 👉 Get started today: https://getacregold.com/ ✨ Shop the Ancient Collection merch: https://getacregold.com/collections/shop-acre-merch ABOUT THE SHOW The Midnight Academy explores the frontiers of consciousness, and deep inquiry to the hidden dimensions of history, mind, and meaning. Hosted by Dr. Heather Lynn: www.drheatherlynn.com. Subscribe for more episodes on psychedelics, mythology, esotericism, occult philosophy, and human potential. #DMT #ayahuascaexperience #psychedelicscience #consciousness #MachineElves #visionaryart #...
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 4: Hiring Veterans and Re-entering Civilian Life with Matthew J. Louis

    Episode 4: Hiring Veterans and Re-entering Civilian Life with Matthew J. Louis
    Nov 5 2025

    In this very important episode of The Midnight Academy, Dr. Heather Lynn speaks with Matt Louis, a distinguished West Point graduate and military veteran, to tackle the pressing issue of the civil-military divide. Matt opens up about his transformative journey from the corporate sphere to dedicating his life to bridging the gap between military service and civilian employment.

    As the author of the critically acclaimed book Mission Transition, and the newly released Hiring Veterans, Matt brings a wealth of knowledge and firsthand experience to the table. He discusses the pivotal role of aligning military members with fulfilling civilian careers, not just for job satisfaction and financial stability, but as a crucial step in suicide prevention.

    In his new capacity as the president of Purepost, Matt is at the forefront of matching military talent with civilian opportunities, thereby facilitating smoother transitions. The conversation takes a deep dive into the hurdles veterans encounter when re-entering civilian life, and the misconceptions employers often have about the unparalleled skills and work ethic that veterans bring to the workforce.

    Matt underscores the tangible benefits employers can reap from hiring veterans, including higher retention rates and increased productivity. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of military-to-civilian transition and the untapped potential that veterans offer to the civilian job market.

    For more information and free resources, visit Matt Louis' website: https://matthewjlouis.com/

    Sign up for a free Purepost account: https://www.purepost.co/

    Check out his books:

    Mission Transition: https://amzn.to/44Pdxiv

    Hiring Veterans: https://amzn.to/464DHOZ
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    57 mins
  • Episode: 2 Thomas Lee: The Bruce Lee Code

    Episode: 2 Thomas Lee: The Bruce Lee Code
    Nov 5 2025

    If you think you know who Bruce Lee was, think again. Thomas Lee, author of The Bruce Lee Code, is a longtime business journalist who has written extensively about innovation and entrepreneurship for major daily newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle, the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, and the St. Louis Post Dispatch. In 2013, he won the Gerald M. Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, the top honor for business journalists. Lee is the author of Rebuilding Empires and also served as editorial director and lead curator for the We Are Bruce Lee exhibit at the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum in San Francisco’s Chinatown.

    Thomas emphasizes that Bruce Lee was a curious and innovative entrepreneur who combined his interests in martial arts with a focus on storytelling and prestige in Hollywood. He shares his experience working with branding and marketing firms and emphasizes the importance of being curious and open to new ideas in the current hustle economy. The conversation also touches on the role of Asian Americans as role models for other Asian Americans, such as Bruce Lee, who paved the way for others.

    For more information about our guest, Thomas Lee, check him out on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ONkhqP

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    The Midnight Academy is in its first season, and we are working hard to improve the show. However, we need YOUR support! By subscribing to our YouTube channel, signing up on our website https://www.drheatherlynn.com/themidnightacademy/ or donating you can help us to amplify the quality of our podcast, bringing top-tier guests, expanding topics, and improving our production quality.

    Not a video person? No problem! The Midnight Academy podcast is also available for download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, and all other major platforms.

    DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and do not necessarily reflect those of any institution she is affiliated with.
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    46 mins
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