The Skeptic Metaphysicians | A Pragmatic Guide to Spiritual Awakening, Metaphysics & Consciousness

What if everything you've ever been taught about the ego has been wrong? For 3,000 years, spiritual traditions have delivered the same prescription: dissolve it, transcend it, kill it. And yet, for most people, no amount of meditation, prayer, or spiritual work has made that nagging disconnection go away.

Dr. Nickolas Martin has spent 40 years in clinical psychology watching that prescription fail, and he thinks he knows exactly why. The ego, he says, isn't the enemy. It's a patient. A licensed psychologist, author of five books, and the man who literally invented the field of Egology, Dr. Nick introduces a framework he calls Ego Medicine, and it starts with a truth that stops most people cold: you can't destroy something you don't actually understand. And according to Dr. Nick, almost nobody understands what the ego actually is.

In this episode, you'll find out why the ego has no intellect, no awareness of God, and no awareness of itself... and yet still manages to be the single biggest obstacle standing between you and the life you were designed to live. You'll hear about the three dimensions of ego energy, and why being what the world calls "a big ego" and being someone who can't feel their own feelings are actually two sides of the same broken coin. You'll also hear one idea that may quietly rearrange everything you thought you knew about spiritual healing: you were born saved.

The question Dr. Nick is asking isn't how you wake up. It's how to stop from waking yourself. 

This one hits different. Come ready. 

Resources + Links from This Episode Books by Dr. Nickolas Martin
(all e-book versions available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble for $2.99 each) 

Earthly Resurrection: The Truth of God-Ego-You (Dr. Nick's recommended starting point. Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Balboa Press. If you read it, he kindly asks for an honest Amazon review.)

It's Your Ego. Stupid! Fix It to Fix Your Life (FREE download at egoandspirit.info)

Ego Therapy: A Method for Healing Your Whole Self EgoSpiritualism: Awakening to Your Human and Divine Self (co-authored with Rev. Dr. Linda M. Martin)

The Two Voices Within: Balancing the Energies of Ego and Spirit to Enhance Your Life (co-authored with Rev. Dr. Linda M. Martin)

Free Resources at egoandspirit.info
Focused Ego Meditations, guided by Rev. Dr. Linda M. Martin. Six meditations covering each ego energy dimension (higher and lower ego power, flexibility, and vulnerability). Also includes the free download of It's Your Ego. Stupid!

YouTube: Egoman20 / @spiritualawakening77- youtube.com/@spiritualawakening77. Over 180 videos, including the Mind Reader Series (the perfectionist, the high maintenance person, the sociopath, the sadist, and more) and the Rules People Live series.

Connect with Dr. Nickolas Martin
Website: egoandspirit.info

This episode is sponsored by John Novello, the man who saved a life before 9/11 by following a feeling. Hear the full story at https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com/invisible-architect].

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The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond.

We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship.

Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.

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She was 240 pounds, on 28 medications, and dying in a hospital bathroom when her heart stopped.

What she saw on the other side wasn't heaven. It wasn't a tunnel. It wasn't anything she expected.

She came back with a warning that flips everything the manifestation world tells you about "vibrating higher." And it might explain why your life isn't matching your energy, no matter how grateful you try to feel.

Press play.
This one gets weird fast, and Karen has questions nobody's ever thought to ask before.

The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond.

We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship.

Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.

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Most people who think they're listening to their intuition are actually replaying an old survival pattern. The difference matters more than you think, and once you understand it, you can't un-see it.
 
Laura Day is a New York Times bestselling author and one of the most respected intuition consultants in the world. For over 40 years she has worked with billion-dollar companies, Fortune 100 executives, and some of the most recognizable names in Hollywood. Her new book, The Prism: Seven Steps to Heal Your Past and Transform Your Future, is the framework she spent decades building. and surviving. to finally put on paper.
 
In this conversation, Laura breaks down why smart, self-aware people keep repeating the same patterns, why healing requires rebuilding rather than just understanding, and why getting what you want is actually the first step in the process. not the reward at the end of it.
 
In this episode:
Why intuition and anxiety feel similar but work completely differently, and the one question that instantly tells you which one you're dealing with
The reason you keep attracting the same relationships, the same dynamics, and the same outcomes. even when you know better
What Laura means when she says "you cannot think outside the box because you are the box"
How the first seven years of your life built the structure that is quietly running your adult decisions
Why insight alone. no matter how much therapy, journaling, or inner work you've done. won't change the structure underneath
The practical, non-mystical case for intuition. backed by a Nobel Laureate
Laura doesn't ask you to believe anything. She asks you to run the experiment and see what happens. 

About Laura Day
Laura Day is the author of seven books including the New York Times bestseller Practical Intuition. She has consulted for Fortune 100 companies, top talent agencies, and major legal teams, and has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The View, CNN, ABC News, and the TODAY Show. Her newest book, The Prism, is available now wherever books are sold.
 
Find Laura at lauraday.com and on Instagram for free daily intuition training.

This episode is sponsored by John Novello, the man who saved a life before 9/11 by following a feeling. Hear the full story at https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com/invisible-architect].

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The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond.

We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship.

Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.

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What if your intuition has been trying to talk to you your entire life. and you just never learned how to listen?
 
In this episode, we sit down with Dallisa Hocking, a 5th generation psychic medium, educator, and founder of Spirit & Spark, for a conversation that turns the entire psychic world on its head. Because unlike most people in her field, Dallisa is not here to tell you what's coming. Her whole mission is teaching you how to develop your own psychic abilities so you never have to outsource your inner knowing to anyone again.
 
What she calls "inner literacy" ...the ability to trust your own perception, recognize patterns, and navigate life from within... is not a gift reserved for a lucky few. It is a practical, learnable skill. And in this episode, she shows you exactly how to start building it. 

We cover a lot of ground. Dallisa shares the overnight spiritual awakening in 2015 that flipped her life from dating coach to 5th generation psychic medium, why clairsentience may be the most common and most misunderstood psychic ability, how to raise your vibration in 30 days using nothing more than meditation and morning pages, the difference between genuine intuition and fear dressed up as a gut feeling, how to set psychic hygiene boundaries so spirit is not waking you up at 3am, what recurring dreams are really trying to tell you, and the premonition she posted to Instagram days before a fatal helicopter and airplane collision in Washington DC.
 
She also takes live audience questions from around the world. and answers a few things for Will and Karen that had us both a little speechless.
 
If you have ever been told you are too sensitive, struggled to trust your own inner guidance, or wondered whether your psychic abilities are real, this one was made for you. 

This episode is part of our ongoing exploration of consciousness, spiritual awakening, and the science of the unexplained. If you are new here, welcome. This is exactly what we do.
 
🌐 Visit Dallisa at SpiritAndSpark.com. Grab her free 10-minute energetic reset audio on the home page, and check out her free Summer Speaker Series featuring 12 speakers including legendary astrologer Rick Levine and medium Suzanne Giesemann.

The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond.

We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship.

Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.

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What if your spiritual awakening wasn't meant to find you...but to break you? Dr. Amy Robbins, a clinical psychologist with 20 years of practice, received an after-death communication after her aunt passed that shattered her worldview. In this episode, she reveals how life after death experiences rewired her understanding of soul purpose, why chasing enlightenment keeps you stuck, and what actually triggers transformation. A pragmatic guide to spiritual awakening that doesn't require you to abandon science.

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What if the very thing that broke you open was the point all along? That's the question sitting at the heart of this conversation with Dr. Amy Robbins, a clinical psychologist with nearly two decades in private practice who had her world quietly flipped inside out by something she couldn't explain away.

When her aunt passed unexpectedly, Dr. Amy received what she now understands was an after-death communication... specific, verifiable, and impossible to dismiss. What followed was a years-long journey that eventually led her to ask a question most therapists won't touch: what if we've been treating people without accounting for the most important part of them?

In this episode, Will and Karen sit down with Dr. Amy to explore what happens when science and spirit stop pretending they don't know each other.

Here's what you'll hear in this conversation:
The story of the ring. Dr. Amy describes giving a reading where she saw a specific ring with a blue stone, only for the sitter's husband to receive that exact ring from his mother two days later. the ring his late father had secretly wanted him to have.

Why "psyche" literally means soul, and how modern psychology quietly forgot that. Dr. Amy makes the case that the field didn't just drift from its roots. it left the whole person behind.

Purpose vs. essence, and why most of us are chasing the wrong thing. If you've ever felt vaguely unfulfilled despite checking all the right boxes, this reframe will stop you cold.

Why 60 to 70% of people say spirituality was central to their healing, but only 5% of therapists are trained to address it. That's a Harvard statistic, and it explains a lot about why so many people feel like their therapy sessions are missing something.

What Spiritually Informed Therapy actually looks like in a session. including what Dr. Amy does when a client's deceased loved one shows up in the room.

Will's surprisingly honest confession about why readings never seem to land for him. and Dr. Amy's gentle, slightly therapist-y response that had Karen stifling a laugh next to him.

Whether you're someone who has sat in a therapist's chair and felt like something important was left out, or someone who has had an experience you couldn't explain and had nowhere to take it, this episode is for you.

Dr. Amy Robbins is a Clinical Psychologist, Director of Mental Health at BIÂN wellness club in Chicago, and the creator of Spiritually Informed Therapy. Her podcast, Life, Death, and the Space Between, has over 2 million downloads and counting.

Find Dr. Amy at dramyrobbins.com and on Instagram at @dramyrobbins.

This episode is sponsored by John Novello, the man who saved a life before 9/11 by following a feeling. Hear the full story at https://www.skepticmetaphysician.com/invisible-architect].

Connect with John Novello:
https://johnnovelloauthor.com/  - Author site
https://go.johnnovelloauthor.com/register - Elite Mentor site
https://go.johnnovelloauthor.com/booking - Book a life strategy session with John

The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond.

We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship.

Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.

Subscribe, Rate & Review!
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