Leroy and Maz discuss the Men in Black, what they're existance or lack there of implies, government misinformation tactics, psychotic breakdown, cognitive dissonance, and.... Mormons.
Leroy & Maz have a discussion on paradoxes, the mental twists and turns of observing a paradox in action, Kurt Godels' work on logic, Dinosaurs, Aliens, and Barney's second career as a sex therapist.
Leroy and Maz discuss the legacy of Ram Dass and have an honest discussion about the "Guru Complex", psychedelics, a spiritual ego, what is enlightenment, Cardi B, and the hangups around worshiping another human being.
Leroy and Maz begin the discussion around Ram
Dass. We break down his early life as Richard Alpert, his psychedelic studies as a Harvard professor & psychology student, family life, and early working relationship with Timothy Leary.
Leroy & Maz discuss Michael Talbots' book "The Holographic Universe" which breaks down the Physicists David Bohm & Karl Pribrams' theories that the dimension we live in his a holographic projection, and attempts to make all existence fit into this theory, from black holes to paranormal encounters.
Leroy & Maz kick off season two of "Live from Chapel Perilous" with a discussion around The Bhagavad Gita. We discuss the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna, life and death, the nature of selfless work, love, and the Gita's significance in world history and Hindu culture.
Leroy & Maz close out the first one year season of the show by reminising on some older episodes, and exploring the concepts of "nothingness" and "being" from Jean-Paul Sartre's philosophical work, "Being and Nothingness."
Leroy & Maz re-release an episode from last year, "The Enuma Elish." The creation tale of the ancient Sumerian people introduces characters into human mythology like the Anunnaki, Marduk, Tiamat, and explores early questions like why, and how, is humanity "here".
For episode 50, Leroy & Maz take Chapel Perilous to the roots of Conspiracy Theories. We discuss actually theories, false flags, phycological proclivity to identify imagination as reality, problems within the education system, how to avoid fake theories, and why ultimately, none of them matter.
Leroy & Maz discuss the book "Confession" by Leo Tolstoy, and explore the fear of death & anxiety, and share Tolstoys' religious and spiritual remedy to these fears.
