Ep367: Life Extension & Inner Alchemy - Martin Faulks
Martin Faulks is an author, hermeticist, meditation adept, and memory expert.
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Martin discusses the recent death of his mother, reflects on the profound power of her positive support in his own life successes, and describes the surprising consequence of her loss in his own mindset and practice.
Martin discusses his latest book “Long Livers”, a new edition of a work published in 1722 by English alchemists Thomas and Rebecca Vaughan. Martin explains the text’s methods of life extension, shows their links to spiritual and moral practice, and reflects on his successful participation in the Rejuvenation Olympics.
Martin also muses on the appeal of high demand religious groups, espouses the virtues of philosophical Freemasonry, and compares Western and Eastern methods of spiritual alchemy.
00:00 - Intro
00:59 - Long Livers editions
02:24 - Martin’s current daily practice
03:55 - Interest in esoteric rejuvenation methods
07:23 - How to measure effectiveness of rejuvenation?
08:00 - Martin’s 2hr daily regime to slow the ageing process
11:16 - Setbacks
12:06 - Death of Martin’s mother
13:36 - Ascetic or English gentleman?
14:56 - Aftermath of Martin’s mother’s death
17:44 - Don’t let anything pull you out of who you are
18:33 - Sending well wishes to his mother
19:43 - The power of supportive observers
25:07 - Martin summarises his progress
26:41 - Authorship of “Long Livers” (1722)
28:45 - Thomas and Rebecca Vaughan, practical alchemists
31:33 - Anti-ageing advice in “Long Livers”
34:48 - Eccentric techniques
36:39 - Western vs Eastern Inner Alchemies
38:52 - Christian Inner Alchemy
42:31 - Morality and rate of ageing
46:52 - Simulacra of virtue
48:32 - Philosophical Freemasonry
53:22 - Is Freemasonary a good spiritual path?
01:01:48 - An avoidant pattern in Martin’s life
01:03:20 - Detachment vs engagement
01:06:34 - Respect through observation of authenticity
01:07:49 - Skepticism about public spiritual claims
01:09:58 - When spirituality is a distraction from the real challenges of life
01:14:54 - Actions as truth
01:16:37 - Intuition vs intellect
01:19:45 - Unity of complementary opposites
01:20:27 - Jordan Peterson
01:22:56 - Pushing the borderlines of human potential
01:27:00 - A cultural turn to rigorous religion and high demand groups
01:29:16 - Why anti-ageing?
01:30:36 - 5 top anti-ageing tips
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