Join us today for the premiere of episode 165: Truth at All Cost via King Hero's Journey with Beth Martens

Alec joins Beth Martens on The King Hero’s Journey podcast for a deep and raw conversation on truth, masculine energy, and the path of the Hero. In this episode, Alec opens up about the shadows he’s faced, untapped anger, repressed power, and the internal pendulum between victim and predator.
Together, they explore what it really means to walk the Hero’s path: not chasing an identity, but discovering the strength and forgiveness that already lives within. From the manipulation of the disease paradigm to the role of guides and archetypes, this conversation is a call to truth—even when it costs you everything.

Visit YouTube to watch: https://youtu.be/jB_Blj6jXZA

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Interviewing Veda Austin in studio today! Any questions you’d like me to ask?

Words cannot even begin to describe how important and epic these last 2 episodes with Edith Ubuntu Chan and Veda Austin are... the two most important episodes l've ever recorded. Can't wait for them to be released! We are remembering!

It was an honor to showcase these extraordinary abilities in front of over 700 people at ConfluenceEvent.com this year.

With guidance and training from Edith Ubuntu Chan, seven children demonstrated blindfolded vision live on stage—eyes fully covered, navigating the world through expanded perception—in front of a packed, awe-struck audience. Even the most skeptical couldn’t deny what they were witnessing in real time. No trickery, no faking—real, incredible gifts that have been unlocked within these children.

• Naming colors with 100% accuracy.
• Sorting colored cups with 100% accuracy.
• audience drawing random pictures and the children name exactly what it is with 100% accuracy.
• solving Rubik’s cubes in less than a minute.
• reading as if the blindfold isn’t there
• nonchalantly playing a game of chess

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For me, the most incredible takeaways were, first, that any child can learn this—these abilities are available for all children.

And second, the grown men and women who were openly weeping as they watched it unfold—experiencing grief for what could have been, had their own spark not been dimmed by layers of conditioning, programming, and trauma in childhood… and also a deep, beautiful remembering that the spark is still there. It never left.

And now, by witnessing these beautiful, luminous children, we’re remembering our own sparks—and we get to be the generation that ensures our children’s sparks shine brighter than ever.

We are remembering.

Awesome recap vid by Brian Costello

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Hey fam,

As many of you know, The Way Forward (TheWayFwrd.com) is 1/3 partner in Confluence. We are about to launch our ambassador program to help grow the same remembrance we experienced at Confluence across the world in our local communities. If you are interested in the Ambassador program, please fill out this form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFNA4oM8KuTWOdcyNV48Zfctnm-3Sj9uS6V0fQkHgBuVzl3g/viewform?usp=header

Episode 166 featuring Dr. Zach Bush

On episode 166, I had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Zach Bush.

We covered a lot of ground—our disconnection from nature, remembering who we truly are, and our relationship with bacteria, fungi, and the natural world.

I had originally planned to go deeper into Zach’s take on virology and the virome. If you’ve followed my work for any length of time, you already know where I stand—I’m firmly of the view that viruses, as described by both the mainstream and most of the alternative world, have never actually been proven to exist or cause illness.

That said, the topic only came up briefly, and I chose not to press the issue in the moment.

Maybe you’ll listen and think, “I wish Alec would’ve challenged him here or there.” And honestly, I might think the same when I listen back. In conversations like these, I’m always trying to balance when to lean in and challenge something, and when to let the dialogue flow. Sometimes pausing a powerful thread to debate a single point just doesn’t feel like the move.

If you listen back to previous episodes, there are plenty of times guests make claims that—if you follow my work—you’ll know I clearly disagree with, and yet I don’t jump in to correct them. And that’s okay.

We don’t have to agree on everything to have a meaningful, respectful exchange. My hope, as always, is that you take what resonates, stay curious, and trust your own discernment.

https://youtu.be/zOZ1lVasDvI?si=wzPe37R3W1TxKrP4

Hey y’all!

One more touch point/reminder that we’ll be launching our ambassador program with The Way Forward soon. If interested in being an ambassador, please fill out the form here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFNA4oM8KuTWOdcyNV48Zfctnm-3Sj9uS6V0fQkHgBuVzl3g/viewform?usp=header

Had an awesome time going on Paul Chek’s podcast recently… Check it out here!:

https://youtu.be/J-bq56FGSPI?si=UbgGPIP93H08_9tS

Re: Dr. Zach Bush ^^

Such an important clip discussing mold, parasites, Lyme disease and more from my recent episode with Dr. Zach Bush.

Watch the full episode here:

https://youtu.be/zOZ1lVasDvI?si=mM-3ODu2Yug1ns_Q

For everyone’s situational awareness!

I’ve been thinking a lot about the phrase “my truth,” and I need to say this clearly:
It’s one of the more deceptive byproducts of New Age spirituality—and it’s doing real damage.

There is truth—objective reality, what is, regardless of anyone’s feelings or interpretations. And then there is your experience: your perception, your emotional response, your story about what happened.

Those are not the same thing.

I’m not claiming to have objective truth fully figured out. But I’m committed to orienting toward it, not hiding behind language that makes everything subjective and untouchable.

The idea of “my truth” is rooted in a kind of moral relativism that says: what’s true for you is true for you, and what’s true for me is true for me. It sounds tolerant. It sounds compassionate. But in practice, it dissolves accountability, blurs boundaries, and turns truth into a matter of personal preference.

And here’s the thing: moral relativism didn’t just pop out of nowhere. It has philosophical roots. It’s downstream of the theory of relativity—which, in physics, unmoored space and time from fixed absolutes. That metaphysical confusion seeped into postmodern thought, then into New Age spirituality, and now it shows up in the casual “well, that’s just my truth” deflections we hear every day.

In the name of “honoring everyone’s truth,” we’re enabling a culture that’s allergic to self-responsibility. A culture where people can say and do harmful things and then hide behind “their truth” to avoid taking any ownership. It’s spiritual bypass dressed up as empowerment.

Yes—your experience matters. Yes—your emotions are real.
But truth is not personal. And calling your interpretation of an event “your truth” is a fast track to self-deception.

If we want real growth, if we want real healing, we have to be honest:
Truth is not what you feel.
Truth is not what you prefer.
Truth is not your emotional safety zone.

Truth is what is.
And you either align with it—or you don’t.

The irony is, the deeper spiritual path requires more accountability, not less.
More willingness to question your story, not less.
More discernment, not more relativism.

You don’t grow by defending “your truth.”
You grow by being willing to say:

“This is what I currently see. But I’m open to something deeper.”

That’s real humility.
That’s real integrity.
And that’s the difference between spiritual ego and actual truth-seeking.

Join us today for the premiere of episode 167: Breaking the Spell: Self-Governance and Why We Really Get Sick—Alec on The Life Stylist with Luke Storey

Alec joins Luke Storey on The Life Stylist for a wide-ranging and thought-provoking conversation on personal sovereignty, truth-seeking, and the real roots of health and disease.

In this episode, they explore how remembering who and what we truly are plays a vital role in community-building, and how The Way Forward’s new platform is helping men and women reconnect and co-create in the face of growing technocratic control. They also challenge mainstream narratives around virology and contagion, and offer empowering alternatives to the illusion of authority.

Visit YouTube to watch:
https://youtu.be/jB_Blj6jXZA

For timestamps, links, and resources mentioned in this episode, visit our website: https://thewayfwrd.com

Also, check out our new community platform, turning virtual alignment into local connections:
https://thewayfwrd.com/join

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I've just launched my podcast. The inspiration for it came from a conversation i had with Asher Cowan at Confluence. 😎

Here are the links for Apple and Spotify.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dawn-of-discernment/id1816456568