Physician and researcher Friedemann Schaub, M.D., Ph.D., is a stalwart guide into the realm of personal freedom. In the first half, he discussed how to tap into the power of the subconscious to combat fear and anxiety and gain a sense of empowerment. Often, people have a negative connotation to the subconscious, associating it with bad habits or nightmares, but it's actually the greatest force within us and rather under-utilized, he said. You could think of the subconscious as a supercomputer that deciphers information much faster than the conscious mind, and that's where our gut instincts and intuition come from. The subconscious mind also manages many of our automatic behaviors, which account for about 90% of our daily activities.

One of the primary missions of the subconscious is to protect us and keep us alive, so if there's something off or dangerous, it creates a sense of fear and brings us into flight or fight mode, he detailed. As to why some people like going to horror movies and deliberately scaring themselves, they can enjoy the release of stress hormones, and the stimulation of a journey into the darker aspects of the psyche, Schaub explained. For those troubled by fear and anxiety in their daily lives, he believes we can modify our reactions and thus become more empowered. He shared six keys to get back in charge of your life: self-commitment, self-responsibility, self-reliance, self-awareness, self-compassion, and self-love. He views the concept of the Law of Attraction as programming your subconscious to be aware of all the possibilities and opportunities out there and not ignore them.

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In the latter half, author, explorer, and 'megalithomaniac' Hugh Newman spoke about his work on ancient sites and new discoveries revealing subtle energies, geometry, and ancient measurement systems from some of the world's oldest megalithic sites, Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe in southeast Turkey dating to nearly 12,000 years ago. The finds at Gobekli Tepe are quite remarkable, with oval-shaped stone circles, abstract designs, and beautiful pillars, he said, and many more discoveries at the site have yet to be excavated. The site may have served multiple purposes, but Newman sees it as a highly decorated, ritualistic, ceremonial environment that had a sacred function. The symbols, he added, point to astronomy and even astrology, so it may have been a type of observatory as well.

Further, structures have been built upon earlier construction at the site, and certain elements were covered up thousands of years ago or even destroyed. The site of Karahan Tepe, about 23 miles from Gobekli, in an area of limestone mountains, has also proven fascinating, Newman reported. Larger than the Gobekli lcoation, Karahan Tepe began to be excavated in 2019, and so far, subterranean chambers have been found carved out of the bedrock, along with protruding carved heads coming out of the walls and free-standing structures. It may have been a kind of pilgrimage site, he speculated, and one of the stone heads there appears to be aligned with the winter solstice. Gobekli Tepe, he added, has some magnetic anomalies and unusual acoustics, which may have been involved in enhancing seeds for agriculture efforts.

News segment guests: John M. Curtis, Charles Coppes