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Dec 2015
49m 36s

58: Taoism Synchronicities

BRANDON BEACHUM
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Brandon and Dalien discuss the ancient philosophy of Taoism, as well as multiple synchronicities surrounding the topic that occurred on the day this episode was recorded. They also share an excerpt from Dr. Wayne Dyer, and Ponzi joins the show to discuss why you should expect things to get both better and worse.

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