Third Eye Science
Blurring the lines between science and spirituality.
In the Third Eye Science podcast, Susan von Thun and her guests will explore the lines between science and spirituality. As a scientist and yogi, Susan has found that these two realms do not have to be mutually exclusive. With the perspective of a logical scientist, she has navigated her own spiritual journey with a curious, open mind. She’ll share lessons and tools she found along the way and have compelling conversations with spiritual leaders, teachers, yogis, healers and fellow travelers about their experiences and practices. In this age of information and misinformation, it’s time to interpret and understand the world with your third eye.
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Ep. 199: Knowing when to rest and when to do
As we approach the winter solstice and the long nights/short days of winter, it is important to give yourself the time and space to go inward. Unfortunately, that doesn't often align with the busy holiday activities and modern cultural norms for this season. So, how do we know when to rest and when to create boundaries so we can rest and receive? We must practice tuning into the intuitive knowing and listen to that inner voice about what our body and soul need. Winter is a time of senescence, a death and rebirth cycle. Give your body, nervous system, and energy field the opportunity to rejuvenate so you don't burn out. This way, you can plant the seeds for the seasons and year ahead and be ready to go when the time is right!
Ep. 198: Letting go of the stories we tell ourselves
We all have stories that we tell ourselves that are not contributing to our evolution as souls. Often, those stories aren't even ours—they are fears and limiting beliefs installed by collective or familial programming and conditioning. Now, more than ever, we are being invited to release those stories and be the true self that exists beneath all of that conditioning. In this episode, I share some ways that you can begin to observe and let go of the mind loops that just don't serve a purpose.
Ep. 197: The Equinox, eclipse season, and preparing for a new chapter
Over the next couple of weeks, we are in a potent portal with two eclipses and the Autumn Equinox sandwiched in between. The Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on September 17 marks the beginning of a new cycle. The Equinox invites us to tune into the harmony in nature and invite more balance into our lives. This is the perfect time to clear out the old habits, patterns, and energies no longer relevant to your expansion and call in the new. In this episode, I talk about this eclipse season and how you can work with all of the current Cosmic energies to heal and evolve.
Ep. 196: Authenticity, childless cat ladies, and cultivating a strong foundation for your life
Whether you're feeling aligned and flowing with ease through life, or the challenges mounting feel like major obstacles, we all can benefit from knowing and expressing ourselves in a deep, authentic way. The intensity of August's astrology will not be letting up much in September as we enter eclipse season. In this episode, I discuss some of my recent observations about the collective and share the best way I know to create a strong and stable foundation for life. At this moment, the key is to reaffirm your commitment to practices, habits, and lifestyle routines that nourish you. Meditation teaches us to observe ourselves and find stillness and neutrality in the discomfort. The more you practice, the more that skill translates to everyday life. And when you become more aware of your authentic truth and express that in all that you do, you will be able to glide over the bumps!
Ep. 195: Leo season, Mercury retrograde, and preparing for the tumult ahead
Leo season is one of my favorite times of the year. It's a time to step into your courage, leadership, and heart and let your authentic light shine. This year, Mercury retrograde coincides with it, but do not fear! This retrograde is inviting us to review and tune into how we communicate, learn, and inform ourselves, along with editing the details of daily schedules and to-do lists. It's the perfect time to curate our lives—which behaviors, routines, and people are nourishing us and which are not. August and September have some bumpy astrology, and the world around us will continue to surprise us. Now is the time to set yourself up with supportive people and techniques to create a stable foundation for the ride ahead.
Ep. 194: Summer astrology, nourishing self care, discipline, and cultivating invincibility
As the turbulence of the world continues, it's more important than ever to cultivate discipline and intuitive knowing to nourish and support our body, mind, and soul. In this episode, I highlight a few of the significant astrological energies happening in July and August to keep an eye on and be ready for. When we balance disciplined self-care practices for our physical, emotional, and mental well-being with nourishment and rest, we cultivate an invincible field, a force of love and good in the world. I believe in us!
Ep 193: How to leverage the Solstice energy
This week's Solstice is an opportunity to level up your daily practice, your self-awareness, and your inner fire. This week is a great time to tune in to your Self and allow the solar force to empower your connection to—and alignment with—the Cosmic flow. In this episode, I share some recent experiences that helped me see how my daily practice has allowed me to tap into that flow and navigate the chaos of the world and the challenges of our human experience.
Ep 192: 10 years of self discovery
The path of self-inquiry and awareness is long and winding. Cultivating the willingness and discipline to embark on—and continue—the journey is critical to our evolution as humans having a human experience. In this episode, I reflect on a decade since I hit rock bottom and the steps I've taken towards self-illumination and truly BEING myself.
Ep 191: Your devotion to your inner work becomes devotion to everyone (Copy)
Inner work may fee like a solitary experience—and it's true that only you can heal your traumas, blocks, and limitations. But the work you do to heal yourself and connect more deeply with your Soul is not done in a vacuum. That healing benefits everyone around you. The more devoted you are to the work, the more you transform and make that transformation available to the entire planet. In this episode, I share thoughts on how you can expand your devotion to your spiritual journey to impact your family, ancestors, and the collective.
Ep 190: Are you taking inspired, aligned action? Start with one small step!
Are you moving through life with intention, or are you on autopilot? Hopefully, you have a few long-term goals that will allow you to feel fulfilled and living in your purpose. Or maybe you have a big dream that you don't quite know how to realize. The key to creating that new reality is to take one small, aligned action each day. Eventually, they'll add up to your dream. You have to commit to those small actions. Otherwise, it's easy to give up. In this episode, I talk about some ways to start small and build momentum and motivation towards your long-term vision.
Ep 189: Slow down, be present, and navigate the intensity with more ease
The spring Aries energies may make you feel like you have to rush to do things and make things happen. But this year, we have an eclipse season and Mercury retrograde coming together in April. This means that slowing down, listening deeply, and being present in as many moments as possible will help you navigate the intensity of the cosmic alignments. In this episode, I share some ways you can bring more intention and awareness into your everyday life as we transit through the current space weather.
Ep 188: Go with the flow, even when you don’t know where you’re headed
You must balance your actions with full surrender to make your dreams a reality. We can find harmony and fulfillment when we walk this line between completely relaxing to receive and taking definitive action. Through practices like meditation and journaling, you learn to listen deeply to your inner guidance. Then, you know exactly what aligned actions to take and when, and you know when to pause and allow the alignment to find you. In this episode, I share my thoughts on this process and some examples in my life.
Ep 187: Pisces season encourages you to feel your feelings!
Pisces season! Feel! Cry! Laugh! And cry again! I’m only sort of kidding. It’s that time of year again when the watery, all-encompassing emotional states of being are not only expected—but encouraged. We are emotional beings living in a culture that conditions us to suppress and numb our feelings. But doing so stunts growth and can even cause disease. In this episode, I share some of the ways we can encourage our emotions to come out in healthy, supportive ways. Your emotions are NOT something to be scared of. They are a critical part of the human experience!
Ep 186: Align with your future self
Now is the perfect time to tune into where you're headed and who you're becoming. Maybe you can envision yourself in a new job, relationship, new community, or strength, healthy body. New Year's resolutions rarely work because getting from here to there can feel overwhelming and overly ambitious. But if you spend some time visualizing and connecting with your future self, you can get a clear idea of who you want to be and then ask yourself what skills, behaviors, or actions that person would need to embody to create that life. All we need to do is take one small, aligned action each day to empower ourselves to trust the process. It's not as complicated as we often make it out to be. Commit to becoming the future You today!
Ep 185: Things I've Learned Over the Last Decade Through Self-Awareness Practices
As we undergo a significant shift in our astrological weather, I've been reflecting on what I've learned over the last decade on my journey toward self-awareness. In this episode, I share eight things I've learned to inspire you to do some self-reflection this week as we enter into a new two-decade-long chapter in our lives with Pluto shifting into Aquarius. I also share more about what this transit could mean for all of us.
Ep 184: New Year’s Revelations with Sat Devbir
My favorite intuitive guide, teacher, healer, and Lightworker, Sat Devbir, is back to share wisdom about the coming year. In this conversation, he shares guidance that he has received in the past few weeks from the Spirit Guides about the energy of 2024 and how we can all leverage that energy to create a stable foundation for our future expansion.
Ep 183: Year-End Pep Talk: Give yourself the gift of self awareness this holiday season
This is my annual year-end pep talk encouraging you to make space to sit quietly with yourself this holiday season! Yes, I'm sure you are busy. But meditating every day—even for just 11 minutes—will help you have more self-awareness, self-compassion, and ease, despite the hustle and bustle.
Ep 182: Finding Peace in Chaos and Conflict
While the chaos and conflict in the world continue, it is more important than ever to create stability and security in your own field. From this place of calm, neutral balance, and peace within, we can have a tremendous impact on the collective. I'm not talking about spiritual bypass—meditating our way out of real-world atrocities—but about that deep inner work that includes being honest with yourself about how you create resistance and struggle for yourself. Whether you feel called to speak out against or for something or take action for a cause, the most important thing we can each do as individuals is address the conflict, distraction, and fear within ourselves. As more people consciously disengage from the fear and conflict programming inundating our screens, the more momentum we will build toward a new way of operating on this planet.
Ep 181: The Space Between
Have you ever felt like you are in between who you were and who you are meant to become? That liminal space is a moment in your spiritual evolution to be revered, not ignored! It is an invitation to pause, contemplate, and surrender to the flow of the Cosmos. The death and rebirth cycle is a critical process to embrace. It happens on time scales from moments to days to years. In our world filled with distractions and noise, it is so important to allow yourself to be nourished by this sacred pause.
Ep 180: Create space in your life to allow your true essence emerge
It's easy to be swept up by our busy lives and all the external things competing for our attention. When we create a little space each day to be quiet and detach from the barrage of distractions, we open up to our true essence. Then, our inner guidance, creativity, and messages from the ether realms become more prominent. Meditation, journaling, and time in nature are just a few of the ways to turn our attention inward and allow for a more profound connection to emerge.
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