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Council of Kings
A Brotherhood of Truth, Love, Honor, and Devotion. Christ-rooted and interfaith. Dedicated to serving men on the deepest levels.
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Council of KingsWhat is non-duality?
Dear friends, I made this post on reddit today and felt to share it with all of you. It includes the video that is part of this post, as well as the text…
Council of KingsGrace of Now Meditation: Infusing Christ, Non-Duality, & Entheogenic Medicine
Note: Hey everyone, I felt to give a gentle reminder that the Christ Fire ayahuasca retreat is about one month away. These are the final days to apply to join…
Council of KingsHow I Navigate Burnout, Heaviness, & Depression
Dear Friends, I felt good about recording this video today because I felt I was able to bring a lot of raw realness and honesty about my current process, while…
Council of KingsFull Permission To Shine 🌞
WOW FAM WOW! : ) I recorded this just now and this felt like one of my purest transmissions of joy, love, and life celebration WHOLENESS REST FREEDOM NOW Love…
Council of KingsThe Shadows of Non-Duality
I love nonduality. Let’s be clear about that: I love nonduality. The exploration of nonduality has been perhaps the most liberating adventure of my life…
Council of KingsWhy Christianity is True
Dear Family, For me deep truth can be discovered across all world wisdom traditions. This includes Christianity! Many neo-spiritual westerners understandably…
Council of KingsWhat is "success"?
Note: Simple Free Solutions is happening tomorrow! Free and open to all. If you want to discuss any challenge with me — related to life, relationships…
Council of Kings5 Ways Ayahuasca Helped Heal Me
In today’s video I explore some of the (unexpected) long-lasting shifts that took place for me in my first few ayahuasca ceremonies about 8 years ago:🌿 80-90%…
Council of KingsMexico, Ayahuasca, Christ, & Deep Mysteries
Dear friends, I recorded this video today after having some deep intimations around the upcoming Christ Fire retreat in December. Here’s a lightly edited…
Council of KingsNonduality, Psychedelics, & Jesus Christ — Part II
Aloha familia, I felt an inspiration to record a video version of my recent essay, Nonduality, Psychedelics, and Jesus Christ. You can read the original essay…
Council of KingsHow to Go on Retreat Anytime
“You can go on retreat in any moment of life by opening to now, emptying your cup, and opening to spaciousness.” “Become no one. Become nothing. No thing.”…
Council of KingsHome Is Now.
“Life knows the way.” “Home is now.” “Love is the way, the truth, and the life.” Hey Family, Today’s video is another one I recorded in Italy a couple weeks…
Council of KingsEmpty Thine Cup to Receive
"Can you become a stranger in a strange land who forgot his name, forgot his identity? If only for a minute or two, just to let that bolt of lightning strike…
Council of KingsHow to Become Creatively Prolific
Dear Brother, We need your voice. We need your truth. We need your story. We need your pain. Today’s podcast provides a massive permission slip for you to open…
Council of KingsThe Revelation of Infinite Abundance 👑
Dear Fam, The other day I dropped this 2hr 40min compilation of some of my most powerful transmissions on INFINITE ABUNDANCE HERE NOW This is a potent…
Council of KingsThe Story of My Journey to Jesus Christ
Dear Family, I recorded this video some months ago sharing the story of my journey to Jesus Christ. I’m happy to share it with you now. I deeply recommend…
Council of KingsEarth Needs You: A Call to Men
Brother, I recorded one final video for you from my heart. I deeply recommend giving this one a watch. It is basically the essence of what I wish I could say…
Council of KingsLife is not random, brother
Today’s video is a reminder that life is not random. There is a Way of Things. You can discover this and align with the Way for the good of all. Brother, 60…
Council of KingsWhat is men's work all about?
Brother, Four days. That’s how much time you have left to apply for Rise of Kings. The gates are closing soon, brother. If you have felt the call… If you want…
Council of KingsDo you know the Godforce, brother?
Brother, Six days left to apply for Rise of Kings. We are coming down to the finish line. Is it time to rise alongside Kingly Brothers to change your life?…
Council of Kings10 Types of Spiritual Men Who Need King Work
Announcement: Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! CoryaYo and I’s new album New Earth Music just dropped on all platforms. Just in time for Aries season of Year of the…
Council of KingsKing Energy. 🌲
Brother, A primal force is gathering itself… An ancient hymn rises from forgotten caverns of Earth… A guttural roar howls forth from slumbering volcanoes… A…
Council of KingsDear Jordan
Dear Jordan, I love you. You’re perfect, buddy. You are so loved. You have nothing to prove. You are beautiful. Slow down. Breathe. Rest. It’s okay. It’s all…
Council of KingsWhy I sat in 500 men's circles
Today is my mom’s birthday. My dad’s birthday was 5 days ago. My birthday is 10 days from now. Happy birthday, Mom and Dad. I love you so much. Forever and…
Council of KingsThe Soul of Rise of Kings
This video feels like one of the most potent expressions I've been able to bring through so far — really tapping into the soul of what Rise of Kings is all…
Council of KingsYou don't find your purpose by doing nothing
For many spiritual men, the ‘inner work’ has become an avoidance of the outer work. Mother Gaia calls us to lead, build, and serve, brothers. The Earth is…
Council of KingsBecome a thriving God-led King living your fullest life of holistic mastery
“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will…
Council of KingsConfronting questions for men.
Brother, Watch this video if you are ready to face your own truth on deeper levels. This one strikes to the core. I became impassioned and tearful while…
Council of KingsWhy 5 million men took their own lives in the past decade
Brothers, Based on data from the WHO, about 5 million men on Earth committed suicide in the past decade. This is a tragic statistic to contemplate. Peace and…
Council of KingsSharing from the heart, brother
Brothers, Sending Love. Coming out of today’s Sunday circle in Council of Kings right now… Felt a calling to press ‘record’ and pour my heart into the camera…
Council of KingsFire Horse Part III: A Call to Men
There’s no feeling like that of rising alongside your brothers, with a shared sense of mission and purpose on Earth. When you experience this ancient primal…
Council of KingsWhere in life are you being a coward?
Brother, Where in life are you being a coward? Where are you letting fear dictate your path? Where are you shying away from responsibility? Where are you…
Council of KingsWhy 2026 is a Potent Year For Men
Men, I deeply invite you to watch or listen to this video. In the video I strongly emanate the potency I’ve been feeling in recent weeks. The video relates to……
Council of KingsApokatastasis & The Universal Christ
Dear Friends, 2026 is off to a fascinating start. I’m surprised that it’s almost February already. I’ve been experiencing some deep shifts. It almost feels…
Council of KingsSilence Comes Closest.
Hey friends, I’m still integrating that big spiritual purge that happened in November. I made this video some weeks after the purge, reflecting on life and…
Council of KingsWhat the heck is 'no self'?
“Thoughts create a story that things should be different than what they are—or some other version of reality that doesn’t exist right here. And this…
Council of KingsPure Sensation is the Key to Nondual Liberation
Hey Friends, This is ‘Part II’ of a video I released on YouTube a couple months ago called ‘Pure Sensation is the Key to Nondual Liberation’: People seemed to…
Council of KingsEnlightenment is forgetting everything.
“Today, live like you wannaLet yesterday burn and throw it in a fireLive like a warrior” — Matisyahu, Live Like a Warrior Dear Friends, It’s nearly a new year…
Council of KingsMartijn Schirp on Buddhism, Death, & Service to Earth
“If we continue abusing the Earth this way, there is no doubt that our civilization will be destroyed. This turnaround takes enlightenment, awakening. The…
Council of KingsDevotional Christic Now-Realization.
“The Christ found in all traditions, in all times and places, in all walks of life — in the life of every atheist and every agnostic — the very presence of…
Council of KingsThe Highest Form of Magic: Why the Lead is Already the Gold
“The highest form of magic is not to manifest something out there or get from point A to point B. It’s to discover what has always been right in front of you…
Council of KingsDeepening of Realization in Sauna.
“All is well and all is well and all shall be well. All is grace, all is peace, all is cozy bonfire home.” — Jordan Bates, Deepening of Realization in Sauna…
Council of KingsThe True Power of Single-Pointed Devotion
“When you live outside of love, when you live in forgetfulness of love, you rapidly find yourself living in a lonely desert of despair.” — Jordan Bates, The…
Council of KingsThe Joyous Inescapability of Home.
Hey Friends, Big love. Here comes another ‘direct non-dual communication’ from your friendly neighborhood mystery-being. Hope some of you are appreciating…
Council of KingsEternal Mother: A Divine Healing Meditation
Dear Family, Great love to you. I recorded this guided meditation a few weeks ago for you. It is intended as a deep soul-medicine to heal the inner child and…
Council of KingsCall Off The Search.
Dear Friends, Sending Love to all of you. Here is another video I recorded a few weeks ago, in the style of a ‘direct non-dual transmission.’ It’s a fun and…
Council of KingsHow to Discover All-Present Grace
Dear Friends, Deep compassion for all of you. This video is another one I recorded a few weeks ago: It essentially contains advanced guided instruction for…
Council of KingsThis finds you when you're ready for peace.
Sending Love to all. Today I’m happy to bring you another of this series of videos I recorded a couple months ago in the forest we live on the edge of. This…
Council of KingsHow to End Drama in Life and Relationships.
“If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.” — Zen Proverb This new video explores how to end or…
Council of KingsThere is a different way of living life.
Home is now. This is your birthright. I feel this deeply. In this video I recorded a few weeks ago, I guide you through an exploration that can lead to the…
Council of KingsBottomless Volcanic Lava of Luscious Love.
“Yahweh put the world in my hands, I’m giving it back.” — Mac Miller This is another video recorded prior to my recent purge. Again, I’m still seeing a lot of…
Council of KingsDevotional Sanctification.
Prior to my recent sickness and purge of ‘spiritual b******t,’ I had already recorded and uploaded quite a few videos that I was intending to share with all of…
Council of KingsWe're Feeding a Whole Generation to the Algorithm. Unhook From the B******t Factory.
I recorded this video a few days after my recent severe sickness. It bottles up a lot of the raw Earth-fire that started coming through in the days after the…
Council of KingsIs Spirituality B******t? — Raw Venting After Vomiting
Three days ago, I woke up severely ill. Nasty stomach flu. Vomited three times in the morning. Barely able to move all day. Bedridden, the hours crawled on…
Council of KingsSeek Ye First The Kingdom.
“Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God, and His Righteousness, and All These Things Shall Be Added Unto You.” — Seek Ye First, Catholic song Today’s new…
Council of KingsThe Karmic Meta-Structure of Reality Bends Toward Love
Note: This post includes some words as well as a new 12-minute video/podcast I recently recorded elaborating on the karmic meta-structure of reality. The…
Council of KingsHere It Is! We Found It! 💚
Note: This post includes some words as well as a new 16-minute video/podcast I recently recorded sharing the liberation of Now-realization. The video/podcast…
Council of KingsNot Mine. Thine.
“Nothing whatsoever is to be clung to as I or mine.” — The Buddha It is a great relief to realize that no one truly ‘owns’ anything and it’s all purely…
Council of KingsTreat All Of Life As The Cathedral.
Dear Family, An invitation: Be the monk. Be the priest. Be the caretaker. Treat your home like you would treat the House of God. Create the Cathedral here now…
Council of KingsNothing Is Holding You Back. You're Free.
Note for men: 2 days left to apply to join us this season for a sacred brotherhood journey. I believe every man on Earth would greatly benefit from being part…