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Ep. 356 - Zach Bush on Nature, AI, and our Collective Spiritual Awakening

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2025 is a year of stripping and rebirth–and in that is the gift of abundance and remembrance. The Earth remembers you, from the microscopic cells and cosmic geometries, to the water in our oceans and patches of sky tessellating through leaves. In our latest episode, special guest Zach Bush, MD discusses the pivotal moments not only in his life, but also in the arc of our shared human history. Zach and Jessica explore the soul, nature, humankind, and the beauty and importance of our planet. This conversation is an incredible reminder that even as things appear to be falling away and stripping back layers, we are receiving an invitation to remember who we are, to value what we have around us, and to cherish every meal, every sunset, and every atom of our planet.  If you’ve been feeling trapped in over-efforting, cut off from purpose, or stuck in the belief that healing comes from external sources, this episode is the wake-up call you’ve been waiting for. 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Highlights

This episode invites listeners into a profound reorientation—not toward fixing a broken world, but toward remembering our intrinsic belonging within it.
09:58
The current global GDP surge is the result of long-term unintended consequences accelerated by technology, pushing humanity to the brink of extinction
15:41
We don't need to save the planet—we need to see every space as sacred
35:43
True witnessing means presence in the now—not chasing future visions—deepening connection with nature's intelligence
46:54
Being remembered by the planet fostered a profound sense of belonging and inspired biological reformation.
55:08
Adina is building a planetary AI with global scientists, which can model future human behaviors
1:00:31
Humans are a highly efficient system of 70 trillion quantum computers

Chapters

What if our global crisis is actually a sacred hospice moment?
00:00
How does nature remember us—and why does that matter most now?
15:41
From microscope to miracle: What happens when we stop fixing and start witnessing?
23:58
Why the rose, the lion, and Mary Magdalene all point to the same kind of love?
38:35
Is AI dangerous—or just a mirror of our unhealed relationship with Earth?
52:06
What if your body is already the most advanced intelligence on the planet?
1:00:31

Transcript

Zach Bush: We are something that can improve nature in only one way. We need to tell it it's beautiful. And when we do that, we are stepping into our purpose as humans. You are a cosmic expression of divine source, energy, God itself, all of these things. ...