It shouldn’t be an original idea that eating is a spiritual act or that where our food comes from makes all the difference in our health because it does. Unfortunately, too few people believe food to be medicine for our bodies and souls although it is...

You won’t look at food the same way ever again after listening to Paul’s conversation with sacred hunter Mansal Denton, the mastermind behind wild, animal-based food producer Real Provisions, this week on Spirit Gym.

Check out Mansal on his Real Provisions website and at his Sacred Hunting website. Find him on social media via Instagram here and here. Read his essays on Substack.

For Spirit Gym listeners: Spend more than $100 on Mansal’s Real Provisions products and receive a free bag of Wild Axis Deer Venison Chips and free shipping at this link when you use the promo code CHEK at checkout.

Timestamps

6:51 Mansal’s new spiritual tradition.

14:11 Matthew 25:40.

20:11 “What we do to nature, we do to ourselves.”

33:17 Eating is a spiritual act.

47:12 The most loving, intimate way to walk through this world.

58:40 Spirituality: A progressive connection to a larger whole.

1:09:42 “Food is the one thing that resonates with me.”

1:15:40 The problematic history of axis deer (chital) in Hawaii that led to Real Provisions.

1:21:38 The infestation of Asian carp in Illinois and American shad in Oregon and Washington.

1:33:28 Do cows possess embodied wisdom?

1:41:42 Food as medicine.

1:51:54 Comparing the nutrients in muscle meats to organ meats.

2:00:32 The weird dynamic that favors muscle meats over organ meats.

2:12:06 Intuition or instinct?

2:18:28 Preparation and ingredient/nutrient differences between Real Provisions jerky and popular store brands.

2:26:08 How much is too much?

Resources

Maximus the Confessor

Nutrition and Your Mind by George Watson

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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music

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To Drew Canoli, the founder and CEO of Organifi, Paul is far more than a business associate and neighbor in Southern California. Paul is a close friend whose mission — making the world a better, healthier place — mirrors Drew’s vision.

Drew picks Paul’s brain on a great many topics, from parasite infections and poop to lifestyle changes for cancer patients, relationships, eating light and so much more this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Drew and his work on his Permission Granted website and social media via Facebook, Instagram and his FitLifeTV channel on YouTube. Listen to his Drew and You podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to them.

Timestamps

3:08 The number one reason people come into contact with parasites.

9:23 The most common kind of parasite infection.

19:32 How much poop should you be excreting from your body every day?

28:30 Inflammation, parasite infections and your muscle health.

38:03 It’s not good for your health to do perpetual parasite cleanses due to the life cycle of the parasite.

41:32 What lifestyle changes would Paul recommend to a cancer patient?

48:43 “I was a man-child until I had my own.”

1:00:16 Being in a relationship is the real dojo.

1:13:43 A new electrolyte product from Organifi.

1:22:50 Sun gazing.

1:30:42 When eating foods, you’re eating light.

1:43:16 Is the Comet 3l/ATLAS something more?

2:03:06 Killing the ego is an idea shared by confused people.

Resources

Spirit of the Cimarron

Healing With Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford

You Be You: Detox Your Life, Crush Your Limitations and Own Your Awesome by Drew Canole

Healing Fungal and Parasite Infections: The Absolute Essentials

Paul’s Fastest Way to Health series on YouTube

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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music

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Just because a very chaotic 2025 is coming to an end and a new year is about to begin doesn’t mean you can ignore the personal challenges you’ve managed to sweep under the rug…

2026 is the year you’ll face the mirror based on the 10th card of the Tarot, The Wheel of Fortune (the divine mirror of self-reflection), and all of those obstacles will re-appear. What you choose to do — or don’t do — to resolve these challenges may determine the fragile difference between taking control of your life or being controlled by others.

Paul shares his 2026 forecast including a roadmap for your spiritual survival this week on Spirit Gym.

For Spirit Gym listeners: To get the most out of Paul’s 2026 solocast, we encourage you to watch it on his YouTube channel. Also, you can access a PDF of his extensive resources for this episode here.

Timestamps

4:03 Looking back at 2025.

8:16 Donald Trump or Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Who do you trust more?

15:17 The myth of Narcissus and its connection to artificial intelligence.

22:28 Understanding archetypes.

25:24 Exploring GOD.

31:51 God dreams myth, the story that tells itself.

35:00 Paul’s favorite myth of origin.

43:04 Humans cannot perceive anything without archetypes.

49:14 Higher mind and lower mind.

59:35 Essential archetypes for life and meaning.

1:08:02 The Wheel of Fortune (Tarot card 10).

1:15:11 The objective psyche.

1:26:56 Archetypal images.

1:32:36 The local and non-local mind.

1:38:09 The numerology of 2026.

1:46:14 10: The end of one cycle and the beginning of another.

1:55:53 Looking at 2026 from a Tarot perspective (the Royal Road).

2:10:18 “The most important aspects of what the Tarot is teaching us happen in the first 10 cards.”

2:21:04 10 as a number field.

2:30:38 Will you make it to 2027?

2:41:14 The meaning of fire.

2:48:34 “The journey through the Tarot archetypes and all spiritual development is really just a journey from the head to the heart.”

2:57:53 What riddles are the Sphinx confronting us with in 2026?

3:01:55 Climbing the Accountability Ladder.

3:11:07 Recognize the Mystery.

3:16:09 Here’s your homework assignment.

Resources

The International Society of Mythology

Paul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Federico Faggin

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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music

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