Out-of-Body Experiences with Samantha Lee Treasure S1:E2
Ryan D. Hurd sits down with medical anthropologist and author Samantha Lee Treasure to explore the fascinating and often misunderstood world of out-of-body experiences (OBEs). Samantha shares how growing up on a reportedly haunted farm in Ontario set her on a lifelong path of researching consciousness beyond the body.
In this episode:
- How a veridical cherry cheesecake sparked Samantha's career in anthropology
- The surprising variation in OBE content
- Haunting narratives and astral projection
- How OBEs differ from lucid dreams and why the line can be blurry
- The "astral marketplace" and the wellness world's complicated relationship with OBEs
- Gen Z's reality shifting phenomenon, a new culturally shaped altered state for the streaming generation
- Samantha's ongoing "Future Tokyo" OBE experiences: a consistent, semi-dystopian world she's been visiting since age three
Find Samantha online:
Blog: zombiesinpjs.com
Instagram: @astral_anthropology
YouTube: @SamanthaLeeTreasure
Blog: zombiesinpjs.com
Instagram: @astral_anthropology
YouTube: @SamanthaLeeTreasure
