Telepathy Tapes: Unleashing My Superpowers (December 1, 2025)
Today began like any other ordinary day. I woke up before my alarm clock. Meditated for 30 minutes and got ready for the day. I caught a Grab (Vietnam’s Uber) to the airport and on my way there, I noticed a nice long message from my good friend Lisa de Marignac. Lisa and I go way back and so while I was happy to receive her Birthday wishes, it was her podcast recommendation that caught my attention:
S2E6: Plant Intelligence and Ancestral Wisdom (awesome episode!)
“The Telepathy Tapes” S2E6: Plant Intelligence and Ancestral Wisdom.
Her note read, “The second season of this podcast is helping me integrate more and more expanded state consciousness. Thought of you and the redwood when I listened to this episode.”
When Bill Hugged a Redwood Tree
For background, I went to a silent meditation retreat and during that retreat had an insatiable urge to hug a tree, so I did for my first time ever. But it was more than that. I had come on this retreat to open my spiritual connection and I was in the middle of a prayer asking to reconnect with my spirituality when I heard a voice. It wasn’t God. But it also wasn’t NOT God. It was coming from this redwood tree. The emotion was stronger than the language. I had this innate sense that this tree could feel my pain. Moreover, this tree wanted to heal me.
I looked around to make sure no one was looking, because I was highly concerned that I might be having a mental breakdown and didn’t want to be taken to a mental hospital … at least not until the end of the retreat. So when I was clear that there was no one around and I was by myself, I allowed myself to listen to what this tree was telling me and further allowed myself to be drawn to it. Again, making sure no one was around, I timidly put my arms around the tree, then I gave it an honest to goodness hug – a real strong bear hug.
And then I broke down sobbing.
Something inside of me broke. You might say it was my sanity, but I’ll refer to it as a wall I had constructed back when I was 12 to protect myself. Up until that age, I regularly talked to God and listened to all his suggestions and encouragement. I felt him everywhere I went and he was part of me like an invisible string connecting my soul to His. If you asked me if I considered myself spiritual, at the age of 12, it would have been asking a fish, “How’s the water?” I had never known separation from spirit so the question wouldn’t have made sense to me.
Then my parents got divorced and my well-intending mom wanted another male figure in my life since my dad moved 1,000 miles away to Los Angeles. That male turned out to be a petafile priest and that’s when I traded in my relationship with my higher power for drugs and alcohol. Tom Parker didn’t do that to me. I did it to me. I cut myself off, rationalizing that if there were a God, petafile priests wouldn’t be out there in the world. How could God exists and priests that are supposed to be protecting children are actually preying on them.
Drugs and alcohol made so much more sense. You get drunk, the pain goes away. You get high, the pain goes away. At least temporarily and then it takes more drugs and alcohol to keep going deeper than the wounds inflicted so as not to face them.
And then, 995 days ago, I realized I was an alcoholic and needed to get sober. In addition to joining AA, getting a sponsor and going to meetings every day for the first 90 days, I was curious to explore my relationship with my higher power.
I realized I made a bad trade – my always on spirituality for the short-term fix of drugs and alcohol. I was ready to trade back. As part of this, I went on more than one silent meditation retreat. But this one was different. This one was in Big Sur, California – literally close to my roots (growing up in Santa Rosa, California) and feeling called by the deep roots of these redwood trees.
Magical space of Big Sur, California with giant Redwood trees
So when I hugged that redwood tree during my silent meditation, it was a physical manifestation of my surrender (or Step 1 of a 12-Step Program). I let go of any and all hope that I would one day regain my power over alcohol. I wouldn’t. Not then. Not ever. But in that cathartic release, I could feel that internal emotional wall break down. I took down that really strong barrier I had constructed when I was 12 to “protect me” from the “nonsense” that included all the spiritual guidance I was receiving every minute of every day (and often in my dreams) and allowed me to feel carefree and wonderful.
For that moment, I didn’t care who saw me hugging a tree. This was so healing. I felt rooted. I felt grounded in the essence of the present moment. I felt a part of me shed like an old skin a snake no longer needs and simply discards. I felt lighter. And I felt alive. Something inside me had switched back on and I was hearing the voice again. At this moment, it was the tree, but I could sense that it was much more than that. I was listening in a deep and profound way; a way I thought I had lost or even just imagined existing since it had been so long since I felt it.
After the final tears, I felt complete. I experienced my wholeness. For the first time I could remember, I truly felt whole, perfect and complete. I needed nothing and deeply appreciated the healing power of this redwood tree. So I thanked the tree. Heart filled with gratitude, I slowly walked back to the rest of the group radiating with deep love and appreciation.
So I knew exactly what Lisa meant when she shared she was thinking of me and the redwood when she listened to the podcast episode. For awhile, I had only shared my story of that redwood with Lisa because I didn’t know who else would truly understand my experience. Later, I shared it with Violet when she was asking me if I had ever experienced spirituality directly. I certainly had never shared this story publicly as many people find it easier to dismiss or make fun of that which they don’t understand.
But I’m 53 now. And I’ve lived my life with a simple principle that has truly given me deep inner peace and calm: “What other people think of me is none of my business.” In other words, those who want to know will remain curious and those who are closed off will do whatever they need to do to make themselves feel good (and none of that is any of my business either).
Going Even Deeper Today
After listening to the recommended episode, I had a wonderful text exchange with Lisa and she shared even more suggestions and resources so that I can sharpen my skills in this area. Ultimately, however, I was hungry and decided to go to lunch. Today I’m in Phong Nha (just outside of Dong Hoi, Vietnam). Once I ordered my food, I opened my mind further to telepathically speaking with nature. Specifically, I admired this incredible mountain across the river from me and I began speaking to it.
“I’m ready for your guidance,” I said to the mountain. “I’m ready to listen to your deep and profound wisdom. And I’d love your help as I consider where to focus my energy now and in the future.”
My request was briefly interrupted as I saw two Vietnamese women park their boat and then struggle to pull themselves to shore. They called out for help, but no one answered. I waved and gestured if I could be of assistance to which they appreciated and accepted. I went down and helped them secure their boat so that they could get off and back on land.
As soon as I got back to my table, I heard the mountain respond. “Now do you see? You know the answer.”
And I did. I took out my phone and wrote down, “Be of service. Be love. (So says the mountain).” And that should have been sufficient, but just then my food arrived. In addition to what I had ordered there was this fruit that I didn’t recognize. As I was thinking to myself, “I have no idea what this fruit is” I had a simultaneous though, “Why don’t I ask the fruit itself?”
What is this fruit? No idea!
But before I could get the question asked in my mind, the answer came, “Passion Fruit. I am a passion fruit. I was sent to you because your stomach is upset and your immune system is a bit low. Eat me and I’ll help you with both.”
Pause. I wonder if all of this is just a story in my head. Perhaps I’m making all of this up to fill in the blanks for something I truly don’t know or understand.
“Go ahead. Look it up when you get back to your room and on WiFi. I speak the truth. You’ll see. I was sent to help you out. Eat me and you’ll feel better.”
When I got back to my room, sure enough, not only was the image of a passion fruit exactly what was served to me, but the deeper search around what medicinal uses passion fruit is used for included the two I heard: boost your immune system and help settle an upset stomach.
This is what’s almost crazy. I heard the podcast. I talked to Lisa. I practiced my own telepathy. I got an amazing result. Then I kept going. I realized this has been and continues to happen. I just need to acknowledge it, appreciate it and cultivate it.
When I was ingesting bobinsana tea, I was having all sorts of crazy dreams and kept a dream journal every night. Who is to say that this communication wasn’t happening through the bobinsana plant itself? It turns out this frequency is always broadcasting, I just needed to tune my brainwaves to hear it. I know more will come in time. I was so impressed with the podcast and then so encouraged when I began my own journey. I love having friends like Lisa de Marignac who I can share this with. I know there are others who share our passion and I’m sure I’ll discover them in time (if we don’t already know each other).
I’m just happy to unleash this superpower that has always been there. Normal is so overrated. I’m done hiding my gifts and I encourage anyone who’s interested to start with this incredible podcast. It’s all backed up by science and research for those who seek more proof. But the podcast wasn’t created for the skeptics. It’s for those of us who have sensed there’s more here that’s worthy of exploration.
Plant medicine that can heal when western medicine comes up short. Plant wisdom that has so much more to share with us and help to guide us in our time of need. Now that I’m listening, I’m tuning into this powerful frequency that’s always been there. I’m excited to cultivate this sixth sense and see where it goes. If today was any indication, there’s tremendous potential waiting to be explored and better understood. Exciting times indeed.
