The Midnight Gospel is a Psychonautic Trip
The way it articulates the spiritual awakening journey and the human experience is mindblowing
In “The Midnight Gospel’ a space podcast host, Clancy, repeatedly chooses a new avatar, escapes his life, and trips through the cosmos by sticking his head into a VaJayJay-shaped simulator.
Clancy’s interviews with wise, extra-dimensional beings, made me laugh while dropping grenades of illuminated insight like he’s fighting a soul-shifting peace war. It has the power to change viewers’ perception of the universe and could pioneer a cultural ascension — especially episode 5.
In an episode where Clancy claims to be ‘enlightened’, there’s an insightful convo about how mindfulness isn’t “emptying your mind and sticking a butt-plug in it.” Deep.
After finding an “earth” to travel to that’s not in total destruction due to an “Operator error,” Clancy interviews a gun-toting politician. They calmly talk about mindfulness and Buddhism as they weave their way through apocalyptic pandemonium. Desensitized to the mayhem, violence, and sheer chaos that surrounds them; they casually kill zombies that can be ‘cured’ at the shopping mall.
There’s an Episode where Clancy is turned into meat in a meat-packaging factory as they talk about the acceptance of death.
Clancy’s journeys are filled with hidden gems. It’s like playing ‘Where’s Waldo’ but instead of looking for a dude in a striped shirt, we’re looking for hidden meanings about the mysteries of the universe.
The show definitely isn’t for everyone. It arguably drops some of the most profound ideas and life-changing perspectives to ever land on Netflix — Or any network. Aside from promptly emailing my therapist with the recommendation to watch episode 8, I’ve failed to think of a single friend who might feel as awestruck as I do that I can share with. To review: it’s goooooooood — real goooooooood.
