Episode 1 Subconscious Mind

From a very early age, Ben found himself drawn to indigenous cultures and their spiritual practices, with a particular fascination for the paranormal. Indigenous peoples, as he observed, live with a foot in two worlds. Across the globe, these cultures have historically relied on the assistance of supernatural forces to aid them in their everyday lives. By the age of 12 Ben was reading everything he could find about tribal cultures. Around the age of 14 Ben began to learn of the traditional medical, psychological and spiritual practices of a number of different tribes of North America. It was then that Ben decided that if he ever found the opportunity, he would train under a traditional American Indian doctor. While still in high-school, at the age of 17, Ben decided to live among the people he loved and admired and moved to a community of predominantly Kiowa and Kiowa-Apache Indians. During this time, Ben immersed himself completely in the culture and participated in the tribal dances and spiritual and healin