The Way Forward with Alec Zeck

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It’s time to re-evaluate the commonly accepted narratives about MLK, civil rights and the KKK…

In this episode, I sit down with Chad O. Jackson for a long-form conversation about Martin Luther King Jr. and why his legacy still provokes such strong emotional and political reactions. Chad is an independent filmmaker and researcher whose work returns to primary sources and overlooked voices, and that lens shapes everything we talk about here.

He recently participated in an MLK debate that ran for hours, creating space for historical context instead of sound bites and patience instead of performative rebuttals. That debate opens the door into a much larger conversation about history, memory, and how certain narratives become culturally untouchable.

We dig into how the Civil Rights Movement is taught, celebrated, and reinforced from an early age, often without room for deeper examination. Chad draws from archival research, period publications, and primary documents, showing how interpretation influences public memory just as much as the facts themselves.

This episode is for listeners who value critical thinking and aren’t afraid to sit with uncomfortable questions.

You’ll Learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[08:52] What triggered Chad to investigate the MLK narrative
[17:13] Challenging northern propaganda about slavery
[27:40]  Life for black Americans prior to the Civil Rights Movement
[44:45] King's upbringing: born into wealthy black elite family, Daddy King's social gospel, and rejecting Christ's divinity by age 12
[01:03:13] Why both the FBI and communists wanted the civil rights movement
[01:09:38] The aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement
[01:17:03] The MLK docuseries structure
[01:34:42] The century-long project to separate blacks from Western civilization
[01:49:41] Why classism is just another victimization trap
[02:08:55] How hip hop culture has negatively impacted the black community
[02:22:40] Malcom X and the Civil Rights Movement
[02:42:02] The notion that fascism is a reaction to hyper liberalism

Resources Mentioned:

Hatred and Profits: Getting Under the Hood of the Ku Klux Klan by Fryer G. R. and Levitt D. S. | Article
Christianity and the Social Crisis by Walter Rauschenbusch | Book
Miss Anne in Harlem by Carla Kaplan | Book
Movers and Shakers by Mabel Dodge Luhan | Book

Find more from Chad:

Chad O. Jackson | Website
Chad O. Jackson | Instagram
Chad O. Jackson | YouTube
Chad O. Jackson | X
The MLK Project | Vimeo
The MLK Project | IMDb

Find more from Alec:

Alec Zeck | Instagram
Alec Zeck | X
The Way Forward | Instagram

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If you think you know everything about water and how hydration works, think again.

Contrary to popular belief, hydration isn’t about how much you drink… It’s about how water functions inside the body. Most people focus on intake while missing the form water needs to support energy, clarity, and resilience at the cellular level. That’s why many feel foggy or depleted despite constantly drinking. Liquid water alone doesn’t create hydration. Ancestral cultures understood this long before measuring ounces. Desert peoples stayed hydrated well before modern plumbing existed.

In this episode, I talk with Erin Sojourner, Chief Strategic Officer at Spring Aqua with decades of experience in regenerative agriculture, and Gina Bria, an anthropologist and founder of the Hydration Foundation who studies hydration across cultures and ecosystems. Their work bridges structured water science, living systems, and real-world applications—from soil and food to human energy.

Together, we dismantle hydration myths, discuss fourth phase water, and challenge the assumption that more drinking is always better.

This conversation replaces hydration confusion with a functional model of how water creates energy.

You’ll Learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[08:14] What does true hydration really look like?
[16:53] The three ways water functions beyond being a simple material substance
[21:22] The reason we are walking around still feeling so dehydrated, regardless of how much water we drink
[26:27] The limitations of reverse osmosis and distilled water, and what chia seeds can help with
[42:43] Why trace minerals in water are essential even with nutrient-dense food
[57:05] The biomimicry technology behind Spring Aqua's system
[01:15:56] Erin’s path from first customer to joining the company
[01:27:40] The upcoming agricultural device
[01:31:23] How water operates at subatomic wave levels
[01:37:43] Why humans are 99% water molecularly and how hydration expands perception
[01:47:41] Gina's vision for a water-based economy

Resources Mentioned:

Quench by Gina Bria | Book or Audiobook
How to Grow Water — It’s Not Only Blue, It’s Green by Gina Bria | TEDx Talk
The Gnosis and the Law by Tellis S. Papastavro Book
Electrons, The Building Blocks of the Universe and the Elemental Kingdom by Werner and Annette Schroeder | Book

Discover more from:

Spring Aqua | Website
Hydration Foundation | Website
Hydration Foundation | Instagram
Erin Sojourner | Substack

Find more from Alec:

Alec Zeck | Instagram
Alec Zeck | X
The Way Forward | Instagram

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Did you know your health issues might depend on your biofield?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jason Yuan, a physician and practitioner working at the intersection of holistic health, energy healing, and consciousness research. The conversation centers on why chronic conditions often persist when health is treated as purely physical and what becomes possible when the human biofield is taken seriously.

Health is approached here as an interaction between the body, emotional patterns, belief systems, and awareness itself. We examine how modalities like acupuncture, hands-off energy healing, and biofield-based practices point toward the same underlying principle: coherence matters.

Placebo and nocebo effects expose a familiar pattern: real-world results consistently outpacing institutional validation. If you’re interested in biofield science, mind body connection, and healing at the root, this episode is worth your time.

You’ll Learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[06:28] Pranic healing combined with acupuncture produces 90% success rates
[14:19] Defining the biofield and how it acts as your body's blueprint
[21:31] The latest biofield research and why belief matters in healing outcomes
[36:48] Dr. Yuan's healing journey: removing energetic blocks, addressing limiting beliefs, and the role of character in consciousness evolution
[40:04] Detecting energetic congestion, the solar plexus role in self-worth and chronic disease, and consciousness as the foundation
[48:27] How emotional purging works, whether trauma is stored in beliefs or tissues, and the role of entities in healing
[59:12] Dr. Yuan's spiritual awakening through third eye meditation
[01:05:40] Daily self-reflection practices for maintaining energetic balance
[01:13:44] Joe Dispenza's coherence healing research group
[01:20:13] The power of consciousness to shape reality, social media's influence, and the Maharishi Effect
[01:32:28] Manifestation, attachment, and the importance of giving what you want to receive
[01:37:46] The role of intuition in pranic healing and how sensitivity develops with energetic cleanliness

Related The Way Forward Episodes:

Tuning the Zodiac & Balancing Through Sound featuring Eileen McKusick | YouTube
Thought, Light & The Liquid Language of God with Veda Austin | YouTube

Resources Mentioned:

Biofield Definition: Consciousness & Healing Initiative | Website
A Breakthrough in Scientific Research: Meditation's Impact on Immunity by Dr. Joe Dispenza | Website
The Secret of Light by Walter Russell | Book
A Big Picture Theory of Everything by Tom Campbell | Website

Find more from Dr. Jason:

Dr. Jason Yuan | Instagram
Consciousness Cartographer | Substack

Find more from Alec:

Alec Zeck | Instagram
Alec Zeck | X
The Way Forward | Instagram

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Feng shui asks a simple question most people never consider: is your space supporting the life you want to live?

I’ve spent years questioning the hidden systems shaping our health and freedom, and this conversation with Danijela Saponjic opened a door most people never think to walk through. Feng shui, environmental health, and energy flow quietly influence your nervous system, your relationships, and your ability to create a life that actually feels aligned.

This episode goes far beyond aesthetics or surface-level decluttering. We get into how your home functions as a living interface between your body, your mind, and the world around you. We talk about why ancient systems understood holistic health as incomplete without addressing space, how conscious living begins at home, and why ignoring your environment keeps you fighting the same internal battles on repeat.

If you care about sovereignty, healing, and building a life that supports rather than drains you, this conversation will challenge how you see your bedroom, kitchen, office, and the land you live on. This is about reclaiming agency by understanding the structures you exist inside every day, and learning how to make them work for you instead of against you.

You’ll Learn:

[00:00] Introduction
[07:13] Space is the forgotten fourth health pillar of ancient traditions
[12:57] The universal feng shui basics that work across all home types
[19:01] How to declutter with children in the house
[35:55] Counteracting feng shui challenges in existing homes
[45:37] How the five feng shui elements connect to cardinal directions
[01:07:00] The story of how every glass desk in an office led to total business collapse within 24 hours
[01:12:08] How do you feng shui an apartment when surrounded by other people's energy?
[01:35:58] Why decorating against your geography creates energetic breaks that sabotage manifestation
[01:41:24] Why rectangular spaces provide the necessary structure for manifesting, while domes keep you circling
[01:52:26] Why feng shui is a living philosophy of presence and reverence, not a decorating technique

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Find more from Danijela:

Danijela | Website
Unfolding Space | Space Activation Certification

Find more from Alec:

Alec Zeck | Instagram
Alec Zeck | X
The Way Forward | Instagram

The Way Forward is Sponsored By:

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This podcast is made possible by our listeners and viewers.
If this show has brought you value, you can support it by becoming a member of The Way Forward, our platform designed to help you find the health and freedom community (people, practitioners, schools, farms, and more) near you.
Your membership directly supports the podcast and the work we do: https://www.thewayfwrd.com/join