# Ep. 2 - I Tried to Outsmart the Universe (and lost)

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Podcast: [The Flower Heads Show with Dakota Wint](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-flower-heads-show-with-dakota-wint-7690325)
Published: 2026-03-18T15:31:00+00:00
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An honest look at faith, hope, and letting go. Dakota shares spontaneous moments of awakening and sits down with Raghu Markus to talk about taking leaps of faith and embracing the mystery. For more conversation about faith, spirituality, and psychedelics, listen to this episode's full interview with Raghu here in The Flow Heads Show's podcast feed, or watch the video version over on Be Here Now Network’s YouTube Channel . Welcome back to The Flower Heads Show! In this episode, we explore: Mental health struggles and facing nihilism with a new, awakened perspective  Dakota’s spontaneous moment of faith and pure grace What it means to trust the mystery and release control Spirit messages during an indigenous psychedelic ceremony in Mexico The profound truth that arises in moments of silence A powerful reflection on faith from Raghu Markus Sinking into faith and surrendering to the present moment  About Dakota Wint: Dakota Wint is a documentary filmmaker, vlogger, podcast host, and spiritual teacher from Detroit, Michigan. His films and podcasts revolve around current events, strange spirituality, and taboo traditions. You can subscribe to his podcast, A Place for Humans , HERE . Dakota grew to fame as an internet personality via his popular YouTube channel, Dakota of Earth . Dakota hosts retreats around the world and runs a non-profit focused on cultural and language preservation. Learn more about current happenings on his website . "All spiritual practice is about remembering, for me. This is my spiritual practice. It's about paying attention so that when these moments happen, I can be conscious of them. So, when the ‘love serve remember' message comes through in the form of a mushroom, in the form of Maharaj-ji, in the form of someone asking me for some…

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