Jamie Wheal Explained

Jamie Wheal
Alma Mater:St. Mary's College of Maryland
University of Colorado at Boulder
Occupation:Businessperson
Author

Jamie Wheal is a writer and cofounder of the Flow Genome Project. He is the author of Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work as well as Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost Its Mind.

Early life

Jamie Wheal was born in England and moved with his family to the US at the age of eight, spending much of his youth in Maryland. His father served as a Royal Navy test pilot and his mother was a South African nurse. He graduated from St. Mary's College of Maryland and received his MA in American studies and environmental history from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Career

Wheal created a Montessori school with his wife in the early 2000s. In 2011 Wheal founded the Flow Genome Project in Austin, Texas in order to put together spiritual retreats where attendees learn about his concept of "Flow", a philosophy that focuses on altered states of consciousness and their economic impact on individuals and communities.[1] Wheal has worked with individuals and groups including the U.S. Naval War College and Special Operations Command, major league sports owners, Red Bull athletes, and executives. Flow Genome Project leads retreats at his property called the Summit and in smaller areas he call "dojo domes", adventure trainings in remote wilderness settings and weeklong retreats, and at purpose-built Flow Dojos,[2] which the Financial Times calls a "cross between a playground and a lab."[3]

Writing

Wheal coauthored the book Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work.[4] Wired Magazine described it as "packed with neuroscience and imaging research that definitively locates ecstatic states in the human brain, along with nods to data on how to get there."[5] Wheal makes use of a neuroanthropological perspective to assess the neuroscience and psychology of cultural movements. Rolling Stone said of his work that "It's largely apolitical and hyper individualistic. It's a specific thread of uniquely American political spiritual thought."[6] His most recent book is Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost Its Mind.[7] [8]

Personal life

Wheal is married and has two children, Luke and Emma.[9] Wheal met his wife Julie while a sophomore studying at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

References

  1. Web site: Are We About to Unlock the Secrets to Peak Performance?. Alison E.. Berman. May 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20230215230548/https://singularityhub.com/2017/05/14/are-we-about-to-unlock-the-secrets-to-peak-performance/. February 15, 2023. live. February 15, 2023.
  2. News: How to Hack Your Brain (for $5,000). Casey. Schwartz. The New York Times . September 21, 2017. NYTimes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20230215230545/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/style/what-is-flow.html. February 15, 2023. live. February 15, 2023.
  3. Web site: Drugs, hot tubs and 'flow dojos' are part of a CEO's work life. Financial Times. March 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20230215230543/https://www.ft.com/content/848478f4-04ab-11e7-aa5b-6bb07f5c8e12. February 15, 2023. live. February 15, 2023.
  4. Web site: Steven Kotler And Jamie Wheal: What You Can Learn From Top Performers. Dan. Schawbel. Forbes. https://web.archive.org/web/20230215230542/https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2017/03/23/steven-kotler-and-jamie-wheal-what-you-can-learn-from-top-performers/. February 15, 2023. live. February 15, 2023.
  5. Inside Silicon Valley's new non-religion: consciousness hacking. Wired UK . www.wired.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20230215230543/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/consciousness-hacking-silicon-valley-enlightenment-brain. February 15, 2023. live. February 15, 2023 .
  6. James Van Der Beek's Influencer Wife Is Peddling Vaccine Conspiracy Theories on Instagram. E. J.. Dickson. . January 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20230215230655/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/james-van-der-beek-kimberly-covid-vaccine-instagram-1243643/. February 15, 2023. live. February 15, 2023.
  7. Web site: London Real: JAMIE WHEAL - Rethinking God, Sex and Death for a World That's Lost }} Mind]. londonrealtv.libsyn.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20230215230657/https://londonrealtv.libsyn.com/jamie-wheal-rethinking-god-sex-and-death-for-a-world-thats-lost-its-mind. February 15, 2023. live. February 15, 2023.
  8. Web site: Jamie Wheal Is Austin's Cassandra of Techno-Optimism. Rachel. Monroe. Rachel Monroe. September 10, 2021. Texas Monthly. https://web.archive.org/web/20230215230657/https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/jamie-wheal-guru-techno-optimism/. February 15, 2023. live. February 15, 2023.
  9. Web site: Jamie Wheal . 2023-09-12 . Big Think . en-US.