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Pearls of Wisdom

The West's Awake — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:19:35 GMT

Pearl Finn is well known and loved Vedic astrologist living in Salthill beside Galway city. She is the second eldest of eleven children who was born and grew up in the family pub business in Aughrim, County Galway. Pearl kindly opened the doors of her home to me for a wide-ranging conversation.

We spoke on a wide array of subjects - from the inner journey we are all on in our own unique way, the Vedic tradition, the importance of our native tongue, addiction issues we have both faced and face, right up to more contemporary subjects like an examination of Jeffrey Epstein’s birth-chart which Pearl takes us through in the second hour! - Anyway, I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

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Vedic Astrology Galway on https://www.pearlsofwisdomireland.com

“ Many years ago I started a long struggle to attain peace of mind when I took refuge in a 12-step programme where it was recommended for those in the grip of despair and lack of faith to recite the Serenity Prayer. In more recent times I have discovered that this isn’t just a prayer but also a lesson on how to use our Inner Solar System to understand the motivations in our lives “

SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY

TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE

COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THING I CAN

AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

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Larry Johnson: "Zero Chance" U.S. can commit ground troops to Iran.

The West's Awake — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:18:39 GMT

I have this sense recently that it’s beginning to feel like February 2020 again and so I’m taking a little more interest in the wider world. To that end Larry C. Johnson joined me for a conversation on The Scholar Gypsies to talk about all things Iran. Larry writes the popular US blog Sonar 21 and is a regular geo-political analyst on some of the biggest media platforms in the alternative media space on Youtube. Pre his media career as a writer and commentator Johnson worked at the CIA for four years, then moved to the US State Department’s Office of Counterterrorism before finally leaving the public service in 1993 for the private sector. Apologies for the wonky thumbnail picture!

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Píosaí Airgid - Ireland's History with Gold

The West's Awake — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:11:42 GMT

Delighted that Mark O’Byrne joined me on the Scholar Gypsies for a chat earlier today. We talk about the current turmoil in the Financial Matrix and then get into the history of gold in Ireland. Mark runs Tara Coins and and has a long history in the Gold and Silver markets stretching back to the beginning of the noughties. I’ve met Mark a number of times on my travels around Ireland over the last few years and it was good to catch up and talk with an expert in a complicated field.

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My Interview on Legalise Freedom with Greg Moffitt

The West's Awake — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:45:00 GMT

My recent conversation with Greg Moffitt on his Legalise Freedom platform over Christmas. Greg was kind enough to invite me on to talk about my book Unvaxxed Soul. The hardback version is now available on Amazon along with the paperback and e-book versions. My usual stuttering and stammering is in full operation with Greg Below. In addition to his popular Youtube channel Greg publishes here on Substack link here

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Fishing Industry & Richie Allen interview

The West's Awake — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:19:11 GMT

The Richie Allen Show was kind enough to invite me on as a guest earlier in the week to talk about my book Unvaxxed Soul. Link to the episode is below and we spend a good hour from the 40 minute mark chatting about the madness of the world in general and the madness of book in particular!

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I’ll be taking a deep dive into the Irish fishing industry over the next while and will be posting a video Interview with fisherman and spokesperson for Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation, Patrick Murphy on the Scholar Gypsies tomorrow evening. The fine details of what is going on in the Irish fishing sector and of how Irish waters are colonised by other countries are absolutely shocking. Brief snippet of types of problems below.

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The Irish Presidential Debacle

The West's Awake — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:45:18 GMT

John Waters and I return to the Scholar Gypsies to discuss the Irish Presidential debacle.

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8pm Livestream: Is Jeffrey Epstein case a controlled demolition of the MAGA movement ? - John Waters, Thomas Sheridan & Gerry O'Neill discuss

The West's Awake — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:52:32 GMT

This evening John Waters, Gerry O’Neill and Thomas Sheridan discuss the implications of the recent decision of the US Justice Department and FBI to shutdown any further investigation into the death of Jeffrey Epstein, or the examine the wide network of high profiles individuals connected to him or his possible links to intelligence services around the world.

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This decision along with recent missile attacks on Iran have put US President Trump on a collision course with his most fervent supporters - The MAGA base.

Disclosures in the last couple of weeks have revealed that Steve Bannon, one of Trump’s key strategists, and the most significant media leader in the Make America Great Again movement has fifteen hours of unreleased interviews with Jeffrey Epstein from 2019 in his possession. A fact which raises quite a number of questions which we will be talking about as well.

We will also be looking at what all of this means in an Irish context with US tariffs on Europe of 30% due to come into effect at the beginning of August.

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Livestream 7pm: Hermann Kelly talks Irish nationalist politics & the vote to remove him as President of the Irish Freedom Party.

The West's Awake — Tue, 13 May 2025 12:04:22 GMT

Later this evening, Hermann Kelly sits down to chat with Gerry O'Neill on The Scholar Gypsies about the vote to remove him as President of the Irish Freedom Party.

Kelly is an Irish politician, activist, press officer, and former journalist who had served as President of the Irish Freedom Party since 2018, until his recent ousting by party members in a vote where 108 members voted in favour of his removal and 66 voted against. However, Kelly is still currently a member of Irish Freedom Party and it's executive Ard Chomhairle.

The Irish Freedom party have advocated for Ireland to leave the European Union and promotes policies focused on Irish national identity and cultural preservation. It's been an interesting few months for Irish Nationalist parties in general with much change seemingly in the air with surprise move just one more example of that.

The Irish Freedom Party have established a three-person committee to lead unity talks with other nationalist parties. Party Chairman, Michael Leahy, in a video announcing the results axing Kelly thanked him for his service to the party but said

" I also think Hermann has become something of an obstacle to the promotion of unity "

Hermann Kelly was born in the Bogside area of Derry and received his education at St Columb's College, Derry, later studying marine biology and later theology. He has worked as a teacher and journalist, as well as roles as press officer for Nigel Farage and communications director for the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy group in the European Parliament.

Kelly’s career in the European Parliament spans over 15 years, primarily within the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group. Since August 2009, he has served as the EFDD’s Director of Communications, managing media relations for a coalition of about 40 MEPs across multiple nationalities.

In January 2025, Kelly expanded his European parliament portfolio by becoming Director of Communications for Danish MEP Anders Vistisen, a member of the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR). This role involves advising Vistisen on media strategy and amplifying his legislative priorities, such as immigration control and EU reform.

Kelly’s earlier work with Romanian MEP Cristian Terheș (August 2020–April 2025) similarly focused on opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a campaign that drew mainstream scrutiny for its alignment with anti-vaccine rhetoric. During this period, Kelly coordinated Terheș’s English-language communications, including viral videos challenging the EU Digital COVID Certificate, which he likened to "apartheid". Electoral attempts include running in the 2019 and 2024 European Parliamentary elections and the 2024 Irish general election, though he did not secure a seat in any of these electoral races.

Kelly joins me at 7pm this evening on the Scholar Gypsies from Brussels to discuss a range of issues not least the recent political upheavals and vote to remove him as party President. Please share the link below around in any groups you might be in as this promises to be an interesting conversation.

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My conversation with Dr. Marcus de Brun

The West's Awake — Sat, 03 May 2025 10:46:06 GMT

My conversation with Dr. Marcus de Brun on the Scholar Gypsies.

We talk about his fitness to practice hearing, membership of the Irish medical council from 2018 -2020, the nursing home scandal, Covid, vaccines and a little Christian philosophy towards the end!

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Tucker & Conor McGregor Interview - Thomas Sheridan, John Waters & Gerry O'Neill discuss..

The West's Awake — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 19:43:34 GMT

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LIVE: TTLG Ep5 - Michael Martin in the White House & the Burkes in Washington

The West's Awake — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:16:02 GMT

Episode of five of Through the Looking Glass with John Waters and Gerry O’Neill. This week we talk about Michael Martin’s grovelling performance in the White House and the Burkes arrival in Washingto…

TTLG: Audience Q & A in Tuam. The ancient fires still flame.

The West's Awake — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:28:52 GMT

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TTLG Ep.4 - Irish surveillance state vs JD Vance's free speech address to Europe leaders

The West's Awake — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:38:49 GMT

The latest episode of Through The Looking Glass takes John Waters and myself to Tuam. We chat about US Vice President, JD Vance’s controversial address to the Munich Security Council which stunned Eu…

God vs Artificial Intelligence

The West's Awake — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:11:50 GMT

On our latest episode of Through the Looking Glass, John Waters and I, explore spirituality in the age of Artificial Intelligence. It is an exploratory conversation and one approached initially from …

Storm Éowyn: A dismal response, Climate & Geo-engineering & The Lost Culture: Irish Pubs

The West's Awake — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:23:14 GMT

Episode 2: Through the Looking Glass - with writers John Waters and Gerry O'Neill

This is the second instalment of an eight part series of conversations with John Waters. You can support this joint v…

Storm Éowyn and the Irish occupied territories.

The West's Awake — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:27:00 GMT

Storms and Irish politics have a recent history together. The pandemic era blew into Ireland on, or around, February 8th 2020 riding shotgun on the coat-tails of Storm Ciara’s gusting and billowing w…

Through the Looking Glass

The West's Awake — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:11:55 GMT

Introduction

Today, begins a new 8 part series of conversations with my fellow substack writer John Waters entitled “ Through the looking Glass “

Our plan is to release each episode every two weeks on …

An Irish homeless man who rose up to captain his country

The West's Awake — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 17:55:49 GMT

This is an old, pre-pandemic interview about an all too familiar topic. Irish homelessness, addiction and the long, winding road back. Today, I remember this interview as an important conversation fo…

John Waters: An observational livestream on Election 2024 & what the Irish future holds.

The West's Awake — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 03:24:08 GMT