2024-03-01 Gary Sheng & Kristian Michail - Simulations: Crypto Christian Identity Discovery

Date: March 1, 2024 (approximate) Participants: Gary Sheng, Kristian Michail Format: "Simulation" - Conversational consciousness session Duration: ~2.5 hours Location: Virtual call Context: Gary participated in Kristian's experimental "Simulations" format for identity and spiritual discovery

Session Overview

This was Gary's first experience with Kristian Michail's "Simulations" methodology - a new format of conversational consciousness that Kristian describes as superior to podcasts. The session guided Gary through a structured spiritual and identity exploration process, culminating in his discovery of his core identity as a "God Wave Alchemist" and breakthrough realizations about his calling in faith-based community building.

Opening and Format Introduction

Kristian's Critique of Podcast Culture:

"These conversations I'm having with creators are, from a media perspective, a whole new format of conversational consciousness. They are better than podcasts. Podcasts are boring. They're all the same... They have become the latest news cycle, a talking head circus, circulating the same contrived garbage."

Gary's Alignment:

"I haven't listened to a podcast in a few years. I got burnt out by the nonsense... This is so good. I couldn't agree more."

Prayer Opening: Kristian began with prayer, which Gary noted was unprecedented in his experience:

"That's awesome. No one ever actually asked me that before on a call."

Context Setting: Gary's Current Work

Edge City Description:

"I'm one of co-founders of Edge City, a creator of pop-up villages for innovators that last one or more months... We want Edge City to be a society incubator... We are an association of associations. We are a society of societies."

Divine Calling Recognition:

"I'm doing what feels natural or divine. It feels meaningless to me to be a cog in a giant machine... I want to believe Edge City is effective because it feels fun."

Legitimacy and Trust Building:

"I have this richness of trust that I didn't use to feel. It's a legitimacy wealth instead of empty sums of money. Where people just feel safe to work with me because they know that I care about their success."

Challenge Identification: The Heartless Chameleon

Initial Challenge: Gary shared his confusion after a promising connection with a woman at a private social club who subsequently ghosted him, leading to recognition of a pattern with inauthentic people.

Character Analysis - Heartless Chameleon:

"Mid-level... what came out of her mouth wasn't as special as I thought... A mid-level person would probably tell me their favourite colour is black when in fact it was blue."

Sam Bankman Fried as Archetype:

"I've met so many people in New York and DC, and I don't feel like the average person in these scenes has a good heart. I kinda think of Sam Bankman Fried... he just understood exactly what he needed to say to get his way... he just said whatever was required to win the scene over, at all costs."

Identity Discovery: From Crypto Christian to God Wave Alchemist

Initial Identity: Crypto Christian

"I think I want to start a three-day fast today... I want to rise in my Christianity and share my truth with the world... I want to become a leader in Christianity through the lens of tech, crypto and investing. I am starting a Crypto-Christian guild on Telegram as we speak."

Coming Out Metaphor:

"Talking about Christ is a bit like a gay guy coming out of the closet... I guess I have that similar estranged feeling that a gay person may have because I believe in Christ."

Dating Standards Revolution:

"I have not been fully committed to dating. It's delusional to think that I can make a life partnership work with an atheist, new ager, or a pagan... If she is not receptive to leaning on the Lord and allowing me to lean on the LORD as well, then it's just not gonna work out."

Spiritual Awakening and Energy Source

Holy Spirit Fuel:

"I have slept 10 hours in 4 days. I am being fuelled by the holy spirit. I have never felt more focused and alive."

Vatican Connections:

"I have a solid connection with the Vatican growing. I have been invited to do a pop-up village at the Catholic Institute of Technology and I'm planting seeds to bring Edge City to Rome."

Christian Mentorship:

"I have strong Christian mentors. One of my close friends and his future wife, have never had sex. And they lived together for the last three years... they both have a deep commitment to something greater than their flesh."

Ways of Being Analysis

Crippling Doubt:

"There are even moments recently where I'm like to myself, 'I may be completely delusion'... Last summer, I kind of wanted to kill myself. Everything seemed to be failing in my world. It was like 12-18 months straight of feeling deeply depressed."

Generative Energy:

"I want to generate collective flow states... I think certain people can be anchors in generating a collective flow that radiates energy out in the world and turn, inspires individuals to rise and reach for the stars."

Cosmic Vision:

"I call it Cosmo-Nationalist, where you focus on your own needs first and are not being a hypocrite. But then, you figure out, how to create a healthy fractal of civilisation... helping every other society rise."

Ultimate Identity: God Wave Alchemist

Breakthrough Moment:

"I also think as a general pattern that the black community, not just African Americans, but the black diaspora of the world is not very united... I feel a deep calling to help. I want to create like a God Wave Festival in Tulsa, Oklahoma... Wait, that's it! God Wave Alchemist. That's what I am."

Gary's Ecstatic Response:

"Dude, this is a miracle. This whole thing has been so meaningful to me... I can feel the divine flow. God Wave Alchemist man. That's so me, dude."

Future Vision: Simulation Experience

Soulful Towns Vision:

"I see soulful towns in my future. Like 2000-person towns, many of them all over the world, where creation and life are honoured. People are creating what they're meant to be creating."

Family Life Integration:

"I am playing with my kids. Just alchemising the village, connecting great people and answering questions. I am being a good dad and a husband, who makes my wife feel deeply loved and supported."

Technology Philosophy:

"I don't envision being stuck behind a computer. A computer is not the centre of my universe. If technology does not shift back towards the soul then we have failed."

Miraculous Visions

US-China Peace Relations:

"It's something related to US-China peace relations. I have a deep desire to collaborate and contribute something really meaningful here... as a Chinese American, I can't make this stuff up... There is so much love, you know? I don't see bringing the presidents together. It feels more like uniting the Chinese diaspora."

God Wave Festival Vision:

"God Wave Festival is going to happen, dude. I have two years to make this happen. Woodstock did not take a lot of planning. It only took a few months, because everyone wanted it... I'm very much on the journey of collecting great experiences, great pastors, great technologists, great scientists, and great artists to come together."

Cultural Vision: Making God Cool

Gary's Cultural Strategy:

"'Make God Cool' is one of my slogans. Where God becomes the central focus of culture but in a truly cool way. Cooler than Berghein, or Paris Fashion Week, or Hollywood."

Gospel Music for All Nations:

"How fucking cool would it be to see Chinese people born in China singing and dancing to gospel music? Imagine Chinese people, African people, and American people coming together to dance with God."

Integration and Action Items

Coming Out to Parents:

"I'm gonna come out of the closet to my parents. I came out to my brother in the winter and he was very supportive... I'm very happy to share with my parents now."

Investor Reconciliation: Gary drafted an apology email to an investor he had cut contact with:

"Hey, Jeffrey, I hope this message finds you well... I just want to thank you for the immense support you offered me. I regret the way I abruptly stopped our communication and want to extend my sincerest apologies for that."

Edge City Denver Invitation: Gary immediately invited Kristian to Edge City Denver, offering to pay for travel:

"I want you to be there. I'm going to pay for you to come, cover your flights and put you up. You can be my honorary guest."

Kristian's Background Revelation

Name Prophecy:

"My whole life now shows a clear journey of me coming back home to God. My name is Kristian. That's my prophecy. That is my destiny... my full name means 'Son of God — Protector of Man — Who is like the Lord.'"

Spiritual Awakening Timeline:

"This year, at age 30, I had the revelation of who I was by realising the meaning and truth of my name... I wouldn't have even started to study prophecy if it wasn't for what happened in Gaza, on October 7th 2023."

Gary's Assessment of the Experience

Transformational Impact:

"I don't like that word, simulation. I think what I experienced here is the opposite of simulation... You are creating a super-reality. I feel so alive right now. You're seriously helping people. You're like a surgeon."

Social Media Declaration:

"I'm just tweeting you to the world. 'I just spent 2.5 hours on a call with Kristian Michail, one of the best most revelatory experiences of my life.' I think we just laid out the blueprint for the future of humanity, didn't we dude?"

Key Outcomes

1. Identity Clarification: Gary discovered his core identity as "God Wave Alchemist"
2. Faith Integration: Commitment to openly sharing Christian faith across all networks
3. Vision Crystallization: Clear direction toward faith-based community building and festival creation
4. Relationship Healing: Decision to reconcile with former investor
5. Family Transparency: Plans to openly discuss faith with parents
6. Strategic Partnership: Beginning of collaboration with Kristian

Strategic Significance

This session represents a pivotal moment in Gary's spiritual and professional development, crystallizing his vision for faith-based technology communities and establishing his core identity as a bridge-builder between spiritual and technological realms. The "God Wave Alchemist" identity would become central to his subsequent work and self-presentation.

The format itself - Kristian's "Simulations" methodology - proved transformational for Gary, leading to immediate implementation of insights and long-term strategic clarity around his calling in Christian futurism and community building.