Welcome to the first in the REMEMBERING DR. PATRICK FLANAGAN series.
It’s been 12 years since I filmed Patrick for a web series of 50 green screen videos we called THE FLANAGAN EXPERIMENTS. I built the set myself, right inside his PhiSciences.com Cottonwood, Arizona warehouse. The series achieved viral status, with over 30 million views—an extraordinary run that would lead to the $1.2 million IndieGoGo I ran for Patrick for his brain boosting Neurophone
Dr.. Flanagan Age 17, featured as one of America’s most promising scientists
You can thank my amazing wife and partner, Elizabeth, for encouraging me to pause our current film and meditation projects (you can sneak a peek at them on KenSheetz.com) and take time to reminisce with you about one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life: filming one of the planet’s most brilliant and eccentric scientists.
I first met Patrick in October 2012…
as I was passing through Sedona on my way to Antarctica for The Coolest Meditation Ever project. A mutual friend, Nick Edwards—whom I’d met during my time in Malibu and one of Patrick’s closest pals—gave me his number and said, “Patrick Flanagan is one of the most game-changing people you’ll ever meet. You owe me big time for this intro to your Antarctica project.” Nick couldn’t have been more right.
To my surprise and delight, when I called Patrick, he picked me up personally—something I hadn’t experienced in a decade of working with Hollywood celebrities guarded by layers of assistants. I had given him my pitch over the phone: I was heading to Antarctica to perform 24 meditations on ice to help elevate human consciousness. He loved the idea and committed to donating right then and there. “Next time you’re in Sedona, come visit,” he added casually. I laughed and said, “I am in Sedona—my spirit guide sent me here to tune up before Antarctica.”
Without missing a beat, Patrick invited me to see the new James Bond movie for a…
Bonding experience.
So I gulped down my Starbucks and headed over to the Harkins Theater. Patrick met me at the popcorn stand, accompanied by a towering 6’4” friend named Somas—who made Patrick’s 5’5” frame look even more petite. His wife Stephanie greeted me with a quick, warm hello before slipping off to watch a different movie on another screen.
As I sat between Patrick and Somas watching Skyfall, it became instantly clear that Patrick and I shared a love for action movies and a wicked sense of humor. After the film, we said our goodbyes with excitement—we knew we’d meet again soon, this time at Chichen Itza. As part of Patrick’s generous donation, I had been invited to film him at the Mayan calendar symposium, where he was a featured speaker.
My journey south—and the 24 meditations on Antarctic ice—went off without a hitch. Thanks to an unexpected (and miraculous) accounting error that led PayPal to advance me funds early, I was able to make it to Chichen Itza just in time to film Patrick for the very first time.
Here’s the very first footage I filmed of Pat in Mexico.
Enjoy—and stay tuned over the next 50 weeks as I take you behind the scenes of what it was like working with Patrick and his brilliant wife, Stephanie, on the viral hit web series THE FLANAGAN EXPERIMENTS.
