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Author: Matt Xian

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The Art of Waking Up, Painting Visionary Art & Visiting Egypt w/ Peyson Jones // XA103
Episode 16
Tuesday, 28 October, 2025

For the final episode of Season 7 of Xian Archive, Matt sits down with his good friend Peyson Jones. Peyson creates incredibly detailed visionary art under the alias The Art of Waking Up. During the conversation Peyson shares how he learned about spirituality, his journey with artwork, and his recent trip to Egypt with his wife where he was blown away by the various temples and structures. This episode features photos of his recent to Egypt that we discuss at some length. To see those - find the YouTube version of this podcast, linked below. Also, this is the Season Finale, so it will be some time until a new episode is uploaded and a new season is aired. Please enjoy the back catalog in the meantime. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiRbV4zF2pY Find Peyson: https://www.instagram.com/theartofwakingup Find Matt: https://www.instagram.com/xianarchive https://www.MattXian.com Sponsored by SHEATH: https://sheathunderwear.com Use code 'TIMEWHEEL' at checkout to save 20%