Adventures Through The Mind

Tripping into Post-Scarcity: AI, Psychedelics, and the Future of Filmmaking | Jeffery Lando Oct 18, 2024

This episode features an interview with Jeffery Lando, an experienced filmmaker who recently directed the psychedelic-themed movie "Lissa's Trip".

Our discussion explores the intersection of psychedelics, artificial intelligence, and filmmaking. We discuss into how Lando used AI and other emerging technologies to create the visual effects for his film, producing some of the best LSD-like psychedelic visuals and audio that I have personally seen in a movie. We also discuss the potential impacts of AI on the film industry and creative processes more broadly.

We explore ideas around personal growth, societal change, and envisioning post-scarcity futures as Lando shares his perspectives on the transformative potential of psychedelics, drawing from his own experiences and how they influenced the themes in his movie.

Additionally, the conversation touches on some, let’s say, provocative topics related to economics, labour, and visions for reorganizing society. And, although I can't endorse any particular views, I believe you'll find it to be a thought-provoking dialogue about technology, consciousness, and human potential.

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Episode Breakdown

(00:00) Opening
(02:40) Interview begins
(04:03) Lissa’s Trip as an experiment of post-singularity/non-hierarchical film making
(11:54) Producing psychedelic visuals by getting AI to hallucinate on an image
(19:03) The difference between Google’s old Deep Dream and modern Ai art generation
(25:57) A diverse ecosystem of AI models, will be our saving grace.
(39:25) Debating the reality of money and its ties to the value of goods and labour
(50:47) The difference between “art” and “content” is how it moves the person witnessing it, produced through AI or not.
(59:36) Unrestrained info access vs. regulated content: freedom or control?
(1:07:59) Patreon Thanks
(1:09:45) Adding new tech on top of old systems rather than integrating new technology to creates better systems; mirrors the psychedelic mainstreaming
(1:18:09) Facing the shadow is key; we need “poor people” to force us back to the factory.
(1:21:01) Psychedelic disrupt our established models of reality, allowing us to face our shadow and create better models for realty
(1:28:45) Lissa’s Trip was meant to disrupt filmmaking culture; AI’s only threat is to the status quo
(1:34:16) AI’s only threat is to the status quo
(1:35:25) What it means to live in a post-singularity world (more like burning man than the factory floor)
(1:37:17) Lissa’s Trip is meant to take people on a trip; and a love letter to LSD
(1:43:17) Watch Lissa’s Trip for free now, plus follow-up social links for Jeffry Lando
(1:45:14) Outro

Adventures Through The Mind Podcast | James W. Jesso Sep 28, 2024

Adventures Through The Mind is an interview-based podcast focusing on psychedelics. It is hosted by Canadian author and public educator, James W. Jesso.

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MICRO:01 - The Greatest Risk Of Psychedelic Work Is Ego Inflation, Chris Bache PhD Sep 20, 2024

Chris Bache, the author of LSD and The Mind Of The Universe, talks about the value of psychedelic integration and how ego inflation is one of the greatest risks of psychedelic work.

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Empowering Our Joy For Life Through Honoring Our Pain for the World | John Seed ~ ATTMind 191 Sep 06, 2024

In this episode of the podcast, we interview deep ecology teacher and rainforest activist John Seed.

Together, we discuss the importance of altering our sense of self such that it includes the natural world, the role psychedelics can play in that process, and how, even if the world as we know it burns and collapses, life itself will thrive through it all as it always has.

We also talk about the philosophy of deep ecology and healing ourselves from the illusion of anthropocentrism; falling into the apathy of the modern world; “honouring our pain for the world” and how, when expressed, despair becomes empowerment. As well as the dance between present ecological crisis and the thriving of life for billions of years; the Disney-fication of nature vs the brutality of life being itself; and where psychedelics fit into deep ecology and environmental activism.

Far from being a downer episode, as one might expect with topics such as these, I found my conversation with John refreshing, empowering, and genuinely inspiring. To me, this is one of the small handful of interviews I have done that impacted me in a significantly positive way. I hope you experience something similar.

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Episode Breakdown

(00:00) Opening and Guest Bio
(04:47) Interview Begins
(06:20) The value and importance of activism; turning citizens into consumers
(09:23) The dance between present crisis and the thriving of life for billions of years
(14:25) Deep ecology and healing the illusion of anthropocentrism
(27:13) Patreon Thanks
(29:05) Grief and “honouring our pain for the world”; when expressed, despair becomes empowerment
(36:08) Seeing the world with new eyes
(39:38) Falling into the apathy of the modern world
(44:56) The importance of community in facing our grief
(47:43) A story of psychedelic cannabis and being healed by the forest
(52:42) The Disney-fication of nature vs the brutality of life being itself
(57:27) Exchanging stories of meaningful psychedelic visions
(01:05:09) How psychedelics put John on his journey into environmentalism
(01:08:27) Where psychedelics fit into deep ecology and environmental activism
(01:11:31) What looks like chaos and destruction might be a greater intelligence at work
(01:19:16) If we can cause less death and destruction, we should try
(01:22:17) The drinking of psychedelic acacias in Australia; how acacia courtii saved John’s life
(01:29:22) The challenge of facing one’s aging as one’s desire to give more to the world grows
(01:33:23) Follow-up links and contact information
(01:34:24) Outro

Laughing Through the Chaos: Psychedelics, Comedy and Society's Growing Pains | Nick Sun ~ ATTMind 190 Aug 02, 2024

In this episode of Adventures Through the Mind, we interview Nick Sun, stand up comedian, former psychedelic facilitator, and now the author of "No Mo Trippin".

We discuss Nick's personal experiences with psychedelics, including his high usage and how it led him to both become a facilitator and to stop facilitating; his criticisms of Western psychedelic culture; the concept of spiritual bypassing; and the challenges of integrating psychedelic experiences. We also touch on the potential of psychedelics for cultural change, the importance of responsible use and integration, and where comedy and humour fit into our navigation of the modern world and its many crises.

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(00:00) Opening
(01:07) Guest bio and introduction
(04:20) Interview begins; a book of initiations
(10:28) Self-critiquing our self-obsession and saviour complex in the West world
(15:34) Neoteny, “adult” as a verb, and the Hero’s journey as an initiation for children
(21:10) Self-initiation through psychedelic excess, the potential harms and opportunities
(28:11) Spiritual bypassing through high dose psychedelic experiences
(30:37) Are we disrespecting the plants when we take too much, too often?
(33:00) Clarifying the harms of such an excessive use of psychedelics
(36:42) The value of undergoing a rite of passage and getting a teacher before we begin our psychedelic explorations
(42:18) Patreon Thanks
(44:12) The risks of becoming a facilitator inspired by psychedelics plants alone
(52:30) Differentiating between messages from the plant and psychedelically-inflated egoic projections
(55:53) “Tread carefully, my friend”; advice to new psychedelic facilitators
(01:00:31) The risks of becoming a facilitator with a degree but no psychedelic experience
(01:04:12) Can we use psychedelic to heal culture, or will psychedelics be used as bandaide for a failed system? (01:14:47) Comedy for personal and social healing; comedy for dissociation and bypassing
(01:21:58) The role of comedy to help us stay in our heart while commentating on society
(01:28:57) The role of humour to help us stay in our heart and not fall into pessimism
(01:31:52) Follow-up links
(01:33:40) Outro

cPTSD, The Climate Crisis, and Healing Trauma with Coral Reefs and Ayahuasca | Greg Wrenn (189) Jun 27, 2024

We welcome Greg Wrenn to the show to share his experience of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (cPTSD) and how it was that his explorations of coral reefs and journeys with Ayahuasca turned the tide on his lifelong struggle with the condition.

Additionally, as both his experience of and healing from cPTSD is intertwined with his journalism on climate science, we also explore how the ecological and psychological effects of the climate crisis weave into our personal and collective experiences and expressions of trauma.

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(00:00) Opening; Guest Bio
(3:28) Our favourite Star Trek TNG characters and why
(8:05) An explanation of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (cPTSD)
(16:01) How cPTSD manifested in Greg’s life
(22:43) The struggles faced when trying to heal cPTSD
(30:02) The intersection of personal trauma and the climate crisis
(43:19) Patreon Thanks
(44:45) The damage and healing in our relationship with Nature
(51:33) Neoliberalism and the fallacy of “self-care” in the context of the climate crisis
(55:13) Being tricked to feel personally guilty for the climate crisis
(1:00:45) How to find our personal way to do deeply meaningful good
(1:05:47) The role of being in the living world in our wellbeing and sense of purpose
(1:11:32) Where grief fits into navigating trauma and the climate crisis
(1:19:19) Healing cPTSD with ayahuasca through healing our attachment wounds
(1:27:27) Healing with ayahuasca requires an opportunity to apply your healing after the ceremony
(1:30:05) The role psychedelics are playing in supporting our collective response to the climate crisis
(1:37:23) Why it is important to ask ourselves: “What is it like to appreciate an ecosystem that will collapse in our lifetimes? To be moved by beauty that we’re pushing toward extinction?”
(1:42:32) Follow-up links and contact details

Treating Traumatic Brain Injury with Ibogaine | Dr. Nolan Williams ~ ATTMind 188 Jun 01, 2024

Nolan Williams, MD joins to talk about brain injury, ibogaine, and the incredible results of his study (conducted at Ambio Life Sciences Center) on ibogaine for treatment of traumatic brain injury, "concussions" in particular.

We also talk about ibogaine as an oneirogen; the cardiac risks of ibogaine; how ibogaine compares to other treatments methods for brain injury, including other psychedelics; microdosing ibogaine for traumatic brain injury; and that ibogaine can seemingly “de-age” the brain.

Additionally, we talk about context vs pharmacology in the healing benefits of psychedelics; separating high-technology from time; and how and why using the vehicle of capitalism to fund psychedelic research may be a good thing. Enjoy

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(00:00:00) Opening
(00:01:04) Dr. Williams' Bio
(00:04:15) Patreon Thanks
(00:05:51) Interview begins
(00:07:56) An explanation of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their different severity—mild, moderate, severe
(00:13:49) The impact of TBI on the person and society
(00:16:33) Restoring brain function through psychedelics
(00:20:03) TBI is an “invisible injury” that can express a huge range of symptoms
(00:23:30) The substantial (but presently unknown) prevalence of TBI in society
(00:28:05) The Western history of medical ibogaine
(00:30:11) The pharmacological and psychological effects of ibogaine
(00:31:50) Is ibogaine an oneirogen? (splitters vs lumpers)
(00:34:10) Reducing stigma against Ibogaine by avoiding the term “psychedelic”
(00:37:32) It’s difficult to get approval for ibogaine research due to mortality risks
(00:39:03) The cardiac risks of ibogaine; how and why ibogaine can stop your heart—Torsades
(00:43:13) What inspired Dr. Williams to investigate ibogaine
(00:46:11) The details of the treating traumatic brain injury with ibogaine study
(00:50:55) The details of the treating traumatic brain injury with ibogaine study
(00:52:54) Why their study focused on Veterans
(00:56:50) Concussions are “mild TBI”; ibogaine treatment study was with people who had mTBI
(01:00:13) The incredible results of this study: a significant reversal of their disability status
(01:03:27) Context vs pharmacology in the healing benefits of psychedelics
(01:14:19) The ibogaine life review seems to happened regardless of context
(01:17:26) How ibogaine compares to other TBI treatments methods
(01:20:34) Ibogaine vs other psychedelics in the treatment of traumatic brain injury
(01:22:11) Are ibogaine’s effects a “random” result of evolution?
(01:24:57) What it is about ibogaine pharmacologically that makes it so effective for brain injury
(01:26:11) The key metaphor of ibogaine
(01:27:48) Ibogaine can “de-age” the brain
(01:32:51) Separating high-technology from time
(01:33:53) Using the vehicle of capitalism to fund psychedelic research is a good thing (?)
(01:38:19) Mircodosing ibogaine for traumatic brain injury
(01:43:01) What’s Next for Dr. Williams
(01:44:16) Follow-up links and Socials for Dr. Williams

The Legal and Cultural Landscape of Psilocybin Mushrooms in Mexico | Mijal Schmidt ~ 187 May 03, 2024

In this episode of the podcast, we explore the present day legal and political conundrum psilocybin mushrooms are facing as they sit on the verge of a significant change in their criminal status; the historical impact of mushroom tourism on the indigenous cultures that work with psilocybin; how that history is impacting those cultures today; and how all of this is influencing the complex political situation mushrooms now sit in the middle of.

Our guest is Mijal Schmidt.

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(00:00) Opening
(1:44) Episode Sponsor: Magicbag.co
(2:50) Patron Thanks
(3:35) Guest Bio
(4:44) Interview Begins
(6:40) The present legal/political landscape of psilocybin mushrooms in Mexico
(15:44) The involvement of indigenous peoples in the changing laws around mushrooms
(24:39) The conflicts that mushroom tourism has created between indigenous people and its impact on changing legislation
(37:39) What does it mean to be “poor” in a context of cultural richness
(43:51) The Mushroom Velada (indigenous mushroom ceremony)
(48:03) How the cultural context of mushroom use impacts what is offers the person taking them
(51:44) The modern “shamanic” traditions using psilocybin mushrooms in Mexico and the impact of mushroom tourism on those traditions
(58:53) The problems created by mushroom tourism in San Jose del Pacifico
(1:04:32) The potential spiritual extractivism of psychedelic tourism
(1:12:03) Doesn’t tourism—psychedelic and otherwise—offer economic benefits?
(1:19:30) The hope and the fear of what will come of the psychedelic renaissance
(1:30:28) The possibility of not knowing | asking ourselves what our healing is taking from others
(1:33:41) The limitations of me-focused psychedelic healing learning to think relationally
(1:37:47) Bringing play and joy back into life (and the conversation)
(1:40:50) Learning to think relationally
(1:43:55) What Mijal would like to see for the future of Psilocybin Mushrooms in Mexico
(1:53:10) Outro

Deep Time, Extinct Cephalopods, and The Evolutionary Gift of Death | Sky Otter ~ ATTMind 186 Apr 05, 2024

Led by the inspiration of a cephalopod now extinct 66 million years, Sky Otter and I explore what is means to live our lives in alignment with life, creatively, and with heartbreak, grief, endings, and death as not only necessary parts of the process, but gifts that can deepen, enrich, and guide our limited days.

Some of the topics we explore include ammonite as example of death and creative change in evolution; why life requires death and heartbreak is necessary; finding our way out of mass extinction through creativity in service to life; building heart-full community in relationship with Nature; deep Time and the ever-present is-ness of all things from all time; and why acting in alignment with life is a gift to all life, across all time.

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Sky's previous features on ATTMind Podcast

-▷ Episode 156: Deep Ecology, Earth Connection, and The Circle of Life

-▷ Psychedelic Café 9, Why Our Sense of Connection Matters

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(00:00) Opening
(02:04) Guest Bio
(03:43) Patreon Thanks
(05:38) Interview beings
(10:04) Ammonite as example of death and creative change in evolution
(15:40) Aligning with life beyond the individual self
(19:33) Finding our way out of mass extinction through creativity in service to life
(25:33) Life requires death; heartbreak is necessary
(29:45) Grief is natural, but easier said than done
(35:50) Building heart-full community in relationship with Nature
(38:49) The misappropriation of “trusting life” to bypass ecological responsibility
(46:33) Creativity and trusting life vs nihilism and numbing out in the face of ecological crisis
(50:11) The complexity, challenge, and benefits of living in alignment with life
(1:06:39) Deep Time and the ever-present is-ness of all things from all time
(1:12:39) Acting in alignment with life is a gift to all of life; why we DON’T feel connected with life
(1:22:20) I am because we are…
(1:24:54) Follow-up links and contact details
(1:26:03) Outro

How Psychedelics Can Help Us Make Sense Of The Meta-Crisis | Alexander Beiner ~ ATTMind 185 Mar 08, 2024

Alexander Beiner joins us to explore how psychedelics can help us make sense of the meta-crisis.

This includes topics like complexity tolerance and the overwhelming deluge of information in modern digital life; “How” and “why” we solve a problem is as important as the “what” of the solution itself; the mythological impact of sci-fi narratives on identity and perception; and whether AI will become a new god.

Additionally, we speak on extended-state DMT (DMTx) and interacting with entities; overlaps in the perceptual impact of phenomena like DMT entities and UAPs; and emotionally managing the potential of our world slowly declining into a nightmare dystopian future.

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(0:00) Opening
(1:24) Guest bio
(4:52) Patreon Thanks
(5:41) Interview begins | the impact of sci-fi narratives on identity and perception
(14:48) Technology for a friction-free life and the differing mythological impacts of Star Wars vs Star Trek
(19:22) How psychedelics can help us make sense of the meta-crisis
(25:28) Spheres of agency and how psychedelics have helped Beiner navigate crisis, personally
(28:49) Complexity tolerance and the overwhelming deluge of information in modern digital life
(32:38) Uncertainty tolerance, games, and prayer
(39:31) The importance of certain conceptual knowledge to access the benefits of psychedelics
(46:54) “How” and “why” we solve a problem is as important as the “what” of the solution itself
(1:01:00) The potential cultural (and cult) impact of AI | will AI become a new god?
(1:13:58) Extended-state DMT (DMTx) and interacting with entities | were they real?
(1:20:12) The impact of DMT entities and UAPs on how we understand where our solutions might come from
(1:31:17) How emotional resonance tricks us into believing thing that aren’t true
(1:33:17) The potential of our world slowly declining into a nightmare dystopian future
(1:39:39) Follow-up links for Beiner’s substack, book, and audiobook
(1:41:32) Outro

Herbalism, Animism, and The Language Of The Body | Marie Zak & Travis Cartwright, Althaea Herbals ~ 184 Feb 09, 2024

Travis Cartwright and Marie Zak are clinical herbalists from Althaea Herbals, an apothecary in Nelson, BC, Canada. They join us on the show today to talk about herbalism as a way of being in the world, as well as a clinical practice.

We also explore why herbalism is not just a plant replacement for pharmaceuticals; how an animistic worldview can empower us to cultivate a direct and living relationship with plants and nature as a whole; how we can learn to communicate with plants through the direct experience of the body; some of Travis and Marie’s favourite herbs; where psychedelic plants and fungi fit in a practice of herbalism; and how herbalism can support us in our experiences with psychedelic plants.

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(0:00) Opening
(2:31) BELONGING, Altheae’s upcoming course | Info here
(3:43) Patron Thanks
(4:32) Interview begins
(5:08) What herbalism is (and isn’t) | An explanation of vitalistic herbalism
(11:51) Clinical herbalism to balance the vital energies of the body | not just a “green pill” approach
(19:37) The limitations of herbal practices
(23:40) When to seek a clinical herbalist | when to not seek and herbalist
(30:29) Animism and being in direct relationship with plants
(35:40) The personal and collective benefits of building a direct relationship with nature
(43:59) Heart-centered communication, non-rational engagement, and co-attunement with plants
(47:48) Learning from and through the plants, through the direct experience of the body | somatic experience
(1:03:11) Where psychedelic plants and fungi fit in a practice of herbalism
(1:14:35) Where synthetic chemicals like MDMA fits in herbalism
(1:19:16) Travis and Marie’s personal favourite herbs, and why
(1:22:36) Where to start with herbalism in your life
(1:27:35) Belonging: A Pathway Home; their online course in building a personal practice of herbalism
(1:33:23) Follow-up links and contact details: https://www.althaeaherbals.com/
(1:34:14) Outro

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Integrating Ayahuasca Experiences (And Psychedelics In General) | Mijal Schmidt ~ ATTMind 183 Dec 08, 2023

This episode is with Mijal Schmidt and presents a rather robust exploration of what psychedelic integration is and the specifics of what an ayahuasca integration requires.

We talk about the importance of good preparation, and what that looks like; various integration practices and activities; the most common challenges in integrating ayahuasca experiences, including integrating HUGE experiences and difficult experiences; the integration of experiences of exogenous material, e.g. entities or absorbing other people’s processes; and how to know when we have successfully completed our integration.

We also explore the difference between psychedelic integration and psychotherapy; learning to accept what is happening in our journeys, even when we don't like it or want it or think it's what we are supposed to be experiencing; as well as how to support someone in a post-psychedelic crisis, and when to intervene for their own safety.

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(1:05) Introduction and Guest Bio
(4:53) Patron Thanks
(6:07) Interview Begins
(7:13) Mijal’s integration history in private practice and through the ICEERS Support Center
(16:40) Best practices in preparing for a psychedelic journey
(22:36) Preparing for ayahuasca specifically
(28:56) The term “intake” vs “ceremony”
(29:57) What an ayahuasca experience is, and what we might find
(37:22) Considering the integration of experiences of exogenous material, e.g. entities or absorbing other people’s processes
(44:05) The importance of acknowledging Mystery
(50:40) What, exactly, is psychedelic integration?
(58:10) Various integration practices and activities
(1:02:21) We need to be care about when, and who we talk to about our psychedelic experiences
(1:12:13) Be careful acting on what ayahuasca tells you, unless it's getting you out of danger
(1:14:52) How to know when you have successfully integrated your ayahuasca experience
(1:18:53) The most common challenges in integrating ayahuasca experiences
(1:24:20) Integrating HUGE ayahuasca experiences
(1:30:09) Learning to accept what is happening in our journeys
(1:34:49) The feelings you think are in the way, are the way
(1:26:23) Supporting someone in post-psychedelic crisis
(1:41:53) When to intervene in someone’s post-psychedelic crisis
(1:48:57) Follow-up links and social handles
(1:51:12) Outro

Kilindi Iyi and High Dose Psilocybin As A Form Of Martial Arts | Acacea Lewis ~ ATTMind 182 Oct 28, 2023

Acacea Lewis is our guest for this episode of Adventures Through The Mind.

Our interview explores a number of vignettes into her scholarly explorations of psychedelic mushrooms throughout human history, and especially in various African traditions. But the two main thematic arcs we travel in the interview are the work of the late Kilindi Iyi and the value and potential of high dose psilocybin experiences as a form of marital arts, primarily through the lens of Acacea’s personal experiences.

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(0:00) Episode sponsor
(1:11) Opening and guest bio
(4:32) Patron Thanks
(6:48) Interview begins
(8:09) Acacea’s journey into high doses of psilocybin
(14:25) Acacea’s journey with Kilindi Iyi
(18:57) We see what we are interested in
(22:54) The African use of psychedelic mushrooms (Egypt and Maasai)
(30:20) The history of African martial arts, and the role of psychedelic states in martial arts practice
(33:25) Debunking pseudoscience can backfire
(30:08) An outline of Acacea’s first banned talk
(37:24) High dose psilocybin as a martial arts form
(40:03) The value (and dangers) of taking high doses of psilocybin
(43:44) Psilocybin mushrooms in the Aztec traditions
(45:51) The value of high doses is exploration (of self and of reality)
(56:05) Learning to be our authentic self through battle with the trained self
(1:01:04) The importance of healthy community during high dose explorations
(1:06:28) The challenges and opportunities of being stereotyped as a black woman in public advocacy of psychedelics
(1:17:32) Considering the potential harms of “accidentally promoting” high doses | there will always be ignorance in the world
(1:24:37) Psilocybin mushrooms can be harsh, just like mother nature can be harsh
(1:26:12) A quick run down of the lectures Acacea will be giving at the Spirit Plant Medicine Conference.
(1:27:05) Crystals as a technology for psychedelic experiences
(1:32:23) Connecting with Acacea on social media, and her online school
(1:35:20) Outro

The Schizophrenia Complex and The Turbulent Waters of The Unconscious Mind | Dr. Eve Maram ~ ATTMind 181 Oct 06, 2023

Dr. Eve Maram is a clinical and forensic psychologist and a certified Jungian Analyst in private practice in Orange, California.

She joins us to share her perspective on schizophrenia, of it as a condition wherein the organizing function of the ego is overwhelmed by the turbulence waters of the unconscious (a statement that will be well flushed out in the interview); but we also go deep into her model of the schizophrenia complex, which is the bundle of “thoughts and feelings constellated by encounters with what we call schizophrenia, for those who experience symptoms, and for those others impacted by them” (another statement that will be fully flushed out throughout the interview).

Throughout this interview we also explore what a complex is; the role schizophrenia played in the development of Jung’s theories; the vital important of relationship for those with schizophrenia; how schizophrenia attacks relatedness; the various ways the schizophrenia complex arises within us and why; pharmaceutical vs non-pharmaceutical treatments of schizophrenia; the changing cultural tides around how medicine perceives schizophrenia; and practical advice for relating with those who have schizophrenia and their symptoms, advice for practitioners, loved-ones, and even for people with the condition themselves.

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(1:47) Episode overture and guest bio
(5:21) Patron thanks
(7:38) Interview begins
(8:23) How Dr. Maram came to study schizophrenia
(15:03) A Jungian definition of “complex”
(18:14) The Schizophrenia Complex
(24:10) How schizophrenia was essential in the development of Jung’s ideas
(26:37) We don’t really know what schizophrenia is, exactly.
(28:36) Schizophrenia as the ego mind being flooded by the unconscious
(36:01) The Schizophrenia Complex arises from our fear of total annihilation
(44:44) That fear is justified, for many reasons, what matters is that we are conscious of it.
(51:09) Relationship is essential in navigating schizophrenia; but schizophrenia attacks relatedness
(54:21) The Schizophrenia Complex manifesting through fawning (trying to save them)
(1:00:04) Treating schizophrenia: pharmaceutical vs non-pharmaceutical methods
(1:07:56) Anosognosia
(1:09:32) Exploring the changing cultural tides around how medicine perceives schizophrenia
(1:13:32) Telling the difference between psychosis and spiritual crisis
(1:16:22) Some practical advice for practitioners working with people with schizophrenia
(1:20:18) Some practical advice for people with schizophrenia grappling with their diagnosis and condition
(1:24:58) Some practical advice for people living with/caring for loved ones with schizophrenia
(1:31:51) Follow-up links and information about Dr. Maram’s book, The Schizophrenia Complex
(1:32:38) Closing

Psychedelics and the Healing Power of Love | Dr. Adele LaFrance Sep 09, 2023

Dr. Adele Lafrance joins us to explore psychedelics and the healing power of Love.

Our conversation begins with an exploration of emotional processing and how difficulties and deficiencies in emotional processing both our mental health, our relationships, and our general wellbeing. We then step into psychedelics and the role they play in supporting our emotional processing capacities.

From there we turn towards Love, what it is and all the accidental ways we conflate it with things that can include love but aren’t love itself: romance, lust, infatuation, attachment, obsession, etc. We talk about the healing power of Love, both in our day-to-day lives and in various forms of healthcare, and why as a society we need to better learn how to wield and integrate that healing power of love. We then talk about encounters with Love as a transpersonal force during psychedelic experiences, the role of love in supporting people in their psychedelic experiences, and even the strange phenomenon of being harmed by too much Love on 5-MeO-DMT.

Of course, although love itself is not sex, with any mention of love we evoke consideration of sexuality, sexual dynamics, and sex itself. Thus, we also talk about sexual healing, the complexity of sexual energy and behaviour in therapy, and even the risks, challenges, and opportunities of having sex while on psychedelics.

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(1:35) Episode overture and guest bio
(5:45) Patreon thanks
(6:43) Interview begins
(7:44) Emotional processing and the damaging impact of poor emotional processing
(12:49) Culturally conditioned deficits in emotional processing
(19:50) Learning to own triggers, rather than project them
(22:14) The role of psychedelics in emotional processing (and vice versa)
(28:02) Our emotions are the most reliably true aspect of our psychedelic experiences
(31:18) Disambiguating “Love”
(37:01) Love as a transpersonal force
(40:01) Love in psychedelic experiences
(44:08) Being harmed by too much love on 5-MeO-DMT
(48:03) Our sociocultural context can negatively impact our psychedelic integration
(50:05) The role of love in our healing journeys
(51:48) The role of love in supporting people in psychedelic experiences
(53:59) We need to acknowledge love is a transpersonal force
(56:40) The complexity of sexual energy and behaviour in therapy
(1:05:11) Psychedelics and sexual healing, and sex on psychedelics
(1:15:57) The Love Project: what it is, how it came to be, and how you can get involved
(1:23:33) Closing regards
(1:24:25) Outro

UPDATE: Changes To The Podcast Release Schedule | July 2023 Jul 20, 2023

Here is a short but important update to the Podcast release schedule.

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Swimming In The Sacred: Wisdom From The Psychedelic Underground | Rachel Harris Jun 30, 2023

Rachel Harris, PhD joins us to talk about her new book, Swimming In The Sacred

Swimming in the Sacred offers a revelatory look into the past half-century of psychedelics use via in-depth interviews Harris conducted with women elders who have worked underground guiding sacred entheogenic journeys to cultivate insight, healing, and spiritual development.

Specifically, we talk about working with unseen worlds and unseen others; thin veils, absorption, and being accidentally overdosed by psychedelics; the uncanny connection between guide and journeyer during ceremony; and how psychedelic guiding work is NOT therapy and how therapy and guiding are two different skill sets.

Furthermore, we talk about the complexity of good dosing; the value of lower doses and the risks of putting larger doses on a pedestal; the strange emerging phenomenon of “competitive ego deathing”; and learning to work with life in a bigger way by learning to let our psychedelic insights work on us over time.

We talk about the risks of harm and abuse in both under- and above-ground psychedelic therapy; the difference between certification and qualification; how we lose our capacity to properly skill psychedelic guides in our rush to certify as many as possible to meet a massive demand; how to assess if a provider is trustworthy and skilled; and why psychedelic therapists NEED to experience psychedelics themselves.

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(4:08) Guest Bio
(6:23 ) Patreon thanks | Support The Show
(7:55) Interview begins
(10:08) The research behind Swimming In The Sacred
(12:10) Focusing on the value of the wisdom of women guides, specifically
(14:22) How women have been doubly silenced in psychedelic circles
(21:11) These guides aren’t therapists; their work is not therapy
(24:14) The capacity to work with unseen worlds is not necessarily available to all of us
(29:21) Thin veils, absorption, and being accidentally overdosed by psychedelics
(30:57) The complexity of good dosing | “Competitive Ego Deathing”
(34:11) Therapists DO NOT need to dose with their client
(34:44) Psychedelic therapists NEED to experience psychedelics | sitting and therapy are separate skills
(41:47) The uncanny connection between guide and journeyer during ceremony
(45:20) Modern psychedelic research is lacking collaboration with the wisdom of the underground
(49:40) We lose capacity for skillfulness in psychedelic guidance when we rush to certify psychedelic therapists
(53:18) The difference between certified and qualified
(53:52) What to ask a psychedelic guide to determine if they are trustworthy
(55:28) What is lost when psychedelics become a mainstream institution
(56:14) Psychedelic guidance is not about symptom reductions
(57:51) Addressing the risk of abuse in psychedelic therapy
(1:07:27) Therapists, heal thyself | “Waking up” does not amount to “cleaning up”
(1:08:51) Waking up, Cleaning up, Growing up, Looking around
(1:11:13) Working with life in a bigger way
(1:13:59) The value of lower doses and the risks of putting larger doses on a pedestal
(1:24:29) The strange trend of overdosed microdosing supplements
(1:25:40) Psychedelic insights work on you over time, if you support them in doing so
(1:34:03) Be careful not to psychologize spiritual experiences
(1:39:56) Discerning between a “message from the medicine” and ego projection
(1:42:51) Psilocybin-assisted Therapy Vs Therapy-assisted Psilocybin
(1:44:57) Advice for people who want to become psychedelic therapists
(1:47:09) Advice for therapists who want to start providing psychedelic therapy
(1:48:07) Ketamine Therapy is NOT Psychedelic Therapy
(1:50:50) Advice for people who want to become underground guides
(1:52:43) Advice for finding a psychedelic guide you can trust
(1:54:27) Advice for people who want to develop a life practice with psychedelic plants
(1:56:41) “Swimming In The Sacred” comes from Maria Sabina
(1:57:58) Follow-up links
(1:58:55) Closing

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From Broken to Blessed on The Bipolar Spectrum | Sara Schley ~ ATTMind 178 Jun 16, 2023

Today’s episode is a bit of a lateral step from psychedelics specifically as we are going to talk about bipolar with Sara Schley, the author of the highly-acclaimed memoir BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum.

We talk about bipolar as a spectrum and the different variations of bipolar disorder; why it is that so many people with bipolar are misdiagnosed and the issues this presents to those individuals and their families; major triggers for bipolar episodes and why medication isn’t enough to keep people stable; the self-care system Schley has developed for living with a bipolar brain; and how to support your friends/family that are in a bipolar crisis.

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(0:00) Opening
(1:52) Guest bio and episode summary
(3:40) Patreon thanks | Support the show
(5:45) Interview Begins
(8:37) The story of Sara discovering that she has bipolar
(12:34) The bipolar spectrum and the different variations of bipolar disorder
(16:55) Traditional SSRIs do NOT work for bipolar
(18:21) The epidemic of misdiagnosis of bipolar
(21:52) How undiagnosed bipolar (and mental illness in general) can destroy your relationships and your life
(27:17) Why there are so many mentally ill people in our society
(30:25) The genetics, epigenetics, and neurology of bipolar
(35:34) Does life context “activate” bipolar or is it inevitable regardless of context?
(43:49) PECS self-care system (Physical, emotional, creative, spiritual)
(49:56) Pharmaceutical vs non-pharmaceutical treatment for bipolar
(1:00:39) Having a practical PECS moment
(1:02:19) Keeping bipolar stable and major triggers
(1:08:39) Why isn’t medication enough to keep stable?
(1:14:16) James’ morning practice
(1:16:07) How bipolar made Sara a better person
(1:20:41) What Sara wants you to remember from this podcast
(1:21:31) The emergency ally toolkit (how to support your friends/family that are in a bipolar crisis)
(1:23:04) Follow up links for other content, social media, and Sara’s book Brainstorm
(1:24:33) Closing, socials, and gratitude

Entactogens, MDMA, and Bringing New Love Drugs To Market | Matthew Baggott ~ ATTMind 177 Jun 02, 2023

This episode features Matthew Baggott of Tactogen Inc. and will explore entactogens, which are drugs like MDMA, 2C-B, and Methalone.

We start with setting a basic framework for what an entactogen is and a few example drugs, before exploring the complexities in their various effects, mechanisms of action, and both the legislative and technical process of the development of novel or new entactogenic drugs.

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(0:00) Opening
(2:44) Guest Bio
(4:06) Patreon thanks | Support The Show
(5:42) Interview begins
(6:31) What is an entactogen and what does it do? | The difference between entactogens and psychedelics
(8:37) A short discussion about 2C-B
(11:47) A list of different entactogens
(15:30) r-MDMA vs s-MDMA
(19:48) Methalone, aka bk-MDMA
(21:52) 3-MMC and 4-MMC: patents, development, and legality
(23:13) Why Schedule 1 makes drug development difficult
(25:02) The qualities they are trying to design OUT of new entactogen drugs (pt1)
(26:31) “The loss of magic” with MDMA
(33:11) Serotin transporters and MDMA neuro-oxidization
(36:27) Using NAC to bring back the MDMA magic | enhanced plasticity, antioxidants, and homeostasis
(44:13) The qualities they are trying to design OUT of new entactogen drugs (pt2)
(48:52) Why we need “take home” entactogenic drugs
(53:20) Can a drug still be medicine if it’s fun, too?
(58:13) The process of justifying off-label MDMA prescriptions
(1:03:01) Will there be a moral backlash against the development of “good feel” drugs?
(1:11:10) The negative social consequences of prohibitionist law enforcement
(1:15:58) We can’t just give people psychedelics and expect society will get better
(1:18:46) Problematic moves in the psychedelic biotech industry
(1:25:01) Psychedelic Patent Trolling
(1:32:15) How Tactogen is trying to give back to psychedelic users
(1:44:16) Increasing access to health care, not just to psychedelic substances
(1:49:40) Follow-up link and contact details
(1:51:25) closing

Using Psychedelic Molecules to Explore Alternate Worlds | Andrew Gallimore, PhD ~ ATTMind 176 May 18, 2023

In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Andrew Gallimore to explore the content of his new book 'Reality Switch Technologies: Psychedelics as Tools for the Discovery and Exploration of New Worlds'.

We discuss how the brain builds an experiential world model from patterns of information at the neural level; how all of those worlds are correlated with specific neural patterns; how we can disturb that neural pattern to encounter new worlds; essentially, using psychedelic molecules to explore alternate worlds.

We explore how different classes of psychedelics affects the brain differently and thus switch us to different potential worlds, focusing specifically on the neural and world-switching effects of classical psychedelics, tropane alkaloids, and ketamine.

We also explore why the brain doesn’t care if its models are true, only if their adaptive; how perception of reality flows from conceptual hypothesis down, not from sensory information upwards; the self-model and its disintegration (ego death); we talk about schizophrenia and hearing voices; and about how every experience is “real” but not all experience is accurately mapped to our environment.

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(0:00) Opening and introduction
(3:10) Guest bio
(4:38) Patreon Thanks | Support the Show
(6:14) Interview Begins
(7:38) All experience is “real”; all experiences are of models made by the brain
(10:45) DMT worlds are made of the same stuff as our normal waking world
(13:15) The brain builds a world model from patterns of information at the neural level
(18:31) The Interface Theory of Perception; not every experience is an adaptive model of the environment
(22:07) The brain doesn’t care if its models are true, only if it's adaptive.
(24:26) Perception of reality flows from conceptual hypothesis down, not from sensory information upwards; predictive coding
(35:40) The world falls out of the brain; how the brain builds the rich complexity of an entire reality
(40:50) The self-model and its disintegration (ego death)
(45:08) Schizophrenia and hearing voices
(52:21) How the brain builds the world space of consensus reality, and how we can explore new world spaces by changing our brains with psychedelics
(59:59) The C-Switch: how classical psychedelics affect the structure and dynamics of our models for reality
(1:07:32) How classical psychedelics offer us profound insights and increase creativity through their effect on our brain’s hypotheses about reality
(1:11:39) Ego death is the result of classical psychedelics producing a loss of distinction between self and other
(1:14:20) Increased wonder and insights resulting from classical psychedelics destabilizing the brain’s hypotheses
(1:23:08) Considering the difference between 5-MeO-DMT and DMT in the context of classical psychedelic effect on “the world space”
(1:27:34) The M-Switch: how tropane alkaloids (aka datura) affect the structure and dynamics of our models for reality through acetylcholine, the M1 receptor, and the management of error signals
(1:36:38) Tropanes, attention, and coming in and out of reality and hallucinations
(1:39:30) The N-Switch: how ketamine and PCP affect the structure and dynamics of our models for reality through the NDMA receptor, the push-pull dance between anesthesia and high-psychedelia
(1:45:23) James musing on his high-dose ketamine experiences
(1:46:45) Ketamine is an abstract state of consciousness
(1:50:11) What about Cannabis, MDMA, and Amanita Muscaria?
(1:54:51) Using psychedelic molecules (and designing new ones) to explore and map alternate worlds
(2:02:47) Follow-up links and socials
(2:05:21) Outro

The Visionary San Pedro Cactus: Healing, Sustainability, and Sacred Relationships with Huachuma | Laurel Sugden ~ ATTMind 175 May 05, 2023

Today’s episode explores the mescaline-containing cactus known as San Pedro, otherwise known as Huachuma. Our guest is Laurel Anne Sugden.

We discuss the objective side of the cactus; that is habitat, history, sustainability, poaching, pollination, propagation, fruits, flowers, and alkaloids. However, we also explore what we might, for lack of better language, call the subjective side of San Pedro; we explore “who is San Pedro”, the qualities of experience it catalyzes, and what it asks of us and offers us in perspective, healing, and relationship.

We also explore the impact anthropocentrism has on our capacity to be in relationship with sacred plants, safe preparation methods of cactus powder, the subjectivity of ethics, why it takes more than breaking the ego to make us wise, and a deconstruction of the modern fascination of “hyperspace entities” and aliens, among a handful of other topics throughout the flow of the conversation.

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Huachuma Collective Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/huachuma.collective/
Huachuma Collective Seed Project: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-san-pedro-cactus-conservation-in-peru

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(0:00) Opening
(4:45) Patreon Thanks | Support The Podcast
(5:57) Introducing some cacti friends
(8:20) Interview begins: what is Huachuma/San Pedro?
(9:42) The different San Pedro cacti used for ceremonial purposes
(16:03) San Pedro flowers, fruit, and propagation
(21:01) Hybridization and cross-pollination
(23:47) Reductionist science and anthropocentrism erase our connection to the spirit of the plant
(29:22) The different alkaloids in San Pedro (beyond mescaline)
(30:35) A brief history of Cacti and their worldwide distribution
(33:57) Serious conservation concerns for san pedro | overharvesting and poaching of wild cactus for international cactus
(39:41) Ignorance supporting ecological devastation | A failure of relationship
(42:08) The subjectivity of ethics and learning to listen to the plants
(44:29) Your store san pedro powder is likely illegally poached | How to safely prepare raw san pedro power
(53:03) Reciprociy to indigenous San Pedro communities: The Huachuma Collective
(54:56) Who is San Pedro?
(57:07) How San Pedro helps us heal
(1:01:45) It takes more than breaking the ego to make us wise
(1:07:10) We learn from the plant, but the plant also learns from us
(1:16:02) Deconstructing the modern fascination with “hyperspace entities” and aliens
(1:22:07) What lesson San Pedro has to offer us in our present times
(1:24:35) Follow-up links for Huachuma Collective and Laurel Sugden
(1:26:02) Outro

The 6 Pitfalls: Safety and Best Practices for Ayahuasca Facilitators in Non-Traditional Contexts | Jeronimo M.M. ~ ATTMind 174 Apr 21, 2023

This episode features Jeronimo MM of ICEERS Foundation and explores the potential dangers and pitfalls present for ayahuasca/plant medicine facilitators in non-traditional contexts. Dangers specific to the facilitators, that Jeronimo refers to as The 6 Pitfalls: Sex, Money, Power, Intercultural Relationships, and Legal Situations.

We also do a deep dive into what a “non-traditional context” is and two potential harms that might come up for participants, namely “when the experience is too much” and “Ayahuasca told me that…”

To use Jeronimo’s words from the interview you are about to hear, this episode explores “How to avoid harming people who have put themselves under your care”

We welcome Jeronimo back to Adventures Through The Mind for his fourth feature. His previous episodes were a dedicated interview on the complexity of the ongoing mainstreaming of psychedelics and the others were psychedelic cafes on how to protect from corporate influence and bad actors in the psychedelic scene, and the importance of ethnopharmacology for the future of humanity.

If you are a plant medicine facilitator of any kind or know facilitators, this episode is definitely for you. However, this episode will be relevant to anyone interested in participating in any kind of plant medicine ceremony. As the dangers presented, facilitators are also dangers present to participants under those facilitators’ care. Having a sense of what they are in advance empowers your capacity to better navigate the often murky world of underground facilitation.

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Importantly, this episode is a vignette into a portion of the 6-month course Jeronimo is putting on through ICEERS titled Increasing the Safety of Ayahuasca Sessions: A harm reduction course for facilitators in non-traditional contexts.

The course begins on May 8 and the admission process ends on April 27. Meaning there is little time left to sign up, if you feel called to do so.

More details (along with a video version of this interview) are available at bit.ly/ATTMind174 Or you can jump right over to the course page by heading to http://iceers.academy/

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(0:00) Opening
(7:01) Increasing the Safety of Ayahuasca Sessions Course
(7:50) Patron thanks
(9:11)) Interview Begins
(10:21) A harm reduction course for Facilitators in non-traditional contexts.
(14:31) Why non-traditonal use contexts for ayahuasca require additional protocols to protect participants and facilitators
(20:03) Dangers for participants: when the experience is too much, flight-response, disassociation, psychosis
(29:18) The fine line between when to let difficult experiences unfold naturally and when to intervene
(38:21) How to protect an ayahuasca participant from falling into disassociation
(42:18) The dangers of "Ayahuasca told me that..."
(50:15) Discerning between internal and external truths as a part of psychedelic integration
(54:57) The 3 confirmations rule for psychedelic realizations
(57:01) The 6 pitfalls for ayahuasca/plat medicine facilitators | Sex, Money, Power, Isolation, Intercultural Relationships, Legal situations
(59:34) How the social structure of being an ayahuasca faciliator can push them into these pitfalls
(1:10:11) The Pitfall of Money | the importance of payment, but the manipulations that can occur through payment
(1:12:42) “Ayahuasca told me…” sex, love, and relationships
(1:21:37) Its nice to be celebrated, but eventually it becomes a poison
(1:27:31) The pitfall of “Intercultural Relationships” | relationships between non-traditional facilitators and traditional cultures
(1:38:54) “How to avoid harming people who have put themselves under your care” | freedom vs responsibility
(1:43:47) Follow-up links for the ICEERS course.
(1:44:54) Closing

Psychedelic Hope In The Treatment Of Cluster Headaches | Bob Wold of Clusterbusters Inc ~ ATTMind 173 Apr 07, 2023

Bob Wold is from Clusterbusters Inc. He joins us on this episode of Adventures Through The Mind podcast to present cluster headaches, one of the most painful conditions known to humankind—their patterns, symptoms, and pathophysiology; as well as the treatments presently available, with a specific deep dive into psychedelic tryptamines as the most effective treatment discovered thus far and how those with clusters use those tryptamines.

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(0:00) Opening
(3:13) Episode Overture
(6:42) Patreon Thanks
(7:58) Interview begins
(8:44) What are Cluster Headaches: patterns, symptoms, and physiology
(16:52) Cluster cycles | headaches returning every year at the same time
(20:09) Physiological causes and triggers
(24:40) The strain of clusters on family and relationships | The life-saving benefits of community
(29:24) Suicidality amongst survivors of cluster headaches
(33:24) Pathophysiology of clusters: trigeminal nerve and the hypothalamus
(36:34) The treatment landscape | medications and high-flow oxygen
(43:49) Lack of funding compromising research on cluster headaches
(48:55) The treatment landscape: opiates(e.g. heroin), caffeine, and aerobic exercises
(58:57) The history of psychedelic tryptamines for cluster headaches
(1:05:33) Psychedelic tryptamines are the most effective treatment for cluster headaches
(1:0911) Psychedelic tryptamines for clusters: dosage, efficacy, and protocol
(1:16:24) Why psychedelic tryptamines help cluster headaches
(1:19:10) LSA vs LSD vs Psilocybin for treatment efficacy
(1:23:10) Growing your own psychedelic medicine is revolutionary
(1:28:57) Advocation and education on psychedelic tryptamines for cluster survivors
(1:32:39) Novel psychedelics tryptamines for cluster headaches
(1:35:54) Conflicts between the DEA and research into new psychedelic treatments
(1:42:36) Clusterbusters: who they are, what they do, and how you can connect with them
(1:45:22) Outro

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A Jungian Approach To Psychosis, Spiritual Crisis, and Healing Our Deepest Wounds | Dr Tim Read Feb 24, 2023

Dr. Tim Read is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author based in London.

He joins us on the show to discuss the deep unconscious, complexes, being triggered, and why we need a new way to treat mental illness. We talk about the difference between spiritual crisis and psychosis; how modern psychiatry is broken; and why psychiatrists should undergo psychedelic therapy.

Additionally, we explore the difference between being in process and processing; how our triggers are an opportunity to step into our healing journey; the role of relationships in our healing; how to help shift culture and community to better support people in crisis; how to support people in psychotic delusion (without colluding in their delusions); and the point at which we should involve psychiatric intervention.

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(0:00) Opening
(1:51) Overture
(5:31) Patron Thanks
(6:46) Interview begins
(8:28) The deep unconscious, COEX/complexes, and being triggered
(12:45) Why we need a new way to treat mental illness
(14:03) A bit more into COEX systems and processing being triggered
(21:16) Being triggered distorts our perception of reality
(22:40) Being triggered offers us an opportunity to heal (in process vs processing)
(24:48) Getting stuck in a trigger
(30:33) Triggers are an opportunity to step into our healing journey
(33:30) How to process being triggered
(36:30) The role of relationships in our healing process
(40:40) How do we help shift culture and community to better support people in crisis
(43:12) Why psychiatrists should undergo psychedelic therapy
(44:35) Modern psychiatry is broken
(48:10) A definition of Spiritual Emergency, Spiritual Crisis
(51:34) The difference between spiritual crisis and psychosis
(56:34) Mental illness is not biologically rooted (bipolar, psychosis, and schizophrenia)
(1:00:07) Exploring the root of mental illness from a Jungian perspective
(1:13:55) The deepest personal touches the transpersonal
(1:15:36) The challenge of touching the transpersonal
(1:17:40) The point at which we should involve psychiatric intervention
(1:21:07) Psychiatric medication can be necessary at times | don’t let ideology get in the way of common sense
(1:26:04) How to support people in psychotic delusion (without colluding in their delusions)
(1:29:59) It’s all about love | Love is the key ingredient
(1:32:07) Follow-up links
(1:34:00) Outro

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Spontaneous Spiritual Awakenings: Qualities, Causes, and Consequences | Jessica Corneille ~ ATTMind 171 Feb 10, 2023

Jessica Corneille, MSc is a Research Psychologist specializing in spontaneous spiritual awakening experiences.

On this episode of the podcast we start by presenting a definition of a spontaneous spiritual awakening experience before going on to explore the after-effects of these experiences; how they seem to affect both atheists and strongly religious people; common preceding factors; the neurobiological and psychological factors correlated with spontaneous awakening experiences; as well as negative spiritual experiences, e.g spiritual crisis or spiritual emergencies.

We also deconstruct the exclusive pathologizing of psychosis, bipolar, and schizophrenia and the delegitimization of the mystical states of other cultures as a kind of racism.

And we end with a discussion on integrating spontaneous awakening experiences and how to support people in their integration of spontaneous mystical experiences.

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(0:00) Opening
(1:13) Overture
(8:02) Patreon Thanks
(9:54) Interview begins
(11:06) A definition of a spontaneous spiritual awakening
(12:36) The qualities of a spontaneous spiritual awakening
(18:52) Changes in visual and auditory perceptions during/after
(21:00) Entity/demon encounters
(24:20) Common preceding factors
(28:07) The after-effects of spontaneous mystical experiences
(30:01) How these experiences seem to affect both atheists and strongly religious people
(35:07) Negative mystical experiences, spiritual crisis
(41:38) The neurobiological and psychological factors correlated with spontaneous awakening experiences
(43:52) Temporal lobe epilepsy and mystical experiences
(47:29) Deconstructing the exclusive pathologizing of psychosis, bipolar, and schizophrenia
(1:01:14) The delegitimization of the mystical states of other cultures as a kind of racism
(1:13:48) Integrating spontaneous spiritual awakening experiences
(1:25:06) How to support people in their integration of spontaneous awakening experiences
(1:28:41) Links for supportive info for people integrating spontaneous awakening experiences
(1:30:33) How to assess when it makes sense to consult a mental health professional
(1:33:44) What’s next for Cornnn….. and socials
(1:37:54) Outro

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The Future of Visionary Art in an Era of Ai | Psychedelic Café 11 Jan 27, 2023

Today we feature another addition to our Psychedelic Café series. This time exploring what art means and what the meaning of art might become in a growing era of ai generated art-like images flooding the mindspace of humanity through consumptive digital media channels.

The cafe is a curated collection of participants who, through a structure series of rounds, explore together a single question.

The question we are exploring is: What does the meaning of art look like in an era of increasingly-accessible AI art generators with increasingly powerful capacities for fidelity and complexity?

And our guests are Autumn Skye, Simon Haiduk, Evan Bartholomew (aka Bluetech), Martina Hoffman, Chor Boogie, Dan De Santos, and Michael Phillip.

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(0:00) Opening
(2:18) Overture
(7:36) Patreon thanks
(8:33) Participant Introductions
(15:49) Introducing the question:
(17:27) Ai art is inevitable
(19:32) Ai as a bypass of the raw creative process
(23:52) Ai art prompting as a kind of compulsion/binge
(27:22) Ai isn’t art but something entirely new; the birth of a new god
(29:32) The legal and ethical questions around ai use of artists’ work without consent
(34:14) Ai meets our cultural compulsion to consume, rather than truly create
(35:55) A spiritual way to work with Ai art as ceremony; image generation vs making art
(40:39) A flood of ai art generators culturally downgrading the monetary value of actual art
(43:00) The spiritual harm of ai art generation
(46:04) If artists feel threatened by Ai, then they need to step up their game
(51:33) Resisting the pull towards living a solely digital life by doubling down on the physical act of creation
(1:01:34) Ai art generators as a new archetypal container for reality
(1:02:50) How ai art generators work; the latent space
(1:06:43) If art alters consciousness, what quality of consciousness is ai art cultivating in us?
(1:11:55) “The ai does not copy anything from the image”
(1:16:39) Losing our connection to nature and our humanity in favour of a transhumanist fallacy
(1:21:49) A heated exchange on being “transparent” about artists using digital tools (1:31:15) Trending novel technologies as a platform for massive shadow projection
(1:32:51) The danger of human creativity being atrophied due to the ease of access of digital content
(1:36:26) The dishonesty of not claiming when art is made through digital means
(1:40:59) Ai art generators as a means to satisfy our need to create, without having to leave the easy consumption of digital content
(1:45:11) We need human creativity, even for ai art to be worthwhile
(1:46:21) Artistic editing vs artistic creation
(1:49:13) The dilution of the power of art by a deluge of ai content
(1:52:53) Closing thoughts on this conversation
(1:54:25) Ai art generators as an avenue for non-creative people to explore the creation of beautiful images
(1:58:33) Learning faith through the process of artistic creation (and the journey of life)
(2:02:59) Do we choose to surrender our souls to the matrix of digital novelty or stay in the light of a higher principle?
(2:05:05) An expression of hope for us to remember our humanity in the face of ongoing technological novelty
(2:10:26) Wondering about intentions, psychedelics, and resisting the pull to getting locked into an ai reality
(2:13:42) The potential for ai is so incredible, but generating art seems like a dangerous waste of that potential
(2:15:28) The debate around art generators reveals the meta-crisis we are all in.
(2:18:30) Closing

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The Business and Practice of Psilocybin Therapy in Jamaica | Justin Townsend ~ ATTMind 170 Jan 13, 2023

Justin Townsend is the CEO and Head Facilitator at the psilocybin therapy retreat centre MycoMeditations. He is on the show for this episode to explore two topic themes:

The business side of running a successful psilocybin retreat centre in the economic context of the modern corporate world without losing your ethics in the process
The therapeutic framework and philosophy that MycoMeditations holds for their retreats and their guests.

Some of the things we cover on the first side of the conversation: Justin’s journey from the corporate world to running an psychedelic psilocybin therapy retreat centre; psychopathology and integrity in the corporate world, and how good people end up doing bad things; the nuances around running a financially successful psychedelic retreat centre without ethical sacrifices; what it means to be building what they call “gold-standard for group-facilitated psilocybin therapeutics in natural settings”; data propriety; and supporting peer-reviewed research.

In the other half of the conversation we explore: why MycoMeditations holds an entity “non-shamanic” framework for their psilocybin work; how to support someone who has a beyond Western framework experience from a non-shamanic framework; helping to prevent post-psychedelic hypomania from evolving into psychosis; differentiating between psychosis and a “normal psychotomimetic response”; non-pharmacological interventions for psychosis and psychotomimetic responses; as well as The Golden Shadow and the dangers of golden-shadow projection in both psychedelic therapy and spiritual communities.

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(0:00) Opening
(1:12) Overture and guest bio
(5:18) Patron thanks
(6:05) An important statement about endorsements
(7:41) Interview begins
(7:47) Justin’s journey from the corporate world to running an psychedelic psilocybin retreat centre
(12:52) Exploring the toxic psychology/behaviours of the corporate world
(20:26) Psychopathology in the corporate world, and how good people end doing bad things—multipolar traps
(26:03) Merging his corporate experience and psychedelic work to build a high-quality company in the psychedelic retreat field
(29:27) The importance of protecting a business ethos from financial takeover
(32:39) Exploring nuances around running a financially successful psychedelic retreat centre without ethical sacrifices
(39:06) MycoMediation’s mission to build the “gold-standard for group-facilitated psilocybin therapeutics in natural settings” — and how and why they are doing it
(44:08) Why MycoMeditation will keep their “gold-standard” data proprietary, for now
(54:46) Where/how MycoMediation is helping support peer-reviewed science.
(57:21) Building a fully non-shamanic framework for psilocybin retreats, and why it matters for Western
people.
(1:04:41) How to support someone who has a beyond Western framework experience from a non-shamanic framework
(1:17:16) Helping to prevent post-psychedelic hypomania from evolving into psychosis
(1:21:09) Differentiating between psychosis and a “normal psychomemetic response”
(1:31:16) Discussing non-pharmacological interventions for psychosis and psychomimetic response
(1:39:04) The Golden Shadow and the dangers of golden-shadow projection in psychedelic therapy
(1:45:51) A “tough pill to swallow” with respect to the issues of indigenous reciprocity and biopiracy as a psychedelic company
(1:60:52) How MycoMeditations is helping to give back to the people of Jamaica
(1:58:12) Pushing back on Townsend’s “tough pill to swallow”
(2:01:50) Townsend’s concerns around what is happening with psilocybin in Oregon
(2:06:58) Closing the interview, follow up links and socials
(2:08:30) Outro

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Microdosing Amanita Muscaria Mushrooms | Baba Masha M.D ~ ATTMind 169 Dec 23, 2022

Baba Masha MD joins us to present the results of her research into microdosing amanita muscaria mushrooms, the benefits and the risks, as well as what she learned about the ideal prepration and protocol.

In this episode of the podcast we first explore Masha’s journey of making a banned-podcast about psychedelics in Russia; being the first person to be public about consuming psychedelics in Russia; as well as the context of drug use and prohibitionist propaganda in Russia and it’s impact on public health.

Masha then outlines the origins of her microdosing amanita muscaria study; where the data came from; the results; the potential influence of placebo effect; some nuances about the chemical compositions and pharmacology of amanita; and what her study revealed about the optimal dosing and preparation protocols for microdosing amanita muscaria.

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(1:47) Introduction
(6:22) Patron thanks
(8:45) Interview begins; The context for why Masha is in disguise
(11:34) Masha’s journey of making a banned-podcast about psychedelics in Russia; the first person to be public about consuming psychedelics in Russia
(16:36) The creation of Baba Masha’s amanita muscaria microdosing study
(21:57) The impact of Masha’s podcast in Russia, and why it got banned
(26:40) The context of drug use and prohibitionist propaganda in Russia
(29:34) The impact of Russian prohibitionist narratives on drug-induced anxiety/panic attacks
(36:03) General information about amanita muscaria
(41:37) The dangers of psychedelic doses on amanita muscaria
(55:39) The chemical compounds present in amanita muscaria—ibotenic acid and muscimol
(1:01:01) How the different ratios of ibotenic acid and muscimol effect different people differently (in microdosing)
(1:08:50) The best time of day to microdose amanita muscaria
(1:11:54) Microdosing amanita muscaria as an antidote to chemical dependence
(1:13:52) Topical amanita muscaria as a powerful anti inflammatory (1:18:56) Microdosing amanita muscaria effects on memory
(1:23:52) The potential placebo effect of microdosing amanita muscaria
(1:31:32) The optimal dosing protocol for microdosing amanita muscaria
(1:35:05) The optimal preparation of amanita muscaria for microdosing
(1:38:27) Smoking amanita muscaria
(1:39:24) Follow up links, social handles, and where to buy their book
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Visions For A World In Crisis | Psychedelic Café 10 Dec 09, 2022

Our guests for this episode are Dennis McKenna, The Teafaerie, Chris Bache, Bruce Damer, Dank Duchess, Laurel Anne Sugden, and Stephen Gray.

Together, in Psychedelic Cafe style, we explore conversation with the following question as our central guiding inquiry: "What is the power and potential of psychedelics in navigating the many-orders of growing collapse that our planet is currently facing?"

Topics explored include global crisis and the birth of the future human; how the pain and suffering of ongoing collapse that will drive us into our next expression in consciousness; the intelligence of the universe; liberating ourselves from materialism; coming to terms with death; nudging consciousness forward through symbiosis with plant teachers; the history of the San Pedro cactus as an example of how sacred plants help support us through climate crisis; and an optimistic look at our present circumstances.

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(0:00) Opening
(3:18) Overture
(7:40) Patron Thanks!
(9:46) Cafe begins; guest introductions
(19:59) Introducing The Question: "What is the power and potential of psychedelics in navigating the many-orders of growing collapse that our planet is currently facing?"
(20:31) Strong medicine might be required
(25:22) The stress of modern collapse may be in service to our evolution
(31:30) Un-fixing the ego and recalibrating our interdependence
(37:02) Global crisis and the birth of the future human
(42:13) Slay the dragon, Save the grail
(45:18) Nudging consciousness forward through symbiosis with plant teachers
(56:06) The great forgetting and re-membering Connection as primary
(58:52) An optimistic look at our present circumstances
(1:03:35) The power and potential of social networks to create important change
(1:06:56) Life has been deeply connected since the beginning
(1:14:05) It is the pain and suffering of ongoing collapse that will drive us into our next expression in consciousness
(1:18:50) The history of the San Pedro cactus as an example of how sacred plants help support us through climate crisis
(1:23:51) Life’s intelligence can be trusted
(1:31:06) The intelligence of the universe; liberating ourselves from materialism
(1:34:29) Psychedelics don’t belong (only) in the therapist’s office
(1:35:50) The power of psychedelics is not in the molecule, not in the matter
(1:43:32) Coming to terms with death; all life lives on death
(1:46:51) The is no end point and there is nothing to fear when we die
(1:50:01) There are no answers, that’s not the point
(1:52:17) The sentient other; what does real actually mean?
(1:57:59) Does modern psychedelic therapy make us myopic onto the self?
(2:00:17) We only think we are alone
(2:01:59) It’s going to get worse before it gets better, let’s learn to support each other
(2:04:20) Actions are necessary to create good in the world, but our actions can be easily confused
(2:07:19) “Please, take heart” ; the awakened heart is our natural state
(2:10:01) Closing The Cafe; goodbyes
(2:10:51) Outro

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Multiple Selves Without a Central Self | Jordan Gruber ~ ATTMind 168 Nov 22, 2022

Jordan Gruber is one of the authors of "Your Symphony Of Selves" and joins us to discuss how we all have multiple selves, not a single self.

Some of the topics we explore in this episode include an in-depth look at The Health Selves Model in comparison and contrast to The Single Self Assumption; why we mistakenly assume multiple selves to be pathological; how mental health is being in the right mind (self/selves) as the right time; and how we can start applying the healthy selves model into our lives today.

We also talk about Monotheism’s influence on the single self assumption—“the single god assumption”; how Buddishm’s noself and interdependence relates to multiple selves; the difference between multiple selves and Jungian archetypes/autonomous complexes; how Sigmund Freud helped The Single Self Assumption dominate the western mind; and how the very origins of Freud’s model of the mind might be in the gaslighting of sexual abuse.

Furthermore, we also explore psychedelic journeying and healing from a healthy selves model; how we might understand the effects of psychedelics on the ego, if there is no such thing as an ego; as well as all of reality being fractal iterations of various wholistic expressions of cosmic multiplicity while debating the validity of The Essential Self, Self Energy, and our ability to live in relationship to “Ultimate Reality”. And, of course, more. Enjoy.

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(0:00) Opening
(1:53) Overture
(6:42) Patron Thanks | support the show!
(8:03) Interview begins | James’ thoughts on Your Symphony Of Selves book
(10:09) Why multiple selves can be very confronting
(12:07) How we came to see multiple selves as being pathological | and why multiplicity is normal
(17:40) Switching into younger/healthier selves in our aging, dying time, or Alzheimer's disease
(23:43) How Sigmund Freud helped The Single Self Assumption dominate the western mind
(26:31) The origins of Freud’s model of the mind might have be in the gaslighting of sexual abuse
(32:37) Jung: the difference between multiple selves and archetypes/autonomous complexes
(37:15) Monotheism’s influence on the single self assumption; “the single god assumption”?
(43:23) How Buddishm’s noself and interdependence relates to multiple selves
(49:51) Can a noself identity be a defensive compensation?
(58:07) Centering our selves, without a central self
(1:04:12) What about “I”?
(1:09:49) Debating the validity of The Essential Self, Self Energy, and our ability to live in relationship to “Ultimate Reality”
(1:19:06) Spiritual bypassing by evading the realities of relational life
(1:27:02) All of reality is fractal iterations of various wholistic expressions of cosmic multiplicity
(1:30:26) Psychedelic journeying and healing from a healthy selves model
(1:39:31) Developing your “psychedelic journey self” | Interviews with Christopher Bache
(1:41:38) Never do a psychedelic journey unless all selves are on board
(1:43:02) Considering the effects of psychedelics on the ego, if there is no such thing as an ego
(1:50:33) Why we need to give up on having big definite theories
(1:56:10) Don’t force selves into integration or try to get rid of selves
(1:59:24) The Single Soul Assumption?
(2:03:04) How to start applying healthy selves model into your life today
(2:10:11) Follow-up links and contact info
(2:12:51) Outro

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ReAwakening Ancestral Wisdom And The Psychedelic Renaissance | Belinda Eriacho ~ ATTMind 167 Oct 27, 2022

Belinda Eriacho joins us today to explore the intersection of the psychedelic renaissance and ancestral wisdom; connecting with our own ancestry; and what indigenous people bring to the psychedelic renaissance and the problems created by their absence.

We also talk about being in right relationship with sacred plants and where that does and doesn't not overlap with recreational use; how to cultivate reciprocity with indigenous peoples in psychedelic movements; the value and importance of supporting ethical psychedelic companies; and how legislating psychedelic medicine may help support the healing of intergenerational trauma held by indigenous people in North America.

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The episode is sponsored by The Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, happening online and in Vancouver BC Nov 4-6

This year's theme is "The Role of Psychedelics for a Planet in Transition" and they are featuring Dennis McKenna, Paul Stamets, Belinda Eriacho, Wade Davis, Chris Bache, Jeremy Narby, Laurel Anne Sugden, Jamie Wheal, and more. The conference organizers have been wonderfully generous in offering the Livestream of the conference at no charge, all you have to do is register to get access.

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(0:00) Join me for The Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, Nov 4-6 2022, more details and no-charge access to livestream can be found here: https://www.jameswjesso.com/spmc
(2:22) Introducing our guest and the topic of the episode
(4:41) Thank you, Patrons!
(6:49) Interview begins
(7:46) Belinda’s offering of land acknowledgment
(8:53) Belinda Eriacho’s cultural lineage
(11:53) The meaningfulness of being able to openly speak indigenous languages
(14:34) Our indigenous ancestry lives on in our blood | awakening to our ancestry
(17:56) Connecting with our ancestry through the land, even if we no longer live on that ancestral land
(21:47) The reawakening of ancestral wisdom is underway
(25:39) The intersection of the Psychedelic Renaissance and Indigenous/Ancestral Wisdom
(28:33) The cultural and relational context needed to awaken ancestral wisdom | the different possibilities of ceremonial vs recreational psychedelic use
(33:38) What indigenous people bring to the psychedelic renaissance
(36:27) Discussing the potential value and losses of the “middle ground” of psychedelic use, neither fully recreational nor fully ceremonial
(44:46) Being in right relationship with sacred plants (and medicines)
(48:21) Holding even psychedelic chemicals with reverence
(49:56) Learning to deepen our relationship with all plants
(52:33) The music of the plants | training our gut feeling
(57:34) Connection, psychedelics, and the many levels of one’s being
(1:01:20) Psilocybin mushrooms are not a tool | additional value
(1:02:57) “Medicine” from a Native American perspective (is not the same as medication)
(1:04:57) The meaning of “understand” vs “innerstand”
(1:06:43) Two issues with indigenous people are not being included in the psychedelic renaissance
(1:11:01) Belinda’s thoughts on how to cultivate reciprocity with indigenous peoples
(1:16:35) The value of supporting ethical psychedelic companies
(1:18:37) Legislating psychedelic medicine and healing the intergenerational trauma of indigenous people
(1:27:27) We need to protect the spiritual element of psychedelic medicine
(1:29:58) Crazy;Wise (a documentary suggestion from Belinda)
(1:31:14) Why any of these actually matters
(1:33:43) Closing comments and a final invitation to listeners
(1:35:28) Follow-up links and contact information
(1:36:55) Outro | Please support ethical psychedelic companies/organization

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Restoring The Kinship/Indigenous Worldview | Four Arrows & Darcia Narvaez, PhD ~ ATTMind 166 Oct 07, 2022

Darcia Narvaez, PhD and Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) join us to explore various precepts of the indigenous worldview—aka the kinship worldview—how we might restore that worldview in both our personal lives and the world at large.

We also explore the basis of what a worldview is and why our guests propose there are only two, the indigenous/kinship worldview and the dominant/Western worldview. We go in-depth on the historical rise and impact of the dominant worldview and the intergenerational cycle of trauma it propagates; the left brain / right brain dynamic and how it aligns with worldview, perception, and behavior; how generations of anthropocentrism impact our capacity to perceive our interconnection with nature and each other; a substantial dive into death, dying, grief, and ceremony; and what it means to become fully human.

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Their Book: Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth

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(0:00) Opening
(1:30) Guest bios
(6:11) Patron thanks
(8:10) Interview begins
(10:35) How Four Arrows came into the indigenous worldview through a near-death experience
(14:05) How Darcia Narvaez came into the indigenous worldview through science
(16:39) An explanation of “shifting baselines” and why understanding it matters
(20:04) The dominant worldview, religion, trauma, the Roman conquest, and colonialism
(32:00) What is a worldview and why there are only two worldviews that exist: Western/Dominante and Kinship/indigenous
(35:16) Exploring these two worldviews and the history of their dynamic
(38:39) The intergeneration cycle of trauma embedded in us through the Dominant worldview
(43:53) How generations of anthropocentrism impact our capacity to perceive our interconnection with nature and each other
(51:02) Feeling interconnected with life decreases fear of death, and vice versa
(54:43) The left brain / right brain dynamic and how it aligns with worldview, perception, and behavior
(59:31) Exploring a visit from some giant birds
(1:02:10) A meditation practice on death from Four Arrows | Having a death song
(1:05:01) The difference between courage and fearlessness | trust the universe
(1:10:48) Ceremony and the indigenous worldview’s impact on death and dying
(1:14:23) Grief in the indigenous worldview vs the dominant worldview
(1:21:22) Some anecdotes of psychedelic ceremony from Four Arrows
(1:27:09) Being in relationship with the spirit of psychoative plants
(1:31:07) “Last resortism” in the medical system and Four Arrows’ journey with cancer
(1:33:44) James’ thoughts on the value of leaning on last resortism to Insitute psilocybin for dying people
(1:35:46) Cultivated interconnectedness and relationship throughout life and death | grieving together and ceremony
(1:43:14) Becoming fully human—neurobiologically and culturally
(1:46:08) Does it make sense to have hope that we will change our ways before it's too late?
(1:50:28) Further links and contact information for our guests
(1:53:16) Some closing words in Lakota from Four Arrows
(1:53:55) Outro

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Psilocybin and The Evolution of Life | Jahan Khamsehzadeh, Ph.D. ~ ATTMind 165 Sep 16, 2022

WHAT IS THE EVOLUTIONARY ROLE OF PSILOCYBIN IN LIFE ON THIS PLANET?

This is both an explicit question and an implicit guiding inquiry in the discussion you will hear on this episode Adventures Through The Mind. Our guest is Jahan Khamsehzadeh, PhD. He is the author of The Psilocybin Connection: Psychedelics, the Transformation of Consciousness, and Evolution of the Planet—An Integral Approach.

Together we have a conversation that waves in and out from the microscopic to the cosmological. We explore topics such as

the role fungi have played and continue to play in the evolution and existence of life on this planet;
how psilocybin may have assisted in the development of human consciousness; the role psychedelics can play in cultivating a strong, but healthy ego;
why taking heroic doses is not the best way to heal or learn and it may actually hurt you;
why an understanding of psychedelics requires us to transcend reductionism and materialism;
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(0:00) Episode Sponsor:
(1:26) Intro & guest bio
(5:24) Patreon Thanks
(6:33) Interview begins
(8:15) Speaking about my own book with Jahan
(9:16) Participating in the wave of Psychedelic Culture
(13:17) Psychedelics actually grow the ego—for good and ill
(17:31) The Structure of Self, Life, and Reality
(19:11) Masculine and Feminine Energy | Archetypal Reality
(25:51) We are a symphony of selves, interpersonally and intrapersonally
(27:12)Psychedelic molecules and the evolution of Gaia Mind
(31:29) The damaging effects of failing to see the deep interconnection of life
(34:56) Why scientific materialism is inadequate to explain psychedelics
(39:38) Western reductionism is unable to see its own cultural frame of reference
(45:27) There is no “The” mystical experience | There is an infinite variability of Unity
(48:37) There is value in psychedelic experiences that aren’t “peak mystical experiences”
(50:55) The role of psilocybin in the evolution of human consciousness; the Stoned Ape Theory
(54:11) The role of fungi in the history of life surviving in the face of planetary crisis
(58:06) Without fungi, there would be no life as we know it on this planet
(59:52) The voice of the Mushroom; the voice of God
(1:02:41) The specific role that the psilocybin mushroom is playing in life and consciousness
(1:06:27) Taking heroic doses is not the best way to heal or learn, it may actually hurt you
(1:12:24) Stop worrying about having “the” mystical experience, there is so much more there for you
(1:13:39) The longing for belonging, Connection, and communion
(1:16:04) the root of depression is a lack of connection
(1:17:33) Disconnection beyond humanity
(1:20:38) Living awake and mature in a relational reality
(1:24:22) balancing care of self and service to others
(1:30:22) ADHD drove the evolution of human consciousness
(1:31:57) ADHD is not a cultural construct, it has a genetic basis that goes back thousands of years
(1:34:08) the evolutionary advantage of ADHD in early humanity; including being the first to eat psilocybin
(1:37:09) dismantling ADHD shame
(1:40:12) Psychedelics are helping resolve our crisis in perception
(1:43:58) Follow-up links
(1:44:53) Outro

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Authentic Relating and The Art of Conversation and Conflict | Sara Ness ~ ATTMind 164 Aug 26, 2022

Sara Ness joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to have a conversation about the art of conversation and its role in our relationships and vice versa.

We also explore how play can help us develop and exercise our relational and conversational skills, specifically what are called Authentic Relating games.

Furthermore, we also speak about how the possibilities of conversations can be both literally and phenomenologically psychedelic.

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(000) Opening
(2:39) Thank you :)
(4:02) Interview begins
(4:08) What is a conversation? The levels of a conversation
(8:40) Mindset context and its impact on meaning in conversation
(11:52) Beyond the self; conversation and the boundaries of relationship
(15:58) Conflict is not abuse
(17:34) We are more than a single self; “No wonder conversations are so complicated”
(19:02) The blurred line between what is conversation and what is relationship
(20:11) Wounds from past relationships cloud our ability to see each other
(23:15) Gaslighting and how do we determine if we are being gaslit?
(27:00) Having conversations across polarization/ severe ideological differences; befriending the enemy
(33:55) Meeting each other’s energy; navigating the levels of conversations
(37:56) Conflict: what it is and how can we navigate it effectively
(44:23) The value of conflict in relationship
(46:25) The difference between conflict, fight, violence, power-over, and mutually empowered intense play
(1:00:56) The value of listening
(1:04:29) The 4 different relating languages (and how to determine them)
(1:13:06) Games that teach us the skills we need to have healthy relationships; “authentic relating games”
(1:24:52) What authentic relating games can offer us is similar to what psychedelic experiences can offer us
(1:30:11) Accessing psychedelic experiences through authentic relating games; accessing shared flow state
(1:39:49) Healing our nervous systems from the threat of slowing down
(1:42:10) An authentic relating game for listeners to start with, “hot seat”
(1:46:24) Not just about building skills, but building relationships too
(1:47:47) Some follow-up links and content

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Integrating Internal Family Systems and Psychedelic Therapy | Robert Falconer Aug 06, 2022

Robert “Bob” Falconer has been bridging his long history of IFS and psychedelics together into the body of work that informs the conversation you will hear today.

Bob lays the groundwork for what Internal Family Systems therapy is; its foundational propositions about the nature of the mind; and both how IFS works and how therapists work with IFS to bring about healing.

From there we go into the unique benefit IFS has to offer psychedelic therapy and how to use IFS in both preparation for and integration of psychedelic experiences.

We also talk about generative change vs counteractive change; the harms of isolation and the healing of connection; the porous nature of the mind and relational nature of reality; and even Bob’s perspective on how to work with spirit entities, demons, and the intelligence of psychedelic medicines.

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(0:00) Opening
(4:47) Thank you!
(7:06) Interview begins
(8:13) An introduction to Internal Family Systems IFS therapy
(12:34) What makes IFS “parts work” unique; Self-energy
(16:10) No bad parts; all parts have good intention
(19:54) Most people are civil wars, IFS helps heal us into a symphony
(23:12) How IFS addresses our wounded parts, e.g. our “exiles”
(26:58) “Insight is the booby prize”
(28:40) Counteractive change vs generative change
(32:00) The unique benefit of IFS for psychedelic therapy
(25:40) How Internal Family Systems therapy works best with psychedelics
(42:04) Where IFS fits into psychedelic integration
(46:26) Separating internal vs external change during our psychedelic integration
(47:37) Living in troubled times; therapy with the potential for exponential growth
(55:04) The mind is porous; reality is relational
(1:03:05) Falconer’s perspective on spirit entities and demons
(1:11:13) The utility of regarding the intelligence of the medicine as full spectrum personalities
(1:17:50) Some discussion on regarding nature as full-spectrum personalities
(1:23:15) The harms of isolation; the healing of connection
(1:27:19) IFS with MDMA or Ketamine?
(1:30:18) The specific nuances of doing IFS therapy with ketamine
(1:34:52) Can protector parts block the effects of psychedelics?
(1:40:31) We don’t always need support to have a great psychedelic experience, but it helps
(1:44:31) Suggestions on integrating IFS into your personal psychedelic practice
(1:48:39) A final offering for us from Robert Falconer
(1:49:22) Closing

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Why Our Sense of Connection Matters | Psychedelic Café 9 Jul 15, 2022

WHY DOES OUR SENSE OF CONNECTION MATTER?

This is the central question that guides the conversation you will hear today, another session in our Psychedelic Café series, where we featured a curated selection of guests to explore how "whether or not we feel connected affects everything".

We also explore the neurobiological origins of our sense of connection/disconnection with each other and how that is wrapped up in personal and collective traumas; our sense of connection with nature and the consequences that our lack of it is having on our lives and all life on this planet; as well as strategies and pathways of increasing our sense of connection with ourselves, each other, and the natural world.

We also talk about connecting with spiritual energies and our dead loved ones; ancestry in general; the importance of being able to grieve together; and the value of learning to turn towards pain.

Our Guests for this Café are: Darcia Narvaez, Robert Gilman, Rita Bozi, Charley Wininger, Jean Robertson, Sky Otter, and Sam Gandy

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(5:37) Cafe begins; Introducing our guests
(12:00) Introducing the question “Why does our sense of connection matter?”
(26:58) Whether we feel connected or not affects everything
(29:42) The neurobiological origins of our sense of connection/disconnection
(31:36) The path out of early life trauma - our birthright is to live in a safe healthy state — learning to lift ourselves and each other out of trauma
(35:22) A brighter future is available to us through our reconnection with our origins
(38:24) Wondering about connection forged through war/displacement-based trauma
(40:40) Various ways/techniques that we come back into connection
(51:13) Increasing connection with nature, increases the sense of connection more broadly
(54:57) Longing is the first step to coming back into connection
(56:49) How to do a neurological reset (a technique for resetting the nervous system)
(1:02:42) Building relationships of deep connection with each other
(1:08:23) Connection with ancestry, dead loved ones, spiritual energies, and different generational perspectives
(1:20:14) Our shared ancestral trauma of war
(1:24:23) Grief, grieving in community, and turning towards pain
(1:30:59) How we respond to a stubbed toe as an example of moving through pain
(1:35:00) Calling in “Reverence”
(1:36:37 ) Closing thoughts on the conversation from each guest

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Getting Discomfortable With Shame | A.J. Bond ~ ATTMind 162 Jun 26, 2022

A.J. Bond—author of Discomfortable: What Is Shame and How Can We Break Its Hold—joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to talk about what shame is, what it feels like, and how it impacts our sense of self and perception of the world.

We also talk about healthy vs unhealthy shame; internal vs. external shame; attachment styles and shame’s link to our developmental past and early relationship with our parents; intimacy and how shame hinders our ability to truly connect with others; unconditional love and ayahuasca’s impact on AJ’s healing through shame; and, of course, how to navigate shame in a way that supports healing the wounds around which our shame directs us.

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(0:00) Opening | Ad for upcoming workshop sponsoring this video
(6:01) Interview Begins
(6:31) Why shame is an important topic for psychedelic culture
(8:31) Shame: what it is and what its made of
(11:57) The affect of shame
(13:34) Shame as an evolutionary survival adaptation
(21:07 ) Healthy vs. unhealthy shame
(24:30) Internal vs. external Shame
(27:58) Narcissism, canceling, and toxic shame
(34:35) Shame’s link to our developmental past and early relationship with our parents
(40:01) Healing the past to liberate ourselves from unhealthy shame | getting discomfortable with shame
(46:18) Why how we do a thing matters as much as the thing we do
(51:58) Bringing our shame healing/liberation to a systemic level
(55:40) All the ways shame will weave itself into your healing
(57:32) Intimacy and how shame hinders our ability to truly connect with others
(58:18) Connection and relationship is essential components of our healing
(1:05:07 ) Unconditional love and ayahuasca’s impact on AJ’s healing through shame
(1:11:59) Develop a meta-scaffolding that allows us to be with our reactivity in a healthy way
(1:14:06) Some basic steps for navigating shame
(1:18:26) Follow-up and social links
(1:20:41) Outro | Info about workshop sponsoring this video

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Safeguarding The Sacredness of Psychedelics Against Profit-Driven Industrialization | Martijn Schirp Jun 17, 2022

Martijn Schirp of Synthesis Institute joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to wonder with us about the potential harms that will come from the profit-driven industrialization of psychedelics and psychedelic therapy; how we might safeguard the sacredness of psychedelics and people seeking psychedelic therapy against those harms; and where and how he sees Synthesis Institute as attempting to do so.

We also talk about cultural maturity; the systemic issues that lead to broad-sweeping ill-health amongst modern people; why no, it’s not “just business”; psychedelics’ role in helping us to learn to be better people in uncertain times; indigenous issues, and our personal sense of where we land in the long history of colonial harms; and why choosing love ain’t easy, but well worth it.

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(0:00) Opening
(1:59) Overture
(4:28) Guest bio
(640) Support the show
(7:29) Interview begins
(7:48) What is (and what inspired) the Synthesis psychedelic retreat centre?
(12:39) The complex legality of psychedelics (psilocybin) in the Netherlands
(18:53) The impact of capital on the psychedelic space/industry
(26:42) How profit-driven management will impact people undergoing psychedelic therapy
(36:08) What is the proper container for holding the full depth of learning present in learning to institutionalize psychedelic therapy?
(38:08 ) Psychedelics’ role in being better people in uncertain times
(43:14) Further possible issues of psychedelic underground therapy in the growing industrialization of psychedelics
(46:01) Psychedelic therapy is expensive; who’s gonna pay for it?
(53:44) Cultural maturation | It’s safer to critique than to do the work
(58:28 ) Choose love. It ain’t easy, it’s but well worth it.
(1:02:06) Safeguarding the sacred through Steward Ownership
(1:10:53) How might Synthesis’ move to steward ownership positively impact the larger psychedelic space
(1:14:51) Why work towards greater ethics as a company, even though it might not succeed financially
(1:22:44) No, it’s not “just business”; how you use money is a reflection of who you are
(1:26:21) What is making us sick? | Systemic institutional change is needed to optimize psychedelic healing
(1:33:56) Addressing these questions in the context of indigenous issues
(1:43:02) Wondering about our place in the long history of colonialism
(1:48:20) Is the shadow of historical displacement and ancestral disconnection at the root of white nationalism?
(1:52:52) Compassionately wondering about the psychological impact of widespread displacement from heritage amongst Western people
(2:01:31) Information about Synthesis’ facilitator training course
(2:06:18) Synthesis’ new psychedelic retreat centre in Oregon, USA
(2:08:16) Follow up links
(2:11:20) Outro

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The Dark Side Of Dharma: Adverse Effects Of Meditation | Anna Lutkajtis ~ ATTMind 160 May 27, 2022

Anna Lutkajtis is the author of The Dark Side of Dharma: Meditation, Madness and other Maladies on the Contemplative Path.

Lutkajtis joins us on the Adventures Through The Mind podcast to discuss mediation; the adverse effects of meditation; where those adverse effects may arise from; the importance of meditation teachers having psychotherapeutic skills; the nerfing of spirituality; and why it is that Western meditation contexts not only generally lack an awareness and understanding of mediation adverse effects, but why those harms are seemingly actively and explicitly ignored.

Furthermore, we touch on psychedelic experiences as well; the media landscape surrounding their industrialization; the influence psychedelics have had on meditation culture (and vice versa); and how Anna’s research into the adverse effects of meditation overlaps with the growing interest in psychedelics amongst clinical practice, investors, and the wellness industry at large.

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(0:00) Opening
(2:05) Overture
(4:05) Guest Bio
(6:56) Patreon Thanks
(8:51) Presenting the thesis of The Dark Side Of Dharma
(12:42) What is Mediation? | Transcendental Meditation, Vipassana, & Mindfulness
(18:02) The adverse effects of meditation (including spiritual crisis)
(21:33) Pathologizing the adverse effects of meditation might be a mistake
(25:48) The harms of secularising/decontextualizing meditation from its historical traditions
(32:53) Colonial extractivism and the distorted hubris of Western secularism
(36:38) The central role of mediation is a response to colonial conquest
(39:34) Repackaging Buddhism as a science to appeal to the Western Mainstream
(41:19) What’s missing in Western meditation contexts vs traditional ones (a personal story)
(44:38) Traditionally, “Having good health is a prerequisite for meditation” not the other way around
(49:26) Some adverse effects can come from the misinterpretation of meditation (and psychedelic) insights
(55:14) The trickster energy of high dose psilocybin
(58:04) The importance of meditation teachers having psychotherapeutic skills
(1:05:03) A concussion-symptom break
(1:09:19) Presenting meditation as a cure-all is harmful | what drives this presentation?
(1:19:09) Might the shifting media-tech landscape support psychedelics from falling into traps of corporate branding
(1:24:42) Anna asks James about how he feels The Dark Side Of Dharma might apply to psychedelics
(1:27:06) The influence psychedelics have had on meditation culture (and vice versa)
(1:27:37) Once you open the door, it can never be closed again
(1:29:56) Nerfing spirituality, spiritual bypassing, deception, and no, it’s not all good.
(1:34:08) Places to reach out if you are experiencing adverse effects
(1:36:11) Follow-up links
(1:37:46) Outro

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Reconciling Humanity and Nature Through Ethnopharmacology | Psychedelic Café 8 May 13, 2022

Featuring speakers from the ESPD55: Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs symposium, this cafe explores the question:

What does ethnopharmacology have to teach humanity in our present times?

Topics include: the reconciliation of humanity with nature; what traditional and indigenous knowledge systems hold for our capacity to facilitate this reconciliation; the importance and challenge of good reciprocity, fair compensation, and the prioritization and protection of indigenous sovereignty in the process; the importance of all of this in the face of a growing, global ecological crisis; and where psychedelic plants and psychedelic experiences fit within it all.

Our guests: Michael Coe, David F. Rodriguez-Mora, Colin Domnauer, and Jerónimo Mazarrasa

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(0:00) Opening (5:38) Cafe begins | Participant intros (11:02) What does ethnopharmacology have to teach humanity in our present times? (28:52) The reconciliation of the relationship between humanity and nature (33:01) The hubris of thinking we can create all that we need in a lab (39:58) When customs become products (45:51) Reconnecting with the spirit of nature for the good of the future (50:14) The importance of financially compensating indigenous cultures (52:49) Extracts and Standardisation vs whole plant medicine (55:42) The challenge of financially compensating indigenous cultures (59:05) Could the industrialization of psychedelics help fund global ecological/cultural sustainability? (1:06:05) Supporting the sovereignty of indigenous peoples (1:09:53) Given the scale and complexity of the problems, is it even possible to solve them? Does it even matter if solutions are possible? (1:18:15) Taking an honest look at ourselves; being a catalyst of change (1:24:50) Participants concluding thoughts on the conversation (1:26:12) “The lungs of the world?” (1:28:09) There is so much to learn (1:35:21) Closing

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A Cartoonist Vision of Psychedelic History | Brian Blomerth Apr 22, 2022

Brian Blomerth joins us on ATTMind to discuss his journey into drawing and comics, his artistic process, the intense journalistic research that went into both his psychedelic history graphic novels Mycelium Wassoni and Bicycle Day, the strange findings and complexities he uncovered during that research, and why making these cartoonist accounts of Psychedelic History matter to him.

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(0:00) Opening (2:07) GIVEAWAY CONTEST! (2:43) Episode overture (6:26) Patreon thanks (8:24) Interview begins (10:20) The history of dog people in comics (11:29) Brian Blomerth’s inspiration and journey into cartooning (13:26) What inspired Brian to explore psychedelics as a topic for his comics (16:16) The role psychedelics play in Brian Blomerth’s creative and artististic journey (17:09) Creative inspiration vs the grind in the artistic/creative process (20:33) The research involved in the production of Mycelium Wassoni (22:43) The easter eggs Brian has woven into the background of the art (25:14) Brian’s experience with mushrooms before producing this book (27:34) Exploring some history of R. Gordon and Valentina Wason (29:25) Why Brian chose to strongly feature Valentina Wasson’s part of the story (32:29) The strange discoveries Brian made while researching the Wasson story (34:24) The CIA controversy with R. Gordon Wasson, psilocybin mushrooms, and the differing opinions of how it unfolded (39:53) Some discussion around Wasson’s obsession with Soma (42:23) A review of the bicycle day story, and what we often get around about it (46:13) The powerful impact of couples in the psychedelic history (47:53) Maggie and the dolphin; and other stories of dolphin love (51:35) No person is an island (54:50) Follow up links and contact info (57:00) Closing

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Reclaiming Our Humanity with The Evolved Nest | Darcia Narvaez PhD - ATTMind 158 Apr 03, 2022

Dr. Darcia Narvaez joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to explore how early life experiences shape our morality and culture in adulthood and the kind of early life that leads to human thriving—what she calls The Evolved Nest.

We also explore the impact 10,000 years of unnested children is having on our psychology, our morality, and our civilization as a whole; how early life nesting experiences lead to what Narvaez’s calls Cycled Of Cooperative Companionship; and how the undercare of being unnested leads to Cycles Of Competitive Detachment—the cycle most of us are locked into now, a cycle that is definably unhuman.

Furthermore, we explore what it means and what it takes to break that competitive detachment cycle and come back into healthy connection with ourselves, each other, and the natural world.

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Yvette FC, Chuck W, Alex F, Eliz C, Nathan B, Nick M, & Chloe C

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(0:00) Opening (1:48) Episode Overture (7:09) Patreon Thanks (8:05) Setting up for this episodes content (11:03) The Nine Components of the Evolved Nest (see below for a list) (22:12) The cycles of adult behaviour, culture, and child rearing echoing from the impact of early life experiences. (27:08) Early life stress leads to self-centered morality in adulthood (30:30) Early life “nestedness” leads to Cycles of Cooperative Companionship (31:51) The early life experiences that lead to the Cycle of Competitive Detachment (34:33) How the cycle of competitive detachment impacts the community (38:18) Undercare of children leads to authoritarianism, tribalism, and supremacy in adult cultures (46:13) North American culture raises of to be unhuman (52:44) Connection is an essential nutrient and its deficiency creates a society of hungry ghosts (57:00) The differences between how undercare impact males vs females (1:03:46) The pandemic isolation has damaged our nervous systems (1:05:35) It’s important to expand our sense of connection beyond our anthropocentric conditioning | Connecting with nature (1:09:58) Are we really more busy than before, or just more inclined towards an anxious stress response (1:11:47) Practices to increasing our sense of connection | https://ecoattachment.dance (1:18:02) The potential impact of psychedelics to increase our sense of connection (1:21:36) The wellness-informed pathway vs the trauma-informed pathway (1:24:18) My sense of the value of Darcia Narvaez’s work (1:26:18) Links for further connecting with Dr. Narvaez (1:27:22) Closing

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Astrology and Tarot for Psychedelic Preparation and Integration | Noah Cebuliak ~ ATTMind 157 Mar 05, 2022

Noah Cebuliak joins us to explore what Tarot and Asotlrogy are and are not; their use and history of involvement with psychedelic work; wagering fair skepticism with pragmatism and opportunity; the use of astrology for spiritual bypassing; how we can work with both astrology and tarot for our psychedelic preparation and integration; and more. For links to Noah's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind157 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter

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***Feature Image made from the art of Oliver Hibert and his Psychedelic Tarot Deck*** Episode Breakdown

What Astrology is (and is not)
Astrology is correlation, not causation (Grof and Tarnas)
Using astrology to time our psychedelic journeys
How "the godfather of LSD" Stanislav Grof discovered astrology’s link to psychedelic experiences
Wagering fair skepticism with pragmatism and opportunity
Omen logic and navigating the brilliant mystery
What a natal chart is, how to get one, and how to use it
Mercury retrograde and Saturn’s return—the good, the bad, and the bypassing
We need to grow up out of cultural and spiritual neoteny
Your life is not about you
What Tarot is (and is not)
Noah’s perspective on how I (James) use tarot
Debating the value of using a book reference to read tarot
Reading tarot while on psychedelics
The conflict between the medical model and encounters with entities?
The bottom line is that we need to have humility to navigate the Mystery
How astrology and tarot can help with psychedelic integration
How to start with tarot
Noah’s contact info

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Deep Ecology, Earth Connection, and The Miracle of Life | Sky Otter/Bill Pfeiffer Dec 31, 2021

Sky Otter (Bill Pfeiffer) joins us to talk about Deep Ecology, the problematic place we are in as a planet, and the profound healing potential still available to us, personally and collectively, through coming back into ecstatic communion and relationship with the Earth.

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Deep ecology, alienation, and spiritual activism
The value of a spiritual connection to the earth
The trauma of disconnection, perpetuated
A civilization of misery and violence
Hatred against our greatest villains
Jeff Bezos is a hero (and a villain)
The profound grief of collapse; the profound miracle of being alive
What do we do about this? Deep Ecology
Skepticism and the separate-self
Changing our perceptual apparatus towards Connection and Mystery
A moving quote from John Seed
Finding balance in facing collapse 55 Feeling the pain of the earth; community holds the grief
Doing the best we can, even though it's nearly impossible
The role of psychedelic plants in healing our disconnection from nature
A ceremonial community of psychedelic practice is vital
Ceremonial maturity in our psychedelic practice
Befriending our parts through psychedelic mushrooms
Are psychedelics “tools”?
The fungi open us up to the ongoing revelation of nature.
Links to more of Bill/Sky’s work
Landscape Shamanism (course)
Bill’s dream for your life

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The Healing Potential Of Expanded States | Psychedelic Café 7aling Potential Of Expanded States | Psychedelic Café 7 Dec 17, 2021

What are the healing potentials of expanded states?

It is this question that guides the conversation featured on this episode of Adventures Through The Mind, another Psychedelic Café episode.

Our guests are Maria Papaspyrou, Nir Tradmor, Natasja Pelgrom, and Renee Harvey.

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Introducing participants
One clear thought on the question (round 1): What is the healing potential of expanded states?
Open discussion (round 2)
Entering into the “we” space, relational work, the healing of connection
Getting permission from the plant | giving permission to meet ourselves
The shadow of the mainstream medical psychedelic narrative
The judgments against “recreational” psychedelic use
The importance of arriving to psychedelics with beginner’s mind
The psychedelic other | can we trust what “the medicine” tells us?
The spirits have ego, too | negotiating with
The purge as a healing mechanism
Psychedelic marketing and the cringey direction of mainstream psychedelic culture
“Who owns psychedelics?”
The impact of psychedelics on how we approach death
Reciprocity with psychedelics medicine
Why do we sabotage ourselves?
The healing potential of expanded states to help us connect with ourselves
The value of sharing our gratitude for each other
Belonging, feeling alone, and grieving the loss of belonging
Psychedelics and working with psychosis
Closing thoughts on the question (round 3)
Social Media details for each participant

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The Regenerative Power Of Mushrooms | Alex Dorr ~ ATTMind 155 Dec 03, 2021

Alex Dorr joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to provide us an overview of mushrooms and the fungi kingdom; the anatomy, life cycle, and evolutionary history of mushrooms; and the role fungi play in the very foundations of life on this planet.

We also talk about mycoremediation, mycotechnologies, and go in-depth about the health effects of functional mushrooms such as reishi, lion’s mane, and cordyceps.

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An overview of mushrooms and the fungi kingdom
Mushroom evolution, anatomy, and life cycle
How mushrooms support the foundation of life itself
Mycoremediation (using fungi to fix industrial pollution)
Using psilocybin is mycoremediation of human trauma
Criticisms of the mainstreaming and industrializing of psilocybin
Functional mushrooms and their benefit on human health
The health effects of Lion’s Mane, Cordyceps, and Reishi mushrooms
Four guidelines to follow for finding good quality functional mushrooms (sourcing, extraction, lab-tested, dose)
Issues around Chaga mushroom extraction and sourcing
Importance of ensuring good extraction methods
The importance of ensuring functional mushrooms are certified organic and lab-tested
Getting the right dose for your functional mushrooms
Mycoprotein, aka mushroom meat
Mycowood for making musical instrument
Mycopesticides for malaria mosquitos
Malaria medication nightmares

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Veteran PTSD, Ayahuasca Healing, And The Military-Industrial Complex | Jesse Gould ~ ATTMind 154 Nov 19, 2021

Jesse Gould of Heroic Hearts Project is on the show for this episode to talk about his own battle with PTSD and his recovery through ayahuasca therapy. We also talk about the challenges of integrating back into civilian life after combat, the tragic mental health and suicide statistics amongst veterans, and the role Heroic Hearts Project is playing to help those veterans.

More than that though, Jesse and I speak about what it’s like as a soldier to find out that their government lied to justify the war they were traumatized by being in; the impact of military expansionism on the climate crisis; whether or not “the psychedelic cure” will be used by governments to justify continuing war; and, whether or not ayahuasca healing has any noticeable effects on one’s political stance on the military.

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What is Heroic Hearts Project?
The mental health crisis amongst veterans
The two extreme realities of veterans’ life though
The challenges of becoming a civilian after being made a soldier
Jesse’s journey from the Military, through PTSD, and to ayahuasca
Harming and self-harming amongst veterans
The mismanagement of mental health care on behalf of the Veteran Associations
Jesse’s journey into ayahuasca and what he learned
A powerful story of a Veteran's transformation out of PTSD through ayahuasca
The crisis of meaning when a soldier learns that the reason they were at war was based on lies
Does ayahuasca change a veteran's perspective on the military-industrial complex?
Does ayahuasca change a veteran's perspective on the military, itself?
No, psychedelics do not fundamentally alter your political views or make you a better person
Responding to the ecological destruction of the military-industrial complex and military expansionism
Will “the psychedelic cure” for veteran PTSD be used by the military to justify continuing war
The shifting cultural tides in the USA regarding kinetic warfare
What Heroic Hearts is up to now (services and research)

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Plant Intelligence | Monica Gagliano, PhD ~ ATTMind 153 Nov 05, 2021

Dr. Monica Gagliano takes us on a deep dive into the results of her scientific research into plant intelligence. But she also shares the profound impact of her personal encounters with the living intelligence of the natural world, and what those encounters have revealed about herself, about life, and about the murderous consequences of modern scientific training.

We also explore definitions of intelligence and plant intelligence; the impact of anthropocentrism on our relationship to the natural world; listening to and learning from plants; and the role of altered states and psychedelics in our capacity to directly communicate with not only plants, but the intelligent life of nature itself.

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What is intelligence?
What is plant Intelligence?
Why we assume plants aren’t intelligent
Gagliano’s transformation away from “cold-hearted scientist”
How anthropocentric bias in Academia delegitimizes plant intelligence research
Plant bioacoustics and shamanic medicine songs
Voice, plant voice, and how we silence them
An example of listening to plants
Appropriation and the silencing of plant intelligence
The history of our enslavement to wheat
What if plants listened to plants as a “someone” and not a “something”
Slowing down and letting yourself be confused is a good thing
The role of altered states in communicating with and learning from plants
The psychedelic experience is happening all the time
The role of plant dietas in healing
Allowing our encounters with the natural world to become meaningful moments of learning and insight
What medicine means
A closing poem from The Spoke The Plant

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Hallucinogen Perception Persisting Disorder (HPPD) | Ed Prideaux ~ ATTMind 152 Oct 22, 2021

Ed Prideaux joins us to discuss what Hallucinogen Perception Persisting Disorder (HPPD) is, its symptoms, its history, its association with other mental health conditions, how widespread it seems to be, and how it isn’t necessarily a negative experience.

We also speak of psychedelic flashbacks--what they are and what they are not; the role of memory, trauma, and neuroplasticity in HPPD; the pathologizing of neurodiversity; and each of our personal experiences of the condition.

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What is Hallucinogen Perception Persisting Disorder?
James’ personal experiences of HPPD
HPPD is much more common than we realize, and not always negative
The potentially serious negative consequences of HPPD
The harm of drug stigma, cultural ignorance, and pathologizing of neurodiversity
The urgency of HPPD
The pharmacological treatments for HPPD
Psychedelic flashbacks: what they are, and what they are not
HPPD is not necessary the consequence of psychedelics
Genetic predispositions to HPPD
Memory triggers, Neruoplastiocity and being traumatized by psychedelics (bad trips)
HPPD can be positive, too
The current treatments for HPPD
The relationship between Cannabis and HPPD
Something everyone should know about HPPD
Why do people who don't have HPPD think it’s not real?
How to create better awareness around Hallucinogen Perception Persisting Disorder
Links to Ed Prideaux’s Twitter, The Perception Restoration Foundation, and some Australia studies happening now/soon

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Yoga, Psychedelics, And The Spirit Of Cannabis | Chris Kilham ~ ATTMind 151 Oct 08, 2021

Chris Kilham joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to explore yoga, cannabis, and yoga and cannabis. We also explore the spirit of cannabis, psychedelics in general as a part of spiritual practice, and the dangerous pitfalls of spiritual narcissism and delusions that arise from all spiritual practice, and especially insular spiritual communities. For links to Chris' work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind151 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** OUR SPONSOR R/EVOLUTION: A Deep Dive Course for Psychedelic Explorers Use code JESSO for 15% off until November 1st Before then, there are also 15 tickets for a greater discount with code ADVOCATEJESSO until that tier sells out. For more info visit the course page.

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Chris Kilham’s yoga practice history
Yoga and cannabis for chronic pain and back injuries
What is Yoga and what is the point of the practice?
Spiritual narcissism and insular spiritual communities
Psychedelic use and messianic delusions
Spiritual/psychedelic practice for the development of the healthy self
The importance of a healthy community in your integration
Is cannabis a psychedelic? How?
Yoga and the spirit of cannabis
What message are the different plant spirits trying to teach us?
Different cultivars and the spirit of cannabis
Don’t anthropomorphize plant spirits
The pharmacology of cannabis and endocannabinoid system (ECS)
The wonder of LSD and the discovery of serotonin
Is microdosing a placebo?
the stigma again using drugs with spiritual practice
The risk of psychosis with psychedelics
Psychedelics are well beyond the therapeutic framework
The value of psychedelics beyond therapy
2nd Gen psychedelics and the failings of the corporate mindset
Important advice for your first cannabis-yoga experience

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Group MDMA for Grief And The Recently Bereaved | Shelley and Charley Wininger ~ ATTMind 150 Sep 24, 2021

Shelley and Charley Wininger join us to tell a story of great loss, one that provides the context to wonder about the potential of group MDMA experiences for grief and the recently bereaved, as well as questions about death and dying, feeling safe to be vulnerable, and the profound healing of togetherness in times of great loss. ... For links to Winingers's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind150 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M Episode Breakdown

The relevant background of Charley & Shelley’s relationship and community
The story of the death of Shelley’s son
Their yearly group roll
The MDMA grief circle
Shelley sharing during the MDMA grief circle
"I never want to go to a conventional wake again”
The muting of emotions during modern funerals
Feeling safe to feel the full pain of grief
MDMA and learning to feel safe to be vulnerable
Integrating MDMA into community grief processes
Grieving the loss of safety and connection
The MDMA middle way
The MDMA experience is a holy space of profound togetherness and Love
How MDMA impacted Shelley’s grieving process
Learning to be wrecked on schedule
Openly crying gives others permission to touch the tears in themselves
Feeling safe to feel with MDMA
Charley checks in with me
The integration of a group MDMA grief circle
Generational differences in stigma against MDMA

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Attention And Adderall Addiction In An Age Of Distraction | Casey Schwartz ~ ATTMind 149 Sep 10, 2021

Casey Schwartz, author of Attention: A Love Story, joins us talk about her journey with Adderall addiction; how social media technology influences our attention and behavior; internet reactivity and mob “justice”; psychedelics and their impact on attention; the deeper philosophy of what attention is; and why attention matters.

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What if that final rug comes up from under us
The beginnings of Adderall addiction
The Adderall promise and of the attentional expectations of the modern world
Adderall does not increase attention, not really
If attention isn’t focused concentration then what is it?
Is there such a thing as natural attention?
Social media turning us into reactive children
Bonding by bullying through canceling,
Casey’s journey of watching her father get swept up in the metoo movement
The difference between justice and vengeance, redemption, and a lack of much-needed nuance
Adderall addiction in the age of technological onslaught
How what we attend to changing the meaning landscape of our lives
The deeper philosophy of what attention is, and why attention matters
Where you put your attention is how you live your life
Psychedelics and attention; how psychedelics alter how we attend to life
Attention, prayer, and the discovery of divine
A personal trip report of Vyvanse vs Adderall
Attention: A Love Story and social links

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Wonder And Inquiry In Times Of Trouble | Stephen Jenkinson ~ ATTMind 148 Aug 27, 2021

Our guest for this episode is Stephen Jenkinson and, with him, we will wonder about wonder and inquire–with wonder–about wisdom, prejudice, language, Mystery, generational truancy, the plague, and inquiry itself.

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***Full Topics Breakdown Below***

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Episode Breakdown

Inquiry, wonder, language, and the end of our days
Our education was a war on Mystery
Wonder isn't necessarily safe or good-feeling
We have no obligation to be ok
Psychedelics, MAID, and modernity
"We deserve an ordinary life"
Ambivalence, and being a “divisionary”
Wisdom and prejudice
Owning the truancy of the boomer generation
Fate and the gods
The failures of the language of loss to speak to the realities of the plague
The plague is already a savagely lost opportunity
The nostalgia of our pre-pandemic days
A generation's worth
Doomsday and the greatest trauma implemented on the English people
The end of the pandemic will be only the beginning of our undoing

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The Other Magic Mushroom: Healing Trauma With Amanita Muscaria | Amanita Dreamer ~ ATTMind 147 Aug 13, 2021

Amanita Dreamer is on the show to talk about her story of healing from panic and anxiety with the amanita muscaria mushroom.

We also talk about the mushroom's pharmacology, safe preparation and use; and how (and why) it can help us heal from not only childhood trauma but pre-birth and infancy trauma by re-parenting us.

Finally, we talk about what it means to live traumatized in a traumatized and traumatizing world and how the amanita mushroom might help us discover, and build, a world that feels like a safe home.

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Introducing my own ignorance and resistance against amanita muscaria
What is the amanita muscaria mushroom?
Amanita Dreamer's journey through healing anxiety, panic attack and benzo dependence with amanita
How finding Amanita in the forest saved AD’s life
The active metabolites of amanita are they toxic? And how are they different in their experience
Microdosing amanita is adaptogenic
Healing pre-birth and infancy trauma with Amanita Muscaria
Amanita is here to re-parent you | you are valuable
Infancy trauma and anxiety disorders in adulthood
Healing core wounds and become a truly human culture
The amanita spirits are the cultural elders here to bring us back to our humanity
Home is a place where you can exist without coercion
Home means traveling and celebrating together
Learning from the mushroom
The difference between psilocybin and amanita
Methods of amanita consumption | tea, smoking, microdosing, and macrodosing
What an amanita experience is like
Reviewing the psychoactive metabolites and metabolism of ibotenic acid into muscimol
The amanita sleep and why you don't remember
The other side of the trip
Trip sitting amanita journeys vs journeying alone
Smoking amanita muscaria and connecting with the ancestors
Microdosing amanita muscaria
How long does amanita tea last in the fridge
Censorship and mushroom content

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Can We Trust Science? | Danny Nemu ~ ATTMind 146 Jul 30, 2021

Danny Nemu is on the show to talk about Science Revealed, the failures of our scientific institutions, and their unreliability as proxies for sensemaking reality.

We explore the question: Can we trust science? ***Interview recorded April 29, 2021

(This is a weird interview because there are several moments where my—I personally consider valid—inclination to push back against certain statements revealed myself as being somewhat wrapped in ideological assumptions and juvenile reactivity... It was an interesting learning experience for myself...

That being said, Danny and I continued to have a thoughtful and respectful conversation and one that I hope you will appreciate.)

...

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“It’s been a very interesting pandemic”
does peer-review science actually create change (focus on cannabis legalization)
Censorship in peer-review science (especially medicine)
Close-mindedness and rationalism in scientific institutions
Is science (actually) self-correcting?
Science as a force of colonialism
Is science (actually) self-correcting? pt.2
Grasping for theories and anti-science
Conspiracy theories, mythic truths, and propaganda
Debating covid narratives
Viruses are information
What is Covid revealing to us about ourselves?
The damage caused by the prevailing human superiority complex
The world is sick and we are in crisis
Science and learning to know less

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The Effects of Psilocybin on Creativity | Natasha Mason & Jan Ramaekers ~ ATTMind 145 Jul 16, 2021

Natasha Mason PhD and Jan Ramaekers PhD are on the show to discuss the effects of psilocybin on creativity; the challenge of measuring creativity in a lab; the role creativity plays in mental health; and even the connections between psychedelics, creativity, and movements in art and culture.

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A disambiguation of the term Creativity; convergent vs divergent thinking
The difficulty of determining what qualifies as creative in creativity research
Creativity is defined by culture, too
Creativity and its role in mental health; creativity is an essential cognitive ability
How creative thinking can help with depression
Cognitive flexibility, psychedelics, and healing depression
The neurophysiology of creativity
Creativity and the default mode network
Outline their study on the effects of psilocybin on creativity and its results
How much psilocybin (dose) were they giving people and why?
How they measured the personal sense of being creative
Psychedelics, art, and creativity research
The role of glutamate in the ego dissolution experience
The window of opportunity for neuroplasticity after psychedelics
Glutamate, psilocybin, excitotoxicity, and depression
The psychedelic encounters with near-death are protecting the brain (maybe)
What’s next in their research on the effects of psilocybin on creativity

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Ayahuasca Ceremonies and Conflict-Resolution in The West Bank | Leor Roseman and Antwan Saca ~ ATTMind 144 Jul 02, 2021

Antwan Saca and Leor Roseman are two of the authors of the research paper Relational Processes in Ayahuasca Groups of Palestinians and Israelis. They are on the show to talk about that research and the complexities of conflict and conflict-resolution it explores.

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Introducing the complexity of this topic
Why Leor and Antwan were called to doing this research
The dynamics in joint-space ayahuasca ceremonies with Israelis and Palestinians
Facing the elephant in the room
The role of cultural identities in the perpetuation of conflict
The power dynamic on the west bank is more than just a cultural narrative
The limitations of apolitical, individualistic "inner spirituality" narratives
The vital importance of anger in facing injustice
The challenge of integrating ayahuasca ceremonies (and conflict-resolution experiences) in the West Bank
Communitas: can it change an unjust political reality or does it keep that reality as it is through evading it?
Learning new ways of engaging the challenge of an unjust political reality that help encourage actual change
The danger of these ayahuasca ceremonies and conflict-resolution in the West Bank.
Drug stigma and the emergence of ayahuasca in Middle Eastern countries
Movements towards using local plants in Middle Eastern Ayahuasca brews
The different kinds of experiences reported
Unity-based connection (and criticism of the “individual spirituality" of perennial philosophy)
Recognition and difference-based connection
Conflict-related revelation
Awe and Silence
Paraverbal qualities of language
Delivery of conflict-related revelation and the need to ‘share the message’
Journalism and the complexity of reporting on ayahuasca ceremonies and conflict resolution in the West Bank

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What Does It Mean To Have A Spiritual Crisis? | Psychedelic Café 6 Jun 18, 2021

In this psychedelic café, we explore spiritual awakening and spiritual crisis; what they are, and what causes them.

We also explore how we heal from spiritual crisis; their connection to trauma; the spiritual roots of healing bipolar; differentiating spiritual crisis from clinical psychiatric illness; the anti-theistic paradigm of psychiatry; personal crisis in the context of global climate crisis; and having a force larger than oneself un-make and remake our lives.

Our guests are:

Anna Lutkajtis
Dayle Mcleod
Benjamin Mudge
Michelle Anne Hobart
Kyle Buller
Dr. Nicole Gruel

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..... Episode Breakdown

Spiritual crisis as a way of discovering who we really are
What makes spiritual awakening a crisis and how do we learn from them
Spontaneous transformations of worldview
Being dazzled by truth
Living in a secular society increases the likelihood of spiritual crisis
Where is the line between psychosis and spiritual crisis
True spirituality is about love
What does it mean to have a spiritual crisis?
Bipolar, schizophrenia, and being unable to resolve a spiritual crisis
The efficacy of psychiatric drugs in treating bipolar
The role of the body in resolving spiritual crisis
The importance of social context in spiritual crisis
Spiritual crisis as a call to your ancestral lineage
Preparing the cultural grounds for psilocybin introduction into the medical system
The paradigm of psychiatry is anti-theistic
The importance of including indigenous voices
We are in a global spiritual crisis
Trauma’s role in spiritual crisis
How we ground through spiritual crisis experiences
We need to upgrade our language around religious experiences
Should we be trying to feel better?

Somatic Ketamine Therapy For Depression | Pierre Bouchard ~ ATTMind 143 Jun 11, 2021

Pierre Bouchard is on the show to talk about somatic therapy, the traumatic roots of depression, and the role ketamine-assisted somatic psychotherapy can play in healing that trauma, and thus the depression it produces.

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Somatic therapy vs traditional talk therapy
The objectivity of sensation
How somatic sensation can be used therapy
We are all creatively organized to get love in the world
How somatic therapy helps heal trauma
Adding low-dose ketamine to somatic trauma therapy | ketamine therapy for depression
How ketamine’s dissociative effects assist in safely accessing trauma feeling
Developmental trauma and the roots of depression
Treating depression through healing developmental trauma
Trauma, depression, and healing through relationship
How many somatic sessions does it take to heal depression? (integration)
The problems of the present industry of ketamine therapy for depression
Therapists should experience ketamine before providing ketamine
In the absence of somatic ketamine therapists, how can we get the help we need to make sense of our ketamine experiences
It’s never too late to have a good childhood

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Global Collapse, Spirituality, and The Birth Of The Future Human | Chris Bache, PhD ~ ATTMind 142 Apr 23, 2021

Chris Bache PhD has previously been on the show to talk about his work with high dose LSD journeys, out of his book LSD and The Mind Of The Universe. In that book, he discusses visions he had of ‘the birth of the future human’ emerging out of the incredible suffering and challenges of a total, global collapse.

In this interview, Chris outlines why and where he sees this collapse as already having begun and what his LSD journeys into ‘deep time,’ the collective suffering of all humanity, and divine encounters with oneness have revealed about what it will take for humanity to make it through collapse into the future anew. A spiritual approach to the crisis of global collapse.

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Going even deeper into the mind of the universe
The pandemic is only the begging of the global collapse that’s coming
What we are learning during the current global crisis we are in
Its ego that built our culture
We need to learn how to not turn away from our pain, personally and collectively
Doing shadow work for the collective
Suffering and shadow work in acute time and deep time
“A mature spirituality doesn’t take us away from the challenges of the world.”
One of the greatest risks of psychedelic work is ego inflation (integration)
What does it mean to be a good person, psychedelically?
How to show up as a good person through integrating a mystical experience
How to live spiritually without isolating from the challenges of the world
Is it foolish to think that we are actually doing “good”?
The balance of free speech in the context of doing spiritual good
The forced radical reassessment of all our truth claims
It’s grow up or die time | global collapse is here
The mode of inquiry is as important as the content
Why we need to step outside of social media
What life is like when it is lived in intimacy with the mind of the universe

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Drinking The Psychedelic Acacia Trees Of Australia | Psychedelic Café 5 Apr 09, 2021

“Where do the Australian psychoactive acacia species fit into the contemporary, local psychedelic scene, and how does interaction with these species inform a deeper connection to this land and its dreaming?” That's the question we are discussing in this episode of the podcast, psychedelic cafe #5.

We talk about the history, pharmacology, and phenomenology of drinking the psychedelic acacia trees of Australia. As well as their conservation, challenges of learning there being no known history of their ceremonial use, and the complications of using them in the context of colonialism.

We also talk about plant intelligence, interspecies communication, and encounters with “the unseen realm” of spirits that exist beyond the human mind. Our Guests For This Episode:

Nick Sun
Jef Baker
Rohan B.
Dr. Liam Engel
Julian Palmer

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Communicating with psychedelic acacia trees of Australia
Connecting to the spirit of the land
A growing language between humans and the acacia
Conservation of Acacia in the face of wild harvesting
The modern cultural context of acacia drinkers
Australian Psychedelic Acacia spirituality is an unexplored area of psychedelic anthropology
Acacia species that are orally active without separate MAOIs?
Psychedelic alkaloids in Acacia other than nn, DMT—e.g. NMT, 5-MeO-DMT, and other undiscovered alkaloids
Why plants produce alkaloids (beyond survival)
Experiential differences between psychedelic acacias
problems and concerns for conversation and preservation
DMT and Acacia general usage patterns in Western Australia
Ask not what the plant can do for you, but what you can do for the plant
Finding a sustainable commercial source for the psychedelic acacia trees of australia
The complexity of drinking acacia in the context of colonialism
Will drinking the plants reconnect us with the land
Asking for permission
Learning the plants and how to take them with integrity without a culture to guide us
Psychedelic encounters with spirits — DMT, acacia, and “the unseen realm”
You can’t just chalk entity experiences up to 'just a trip'
All non-human life has intrinsic value
Grow plants
Existence is just a joke but you have to take it seriously or it isn’t funny
Learn to en-joy
The message DMT is attempting to give humanity
Different plants from different lands, consumed on different lands, invite different insight

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Neurofeedback Therapy and Psychedelics | Heather Hargraves ~ ATTMind 141 Mar 26, 2021

Heather Hargraves joins us to discuss using neurofeedback therapy to heal the brain and build a resilient nervous system.

We also talk about mental health disorders as an adaptive response of the nervous system, rather than a pathology. As well as where neurofeedback therapy fits in as an adjunct to psychotherapy in treat those disorders.

We also talk extensively about ADHD, traumatic brain injury, and brain health.

And, of particular excitement to you psychedelic-enthusiasts out there, we talk about psychedelic-informed neurofeedback. (Which is basically like using neurofeedback to encourage your brain to enter psychedelic-like states.)

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What is neurofeedback and how does it work
Using neurofeedback to encourage homeostasis in the brain through progressive-overload exercise for the nervous system
Increasing communication, complexity, and relationship within the nervous system
Understanding mental health disorders as a product of nervous system adaptation rather than pathology
Technologically-augmented psychotherapy through neurofeedback
ADHD, relaxation-induced anxiety, and Heart Rate Variability (a neurofeedback perspective)
ADHD as a product of early-life head trauma
Using neurofeedback for training the brain into good mental and neurological health
Beyond neuroptimal
At-home Neurofeedback technology - pros and cons
Using neurofeedback therapy to treat chronic pain
Discovering psychedelic-informed neurofeedback
Combining psychedelic-induced neurofeedback with actual psychedelics
Using neurofeedback therapy to assist integration on the neurobiological level
Using neurofeedback and microdosing to repair brain damage
You need to change the microbiome to sustain changes in the brain
Early life trauma starts in the brain stem - A criticism of the polyvagal theory
Divergence Neuro–effective and affordable at-home neurofeedback headset
Using Neurofeedback and VR to create a Nexus5 (novel) experience
Having neurodivergent individuals in our communities is an important evolutionary advantage
“Maybe we’ve been hypnotized into pathologizing healthy responses to unhealthy systems”
Using neurofeedback and genomics to predict whether or not DMT will help treat addiction
Creating technology that works like mycelium

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Antidepressants and Psychedelics: Comparisons, Contrasts, and Combinations | Benjamin Malcolm, The Spirit Pharmacist ~ ATTMind 140 Mar 12, 2021

Benjamin Malcolm, aka The Spirit Pharmacist, joins us on to explore and compare the pharmacological actions of antidepressant psychotropics with the actions of the classical psychedelics, ayahuasca, MDMA, and ketamine.

We also explore the risk of combining psychedelics, MDMA, and/or ketamine with the different classes of antidepressants, including SSRIs, SNRIs, and MAOIs, and even NDRIs like Wellbutrin and Strattera.

This episode is chock full of very specific information about pharmacology. Get your notepad ready.

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The difference between antidepressants and psychedelics as treatments for mental health disorders
How antidepressant psychotropics address mental health disorders
How psychedelics address mental health disorders
Psychedelic psychotherapy is suffering under the weight of trying to fit in with psychiatry
Psychedelics help you heal yourself, by helping to heal your brain
How the classical psychedelics affect the brain—Lsd, psilocybin, MDMA, Ayahuasca, and Ketamine
Neurotrophic factors and psychedelic induced neuroplasticity
Combining tricyclic antidepressants and psychedelics (including MDMA, ketamine, and ayahuasca)
What are MAOIs (a vs b, reversible vs irreversible) and their interaction with psychedelics (and ayahuasca)
An explanation of serotonin syndrome
Combining MAOIs with psilocybin and LSD
Combining MAOIs with MDMA (as well as other stimulants)
SRI’s and SNRI’s— what are they and how do they interact with psychedelics
SSRIs reduce the effects of MDMA
Is it a good idea to use Prozac for MDMA hangover
NRI and NDRI–what are they and how do they interact with psychedelics (including ayahuasca)
Mixing Wellbutrin or Straterra with psychedelics
Why anecdotal evidence for drug reactions doesn't amount to much
Combining SARI (trazodone) with psychedelics

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Using Psychedelics To Dismantle Racism | Akua Ofosuhene ~ ATTMind 139 Feb 26, 2021

Akua Ofosuhene is on the show to discuss the role psychedelics can play in dismantling racism in society by helping us learn to let go of the conditioned beliefs we are taught to hold about race in general.

We also talk about how the dismantling of racism is actively harmed by the politics of outrage being carried into our personal relationships, and how getting beyond racism as a society can only truly come about in a cultural context based on the sacredness of the individual.

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Why it serves us to talk about racism with less trigger charge between us
How racism is at the foundation of capitalism
How colonialism creates the problems colonialism presents itself as being the solution to
How racism expresses the identity of both white people and black/brown people
Using psychedelics to dismantle and reject the title of ‘white’ in “white” people
The possibility of redemption requires a culture that allows for mistakes to be learned from and relationships that encourage that
The profound complexity of this process, and the importance of doing the personal healing work first
The importance of going beyond personal work
How we come together on social issues is important
Akua’s journey of Using Psychedelics To Dismantle Racism
Dismantling the “racist within” herself through psychedelic use
Narrative warfare, polarization, and being conditioned into a constant threat response
Using psychedelics to heal ourselves from feeling constant threat empowers us to create positive change
Psychedelics can help to heal polarized divisions, but not by default. It has to be a choice Going beyond race
What it looks like to dismantle the racist within, both as a white person and as a person of color
Recognize even difficult, or seemingly self-limiting, transitions towards positive social change are steps towards that change
We are so much more than we currently believe ourselves to be
What does it look like to actively stand up to racist institutions as a person of color?
Summarizing the conversation so far
Do protests actually create change?
Why Akua is skeptical of aligning with BLM as a response to racism
What does it look like to actively stand up to racist institutions as a white person?

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MDMA for Couples | The Love Doctor, Charley Wininger ~ ATTMind 138 Feb 12, 2021

Charley Wininger, author of Listening To Ecstacy: The Transformative Power of MDMA, joins us to talk about MDMA for couples, as well as MDMA for personal healing, spiritual awakening, and staying connected to the joy of being alive as we age into the winter years of our lives. Of course, MDMA comes with certain risks, and we talk about that too.

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MDMA for couples / MDMA in our aging time
How this interview came into existence
The history of MDMA, MDMA for couples, and MDMA's prohibition
Rediscovering MDMA at 50 years old
The benefits of MDMA for the individual
MDMA is the chemical of connection
Accessing profound self-love, and how it changes you
Transforming one’s relationship to their body with MDMA
The benefits of MDMA for romantic partnerships
Using MDMA for couples therapy
The power of deep love and safety in resolving long-standing relationships conflicts
We all have these little dark secrets that we’ll be rejected if known
The importance of being careful with who you take MDMA with
How a cult of two collapses a relationship
How our relationship fail when we forget generosity and gratitude within it - and how MDMA helps remind us
The profound value of touch
MDMA is sensual, not necessarily sexual (but cannabis helps)
How reconnecting with the loving vulnerability between you and your partner can reawaken sexual intimacy
WARNING: MDMA within abusive relationships might make things worst
Taking MDMA as a senior citizen
The danger of taking MDMA as an older person
Losing the magic – Can taking a lower dose of MDMA help to bring the magic back?
Integration: A different way of understanding the MDMA hangover
The pain of using MDMA to open your heart.
What does aging offer us; what does it take away; where does MDMA fit in the process
The disadvantages of aging vs internalized ageism
How MDMA has impacted Wininger’s relationship to death and dying
Bridging the age apartheid with MDMA and the rave scene
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone; learning how important our relationships are before death ends them
The most important lesson MDMA has to teach us during the troubled times we are in

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Sensemaking Psychedelic Capitalism with Rebel Wisdom | Alexander Beiner ~ ATTMind 137 Jan 29, 2021

Alexander Beiner joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to discuss the rise of psychedelic capitalism, its impact on the culture, and the risk of us losing something promising if we get swept up by various narratives for-profits models are seeding into our minds.

We also discuss modern Western culture’s crisis of meaning, the dissolution of trust in institutions, "the internet of beefs", and the challenge of sensemaking in our modern technological landscape.

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Adderall, modafinil, and attention in a world of distraction
Rebel Wisdom, sensemaking, and the meaning crisis
Multi-level narrative warfare and the culture war in a multipolar world
How psychedelics are impacting us negatively, in the context of the meaning crisis
Psychedelics lack the cultural framework needed for them to have a positive impact impact
Can psychedelic culture become antifragile?
Psychedelics’ potentially positive role | the transformational power of truth
Game-B and the rise of psychedelic capitalism
The legal and ethical complexities introduced with for-profit models for psychedelic therapy
Who should be regulating the psychedelic industry, and how?
Prohibition (and profit) block the generative public discourse needed to address the problems psychedelic capitalism is introducing
The power and importance of talking openly about our thoughts on psychedelics and psychedelic culture
How profiting through the psychedelic industry will begin to silence us from speaking up against harm and damage done within those industries
The changing quality of discourse on the complexities facing psychedelic culture
The epitome of psychedelic capitalism is in the language of ‘wellness’
Will mainstreaming psychedelics fundamentally alter the psychedelic experiences itself?
Will the mainstream change the psychedelic experience, or will the psychedelic experience change the mainstream?
The unfortunate lack of recognizing plant intelligence in our presently mainstreamed models for psychedelic experiences
The strange game of appearing respectable in order to be respected in psychedelic research can't go on forever
A taste of what's coming up on rebel wisdom regarding psychedelic content

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A Somatic Relational Approach to Psychedelic Therapy | Tooth Fairy & Curlz ~ ATTMind 136 Jan 15, 2021

We feature two anonymous guests on today’s episode to talk about applying psychedelics to somatic relational therapy. One of whom is a practicing underground therapist. The other is not a therapist or doing therapy, but a social worker and researcher specializing in somatic healing, interpersonal neurobiology, and psychedelic therapy.

This is a radically different approach to the psychedelic-assisted therapy you are likely aware of--headphones, eye shades, therapist there to hold a hand if needed. This is a therapy that is fully interactive and engaged.

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Weathering transference during a session; positive versus negative transference
Why we were talking about somatic therapy with psychedelics
Healing our social fabric and up-skilling our community [link to Sweden lecture]
Neurobiology of connection and trauma healing
Neurobiology of co-regulation in infancy and adulthood
Applying co-regulation practices to psychedelic therapy, plus an example
How early life attachment wounds can become trauma in adulthood and how they are healed
How attachment wounds contribute to physical illness
The role of intellectual understanding during somatic healing
How to carry somatic healing into our lives afterwards; integration
“Symbolic“ versus body-based healing trauma
The first healing response to the wound is not always the final step in that healing
Becoming human through healing trauma in the body
How connecting to the earth is a vital part of our healing process
Connecting with the intelligence of plant medicine
The value of slowing down; finding optimal arousal state for entering into psychedelic spaces
Trauma expressing as hyper-function
What role does feeling the pain—shadow work—play in healing trauma with somatic psychedelic therapy
Bypassing shadow work euphoria addiction
A story of healing through abject terror on 5-MeO-DMT
The vital role of love in healing trauma through somatic therapy with psychedelics
How do different psychedelics fit with different needs and phases of somatic healing
MDMA, 3MMC, 5MEODMT, ketamine, psilocybin
The healing power of connecting with Transcendence
Healing ancestral trauma
More on the healing power of connecting with Transcendence

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Psilocybin And The Cultivation Of Compassion | James W. Jesso ~ ATTMind 135 Dec 31, 2020

PSILOCYBIN AND COMPASSION ARE BOTH LINKED TO OUR ABILITY TO FEEL EMOTIONAL PAIN AS IT ARISES

By examining this correlation from a trauma-informed, psychotherapeutic framework, we find an understanding of emotional healing and healthy emotional processes, with or without psilocybin on board.

This lecture will explore the essence of compassion and how a lack of it is related to early childhood trauma and emotional repression. Furthermore, it will explore the potential of psilocybin in the resolution of emotional trauma and the cultivation of healthier relationships, as well as the potential of suffering as a necessary skill for being an adult. (p.s. please be aware that there is quite a bit more cursing in this episode than normal.)

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Heightened Sexual Experiences and Psychedelics | Miriam Elyse ~ ATTMind 134 Dec 18, 2020

What are heightened sexual experiences? How do we access them? How do they relate to our ability to access pleasure, multiple orgasms, and a profound sense of intimacy with ourselves and with others? What do we need to watch out for on our journey of awakening to these heightened sexual experiences in order to stay safe in ourselves and avoid accidentally hurting others? And, what roles do our psychedelic experiences serve in this sexual awakening?

We welcome Miriam Elyse to Adventures Through The Mind to explore these questions and more.

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The similarities between the psychedelic experience and the sexual experience
Working with energy, with psychedelics and with sexuality
Logic and the isness of existence
Discerning spiritual awakening from manic episodes
The profound real-ness of your inner experience
Getting out of the adult mind with heightened sexual experiences
Learning to let go of control, in psychedelics and with sexuality
Balancing between control and surrender in accessing multiple orgasms
Similarities and differences between male and female sexual experiences
The dynamic field of orgasm and how psychedelic can help us access it
Feminine and masculine are not only male or female
Differing pleasures in different bodies through different means
“My pleasure” but what about other people?
Spiritual bypassing the self-serving ego trap of spiritual sexual practices
Other than spirituality, what value do these practices offer our relationships?
New Relationship Energy (NRE) vs Old Relationship Energy (ORE) for heightened sexual practices
The importance of a secure relationship container to explore profound sexual states and the misuse of power dynamics
Peter Pan spiritual fuckboys
Cleansing the lens of perception through heightened sexual experiences
Tantra and healing through sexuality
Further breaking down spiritual fuckboys vs responsible polyamory
Opening up into our parental wounds through sexual ecstasy
The connection is more important than the sex
Personal experiences with polyamory and why we both have chosen monogamy
How polyamory revealed our shadows around our vulnerability
How heightened sexual experiences are medicine for the modern world

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Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy For The Terminally Ill | TheraPsil ~ ATTMind 133 Dec 04, 2020

TheraPsil is a coalition of healthcare professionals, patients, and advocates dedicated to fighting for the rights of Canadians facing end-of-life or illness-related distress to have legal access to therapeutic psychedelics.

Members of the TheraPsil team join ATTMIND for a discussion about their legal argument for access to psilocybin-assisted therapy for the terminally ill here in Canada; the role of psilocybin in helping alleviate the existential suffering that comes during a person’s dying time (and thus into talk about life’s meaning and its presence or absence in that dying time.

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What access to psilocybin-assisted therapy for terminally ill patients matters
Our constitutional right to psilocybin
How psilocybin has helped me with the anxiety of knowing I will die
The ignorance of the modern medical paradigm around mental health issues
The modern medical paradigm’s focus on suppression rather than healing
The cultural limitations to undoing bad laws
Why society more receptive to psychedelics now then they were in the 60s
Psilocybin revealing the meaning of life through the dissolution of cultural ideologies
The psychological context of a dying person and why psilocybin-assisted therapy for the terminally ill is helpful in that context
The negative cultural paradigm we have around death worsens end of life distress and how psilocybin helps
Dying people are generally on a lot of drugs, how to assess the pharmacological safety of psilocybin in that context
The complexities of pain management during psilocybin-assisted therapy for the terminally ill
Advice to palliative nurses based on lessons learned in psilocybin assisted therapy for terminal anxiety
Pain management reduction of total pain after a psilocybin experience
The increase of spiritual care in palliative medicine
What it took for therapsil to succeed in getting access to dying patients in Canada
Will decriminalization hinder medical access?
The impact increased access to psilocybin might have for society
The successful progression of medical science; achieving patient access to psilocybin-assisted therapy for the terminally ill

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How to Address Corporate Influence and 'Bad Actors' in Psychedelic Culture | Psychedelic Café 4 Nov 20, 2020

What is the best way to address both the acute and systemic problems present in psychedelic culture?

It's a big question, so we have invited a number of people to have a psychedelic café about it.

Our guests, (in alphabetical order according to their last name, excluding host James W. Jesso)

Marta Ketchmarchek, co-founder and coordinator of The Psychedelic Society of The Netherlands and Facilitator at Synthesis, a psilocybin retreat centre in Amsterdam
Trevor Millar, owner of Liberty Root therapy, Chair for MAPS Canada, and on the founding board of the Canadian Psychedelic Association
Jeronimo MM, member of ICEERS, which is the International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service
Anya Oleksiuk, psychedelic documentary filmmaker co-owner and co-director of The Psychedelic Society UK
Brian Pace, the politics and ecology editor for Psymposia and lecturer of psychedelic studies at Ohio state university
Mareesa Stertz of Film maker and co-founder of Lucid News
Bett Williams, author of The Wild Kindness: A Psilocybin Odyssey

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How psychedelic exceptionalism informs how we think about bad actor's in the scene
The importance of community to resource people addressing conflicts and harm in psychedelic culture
Introducing Psymposia and their perspectives and approach to addressing problems in the culture
Introducing The Canadian Psychedelic Association and the value of community
Creating events to help discuss serious issues psychedelic culture is otherwise bypassing
Wondering about whether or not psychedelics should be held as part of a public politic
Why anti-rival maturity is vital for actual progress in culture, psychedelic and otherwise
Introducing the Netherlands’ Guild of Guides and how they are dealing with bad actors
The psychedelic industry is being led by huge players of corporate Influence
Can the psychedelic experience help us change the business of psychedelics?
What comes after the end of prohibition and how do we get there?
Positive peer pressure and becoming a community that forwards culture towards the future we want to see
The psychedelic community is not "one" community, so how do we work together?
How the forces at work with colonialism are the same forces shaping the modern psychedelic industry through corporate influence
The value of working where you can work rather than trying to work everywhere
Optimism VS naiveté
How distorted exceptions causes those “doing their best to do better” to get torn down for not already being perfect
Medicalization is NOT access
Capitalism and climate change
Not letting ourselves get manipulated into tearing down the lowest hanging fruit
Will the psychedelic industry actually be profitable?

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Being A Psychedelic Person In The Modern Political Landscape | Bett Williams ~ ATTMind 132 Nov 06, 2020

Bett Williams and I explore a number of issues facing the modern politically switched on psychedelic person. We do so with special reference to the damaging impact of social media technologies on our perceptions, identity, and behavior; cultural appropriation within psychedelic ceremony building; and the Dark Side of leftist psychedelic politics. All of which grounded in a discussion around what it means to live psychedelically, as a psychedelic person in relationship with the psilocybin mushroom.

For context, this interview was recorded a couple months ago and it’s actually just a coincidence (or accidental synchronicity) that it is being released during the week of the 2020 US presidential election. I'm definitely holding a particular curiosity as to how much the ideas discussed in this episode will be relevant or illuminating to the events that are going to follow in the next coming weeks. But that is a topic for larger wanderings beyond the podcast. I will leave it to the r/ATTMindPodcast subreddit.

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There is no psychedelic without culture
The satanic trinity of Facebook Reddit and Instagram
How mushrooms can help us break out of social media reality
James’ first psilocybin experience
Social media becomes our mind : our mind becomes social media
“Psychedelics and the internet go hand in hand”
The importance of discipline with psychedelic practice
Building ceremony culture as a non-indigenous person
How culture defines what comes of our psychedelic experiences
Are mushrooms have wisdom or do they just connect us to wisdom
“The mushroom contains multitudes”
The mushroom experience is build by our relationship to them
Mushrooms revealed the ego saturation of social justice outrage politics
What does it mean to engage politics ‘psychedelically’?
The politics of the history or Maria Sabina
Getting beyond party line politics to appreciate the good work being done
Bett Williams’s criticisms on Micheal Pollan
Growing mushrooms | What it means to be in relationship with the mushroom
Respecting the risk being taken by those who grow and provide psychedelics
Respect your drug dealer!
The potential (and failings) of the psychedelic left to be leading the political conversation in a good way
The moral obligation of breaking unjust laws
There is something gained by psychedelic being illegal
The unknown unknowns of the history of traditions
Will more people eating more psychedelics help us with the crisis we are fading?
What it means and what it takes to live a psychedelic life
Psychedelic mushrooms are serious work, but won’t work if you take it too seriously
How to live life with psychedelics without hurting yourself
Working out your buffalo problem
How does age impact our ability to access depth with psilocybin
The wild kindness

Bending Reality With Pop Magick | Alex Kazemi ~ ATTMind 131 Oct 30, 2020

Alex Kazemi, author of 'Pop Magick: A Simple Guide To Bending Your Reality', is on the show to talk about using magick and magickal rituals to bend reality, but also how magick has both helped and harmed him on his path into, and through, substance addiction and early fame. We also talk about learning to free ourselves from the simulation of mainstream consumer reality, why the dogmas of the occult world are holding magickal practitioners back, drug-induced psychosis, and even NoFap as a powerful practice of inner alchemy.

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What is Magick
The theatre of modern culture
What about occam's razor? Why do we need a higher power to understand Magick
What is reality; what is freedom?
Magical perspective vs magical practice
Accessing desire deeper than material
Being selfish and self-centred with your magical power
Pop magick and the dogma of the occult
Magick as a non-discriminatory spiritual option
The value of tradition vs the cage of dogma
Spirits and how we create entities
The value of accessing a higher power
Magick as a frame of reference for psychotherapy
Healing trauma and addiction with magic
How Magick both helped and harmed Alex’s journey through addiction
The anatomy of a magical ritual
Accessing natural energy, within and without
An important risk with doing Pop Magick
Using magic to feed our addictions
Abstract outcome vs specific outcome
How questing for our own desires can hurt others
James’ journey into addiction and drug-induced psychosis
Sigil Magick and candle Magick
Charging your Magickal symbols
Suspending Disbelief; Just give it a go
Drug Magick
Why Alex avoids drug Magick
Sex Magick
Nofap, porn, and inner alchemy
The dangers of porn for young minds
Pornography addiction

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Iboga And The Bwiti School Of Life | Tatayo ~ ATTMind 130 Oct 23, 2020

Living in Gabon for 50 years, Tatayo was the first westerner to be initiated into the Bwiti Fang iboga tradition. He joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to discuss what he has learned about Bwiti after living in Gabon and working with iboga.

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How Tatayo came to Gabon and why he decided to stay
How he came to do his initiation
What is Ebando
What is the Bwiti, what is its connection to Iboga
Bwiti different expression in Gabonese culture
Iboga is love
What is a Bwiti initiation?
The complexities and dangers of cultural differences between Gabonese and westerners
The necessity of intercultural mediation to protect both locals and westerners
What is a Bwiti Iboga initiation ceremony like
Iboga and the realm of the dead
Iboga connects you with the synchronicity of your life
The roles and presence of spirits in the Bwiti cultural paradigm
How Iboga heals
Tatayo’s craziest rescue mission
Ebando’s upcoming Bwiti: school of life course
Racial issues of being a white man speaking n behalf of an African culture
The only secret is the plants
being a bridge between cultures

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Healing Childhood Trauma With Ayahuasca | Carlos Tanner ~ ATTMind 129 Oct 09, 2020

Carlos Tanner, director of The Ayahuasca Foundation, is on the show to talk about what childhood trauma is, how it's developed, and not only how ayahuasca can help heal it, but how we can set ourselves up for, and understand, that healing in a way that truly betters our lives.

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Carlos’ journey of recovering from addiction with ayahuasca and into ayahuasca apprenticeship
What is childhood trauma and how is it made
The role of ayahuasca in healing childhood trauma
Why ayahuasca helps heal trauma better than psychoanalysis
The importance of having a safe context to release stuck traumatic emotions
The role of accessing hypersensitivity states during ayahuasca to remap traumatic memories
The essential role of ceremony in guiding our ayahuasca experiences into a healing experience
Inner environment metaphor to understand the science of healing with ayahuasca
"whatever it takes"
The role of stating your intention
The connection between inner environment and relational context
Are there certain traumas that ayahuasca can heal better than others?
How do spirits fit into this childhood trauma healing process?
How our beliefs inform our sense of what's real, and how our sense of reality isn't necessarily what's real
What about dark sorcery, demons, psychic warfare, and magic darts?
What about trauma that causes psychiatric conditions, like psychosis or bipolar?
Ayahuasca's influence on epigenetics and inherited family trauma
Integration specific to returning back to your life after doing ayahuasca in South America
The results of the ayahuasca foundation’s research on ayahuasca impact on mental health
The second phase of their research

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The Role Of Psychedelics In Healthy Relationships | Psychedelic Café 3 Sep 25, 2020

WHAT DOES THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE OFFER US IN SO FAR AS THE MEANING OF BEING IN RELATIONSHIP?

That is the question we are exploring for this episode of The Psychedelic Café. Our Guests are: Mel Cassidy, Bruce Sanguin, Miriam Elise, and Adam Wilder

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The importance of relationships on the path of personal betterment through psychedelics
The role of psychedelics in dissolving dysfunctional social paradigms of codependency
Wounded in relationship, healed in relationship (and where psychedelics fit into the process)
Learning to love oneself through peyote
The similarities between kundalini sexual awakenings and psychedelic awakenings
The power of accessing authenticity
Psychedelic work is not about “me” and simply learning about oneself with psychedelics doesn’t equate to being healed
Integration happens in relationship
Love as the bridge to the other
An invitation to return to an a priori relational reality
Learning how to love better and let love in better
Being inauthentic people for unconscious efforts to get old attachment needs met
Healing ourselves to go beyond the wounded pattern of trying to fulfill needs and step into celebrating being together
Learning to be ok with putting up boundaries even if people won’t like you for it
Psychedelics helping us being ok with feeling shame and feel loved simultaneously
The fallacy of self-sovereignty and connection being polar opposites
The relationship between oneness and personal boundaries
Ayahuasca and accessing profound eroticism within oneself
Psychedelics helping us let go the shame of embodying our sexuality
Do psychedelics make us polyamorous?
Deconstructing the shame we hold for our natural sexual tendencies
“Psychedelic erotic confusion”
Is it an addiction to falling in love that feeds polyamory?
Polyfuckary vs polyamory
The power of psychedelics to bring us into our individual embodied sovereignty
The will to grieve as a skill that helps us sustain healthy relationships
Learning to be intimate with the unknown

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An Explorer's Mindset; Sailing The Psychedelic Seas | Robert Rio Hahn ~ ATTMind 128 Sep 11, 2020

Robert 'Rio' Hahn is on the show for this episode to present the explorer's mindset to us, and all that it can offer us, through sharing his history as not only an explorer but one of the founding fathers for ethnobotanical research of psychoactive plants in the Amazon. He is not only a curious and sharp-minded man but an important figure in the history of psychedelic culture as we know it today.

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Rio journey into the amazon on the R/VHeraclitus to study psychoactive plants with Wade Davis and Dennis and Terrence McKenna
What it was like to drink ayahuasca before anyone knew what ayahuasca was
Is there regret for helping pave the way for ayahuasca tourism?
How an explorers mindset can protect us from shamanic exploitation
How and explorers mindset can help us navigate the pandemic crisis
Surrender, acceptance, curiosity, and breath
How to be explorers while holding psychoactive plants as teachers
Rios journey into datura with a Hindu swami (swamis sacred plant)
Keep hold of the explorers' mindset

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Psilocybin Therapy and Mushroom Wisdom | Francoise Bourzat and Dr. Rosalind Watts ~ ATTMind 127 Aug 28, 2020

Each a leader in the field of psilocybin therapy and medicine, Francoise Bourzat and Rosalind Watts are on the show to talk with each other about psilocybin for depression, trauma, dying; as well as integration, the role of community in getting the most out of our psychedelic experiences, why the depression comes back after psilocybin therapy, and the challenges of being a woman in psychedelic research. We also discuss the ethics of screening people for therapy, using mushrooms in naturalistic settings, ego inflation, and the impact of venture capitalism is having on psychedelic culture.

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The basis of why these two women have come together for this episode
Francoise's upcoming Research on psilocybin and grief
Navigating the Challenges of being a woman in psychedelic research, and science in general
Team support structures for handing difficult psilocybin therapy sessions as a facilitator
Preparing a team to research psilocybin therapy and processing grief
The masculine striving and the feminine building of community and family
The role of grief and grieving in the process of healing with psilocybin
Encounter with eternity help us reconsolidate the dying process
The integration processes used during the psilocybin for depression trials
How long should we wait between psilocybin journeys?
A point about the value of heart rate variability as something o measure during psilocybin research
Discussing why (and how) the depression comes back after psilocybin
Psilocybin therapy and trauma healing
Comparing MDMA to psilocybin insofar as trauma healing
Concerns around how fast psychedelics are being mainstreamed
The ethics of screening people for psilocybin therapy
The role of community in getting the most benefit from psilocybin
Building that community using the 'pollinator model'
Discussions on the psilocybin service initiative in Oregon
Using mushrooms in natural settings
Discussions about psychedelic medicine in the context of capitalism
Psychedelic ego inflation and narcissism increased by psychedelic use
Why profitable psychedelic therapy will likely be poor therapy
Quality psilocybin therapy vs 'kfc' therapy
How big business legislation may hurt good people to keep doing their work in the context of legalization

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Systems Thinking and Psychedelics - A Letter To Our Future AI Overlords | Greg Kieser ~ ATTMind 126 Aug 14, 2020

Greg Kieser is on the show to explore a hypothetical future where society is led by Super Aware Intelligence Machines as a framework to talk about systems thinking, supersystemic thinking, idea ecologies, the two cognitive impediments that prevent humanity from solving the largest problems it faces, and where psychedelics are sewn into the mix.

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Introducing the concept and themes of Dear Machine (a letter to a super aware intelligent machine in the future)
Bringing a different quality of thinking to humanity's problems
Systems thinking, supersystemic thinking, and idea ecosystems
Comparing idea ecosystems to forests and the microbiome
What ideas and ideologies best serve humanity's evolution?
The problem-solving tools we are currently using are fundamentally incapable of solving the problems they propose to solve
What perspectives and goals would a super aware intelligent machine will have for humanity?
Why good ideas will grow and eventually outplace bad ideas, despite the tendencies for bad ideas (or ideologies) to spread more virally
Regenerative agriculture as an example of how good ideas will eventually take over the bad ones
Accounting for the limitations of human emotional immaturity
Why psychedelics can help decrease irrational thinking
Greg Kieser has optimism despite how disparaging the situation currently seems
The two cognitive impediments that prevent humanity from solving our largest problems
The illusory self and how it is baked into our social institution
The interweaving of the self beyond the lifespan and into the natural world
"We lack the brain capacity to acquire data, analyze it for actionable insights, then rank the value of the resulting knowledge." [source]
Informational overload and the disintegration of objective reality
The challenge of making decisions while trying to juggle all the knowledge we might have about that decision - analysis paralysis
How to buy to apple
Our governments are not prepared to solve our problems and are actually incentivized not to
The value and the failures of democracy
Psychedelics' place within humanities progression towards harmony
Why psychedelics, themselves, will not actually help us better ourselves as a society
What has he pandemic revealed about the validity of Greg’s thesis in Dear Machine
Comparing the pandemic to the occupy movement
What are the first steps we can take to start developing supersystemic thinking

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What Psychedelics Can Teach Us About Dealing With Crisis | Psychedelic Café 2 Jul 10, 2020

What lessons do our psychedelics experiences offer us in making sense of the global pandemic and all the crises that have come with it?

Our guests exploring this question are Rachel Harris, Maria Papaspyrou, Tarzie McLean, and Kyle Buller.

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Introduction of each guest
Sensemaking reality
How do we make our challenges 'medicine'
When does the ceremony end?
Internal vs external challenge | active engagement vs passive receptivity
Doing the work vs letting the work be done
Learning to sit in uncertainty
How does our perspective on death impact how we respond to the pandemic
The pandemic, like psychedelics, places our dying front and center in life
"The grief and the loss and the fertility of it all"
The complexity between reconnecting with nature for our individual health and the demand to stay out of the wilds for the sake of planetary health
Do our psychedelic experiences support our capacity to navigate crises in general?
A question of meaning-making during the pandemic crisis
We are all being affected differently
The privilege to see this as a learning opportunity
Exploring the unintended consequences of acting while highly embodied with 'triggered' energy
The complications of reactive social media engagement during times of protest
Are we integrating our pandemic lessons well enough to prepare for the growing climate crisis?
Psychedelic integration has no end
The ongoing process of meaning-making
Failing to live up to our psychedelic lessons
It takes a long time to integrate crisis, psychedelic or otherwise
The selfishness of 'Yolo'
What do you bring back for the world from your psychedelic experiences?

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Psilocybin At Sunset (Learning How To Die) | Andrea Bird ~ ATTMind 125 Jul 03, 2020

In 2017, Andrea Bird received her terminal diagnosis. In December of 2018, having no experience with it up to this point, she received underground psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy to grapple with the challenge of dying. She is on the show for this episode to share her psilocybin story publicly for the first time.

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Receiving the terminal Diagnosis
Deciding to take psilocybin during her dying process
Learning to be a dying person
The context of her first journey
The story of her first journey
What her first psilocybin journey taught her about how to die
Learning to love yourself
Integrating that first journey into life (and dying)
The shadow winter
What brought her into her second journey
'Saying to good to everyone I love'
Dying of cancer during the pandemic
A fierce training of living in the present moment
Giving back the gift of life
Andreas suggestions in preparing for psilocybin during your dying time
The role of poetry in learning to die

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On Being A Black Advocate In The Psychedelic Renaissance | Psychedelic Café 1 Jun 26, 2020

Welcome To The Psychedelic Café, a structured group conversation on curated topics, with curated guests, exploring a central question. This session's question is: What does it mean to be a Black advocate in the Psychedelic Renaissance?

Our guests are The Dank Duchess, Darron Le Baron, Chor Boogie, Akua Ofosuhene, and Moudou Baqui

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The Four Facets Of Human Transformation | Dr. Douglas Tataryn ~ ATTMind 124 Jun 19, 2020

Dr. Douglas Tataryn joins us to explain the Four Facets Of Human Transformation, how they develop (or don’t develop) over time, what roles those facets play, what it looks like when one is more developed than the others, and how we might develop those facets in a way that leads us to removing perceptual distortions and living happier, healthier, more embodied lives within ourselves and within our relationships.

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A quick overview of topics from our first interview together
What are the four facets of transformation
Waking up
- Transcending identification
- Development of identity/locus of identification
- Challenges of meditative disidentification
- The end of thinking is possible
- Different types of waking up
- Recognizing the lie of what we thought was our self
- Where is God in enlightenment?
Cleaning up
- After enlightenment
- Why do enlightened masters still do dumb things
- Accidental conditioned history, emotional impressions, feeling beliefs, and perceptual distortions
- Accidental conditioned history includes trauma but isn't only trauma
- The importance of clearing perceptual distortions
Growing up
- Increasing complexity
- Growing up can damage our relationships with those who aren't growing up
- Spiral dynamics integral: Traditional consciousness VS modern VS postmodern
- Why do social justice warriors embody the very relational and behavioral values and patterns they claim to be championing against?
- The profound importance of co-learning in communities of practice
- Sharing and exploring feelings and emotions are needed to form deep bonds
- How Jordan Peterson illuminated the ethnocentric gang mentality of SJWs
- The stages of growing up
Looking around
- How a lack of emotional intelligence can damage our relationships
- Developing sensitivities to perceive different aspect of reality
- Shamanism's capacity to navigate realities that others are unable to perceive at all
How the 4 facets of transformations overlay Ken Wilber's 4 quadrants of the self
How the self and the world you are creating within yourself is being co-created by the four facets of human transformation

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The impact of Psychedelics on Memory Processing | Maria Balaet ~ ATTMind 123 Jun 05, 2020

Maria Balaet is on the show to talk about the impact of psychedelics on memory processing, the neuropharmacology of memory, the interplay of memory and personal consciousness, and the ethics of memory modulation with psychedelics. --LINKS-- For links to Maria Balaet's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind123 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***

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Foundational concepts of memory, brain, and consciousnesses
Neural Darwinism
Memory as an operation of the brain
Memory is not just about remembering things
Encoding, consolidation, retrieval (and reconsolidation)
Implicit vs explicit memory
Different theories of memory retrieval
The pharmacological mechanism of memory consolidation
The malleability of memory over time - how memory is liable to disruption
The memory of meaning
The neurobiology of memory
The impact of psychedelics on memory processing
Her research using a ketamine analog to disrupt the reconsolidation process
Psychedelics as memory modulators
How we can use psychedelics therapeutically to change memory
Research with ketamine to alter memory cues around alcoholism
The dangers of at-home efforts to alter memory resulting in accidental self-harm
Psychedelic brainwashing and malicious intent
Differing psychedelics, different neuropharmacology, different memory modulation?
The fleeting memories of DMT, dream recall, and state-dependent learning
Is it possible to increase our ability to remember our psychedelic experiences?
The role of glutamate in memory and how different psychedelics pharmacologically change that process (LSD vs ketamine)
Maria's upcoming research on how people's cognition under psychedelics compares to the average sober population

Preparing for The Unintended Consequences of Mainstreaming Psychedelics | Jerónimo M.M. ~ ATTMind 122 May 22, 2020

Jerónimo M.M. joins us on the show to discuss the cultural issues we are presented with insofar as integrating psychedelics into the mainstream of the Western World of the Global North. We also talk about preparing for the unintended consequences of ending prohibition and the amputation of culture that comes with our globalized export of psychoactive plants.

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How we are both coping with the pandemic
What the pandemic look like on the ground in New York City
Discussing the growth of COVID-19 reported cases and why there are so many more already and even more coming
Is COVID-19 our great war? Humanity vs the destructive consequences of our civilization
Rates of changes and the present dying of our civilization
Will a better world come out of this or a totalitarian nightmare?
The pandemic lockdown is forcing us to slow down and be in the present moment
The impact of COVID-19 on people in poverty and people with drug dependence
China is now in the aftermath and going about their business. What will our aftermath be like?
Why flattening the curve is our most reasonable response, now that containment is impossible
Canada's healthcare system and how it is already starting to cripple our care due to a lack of supplies
Doug Ford is Ontario Canada's Trump-Lite (but apparently he is, personally, very supportive of psychedelic medicine)
Test shortages for the population, mask shortages for the healthcare workers and why it's so important to follow social distancing measures
The difference, for Patrick, between watching his friends die during and after overcoming his heroin addiction
Comparing the experience of his friends dying with the recent death of his mother
People we know are going to die of COVID-19 and we shouldn't ignore this fact
Patrick's experiences of death offer us as perspective in these frightening, and fatal times
Final thoughts and perspectives for all of us stuck in this together

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A Critique and a Warning About Leo Gura's Outrageous Experiments in Consciousness May 15, 2020

5-MeO-DMT and breath work facilitator Chad Charles joins me to discuss Leo Gura's Outrageous Experiments In Consciousness (30 breakthrough 5-MeO-DMT trips in 30 days, at increasing doses, in isolation). Our primary purpose was to discuss an element of the video that we both felt was outright dangerous, but the discussion expands to 5-MeO-DMT experiences in general.

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All About Kratom | Dr. Oliver Grundmann ~ ATTMind 121 May 08, 2020

Dr. Oliver Grundmann joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to talk about Kratom. We discuss its traditional cultural use, legal history, pharmacology, modern cultural use, preparation best practices, its benefits and its risks, and how to safely start using kratom.

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What is kratom?
Kratom’s cultural traditions and history of use
Is its prohibition being lobbied by the drug trade?
Traditional preparations of kratom
Pharmacology and effects in the brain
G proteins, opioid receptors, and the beta arrestin 2 pathway
How kratom gives you an opioid high without suppressing breathing
The differing addictive potentials of Kratom's alkaloids, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine
What opioid receptor is being activated with kratom?
Is kratom addictive? What are the symptoms of withdrawal?
Doctors might give you methadone for kratom withdrawal
The difference betweenness addiction and dependence
How good therapy might mean nothing for addiction if there are no social supports to help people into healthier social-economic circumstances
Why people use kratom and how effective it is according to the research
Adverse effects | kratom side effects
Is kratom toxic for the liver? Yes, but it’s not that simple.
How to know if you have an addiction to kratom
What to watch out for when first starting with kratom
How to get the most out of your kratom (skip the OJ!)
Do different strains make a difference?
Is the DEA trying to suppress kratom to protect the profits of big pharma?
The importance of more research
Further links and resources

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Internal Family Systems and The Multiplicity Of Mind | Frank Anderson, MD ~ ATTMind 120 Apr 24, 2020

Dr. Frank Anderson joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to explore the Internal Family Systems model of therapy and its perspective on the nature of mind, trauma, “triggers”, and the symptoms of mental illness. We also talk about the transpersonal context of the self, choosing to grow up in the face of our own traumas, IFS’ application to psychedelic therapies, and how to use IFS to navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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What is Internal family systems therapy?
Systems thinking and the multiplicity of the mind
Everybody is born with 'self-energy' and we don't need to build it or cultivate it
We all have multiple personalities, IFS calls them 'parts'
The problems of parts taking on extreme roles
The different types of parts and their roles
- the two types of protective parts: mangers and firefighters
- the wounded parts: exiles
All our parts have positive intention - even if those intentions have negative results
How IFS is different than conventional therapy insofar as how it addresses 'problematic behavior': e.g. Cutting, addiction and suicide
How important therapist authenticity of affect is during the co-regulation process between client and therapist
The difference between managing symptoms and healing wounds
What an IFS session looks like and the vital importance of 'getting the permission of the protective parts' before doing any healing work
The client does the healing, the therapist is an adjunct
Healing happened through the internal relationship between the self and the parts
Self-energy: what is it, what does it feel like, what is its role and how do we connect with it
How trauma impacts our relationship between the self and our parts
In the IFS context of trauma, what does it mean to be an adult
Growing up and healing trauma is a choice we need to need to make, even when our capacity to choose is different in different contexts (e.g. Systemic disenfranchisement)
The metaphysics of choosing our trauma before being born as a spiritual process
We all have the capacity to heal our trauma
How does IFS understand psychedelic therapy, generally and specifically: MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine
There is such a difference between low dose and high dose ketamine insofar as doing therapy
Low-dose ketamine psychotherapy using IFS protocol, compared to MDMA protocol
The exciting potentials of how different psychedelic therapies can be optimized through IFS
The impotence of differing between recreational, therapeutic, spiritual and harmful use
An IFS interpretation of the imperial ACE psilocybin model
Should therapists experience psychedelics before providing psychedelic therapy
How does understanding IFS as a paradigm for living help us with or without trauma
How to use self-facilitated IFS processes to deal with the trauma/pain/fear of the COVID-19 pandemic
Unblending from our past so we can show up to what's actually happening right now

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Deepening Our Relationship To The Sacred Mushrooms | Francoise Bourzat ~ ATTMind 119 Apr 10, 2020

Francoise Bourzat joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to discuss the Mazatec mushroom tradition and her decade-long journey bridging indigenous wisdom with the western tradition while apprenticing under traditional mushrooms curanderas. She joins us to help us better understand the wisdom of the sacred mushrooms and how we might deepen our relationship with them.

[instagram giveaway of her book happening now]

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***Full Topics Breakdown Below***

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What is different about Francoise's approach to healing with psychedelics and expanded states of consciousness
The cultural loss of focusing too much on the psychedelic experience itself
The value of using psychedelics and expanded states of consciousness for personal transformation
Applying the holistic model for a balanced life to psychedelic healing
The central importance of nature wisdom in the Mazatec tradition
The role of spirits in Mazatec mushroom healing
You have to come with a question for the mushroom to 'doctor' you
"when the mushroom takes residence in you"
The mushrooms are more than tools; they are a living entity
Everything exists in relationship
We and the mushrooms share the same mother
The inherent wisdom of the mushroom and how to awaken it
The relationship goes both ways; "The mushroom gets to know you"
Does ketamine or MDMA have an intelligence?
The space the MDMA creates in us is a holy space
Legacy of use is important, but anything that opens a holy space within us is deserving of relationship
What about people who take mushrooms and still embody hate and violence?
Shadow work with sacred mushrooms can get ugly
What it means to metabolize the shadow
The role of Compassion and self-compassion in deep healing with mushrooms
Repairing the broken bonds between parents and children
The Mazatec's cultural perspective on avoiding sex and mushroom healing
Bourzat's perspective on Sex, and psilocybin and psychedelics in general
Sexual healing during a psilocybin mushroom ceremony
The stages of psychedelic integration and what practices fit best during which stages
The vital importance of embodying our psilocybin lessons.
The role and importance of community in psychedelic integration

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A Candid Conversation About Covid-19 and How We Are Grappling With It | Patrick Kroupa ~ 118 Mar 27, 2020

Patrick Kroupa and I share an off-the-cuff conversation about COVID-19. We talk about how it is impacting each of our lives, our thoughts on the socio-political responses to the pandemic, and what Patrick's experiences of watching friends and family die offers us insofar as how to show up to the upcoming mass fatalities due to the virus.

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How we are both coping with the pandemic
What the pandemic look like on the ground in New York City
Discussing the growth of COVID-19 reported cases and why there are so many more already and even more coming
Is COVID-19 our great war? Humanity vs the destructive consequences of our civilization
Rates of changes and the present dying of our civilization
Will a better world come out of this or a totalitarian nightmare?
The pandemic lockdown is forcing us to slow down and be in the present moment
The impact of COVID-19 on people in poverty and people with drug dependence
China is now in the aftermath and going about their business. What will our aftermath be like?
Why flattening the curve is our most reasonable response, now that containment is impossible
Canada's healthcare system and how it is already starting to cripple our care due to a lack of supplies
Doug Ford is Ontario Canada's Trump-Lite (but apparently he is, personally, very supportive of psychedelic medicine)
Test shortages for the population, mask shortages for the healthcare workers and why it's so important to follow social distancing measures
The difference, for Patrick, between watching his friends die during and after overcoming his heroin addiction
Comparing the experience of his friends dying with the recent death of his mother
People we know are going to die of COVID-19 and we shouldn't ignore this fact
Patrick's experiences of death offer us as perspective in these frightening, and fatal times
Final thoughts and perspectives for all of us stuck in this together

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SPECIAL UPDATE: COVID-19 Mar 15, 2020

A short audio update as well as some resource links.

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Given the situation the world is in, it's necessary for us to talk about COVID-19. And, it is my responsibility, as a public figure, to share with you about where I am at with this as well as to share some reliable resources. That is what this update is. It lets you know where I am at with my perspective on the virus. It's about 12min long.

TL/DR: COVID-19 is very, very real and very, very serious and I am highly encouraging you to inform yourself and start practicing social distancing ASAP.

RESOURCES

Here are some resources for you.

Things are changing every day at this point, although these links are a good place to get a sense of what's happening and why it is serious and why social distancing is important.

Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now: https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
These simulations show how to flatten the coronavirus growth curve: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/
What Are the Coronavirus Risks with Ayahuasca Ceremonies?: https://entheonation.com/blog/coronavirus-ayahuasca/
Peter Attia doing a Q&A on COVID-19, great and easy to understand info here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B9nlVtHgGE0/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Here are some general pages regarding the pandemic.

WHO official page for COVID-19: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Canada Official Page: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html
Reddit Live Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/
CDC official page on COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Johns Hopkins LiveMap: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

Discussions can be had on the r/ATTMindPodcast subreddit

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Keep safe and good luck, everyone. <3 James

Hashish And Its Place In Modern Cannabis Culture | The Dank Duchess ~ ATTMind 117 Mar 13, 2020

The Dank Duchess is on Adventures Through The Mind to discuss hashish, from what it means and how its made to why it matters in the modern cannabis market. We also discuss the ongoing impact of cannabis prohibition on black culture in the united states, harmful trends in the modern cannabis culture, and the power of hashish (and cannabis in general) to bridge our social divides and lay foundations for a better world.

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Episode Breakdown

The anatomy of the cannabis plant.
All about trichomes and how different cannabis concentrates interact with them.
Bubble hash making 101.
The Market’s misunderstanding about what denotes hashish quality
What “full-spectrum” means in the context of hash making.
The definition of hash ‘meltability’ and why it matters to dabbing.
What makes good hash good.
How to test how good your hash is.
Why hashish matters.
The difference in experience between smoking buds and smoking hash.
The harmfulness of competitive cannabis consumption.
Positive trends in intentional cannabis culture.
How the racism of cannabis prohibition continues to harm black people within cannabis culture.
The evolution of hip-hop cannabis rock stardom into Xanax/Lean/Percocet/etc overdoses.
Why Duchess thinks more back people need to step up in support of responsible substance use.
The continued racism of prohibitionist law enforcement.
The bridging capacity of communal cannabis use (the value of cannabis communities to bridge modern racial and social divides).
What 'growing up' means and what it takes to grow up.
The psychological harm of smoking cannabis alone.

Psychedelics increase nature-relatedness | Sam Gandy, Ph.D. ~ ATTMind 116 Feb 28, 2020

Dr. Sam Gandy joins us is on Adventures Through The Mind to explore eco-therapy, nature-immersion, where the scientific observation that psychedelics increase nature-relatedness does and does not weave into our facing of the climate crisis.

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Episode Breakdown

the transformative power of awe in the psychedelic experience
psychological disconnect and the climate crises
some criticism of Extinction Rebellion’s Gale Bradbrook’s comments at Breaking Convention
nature-relatedness and its connection to pro-environmental behaviors
eco-anxiety and environmental melancholia
the ecological costs of civilization’s materialist success
Gandy's research showing that psychedelics increase nature-relatedness
the difference between nature-relatedness and nature-immersion
the massive diversity of benefits of nature immersion
the connection between nature-relatedness and pro-sociability
nature-immersion and nature-connection increase capacity for self-reflection
psychedelics as tools for eco-therapy
ego-dissolution and the impact of nature-immersion
how nature immersion might fit in clinical practice with psychedelic therapy
the sense of 'connection' and its value in positive outcomes with psilocybin for depression
the practice of acknowledging nature and the value it offers our wellbeing and cognition
microdosing the forest
there’s something special about psilocybin over other psychedelics
are psychedelics “agents” or “tools”?
psilocybin is more like ayahuasca than LSD
future research with psilocybin and nature-relatedness
what is psilocybin’s role in nature? Debunking the insect repellant theory
the failures of sensationalist reporting on psychedelic science
psychedelics will not save us from the climate crisis, but they might help
the risks of going mainstream
why I won’t read Michael Pollan’s How To Change Your Mind
the value of feeling the grief and pain of ecological destruction
the wellbeing benefits of accepting unpleasant emotional state
details about Sam Gandy’s upcoming research plans and contact details

Exploring Our Relationship To Psychedelic Healing | Mel Cassidy ~ ATTMind 115 Feb 14, 2020

Mel Cassidy is a relationship coach and sex-positive nerd who guides social misfits and cultural rebels to experiences of joyful, embodied, authentic open relationships. Mel has also been engaging in a relationship with psychedelics since they helped Mel heal after multiple miscarriages earlier in life.

Mel joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to explore how their models of understanding and engaging human relationships apply to understand and engaging our relationship to psychedelics, psychedelic healing, and psychedelic communities.

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Episode Breakdown

How psychedelics helped Mel heal through multiple miscarriages
Building a relationship to psychedelic medicine
Are psychedelics agents or tools?
Value difference in how different cultures view non-human elements of life
Two sides of me-centered relationships with psychedelics: materialism and spiritual bypassing
The risk of losing our deep cultural to psychedelics in favor of the capitalist and medical agendas of psychedelic legislation
How Canadian cannabis legalization screwed over generational cannabis farmers
The 4 layers of relations and their associated fears
Why we rush into intimacy before receiving safety and the consequences on our nervous system
The dangers of using psychedelics as merely objects to get our needs met
How dysfunctional relating behaviors may express themselves in psychedelic communities
The vital importance of layers of safety and knowledge of boundaries before journeying with psychedelics
Being “traditional trained shaman” doesn’t necessarily mean they are a safe provider
The risks/benefits of surrendering our control to a shaman or healer
Treating our psychedelic experiences the same way we treat our sexuality
Sexuality cautions and considerations as a model for engaging in psychedelic experiences
Four things to ask/discuss before sex or a medicine journey
- look at your fears;
- talk about your hopes/desires
- talk about your boundaries
- aftercare
Our aftercare processes for both sexual and psychedelic experience
The failures of group-shunning
Exploring the presence of and complexities of sexual abuse in psychedelic communities
Steve Bearman’s interchange was a cult
The dangers of supremacy stretch whiten psychedelic communities.
Dyadic relationships do not exist in isolation
“open window check-in”
Both supremacy and trauma create similar problems
Supremecy structures within shamanic communities
The deep healing needed for our relationships

Destigmatizing Psychedelics Through #thankyouplantmedicine | Jonathan Glazer & David Grillot ~ ATTMind 114 Jan 31, 2020

David Grillot and Jonathan Glazer are the founders of #ThankYouPlantMedicine, a global wave of gratitude for happening on February 20, 2020.

They are on the show to both talk about the movement itself and respond to some of my criticisms. We speak about the possible risks of "coming out of the psychedelic closet", the potentially adverse outcomes of destigmatizing psychedelics too quickly, the importance of actualizing our psychedelic learning, and the problems of politicizing the psychedelic movement.

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Episode Breakdown

what is #thankyouplantmedicine?
stigma against psychedelics hurts your integration
the value of speaking your truth
there will be risk for many people, is it worth it?
the value of sharing your stories
coming out of the psychedelic closet
the complexities of using the language of the gay movement in the psychedelic movement
the deep healing value of re-connection
the ideal outcome of #thankyouplantmedicine
how this movement might go wrong, personally and socially
stigmas and taboos exist with a purpose
why it takes more than psychedelics to better your life or the world, but they may help
how to not talk about psychedelics
the value of transcending political divides
the risk of politicizing the psychedelic movement
is #thankyouplantmedicine informed by psychedelic exceptionalism?

Building Best Practices In The Underground Subculture Of 5-MeO-DMT | Chad Charles ~ ATTMind 113 Dec 20, 2019

Chad Charles is a Conscious Connected Breathwork practitioner, intimacy/eros educator, and substance(5-MeO-DMT)-assisted body-based therapist. He has been very active in helping co-create projects that bring 5-MeO-DMT/bufo practitioners together in hopes that the worldwide standards of facilitation may rise to the best possible practice.

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Episode Breakdown

why 5-MeO-DMT is called “The God Molecule”
what is 5-MeO-DMT and what does it do, subjectively
Chad’s history of involvement and role in the 5-MeO-DMT scene
the difference between 5-MeO-DMT and “Bufo”
what is the 5-MeO-DMT Conclave and
the importance of psychedelic communities
Bufo Smoking is modern, there is no ancient tradition
The 5-MeO-DMT conclave best practices and code of ethics
creating a structure for conflict resolution between 5-MeO-DMT facilitator
BIG egos in the 5-MeO-DMT scene
the spiritual bypassing enabled by 5-MeO-DMT
protecting each other from prohibitionist law enforcement
the calling out of Octavio and Dr. Gerry
the importance of restorative justice circles in place of #cancelled
5-MeO-DMT flashbacks aka “reactivations”
finding 5-MeO-DMT facilitators for dealing with trauma
5-MeO-DMT facilitator burnout and how it affects their clients
The dangers of repeated use, how to assess those dangers, and how to protect your loved ones

Researching Psilocybin's Effect on Depression | Dr. Rosalind Watts ~ ATTMind 112 Dec 06, 2019

Dr. Rosalind Watts joins us on the show to help breakdown and better understand the nuances of the psilocybin for depression trials she leads at Imperial College London. We also talk about what her team's research helped her understand about the nature of depression, the value of feeling into our emotional pain, and what makes the difference between those who's lives turn out for the best and those who fall back into depression. --LINKS-- For links to Bruce's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind112 **Full Topics Breakdown Below --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST — Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ Sponsor: FORMULA Nootropics https://www.jameswjesso.com/formula Use promo code "jesso" to get 20% off your first order. Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter -- EPISODE BREAKDOWN --

the current state of psilocybin for depression research at Imperial College London
exploring the results of their previous study of treating depression with psilocybin
when do the results fade?
why do some people have no effects when the take psilocybin
- how that relates to safety and polyvagal theory
the visualization metaphor they use to help people prepare for their psilocybin session
how society pushes us to dissociate or emotions and the value of feeling our uncomfortable feelings
the value of safety during psychedelic therapy
“this is not just a brain reset; this is a journey.”
the positive potentials and problematic pitfalls of microdosing psilocybin
why the depression comes back after psilocybin treatment
it takes so much courage to do this thing
the value of grief and sorrow to heal your life
depression and self-forgiveness
how directive is psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy during the psilocybin session?
how psilocybin helps people heal depression
does psilocybin hold an innate healing intelligence?
the Accept, Connect, Embody (ACE) model for finding meaning through emotional journeying
how Watts’ team using the ACE model in their psilocybin for the treatment of depression study
experiential avoidance and its role in depression
meaning, what is it? is it found or made or both?

Cannabis Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Affect Your High | David Krantz ~ ATTMind 111 Nov 22, 2019

David Krantz and I talk about how genetics affect the metabolism of cannabis (nutrigenomics) and the resulting impact of cannabis use on our epigenetic health. Furthermore, we reach into a discussion on how the same framework of understanding applies to our metabolism of psychedelics and the potential future of a genome-specific screening program for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.

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a general rundown of nutritional genomics and its application in understanding biology
the profound health issues David faced that brought him into nutritional genomics
(special note about the value of understanding polyvagal theory)
the failure of the pre-packed dietary approach, be it veganism, paleo, or low-carb
the endocannabinoid system
the genetic differences of cannabis metabolism between different people
why some people can “smoke weed every day” and make millions, and others can’t get off the couch
how cannabis effects working memory differently in different genetic predispositions in each people based on baseline dopamine levels
how our brain hides from itself
the phenomena of “used to smoke all the time without issues then all of a sudden cannabis creates anxiety and paranoia”
epigenetics and how cannabis changes how our genes express
the genetic variant that increases the chances of developing cannabis-induced psychosis
genetic profiling as a screening platform to understand what medical intervention would be most helpful for specific people
the institutional complications that might prevent the introduction of genetic-specific medical care into the medical infrastructure
how these ideas fit inside the modern context of the climate crisis
how do genetic profiles influence dose-response differences with psychedelics
speculating on the long term epigenetic impact of psilocybin use
speculating on the long term epigenetic impact of therapeutic/healing work

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Ayahuasca Shamanism In The Modern World | Hamilton Souther ~ ATTMind 110 Nov 08, 2019

Hamilton Souther joins us on the podcast to talks about what it takes to become a true shaman, the medicine of the plants, and what the new age culture gets wrong about ayahuasca. --LINKS-- For links to Bruce's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind110 --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST — Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/

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-- what it takes to become a recognized shaman -- what it takes to prove your capacity as a shaman -- what western ayahuasca cultures gets wrong about plant healing -- sound healing and the art of the icaro -- why do some people enter psychotic delusion when trying to become shamans -- how to protect westerners from the psychological dangers of ayahuasca retreats -- what is a psychotic break from the shamanic perspective and how to heal them -- why talk therapy isn’t included in ayahuasca healing at blue morpho -- stepping beyond person trauma in order to heal and regain personal agency -- what about malevolent forces, demons, or dark entities and how to navigate our encounters with them -- the danger of fear -- shadow work, personal responsibility, and the suffering in the context of universal love within which Hamilton Souther works -- the fallacy of psycho-magical thinking in western/new age ayahuasca culture -- the climate crisis, governmental denialism, and what we need to do about it

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Cannabis Science; Cannabis Life | Amanda Siebert ~ ATTMind 109 Oct 25, 2019

This episode features Amanda Seibert, a freelance cannabis writer, author award-winning journalist, photographer, videographer, and the author of The Little Book of Cannabis: How Marijuana Can Improve Your Life.

We sit down to talk about what the science says about the pharmacology of the plant's various components as well as the anecdotal uses of cannabis for bettering different areas of our lives, from sex to death. Of course, we also talk about the negatives, from cannabis addiction to cannabis hyperemesis syndrome.

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the chemical composition of cannabis
how different cannabinoids affect us differently
all about CBD
the pros and cons of concentrates
all about terpenes and the entourage effect
can terpenes alone get you high?
can black pepper stop THC-induced anxiety?
is the difference between indica, sativa. and hybrid a meaningful way of assessing psychoactivity?
how do CB1 and CB2 activation in the brain affect neurochemistry
how cannabis can better your sex life
cannabis for palliative care
deconstructing and exploring the “lazy pothead” stereotype
cannabis addiction and trauma
cannabis hypermedia syndrome
is Dab culture damaging cannabis culture?
the flaws of Canadian legalization of cannabis

A User Friendly Guide to Psychedelic Drug Assisted Psychotherapy | R. Coleman ~ ATTMind 108 Oct 11, 2019

In this interview, R. Coleman takes us through the wealth of knowledge he has earned over his 30 years of healing trauma with psychedelic psychotherapy. We discuss trauma in general, the value of psychedelic to heal it, and the nuances of working with different psychedelics, for different people, at different times, for different issues.

**full episode breakdown below**

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the nuances of where trauma comes from
how psychedelic therapy heals trauma
developmental/attachment traumas are more insidious
regression and re-parenting during psychedelic experiences
the importance of having a sitter to do the deep healing work
psychedelics may or may not completely heal people from trauma
expansion; contraction
the importance of doing the shadow work outside of the psychedelic experiences as well
why and when to provide different psychedelics in therapy
- MDMA therapy
  - contraindications to MDMA
  - dangers of constipation before MDMA?
- LSD Therapy
- Psilocybin Therapy
- Cannabis as a psychedelic and an agent of therapy
- combining MDMA and Psilocybin
- combining MDMA and LSD
- combining LSD and Psilocybin
what does the therapy look like before and after the journey
a list of who should NOT work with psychedelic therapy and why
a case for the value of pharmaceutical antidepressants
the complexities (and prevalence) of trauma from satanic ritual abuse
encounters with demonic forces during psychedelic therapy
the most important piece of advice for being a psychedelic sitter

Important Update Regarding Future Of Podcast - Oct 2019 Oct 06, 2019

Hey Y'all 3 things need to be shared as they may/do effect the future of the podcast.

The potential of being delisted from iTunes (and what you can do about it to prevent losing access to the show)
Issues around YouTube algorithms and secret ratings that are blocking the podcast's growth
The inclusion of a sponsor for the podcast, FORMULA and what it means for the future of the show

Each of these issues are explained in this 10min update (in a soft, early morning radio voice).

Regardless of whether or not you listen, the most important take away is to please sign up for my newsletter to ensure that you won't be negatively affected by the (unwanted) potential delisting/deletion of the podcast in the future. Sign Up For The Newsletter: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/w0f8s4 ***I release newsletters about once a month or less. So don't worry about it filling up your inbox ;) THANK YOU!!!

Breaking Convention | Multiple Guests ~ ATTMind 107 Sep 27, 2019

"Breaking Convention is a biennial multidisciplinary conference on psychedelic consciousness, featuring more than 200 presenters from around the world." It takes place in London, England and is one of the largest psychedelic conferences in the world.

I was quasi-invited to speak (I was invited by a program curator, but wasn't an officially invited speaker) there this year. I decided I would try and harvest the opportunity to be amongst so many luminaries in the psychedelic field by catching as many short interviews as I could in my time there. I got 11. (also, my talk was recorded and they will eventually release it. Also, I do have a transcript that will also be released soon-ish)

Similar to what I did at OZORA Festival for ATTMind 100, I asked them all the same 4 questions:

Who are you and what do you do?
What is the most relevant consideration you are holding at this conference?
What role do you see yourself playing in the psychedelic renaissance?
What role, if any, do you see psychedelics playing in helping humanity respond to any of the many crises we are facing?

There are some nuances to each of these questions that are presented in the (quite long intro). If you would like to breeze through the intro, relevant bits are between 4:25 and 10:110, with the actual interviews starting at 11:55. Of course, please make an effort to watch/listen to the full intro if you are open to it (especially watch it cause I made something special in the intro just for this episode 😉 )

Featured guests listed below.ENJOY!

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Today's guests, in order of appearance

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Rita Kočárová - Psychedelics researcher
John Anderson - Psychedelics researcher
Akua Ofosuhene - Co-founder of Hub and Culture
Tobias Erny - Iboga & Ibogaine therapist, researcher, and activist
Chiara Baldini - Independent Researcher, Liminal Village Curator for BOOM! Festival
Martijn Schirp - Founder of SYNTHESIS, legal psilocybin retreat in The Netherlands
Maria Papaspyrou - Psychotherapist [see her previous interview on the podcast]
Tom Hatsis - Psychedelic Historian [see his previous interview on the podcast]
Sanae Orchi - Broadcaster, public speaker
Leor Roseman - Neuropsychopharmacologist
Sam Gandy - Ecologist

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Treating OCD with Psychedelic Medicine | Adam Strauss ~ ATTMind 106 Sep 13, 2019

Adam Strauss is on the show for this episode to dive into the painful lived experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and what it was, exactly, that psychedelics did for him that helped him regain agency over his life.

**full episode breakdown below**

***SPOILER ALERT: Ender's Game / Xenocide Novel Series ***

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The Mushroom Cure Thursday, September 19 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Grand Gerrard, 1035 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M4M 1Z6 Canada + Google Map https://mappingthemind.ca/event/mushroom-cure-adam-strauss/?tickets_process=#buy-tickets

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a general overview of what inspired The Mushroom Cure
the patient-shaming tone of the term "treatment-resistant"
the structural biases that prevent the growth of psychiatry as a field of medicine
the common failings of psychiatric drugs to treat mental illness
SPOILER ALERT: Ender's Game / Xenocide Novel Series
an intimate look of living with OCD
how psychedelic surrender/humility helped Strauss overcome his OCD
psychedelic lessons vs. the learning (referring to my talk from Breaking Convention)
feelings vs stories in our heads - the profound value of feeling as a skill
how psychedelics helped Strauss track the origins of his OCD
the challenge of our nervous system's ancient defense system living in the modern world
do psychiatric pharmaceuticals fundamentally change how we experience psychedelics?
how psychedelics taught Strauss how to face profound fears of feelings
the context that gave rise to the psychedelic experiences that made his OCD worse

More Considerations on Dying in a Deathphobic Culture | Stephen Jenkinson ~ ATTMind 105 Aug 30, 2019

Stephen Jenkinson joins us to discuss arguments against psilocybin for the dying, death as a god, the failures of hope, the cowardice of misanthropy, and the dangers of being arrogant when facing the divine.

**full episode breakdown below**

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London, ON Date: Saturday, September 28 Venue: Wolf Performance Hall EB link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/night-of-grief-mystery-concert-london-on-tickets-63091197470 FB link: https://www.facebook.com/events/36870378376202

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death is a god
death is like matrimony
death is your most faithful companion
your death means you no harm
the divine is not there to benefit you
the consequences are encountering the divine aren’t supposed to be good
the dangers of being arrogant when facing the divine
arguments against psilocybin for the dying
the losses of going mainstream
arguments against medically assisted suicide
(why I have not and will not read Michael Pollan)
hope does not serve us as we face the environmental crisis
proceed as if your actions have consequence
the meaning of understand
misanthropy is a complete unwillingness to learn

A Jungian Approach To Psychedelic Integration | Maria Papaspyrou ~ ATTMind 104 Aug 16, 2019

We welcome Maria Papaspyrou to the show to discuss what Jungian Psychology has to say psychedelics in general and psychedelic integration in particular.

Maria is an integrative psychotherapist and systemic constellations facilitator in private practice in Brighton, UK. She has given talks and published articles on the sacramental and healing properties of entheogens, supporting their re-introduction in psychotherapy. She is co-editor “Psychedelic Mysteries of the Feminine”, and is developing T.R.I.P.P. network, a U.K. wide psychedelic psychotherapy integration database.

What Happened To Tobias Aug 04, 2019

This post contains a discussion on suicide, psychosis, and abuse of power. It might be best to look at it at another time if you are not in the headspace to explore those topics right now.

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As many of you heard in my intro to episode 102 with Are Thoresen, kambo facilitator and former guest on the show, Tobias [last name removed on request of the family] died on July 11, 2019.

I mentioned in that intro that the context around his death was bizarre and that I would make a statement about it. I made a video about it, this is the audio track.

More details and content here

~{TL/DR: Tobias killed himself during a psychotic episode that was most likely brought on by, primarily, the excessive (daily) use of Bufo/5-MeO-DMT. This video discusses the context that led to and surrounds his suicide and why it's relevant to us as a psychedelic culture.}~

A Psychedelic Trip To The Psych Ward | Shane Mauss ~ ATTMind 103 Aug 02, 2019

Comedian Shane Mauss is on the show to talk about the context that led up to his drug-induced psychosis, his time in a psychiatric institution, and why he still sees psychedelics as valuable tools for mental wellness in general, but comedy culture in particular.

**FULL EPISODE BREAKDOWN BELOW**

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A little bit about prohibition preventing the very medicine that would help heal the people tasked at propagating prohibition
Behind the scenes of his documentary Psychonautics: A Comic's Exploration Of Psychedelics
How Shane Mauss’ psychosis influenced the final product of the documentary
How excessive mushroom use set him up to fall into psychosis with ayahuasca
Mental health issues in comedian culture and the potential of psychedelic to help
The ayahuasca trip that pushed him over the edge (this story continues from the trip through his return to his home, all the way into his psychosis)
What it was like to be admitted to and stuck in a psychiatric institution
The difference between wild ideas and delusions
How the care providers engaged his ideas during treatment
What type of support might have prevented his progression into psychosis
What happened with the ideas he was having during his psychosis after he recovered
Shane’s relationship to psychedelics now

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Spirit Entities, Disease, and Demons | Are Thoresen ~ ATTMind 102 Jul 19, 2019

This episode seeks to explore the phenomenon of spiritual forces, demons, and disease. But not so much from the "are spirits real?" perspective but from the position of assuming they are real and thus an exploration of what are they and how they operate on the human being.

For this exploration, we welcome Are Thoresen, a veterinarian, acupuncturist, and scholar of anthroposophy. Are is also recognized as an expert in spirit entities and demonic possession, with a particular focus on their role in illness and healing.

(...FULL EPISODE BREAKDOWN BELOW...)

Of course, the ongoing skepticism of the "realness" of all this is present throughout this discussion as I, your host and interviewer, am not sold on the whole thing. At least not in the beginning, my heavy skepticism waning towards responsible ambivalence by the end of it all.

*** That said, I invite people to please keep their higher reasoning intact fo this interview as, real or not, getting obsessed with the presences of "demonic forces" and "battles between good an evil" can take us down dangerous roads psychologically. ***

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An introduction to Are’s work with spirits and the spiritual healing
The dangers of “translocation” of sprits in healing
"We are an expression of the spiritual reality"
Icelandic elves
Belief doesn’t necessarily make something real
“the spiritual world is not energy”
How spirit entries are created
What qualifies some spirits as demons
The different between translocating and transforming demons in the healing process
Bacteria and fungi are/have spirits
Are spirits/demons “intelligent”?
“I consciousness” and protecting yourself from spirits/demons
What it feels like to be in “I consciousness”
How to see spirits
What psychedelics do to the body/mind insofar as encounters with sprits
Why psychedelics, eventually, hold you back
If disassociation / loosing “I consciousness” is dangerous to the soul, what about the positive benefits of ego dissolution and mystical encounters with psychedelics?
How to tell the difference between benevolent and malevolent spirits and how to tell the difference
What does any of this even matter if it can be proven one way or another?

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DMT, Aliens, and The Meaning Of Life | Dr. Andrew Gallimore ~ ATTMind 101 Jul 05, 2019

Dr. Andrew Gallimore. Neurobiologist, chemist, and the author of 'Alien Information Theory: Psychedelic Drug Technologies and the Cosmic Game' joins us on the show to talk about extended-state DMT, the structure of reality, hyperdimensional alien intelligences, and the implications of dying while tripping DMT.

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The fundamental structure of reality
What DMT shows us about reality
The brain is our world-builder
The difference between dream reality and waking reality in the brain
What makes reality, “real”? (psychosis vs baseline vs psychedelics)
True vs hallucination
What is meaning and where does meaning fit into the structure of reality
Psychedelics and the increased perception of “meaning”
What exactly are psychedelics doing to your brain?
What makes DMT different from other psychedelics
Is the DMT space a place somewhere?
Some critical pushback against Gallimore’s theory
Entities, aliens, and elves: are they extrinsic phenomena?
how to tell between DMT” hallucinations” and experiencing “real” phenomena of the DMT space
If DMT space is a “real place”, what does that mean for our baseline reality?
“Where” is the DMT reality?
DMT’s redemption and entry into citizenship in hyperspace
The meaning of life and the role of DMT
If life is a game (Gallimore’s claim) where we win when we get to DMT, what about our responsibility towards climate change, war, poverty. etc?
The extended-state DMT protocol: what is it, how they will do it, and why?
If extend state DMT works, how might be used it to communicate with entities?
Could extended-state DMT present a risk of brain damage?
Is it possible that if we go to the DMT space into a long time, could we return permanently psychotic?
What if they die under the DMT?
Reality is strange, far stranger than we may realize.

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Asking 3 Potent Questions To 8 Psychedelic Luminaries ~ ATTMind 100 Jun 21, 2019

To acknowledge the celebratory context of this epsiode I had done two things special with it. The first is that I took a pretty long time, in the beginning, to talk about my journey with the podcast (the actual episode starts 12:45, and the interviews at 18:00). Then, the second special thing, instead of one guest, or even two, or even three, there are EIGHT GUESTS!!!! That's right. 8 Guests.

I recorded several short, on location interviews during my travel through Europe in the summer of 2018. Most of them we shot at OZORA FESTIVAL, in Hungary. I had the amazing opportunity to be surrounded by the amazing psychedelic thinkers and researchers and I took that opportunity to ask them some questions. Three questions in fact.

THE 3 QUESTIONS

What do you feel is the best use of psychedelics at this time?
What does the psychedelic experience show us about what it means to die?
What is an area in psychedelic culture that is important but under-represented in the major discourse?

THE 8 GUESTS

(In alphabetical order. head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind100 for further links to their work)

Julian Vayne
Nikki Wyrd
Kilindi Iyi
Marta Kaczmarczyk
Meriana Dinkova
Moudou Baqui
Leor Roseman
Rosalind Watts

I will let them introduce themselves during the episode, and the structure of the episode be explained in the intro.

Thanks for 100 episodes!

Enjoy.

Liminal Dreaming| Jennifer Dumpert ~ ATTMind 99 Jun 07, 2019

Jennifer Dumpert, the author of 'Liminal Dreaming: Exploring Consciousness At The Edge Of Sleep,' joins us on the show today to offer an introductory primer on the hows and whys of liminal dreaming, the differences between liminal dreaming and other forms of dreaming, as well as the cross-applicable skillsets shared between dream-tripping and psychedelics.

***Full Episode Breakdown Below --LINKS-- For links to Jennifer's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind99

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What is liminal dreaming and what does it offer us?
Sleep cycles, brainwaves, and dreams all the way through
Hypopompia vs hypnagogia
REM dreams, vs liminal dreams, vs lucid dreams
The continuity of consciousness through dream states
Myoclonic jerks and “falling” asleep
Harnessing cannabis induced REM rebound to enter sleep paralysis
Imagination as a faculty of perception
Autosymbolic phenomena
Liminal shamanism
The limitations of dream interpretations
A practice for harnessing hypnagogia for creative insight
The cross applicable skillsets between psychedelics and liminal dreaming
Oneirogens (compounds that help stimulate dreaming)
Dream-tripping
The liminal state during birth and death
Two practices for entering a liminal dream states

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Healing Childhood Wounds With Psychedelic Therapy | Bruce Sanguin - ATTMind 98 May 24, 2019

This episode of the podcast narrows in on the manner in which early childhood experiences inform, often unconsciously, our adult perceptions, behavior, and self-identity. Our guest, author and former Christian minister Bruce Sanguin, takes us into and through a (common) legacy of early childhood wounds, the relational context through which they are inflicted and later reiterated, as well as the role psychedelic therapy plays in healing those childhood wounds.

Bruce is not an armchair advocate for this work, but a man that has learned from his own healing with psychedelic medicines. Along with a structural discussion on his model for healing childhood wounds and the potential of psychedelic therapy to help the process along, he shares his personal story of how his childhood wounds led him to the Church, how healing them required leaving that church behind, and how psychedelics help him learn to love again.

**Full episode breakdown below**

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How our early life explains set us up for our perceptions of reality and self in adulthood
Core Unconscious Beliefs (CUBs) how they form our personality
Personality vs Authentic Self
What is happening when we become “triggered”
the traumatic origins of existentialism
How our CUBs and CABs guide us into toxic relationships
We are wounded in relationships; we heal in relationship
Enter psychedelic therapy
Healing with Ayahuasca
Healing with LSD/MDMA (candy flip) psychotherapy
What psychedelics do in the therapy
The (attachment) role of the therapist in psychedelic therapy
Getting trapped in the spiritual ego
Sanguin’s journey into and out of the Church
How the church helps reaffirm childhood trauma
What is God, both before and after psychedelics.

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The Sociology of Ayahuasca Healing | Samantha Retrosi ~ ATTMind 97 May 10, 2019

Samantha Retrosi is on the show to talk to us about healing with ayahuasca -- what that means, how it happens -- and the importance of understanding that healing and illness go well beyond the individual and extend into relationships, society, and politics.

We start out exploring her journey from the Olympics into severe bulimia and eventually into working with ayahuasca before we dive into the sociological factors informing the multiple of civilizational crisis we are facing in the modern world and the role ayahuasca might play in a positive healing process.

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Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind97 for video, full blog entry, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast Featured Image is "Sacrament For The Sacred Dreamers", courtesy and copyright of Cameron Gray. Check out more of his art here https://parablevisions.com/ ***full topic breakdown below ------------------------------------- Support The Show 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso ▵ Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso ▵ Donate via Crypto: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin ▵ Buy Some Merch: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ------------------------------------- Episode Breakdown

From the Olympics to the Jungle
- The psychological damage of the elite athlete training of children
- The connection between mental health crisis and concussions (TBI)
- How her elite training turned into bulimia after the Olympics
- How ayahuasca saved Samantha from bulimia
Psychedelics as a path of empowerment — increasing personal agency
The internalization of society and its connection to personal illness
The big profit markets of medical treatment and illness
Do psychedelic agents have agency?
The self-destructive arrogance of deep criticism
Samantha’s research at The Temple Of The Way Of Light
- The 5 main registers of social illness and the 5 main desires people have for healing
Is Western society fundamentally traumatic?
Developmental trauma comes from beyond the family
Re: ayahuasca — What is healing and what exactly are we healing from?
The skill of suffering and the consequence of having lost it as a culture
The ayahuasca fetish and the risk of an unhealthy fixation on ayahuasca
The limitations of personal growth
The political influence and potential impact of psychedelics on political identity
Is it politically responsible to drink ayahuasca given the historical context of genocide, ethnocide, and resource extraction in the Amazon?
What makes the difference between the people who get lost in their own bullshit and those who genuinely heal and become better people
The importance of guidance and integration when working with psychedelics
It’s not just about our own, individual healing

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Ayahuasca, Colonialism, and the Death of a Healer | Kevin Tucker ~ ATTMind 96 Apr 26, 2019

Kevin Tucker is the author of 'The Cull Of Personality: Ayahuasca, Colonialism, and the Death of a Healer'.

He is on the show to talk to us about the history of resource extraction from the the Amazon, the devastation it wrecked on its peoples, and how he sees that history of extraction alive in the present in the form of the spiritual extractivism around ayahuasca, with the murder of Oliva Arévalo Lomas as an example.

This is a difficult episode to listen to as it contains a lot of hard to hear information such as explicit descriptions of horrendous violence, the unimaginable costs of our modern comforts, and some very divisive perspective on the global spread of ayahuasca.

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The thesis of the conversation - Ayahuasca as a part of colonialism
The impact and history of colonialism in South America
70-90% reduction of the indigenous population — the incredible violence of the first wave of occupation, Pizzaro
The difference between colonial settlement and colonial extraction
The impact of European arrival on existing tribal warfare
The role of missionaries in the slave trade and ethnocide, past and present
- New tribes mission, “brown gold," and yerba mate
The Hubris of Modernity
The discovery of vulcanizing rubber and the horror of the rubber boom
Mental health break, cause this is difficult
The dissatisfaction of modern life; enter ayahuasca
The intention of Sebastian Woodroffe
The ill consequences of domestication and the primacy of the individual
The murder of Arevalo and its connection to spiritual extractivism
What about the positive benefits of ayahuasca industry offers to ingenious people and culture?

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SALVIA: History, Topography, and Therapy | Christopher Solomon ~ ATTMind 95 Apr 12, 2019

Salvia Divinorum, apparently, is an under-explored wonder plant that has not only been misused and misappropriated but highly misunderstood. Thankfully, we have the knowledgeable and experienced contributions of Christopher Solomon to help us cast out those misunderstandings and enter us into the beautiful world Salvia Divinorum has to offer.

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a complete primer for Salvia Divinorum
the mysterious origins of salvia
the neuropharmacology of salvia
kappa opioid receptors activation
in-depth descriptions on the varieties of administrations and dosing of salvia
microdosing salvia
salvia therapy
using low doses for bodywork/physical healing
salvia for decision making
the therapist’s role in salvia therapy
listening beyond words, somatic, limbic resonance, and mindfulness as a salvia therapist.
“the same way you are experiencing salvia, salvia is experiencing you.
the levels of salvia intensity and their potential benefits
comparing 5-MeO-DMT to peak salvia experiences
salvia helps with integration
comparing salvia to other psychedelic therapies
salvia’s impact on trauma (somatic and psychological)
the Saliva Pipe
the phenomenology of different levels of salvia intensity
how to enter full salvia space in a comfortable way
the archetypes of the salvia experience from a therapeutic, navigational, and integration perspective
- the zipper
- the wheel
- becoming inanimate objects
what salvia teach us about what’s “real” and what “real” means.
is salvia bringing us access to a “real” dimension, or is it just a metaphor?
how we help people recover from frightening Saliva experiences, and traumatic psychedelic experiences in general

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Life Through A Polyvagal Lens | Deb Dana, LCSW ~ ATTMind 94 Mar 29, 2019

Our guest for this episode of the podcast is Deb Dana, LSCW and she is on the show to tell us all about Polyvagal theory and the explanatory power it has for how and why we are the way we are in the world and with each other in a psychological, neurobiological, sociological, but also practical way.

Polyvagal theory is easily one of the most valuable things I have learned about in my life and I am very excited to share it with you.

Don't know what Polyvagal theory is? don't worry. Deb Dana takes us in and through a working understanding of the theory while explaining how it applies to relationships, mental health and trauma, therapy, safety and danger, the neurobiology of survival, and even into contemporary American politics.

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What is the polyvagal theory
The 3 organizing principles of polyvagal theory: neuroception, hierarchy, co-regulation
Neuroception - the first organizing principle
The value of face to face interaction in a world of digital communication
Cues of safety; cues of danger
The nervous system is an organ of relationship
Hierarchy - the second organizing principle
The evolution and dissolution of the autonomic nervous system
Addiction through a polyvagal lens
Trauma through a polyvagal lens
Paired Antagonism
Co-regulation - the third organizing principle
The health risk of the ‘perception' of loneliness
The difference between social support and social connection
Eye contact, listening, and still-face
The role of the therapist
MDMA and psychedelic-assisted therapy through a polyvagal lens
What does “safety” and “being safe” mean?
Contemporary American politics through a polyvagal lens
How to regulate the nervous system.

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Psychedelic Neuroscience, Civilization, and The Ego | Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris ~ ATTMind 93 Mar 15, 2019

Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris heads the Psychedelic Research Group within the Centre for Psychiatry at Imperial College London. He joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to talk about the Entropic Brain (and mind) theory, complexity vs. order, the disproportionate representation of 'ego' consciousness in modern civilisation and its impact on the natural world, confirmation biases and misreporting in psychedelic science and, of course, how psychedelics work in the brain.

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An introductory primer on the entropic brain theory
free energy principle, thermal dynamics, complexity science, and brain activity
LZ/complexity and the varieties of consciousness states
the importance of indexing the ‘mind stuff’ in psychedelic research
Natural language analytics, mental illness, and how we narratives our psychedelic encounters
primary and secondary states of mind, and
Brain development and comparing psychedelic mind to the mind of a child
ego consciousness, psilocybin, and the collapse of civilization
REBUS and the resistance of uncertainty
A little talk about trauma and psychotherapy
A discussion around ‘Is there a confirmation bias in psychedelic neuroscience?’
Deconstructing the fallacy of physicalist neuroscience
The (very specific) neuroscience of psilocybin
- What psilocybin does when it gets into the body
- the neocortex and serotonin receptors
- psilocybin’s effects on neural cellular behaviour
Is psilocybin intelligent?
Mapping brain anarchy
What turns psilocybin into psilocin
Psilocybin effect on and in the gut (enteric brain)
Are there any genetic variations that could block psychedelics’ effects?
“There will never be an account of reality that will be absolute.”

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Legalizing Psilocybin | Tom and Sheri Eckert ~ ATTMind 92 Mar 01, 2019

Tom and Sheri Eckert join us to talk about their initiative to legalize Psilocybin services in Oregon (#PSI2020).

We talk about what they have accomplished and what's left to achieve on the road towards getting PSI on the 2020 ballot, the challenges they are facing in the process, and the visions of a potential future world where psilocybin is not only destigmatized but safely, and institutionally available for anyone who chooses to experience it.

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A primer on the psi2020 movement
Who will have access to these services
What about homegrown mushrooms or psilocybin possession?
A picture of a potential production and supply chain of psilocybin
How they are facing the continuing federal prohibition (drug war)
Federal drug policy reform
The possible dangers of big business and big Pharma
The compass pathways controversy
The highs and lows of the capitalist system in psychedelic culture
Is it wrong to charge money for these services?
What about subsidies for the economically vulnerable who need these services
The difference between psi2020 and the Denver initiative
The dark fantasy world of American drug law regarding psilocybin
How will future people look back on our choices now
What would a future world look like is psilocybin was socially destigmatized, and services for it are effectively institutionalized

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The Pan-African Use Of Psychedelic Mushrooms | Darren Spinger ~ ATTMind 91 Jan 18, 2019

In this (on-location) interview, Darren Springer talks about the ancient history of pan-African psychedelic use and travels forwards through time along the wings of mythology until the myths dissolve into the harsh reality of slavery, racism, and neighbourhoods infused with violence. It is grounded in this reality that Darren shares with us the potential of psychedelics (psilocybin mushrooms in particular) for the healing of historical trauma and the revitalization of black communities in the UK.

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Psychedelic Psychotherapy: A Conversation With Three Underground Providers ~ ATTMind 90 Jan 04, 2019

Today's guests for the podcast --- three female, underground psychedelic therapists from Canada --- are on the show anonymously to share their wisdom, experience, and knowledge of psychedelic psychotherapy. Specifically, we talk about psilocybin, MDMA, and 3-MMC assisted psychotherapy; their methodologies and practices; cautions and concerns; and an in-depth look at both what it is like and what it takes to be an underground psychedelic psychotherapist.

This is an episode for anyone interested in psychedelic psychotherapy be it as a current or future provider or someone who is seeking it for their own health and healing.

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What models of therapy are being offered and what substances are being used
How they decide what substance is best for each client
What are the differences in methodology for different substance?
Red flags
Does the therapist take the dose as well?
Who’s in the room? How many therapists, sitters, clients and why?
How to address panic and anxiety attacks during psychedelic sessions
Some cautions in finding a psychedelic therapist
Specific needs for providing psychedelic therapy to people in their sick time.
Death anxiety within psychedelic therapy
Providing psychedelic therapy to minors
Integration practices and perspectives.

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Debunking The Mushroom Santa Hypothesis | Tom Hatsis ~ ATTMind 89 Dec 21, 2018

According to today's guest, Tom Hatsis, Santa is not a mushroom shaman, Jesus was not a mushroom, and Christianity is not hiding a giant secret inside the biblical texts about the true hallucinogen at the root the religion being an amanita muscaria.

But, therein lies a whole different set of questions: What is the actual history of Santa Clause? Who was Jesus? What drugs were Christians actually taking? (cause they were getting HIGH and spoke openly about it). What is the real history of Christmas, the nativity, and the holy mushroom?

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Why Santa clause was not a mushroom shaman
The holy mushroom conspiracy
The origin of red and white of Santa's outfit
The history of old holiday card with elves and mushrooms
St Nick had shamanic powers, but Santa and st nix aren't the same historical entity
The origins of the holy mushroom conspiracy
The historical roots of Christmas
What were people getting high on during historical Christmas?
Drug use in early Christianity was open and condoned
The different psychedelic Christian cults and how they used their sacraments
How we got from free-range psychedelic Christianity to the narrow-minded abstinent Christianity of today
Christian appropriation of pagan traditions and paul’s invention of a psychedelic eucharist
Did Jesus get high?
How Christianity conquered so many traditional cultures
What made Jesus any different from all the other Hebraic radicals alive at the time
Pauline Jesus vs Gnostic Jesus
How the Nativity got associated with Christmas and why those aren’t mushrooms in old Christian art

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Reality Liquified | Erik Davis ~ ATTMind 88 Dec 07, 2018

Erik Davis, writer and host of Expanding Mind podcast, joins us on the show to share what he sees are the essential skills we need to navigate the chaos of a reality liquified.

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Playing with chaos during festivals
Festivals to psychological growth psychedelic
A definition of objective reality
The dissolution of objective reality
What this looks like in the modern political world
The dangers and opportunities of a consensus reality liquified
Learning to centre in the chaos
The value of levelling-up your intellectual community
What psychedelic teach us to do cognitively
Flat earth as an example of falling into dangerously false conspiracy theories
Circular reasoning and The limitations of reasonable dialogue in breaking us out of our thought prisons
Become a sceptical animist
Safe consumption of digital media
Encouraging skills over claiming solutions

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Healing Detroit Communities With Psilocybin | Baba Moudou Baqui ~ ATTMind 87 Nov 23, 2018

This episode not only discusses the power of psilocybin to help us develop the skill of confident vulnerability but also what such a psychedelic lesson might mean for masculinity in the cultural context of inner-city Detroit.

To take us through this discussion, we welcome Ser Moudou Awa Balla Baqui, aka Baba Moudou Baqui, a lifelong citizen of Detroit's Highland Park and third generation metaphysician.

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Moudou’s journey from Martial arts to psychedelics under the guidance of Kilinid Iyi
Teaching people to fish as a metaphor for helping people with psychedelic competence.
The trauma of the war on drugs in Detroit communities
The (potential) role of psilocybin in the poor and oppressed communities of Detroit
Sacred plants for healing the wounding of men
Differentiating masculine and feminine from man and women
The impact of psilocybin on the violence of crime-heavy black neighbourhoods of Detroit
What changes are happing in people with psilocybin that results in the resolution of trauma and reduction of violence
The power of vulnerability to heal and of healed wounds to empower us
The unique and life-ligating bond of sharing sacred psychedelic space
The vital importance of courage and vulnerability in our troubled times
The power of feeling pain without attacking and how a lack of such power results in harming our children
Learning not to force people into a better life
Moudou’s healing journey during his father death
The role Moudou’s psilocybin journey helped him with the grief of his father’s death
The importance of gathering together to learn.

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YIKES! Did I accidentally host an Anti-Semite? ~ ATTMind 86:5 Nov 16, 2018

So, I recently got an email from a listener of the show regarding a recent episode of the podcast featuring Bernhard Guenther. The emails directed me to a couple of essays off his website from 2013/14 that the listener claimed had anti-Semitic views and propagated holocaust denial and wondered if I knew about it and what I would do about it.

This video is ultimately what I did about it.

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Altered States Of Entrapment | Bernhard Guenther ~ ATTMind 86 Nov 09, 2018

Bernhard Guenther joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to talk about the 'topic of all topics', the hyperdimensional ecology of entities that influence human life. Furthermore, he takes a deep look at the actual legitimacy of psychedelic 'healing', and its potential dangers insofar as false dawn syndrome, spiritual bypassing, and entity attachment or possession.

Despite how far out these topics may seem, I don't doubt you will find some deeply grounded and practical perspective in this interview, especially in regards to the modern ayahuasca-healing movements

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Bernhard's journey into and out of deep psychedelic work
False Dawn Syndrome and spiritual bypassing
The role and limitation of psychedelics in the path to enlightenment
confusing shamanism as being fundamentally related to medicine plants
the ‘topic of all topics’ - spiritual entities
hyperdimensional warfare and ayahuasca
Has ayahuasca been hijacked by evil forces?
Different forms of knowledge, going beyond the rational
Embodiment as a path of enlightenment
Society’s obsession with “male energy”
Ancestral healing through embodiment

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Piercing The Viel Of Reality

This is Bernhard Guenther's website. It is a wide-ranging collection of essays, films and interviews, ranging from spirituality, shamanism, psychology, self-work, esotericism, history, to the paranormal and hyperdimensional realities. See here for his healing work.

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*Halloween Special* The Psychology Of Horror | May 'Nyx Fears' Leitz ~ ATTMind 85 Oct 30, 2018

*Halloween Special 2018* May Leitz from the Nyx Fears youtube channel joins on the show to talk about why we watch horror films, what personality traits lead us to different styles of horror, our culture's tendencies towards the extreme (such as American 'torture porn'), and the traumatic potential of the modern, quasi-abusive haunted house attractions.

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Humanity 3.0 and the Collaborative Mindset | Jean Robertson ~ ATTMind 84 Oct 26, 2018

Jean Robertson joins us to deconstruct the relationship models of the modern world and offer us insight on what humanity might look like if we were to evolve into a post-judgement, collaborative culture.

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- The slippery creative nature of language - Shifting meaning with language - Collaboration vs coercion - Post-judgement; Humanity 3.0 - The coercive mindset and the patriarchy - Different forms of power - Unconditional love as an accessible, learnable skill - It needs to be more than just intellectualism - The central role of the kitchen sink - The lived experience of the collaborative model - Relationships in the collaborative model - Nothing is wrong, and no one is to blame - A new definition of thinking - Putting unconditional love in the Cultural Commons - The meaning of meaning

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Mapping Consciousness With High Dose LSD | Christopher Bache ~ ATTMind 83 Oct 12, 2018

In this episode, Christopher Bache and I explore the research and exploration that underpins Diamonds from Heaven: a twenty-year journey into 70+ high dose LSD experiences done with the explicit intent to map Consciousness.

We talk about why Bache chose this path, what it was like, and what here learned from it all about Consciousness, psychedelic consciousness, and what it means to be a finite human, nested in a complex web of relationships, defined by its dualist dance for meaning.

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What led Bache to choose high dose LSD psychedelic exploration
The difference between 'psychedelic exploration', 'psychedelic therapy' and 'psycholytic therapy'
Describing the cycles of death and rebirth into higher levels of consciousness
Dying beyond the self, beyond the human, beyond time and space
Beyond the non-dual and into the diamond luminosity
Cleansing, suffering, purification, and ecstatic blessings’
What does it feel like to transcend time and space?
Is the non-dual experience of 5-MeO-DMT just a stepping stone to an ever larger reality?
Cultivating coherent cognition in increasingly higher states of consciousness
The difference between LSD and Psilocybin
Do the challenges of high dose LSD get easier over time?
What is “Deep Time”?
LSD’s lesson on the future of humanity
How Bache feels about death now, after all of these experiences
Why Bache stopped, the phenomenological dangers of continuous, long-term, high-dose LSD sessions
The impact of a deep psychedelic practice on our human relationships
Integration practices and how we integrate these massive, transcendental experiences

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Escaping Heroin | Patrick Kroupa ~ ATTMind 82 Sep 28, 2018

Patrick Kroupa joins us to talk about what it was like for him in the 90s, in New York City, as a part of the heroin culture. He also shares with us his journey from addiction to recovery through the use of ibogaine, as well as his role in bringing ibogaine treatment for heroin addiction to the worldwide scene.

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Pre+ Internet Computer hacking and phone phreaking in 1980s New York City
Patrick's first heroin dose at 14 years old
The gradual path to addiction
Heroin's teaching about detachment
The left-hand path of tantra
When heroin was cool
What took Patrick from controlled use to deep addiction to ibogaine
What heroin detox feels like
Why ibogaine?
What an ibogaine detox feels like
The genesis of microdosing ibogaine
Risk profile of microdosing ibogaine
What to do after using ibogaine for resolving addiction
The origins of the modern opioid epidemic
Any regrets?
The medicalization of ibogaine

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Psychedelic Feminism | Zoe Helene ~ ATTMind 81 Sep 14, 2018

Zoe Helene of Cosmic Sister comes on the show to talk about Psychedelic Feminism

“The ultimate goal of psychedelic feminism is to promote rapid (cultural) evolution from within—starting with women. Females make up half the human population. We know it’s way past time we stepped up and took our share of the decision-making power—and yet we haven’t. Why is that? What are the “whys?” and what can we do to work through them? My work with women and psychedelics is about exploring those complex, multifaceted, interconnected “whys?” with sacred plants and fungi, our evolutionary allies from the natural world.” – Zoe Helene

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ABOUT THE GUEST

Zoe Helene, M.F.A., is a classically trained artist and cultural activist working for women’s self-liberation, healing and empowerment through intentional journeying with natural psychedelics. She is also the founder of the eco-feminist advocacy, Cosmic Sister whose trio of #psychedelicfeminism educational grants—Women of the Psychedelic Renaissance, Cosmic Sisters of Cannabis and the merit-based immersive Plant Spirit Grant—promote women’s voices in the field of psychedelics and our fundamental right to journey with evolutionary allies from nature, such as ayahuasca, cannabis, peyote, and psilocybin mushrooms.

Zoe’s work has been featured in articles and interviews in Forbes, BBC Travel, Outside Magazine, Bust Magazine, VICE, Broadly, LA Yoga, Boston Magazine, New York Magazine, Newsday, Utne Reader, Wisdom Daily, AlterNet, Organic Authority, MIT Technology Review, Fast Company and other top-tier media venues.

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- psychedelic feminism is not what you might think when you hear 'feminism' - the patriarchy and the trauma of the modern world - racism in America - focusing on who we help - psychedelics not just about 'healing' - power complexes and holding each other down by fighting internally - psychedelics to deprogram the worst parts of culture - psychedelics are not benevolent - the Cosmic Sister preparation and integration programs - cultural appropriation vs cultural preservation and appreciation - privilege is subjective and relative - problems within ayahuasca culture and tourism - what Cosmic Sister is and does - building culture / abolishing faulty traditions

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The Ancient Power Of Music And Theater | Kalya Scintilla and Eve Olution ~ ATTMind 80 Aug 31, 2018

We feature Eve and Yaegon (aka Kalya Scintilla and Eve Olution) on the show to talk about the transformative power of music, theater and dance in the context of ancient technologies, mythology, and magic.

We also share a thoroughly grounded discussion about cultural appropriation, the history of domination across cultures, the challenge of being a successful woman in a sexist industry, and the life-giving potentials of monogamous partnership.

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Going beyond groovy tunes and great costumes
Crafting fields of potential with intention and ritual
Mandalas of sound
Theater as a means to evoke ancient mythology
Altering reality with storytelling and performance
‘Transformational festivals’
Festival culture and the modern awakening of ancient technology
The difference between celebrating ‘the ancients’ and stereotyping first nations people
A short wondering on the world-history of domination across cultures and ethnicities
Exploring cultural-appropriation and calling-out in music and festival culture
Being a powerful, unapologetic feminine woman in the face of sexism in the dominant western culture
The power of sacred partnership/relationship in life and in art; beyond polyamory

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Everyone Is A Shaman | Matthew J. Pallamary ~ ATTMind 79 Aug 17, 2018

Everyone is a shaman.

That is a bold statement and is not without nuanced caveat and discretion. However, is is the claim of our guest for this episode of Adventures Through The Mind.

Matthew J. Pallamary is a filmmaker and a highly accomplished, multi-award-winning author of 13 books, ranging from historical novels, personal memoirs, and even a non-fiction book on the art and practice of writing itself. His work is highly psychedelic and emergence for his multi-decade experience in Shamanism practices and the psychedelic subculture, on which he extensively lectures.

He is on the show to share what he has learned from his decades participating in shamanism and shamanic practices, especially in the modern context of charlatans, appropriation, and rampant abuse of power.

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- Everybody’s a shaman - Shamanic history and oral storytelling - Charlatan shamans and earning your keep - Pallamary’s journey from huffing glue to leading ayahuasca ceremonies - Who determines nationhood? Earning your keep as a medicine person. - The psychedelic is NOT easy - how deep shadow-work goes - “I’m a cast of 1000s” - integrating sub-personalities with ayahuasca - Shamanism is the mastery of energy - The energetic role of the shaman in ayahuasca ceremony - Truth and Integrity - finding for genuine shaman practitioners - Reaching for the absolute - becoming whole

Anti-Aging, BPC-157, and Regenerating The Damaged Body | Patrick Kroupa ~ ATTMind 78 Aug 03, 2018

Well, this interview is not what you may assume.

It stands out in the repertoire of podcasts that have come before and are likely to go from here. That is because it isn't an interview at all, it's merely a conversation that happened off-the-cuff and just so happened to be recorded. I am releasing it because despite the diffused and tangential nature of the thing, it was fun and informative and because the guest, Patrick Kroupa is a man with much to offer, a formal interview and otherwise.

Patrick Kroupa (also known as Lord Digital, born January 20, 1969) is an American writer, hacker and activist. Kroupa was a member of the legendary Legion of Doom and Cult of the Dead Cow hacker groups and co-founded MindVox in 1991, with Bruce Fancher. He was a heroin addict from age 14 to 30 and got clean through the use of the hallucinogenic drug ibogaine. [wiki]

He is on the show this week to talk about peptides, anti-aging, and the complexities of health in the modern, toxic world.

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BPC-157: what the hell is that?
Repairing brain damage from long-term stimulate use
Cautions around injecting peptides - tracking reliable vendors
Ageing and Anti-Aging with HGH and Secretagogues
Reinvigorating the Sex Drive
Metformin
Big pharma and the FDA
Health care in Canada vs the USA
The smear campaign against nicotine vaping
Some background on the history of Oxycotin, fentanyl, and perspective heroin
Measuring our hormones to assess your health
James’ journey with the ketogenic diet (I am not longer on this diet)

Beyond The Tryptamine Palace | James Oroc ~ ATTMind 77 Jul 20, 2018

Journalist, photographer, and artist James Oroc was born in the small South Pacific nation of Aotearoa. Since 1998 he has been pursuing and reporting on the cutting edge of extreme sports in more than 40 countries around the globe, his work appearing in magazines, films, and on MTV Sports. He has been a member of the Burning Man community since 1999, and he is also involved in the documentation and advancement of psychedelic culture as one of the first people to ever publically discuss the philosophical and metaphysical implication of 5-MeO-DMT.

His first book, Tryptamine Palace, is a quintessential read for those interested in psychedelic philosophy. It presents his theories on reality, God, quantum mechanics and 5-MeO-DMT that are present in Tryptamine Palace. In this interview, we scratch the surface of those theories but advance beyond the Tryptamine Palace and explore the topics of his most recent book, The New Psychedelic Revolution -- the rich history of visionary art, modern festival culture, the rising popularity of 5-MeO-DMT, and his psychedelic philosophies on the nature of mind.

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How psychedelics give people bigger egos (especially 5-MeO-DMT)
Oroc’s encounter with 5-MeO-DMT and what led him to the Tryptamine Palac
Being a successful psychedelic author
Medicalization vs. psychedelics as agents of modern mysticism
Finding God through psychedelics
The importance of spirituality
Ego death, psychedelics, and relating to God
The history of psychedelics and where we are its cultural evolution
Visionary culture: art, music, and transformational festivals (especially Burning Man)
The vital role of community, trance, and dance in human life
Psychedelic university - festival conferences

Special Update July 2018 Jul 18, 2018

Just an update as to what is happening with me and the podcast for the next two months. Head to https://www.jameswjesso.com/events to see my tour schedule. Or to http://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso to get linked up to some inside tour adventure stories and some postcards from my travels. Or, http://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso to follow the public eye of my tour, where I will be travel blogging with the hastag #jamesjessotour2018

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LSD and The New Science Of Brainwave Harmonics | Selen Atasoy, PhD ~ ATTMind 76 Jul 06, 2018

Selen Atasoy PhD and her team have developed a new model for interpreting fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) data based on the mathematics of harmonic waves a phenomenon ubiquitous in nature. Essentially, they have developed a way to 'decompose' brain states in the same vein as how we can decompose a musical piece down to its individual notes. They call is connectome-harmonic decomposition and have applied this approach to the fMRI data of the brain on LSD.

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PTSD, genetics, and susceptibility to alcoholism
The false dichotomy of nature vs nurture and body vs mind
Atasoy’s research of altered states and the connectome-harmonics model
fMRI research, it’s changed over time and how connectome-harmonics is a different approach
resting state networks, e.g. the default mode network
Harmonic waves, natural frequencies, standing waves and cymatics.
Applying the cymatics model to the fMRI data
Harmonic ‘decomposition’ of fMRI data, analogous to decomposing music into individual notes
What did they learn about looking at LSD brain states from the connectome-harmonic model
LSD increases the complexity of the brain
An explanation of the concept of ’Criticality’ in regards to brain-states, in particular to LSD and psychedelics in the treatment of mental disorders
Possible links between psychedelics and neuroplasticity
The possible connections between harmonic analysis of the brain and the spiritual concepts of reality as an energetic system
The importance of having an open, but critical mind when conducting science
Exploring the impact of light/sound frequencies (such as music, mantras, or binaural beats) to alter brain states.
Can we, theoretically, recreate psychedelic states with light and sound? Or recreate psychedelic brain-state harmonics into music?
Can harmonic frequencies at the basis of reality be the primary influence behind the morphogenesis of flora and fauna?
Can the standing waves and frequencies of physical environments influence subjective brain states through brainwave entrainment?

The Archetypal Wounding Of Men | James Hollis PhD ~ ATTMind 75 Jun 22, 2018

If we want to build a better world, one that is free of the power complexes that subjugate others, it behoves us to address the root of those power complexes. In particular regards to the patriarchy, if we fail to see both the function and the origins of the patriarchy system in the psyche of man, we worsen it at best and, at worst, become power-obsessed oppressors ourselves.

The deep wounding of men by way of a toxic society is at the root of this interview with James Hollis PhD., whose ideas gave me stability in myself as I came to grapple with the pain, shame, and "quiet desperation" I have been carrying in my own life as a man.

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The impact of society’s social conditioning of man - isolation, anger, anxiety, etc.
Oppressive behaviour does not remove oppression
How Dr Hollis came to write ‘Under Saturn’s Shadow’
The secrets men are expected to carry that lock them away from vulnerability, and profound impact of fear on a man’s life
How deep insecurity and fear dictate the creation of domination behaviour and the power complex
A foundation in Jungian psychoanalysis, the Archetypes, and how emotional repression impact the sense of self, perception of reality, and behaviour
A description of the patriarchy and its damaging role and impact on men
The Mother, the mother complex, and the role of the father
What does it mean to become a man, and who is teaching it to us?
Rites of passage and initiation - how boys become men, and why many adult males are still boys
A lacking sense of meaning in the lived life prescribed by the modern culture
Making Meaning and finding out who you really are
Empowerment vs power complex
What are your ultimate tasks in life?
How the social role conditioning of men prevents connection to the soul
So…. what about Jordan Peterson?
The potentials of psychedelic therapy in the context of Jungian psychoanalysis
An actionable, pragmatic piece of advice for relating to men (no matter who you are)

IN UTERO: Epigenetics, Unconscious Memories, and The Womb | Stephen Gyllenhaal ~ ATTMind 74 Jun 08, 2018

Stephen Gyllenhaal is an award-winning film and television director, writer and producer. His producing credits include the documentary IN UTERO, "a cinematic rumination on life in the womb and its lasting impact on human development, human behaviour, and the state of the world. Tapping into cultural myths, popular movies, and technological trends, the film demonstrates how our experiences in utero – particularly traumatic events – preoccupy us throughout our lives, impacting our decisions and shaping society." [source]

Stephen takes us on a poignant exploration of the topics discussed in the film he produced with his wife Kathleen, IN UTERO. We talk about the psychological and epigenetic impact of early life and uterine environment, as well as the means by which we can unravel the negative impact of our past into profoundly positive potentials for well-being in our lives today.

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How environment conditions in the womb influence epigenetic and psychological development.
The influence of unconscious memories of childhood and the womb on the adult’s perception of the self and of reality.
Transgenerational trauma.
Self-fulfilling prophecies and unconscious self-harm.
Modern society’s cultural war zone: intellectualized sexism, racism, and classism.
Perinatal psychology (psychological impact of the birth experience).
The vital importance of the mother/child bond.
The larger community of caregivers, on being a father.
The vital impact of bonding.
Being yourself, being OK with not being OK.
Feeling unsafe and building safe, but necessarily comfortable, spaces.
Taking responsibility as a parent.
Healing trauma, from childhood to adulthood.
Embodiment and the interconnection between the mind and body.
How to support mothers.
Treating adults with trauma – safe spaces and psychedelic therapy.
An interesting synchronicity between Stephen’s near-death experiences and my dream the night before.

Microdosing Psychedelics For A Better World | Paul Austin ~ ATTMind 73 May 25, 2018

Paul Austin is a microdosing expert and microdosing coach. He joins us on the show to talk all things microdosing, as well as the role microdosing will play in the integration of psychedelics into the modern world through increasing psychedelic literacy.

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- What is microdosing? What is microdosing is good for? - Paul's journey with microdosing and his current microdosing protocol - Microdosing for creative projects and flow states, and the treatment of depression and social anxiety - Current microdosing research - How to safely microdose psilocybin mushrooms and LSD - The subjective differences between microdosing mushrooms and microdosing LSD - Paul responds to the criticism of microdosing as a tool to make us better agents in the global industrial machine - "Psychedelic literacy" - The 'microdosing vs. institutionalised psychedelic research' controversy - The psychedelic subculture is going mainstream and all the problems that come with that Giant psychedelic egos - Is microdosing LSD and psilocybin dangerous for your heart? Other dangers. - Paul's experience microdosing 4-ACO-DMT and 1-P LSD; my experience with 2C-d

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A Very Public Bad Trip | Your Mate Tom ~ ATTMind 72 May 11, 2018

Tom Zembrzuski, aka Your Mate Tom joins us for this episode of Adventures Through The Mind to talk about his journey from a psychedelic champion and youtube celebrity to a man traumatized, live on youtube, by the very substances he once promoted.

We talk about what inspired him to produce psychedelic content on youtube, the process of getting internet famous, and the encounter with a timeless hell that sent him spiralling into post-traumatic stress disorder.

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What Tom's first psychedelic experience offered his life
How and why Tom got into being a psychedelic YouTuber
How YouTube popularity influenced Tom's relationships to psychedelics
The post-ego-dissolution psychedelic ego trip
Tom's traumatic psychedelic trip and how it impacted his relations to life and to psychedelics
Coming to terms with our own darkness
How Tom's psychedelic trauma impacted his youtube content
Why keep drinking ayahuasca after it crushed you?
Tracking the emotional, psychological, emotional themes in order to integrate profound existential suffering
Using cynicisms, video games, and drugs to escape the reality of inner pain
Forgiveness and letting of bitterness and resentment
The impact of telling his youtube followers that he is renouncing psychedelics
The importance of talking about the negative potentials of psychedelics

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5-MeO-DMT Therapy and Integration | Rafael Lancelotta ~ ATTMind 71 Apr 27, 2018

Today's guest, Rafael Lancelotta is on the show to unpack 5-MeO-DMT. He is a graduate student at the University of Wyoming studying Mental Health Counseling graduating in May 2018, with a particular focus on the therapeutic potentials of psychedelics. He is also the administrator of 5meodmt.org, which is a forum dedicated to forming community discussions on harm reduction, integration, and safe practices around 5-MeO-DMT.

Rafael Lanelotta joins us to talk about 5-MeO-DMT – chemically, neurologically, psychologically, culturally, and therapeutically. He also comments on the current rise of toad retreats and his particular concerns over the weekend retreat model. Finally, he gives us some important tips on the 5-MeO-DMT integration process.

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A general run down 5-Meo-DMT and its use.
Comparing 5-MeO-DMT to N,N DMT -- experientially, chemically and pharmacologically
Experiencing "God" on 5-MeO-DMT
The difference between 5-MeO-DMT and the venom of the Bufo Alvarius toad
Is smoking 5-MeO-DMT safe?
Tips and suggestions for safe use
Travelling shamans and toad smokers - warnings and concerns
So you wanna be a shaman?
Essential elements for 5-MeO-DMT integration
The therapeutic potential and mental health concerns of 5-MeO-DMT
Building online community for 5-MeO-DMT | The 5 Hive

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Occult Magic And The Transformation Of The Self | Carl Abrahamsson ~ ATTMind 70 Apr 13, 2018

Magico-anthropologist and author Carl Abrahamsson is on the show to both expand and deconstruct occult magic and make it accessible to the modern world.

Of course, occult magic is a massive topic with many winding, cryptic avenues and dark alleys to traverse. The topic has much more potential than what can be explored in a seventy-five-minute conversation. So, in relevance to the themes of ATTMind we venture into the world of occult magic with a compass pointing towards a Jungian psychological approach and the potentials of magic for personal transformation and individualization. (That said, we don't shy away from the romance of all that hocus-pocus stuff, too.)

You might be surprised to discover occult magic is much more accessible than you have been led to believe.

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The history (and future) of Occult Magic
The magical art of Carl Jung
Using magic to alter our sense of self and to process of individualization
The importance of direct experience over ideology and social norms
How magic in occult rituals can alter the subconscious mind, the sense of self and perception of reality
The difference between ritual and ceremony
Our capacity for willful and competent direction of energy
The role and value of sex and sexual energy in magical ritual and personal transformation.
The ancient art and importance of imagination and dreaming
Cautions and considerations for using drugs in magical ritual
Higher Learning: The value of building social institutions that enable safe and supportive psychedelic experimentation for young people.
The kinship between art and magic
Mythic impoverishment - the dangers of modern mass media entertainment culture on our imagination and potential for magic - PokemonGO!
Practical tips on embracing magic today

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The Science Of Brain Change: Neuroplasticity and Altered Traits | Rick Hanson Ph.D. ~ ATTMind 69 Mar 30, 2018

A central topic of this podcast is our capacity to change our minds.

I don't mean superficially – "Oh, actually yeah let's go see that movie instead." I mean a more fundamental change, our faculty for shifting our very sense of self and perception of the world around us. This type of change is not just an ethereal alteration of mental processes, but an actual redesigning of neural architecture. Our capacity to create such fundamental changes is due to our brain's ability to redesign its structure, lay new synaptic connections, which is called neuroplasticity.

[This episode was originally released as "The Neurobiology Of Altered Traits"]

The guest for this episode of the podcast is here to tell us how we can change our brains to change our lives and why it works. Welcome to Adventures Through The Mind, world renown neuroplasticity expert, Dr Rick Hanson.

Rick Hanson is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and New York Times best-selling author. His books are available in 26 languages and include Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. He’s been an invited speaker at NASA, Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, and other major universities, and taught in meditation centres worldwide. His work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, and NPR, and now he is here with us on Adventures Through The Mind.

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Neuroplasticity, emotional learning, and the sense of self
How negativity bias influences perception, learning, and memory
Positive Neuroplasticity; using principles of neuroplasticity to cultivate happiness and resilience
"Positive" and "negative" emotions.
The difference between healthy cultivating of goodness and unhealthy evasion of negativity.
The potential dangers of mindfulness
The implications of transcendental or psychedelic experiences for the brain, the sense of self, and the nature of reality itself.

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The Great Shamanic Debate | James Kent vs. Julian Palmer ~ ATTMind 68 Mar 16, 2018

Have you ever experienced a psychedelic encounter with a plant spirit or an entity?

Have you ever experienced a spirit realm or being healed by a shaman? Have you ever felt as though you invoked some type of divination or noetic insight while on psychedelics? Have you ever wondered if any of that was real or just merely a hallucination?

The increasing popularity of using psychedelic substances within so-called shamanic ceremonies has introduced ideas and beliefs into the modern world that push conceptual limits of the rational mind. The rise of plant shamanism is a cultural force to be reckoned with and that which we encounter with shamanism feels urgent and real. Yet, however real the experiences with a shamanic encounter may feel, the question still remains: how real is it, really? I asked Julian Plamer and James Kent to come on the show to debate on this question: "What do you believe is the fundamental nature of that which arises within a psychedelic experiences, in particular regards to what is often called The Shamanic paradigm, including the existence of a spirit realm, encounters with plant spirits or entities and the capacity to invoke healing or divination within a psychedelic experiences by way of this paradigm?" It's a juicy one. Enjoy

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We Don't Know Sh!t | Dennis McKenna ~ ATTMind 67 Mar 02, 2018

Dennis Jon McKenna is an American ethnopharmacologist, research pharmacognosist, lecturer and author. He is the brother of well-known psychedelics proponent Terence McKenna and is founding board member and the director of ethnopharmacology at the Heffter Research Institute, a non-profit organization concerned with the investigation of the potential therapeutic uses of psychedelic medicines.

He is also one of the founding contributors to the modern wave of ayahuasca research in particular and psychedelic research in general. In fact, the book Magic Mushrooms grower’s guide, which he co-authored with his brother Terence in the 70s, presented the first reliable method for cultivating psilocybin mushrooms at home.

Chances are if it wasn’t for Dennis and his brother, none of us would have ever tasted the magic at all.

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The early years: developing the magic mushroom growers guide.
The limitations of the biomedical model for psychedelic research
The encounter and emergence of psychedelics in the culture of the 60 impact - dangerous
How and why Dennis and Terence got into psychedelics.
The McKenna early journey, from the jungle to the university.
What it was like to travel into the jungle for ayahuasca during the early years, before the tourist boom, compared to today.
The danger of the cults and power hunger within ayahuasca culture.
The role of psychedelics in the modern plight of humanity.
The moral dimension of psychedelic technology.
Plant intelligence and mycelial brain of the forest (no?)
Plant/mammal symbiotic co-evolution.
Psychedelic spiritually is cheating?
On Terence
- Beyond the legend. The man, the brother.
- How Terence privately feel about the time wave?
- Did he stop taking mushrooms?
- The challenges of being a psychedelic celebrity
- How does it feel to watch Terence being torn down by his critics?
- Did Terence work for the CIA?
- Dennis favourite story of his brother
The difference between Microdosing LSD and psilocybin
The possible dangers of microdosing LSD?
Cultural implications of microdosing vs macrodosing.
Suggestion and cautions in choosing to guide others in psychedelic experience.
What psychedelic is Dennis still taking?
You don't know shit.
If he were to die tomorrow, what piece of advice would he offer us?

Tantra, Entheogens, and Conscious Sexuality | Elizabeth Bast ~ Ep. 66 Feb 16, 2018

Our guest is Elizabeth Bast!

She is on the show to talk about her journey as a tantric practitioner and explore the potentials of a sexually empowered spiritual practice.

We also talk about sexual consumerism; porn; toxic shame; #metoo; the historical use of entheogenic plants in yogic practice; and the (somewhat controversial) archetype of the sacred prostitute.

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- The lack of representation of women in psychedelic culture. - The importance of different ways of knowing. - Unpacking the medical diagnosis of psychosis and delusion in regards to psychedelic experiences. - The purpose of yoga and the role of sexuality within it. - A tantric perspective on sexual energy (kundalini) and how it influences the mind. - Bast’s dance journey into Tantra. - Descriptions of “dakini” and “sacred prostitute.” - Sacred sex work and the dangers of modern culture's sex imitations (porn). - The effect of pornography on one’s capacity for profound sexual encounters. - Finding a sexual teacher. - Sexual shame and popular culture. - The historical use psychoactive plants in yoga. - The modern use of psychoactive plants and substances in spiritual practice. - Lessons on sexual relationships from Iboga. - Bast’s prognosis of modern Western society’s sexual dysfunction — sexual consumerism, toxic shame, and lack of wise sexual education. - The role of sexual repression/shame in sexual assault; discussing #metoo, #Ididit, and healing social and personal sexual trauma. - Healthy vulnerability vs playing the victim. - Practical steps and caution for starting a sacred relationship to sexuality.

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DMT and the Mainstreaming of Psychedelics w/ Rick Strassman MD ~ Ep. 65 Feb 02, 2018

On today's episode, we feature the author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule, Rick Strassman MD. He is a medical doctor specialised in psychiatry with a fellowship in clinical psychopharmacology research. His foundational work with DMT in the 90s was the first human-trial psychedelic research to be done in the two decades following the Controlled Substances Act of 1971. It was the clinical observations and participant reports during those trails that formed his book mentioned above, and the hit documentary by the same name.

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Rick continued his investigation into the significance of DMT over the years with a particular focus on endogenous DMT (made within the body) and its role in prophetic states, as well as the progression of psychedelic research in general since then. His second major book on the topic is called DMT and the Soul of Prophecy, in which he explores the relationship between endogenous DMT and prophetic states as they are reported in the Hebrew Bible. Recently, Rick has been releasing a series of blogs on the mainstreaming of psychedelics and the problematic themes he sees emerging in the process.

We have him on the show for this episode to touch on how he feels about the impact his work with DMT has had on psychedelic research and the psychedelic subculture. We also talk god, prophecy, and even politics.

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Episode Breakdown

Rick's feelings towards the profound impact that DMT: The Spirit Molecule has played in the psychedelic subculture.
Setting the record straight on DMT and the pineal gland.
DMT's potential role in prophetic states, endogenous production as well as exogenous consumption.
Theoneurology vs Neurotheology - the relationship between God and the brain.
Modern day prophets in the DMT subculture.
Mainstreaming psychedelics:
- Stifling inquiry into the full nature of the psychedelic experience through fundamentalism, dogmas, and orthodoxies in the biomedical model for psychedelics.
- Renaming psychedelic drug adverse effects as “challenging experiences”
- Non-clinicians advocating for policy changes with clinical implications—specifically attempts to re-schedule psychedelics.
- Homogenizing widely disparate religious traditions by proposing that they all share a “common mystical core.”
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- DMT vs Changa.
- Extended State DMT infusion: What is it and what's the point?
- Rick's current and future projects.

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A Police Officer's Perspective on Drug Prohibition w/ Maj. Michael Hilliard Jan 19, 2018

Michael Hilliard began his 27-year policing career in 1975 as a patrolman in an economically depressed neighborhood in East Baltimore. He served as an internal affairs detective where he coordinated Baltimore youth programs and led an undercover squad that investigated violent crimes and low-to mid-level drug crimes.

He is on the show as a representative of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, or LEAP. They are a nonprofit organization "composed of police and other criminal justice professionals dedicated to educating the public about the harms of drug prohibition", advocating "for solutions across a broader range of drug policy and criminal justice issues"[source]. LEAP wants to end the war on drugs, and Maj. Michael Hilliard is on the show to talk about why.

During the interview, we speak on more than just the issues around drug policy, prohibition, and what brought Maj. Hilliard to his current advocacy against the drug war. We also speak of the problematic image police represent as agents of said drug policy, as well as issues of abuse of power, following unethical orders, and being seen as predators by the people they have sworn to protect.

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Episode Breakdown

Why Hilliard became a police officer.
How he went from leading investigations against drug crimes to lobbying against drug prohibition.
The impact of the drug war on crime, communities, and public safety in general.
Why we should to legalize, regulate, and control drugs.
Losing friends to the drug war.
Problems with law enforcement's current mentality towards drugs.
The drug war's role in worsening the opioid crisis.
The police cultures' perception of the drug culture and where it differs from the truth.
A police officer's experience 'busting' someone for possession.
The issue of police misuse of power.
Police community cover-ups and crooked cops.
Ethical responsibility when faced with unethical orders.

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Integrating Ayahuasca (and "her" voice in your head) w/ Rachel Harris Ph.D. ~ Ep. 63 Jan 06, 2018

What does ayahuasca integration mean and how do we do it? This is a question our guest for this episode, Rachel Harris Ph.D., has been exploring intensely though research, clinical practice, and her own direct experiences.

Rachel Harris, PhD, although retired now, was a practising psychotherapist for 35 years. She received a National Institutes of Health New Investigator’s Award, has published more than forty scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals, and has worked as a psychological consultant to Fortune 500 companies and the United Nations. She is also the author of the recent book Listening to Ayahuasca.

She is on the show to talk about her research with ayahuasca and what integration means, however, a very interesting tangent-at-depth emerged during the conversation between her and I: hearing voices, in particular hearing the voice of ayahuasca in your head as though it were an entity of external agency and intelligence, during and after the ceremony. To say that this is an intellectually dicey topic in the realms of conventional psychiatry and psychology, might be an understatement, but include in that fact that Rachel herself proposes to hear this voice and it was what guided her along her groundbreaking research and we have thoroughly entered the medical and academic fringe.

I very much enjoyed this connection with Rachel Harris and trust that you will too. Thanks for listening. Enjoy.

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Episode Breakdown

Research foundations, extent, and observations.
Relating to the spirit of ayahuasca.
Hearing voices: religious or psychosis?
God as an attachment relationship
Ayahuasca as the perfect therapist.
Criticisms of biological psychiatry's approach to mental illness.
Differentiating psychosis from spiritual awakening.
Dark entities and entity attachment.
Spiritual bypassing and spiritual materialism
Integration: theories and practicalities.
The importance of community transparency and social relationships in the integration process.
Tips for finding safe and supportive ayahuasca experiences.

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The Benefits Of Marijuana w/ Joan Bello ~ Ep. 62 Dec 22, 2017

Joan Bello is the author of The Benefits of Marijuana: Physical, Psychological and Spiritual. She has been writing on cannabis since before the internet; since getting information meant driving from library to library hunting the stacks; since any mention of cannabis in public might have meant federal investigations and jail time. It was during the height of the Drug War that she published this book; when the knowledge was forbidden, and she has continued to advocate for it since.

Her perspective on the benefits of marijuana was an outgrowth of her training at the Himalayan Institute under the tutelage of Swami Rama, who she describes as an advanced Tantric Master. Joan has been a Hospice Worker, an editor, a grower, an activist, a jail counselor, a fugitive from the law and even a prisoner. She was the director of the class action lawsuit that sued the U.S. government for its prohibition of therapeutic cannabis in 1998. She also has a Master of Science Degree in eastern studies and holistic health.

At 75 years old, Joan Bello is an elder of the modern cannabis movement.

We welcome her to ATTMind to share some of her stories from the trenches of the drug war, her perspectives on where we are and where we are going with cannabis as a society, as well as her perspectives on what benefits cannabis does, and does not, have to offer us as individuals and as a society.

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Episode Breakdown

What led Joan Bello to dedicate her life to cannabis activism.
The 1998 class action lawsuit against the U.S. government for its prohibition of therapeutic cannabis.
A yogic/holistic perspective of marijuana's impact on the autonomic nervous system.
Her view from the trenches at the start of the drug war.
The problems we might face with the corporatization and commercialization of marijuana.
"Microdosing" vs. chronic use.
The story of Joan's first Dab, at 75 years old.
So-called cannabis addiction and why cannabis won't help you heal your psychological problems.
The benefits of marijuana used with a therapeutic container---for psychology and spirituality.
Joan's hope for our future with cannabis.

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Drugs In The Bible and The Shamanic Origins Of Christianity w/ Reverend Danny Nemu ~ Ep. 61 Dec 08, 2017

There are drugs in the bible and the most high were getting really high on 'em.

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So what if I were to tell you that the ancient Israelites upon which these the religions are based were a cult of desert pagans following the wisdom of shamans who used plant-based concoctions in hallucinogenic rituals to induce altered states of consciousness; and that the very structure of those religions today are based on clandestine distortion of the original teachings in order to disconnect the populous from direct connection to the divine in order to establish and maintain sociopolitical control?

That is what the guest for this episode of Adventures Through The Mind, Reverend Danny Nemu, is here present a case for.

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Episode Breakdown

What drugs are in the bible and where you can find them.
Aphrodisiacs and sexual promiscuity in the bible.
The different names (and personalities) of God.
The presence of DMT-containing Acacia across the folklore of ancient Israelites and the Egyptians.
A breakdown of different psychoactive concoctions in the bible and their pharmacological effect, including:
- The Holy Anointing Oil.
- Manna.
- The Showbread.
- The incense used in the holy tabernacle.
The origins of The Old Testament and the modern bible.
How and why the biblical texts have been clandestinely modified.
The anarchistic beginnings of Christianity and how the Israelites became monotheistic (they weren't originally).
The ontological necessity of the physical resurrection of Christ for maintaining political and societal control hierarchy within Christianity.
What this all means for the average person today.

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Intimacy, Iboga, and Heroin Addiction w/ E. Bast & Chor Boogie ~ Ep. 60 Nov 24, 2017

Many people struggle with addiction their whole lives. Their story one of (hu)man vs. addiction, their story often ending with addiction the victor.

But what if that is not the way the story needs to be written? What if there is a way out that helps us suffering to reach into the root of our pain and find our love for life again?

The guests for this episode of the podcast, Elizabeth Bast and Chor Boogie, believe true freedom from addiction is possible with an ancient African root bark called Iboga.

They believe this not only because of the growing scientific research and the countless anecdotes about iboga's potential available on the internet but because it is also their lived experience.

Elizebeth and Chor join us on the show to talk about heroin addiction, how it impacted their intimate relationship, the redemption they found in Iboga, and what iboga taught them about what it takes to heal the pain at the root of addiction in oneself and the hearts of those we love.

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Episode Breakdown

The problematic language around addiction.
A portrait of an addiction-impacted romantic relationship.
A journey into heroin addiction.
Heroin's impact on the trust, honesty, and intimacy in their relationship.
How Iboga found its way in.
What iboga taught them about what it means to be in a sacred partnership.
Iboga's potential role in the ongoing opioid crisis.
A poignant and pointed discussion on what it takes to heal addiction.
The traditional origins of the Bwiti and the mythic origins of Iboga.
The challenges iboga and iboga culture will face with its growth in a global marketplace and colonialism in general.
The cultural impact of connecting with iboga for the African diaspora in North America.

What Dying Means w/ Stephen Jenkinson ~ Ep. 59 Nov 10, 2017

There are some commonalities sewn into the foundation of the human experience:

we are all subject changes we’d rather not be subject to, we all have the capacity to love and to hate, we all suffer and we all desire freedom from suffering, we are all born and we will all die and furthermore so will everyone we know and care for.

Today’s guest is a man with a propensity to contemplate big questions around dying and a long history of being on the front lines of what he calls “the death trade”.

Welcome, Stephen Jenkinson to Adventures Through The Mind.

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Episode Breakdown

A society gone wrong.
A case for wisdom.
What it means to die well.
Designer dying, euthanasia, and choosing not to die at all.
What your dying means beyond you.
Our greatest fears around dying.
Looking back to move forward.
Grief is not to be mastered.
The nature of mystery, and things mysterious, and the end of good luck.
Choosing to die hope-free.

The Psychedelic Dark Side: Cults, Psychosis & Delusional Ideation w/ James Kent ~ Ep. 58 Oct 27, 2017

James Kent has been studying psychedelics for over twenty-five years. He was the editor of Psychedelic Illuminations Magazine, publisher of Trip Magazine, and founder of DoseNation.com. His book, Psychedelic Information Theory, is an examination of the physical processes behind psychedelic hallucination. His latest project is the final ten episodes of the DoseNation podcast, where he explores the darker side of psychedelics and the psychedelic community.

His 'Final Ten Episodes Of DoseNation' is an unapologetic and unbarred exploration of his questions criticisms, and exposures of the psychedelic culture from his 25 years of immersion and his first-hand experiences of psychosis, psychotic episodes, and even ketamine addiction.

I am happy to have him on the show to explore some of the themes of psychosis, psychotic episodes and delusional mania in the psychedelic community. This is not only because I consider them essential for the ongoing psychedelic discourse but because they have been personally impactful and helpful for myself.

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Episode Breakdown:

Where these ideas came from and why, despite years of keeping them private, he has chosen to go public with them.
The psychological implications of speaking out on unpopular ideas and perspectives.
How do you know if you have a "fragile psyche"?
Psychedelics, psychosis, psychotic episodes, and mania.
The European intellectuals and the purpose of psychedelics
Shamanism and delusional megalomania.
Ayahuasca: a ritualistic poisoning?
Similarities between ayahuasca dieta and cultural indoctrination or military brainwashing techniques.
Heart Of Darkness (ayahuasca edition)
Social displacement from psychedelic experiences.
The challenges of living in western culture post-transpersonal awakening.
Trying to change the world.
Loneliness in the psychedelic community.

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Eating Wild Psychedelic Mushrooms In Mexico w/ Dr. Gerry, Kilindi, Julian, and James ~ Ep. 57 Oct 12, 2017

Back in the summer of 2017, I was invited to go to Mexico by author and Toad (5-MeO-DMT) facilitator Dr. Gerry Sandoval. He wanted me to come with him to Oaxaca, Mexico up to eat the wild psilocybin mushrooms that grow there. It was already an amazing offer and it hit a new level when he told me both Julian Palmer and Kilindi Iyi would be there as well.

For this episode, I release to you the recording of Julian, Kilindi, Gerry, and I talking about our mushroom experiences the day after the ceremony.

I knew this was going to be an opportunity of a lifetime, not only for myself but for you as well! There was a unique dynamic between us that morning and I knew I wanted to catch it for you. Enjoy.

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Episode Breakdown

Introductions
What is the "landslide mushroom"?
The modern history of mushrooms in the Oaxaca region of Mexico.
Each of our specific experiences with the landslides the night before.
Exploring the differences between different strains of mushrooms.
Ayahuasca vs. Mushrooms; the vast potential of psilocybin.
Communicating with plants.
Entities, plant spirits, or manifestations of personal mind?
Reality: oneness or multiplicity?
Making sense of the psychedelic experience; the role psychedelics have played in each of our journeys.
The ecological instability and threat encroaching these mushrooms.
The different strains we have tried and which are our favorites.
Advice for dosing mushrooms at that high, entheogenic level.

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The Science Of DMT w/ Christopher Timmermann ~ Ep. 56 Sep 29, 2017

Christopher Timmermann is the cognitive neuroscientist leading a project at Imperial College London focusing on the effects of DMT in the brain and human consciousness. He is interested in the use of methods bridging the relationship between the phenomenology evoked by the psychedelic experience and changes in brain activity using diverse neuroimaging tools.

We have him on the show to ask him some nerdy questions about his research on DMT, psychedelic research in general, and the relationship between neural activity and Altered Consciousness.

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What is DMT and why Chris is researching it.
The most common and baffling reports on the DMT experience.
The value of psychedelic research for understanding consciousness and the brain
The research that has been done on DMT in the brain. What do we know already and what's next?
The relationship between psychedelics and the 'default mode network' and its impact on our sense of self.
Using light/sound frequencies and brain entrainment to produce DMT experiences.
Does DMT have an inherent positive effect on the brain? Could it become a clinical medicine?
All about that machine that provides a continuous DMT infusion, keeping a person under for 20mins or more.
Is there DMT naturally occurring in our bodies and, if so, what is its role?
The neural relationship between brain function, psychedelics, death and consciousness in general.
Psychedelic therapy is coming; what impact people regularly experience DMT or psilocybin have on society?

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Neoshamanism, Magick, and Making Your Own Ceremony w/ Julian Vayne ~ Ep. 55 Sep 15, 2017

Julian Vayne is an occultist and the author of numerous books, essays, journals, and articles in both the academic and esoteric press. While his name is closely associated with chaos magic Julian is also an initiated Wiccan, member of the Kaula Nath lineage and Master Mason.

We talk magical traditions, self-transformation with psychedelic, religious history, and the nuances around cultural appropriation in the neo-shamanic and nonaboriginal cultures of the modern world. We also talk about different activities or games we can play while tripping to endow a greater sense of meaning in not only our psychedelic adventures but in our daily lives as well.

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Disambiguating "magic", "self-transformation", and "spirituality".
The legitimacy of the recreational use of psychedelics.
The root of, and dissociation from, ectasis in religious history.
The herding of the mind.
Neoshamanism and cultural appropriation.
The principle of ceremony and how to make your own.
Welding (chaos) magick to craft meaning in psychedelic experiences.
The importance of PLAY!!! (and games to play while tripping).
Differences/similarities between magick & Jungian depth psychology.

The Sense Of Reality w/ Martin Fortier ~ Ep 54 Sep 01, 2017

We welcome French cultural anthropologist and philosopher Martin Fortier on the show for this episode to discuss his research into how culture influences cognition.His current PhD research project consists of exploring the interplay between neurobiological processes and culture in hallucinogenic experiences. His main fieldwork is located in Shipibo communities of the Middle Ucayali, in the Peruvian Amazon.

Martin Fortier, Ph.D. Candidate, is currently a doctoral student at Institut Jean Nicod (a lab hosted by the Department of Cognitive Studies of ENS-Paris) and at the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences of EHESS-Paris. He is also a visiting student researcher at the Department of Anthropology of Stanford University.

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Episode Breakdown

Martin's educational history and experience.
The Sense of Reality; how we build models of the world and how/why we believe it to be real.
Feeling "reality" vs. judging "reality".
The experiential differences between serotonergic/psychedelic drugs (psilocybin, mescaline, LSD, etc) and anticholinergics/deliriants (datura).
Experiential qualities: waking state vs serotonergic psychedelics vs. cholinergic psychedelics vs. dreaming vs. psychosis.
.Ayahuasca/hallucinogenic visions as metaphorical perceptions
Unpacking how the most valuable things in life are fiction / the hard problem of consciousness.
Rationally exploring the hallucinogenic entities/spirits phenomenon.
The role of the shaman.
Honouring the indigenous cosmology while researching it from a western scientific framework / mitigating cultural appropriation within anthropological research.
Scientific framework vs. indigenous cosmology.
The nature of schizophrenia and psychopathologies and the potentials of ayahuasca shamanism as a potential treatment.
Will psychedelics be important to philosophy? Should philosophers take psychedelics?

Changa's Alchemy (DMT) w/ Giorgia Gaia ~ Ep 53 Aug 24, 2017

Simply put, Changa is a powerful psychedelic smoking blend. It is a combination of herbs infused with dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and containing some form of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOi). However, describing the "simply put" physical parameters of a psychedelic compound is as gross an understatement as saying sex is, simply put, a penis penetrating a vagina.... there is SO MUCH MORE to it than "simply put", which is why we have Giorgia Gaia on the show.

Giorgia Gaia---author of "Changa's Alchemy - Narratives of Transformation in Psychedelic Experiences"---is an independent researcher with a masters degree in Cultural and Social Anthropology and another MA degree in Theology, specifically Western Esotericism, at the University Van Amsterdam. Since her early twenties, she has been working as an electronic musician and event organizer, also in international festivals.

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Episode Breakdown

The scope of Giorgia's research
What is Changa? (pharmacology, history, cultural impact)
Changa within the underground electronic music culture.
What denotes "transformation" within the context psychedelic use.
The importance of narrativizing profound psychedelic experiences.
Prevailing themes or commonalities in the metaphysics and cosmology of changa users.
The implication and complications of studying changa culture as an anthropologist whilst directly participating in that culture.
Safety, caution, harm reduction advice.

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Primal Parenting and The Evolved Nest w/ Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D. ~ Ep 52 Jul 26, 2017

Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. Her prior careers include professional musician, classroom music teacher, business owner, seminarian and middle school Spanish teacher. Dr. Narvaez’s current research explores how early life experience influences societal culture and moral character in children and adults. She integrates neurobiological, clinical, developmental and education sciences in her theories and research about moral development.

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We are a traumatized people, a people silently bequeathed a heritage of toxic treatment, under-care, and various forms of violence. It is encoded into us during our early years, directing the development of our neurobiology, personality, and morality. We then pass it down accidentally as an extension of an ignorance propagated by a society founded on SHITTY advice on raising children. But we are not lost, nor are we locked into this cycle. We have an opportunity to make a profound difference on the future world by raising healthier, happier, and more well-adjusted kids.

The guest on this episode, Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D., is here to gives perspective on what that might look like. She walks us through the influence Western conventional culture's child rearing tendencies has on the individual and the collective, from neurobiology to psychology to society and ecology. We also specifically explore several conventional practices, their harm, and alternative options.

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Episode Breakdown:

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-How early life experiences influence neurological and moral development -The impact of the parent/child relationship on the child's nervous system -The elements of The Evolved Nest; aka The evolved Developmental Niche ------Soothing birth experience ------Responsive care giver ------Breast feeding ------Multiple adult care givers ------Touch -The good development of the human -The role of epigenetics on moral and neurological development -The slave self; the empty self -The ecological impact of the broken nest -Our mistaken understanding of the baseline of human behavior -Disambiguating childhood trauma (undercare / toxic stress / trauma) -Limbic memory and how we perceive the world -Unpacking what the science shows are the impacts of: -----breast milk vs. formula -----cry it out sleep training -----spanking -----circumcision -----common Birthing Practices: Pitocin, cesarean, epidural

KAMBO: Cleansing The Spiritual Root Of Disease w/ Tobias Ton ~ Ep. 51 Jul 07, 2017

Tobias Ton is a Kambo facilitator based in Berlin, Germany. His work with the Amazonian 'frog medicine' takes a "more-therapeutic-than-traditional" approach as it is intended to specifically accommodate people living under the burdens of Western industrialized civilization.

He specializes in intensive one-on-one sessions and on the synergetic integration of various other healing modalities, addressing the underlying energetic issues that manifest as physical and psychological disease.He advocates a holistic and deeply spiritual understanding of Kambô that goes both beyond traditional indigenous cosmology and beyond the mechanistic interpretations of a supposed "frog poison vaccination". Instead, he recognizes it as the highly intelligent and deeply benign spirit of an animal that can generously impart its own strength, serenity and extraordinary capabilities of transformation.

Tobias is on the show for this episode to teach us all about Kambo, from the origins and biomedical science to the underlying spiritual root of disease Kambo helps to cleanse. Check below for a full episode breakdown and of course, please subscribe to the show!

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What is Kambo?
The mythic and traditional Origins.
How it's used (traditional and modern).
The Kambo process.
Biomedical actions of Kambo.
Is it a poison?
The nonphysical root of disease
Tobias' unique practice.
My personal experiences.
Kambo, ayahuasca, and spiritual purification.
Animal vs. plant vs. fungi entheogens.
Physical dangers of Kambo?
The politics of Kambo
Could our society ever accept this?

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The Metaphysics Of Consciousness w/ Bernardo Kastrupt ~ Ep 50 Jun 23, 2017

What is Consciousness? Is it unique to human cognition or is it universal and permeating all things? Is it an epiphenomenon of brain activity or a universal constant? Do all things 'have' consciousness or are they 'of', 'in', or 'by' consciousness? Who and what are we, humankind, in the grander process of Consciousness itself? What is the nature of this whole "Reality" game?

For the 50th episode of Adventures Through The Mind podcast, we welcome philosopher Bernardo Kastrup onto the show to address these questions and more. For Full Show Notes & Links: bit.ly/ATTMind50

Bernardo Kastrup has a Ph.D. in computer engineering with specializations in artificial intelligence and reconfigurable computing. He has worked as a scientist in some of the world's foremost research laboratories, including the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the "Casimir Effect" of Quantum Field Theory was discovered). He has authored many academic papers and books on philosophy and science. Support The Show: Patreon PayPal Donation Episode Breakdown

Building conscious machines.
What is consciousness?
The hard problem of Consciousness.
It's not Panpsychism.
Do rocks and trees have consciousness? How about weather patterns and neurons?
Differentiating 'conscious experience' from 'consciousness'.
The subjectivity of objective reality.
God suffers from dissociated identity disorder.
Autonomous human awareness, nestled in consciousness.
Filtering the mind at large.
The relationship between brain activity and subjective inner life.
What psychedelics show us about the nature of conscious awareness and brain activity.
Metacognition and the default mode network.
Physicalism as a neurotic defense mechanism.

The Psychedelic Origins of Life w/ Bruce Damer (part 1) ~ Ep. 49 Jun 09, 2017

Episode Part 1/2

From the origins of life, through ancient human history, to the interplanetary future of humanity and everything in between. "Bruce Frederick Damer, Ph.D. (born 31 January 1962) is a Canadian-American multidisciplinary scientist, designer, and author. Dr. Bruce Damer collaborates with colleagues developing and testing a new model for the origin of life on Earth and in the design of spacecraft architectures to provide a viable path for expansion of human civilization beyond the Earth."

This man's resume is extensive and beautiful. From helping to lay the foundations for multi-user digital interfaces in the early 90s, to designing spaceships for NASA, to bringing forth what is "perhaps the first "end-to-end" model proposed for life's origins." Not only that but he is also a strong, public supporter of the counter-cultural movement. Once personal friends, with Terence McKenna, Bruce is an incredible story teller and has come on the show for this special 2 part episode to share the story of the origins of life on planet earth, from start dust through the primordial soup and first homo sapiens all the way to dropping LSD at transformational music festivals.

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TOPICS DISCUSSED

A complete model for the origins and evolution of life on planet earth
A poetic reference to the world of the progenote, our common biological ancestor
How language and storytelling can immerse you in experience
Virtual reality storytelling environment (Android Jones' microdose and Duncan Trussell).
Psychedelics, magical spaces, and "endotripping".
The mystical experiences at the foundations of Western thought.
The corporatization of Christianity and the spread of the Pauline Christians.
Civilizational neoteny and the failures of conventional initiations.
An updated version of Terence McKenna's Stoned Ape Theory.
The Ground Truth.
An example of how radically human beings have permanently altered the planetary biome.
Will we find life on Mars? Why?
Space technology, biospheres, and the future sustainability of humanity.
Suppressed technology and how to navigate conspiracy theory.

The Psychedelic Origins of Life w/ Bruce Damer (part 2) ~ Ep. 49 Jun 09, 2017

Episode Part 2/2

From the origins of life, through ancient human history, to the interplanetary future of humanity and everything in between.

"Bruce Frederick Damer, Ph.D. (born 31 January 1962) is a Canadian-American multidisciplinary scientist, designer, and author. Dr. Bruce Damer collaborates with colleagues developing and testing a new model for the origin of life on Earth and in the design of spacecraft architectures to provide a viable path for expansion of human civilization beyond the Earth."

This man's resume is extensive and beautiful. From helping to lay the foundations for multi-user digital interfaces in the early 90s, to designing spaceships for NASA, to bringing forth what is "perhaps the first "end-to-end" model proposed for life's origins." Not only that but he is also a strong, public supporter of the counter-cultural movement. Once personal friends, with Terence McKenna, Bruce is an incredible story teller and has come on the show for this special 2 part episode to share the story of the origins of life on planet earth, from start dust through the primordial soup and first homo sapiens all the way to dropping LSD at transformational music festivals.

Full show notes and part 1 at bit.ly/ATTMind49

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TOPICS DISCUSSED

A complete model for the origins and evolution of life on planet earth
A poetic reference to the world of the progenote, our common biological ancestor
How language and storytelling can immerse you in experience
Virtual reality storytelling environment (Android Jones' microdose and Duncan Trussell).
Psychedelics, magical spaces, and "endotripping".
The mystical experiences at the foundations of Western thought.
The corporatization of Christianity and the spread of the Pauline Christians.
Civilizational neoteny and the failures of conventional initiations.
An updated version of Terence McKenna's Stoned Ape Theory.
The Ground Truth.
An example of how radically human beings have permanently altered the planetary biome.
Will we find life on Mars? Why?
Space technology, biospheres, and the future sustainability of humanity.
Suppressed technology and how to navigate conspiracy theory.

Ultra-High Dose Psilocybin and The Future Humanity w/ Kilindi Iyi ~ Ep. 48 May 25, 2017

The late, great Terence McKenna is famous for his suggestion to eat five dried grams of psilocybin mushrooms in silent darkness. Thanks to Terence five dried grams has been a milestone of depth and commitment to psychonauts around the world, an apex of intensity. Then Kilindi Iyi comes along and dismantles the concept of five dried grams as an apex of psilocybin intensity when he begins to speak publicly about his regular use of 30+ dried grams of psilocybin mushrooms.... 30 dried grams of psilocybin mushrooms, an ultra-high dose psilocybin experience.

Our guest for this episode, Kilindi Iyi is a martial arts expert, a (medicinal and culinary) mushrooms grower, and a psychonaut challenging the status quo of the psychedelic community with an outspoken, brazen courage. He joins us on the show to discuss his experiences with these ultra-high dose psilocybin experiences, what brought him to explore so deeply, what it's like to take such a high dose, and what he has gleaned from those experiences about the nature of reality. Most importantly, we talk about what it means to become explorers of the mind by taking entheogens at any dose.

Although much of what we talk about is offers direct insight and wisdom to anyone choosing to explore entheogens, some of it, much like back in Ep.6 with Rak Razam, goes wildly far-out; 30+ dried grams far-out.

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Why dose this high, what's it like, and what does it show us about what we are, in reality.
Do set and setting even matter anymore?
The role, potential, and possibilities available at ultra high doses.
The role, potential, and possibilities of entheogens at any dose.
How martial arts training influenced Kilindi's choice to explore entheogens.
"The journey of the alone into the alone."
Coming to learn death.
Being an explorer on the frontiers of consciousness.
Entheogens for exploring deep philosophical questions, such as the nature of consciousness.
The nature of reality: simulation theory, quantum entanglement, higher dimensional civilizations, etc.
Crystal Technology / Weaponized Crystals
Death and the psychedelic dimension.

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Bop Apocalypse: Jazz, Race, The Beats & Drugs w/ Martin Torgoff ~ Ep.47 May 10, 2017

If you had to point to any singular example of institutionalized racial prejudice in America, the so-called drug war is a shining example. The prohibition of drugs in the United States, and subsequently much of the Western world, has its origins in racism, classism, and xenophobia (as well as the socio-economic control of industry, but that's a different story for a different time). The war on drugs was a classist and racist war on people of color (the origin of the Marijuana Tax Act in 1937) and those representing a threat the governmental powers that be, such as hippies and anti-war activists (Nixon's launch of the war on drugs in 1971).

If we are to move forward into the better world, one that heals the wounds rotting at the core of the rise of Trump, and begin to understand the systemic foundations of racism in the United States, we need to understand the history. This episode, with Martin Torgoff, author of Bop Apocalypse: Jazz, Race, The Beats, and Drugs, offers a piece of that history. In particular, it follows the history of drug prohibition and institutionalized racism along the coupled history of Jazz music from the early 20s, told through the stories of the musicians, political leaders, and poets whose lives are inseparable from that history.

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Virtual Reality and Digital Shamanism w/ Sander Bos ~ Ep. 46 Apr 26, 2017

As the technology of virtual reality continues to progress, it is important that we look beyond the uses gaming companies, Facebook, and Samsung will develop it for. What happens when the capacity to build a completely immersive and convincing alternate reality lands in the hands of visionary artists and shamanic healers?

For the new moon episode of ATTMind Radio, we welcome Dutch visionary artist Sander Bos to the show. Painter, musician, and reality-engineer, Sander has been exploring the potentials of art to awaken a sense of healing and enlightenment. He explores the role of the shaman as an artistic one and using virtual reality as his medium is seeking to create shamanic healing experiences in digital spaces.

"I am fascinated in building with light [...] a zen garden, a kind of healing space in VR, so you can experience different states of consciousness and different healing experience"

- Sander Bos

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Dying To Know: The Story Of Tim Leary and Ram Dass w/ Gay Dillingham ~ Ep.45 Apr 11, 2017

We welcome Gay Dillingham to the April full moon edition of ATTMind Radio. Gay is an award-winning filmmaker and the director of Dying To Know: Timothy Leary and Ram Das.

We have her on the show to talk about Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert (no known as Baba Ram Dass), who they were on the surface of history but also who they were as people, friends, and members of a larger community.

For full show notes, head to http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp45

We also talk about the process of making this film and why she felt telling the story of these two men was so important that she was willing to invest 19 years of her life into making it. (Also, how it was she got Robert Redford to narrate this film about counter-cultural heroes!)

Personally, watching this film was perspective altering for me, which I talk about in the episode. Having been exposed to an intimate revealing of people whom I had only known as the legends that had come before me, was deeply meaningful.

If you do, or don't know who these men are it's still a worthy listen, as, like Gay proclaims in the film, "whether you know them or not, chances are they changed your life". Support The Podcast

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Prohibition Fatalities and MDMA Complexities w/ Emanuel Sferios ~ Ep 44 Mar 27, 2017

Emanuel Sferios is an activist, educator and harm reduction advocate. Founding DanceSafe in 1998 and starting the first laboratory pill analysis program for ecstasy users that same year, Emanuel pioneered MDMA harm reduction services in the United States. He is currently producing a documentary on MDMA highlighting its use in therapy as well as harm reduction as a practical, rational alternative to three decades of failed efforts at prohibition.

For the March new moon episode of Adventures Through The Mind Radio, Emanuel and I sat down to talk about MDMA: The Movie. However, our conversation rolled on rather quickly into unexpected waters as we discussed prohibition and the war on drugs. Increasingly more so it has become obvious that the so-called Drug War is only making things worse and that prohibition may very well be the cause of the fatal drug problems we see in the modern world. It was great to get Emanual's thoughts on this as a 20-year advocate for harm reduction.

We also talk about:

the early 90s rave scene,
the use of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for the resolution of PTSD,
the early days of the DanceSafe harm reduction movement,
the fatal consequences of prohibition
functional heroin dependence,
MDMA safety: tips and practices,
Pharmacological hacks for ending MDMA hangover,
mainstream media's manipulation of drug reporting to manufacture consent for a failing prohibition program
AND MORE!

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp44

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Faces of MDMA w/ Melanie & Thomas Heath ~ Ep 43 Mar 12, 2017

MDMA is on the front lines of the psychedelic renaissance, shining a light of hope into the lives of those suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

On this episode, we feature Melanie and Thomas Heath. These two incredible humans have been putting themselves in the public eye to speak about the therapeutic power of MDMA. They come onto the show to share their experiences working with MDMA to assist in the treatment (and even resolution) of deeply debilitating PTSD.

This episode goes deep into their personal experiences with PTSD, mental illness, and what pushed them to break the hard social conventions they were raised in and "used illegal drugs". In deep transparency and vulnerability, these two incredible people are standing outside the psychedelic closet and speaking openly about how MDMA changed their lives for the better.

***A word of warning: the audio in this episode is rough, but I choose to release it anyways as the content is so beautiful and honest that I didn't want to loose it. Thanks for your forgiveness in advance.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp43

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Inherited Family Trauma w/ Mark Wolynn ~ Ep 42 Feb 24, 2017

This week's episode features an interview with Mark Wolynn.

Mark is a leading expert on inherited family trauma. He is also the director of the Family Constellation Institute in San Francisco where he trains clinicians and treats people struggling with depression, anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive thoughts, self-injury, chronic pain, and persistent symptoms and conditions.

He is also the author of It Didn't Start With You: how inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle.

Topics covered include:

Emotional Trauma
Intergenerational / inherited family trauma
Epigenetics
Family Constellations
The Core Language Approach
Cultural trauma: e.g. Syrian War and Refugee Crisis, American Slavery and Canadian Residential Schools
Neurological development
Memory consolidation
Implicit vs explicit memory
The root of Chronic Psychopathology
The Four Unconscious Themes and the importance of a healthy connection with our parents

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp42

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Mushroom Medicine w/ Robert Rogers ~ Ep 41 Feb 10, 2017

We welcome mycologist and author Robert Rogers to the show for this episode of ATTMind Radio.

He is the author of over 40 books on medicinal plants and fungi of the boreal forest, including The Fungal Pharmacy: The Complete Guide to Medicinal Mushrooms and Lichens of North America and his most recent book, Mushroom Essences: Vibrational Healing from the Kingdom Fungi.

We have him on the show to talk about the science behind medicinal mushrooms, how to work with them, and how to do so without getting ripped off by hype marketing in the natural health product industry. We also get deep into the discussion on vibrational medicine and how mushroom essences can help us unearth and heal the dark wounds of the soul.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp41 (and to watch in video)

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Pathways Through The Darkness: Psychedelics & Trauma -PART 1- w/ Nicole, Tarzie, & James ~ Ep 40 Jan 27, 2017

The first episode of 2017! Number 40, featuring Nicole Bradford, Tarzie McLean, and James W. Jesso (yes me)... Anyways! Episode number 40, featuring Nicole Bradford, Tarzie McClean, and James W. Jesso (yes me).

This episode is actually the audio of an event held in Calgary. AB on December 2, 2016, titled Pathways Through The Darkness - Psychedelics & Trauma Healing. The event was put on by the Calgary Psychedelic Society and featured the two amazing women whose bios I am about to present to, and myself. The event sold out really fast and so we recorded it in order to make sure this one-off gathering of us three could be shared beyond the few fast enough to get their tickets. Part 1 of the episode the lectures, Part 2, the Q&A.

Full Show Notes and to listen to PART 2: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp40

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***Featured image courtesy of and copyright to Heather McLean (whose art, if you don't know it, you should)

Decolonizing Consciousness: From Music Festivals to Standing Rock w/ Sobey Wing ~ Ep 39 Dec 12, 2016

Welcome to the show, Sobey Wing.

I left it to Sobey, by his request, to introduce himself during this show and so I will leave the same here in regards to the content of the show:

"We will examine moving from complicit behaviors in systemic racism, environmental racism that could be examined and confronted with consciousness and heart-centered accountability, particularly in the above cultures. Ultimately we will look at how to center and support indigenous-led front lines that need us to stand together for the water and future generations in Standing Rock and all lands and waters threatened by corporate greed and governments."

This show was the first, and likely only, live episode of the podcast. I say "only" because the video quality does not meet the standards of this show. However, the audio is fairly good, so no loss on the gems Sobey offers us in this one.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp39

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Recreating Your Relationship With Food w/ Malcolm Saunders ~ Ep 38 Nov 25, 2016

For the November Edition of ATTMind Radio, I am happy to introduce Malcolm Saunders to the show.

He is a prolific food educator, chocolate maker, and the owner and visionary behind The Light Cellar, which is considered to be one of the premier superfood stores in North America. I have known Malcolm for many years now and his work has had an important impact on my own life, it is an honour to have him on the show.

Topics Discussed:

“foodSCOPE” Malcolm’s model for creating a personally meaningful diet.
Raw Foods and diet diversity.
Saturated Fats and the history of Canola.
Problems with Standard American.
Craving for junk fulfillment of internal, psychic Emptiness.
Slowing down.
Fasting.
Simplifying and training yourself for intuitive eating.
Aredveda and diet’s effects on subjective consciousness.
Superfoods in general.
Problems with the 1st world’s role at the top of the globalized food economy hierarchy.
How to seek ‘good’ and high-integrity sources of rare or medicinal foods.
CHOCOLATE - the problems with the so-called “raw” movement, mycotoxins, and the experiential potentials of chocolate as a ceremonial substance.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp38

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ReWilding The Urbanite w/ Erica Wohldmann ~ Ep 37 Oct 16, 2016

This episode welcomes TEDx alumni Erica Wohldmann. She is is a scientist and a passionate environmentalist with a joint Ph.D. in cognitive psychology and cognitive science from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is also currently a Professor of Psychology at California State University, Northridge. We have her on the show today to talk ReWilding.

If you have heard of reWilding yet, here is a great place to start. We talk not only about what reWilding is but also dip into the human cognitive relationship to nature, the role immersion to nature plays in our psychological and physiological health, and some tips to get yourself started. We also touch on agriculture, playing in the dirt, talking to plants, and the church of the forest. Of course, no talk on reWilding would be complete without discussing the broken food shed in North America and its influence on degenerative diseases and obesity!

Enjoy.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp37

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The Politics Of Ayahuasca w/ Daniel Waterman ~ Ep 36 Sep 21, 2016

I am happy to introduce, Daniel Waterman. He is a philosopher, artist, writer, and Ayahuasca provider based in the Netherlands. He is also the author of Entheogens, Society & Law.

Daniel and I met up in the Netherlands to record this conversation in his living room. The recording taps into the conversation just as Daniel begins to speak about the implications of a major turning point in his journey with Ayahuasca just after 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

Daniel carries the conversation in poignant and poetic forms from there as we touch on the larger context around his book Entheogens, Society & Law, death and rebirth, religious morals and ethics and their place in law, DMT entities and 'Meaning', E-Prime, and what it means to find relevant questions.

This is a beautiful journey with a very well-spoken and insightful man who has a lot to offer us. Enjoy.

(ep. originally titled "Entheogens, Society & Law")

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp36

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The Curious Puzzle of ‘Psychedelic Integration’ w/ Jef Baker ~ Ep 34 Jul 21, 2016

Another episode of ATTMind Radio has come to fruit and I am happy to announce the guest is Jef Baker.

From his bio:

Jef is a Cultural Studies and Communications graduate from Southern Cross University. His thesis ‘A Thread in the Vine-The Deep Ecology of Contemporary Ayahuasca Discourse’ played an important role in his rediscovering the plant medicine path. Jef’s research interests are now centred on exploring the ritual aspects of the psychedelic experience and how entheogenic plants inform people’s notions of self, agency, identity and community in postmodernity. A particular focus is how the integration process is critical in bringing about pragmatic change at the personal, cultural and social levels.

Jef Baker and I initially met online and when I was blessed with the opportunity to be in Sydney, Australia to give a talk for the Sydney Spore, he and I met up for falafel and conversation. Starting with a discussion around the underlying themes and conflicts within the larger online Ayahuasca discourse, we quickly transition into discussing the somewhat elusive puzzle of what it means to 'integrate' one's psychedelic experiences. In particular, we discuss the role of community engagement and the difference between a change in perspective and a change in behavior.

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Stoned Cyborg Theory w/ Sebastian Job ~ Ep 33 Jun 08, 2016

While touring Australia, I had the opportunity to sit down with Sebastian Job, Ph.D. Him and I originally met in 2014 through Rak Razam while we are all in Peru to study and work with the plant traditions down there.

He joins us to talk about his path from studying the psychology of racist Russian nationalists to the sociopolitical significance of entheogens. We discuss his personal journey with plant dietas, entheogens and the potential they hold as allies in advancing our local and global sociopolitical context, and his advancement of Terrence's McKenna's Stoned Ape Theory, which he calls Stoned Cyborg Theory (yes it is as awesome as it sounds, however not nearly as far out as you'd think).

It was a gift to have some a well read and articulate guest to the show and I'm sure you will enjoy this one.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp33

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So You Want To Be Enlightened? w/ Martin Ball ~ Ep 32 May 20, 2016

So you want to be enlightened?

Well, here are 17 questions and answers about enlightenment from the professor, author, and host of The Entheogenic Evolution, Martin Ball Ph.D.

Unlike other episodes of the podcast, this is not an interview between Martin and I. It is a reading of one of his essays. It was initially released on his podcast a few years ago, which is where I first heard it. Unfortunately, when I tried to find it in order to share it with some friends, I found it out it had been taken down. I felt this an important piece of work and thus messaged Martin and was granted his permission to release it through ATTMind Radio. It offers some highly relevant, albeit tough to swallow, information for people in spiritual culture.

I was also given a bunch of Martin's artwork to play within the video. Although my video editing skills are amateur at best, his art is fresh. Enjoy the journey.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp32

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Harm Reduction: Theories & Practicalities | Paul Brooks ~ ATTMind 31 Apr 30, 2016

The somewhat painful emergence out of the "Just Say No" fallacy of the Nancy Reagan DARE moment is underway at the cutting edge of festival and nightlife culture. In its place, Harm Reduction has come to the forefront as the next wave of drug education. But more than just drug education, Harm Reduction is a public health philosophy that basically says "people are gonna do risky things, might as well give them real, evidence-based information to at least make informed choices, so as to minimize risk".

On this episode of ATTMind Radio, we feature Paul Brooks. He is a journalist and founding member of Calgary Party Safe, a not-for-profit harm reduction organization. He is also manager of a popular downtown club in Calgary, Alberta, Communication Director for Bass Coast Music Festival, and a super great guy. He is on the show to explore not only the philosophy and evolution of harm reduction but some practical information about staying safe when sampling psychoactives.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp31

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Plants: Food, Medicine, Teacher w/ Yarrow Willard ~ Ep 30 Apr 15, 2016

Yarrow Willard, Clinical/Master Herbalist, co-visionary of the Harmonic Arts Botanical Dispensary and self-proclaimed 'Herbal Jedi" is this episode's guest. He joins us to explore the potentials of plants and the natural world in training the material and non-material potentials residing in each of us.

Topics explored in the episode include:

how to learn from plants.
microdosing wild plants,
epigenetics and health through the generations,
the role plants play in our material and non-material health,
cultivating biological resilience,
branched polysaccharides and the fungal kingdom,
training the microbiome,
the current state of human domestication and how we can start to free ourselves.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp30

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The Ancient History Of Cannabis w/ Chris Bennett ~ Ep 29 Apr 01, 2016

Chris Bennett is a long-standing Cannabis activist and historian. He is also the man behind Vancouver's premiere herbal entheogen shop, Urban Shaman Ethnobotanicals. He is a prolific writer on the topics of Cannabis in politics and activism, as well as its ancient history. He is the author of Cannabis and the Soma Solution and Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible.

He joins us on the show to talk about the role Cannabis played in the early Abrahamic religions as the fabled Kaneh Bosm. Clearing up very old misinformation and carrying us from the historical origins of humilities relationship to Cannabis all the way the pending national legalization of Cannabis in Canada. A wealth of extremely interesting and transgressive information, Bennet has got something special ATTMind Radio.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp29

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Floating w/ Mike Zaremba ~ Ep 28 Mar 18, 2016

Mike Zaremba talks floating. No sight, no sound, no gravity, total disconnection with the sensory experience of the outside world, floating is a gateway to states of awareness that may most of us never knew were possible.

Floating, (aka Floatation therapy or Sensory Deprivation) is a healing and altered state technology that is rapidly growing around the world. Our guest for this episode is Mike Zaremba. He is the co-owner of The Float House, Canada's most prolific floatation center, and the host of the podcast Vancouver Real. He joins us to talk the science, history and esoteric possibilities of Floating and its interwoven relationship to psychedelics.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp28

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The Shadow Side Of Polyamory w/ Mel Mariposa ~ Ep 27 Mar 04, 2016

Mel Mariposa is on the show to talk about Polyamory, a non-monogamous lifestyle. A self-proclaimed queer, polyamorous relationship anarchist, she is also the author of the blog Polysingleish.

On this episode of the podcast we dive deep into the what's, why's, & how's of polyamory. We talk about what is means to be authentic, honest, selfish, and open. We explore the importance of confident vulnerability and trust, and navigating the turbulent terrain non-monogamy offers us all, more or less. We while also tap into a much needed stark discussion on the shadow side of polyamory.

Mel offers us an interview that anyone interested in polyamory will enjoy, from the fresh and curious to the deeply experienced.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp27

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A Crash Course In Emotional Intelligence w/ Douglas Tataryn Ph.D. ~ Ep 26 Feb 19, 2016

Douglas Tataryn is a clinical psychologist whose Bio-Emotive Framework brings us to the core of Emotional Intelligence. What is the Bio-Emotive Framework? It is an approach to emotional intelligence that enables us the release of emotional repression and the healing of past traumas. It gives us the tools to not only identify and delineate the core feelings directing our behaviors, but also an understanding of what is standing in the way of a happy, fully-embodied life.

We talk about the difference between emotions and feelings; the effect past experiences have in manipulating our view of the world in the present; the rampant condition of 'cultural alexithymia', how to connect, understand and release feelings that aren't serving you; and the vital role body awareness plays in our emotional intelligence.

This an episode I think EVERYONE can benefit from listening to.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp26

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Psychedelic Research & A Post-Prohibition World w/ Mark Haden ~ Ep 25 Feb 05, 2016

Mark Haden is chair of the board for the Canadian chapter of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He, along with his colleges, are the ones working to lay the policy groundwork for the legal integration of psychedelics into society.

Mark is also Adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia School of Public and Population Health; has worked for the addiction services for 28 years in counselling, and supervisory roles; has been published in several reputable journals including the Canadian Journal Of Public Health and the International Journal Of Drug Policy; and was even awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for drug policy reform work in 2013.

In this episode, we talk about the current state of psychedelic research and what is holding ti back, as well as what regularity structure the society may create in the eventual release of psychedelics from their political prison.

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Psilocybin Mushroom Ceremonies In Mexico w/ Oliver Quintanilla ~ Ep 24 Jan 29, 2016

In this episode of ATTMind Radio, we welcome Oliver Quintanilla, director of the documentary Little Saints. The tagline for his movie is "eat a mushroom, talk to God", so you can probably assume that the content of this episode will be interesting, to say the least. His film was truly one of the most vulnerable documentaries on psychedelics I have seen (and I've seen a lot). It was great to take a peak at the state of ceremonial use of psilocybin in contemporary Mexico. However, I wasn't prepared for was the potency of Catholicism that is present within it!

It was great to pick Oliver's brain about the evolution of psilocybin's role in religious ceremonies in Mexico over the last few hundred years, the connection between "spiritual healing" and physical healing, why he made this movie, and what effect he has seen it produce throughout its screening tour. And of course, we talk about how he got into psilocybin and the role it played in his life growing up in Mexico.

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Secret Drugs Of Buddhism w/ Mike Crowley ~ Ep 23 Jan 22, 2016

Historian and ordained Buddhist lama Mike Crowley joins us on ATTMind Radio this week to talk about his new book, The Secret Drugs Of Buddhism. We explore the historical origins of Buddhism and discuss the fabled Soma and Amrita as a concoction of psychedelics plants similar to that of Ayahuasca. We talk about the complex of connections between psychedelics in ancient civilizations and various scriptures of ancient Asianic traditions, contact of intelligent entities in the psychedelics realms, the connections between modern drug culture and evolution of Buddhism.

Mike is a fantastic wealth of information and set me straight on a couple ideas I have been considering for a long while. This is a great podcast with lots of cool history. He is also funding the release of his book via Kickstarter, which ends on Feb 6, 2016. Don't miss your opportunity to help this book reach the world.

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The Erotic Intelligence Of Plants w/ Yalila Espinoza, PhD, RSW ~ Ep 22 Jan 15, 2016

Yalila Espinoza is an intimacy coach and integrative health educator with her Ph.D. earned in studying the erotic intelligence of plants. She comes on the show today to talk about her journey into health from past sexual abuse and her time working with various in the jungles of South America (including Ayahuasca, Coca, and multiple long-term deitas, some of which in isolation).

Yalila also outlines her Spiritual Erotic Awakening model as we talk about sexual trauma, sexuality in Shamanism, inequality in Ayahuasca cultures, and what it means to trust in the body.

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The 5 Elements Of Intimacy w/ Steven Seva ~ Ep 21 Jan 08, 2016

Alternatively, I was gonna call this episode “A big YES to Sacred Sex”, but felt perhaps something a bit more specific would be relevant. But let that be an inclination as to what this episode will be offering. Steven Seva Roland is a Canadian Tantra and Sacred Intimacy workshop facilitator, coach, mentor, and author.

We talk personal stories and practical techniques for developing deeply intimately sexual connections. But of course, no episode on Tantric Sexuality would be complete without discussion arousal control in men as well as the cultivation of male non-ejaculatory orgasms.

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Social Permaculture & Earth Stewardship w/ Kym Chi ~ Ep 19 Dec 25, 2015

Kym Chi is a permaculture teacher and earth stewardship advocate. She joins us for ATTMind Radio in this episode to not only introduce us to permaculture at an introductory level but to take us beyond and explore the implications of the permaculture model to everything from social governance to spiritual growth.

We talk about the ethics of permaculture, the challenge of living in the modern world and staying sustainable, trauma in the land and trauma in the people, and supporting personal transformation

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Cognitive Enhancement & Smart Drugs w/ Jesse Lawler ~ Ep 18 Dec 18, 2015

We feature the host of Smart Drugs Smarts Podcast, Jesse Lawler, on this episode of ATTMind Radio. His show is one of the most potent and informative sources on cognitive enhancement of all sorts, in particular, what is commonly called “Nootropics” or smart drugs.

He joins us on this show to offer himself as a wealth of personal knowledge on the topic of ‘cognitive enhancers’ in general. He outlines exactly what cognitive enhancement means, a definition and history lesson on “nootropics”, and the specifics qualities of the most common smart drugs, from the racetams to modafinil and Adderall, caffeine and we even touch on microdosing psychedelics. He also offers a valuable perspective on what these substances can offer (as well as take away) from the user.

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Cannabis & Spirituality w/ Stephen Gray ~ Ep 20 Dec 14, 2015

Author Stephen Gray has been in the psychedelic scene since its inception and is still offering great work into the evolving psychedelic culture. Since the 60s he has been an explorer of spirituality and conciseness expansion with “spirit plants”.

He comes on the show to share stories of his journey with the Native American Church, the Santo Daime and other ayahuasca based religions, as well as his first ever LSD experience. We also explore a widely missed topic of consideration in the psychedelic discourse: Cannabis as an entheogen.

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Mindfulness, Trauma & Psychedelic Psychotherapy w/ Dr. Devon Christie MD ~ Ep 17 Dec 11, 2015

Devon Christie, MD joins us on ATTMind to explore how her work with interpersonal mindfulness and trauma-focused therapy applies to the integration of psychedelic experiences. But the fun doesn’t stop there, she offers us a deep and important perspective on “Trauma” and the role it plays in our everyday health.

This interview explores psychedelic "shadow work”, mindfulness practices, implicit memory imprinting, an in-depth discussion on exactly what “trauma” is, how childhood trauma affects us as adults, and most importantly, Dr. Devon offers us real life perspective on what it means to heal ourselves and become whole again.

Unlike some of the other episodes, this interview quickly became more of a dialogue between the two of us. I think you will deeply enjoy our rapport and the deep wisdom Dr. Devon has to offer.

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On The Meaning And Utilization Of Psychedelics w/ Julian Palmer ~ Ep 16 Dec 04, 2015

I am happy to welcome Australian psychonaut and author Julian Palmer to ATTMind Radio. His book Articulations is a potent and interesting journey of though the insights on psychedelics he earned over the course of the last 15 years.

In this episode, the first to be released on video, we explore the metaphysics of N,N-DMT, archetypal entities, the sentience and intelligence of plants, Organic vs. Synthetic Substances, Shamanism/Religion/Newagism and Changa.

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Ketamine: Clinical Significance & Recreational Harm Reduction w/ Ian Mitchell ~ Ep 15 Nov 27, 2015

Todays's guest on the podcast is emergency doctor and cannabis prescriber, Ian Mitchell. As an emergency doctor, he has worked a lot with Ketamine and I have him on the show to clear up some misunderstandings about ketamine and explore its clinical significance from its use as an anesthetic to its potential for treating depression.

Of course, Ketamine is more than a clinical drug and is widely used in "recreational" contexts and so our discussion tackles some much-needed Harm Reduction talk as there are some significant dangers to be mindful of when it come to this drug.

Somewhat spontaneously, this interview starts with a discussion about opiate dependence, overdose and policy change that may save a lot of lives.

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How To Talk To Your Parents (and Kids) About Psychedelics w/ Jonathan Thompson ~ Ep 14 Nov 13, 2015

Jonathan Thompson is the Founder of PsychedelicParenting.org, a resource for building community and family traditions around traditional plant sacraments in the Global North. He is also the father of 3, committed husband, and “sunlights” as Office Manager for a well-established Holistic Health practice in Mid-Michigan. He has a BS in Anthropology from Michigan State University and has spent the last 10 years in management and human resources in the retail and healthcare industry.

In this episode, Jonathan offers great suggestions on how and why to talk to your parents about the use of psychedelics. He also goes into a discussion on how parents can talk about their relationship to psychedelic with their kids. Make no mistake, this is not a purely conceptual discussion as Jonathan offers real world, practical advice.

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God, Somatics, & Psychedelic Sex w/ Serge Rokhman ~ Ep 13 Oct 03, 2015

Serge Rokhman joins us on ATTMind for this episode to discuss the philosophical paradigm of God, the brain, psychedelics and (what he calls) Tryptamine Awakened Intimacy.

Serge is a researcher and technical innovator in various fields of personal, somatic, and psychological inquiry and self-development. Serge has studied deeply and widely in the fields of somatics, comparative religion, transpersonal psychology, spirituality, sustainability culture, alternative energy, and integral forms of leadership, management, and community building.

Serge's main area of expertise is in the field of spiritual emergence and spiritual emergence that result from non-ordinary states of consciousness, especially as these relate to issues of relational intimacy, sexuality, and personal creative expression.

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Ayahuasca: An Executive’s Enlightenment w/ Michael Sanders ~ Ep 12 Aug 13, 2015

An author and master storyteller, Michael Sanders travels us through his transformational experiences drinking Ayahuasca in Jungles of Peru. In an engaging narrative, Michael takes us in and through his first Ayahuasca experience with all the psychedelic nuances intact.

What follows is a discussion about the objective validity of ayahuasca visions and entity and the power of storytelling to inspire and educate others.

This podcast was actually recorded several weeks ago but due to being on tour for The True Light Of Darkness, it is only being released now.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp12

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Cultivating Extraordinary Relationships w/ Shivoso Phoenix ~ Ep 11 Jun 29, 2015

Shivoso Phoenix joins ATTMind Radio this week to speak about what it means to create an extraordinary relationship and the most common hurdles we face in achieving such a connection; the influence childhood experiences have on how we relate as adults; the "deeper purpose of relationships"; polyamory & monogamy; and the transcendental power of lovemaking.

Shivoso is relationship coach with 4+ years studying with Charles Muir and the Source School of Tantra until becoming an ACTE (Advanced Certified Tantric Educator) and 10 years of studying and teaching all aspects of relationships including the psychology, physiology, cultural influences and spiritual dimensions.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp11

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The Therapeutic Power Of MDMA w/ Dr. Ben Sessa ~ Ep 10 Jun 18, 2015

Dr. Ben Sessa is a leader in the field of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy (particularly MDMA) in the UK. Specializing in psychiatry, child psychiatry, and pharmacology, he's been using his medical degree to research psychedelics for the last 10 years.

Join us in this episode as we go into the current face of psychedelics in academia, The life cycle of childhood trauma into PTSD, the potential of psychedelics for the treatment of PTSD, as well as the neurophysiological mechanisms and potentials of not only MDMA but also LSD, Psilocybin, and Ketamine.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp10

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Teaching Kids To Lucid Dream w/ Renee Frances ~ Ep 09 Jun 14, 2015

This is an episode for the parents amongst us. Renee Frances is an award winning author of a children’s book titled 'A Visit From The goodnight Fairy', which intends to help small children sleep better by supporting them in overcoming bedtime anxiety.

Most recently she completed a successful kickstarter campaign for her new book ‘The Goodnight Fairy Helps Via Change Her Dreams’ which intends to teach children how lucid dream in order to help them better deal with nightmares.

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Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp9

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Natural Sex & The Distinguished Man w/ Sasha Cobra ~ Ep 08 May 29, 2015

This week's guest is Sasha Cobra, an internationally-recognized teacher on human sexuality and what it means to act in alignment with one's authenticity.

With a lucid quality, Sasha articulates model for human integrity as it pertains to Relating, Sexuality, and Spirituality. We also discuss masculine and feminine energies in the body and in the universe, the most common hurdle men and woman face in their early stages of maturation, how this model fits into the LGBT community, and what she means when she says "Natural Sexuality".

This was a great learning experience for me and I am grateful to share it with you.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp8

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Flowing Into Fear w/ The Dream Warrior, Rory Mac Sweeney ~ Ep 07 May 15, 2015

This week's guest is Dr. Rory Mac Sweeney, The Dream Warrior.

Lucid Dreaming expert, host of the Reality Check Podcast, completive martial artist, and doctor (say what?), Rory brings an amazing selection of insight to the show this week.

From his website: Dr Rory Mac Sweeney is an explorer of the Dream World. After over 20 years of martial arts training and achieving 2 European gold medals, he has fashioned his understanding of the ever elusive mind-body problem into a deep understanding, one which he believes must be experienced to be understood.

We dive into The Warrior Psyche, "flowing into fear", lucid dreaming as a practice of consciousness expansion, entities in the dream world and a "theory of everything".

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp7

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Getting Far-Out In The Jungle w/ Rak Razam ~ Ep 06 May 01, 2015

Author and film producer Rak Razam is a special guest for a special show this week. This is not an interview but a conversation recorded between the two of us while we were both in the Peruvian Amazon on a plant 'dieta' retreat at Dios Ayahuasca Sanciones.

This episode, (recorded September 17, 2014 in Peru) is admittedly one of far-out ideas, speculation, and heavy vernacular. From Terence McKenna as a pattern of potential consciousness analogs to The Christ to navigating the experience of entities in altered states, to the fundamental nature of reality as a play of archetypal patterns in divine consciousness, this is an interesting conversation. Enjoy.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp6

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Liberation Through Unknowing w/ Martin W. Ball, Ph.D. ~ Ep 05 Apr 21, 2015

Author, musician, visionary artist (his art is on this show's cover), and the host of The Entheogenic Evolution Podcast Martin W. Ball Joins us this episode to talk about 5-Me0-DMT, the nearly- religious fundamentalism around Terrence McKenna, the role of the Ego, and your true nature in non-duality. This is a potent episode with some controversial topics and a conversation I am excited to share. Enjoy.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp5

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Entheodelic Storytelling w/ Benton Rooks ~ Ep 04 Apr 03, 2015

This interview is with Benton Rooks, author of the TRETA-YUGA graphic novel trilogy, a writer for Reality Sandwich and Disinfo, and a generally awesome guy. In 2014 he co-coined the term “entheodelic storytelling” with Graham Hancock, shamanic filmmaker/author Rak Razam, and Jeremy D. Johnson, editor of the psychedelic culture section of RS.

We speak about the often-marginalized power of the storytelling narrative in fiction and literature, the role of mythology in the contemporary culture, altered states for creativity, and generally what it's like to be a fringe writer in the modern world.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp4

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Ibogaine Medical Subculture w/ Jonathan Dickinson ~ Ep 03 Mar 20, 2015

In this episode, we speak with Jonathan Dickinson about the history and current use of the powerful entheogen Iboga in Gabon West Africa, Iboga’s neurological actions and medical potential as well as the environmental instability of the current iboga trade and where GITA fits into the global iboga culture.

Jonathan is the Executive Director of the Global Ibogaine Therapy Alliance (GITA). Since 2009 he has worked with ibogaine in therapeutic and sacramental contexts in Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama, and has published and presented on his work globally. He acts as a liaison between academics, government officials, researchers, not-for-profits, and care providers in regard to ibogaine research and practice. He has organized two international conferences on ibogaine, in Vancouver and South Africa, and, in 2014, he was initiated into Bwiti in Gabon.

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp3

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Insight & Improv w/ Margarita Kozhevnikova ~ Ep 02 Mar 06, 2015

In this episode, we will talk with Margarita Kozheznikova, professional dancer, performer, choreographer, movement researcher and event facilitator. We talk about the depths of Contact Improvisation (aka Contact Dance), the skin as a sensory organ, somatics as a form of perception, the importance of movement complexity for emotional health, the body as a vessel of consciousness, the 'bodymind', and more.

Full Show Notes at: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp2

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Radical Mycology w/ Peter McCoy ~ Ep 01 Feb 18, 2015

For our first ever episode, we will welcome the Peter McCoy, one of the founding members of the group Radical Mycology and the author of the soon to be released book of the same name.

We talk about what Radical Mycology is all about, the history of fungi in human cultures, the mushroom life cycle as a metaphor for human life and interactions, how we can work with the fungi kingdom to heal our world, and more.

Relevant Links:

Radical Mycology Homepage The Fungal Pharmacy Book Daitya's Soundcloud

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