039: Reflections on Our Interview with Dr. Julie Holland
Feb 14, 2017
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039: Reflections on Our Interview with Dr. Julie Holland
Brad, Kevin, Joe
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This is Entheogen. Talk about tools for generating the divine within.
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Topics:
Julie’s story of being a college girl reaching out to Rick Doblin
Julie’s story of having taken MDMA with Rick Doblin on the last day it was legal: June 30, 1985. Listen to our interview with Rick Doblin from Burning Man for his recollection of the story!
George Carlin’s concept of “More Than Happy” as a “dangerous mental condition.” See also
The culture of pathologizing things like restless leg syndrome and excessive daytime sleepiness
The consumerization of medicine in the United States
Cannabis edibles: who eats one third of a cookie?
Julie’s recommendation to wait two hours after consuming a cannabis edible before considering re-dosing
When consuming cannabis orally, THC is metabolized into 11-OH-THC
How cannabis can be part of an anti-inflammatory diet
038: Interview with Alasdair from Bluelight.org
Jan 24, 2017
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038: Alasdair from Bluelight.org
Brad, Kevin, Joe
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This is Entheogen. Talk about tools for generating the divine within.
Today is December 4, 2016, and we are talking with Alisdair from BlueLight.org.
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BlueLight.org was founded in 1997, and Alisdair has been a member since 2002.
037: Dr. Sarah Mennenga from NYU Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory on Using Psilocybin to Treat Anxiety and Depression in Cancer Patients
Jan 10, 2017
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037: Dr. Sarah Mennenga from NYU Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory on Using Psilocybin to Treat A
Brad, Kevin, Joe
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This is Entheogen. Talk about tools for generating the divine within.
Today is December 18, 2016, and we are discussing the recent publication of studies from NYU and Johns Hopkins showing that psilocybin can reduce anxiety and depression in cancer patients, and we’re pleased to be joined by Dr. Sarah Mennenga from the NYU Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory.
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We are grateful to be joined by Dr. Sarah Mennenga, Doctor of Neuroscience, NYU Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory
NYU and Johns Hopkins just released studies showing that psilocybin can reduce anxiety and depression in cancer patients
80 percent of participants showed significant reduction of anxiety and depression
“One theory is that psilocybin interrupts the circuitry of self-absorbed thinking that is so pronounced in depressed people, making way for a mystical experience of selfless unity” i.e. interrupting or disrupting the Default Mode Network?
What is the neurological basis for the geometric shapes and auditory effects that characterize the psilocybin experience. What part does suggestibility play in the experience?
The “intensity of the mystical experience described by patients correlated with the degree to which their depression and anxiety decreased” – Why is that? What is it about the nature of the psychedelic or mystical experience that does this?
Octavian Mihai “saw black smoke rising from my body”
Kevin, a participant in the Johns Hopkins study saw “spirals of iridescent spheres that folded in on themselves”. “But you have to approach the session with the right intentions of why you’re doing it. Because you’re going to meet yourself.”
Study protocols, and the unique considerations for psychedelic session
“seven-hour music playlists.[...] N.Y.U. leaned toward New Age and world music — Brian Eno; sitars; didgeridoos. Johns Hopkins favored Western classical.”
Chalice
Buddha statue
Collaboration among the few institutions doing psychedelic research
Criticism from the academic/scientific community?
Political concerns; safety concerns around legalization
036: Dr. Jami – Broaching Psychedelics with the Uninformed
Dec 21, 2016
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036: Dr. Jami – Broaching Psychedelics with the Uninformed
Brad, Kevin, Joe
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This is Entheogen. Talk about tools for generating the divine within.
Today is October 23rd, 2016, and we are talking with, Dr. Jami, a psychologist in the Bay Area of California.
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To reach Jami, please get in touch with Entheogen.
Topics:
Jami’s professional experience with couples therapy, Imago, Attachment theory
Encounter-centered Couples Therapy (EcCT)
Burning Man experiences
Our Burning Man opening ceremony this year, incorporating a buddhist meditation and mindfulness exercise
Justin’s poem: “...and with the power of our Eucharist, the mystical compound more commonly known as lysergic acid diethylamide, we can, as smarter minds than mine describe, 'disrupt the default mode network' in our brain, allowing us to relish in our pleasure receptors, illuminating the interconnectedness of life, and urging us to, quite literally, trip the light fantastic.”
Discussing psychedelics with the uninformed: strategies for raising the conversation, the uninformed vs. the misinformed, psychedelics in relationships
It allowed me to see my trauma without fear or hesitation and finally process things and move forward." – study participant Ed Thompson
“There is now a clear path ahead to make MDMA a legal medicine for millions of people suffering from PTSD.” – MAPS Bulletin
MAPS needs to raise approximately $25-30 million (of which they’ve already raised more than $10 million) to complete these Phase 3 trials and all associated toxicity and pharmacology studies over the next 5 years. – NY Times
034: Remastered: Interview with Rick Doblin, Alex Grey & Allyson Grey at Burning Man 2016
Nov 13, 2016
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Do we have a treat for you.
To welcome our new listeners, we present you a re-mastered special edition of the episode we recorded live at Burning Man on August 31, 2016, which features three pioneers and key drivers in the movement to mainstream psychedelic medicine.
Special thanks to Rod for the audio engineering!
Special note for Patreon supporters: you will get a special before-the-show "opening conversation". Check patreon.com/Entheogen.
@RickDoblin, quoting Einstein: There's no real conflict between science & religion; there's a conflict between bad science & bad religion.
Rick Doblin discusses the improved relationship with Law Enforcement and the Burning Man organization including better integration of the Zendo Project at Burning Man 2016
Rick quotes Einstein: “There’s no conflict between science and religion. There’s a conflict between bad science and bad religion.”
Rick talks about how he sees psychedelics being integrated into society in 25 years
Rick discusses the “beautiful breakup” he had while on MDA
Rick compares MDA to MDMA
Allyson discusses her personal experiences with MDA and MDMA
The idea of patient self-titration
Alex, Allyson, and Rick discuss their milestones this year: 20 years since the founding of CoSM and 30 years since the founding of MAPS
Rick describes building a handball court at New College of Florida, overlooking the nudist colony where his girlfriend was lifeguarding
Rick discusses the first responders and veterans enrolled in the MDMA for PTSD study (“not just for hippies at Burning Man”)
Cannabis as a neuroprotective, anti-tumor agent (and it makes you feel better too)
Thank you so much for listening to Entheogen and for supporting us on Patreon and for telling your friends.
034: Remastered - Interview with Rick Doblin, Alex Grey & Allyson Grey at Burning Man 2016
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Entheogen Listener Update: We Doubled our Reach in Two Months!
Nov 01, 2016
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Wow. Did we call last month an inflection point? Now this is an inflection point!
Welcome new listeners – all 4,187 of you! Let us know who you are on Twitter or Facebook, post a comment, or send us an email!
Fun fact: we started the year with just over 4,000 listeners total, and we've just added that number in a single month. Thank you! And please keep spreading the word.
We're planning to redouble our efforts for Season 3 of Entheogen, and we need your help. Please support us on our new Patreon campaign by pledging to donate $2 or more per episode. It really helps!
Entheogen Listener Update – September 2016
Oct 05, 2016
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We are thrilled to announce that we hit another inflection point, reaching over 8,500 listeners last month!
What an incredible way to close out Season 2 of Entheogen!
033: Interview with Rick Doblin, Alex Grey & Allyson Grey at Burning Man 2016
Sep 16, 2016
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034 Remastered - Interview with Rick Doblin, Alex Grey & Allyson Grey at Burning Man 2016
Thank you so much for listening to Entheogen and for supporting us on Patreon and by telling your friends.
At Burning Man in 2014, we were inspired to create Entheogen (after a talk with Meriana Dinkova). Since then, we’ve released about one-and-a-half episodes per month.
On this, our two-year anniversary since posting the first episode, we are beyond overjoyed to share with you our very first “on location” recording, and the first time we’ve all recorded in person together –
Burning Man 2016.
We had the great pleasure and honor to speak with not one, not just two, but three pioneers and key drivers in the movement to mainstream psychedelic medicine:
Alex Grey & Allyson Grey, co-founders of CoSM, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM.org).
Rick Doblin, founder and executive director of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS.org).
We thank deeply all three of our esteemed guests for their time and generosity of spirit.
We’d also like to thank Dr. Bronner’s ReFOAMation Village for their hospitality and Alex & Allyson for graciously hosting the recording in their RV.
Topics:
Alex & Allyson Grey’s take on the state of the movement to mainstream psychedelics
Has non-violence hamstrung our progress?
Alex & Allyson’s $2000 fine for cannabis possession upon entering Burning Man
Rick Doblin discusses the improved relationship with Law Enforcement and the Burning Man organization including better integration of the Zendo Project at Burning Man 2016
Rick quotes Einstein: “There’s no conflict between science and religion. There’s a conflict between bad science and bad religion.”
Rick talks about how he sees psychedelics being integrated into society in 25 years
Rick discusses the “beautiful breakup” he had while on MDA
Rick compares MDA to MDMA
Allyson discusses her personal experiences with MDA and MDMA
Alex, Allyson, and Rick discuss their milestones this year: 20 years since the founding of CoSM and 30 years since the founding of MAPS
Rick describes building a handball court at New College of Florida, overlooking the nudist colony where his girlfriend was lifeguarding
Rick discusses the first responders and veterans enrolled in the MDMA for PTSD study (“not just for hippies at Burning Man”)
Cannabis as a neuroprotective, anti-tumor agent (and it makes you feel better too)
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