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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	An In-Depth Exploration Of Psychedelic Integration \| Marc Aixalà ~ ATTMind 202	10 Nov 2025	01:56:25
Author and psychotherapist Marc Aixalà is on the show to talk to us about psychedelic integration. What You'll Learn About: 💡 -- What psychedelic integration actually is, what it offers, and why it matters ⏰ -- When and how to apply different integration practices over time 🤔 -- Common mistakes made in both practice and understanding of integration 🧩 -- Approaches to working with derealization, depersonalization, and difficult or traumatic psychedelic experiences 🌌 -- How to integrate experiences of the transcendental and transpersonal 👥 -- Key insights for practitioners, facilitators, and individuals navigating their own integration process. Enjoy! ... 📚 Buy Marc's Book: Psychedelic Integration: Psychotherapy for Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness 🎓 ICEERS Psychedelic Integration Course: https://www.jameswjesso.com/iceersintegration Applications Close Dec 15, 2025 Be sure to use the promo code JESSO to get %15 off! (‼️ discount ACTIVATES on Nov. 17) 🌀 Website and Episode Show Notes FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon 🎧 Sub and Review on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Sub and Review on Spotify 👁 Watch and Subscribe on Youtube * Huge thanks** to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, and Eliz C Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Buy some merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More Options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support Connect with Me Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jameswjesso.bsky.social Twitter/X: https://x.com/jameswjesso LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-w-jesso-64361812b/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter SubStack: https://substack.com/@jameswjesso Telegram Channel: https://t.me/jameswjesso Integration Coaching: https://www.jameswjesso.com/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (05:18) ICEERS Integration Course (09:47) Interview Begins (10:52) What is ICEERS? (15:17) Marc's Experience in Psychedelic Integration (22:57) What is psychedelic integration? (29:32) Why psychedelic integration is different from psychotherapy (34:25) The interplay between integration and preparation (45:24) Patreon Thanks (48:39) Common Mistakes in Psychedelic Integration (53:48) How facilitators can compromise your integration through interpretation (59:58) We must be careful not to overly psychologize or spiritualize our interpretations of psychedelic experiences (1:01:56) Psychedelic Integration Practices and at what time point post-journey they are best done (1:07:54) Is it ever Too Late to integrate a psychedelic experience? (1:14:34) Essential integration practices after a bad trip or traumatic psychedelic experience (1:21:33) Tip for dealing with an ongoing depersonalization or derealization (1:27:24) Integration doesn't always mean changing how we live (1:29:38) Integrating "alien" or other worldly experiences (1:33:06) Integrating big "downloads" (1:38:16) How do we integrate our whole psychedelic experience, or is that even possible? (1:45:28) ICEERS Integration Training Course Explained (1:53:53) Outro
	Music for Mushrooms (and the Nearly-Lost Art of Being Moved by Music) \| East Forest ~ 201	24 Oct 2025	01:41:01
East Forest (Krishna-Trevor Oswalt) is a musician and documentary filmmaker exploring the intersection of music and psychedelic consciousness. He joins us on this episode of Adventures Through The Mind to talk about what music really is and why it matters so much for our psychedelic journeys. Enjoy 🌀 Website and Episode Show Notes ... 🍄 WATCH MUSIC FOR MUSHROOMS 👀 📚 East Forest 2025/26 tour and album links Tour: https://eastforest.org/tickets Lovingly (Album) Ram Dass (Album) FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon 🎧 Sub and Review on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Sub and Review on Spotify 👁 Watch and Subscribe on Youtube * Huge thanks** to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, and Eliz C Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Buy some merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More Options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support Connect with Me Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jameswjesso.bsky.social Twitter/X: https://x.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter SubStack: https://substack.com/@jameswjesso Telegram Channel: https://t.me/jameswjesso Integration Coaching: https://www.jameswjesso.com/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (05:08) Interview begins (05:15) I am Loving Awareness, James' entry into East Forest (08:37) What is music? (11:22) Music as a lifeline (15:00) What makes the difference between "music" and "sound" (16:54) Beauty, music, and emotional richness (19:30) Humanity's lost its connection with music due to patterns of consumption over creation (28:14) The creative act of active listening (33:41) Music as a technology for psychedelic ceremony (37:21) Music in psychedelic space as a bridge to the non-dual for the growth of our souls (38:52) How psychedelics can worsen separation, ego, and division (42:06) Introducing Music for Mushrooms, film (45:50) What it feels like to be "the soundtrack" for psychedelic experiences (50:55) Why he started making music for mushroom experiences (58:40) Patreon thanks (1:02:49) The musician's experience when playing for a mushroom ceremony (1:09:15) The intelligence of the mushrooms (1:10:56) Psychedelics, the poly crisis, the constant background noise of dread (1:19:43) Reflecting on "the whole 2012 thing" in the context of AI technologies (1:21:35) Something is Coming (1:32:24) Mushroom lessons, say less (1:34:57) Hope and Concern for what's happening with Psychedelics globally (1:36:26) Music For Mushrooms, the documentary—what, and who, it's for (1:39:13) Outro
	MICRO:06 - MDMA's Gift to Intimate Partners and Couple's Communication, with Charles Wininger	09 May 2025	00:16:04
Author and couple's therapist, Charles Wininger discusses how MDMA can serve as "emotional superglue" for relationships by enhancing empathy, creating safety, and improving communication. He explains how the medicine helps couples move from defensive patterns to vulnerability, allowing them to address underlying fears and reconnect. Check our Wininger's book on MDMA for couples, Listening to Ecstasy: The Transformative Power of MDMA ... This is a clip from 'MDMA for Couples \| The Love Doctor, Charley Wininger ~ ATTMind Podcast 138' FULL INTERVIEW Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Watch in Video Read the show notes SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Buy some merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More Options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support ▷ Sponsor: HARMONIC ARTS PLANT MEDICINE Use the promo code JESSO for 15% off your First order Connect with Me Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jameswjesso.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter Substack: https://substack.com/@jameswjesso Telegram Channel: https://t.me/jameswjesso
	On Being A Black Advocate In The Psychedelic Renaissance \| Psychedelic Café 1	26 Jun 2020	01:50:24
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 --LINKS-- For links to our guests' work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/PsyCafe1 *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/ ► 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, & Chuck W ***Featured image is courtesy (and copyright) of Chor Boogie
	The Four Facets Of Human Transformation \| Dr. Douglas Tataryn ~ ATTMind 124	19 Jun 2020	01:46:44
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. --LINKS-- For links to Dr. Tataryn's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind124 *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/ ► 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, & Chuck W ********** Episode Breakdown 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 ************ --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso
	The impact of Psychedelics on Memory Processing \| Maria Balaet ~ ATTMind 123	05 Jun 2020	01:37:30
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* --- 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/ This episode's Sponsor: https://www.jameswjesso.com/formula Use promo code "jesso" to get 20% off your first order. ► 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, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Ian C, David WB, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W ************ Episode Breakdown 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	22 May 2020	01:27:52
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. --LINKS-- For links to Jeronimo's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind122 *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/ This episode's Sponsor: https://www.jameswjesso.com/formula Use promo code "jesso" to get 20% off your first order. ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter * Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, ` ********** Episode Breakdown 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 ********** --- 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/ This episode's Sponsor:** https://www.jameswjesso.com/formula Use promo code "jesso" to get 20% off your first order. ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso
	A Critique and a Warning About Leo Gura's Outrageous Experiments in Consciousness	15 May 2020	00:59:37
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. --LINKS-- To access and download this episode in audio-only, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMindBonusLeo See my full interview with Chad Charles on 5-MeO-DMT best practices: http://bit.ly/ATTMind113 --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W
	All About Kratom \| Dr. Oliver Grundmann ~ ATTMind 121	08 May 2020	01:46:45
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. --LINKS-- For links to Dr. Anderson's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind118 *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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter * Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W ********** Episode Breakdown 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 ************ --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso
	Internal Family Systems and The Multiplicity Of Mind \| Frank Anderson, MD ~ ATTMind 120	24 Apr 2020	01:49:15
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. --LINKS-- For links to Dr. Anderson's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind120 *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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter * Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W ************ Episode Breakdown 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 ************** --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso
	Deepening Our Relationship To The Sacred Mushrooms \| Francoise Bourzat ~ ATTMind 119	10 Apr 2020	01:57:34
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] --LINKS-- For links to Patrick's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind119 *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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter * Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W ********** Episode Breakdown 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 ************ --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso
	A Candid Conversation About Covid-19 and How We Are Grappling With It \| Patrick Kroupa ~ 118	27 Mar 2020	01:21:59
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. --LINKS-- For links to Patrick's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind118 *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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter ************ Episode Breakdown 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 ************ --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso
	SPECIAL UPDATE: COVID-19	15 Mar 2020	00:12:08
A short audio update as well as some resource links. ... 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 ... Keep safe and good luck, everyone. <3 James
	Psychedelics for Chronic Pain \| Dr. Alex Bekker - ATTMind 196	25 Apr 2025	01:43:04
🥰 Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon 💌 Stay In Contact Through Signing Up For James' Newsletter Video Episode 👈 We deep dive into psychedelics as treatment for chronic pain with Dr. Alex Bekker, Professor and Chairman of Anaesthesiology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. We explore what chronic pain is, how it differs from acute pain, and its connection to maladaptive neuroplasticity. Dr. Bekker unpacks why current treatments often fail and how psychedelics—the classical psychedelics as well as ketamine—may effectively treat otherwise treatment-resistant conditions, as well as some practical advice for chronic pain sufferers. Enjoy! 🌀 Website and Episode Show Notes FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon 🎧 Sub and Review on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Sub and Review on Spotify 👁 Watch and Subscribe on Youtube * Huge thanks** to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, & Eliz C Special thanks also go to Julie D. for the generous one-time donation Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Buy some merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More Options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support Connect with Me Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jameswjesso.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter SubStack: https://substack.com/@jameswjesso Telegram Channel: https://t.me/jameswjesso Integration Coaching: https://www.jameswjesso.com/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ... Episode Breakdown (0:00) Opening (4:22) Interview begins (5:00) The difference between acute pain (nociceptive) and chronic pain (8:24) Chronic pain as neuropathic sensitization (peripheral and central sensitization) (11:25) Chronic pain involved disrupted nociceptive neural-inhibitory pathways (12:36) Chronic pain and neural-inflammatory signals (14:44) Chronic pain as maladaptive neuroplasticity (16:56) DMN and chronic pain (maladaptive neuroplasticity) (19:57) Chronic pain is multifactorial (pain is biopsychosocial, not just biological) (23:02) Treatments of chronic pain (and why they don't work) (34:45) Biological treatments are not enough (37:45) Social factors that reinforce chronic pain (40:09) Patreon Thanks (43:12) The mechanisms by which psychedelics may help with chronic pain (54:29) The role of psychotherapy in psychedelic for chronic pain (57:44) Psychedelics help us re-learn (and reopen critical learning periods) (1:06:31) Ketamine for the treatment of chronic pain (1:14:33) Psychedelic helping to correct our "addition" to pain through increasing our sense of connection (1:20:51) CLIP potential for psychedelic in chronic pain (1:23:44) Psychedelics for fibromyalgia (1:26:05) Psychedelic for cancer-related chronic pain (1:27:27) Psychedelics for Cluster headaches (1:27:32) CARD clusters (1:30:23) Psychedelic for phantom limb pain (1:31:16) What make James excited and hopeful with psychedelic medicine (1:34:00) Advice to those suffering for chronic pain (psychedelics and otherwise) (1:37:58) Follow-up info and socials for Dr. Bekker (1:39:39) Closing
	Hashish And Its Place In Modern Cannabis Culture \| The Dank Duchess ~ ATTMind 117	13 Mar 2020	01:19:14
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. --LINKS-- For links to Duchess' work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind117 *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/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter * Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W ----- 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. --- 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/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Psychedelics increase nature-relatedness \| Sam Gandy, Ph.D. ~ ATTMind 116	28 Feb 2020	01:52:22
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. --LINKS-- For links to Sam Gandy's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind116 *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/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter * Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W ----- 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 --- 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/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Exploring Our Relationship To Psychedelic Healing \| Mel Cassidy ~ ATTMind 115	14 Feb 2020	01:17:58
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. --LINKS-- For links to Mel's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind115 *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/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter * Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W ----- 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 --- 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/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Destigmatizing Psychedelics Through #thankyouplantmedicine \| Jonathan Glazer & David Grillot ~ ATTMind 114	31 Jan 2020	01:14:06
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. --LINKS-- For links to #thankyouplantmedicine, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind114 *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/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter * Big thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvett FC, Ann-Madeleine, Chuck W & Dima B ----- 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? --- 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/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Building Best Practices In The Underground Subculture Of 5-MeO-DMT \| Chad Charles ~ ATTMind 113	20 Dec 2019	01:58:49
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. --LINKS-- For links to Chad's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind113 *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 * Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvett FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Jim Y, & Cornelius Phlegmbottom ----- 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 --- 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 --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Researching Psilocybin's Effect on Depression \| Dr. Rosalind Watts ~ ATTMind 112	06 Dec 2019	02:07:15
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? --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Cannabis Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Affect Your High \| David Krantz ~ ATTMind 111	22 Nov 2019	01:19:23
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. --LINKS-- For links to David's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind111 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 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 ---------- * Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvett FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Chuck W & Cornelius Phlegmbottom --------- --- 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 --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Ayahuasca Shamanism In The Modern World \| Hamilton Souther ~ ATTMind 110	08 Nov 2019	01:46:13
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/ Sponsor: FORMULA Nootropics https://www.jameswjesso.com/formula Use promo code "jesso" to get 20% off your first order. ******** --- TOPICS BREAKDOWN --- -- 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 ****** --- 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 --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Cannabis Science; Cannabis Life \| Amanda Siebert ~ ATTMind 109	25 Oct 2019	01:16:29
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. ---------------- **Full Episode Breakdown Below --LINKS-- For links to Bruce's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMindEp109 --- 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/ --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN --- 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 --- 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/ --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	A User Friendly Guide to Psychedelic Drug Assisted Psychotherapy \| R. Coleman ~ ATTMind 108	11 Oct 2019	01:27:30
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 --LINKS-- For more psychedelic content like this and/or to access this interview on youtube, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMindEpisode108 BUY Coleman's Book, Psychedelic Psychotherapy: A User Friendly Guide to Psychedelic Drug Assisted Psychotherapy *** Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Angela & James J, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvett FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, &Cornelius Phlegmbottom --- 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/ --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN — 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 --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	MICRO:05 - MDMA: Losing The Magic (and getting it back) \| Matthew Baggott	11 Apr 2025	00:21:32
Matthew Baggott discusses the phenomenon of "losing the magic" with MDMA use, where frequent users experience diminishing therapeutic effects over time, likely due to decreased serotonin transporters in the brain; as well as N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) supplementation as a potential avenue for getting the magic back. ... This is a clip from 'Entactogens, MDMA, and Bringing New Love Drugs To Market \| Matthew Baggott ~ ATTMind Podcast 177' FULL INTERVIEW Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Watch in Video Read the show notes SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Buy some merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More Options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support ▷ Sponsor: HARMONIC ARTS PLANT MEDICINE Use the promo code JESSO for 15% off your First order Connect with Me Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jameswjesso.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter Substack: https://substack.com/@jameswjesso Telegram Channel: https://t.me/jameswjesso
	Important Update Regarding Future Of Podcast - Oct 2019	06 Oct 2019	00:08:41
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	27 Sep 2019	00:58:36
"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! --- 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/ Want to join me at the spirit plant medicine conference, Vancouver nov 2-4? Click here to learn more and buy tickets via my affiliate link Or, you can find more details about my october 2019 tour in australia here. Today's guests, in order of appearance For links to each of their work and/or to watch this episode in video, head to bit.ly/ATTMind107 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 *** Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Angela & James J, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvett FC, Ann-Madeleine, & Cornelius Phlegmbottom ALSO! big thank to The Tin Box for the use of their song Blue Moonlight for the outro music! Get that track or whole album here! --- 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/ --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Treating OCD with Psychedelic Medicine \| Adam Strauss ~ ATTMind 106	13 Sep 2019	01:22:28
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 * --LINKS-- For more psychedelic content like this and/or to access this interview on youtube, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMindEp106 *** Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Angela & James J, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvett FC, Ann-Madeleine, & Cornelius Phlegmbottom ----------------- SEE ADAM STRAUSS' THE MUSHROOM CURE AND/ATTEND MAPPING THE MIND, BOTH IN TORONTO 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 Mapping The Mind Satruday, September 21 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Earth Sciences Center, 5 Bancroft Ave Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B3 Canada https://mappingthemind.ca/event/mapping-the-mind-2019/?tickets_process=#buy-tickets ----------------- --- 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/ --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN — 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 --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	More Considerations on Dying in a Deathphobic Culture \| Stephen Jenkinson ~ ATTMind 105	30 Aug 2019	01:10:00
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 --LINKS-- For more psychedelic content like this and/or to access this interview on youtube, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMindEp105 ----------------- SEE STEPHEN JENKINSON WITH GREGORY HOSKINS AND BAND FOR NIGHTS OF GRIEF & MYSTERY Kitchener, ON Date: Thursday, September 12 Venue: The Registry Theatre EB link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/night-of-grief-mystery-concert-kitchener-tickets-66229555383 FB link: https://www.facebook.com/events/686962731767381/ 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 ----------------- --- 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/ --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN — 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 --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	A Jungian Approach To Psychedelic Integration \| Maria Papaspyrou ~ ATTMind 104	16 Aug 2019	01:38:41
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. --LINKS-- For links to Maria's work, books, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind104 --- 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/ --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ --- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	What Happened To Tobias	04 Aug 2019	00:42:52
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. *** 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	02 Aug 2019	01:44:45
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 --LINKS-- For full blog entry, all relevant links for this episode, and to watch this episode in video: https://bit.ly/ATTMind103 --- 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/ ---EPISODE BREAKDOWN--- 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 --- OTHER LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Spirit Entities, Disease, and Demons \| Are Thoresen ~ ATTMind 102	19 Jul 2019	01:48:55
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. * --LINKS-- For full blog entry, all relevant links for this episode, and to watch this episode in video: https://bit.ly/ATTMind102 --- 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/ ---EPISODE BREAKDOWN--- 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? --- OTHER LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/ ***Music during intro: Navajo Night by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/
	DMT, Aliens, and The Meaning Of Life \| Dr. Andrew Gallimore ~ ATTMind 101	05 Jul 2019	01:55:25
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. *Full Episode Breakdown Below --LINKS-- For full blog entry, all relevant links to this episode, and to watch this episode in video : https://bit.ly/ATTMind101 Want to see me at The Spirit Plant Medicine Conference 2019? Get your ticket through my affiliate link https://lt352.isrefer.com/go/SPMC/jameswjesso/ Featured image is courtesy of the insanely talented, SALVIADROID Check out his work here: http://www.zensages.com/* --- 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/ ---EPISODE BREAKDOWN--- 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. --- OTHER LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Asking 3 Potent Questions To 8 Psychedelic Luminaries ~ ATTMind 100	21 Jun 2019	00:59:32
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. --- 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/ * Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Angela & James J, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvett FC, Marshall, & Cornelius Phlegmbottom --- OTHER LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS —** Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Suggestibility and Ayahuasca: Managing Influence \| Jerónimo Mazarrasa ~ ATTMind 195	20 Mar 2025	01:43:26
🥰 Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon 💌 Stay In Contact Through Signing Up For James' Newsletter Video Episode 👈 Jerónimo Mazarrasa is Program Director at The International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service (also known as ICEERS), which is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming society's relationship with Traditional Indigenous Medicines. He is also founder of ICEERS Academy, and creator AyaSafety, an online course for people interested in increasing the safety of ayahuasca ceremonies. Our interview with Jerónimo is going to explore the vulnerability of increased suggestibility while the influence of ayahuasca (and other psychedelics), and the various harms that can can incur when one's facilitator that suggestibility is not handled with skilful care. Throughout the interview we cover a range of different ways that facilitators can accidentally harm their clients through suggestibility; the relationship between openness and vulnerability; how "caring" and "lack of care" can exist simultaneously; how the isolation and clandestine nature the modern psychedelic underground makes cultural learning difficult; how a facilitator can learn what is harmful, with respect to suggestibility; and how participants can protect themselves from a lack of facilitator care—all with many anecdotes and examples sewn throughout the course of the conversation. Enjoy! 🌀 Website and Episode Show Notes FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon 🎧 Sub and Review on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Sub and Review on Spotify 👁 Watch and Subscribe on Youtube * Huge thanks** to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Ian C, Alex F, Eliz C, Joe A Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Buy some merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More Options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support Connect with Me Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jameswjesso.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter SubStack: https://substack.com/@jameswjesso Telegram Channel: https://t.me/jameswjesso Integration Coaching: https://www.jameswjesso.com/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (01:04) Introduction (04:24) AyaSafety (code AYATTM for 15% off) (06:35) Interview begins (07:58) The AyaSafety Course, explained (18:07) Suggestibility and why is it a concern with Ayahuasca (and all psychedelics) (24:21) The relationship between openness and vulnerability, ideology (28:50) The different ways facilitators can accidentally harm their clients through suggestibility (30:57) The importance of knowing your limits and referring out (33:04) The harms of introducing spiritual/religious beliefs to clients under the effects of psychedelics (36:19) Sharing "visions" with clients can be a violation; tarot as an example of offering intuitions skilfully (42:05) Claiming external authority, ayahuasca told me that (47:55) Having a shamanic awakening doesn't mean you should become a shaman (52:20) Patreon Thanks (54:10) "Trauma" language can impose detrimental constraints on ayahuasca healing (57:38) The harms/benefits of a facilitator's unskilful/skilful use of language, and vice versa (1:00:38) Self-knowledge is essential for facilitators; isolation hinders self-knowledge (1:06:19) These risks are due to uniquely stark power imbalances (1:08:26) "Caring" and "lack of care" can exist simultaneously (1:16:37) How a facilitator learns what is harmful, with respect to suggestibility (1:22:42) How participants can protect themselves from a lack of facilitator care (1:33:24) AyaSafety course, details—who it is for, and who it is NOT for (1:40:35) Outro
	Liminal Dreaming\| Jennifer Dumpert ~ ATTMind 99	07 Jun 2019	01:29:09
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 --SPONSOR-- Formula Is A Nootropics Company That Creates Custom Stacks According To Your Goals. https://www.getmyformula.com Use the coupon code "jesso" for a 20% discount on your first order. --- 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/ ---EPISODE BREAKDOWN--- 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 --- OTHER LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS —** Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	Healing Childhood Wounds With Psychedelic Therapy \| Bruce Sanguin - ATTMind 98	24 May 2019	01:33:29
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 --LINKS-- For links to Bruce's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind98 --- 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/ --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ _______________________ EPISODE BREAKDOWN 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. --- OTHER LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso --- PRODUCTS — Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/
	The Sociology of Ayahuasca Healing \| Samantha Retrosi ~ ATTMind 97	10 May 2019	02:16:31
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. COME SEE ME IN ALBERTA JUNE 2019 details here: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ ... 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 *featured image courtesy of SalviaDroid: http://zensages.com ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 ------------------------------------------------------ Support The Podcast On Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso BTC/LTC: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin
	Ayahuasca, Colonialism, and the Death of a Healer \| Kevin Tucker ~ ATTMind 96	26 Apr 2019	02:03:46
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. Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind96 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 *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 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? *featured image courtesy of SalviaDroid: http://zensages.com ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 ------------------------------------------------------ Support The Podcast On Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso BTC/LTC: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin
	SALVIA: History, Topography, and Therapy \| Christopher Solomon ~ ATTMind 95	12 Apr 2019	01:53:28
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. Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind95 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 *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 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 *featured image courtesy of SalviaDroid: http://zensages.com ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 ------------------------------------------------------ Support The Podcast On Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso BTC/LTC: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin
	Life Through A Polyvagal Lens \| Deb Dana, LCSW ~ ATTMind 94	29 Mar 2019	01:19:44
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. ---- Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind94 for video, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast --- ------------------------------------- Support The Channel 🙏🍄😍 ▵ 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 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. ------------------------------------------------------ If you are struggling with a psychedelic encounter and would like an informed and listening ear, reach out. Details here: http://www.jameswjesso.com/contact/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 NEWSLETTER: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c8f8d5 ------------------------------------------------------ Support The Podcast On Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso BTC/ETH/LTC: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin Sign Up For My Newsletter and get a free audiobook on developing Psychospiritual Maturation with Psilocybin Mushrooms https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/m7q9s6
	Psychedelic Neuroscience, Civilization, and The Ego \| Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris ~ ATTMind 93	15 Mar 2019	02:17:11
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. ---- Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind93 for video, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast --- ------------------------------------- Support The Channel 🙏🍄😍 ▵ 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 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." ------------------------------------------------------ If you are struggling with a psychedelic encounter and would like an informed and listening ear, reach out. Details here: http://www.jameswjesso.com/contact/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 NEWSLETTER: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c8f8d5 ------------------------------------------------------ Support The Podcast On Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso BTC/ETH/LTC: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin Sign Up For My Newsletter and get a free audiobook on developing Psychospiritual Maturation with Psilocybin Mushrooms https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/m7q9s6
	Legalizing Psilocybin \| Tom and Sheri Eckert ~ ATTMind 92	01 Mar 2019	01:29:17
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. See below for full episode breakdown Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind92 for audio download, full blog entry, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast ------------------------------------- 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 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 ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 ------------------------------------------------------ Support The Podcast On Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso BTC/ETH/LTC: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin Subscribe to this channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1
	The Pan-African Use Of Psychedelic Mushrooms \| Darren Spinger ~ ATTMind 91	18 Jan 2019	01:04:37
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. *See Below for full episode breakdown Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind91 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 ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Buy Some Merch * Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H., Clean S., Steven B., Greg A., Dean H., Joe A., Andy D., Angela & James J., Ian C., Gibson V., Harry P., Don J., Yvett F.C., KDP, Marshell, and Cornelius Phlegmbottom * ------------------------ EPISODE BREAKDOWN - Where we are - Darren's journey into the pan-African use of psychedelic mushrooms - Going back into the earliest people of Africa and the great mushroom creation story - The ancient use of mushrooms in Africa - The historical role of women in African power plants - The mixing of stories back through history. - Egypt, Babylon, and Jesus; a mushroom. - The role of psychedelic/power plants for black communities in England - Psychedelics and the trauma of 500 years of slavery (post-traumatic slave syndrome) - The challenge of re-introducing power plants to modern black communities in England. - The qualities mushrooms awaken, and their potential for social healing. - The power of letting go * Featured image for this episode** is a modified version of 'BASSE LOVE' by Chor Boogie, used with his permission. Check out his art. It is incredible. http://chorboogie.com/gallery/paintings/nggallery/galleries/love-visions-vol-3 ------------------------------------------------------ If you are struggling with a psychedelic encounter and would like an informed and listening ear, please reach out. Details here: http://www.jameswjesso.com/contact/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 NEWSLETTER: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c8f8d5
	Psychedelic Psychotherapy: A Conversation With Three Underground Providers ~ ATTMind 90	04 Jan 2019	01:16:49
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. *See Below for full episode breakdown Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind90 for video, full blog entry, complete show notes, and relevant links. [edit 01/28/2019: there is now a transcript available via that link, too.] Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Donate via Crypto ▵ Buy Some Merch * Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H., Clean S., Steven B., Greg A., Dean H., Joe A., Andy D., Angela & James J., Ian C., Gibson V., Harry P., Don J., Yvett F.C., KDP, and Cornelius Phlegmbottom *** ------------------------ EPISODE BREAKDOWN 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. ------------------------------------------------------ If you are struggling with a psychedelic encounter and would like an informed and listening ear, reach out. Details here: http://www.jameswjesso.com/contact/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 NEWSLETTER: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c8f8d5
	MICRO:04 - Dangers Of Excessive 5-MeO-DMT and How to Protect Yourself and Loved Ones From Harm, Chad Charles	07 Mar 2025	00:16:16
Facilitator Chad Charles discusses the dangers of excessive 5-MeO-DMT use in participants and facilitators, as well as how to notice when people need help. ... This is a clip from 'Building Best Practices In The Underground Subculture Of 5-MeO-DMT \| Chad Charles', Adventures Through The Mind Podcast, episode 113 FULL INTERVIEW Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Watch in Video Read the show notes What happened to Tobias Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube Show notes SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Buy some merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More Options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support ▷ Sponsor: HARMONIC ARTS PLANT MEDICINE Use the promo code JESSO for 15% off your First order Connect with Me Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jameswjesso.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter Substack: https://substack.com/@jameswjesso Telegram Channel: https://t.me/jameswjesso
	Debunking The Mushroom Santa Hypothesis \| Tom Hatsis ~ ATTMind 89	21 Dec 2018	01:29:04
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? *See Below for full episode breakdown Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind89 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 ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Donate via Crypto ▵ Buy Some Merch * Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H., Clean S., Steven B., Greg A., Dean H., Joe A., Andy D., Angela & James J., Ian C., Gibson V., Harry P., Don J., Yvett F.C., KDP, and Cornelius Phlegmbottom *** ------------------------ EPISODE BREAKDOWN 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 ------------------------------------------------------ If you are struggling with a psychedelic encounter and would like an informed and listening ear, reach out. Details here: http://www.jameswjesso.com/contact/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 NEWSLETTER: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c8f8d5
	Reality Liquified \| Erik Davis ~ ATTMind 88	07 Dec 2018	00:56:16
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. ***See Below for full episode breakdown Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind88 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 ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Donate via Crypto ▵ Buy Some Merch ------------------------ EPISODE BREAKDOWN 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 ------------------------------------------------------ If you are struggling with a psychedelic encounter and would like an informed and listening ear, reach out. Details here: http://www.jameswjesso.com/contact/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 NEWSLETTER: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c8f8d5
	Healing Detroit Communities With Psilocybin \| Baba Moudou Baqui ~ ATTMind 87	23 Nov 2018	00:46:50
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. * Head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind87 to download this in audio only and/or to read my full blog entry on this episode. Full Episode 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/ CURIOUS ABOUT THE HACKINTOSH I AM BUILDING? ** Here is the parts list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/vh7Fq4 If, by chance, you run a computer store and can sell me some parts at a discount, or have some used parts that you would be willing to sell me for a good price, email me! (♥♥♥) Alternatively, you can directly support the costs of replacing my dying podcasting/production computer through a paypal donation or buying some merch off the new store. Thanks! ------------------------ EPISODE BREAKDOWN 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. ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 Sign Up For My Newsletter and get a free audiobook on developing Psychospiritual Maturation with Psilocybin Mushrooms https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/m7q9s6

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