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| Laughing Through the Chaos: Psychedelics, Comedy and Society's Growing Pains | Nick Sun ~ ATTMind 190 | 02 Aug 2024 | 01:36:32 | |
In this episode of Adventures Through the Mind, we interview Nick Sun, stand up comedian, former psychedelic facilitator, and now the author of "No Mo Trippin". We discuss Nick's personal experiences with psychedelics, including his high usage and how it led him to both become a facilitator and to stop facilitating; his criticisms of Western psychedelic culture; the concept of spiritual bypassing; and the challenges of integrating psychedelic experiences. We also touch on the potential of psychedelics for cultural change, the importance of responsible use and integration, and where comedy and humour fit into our navigation of the modern world and its many crises. Enjoy. ... For links to Nick Sun's work, full show notes, and a link to watch this episode in video, head to bit.ly/ATTMind190 *** FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW**
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| cPTSD, The Climate Crisis, and Healing Trauma with Coral Reefs and Ayahuasca | Greg Wrenn (189) | 27 Jun 2024 | 01:45:21 | |
We welcome Greg Wrenn to the show to share his experience of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (cPTSD) and how it was that his explorations of coral reefs and journeys with Ayahuasca turned the tide on his lifelong struggle with the condition. Additionally, as both his experience of and healing from cPTSD is intertwined with his journalism on climate science, we also explore how the ecological and psychological effects of the climate crisis weave into our personal and collective experiences and expressions of trauma. Enjoy ... For links to Wrenn's work, full show notes, and a link to watch this episode in video, head to bit.ly/ATTMind189 *** FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW**
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| Psychedelics and the Healing Power of Love | Dr. Adele LaFrance | 09 Sep 2023 | 01:25:51 | |
Dr. Adele Lafrance joins us to explore psychedelics and the healing power of Love. Our conversation begins with an exploration of emotional processing and how difficulties and deficiencies in emotional processing both our mental health, our relationships, and our general wellbeing. We then step into psychedelics and the role they play in supporting our emotional processing capacities. From there we turn towards Love, what it is and all the accidental ways we conflate it with things that can include love but aren’t love itself: romance, lust, infatuation, attachment, obsession, etc. We talk about the healing power of Love, both in our day-to-day lives and in various forms of healthcare, and why as a society we need to better learn how to wield and integrate that healing power of love. We then talk about encounters with Love as a transpersonal force during psychedelic experiences, the role of love in supporting people in their psychedelic experiences, and even the strange phenomenon of being harmed by too much Love on 5-MeO-DMT. Of course, although love itself is not sex, with any mention of love we evoke consideration of sexuality, sexual dynamics, and sex itself. Thus, we also talk about sexual healing, the complexity of sexual energy and behaviour in therapy, and even the risks, challenges, and opportunities of having sex while on psychedelics. ... STUDY SURVEY HERE: https://psychedeliclove.org/survey-study For links to Lafrance's work, full show notes, and a link to watch this episode in video, head to bit.ly/ATTMind180 *** FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW**
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| 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 ***
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| 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**
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| 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. ~{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.
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| 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. ***
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| 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.
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| 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
THE 8 GUESTS (In alphabetical order. head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind100 for further links to their work)
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| 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
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| 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
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| UPDATE: Changes To The Podcast Release Schedule | July 2023 | 20 Jul 2023 | 00:03:44 | |
Here is a short but important update to the Podcast release schedule. TLDR: Rather than every two weeks, podcasts will now be released every 4 to 6 weeks for the next few months in order to allocate more time to writing a book: a follow-up to my first book, Decomposing The Shadow: Lessons From The Psilocybin Mushroom
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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. --- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------
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| 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. --- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------
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| 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
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| 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 ------------------------------------- *****
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| 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 ------------------------------------- EPISODE BREAKDOWN
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| 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 ------------------------------------- EPISODE BREAKDOWN
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| 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.
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| Swimming In The Sacred: Wisdom From The Psychedelic Underground | Rachel Harris | 30 Jun 2023 | 02:00:32 | |
Rachel Harris, PhD joins us to talk about her new book, Swimming In The Sacred Swimming in the Sacred offers a revelatory look into the past half-century of psychedelics use via in-depth interviews Harris conducted with women elders who have worked underground guiding sacred entheogenic journeys to cultivate insight, healing, and spiritual development. Specifically, we talk about working with unseen worlds and unseen others; thin veils, absorption, and being accidentally overdosed by psychedelics; the uncanny connection between guide and journeyer during ceremony; and how psychedelic guiding work is NOT therapy and how therapy and guiding are two different skill sets. Furthermore, we talk about the complexity of good dosing; the value of lower doses and the risks of putting larger doses on a pedestal; the strange emerging phenomenon of “competitive ego deathing”; and learning to work with life in a bigger way by learning to let our psychedelic insights work on us over time. We talk about the risks of harm and abuse in both under- and above-ground psychedelic therapy; the difference between certification and qualification; how we lose our capacity to properly skill psychedelic guides in our rush to certify as many as possible to meet a massive demand; how to assess if a provider is trustworthy and skilled; and why psychedelic therapists NEED to experience psychedelics themselves. ...
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| 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. * ------------------------------------- ▵ Support On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso ** 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! ------------------------
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| YIKES! Did I accidentally host an Anti-Semite? ~ ATTMind 86:5 | 16 Nov 2018 | 00:10:30 | |
So, I recently got an email from a listener of the show regarding a recent episode of the podcast featuring Bernhard Guenther. The emails directed me to a couple of essays off his website from 2013/14 that the listener claimed had anti-Semitic views and propagated holocaust denial and wondered if I knew about it and what I would do about it. This video is ultimately what I did about it. ***** https://www.jameswjesso.com/did-i-accidentally-host-an-anti-semitic
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| Altered States Of Entrapment | Bernhard Guenther ~ ATTMind 86 | 09 Nov 2018 | 01:18:21 | |
Bernhard Guenther joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to talk about the 'topic of all topics', the hyperdimensional ecology of entities that influence human life. Furthermore, he takes a deep look at the actual legitimacy of psychedelic 'healing', and its potential dangers insofar as false dawn syndrome, spiritual bypassing, and entity attachment or possession. Despite how far out these topics may seem, I don't doubt you will find some deeply grounded and practical perspective in this interview, especially in regards to the modern ayahuasca-healing movements
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| *Halloween Special* The Psychology Of Horror | May 'Nyx Fears' Leitz ~ ATTMind 85 | 30 Oct 2018 | 01:09:20 | |
*Halloween Special 2018* May Leitz, like me, is a nerd for shit and I am happy to share our discussion with y'all. To read the full blog entry for this episode and/or download an *audio version* of this podcast here: http://bit.ly/ATTMind85 -------------------------------------
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| Humanity 3.0 and the Collaborative Mindset | Jean Robertson ~ ATTMind 84 | 26 Oct 2018 | 01:05:02 | |
Jean Robertson joins us to deconstruct the relationship models of the modern world and offer us insight on what humanity might look like if we were to evolve into a post-judgement, collaborative culture.
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| Mapping Consciousness With High Dose LSD | Christopher Bache ~ ATTMind 83 | 12 Oct 2018 | 01:26:45 | |
In this episode, Christopher Bache and I explore the research and exploration that underpins Diamonds from Heaven: a twenty-year journey into 70+ high dose LSD experiences done with the explicit intent to map Consciousness. We talk about why Bache chose this path, what it was like, and what here learned from it all about Consciousness, psychedelic consciousness, and what it means to be a finite human, nested in a complex web of relationships, defined by its dualist dance for meaning. Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind83 to watch this interview in video and/or to read the full blog entry for this episode. ***See below for full episode breakdown. -------------------------------------
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| Escaping Heroin | Patrick Kroupa ~ ATTMind 82 | 28 Sep 2018 | 01:16:39 | |
Patrick Kroupa joins us to talk about what it was like for him in the 90s, in New York City, as a part of the heroin culture. He also shares with us his journey from addiction to recovery through the use of ibogaine, as well as his role in bringing ibogaine treatment for heroin addiction to the worldwide scene. Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind82 to read the full blog entry and list of relevant links for this episode.
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| Psychedelic Feminism | Zoe Helene ~ ATTMind 81 | 14 Sep 2018 | 01:18:51 | |
Zoe Helene of Cosmic Sister comes on the show to talk about Psychedelic Feminism “The ultimate goal of psychedelic feminism is to promote rapid (cultural) evolution from within—starting with women. Females make up half the human population. We know it’s way past time we stepped up and took our share of the decision-making power—and yet we haven’t. Why is that? What are the “whys?” and what can we do to work through them? My work with women and psychedelics is about exploring those complex, multifaceted, interconnected “whys?” with sacred plants and fungi, our evolutionary allies from the natural world.” – Zoe Helene Full Episode Breakdown Below ------------------- THIS EPISODE WAS SPONSORED BY THE SPIRIT PLANT MEDICINE CONFERENCE, NOV. 2-4TH VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA. Check them out here: https://lt352.isrefer.com/go/SPMC/jameswjesso/ ------------------- For the full blog entry and all relevant links to the guest, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind81 ▵ Support On Patreon --------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE GUEST Zoe Helene, M.F.A., is a classically trained artist and cultural activist working for women’s self-liberation, healing and empowerment through intentional journeying with natural psychedelics. She is also the founder of the eco-feminist advocacy, Cosmic Sister whose trio of #psychedelicfeminism educational grants—Women of the Psychedelic Renaissance, Cosmic Sisters of Cannabis and the merit-based immersive Plant Spirit Grant—promote women’s voices in the field of psychedelics and our fundamental right to journey with evolutionary allies from nature, such as ayahuasca, cannabis, peyote, and psilocybin mushrooms. Zoe’s work has been featured in articles and interviews in Forbes, BBC Travel, Outside Magazine, Bust Magazine, VICE, Broadly, LA Yoga, Boston Magazine, New York Magazine, Newsday, Utne Reader, Wisdom Daily, AlterNet, Organic Authority, MIT Technology Review, Fast Company and other top-tier media venues. --------------------------------------------------------- - psychedelic feminism is not what you might think when you hear 'feminism' --------------------------------------------------------- Twitter | Facebook |Instagram | YouTube
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| The Ancient Power Of Music And Theater | Kalya Scintilla and Eve Olution ~ ATTMind 80 | 31 Aug 2018 | 01:24:21 | |
We feature Eve and Yaegon (aka Kalya Scintilla and Eve Olution) on the show to talk about the transformative power of music, theater and dance in the context of ancient technologies, mythology, and magic. We also share a thoroughly grounded discussion about cultural appropriation, the history of domination across cultures, the challenge of being a successful woman in a sexist industry, and the life-giving potentials of monogamous partnership. For relevant links, or to watch this episode on video, head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind80 ------------------- 😇👍😍
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| Everyone Is A Shaman | Matthew J. Pallamary ~ ATTMind 79 | 17 Aug 2018 | 01:10:31 | |
Everyone is a shaman. That is a bold statement and is not without nuanced caveat and discretion. However, is is the claim of our guest for this episode of Adventures Through The Mind. Matthew J. Pallamary is a filmmaker and a highly accomplished, multi-award-winning author of 13 books, ranging from historical novels, personal memoirs, and even a non-fiction book on the art and practice of writing itself. His work is highly psychedelic and emergence for his multi-decade experience in Shamanism practices and the psychedelic subculture, on which he extensively lectures. He is on the show to share what he has learned from his decades participating in shamanism and shamanic practices, especially in the modern context of charlatans, appropriation, and rampant abuse of power.
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| From Broken to Blessed on The Bipolar Spectrum | Sara Schley ~ ATTMind 178 | 16 Jun 2023 | 01:26:25 | |
Today’s episode is a bit of a lateral step from psychedelics specifically as we are going to talk about bipolar with Sara Schley, the author of the highly-acclaimed memoir BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum. We talk about bipolar as a spectrum and the different variations of bipolar disorder; why it is that so many people with bipolar are misdiagnosed and the issues this presents to those individuals and their families; major triggers for bipolar episodes and why medication isn’t enough to keep people stable; the self-care system Schley has developed for living with a bipolar brain; and how to support your friends/family that are in a bipolar crisis. Enjoy. ... For links to Schley's work, full show notes, and a link to watch this episode in video, head to bit.ly/ATTMind178 *** FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW**
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| Anti-Aging, BPC-157, and Regenerating The Damaged Body | Patrick Kroupa ~ ATTMind 78 | 03 Aug 2018 | 01:19:52 | |
Well, this interview is not what you may assume. It stands out in the repertoire of podcasts that have come before and are likely to go from here. That is because it isn't an interview at all, it's merely a conversation that happened off-the-cuff and just so happened to be recorded. I am releasing it because despite the diffused and tangential nature of the thing, it was fun and informative and because the guest, Patrick Kroupa is a man with much to offer, a formal interview and otherwise. Patrick Kroupa (also known as Lord Digital, born January 20, 1969) is an American writer, hacker and activist. Kroupa was a member of the legendary Legion of Doom and Cult of the Dead Cow hacker groups and co-founded MindVox in 1991, with Bruce Fancher. He was a heroin addict from age 14 to 30 and got clean through the use of the hallucinogenic drug ibogaine. [wiki] He is on the show this week to talk about peptides, anti-aging, and the complexities of health in the modern, toxic world.
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| Beyond The Tryptamine Palace | James Oroc ~ ATTMind 77 | 20 Jul 2018 | 01:04:18 | |
Journalist, photographer, and artist James Oroc was born in the small South Pacific nation of Aotearoa. Since 1998 he has been pursuing and reporting on the cutting edge of extreme sports in more than 40 countries around the globe, his work appearing in magazines, films, and on MTV Sports. He has been a member of the Burning Man community since 1999, and he is also involved in the documentation and advancement of psychedelic culture as one of the first people to ever publically discuss the philosophical and metaphysical implication of 5-MeO-DMT. His first book, Tryptamine Palace, is a quintessential read for those interested in psychedelic philosophy. It presents his theories on reality, God, quantum mechanics and 5-MeO-DMT that are present in Tryptamine Palace. In this interview, we scratch the surface of those theories but advance beyond the Tryptamine Palace and explore the topics of his most recent book, The New Psychedelic Revolution -- the rich history of visionary art, modern festival culture, the rising popularity of 5-MeO-DMT, and his psychedelic philosophies on the nature of mind.
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| Special Update July 2018 | 18 Jul 2018 | 00:04:14 | |
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| LSD and The New Science Of Brainwave Harmonics | Selen Atasoy, PhD ~ ATTMind 76 | 06 Jul 2018 | 01:26:52 | |
Selen Atasoy PhD and her team have developed a new model for interpreting fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) data based on the mathematics of harmonic waves a phenomenon ubiquitous in nature. Essentially, they have developed a way to 'decompose' brain states in the same vein as how we can decompose a musical piece down to its individual notes. They call is connectome-harmonic decomposition and have applied this approach to the fMRI data of the brain on LSD.
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| The Archetypal Wounding Of Men | James Hollis PhD ~ ATTMind 75 | 22 Jun 2018 | 01:08:52 | |
If we want to build a better world, one that is free of the power complexes that subjugate others, it behoves us to address the root of those power complexes. In particular regards to the patriarchy, if we fail to see both the function and the origins of the patriarchy system in the psyche of man, we worsen it at best and, at worst, become power-obsessed oppressors ourselves. The deep wounding of men by way of a toxic society is at the root of this interview with James Hollis PhD., whose ideas gave me stability in myself as I came to grapple with the pain, shame, and "quiet desperation" I have been carrying in my own life as a man. FULL EPISODE BREAKDOWN BELOW ------------------- For my blog entry on this episode, relevant links, or to watch this interview on video, head to http://bit.ly/ATTMin75
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| IN UTERO: Epigenetics, Unconscious Memories, and The Womb | Stephen Gyllenhaal ~ ATTMind 74 | 08 Jun 2018 | 01:38:07 | |
Stephen Gyllenhaal is an award-winning film and television director, writer and producer. His producing credits include the documentary IN UTERO, "a cinematic rumination on life in the womb and its lasting impact on human development, human behaviour, and the state of the world. Tapping into cultural myths, popular movies, and technological trends, the film demonstrates how our experiences in utero – particularly traumatic events – preoccupy us throughout our lives, impacting our decisions and shaping society." [source] Stephen takes us on a poignant exploration of the topics discussed in the film he produced with his wife Kathleen, IN UTERO. We talk about the psychological and epigenetic impact of early life and uterine environment, as well as the means by which we can unravel the negative impact of our past into profoundly positive potentials for well-being in our lives today. FULL EPISODE BREAKDOWN BELOW ------------------- For full show notes, relevant links, and your promo code for a discount to watch IN UTERO head to http://bit.ly/ATTMin74
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| Microdosing Psychedelics For A Better World | Paul Austin ~ ATTMind 73 | 25 May 2018 | 01:14:05 | |
Paul Austin is a microdosing expert and microdosing coach. He joins us on the show to talk all things microdosing, as well as the role microdosing will play in the integration of psychedelics into the modern world through increasing psychedelic literacy. *** ----------------------- ▵ Support On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso
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| A Very Public Bad Trip | Your Mate Tom ~ ATTMind 72 | 11 May 2018 | 01:17:13 | |
Tom Zembrzuski, aka Your Mate Tom joins us for this episode of Adventures Through The Mind to talk about his journey from a psychedelic champion and youtube celebrity to a man traumatized, live on youtube, by the very substances he once promoted. We talk about what inspired him to produce psychedelic content on youtube, the process of getting internet famous, and the encounter with a timeless hell that sent him spiralling into post-traumatic stress disorder. See full Episode Breakdown Below
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| 5-MeO-DMT Therapy and Integration | Rafael Lancelotta ~ ATTMind 71 | 27 Apr 2018 | 01:04:39 | |
Today's guest, Rafael Lancelotta is on the show to unpack 5-MeO-DMT. He is a graduate student at the University of Wyoming studying Mental Health Counseling graduating in May 2018, with a particular focus on the therapeutic potentials of psychedelics. He is also the administrator of 5meodmt.org, which is a forum dedicated to forming community discussions on harm reduction, integration, and safe practices around 5-MeO-DMT. Rafael Lanelotta joins us to talk about 5-MeO-DMT – chemically, neurologically, psychologically, culturally, and therapeutically. He also comments on the current rise of toad retreats and his particular concerns over the weekend retreat model. Finally, he gives us some important tips on the 5-MeO-DMT integration process. ***See below for full episode breakdown.
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| Occult Magic And The Transformation Of The Self | Carl Abrahamsson ~ ATTMind 70 | 13 Apr 2018 | 01:34:36 | |
Magico-anthropologist and author Carl Abrahamsson is on the show to both expand and deconstruct occult magic and make it accessible to the modern world. Of course, occult magic is a massive topic with many winding, cryptic avenues and dark alleys to traverse. The topic has much more potential than what can be explored in a seventy-five-minute conversation. So, in relevance to the themes of ATTMind we venture into the world of occult magic with a compass pointing towards a Jungian psychological approach and the potentials of magic for personal transformation and individualization. (That said, we don't shy away from the romance of all that hocus-pocus stuff, too.) You might be surprised to discover occult magic is much more accessible than you have been led to believe. ________ Head to bit.ly/ATTMind70 for full links, show notes or to watch this episode in video. ________ Support The Podcast BUY SOME LIMITED EDITION BLOTTER ART! http://www.jameswjesso.com/blotter OR Patreon Http://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso ________ Episode Breakdown
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| Entactogens, MDMA, and Bringing New Love Drugs To Market | Matthew Baggott ~ ATTMind 177 | 02 Jun 2023 | 01:54:00 | |
This episode features Matthew Baggott of Tactogen Inc. and will explore entactogens, which are drugs like MDMA, 2C-B, and Methalone. We start with setting a basic framework for what an entactogen is and a few example drugs, before exploring the complexities in their various effects, mechanisms of action, and both the legislative and technical process of the development of novel or new entactogenic drugs. ... For links to Baggott's work, full show notes, and a link to watch this episode in video, head to bit.ly/ATTMind177 *** FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW**
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| The Science Of Brain Change: Neuroplasticity and Altered Traits | Rick Hanson Ph.D. ~ ATTMind 69 | 30 Mar 2018 | 01:16:47 | |
A central topic of this podcast is our capacity to change our minds. I don't mean superficially – "Oh, actually yeah let's go see that movie instead." I mean a more fundamental change, our faculty for shifting our very sense of self and perception of the world around us. This type of change is not just an ethereal alteration of mental processes, but an actual redesigning of neural architecture. Our capacity to create such fundamental changes is due to our brain's ability to redesign its structure, lay new synaptic connections, which is called neuroplasticity. [This episode was originally released as "The Neurobiology Of Altered Traits"] The guest for this episode of the podcast is here to tell us how we can change our brains to change our lives and why it works. Welcome to Adventures Through The Mind, world renown neuroplasticity expert, Dr Rick Hanson. Rick Hanson is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and New York Times best-selling author. His books are available in 26 languages and include Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. He’s been an invited speaker at NASA, Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, and other major universities, and taught in meditation centres worldwide. His work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, and NPR, and now he is here with us on Adventures Through The Mind. Episode breakdown below. *** See the show notes to this epsiode for links to Rick's work: http://bit.ly/ATTMind69 *** Support On Patreon! Http://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso *** Episode Breakdown
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| The Great Shamanic Debate | James Kent vs. Julian Palmer ~ ATTMind 68 | 16 Mar 2018 | 01:17:48 | |
Have you ever experienced a psychedelic encounter with a plant spirit or an entity? Have you ever experienced a spirit realm or being healed by a shaman? Have you ever felt as though you invoked some type of divination or noetic insight while on psychedelics? Have you ever wondered if any of that was real or just merely a hallucination? The increasing popularity of using psychedelic substances within so-called shamanic ceremonies has introduced ideas and beliefs into the modern world that push conceptual limits of the rational mind. The rise of plant shamanism is a cultural force to be reckoned with and that which we encounter with shamanism feels urgent and real. Yet, however real the experiences with a shamanic encounter may feel, the question still remains: how real is it, really? Related Links:
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| We Don't Know Sh!t | Dennis McKenna ~ ATTMind 67 | 02 Mar 2018 | 02:01:58 | |
Dennis Jon McKenna is an American ethnopharmacologist, research pharmacognosist, lecturer and author. He is the brother of well-known psychedelics proponent Terence McKenna and is founding board member and the director of ethnopharmacology at the Heffter Research Institute, a non-profit organization concerned with the investigation of the potential therapeutic uses of psychedelic medicines. He is also one of the founding contributors to the modern wave of ayahuasca research in particular and psychedelic research in general. In fact, the book Magic Mushrooms grower’s guide, which he co-authored with his brother Terence in the 70s, presented the first reliable method for cultivating psilocybin mushrooms at home. Chances are if it wasn’t for Dennis and his brother, none of us would have ever tasted the magic at all. See below for full episode breakdown. *** Support Us On Patreon! Http://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso *** Head to http://www.bit.ly/ATTMind67 for all other related links and my blog entry on the theme of this episode. ***Episode Breakdown
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