WHAT DOES THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE OFFER US IN SO FAR AS THE MEANING OF BEING IN RELATIONSHIP? That is the question we are exploring for this episode of The Psychedelic Café. Our Guests are: Mel Cassidy, Bruce Sanguin, Miriam Elise, and Adam Wilder --LINKS-- For links to Jeronimo's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/PsyCafe3 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ This episode's Sponsor: https://www.jameswjesso.com/coffee Use promo code JESSO to get 10% off your order and give 5% to psychedelic research. ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, & Chuck W ************** Episode Breakdown The importance of relationships on the path of personal betterment through psychedelics The role of psychedelics in dissolving dysfunctional social paradigms of codependency Wounded in relationship, healed in relationship (and where psychedelics fit into the process) Learning to love oneself through peyote The similarities between kundalini sexual awakenings and psychedelic awakenings The power of accessing authenticity Psychedelic work is not about “me” and simply learning about oneself with psychedelics doesn’t equate to being healed Integration happens in relationship Love as the bridge to the other An invitation to return to an a priori relational reality Learning how to love better and let love in better Being inauthentic people for unconscious efforts to get old attachment needs met Healing ourselves to go beyond the wounded pattern of trying to fulfill needs and step into celebrating being together Learning to be ok with putting up boundaries even if people won’t like you for it Psychedelics helping us being ok with feeling shame and feel loved simultaneously The fallacy of self-sovereignty and connection being polar opposites The relationship between oneness and personal boundaries Ayahuasca and accessing profound eroticism within oneself Psychedelics helping us let go the shame of embodying our sexuality Do psychedelics make us polyamorous? Deconstructing the shame we hold for our natural sexual tendencies “Psychedelic erotic confusion” Is it an addiction to falling in love that feeds polyamory? Polyfuckary vs polyamory The power of psychedelics to bring us into our individual embodied sovereignty The will to grieve as a skill that helps us sustain healthy relationships Learning to be intimate with the unknown   ************** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- 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 

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The Role Of Psychedelics In Healthy Relationships | Psychedelic Café 3

Akua Ofosuhene is on the show to discuss the role psychedelics can play in dismantling racism in society by helping us learn to let go of the conditioned beliefs we are taught to hold about race in general. We also talk about how the dismantling of racism is actively harmed by the politics of outrage being carried into our personal relationships, and how getting beyond racism as a society can only truly come about in a cultural context based on the sacredness of the individual. For links to Akua's work, full show notes, subreddit, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind139   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** Featured Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash   SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, Nick M, & Wes P     Episode Breakdown Why it serves us to talk about racism with less trigger charge between us How racism is at the foundation of capitalism How colonialism creates the problems colonialism presents itself as being the solution to How racism expresses the identity of both white people and black/brown people Using psychedelics to dismantle and reject the title of ‘white’ in “white” people The possibility of redemption requires a culture that allows for mistakes to be learned from and relationships that encourage that The profound complexity of this process, and the importance of doing the personal healing work first The importance of going beyond personal work How we come together on social issues is important Akua’s journey of Using Psychedelics To Dismantle Racism Dismantling the “racist within” herself through psychedelic use Narrative warfare, polarization, and being conditioned into a constant threat response Using psychedelics to heal ourselves from feeling constant threat empowers us to create positive change Psychedelics can help to heal polarized divisions,  but not by default. It has to be a choice Going beyond race What it looks like to dismantle the racist within, both as a white person and as a person of color Recognize even difficult, or seemingly self-limiting, transitions towards positive social change are steps towards that change We are so much more than we currently believe ourselves to be What does it look like to actively stand up to racist institutions as a person of color? Summarizing the conversation so far Do protests actually create change? Why Akua is skeptical of aligning with BLM as a response to racism What does it look like to actively stand up to racist institutions as a white person?   ************** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   ► Or, you can buy a copy of one of my books! Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ 

Using Psychedelics To Dismantle Racism | Akua Ofosuhene ~ ATTMind 139

Charley Wininger, author of Listening To Ecstacy: The Transformative Power of MDMA, joins us to talk about MDMA for couples, as well as MDMA for personal healing, spiritual awakening, and staying connected to the joy of being alive as we age into the winter years of our lives. Of course, MDMA comes with certain risks, and we talk about that too. For links to Wininger's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind138   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***     SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M.     Episode Breakdown MDMA for couples / MDMA in our aging time How this interview came into existence The history of MDMA, MDMA for couples, and MDMA's prohibition Rediscovering MDMA at 50 years old The benefits of MDMA for the individual MDMA is the chemical of connection Accessing profound self-love, and how it changes you Transforming one’s relationship to their body with MDMA The benefits of MDMA for romantic partnerships Using MDMA for couples therapy The power of deep love and safety in resolving long-standing relationships conflicts We all have these little dark secrets that we’ll be rejected if known The importance of being careful with who you take MDMA with How a cult of two collapses a relationship How our relationship fail when we forget generosity and gratitude within it - and how MDMA helps remind us The profound value of touch MDMA is sensual, not necessarily sexual (but cannabis helps) How reconnecting with the loving vulnerability between you and your partner can reawaken sexual intimacy WARNING: MDMA within abusive relationships might make things worst Taking MDMA as a senior citizen The danger of taking MDMA as an older person Losing the magic – Can taking a lower dose of MDMA help to bring the magic back? Integration: A different way of understanding the MDMA hangover The pain of using MDMA to open your heart. What does aging offer us; what does it take away; where does MDMA fit in the process The disadvantages of aging vs internalized ageism How MDMA has impacted Wininger’s relationship to death and dying Bridging the age apartheid with MDMA and the rave scene You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone; learning how important our relationships are before death ends them The most important lesson MDMA has to teach us during the troubled times we are in   ************** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   ► Or, you can buy a copy of one of my books! Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ 

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

Alexander Beiner joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to discuss the rise of psychedelic capitalism, its impact on the culture, and the risk of us losing something promising if we get swept up by various narratives for-profits models are seeding into our minds. We also discuss modern Western culture’s crisis of meaning, the dissolution of trust in institutions, "the internet of beefs", and the challenge of sensemaking in our modern technological landscape. For links to Beiner's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind137   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***     SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W & Nathan B.     Episode Breakdown Adderall, modafinil, and attention in a world of distraction Rebel Wisdom, sensemaking, and the meaning crisis Multi-level narrative warfare and the culture war in a multipolar world How psychedelics are impacting us negatively, in the context of the meaning crisis Psychedelics lack the cultural framework needed for them to have a positive impact impact Can psychedelic culture become antifragile? Psychedelics’ potentially positive role | the transformational power of truth Game-B  and the rise of psychedelic capitalism The legal and ethical complexities introduced with for-profit models for psychedelic therapy Who should be regulating the psychedelic industry, and how? Prohibition (and profit) block the generative public discourse needed to address the problems psychedelic capitalism is introducing The power and importance of talking openly about our thoughts on psychedelics and psychedelic culture How profiting through the psychedelic industry will begin to silence us from speaking up against harm and damage done within those industries The changing quality of discourse on the complexities facing psychedelic culture The epitome of psychedelic capitalism is in the language of ‘wellness’ Will mainstreaming psychedelics fundamentally alter the psychedelic experiences itself? Will the mainstream change the psychedelic experience, or will the psychedelic experience change the mainstream? The unfortunate lack of recognizing plant intelligence in our presently mainstreamed models for psychedelic experiences The strange game of appearing respectable in order to be respected in psychedelic research can't go on forever A taste of what's coming up on rebel wisdom regarding psychedelic content   ************** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   ► Or, you can buy a copy of one of my books! Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ 

Sensemaking Psychedelic Capitalism with Rebel Wisdom | Alexander Beiner ~ ATTMind 137

We feature two anonymous guests on today’s episode to talk about applying psychedelics to somatic relational therapy. One of whom is a practicing underground therapist. The other is not a therapist or doing therapy, but a social worker and researcher specializing in somatic healing, interpersonal neurobiology, and psychedelic therapy. This is a radically different approach to the psychedelic-assisted therapy you are likely aware of--headphones, eye shades, therapist there to hold a hand if needed. This is a therapy that is fully interactive and engaged.   --LINKS--   For related links, Tooth Fairy's recently revealed identity, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind136 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Nathan B & Chuck W   ************** Episode Breakdown Weathering transference during a session; positive versus negative transference Why we were talking about somatic therapy with psychedelics Healing our social fabric and up-skilling our community [link to Sweden lecture] Neurobiology of connection and trauma healing Neurobiology of co-regulation in infancy and adulthood Applying co-regulation practices to psychedelic therapy, plus an example How early life attachment wounds can become trauma in adulthood and how they are healed How attachment wounds contribute to physical illness The role of intellectual understanding during somatic healing How to carry somatic healing into our lives afterwards; integration “Symbolic“ versus body-based healing trauma The first healing response to the wound is not always the final step in that healing Becoming human through healing trauma in the body How connecting to the earth is a vital part of our healing process Connecting with the intelligence of plant medicine The value of slowing down; finding optimal arousal state for entering into psychedelic spaces Trauma expressing as hyper-function What role does feeling the pain—shadow work—play in healing trauma with somatic psychedelic therapy Bypassing shadow work euphoria addiction A story of healing through abject terror on 5-MeO-DMT The vital role of love in healing trauma through somatic therapy with psychedelics How do different psychedelics fit with different needs and phases of somatic healing MDMA, 3MMC, 5MEODMT, ketamine, psilocybin The healing power of connecting with Transcendence Healing ancestral trauma More on the healing power of connecting with Transcendence   ************** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   --- BOOKS Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/

A Somatic Relational Approach to Psychedelic Therapy | Tooth Fairy & Curlz ~ ATTMind 136

PSILOCYBIN AND COMPASSION ARE BOTH LINKED TO OUR ABILITY TO FEEL EMOTIONAL PAIN AS IT ARISES By examining this correlation from a trauma-informed, psychotherapeutic framework, we find an understanding of emotional healing and healthy emotional processes, with or without psilocybin on board. This lecture will explore the essence of compassion and how a lack of it is related to early childhood trauma and emotional repression. Furthermore, it will explore the potential of psilocybin in the resolution of emotional trauma and the cultivation of healthier relationships, as well as the potential of suffering as a necessary skill for being an adult. (p.s. please be aware that there is quite a bit more cursing in this episode than normal.) --LINKS--   To watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind118   ***No Topic Breakdown For This Episode***   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter

Psilocybin And The Cultivation Of Compassion | James W. Jesso ~ ATTMind 135

What are heightened sexual experiences? How do we access them? How do they relate to our ability to access pleasure, multiple orgasms, and a profound sense of intimacy with ourselves and with others? What do we need to watch out for on our journey of awakening to these heightened sexual experiences in order to stay safe in ourselves and avoid accidentally hurting others? And, what roles do our psychedelic experiences serve in this sexual awakening? We welcome Miriam Elyse to Adventures Through The Mind to explore these questions and more. --LINKS--   For links to Miriams's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind134 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, and Nathan B   ************** Episode Breakdown The similarities between the psychedelic experience and the sexual experience Working with energy, with psychedelics and with sexuality Logic and the isness of existence Discerning spiritual awakening from manic episodes The profound real-ness of your inner experience Getting out of the adult mind with heightened sexual experiences Learning to let go of control, in psychedelics and with sexuality Balancing between control and surrender in accessing multiple orgasms Similarities and differences between male and female sexual experiences The dynamic field of orgasm and how psychedelic can help us access it Feminine and masculine are not only male or female Differing pleasures in different bodies through different means “My pleasure” but what about other people? Spiritual bypassing the self-serving ego trap of spiritual sexual practices Other than spirituality, what value do these practices offer our relationships? New Relationship Energy (NRE) vs Old Relationship Energy (ORE) for heightened sexual practices The importance of a secure relationship container to explore profound sexual states and the misuse of power dynamics Peter Pan spiritual fuckboys Cleansing the lens of perception through heightened sexual experiences Tantra and healing through sexuality Further breaking down spiritual fuckboys vs responsible polyamory Opening up into our parental wounds through sexual ecstasy The connection is more important than the sex Personal experiences with polyamory and why we both have chosen monogamy How polyamory revealed our shadows around our vulnerability How heightened sexual experiences are medicine for the modern world   ************** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/ 

Heightened Sexual Experiences and Psychedelics | Miriam Elyse ~ ATTMind 134

TheraPsil is a coalition of healthcare professionals, patients, and advocates dedicated to fighting for the rights of Canadians facing end-of-life or illness-related distress to have legal access to therapeutic psychedelics. Members of the TheraPsil team join ATTMIND for a discussion about their legal argument for access to psilocybin-assisted therapy for the terminally ill here in Canada; the role of psilocybin in helping alleviate the existential suffering that comes during a person’s dying time (and thus into talk about life’s meaning and its presence or absence in that dying time. --LINKS--   For links to TheraPsil's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind133 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   This episode's Sponsor: https://www.jameswjesso.com/coffee Use promo code JESSO to get 10% off your order and give 5% to psychedelic research.   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, & Chuck W   ************** Episode Breakdown   What access to psilocybin-assisted therapy for terminally ill patients matters Our constitutional right to psilocybin How psilocybin has helped me with the anxiety of knowing I will die The ignorance of the modern medical paradigm around mental health issues The modern medical paradigm’s focus on suppression rather than healing The cultural limitations to undoing bad laws Why society more receptive to psychedelics now then they were in the 60s Psilocybin revealing the meaning of life through the dissolution of cultural ideologies The psychological context of a dying person and why psilocybin-assisted therapy for the terminally ill is helpful in that context The negative cultural paradigm we have around death worsens end of life distress and how psilocybin helps Dying people are generally on a lot of drugs, how to assess the pharmacological safety of psilocybin in that context The complexities of pain management during psilocybin-assisted therapy for the terminally ill Advice to palliative nurses based on lessons learned in psilocybin assisted therapy for terminal anxiety Pain management reduction of total pain after a psilocybin experience The increase of spiritual care in palliative medicine What it took for therapsil to succeed in getting access to dying patients in Canada Will decriminalization hinder medical access? The impact increased access to psilocybin might have for society The successful progression of medical science; achieving patient access to psilocybin-assisted therapy for the terminally ill   ************** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   This episode's Sponsor: https://www.jameswjesso.com/coffee Use promo code JESSO to get 10% off your order and give 5% to psychedelic research.   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter

Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy For The Terminally Ill | TheraPsil ~ ATTMind 133

What is the best way to address both the acute and systemic problems present in psychedelic culture? It's a big question, so we have invited a number of people to have a psychedelic café about it. Our guests, (in alphabetical order according to their last name, excluding host James W. Jesso) Marta Ketchmarchek, co-founder and coordinator of The Psychedelic Society of The Netherlands and Facilitator at Synthesis, a psilocybin retreat centre in Amsterdam Trevor Millar, owner of Liberty Root therapy, Chair for MAPS Canada and on the founding board of the Canadian Psychedelic Association Jeronimo MM, member of ICEERS, which is the International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service Anya Oleksiuk, psychedelic documentary filmaker co-owner and co-director of The Psychedelic Society UK Brian Pace, the politics and ecology editor for Psymposia and professor of psychedelic studies at Ohio state university Mareesa Stertz of Film maker and co-founder of Lucid News Bett Williams, author of The Wild Kindness: A Psilocybin Odyssey --LINKS--   For links to our guest' work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/PsyCafe4 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, & Chuck W       Episode Breakdown How psychedelic exceptionalism informs how we think about bad actor's in the scene The importance of community to resource people addressing conflicts and harm in psychedelic culture Introducing Psymposia and their perspectives and approach to addressing problems in the culture Introducing The Canadian Psychedelic Association and the value of community Creating events to help discuss serious issues psychedelic culture is otherwise bypassing Wondering about whether or not psychedelics should be held as part of a public politic Why anti-rival maturity is vital for actual progress in culture, psychedelic and otherwise Introducing the Netherlands’ Guild of Guides and how they are dealing with bad actors The psychedelic industry is being led by huge players of corporate Influence Can the psychedelic experience help us change the business of psychedelics? What comes after the end of prohibition and how do we get there? Positive peer pressure and becoming a community that forwards culture towards the future we want to see The psychedelic community is not "one" community, so how do we work together? How the forces at work with colonialism are the same forces shaping the modern psychedelic industry through corporate influence The value of working where you can work rather than trying to work everywhere Optimism VS naiveté How distorted exceptions causes those “doing their best to do better” to get torn down for not already being perfect Medicalization is NOT access Capitalism and climate change Not letting ourselves get manipulated into tearing down the lowest hanging fruit Will the psychedelic industry actually be profitable?   ************** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/     ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter

How to Address Corporate Influence and 'Bad Actors' in Psychedelic Culture | Psychedelic Café 4

Bett Williams and I explore a number of issues facing the modern politically switched on psychedelic person. We do so with special reference to the damaging impact of social media technologies on our perceptions,  identity, and  behavior; cultural appropriation within psychedelic ceremony building; and the Dark Side of leftist psychedelic politics. All of which grounded in a discussion around what it means to live psychedelically, as a psychedelic person in relationship with the psilocybin mushroom. For context,  this interview was recorded a couple months ago and it’s actually just a coincidence (or accidental synchronicity) that it is being released during the week of the 2020 US presidential election. I'm definitely holding a particular curiosity as to how much the ideas discussed in this episode will be relevant or illuminating to the events that are going to follow in the next coming weeks. But that is a topic for larger wanderings beyond the podcast. I will leave it to the r/ATTMindPodcast subreddit. In the meantime, though, enjoy this interview with Bett Williams --LINKS--   For links to Bett's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind132 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine,  Dima B, Chuck W, Alex F, & Eliz C   ******** EPISODE BREAKDOWN There is no psychedelic without culture The satanic trinity of Facebook Reddit and Instagram How mushrooms can help us break out of social media reality James’ first psilocybin experience  Social media becomes our mind : our mind becomes social media  “Psychedelics and the internet go hand in hand” The importance of discipline with psychedelic practice Building ceremony culture as a non-indigenous person How culture defines what comes of our psychedelic experiences  Are mushrooms have wisdom or do they just connect us to wisdom “The mushroom contains multitudes” The mushroom experience is build by our relationship to them Mushrooms revealed the ego saturation of social justice outrage politics What does it mean to engage politics ‘psychedelically’?        The politics of the history or Maria Sabina  Getting beyond party line politics to appreciate the good work being done  Bett Williams’s criticisms on Micheal Pollan  Growing mushrooms | What it means to be in relationship with the mushroom  Respecting the risk being taken by those who grow and provide psychedelics Respect your drug dealer! The potential (and failings) of the psychedelic left to be leading the political conversation in a good way The moral obligation of breaking unjust laws  There is something gained by psychedelic being illegal  The unknown unknowns of the history of traditions Will more people eating more psychedelics help us with the crisis we are fading? What it means and what it takes to live a psychedelic life  Psychedelic mushrooms are serious work, but won’t work if you take it too seriously How to live life with psychedelics without hurting yourself  Working out your buffalo problem  How does age impact our ability to access depth with psilocybin The wild kindness  

Being A Psychedelic Person In The Modern Political Landscape | Bett Williams ~ ATTMind 132

Alex Kazemi, author of 'Pop Magick: A Simple Guide To Bending Your Reality', is on the show to talk about using magick and magickal rituals to bend reality, but also how magick has both helped and harmed him on his path into, and through, substance addiction and early fame. We also talk about learning to free ourselves from the simulation of mainstream consumer reality, why the dogmas of the occult world are holding magickal practitioners back, drug-induced psychosis, and even NoFap as a powerful practice of inner alchemy. --LINKS--   For links to Alex's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind131   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine,  Dima B, Chuck W, Alex F, & Eliz C   ************** Episode Breakdown What is Magick The theatre of modern culture What about occam's razor? Why do we need a higher power to understand Magick What is reality; what is freedom? Magical perspective vs magical practice Accessing desire deeper than material Being selfish and self-centred with your magical power Pop magick and the dogma of the occult Magick as a non-discriminatory spiritual option The value of tradition vs the cage of dogma Spirits and how we create entities The value of accessing a higher power Magick as a frame of reference for psychotherapy Healing trauma and addiction with magic How Magick both helped and harmed Alex’s journey through addiction The anatomy of a magical ritual Accessing natural energy, within and without An important risk with doing Pop Magick Using magic to feed our addictions Abstract outcome vs  specific outcome How questing for our own desires can hurt others James’ journey into addiction and drug-induced psychosis Sigil Magick and candle Magick Charging your Magickal symbols Suspending Disbelief; Just give it a go Drug Magick Why Alex avoids drug Magick Sex Magick Nofap, porn, and inner alchemy The dangers of porn for young minds Pornography addiction   ************** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/     ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   --- BOOKS —   Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/

Bending Reality With Pop Magick | Alex Kazemi ~ ATTMind 131

Living in Gabon for 50 years, Tatayo was the first westerner to be initiated into the Bwiti Fang iboga tradition. He joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to discuss what he has learned about Bwiti after living in Gabon and working with iboga.   **** WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BWITI WAY OF LIFE? Bwiti: School Of Life is a 4-part interactive webinar series about Gabonese culture and the spiritual practices of the Bwiti. - Sundays, Nov 8-29 2020 Learn more or sign up at https://www.jameswjesso.com/bwiti (use ATTMIND20 for $20 off) ***** For links to Tatyo's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind130   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** (Featured Photo by Tony Hoare 2018)   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/     ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine,  Dima B, Chuck W, Alex F, & Eliz C   ************** Episode Breakdown How Tatayo came to Gabon and why he decided to stay How he came to do his initiation What is Ebando What is the Bwiti, what is its connection to Iboga Bwiti different expression in Gabonese culture Iboga is love What is a Bwiti initiation? The complexities and dangers of cultural differences between Gabonese and westerners The necessity of intercultural mediation to protect both locals and westerners What is a Bwiti Iboga initiation ceremony like Iboga and the realm of the dead Iboga connects you with the synchronicity of your life The roles and presence of spirits in the Bwiti cultural paradigm How Iboga heals Tatayo’s craziest rescue mission Ebando’s upcoming Bwiti: school of life course Racial issues of being a white man speaking n behalf of an African culture The only secret is the plants being a bridge between cultures   ************** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   --- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/

Iboga And The Bwiti School Of Life | Tatayo ~ ATTMind 130

Carlos Tanner, director of The Ayahuasca Foundation, is on the show to talk about what childhood trauma is, how it's developed, and not only how ayahuasca can help heal it, but how we can set ourselves up for, and understand, that healing in a way that truly betters our lives. --LINKS-- For links to Carlos' work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind129 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST — ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ This episode's Sponsor: https://www.jameswjesso.com/coffee Use promo code JESSO to get 10% off your order and give 5% to psychedelic research. ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, & Chuck W   Episode Breakdown Carlos’ journey of recovering from addiction with ayahuasca and into ayahuasca apprenticeship What is childhood trauma and how is it made The role of ayahuasca in healing childhood trauma Why ayahuasca helps heal trauma better than psychoanalysis The importance of having a safe context to release stuck traumatic emotions The role of accessing hypersensitivity states during ayahuasca to remap traumatic memories The essential role of ceremony in guiding our ayahuasca experiences into a healing experience Inner environment metaphor to understand the science of healing with ayahuasca "whatever it takes" The role of stating your intention The connection between inner environment and relational context Are there certain traumas that ayahuasca can heal better than others? How do spirits fit into this childhood trauma healing process? How our beliefs inform our sense of what's real, and how our sense of reality isn't necessarily what's real What about dark sorcery, demons, psychic warfare, and magic darts? What about trauma that causes psychiatric conditions, like psychosis or bipolar? Ayahuasca's influence on epigenetics and inherited family trauma Integration specific to returning back to your life after doing ayahuasca in South America The results of the ayahuasca foundation’s research on ayahuasca impact on mental health The second phase of their research   ************** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST — ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ This episode's Sponsor: https://www.jameswjesso.com/coffee Use promo code JESSO to get 10% off your order and give 5% to psychedelic research. ► 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

Healing Childhood Trauma With Ayahuasca | Carlos Tanner ~ ATTMind 129

Robert 'Rio' Hahn is on the show for this episode to present the explorer's mindset to us, and all that it can offer us, through sharing his history as not only an explorer but one of the founding fathers for ethnobotanical research of psychoactive plants in the Amazon. He is not only a curious and sharp-minded man but an important figure in the history of psychedelic culture as we know it today. --LINKS-- For links to Rio's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind128 ***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 Rio journey into the amazon on the  R/VHeraclitus to study psychoactive plants with Wade Davis and Dennis and Terrence McKenna What it was like to drink ayahuasca before anyone knew what ayahuasca was Is there regret for helping pave the way for ayahuasca tourism? How an explorers mindset can protect us from shamanic exploitation How and explorers mindset can help us navigate the pandemic crisis Surrender, acceptance, curiosity, and breath How to be explorers while holding psychoactive plants as teachers Rios journey into datura with a Hindu swami (swamis sacred plant) Keep hold of the explorers' mindset   ************** --- 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

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

Each a leader in the field of psilocybin therapy and medicine, Francoise Bourzat and Rosalind Watts are on the show to talk with each other about psilocybin for depression, trauma, dying; as well as integration, the role of community in getting the most out of our psychedelic experiences, why the depression comes back after psilocybin therapy, and the challenges of being a woman in psychedelic research. We also discuss the ethics of screening people for therapy, using mushrooms in naturalistic settings, ego inflation, and the impact of venture capitalism is having on psychedelic culture.   --LINKS-- For links to Jeronimo's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind127 ***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/coffee Use promo code JESSO to get 10% off your order and give 5% to psychedelic research. ► 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, Talpitoo, & Chuck W ************** Episode Breakdown The basis of why these two women have come together for this episode Francoise's upcoming Research on psilocybin and grief Navigating the Challenges of being a woman in psychedelic research, and science in general Team support structures for handing difficult psilocybin therapy sessions as a facilitator Preparing a team to research psilocybin therapy and processing grief The masculine striving and the feminine building of community and family The role of grief and grieving in the process of healing with psilocybin Encounter with eternity help us reconsolidate the dying process The integration processes used during the psilocybin for depression trials How long should we wait between psilocybin journeys? A point about the value of heart rate variability as something o measure during psilocybin research Discussing why (and how) the depression comes back after psilocybin Psilocybin therapy and trauma healing Comparing MDMA to psilocybin insofar as trauma healing Concerns around how fast psychedelics are being mainstreamed The ethics of screening people for psilocybin therapy The role of community in getting the most benefit from psilocybin Building that community using the 'pollinator model' Discussions on the psilocybin service initiative in Oregon Using mushrooms in natural settings Discussions about psychedelic medicine in the context of capitalism Psychedelic ego inflation and narcissism increased by psychedelic use Why profitable psychedelic therapy will likely be poor therapy Quality psilocybin therapy vs 'kfc' therapy How big business legislation may hurt good people to keep doing their work in the context of legalization   ************** --- 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/coffee Use promo code JESSO to get 10% off your order and give 5% to psychedelic research.   ► 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

Psilocybin Therapy and Mushroom Wisdom | Francoise Bourzat and Dr. Rosalind Watts ~ ATTMind 127

Adventures Through The Mind is an interview-based podcast hosted by Canadian author and public educator, James W. Jesso. Although the show topics range---from spirituality, mental health, and emotional maturity; to love, relationships and sexuality; to history, philosophy, and neuroscience---there are two underlying themes that intersect them all: psychedelics & the mind. James W. Jesso is the author of Decomposing The Shadow: Lessons From The Psilocybin Mushroom and The True Light Of Darkness, both about his experiences exploring the potentials of psychedelics.

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