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Adventures Through The MindHow Identity Politics Poisons The Psychedelic Renaissance | Tom Hatsis ~ ATTMind Podcast 205Thomas Hatsis joins us for episode 205 to discuss his new book Psychedelic Injustice: How Identity Politics Poisons the Psychedelic Renaissance. Together we discuss some pretty divisive topics: the distinction between social justice and critical social justice, how certain narratives are being imposed on the psychedelic movement, implicit bias research, decolonization rhetoric, the drug war's actual causes, and contested claims about psychedelic history. This one might get spicy for you. Enjoy responsibly. This episode was nearly taken down Find out why here RELEVANT LINKS đ Website and Episode Show Notes đ GET THE BOOK...
2026-02-162h 05
Adventures Through The MindLinking Individual Stress To Societal Dysfunction | Dr. David Katz ~ ATTMind 204Dr. David Katz is a board-certified specialist in Preventive Medicine/Public Health. He is on the show to talk about the paper is was author on, titled, "A multiscale inflammatory map: linking individual stress to societal dysfunction". We talk about what stress and inflammation are, and the dynamics between them; how and why inflammation becomes chronic; how inflammation compromises perception and behaviour; how it can spread through a population like a contagion; how these spreading patterns of inflammation degrade our social systems, institutions, and leadership; how social media works as s supercharged networks for spreading...
2026-01-091h 41
Adventures Through The MindHow To Host An MDMA Group Roll | Charley Wininger - ATTMind Podcast 203Charley Wininger returns to Adventures Through The Mind to discuss How To Host An MDMA Group Roll Our discussions starts with a quick general overview of MDMA before shifting into a thorough exploration of group rollsâwhat they are, what they can offer us individually and collectively, who to invite, who not to invite, where to do it, what to include, what to exclude, safety protocols, and just a whole number of things. Enjoy! đ Website and Episode Show Notes âïž Connect with Charley đ BUY CHARLEY'S BOOK: LISTENING TO...
2025-12-121h 52
Adventures Through The MindAn In-Depth Exploration Of Psychedelic Integration | Marc AixalĂ ~ ATTMind 202Author and psychotherapist Marc AixalĂ is on the show to talk to us about psychedelic integration. What You'll Learn About: đĄ -- What psychedelic integration actually is, what it offers, and why it matters â° -- When and how to apply different integration practices over time đ€ -- Common mistakes made in both practice and understanding of integration 𧩠-- Approaches to working with derealization, depersonalization, and difficult or traumatic psychedelic experiences đ -- How to integrate experiences of the transcendental and transpersonal đ„ -- Key insights for practitioners, facilitators, and individuals navigating their own integration process. Enjoy! ... đ Buy Marc's Boo...
2025-11-101h 56
Adventures Through The MindMusic for Mushrooms (and the Nearly-Lost Art of Being Moved by Music) | East Forest ~ 201East Forest (Krishna-Trevor Oswalt) is a musician and documentary filmmaker exploring the intersection of music and psychedelic consciousness. He joins us on this episode of Adventures Through The Mind to talk about what music really is and why it matters so much for our psychedelic journeys. Enjoy đ Website and Episode Show Notes ... đ WATCH MUSIC FOR MUSHROOMS đ đ East Forest 2025/26 tour and album links Tour: https://eastforest.org/tickets Lovingly (Album) Ram Dass (Album) FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST đ„° Supp...
2025-10-241h 41
Adventures Through The MindMICRO:10 - Psychedelic Flashbacks: What They Are, and What They Are Not (HPPD) - Ed PrideauxEd Prideaux discusses the the phenomenon of "Psychedelic Flashbacks" and how they relate to Hallucinogen Perception Persisting Disorder, also known as as HPPD. ... This is a clip from 'Hallucinogen Perception Persisting Disorder (HPPD) | Ed Prideaux ~ ATTMind Podcast 152 FULL INTERVIEW Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube Read the show notes  SUPPORT THE PODCAST đ„° Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon Other options  Toss me a tip on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Buy some mercha...
2025-10-0916 min
Adventures Through The MindPsychedelics in Research & Practice | James W. Jesso ~ ATTMind 200We are doing something special in celebreation of episode 200. Instead of an interview, I recorded a straight-talk lecture on psychedelics. Together, we are going to explore what psychedelics are; why they are so interesting to research; and the chemistry, pharmacology, phenomenology, history, and current research on Psilocybin, DMT, MDMA, Ketamine, and Ibogaine. đ Website and Episode Show Notes  đ BUY MY BOOKS: DECOMPOSING THE SHADOW: LESSONS FROM THE PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOM | THE TRUE LIGHT OF DARKNESS  FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST đ„°Â Support ATTMind and jo...
2025-09-192h 40
Adventures Through The MindMICRO:09 - The Fungi Kingdom and the Life Cycle of Mushrooms, Alex DorrMycologist Alex Dorr unpacks the hidden world of fungiâfrom their billion-year origins to their vital partnerships with plants. He explains how mushrooms cycle life and death, build soil, store carbon, and sustain entire ecosystems ... This is a clip from 'The Regenerative Power Of Mushrooms | Alex Dorr ~ Adventures Through The Mind Podcast 155 FULL INTERVIEW Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube Read the show notes  SUPPORT THE PODCAST đ„° Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon Other options  Toss me a tip on...
2025-08-2218 min
Adventures Through The MindThe Psychedelic Mindmeld: Telepathically Exploring Shared Consciousness | Wade RichardsonWade Richardson, author of "The Psychedelic Mind Meld: Telepathically Exploring Shared Consciousness," explores the phenomenon of shared telepathic experiences during psychedelic journeys. This conversation delves into what psychedelic mind melds are, how they work, their healing potential, and the serious risks involved in this advanced practice. What You'll Learn About: đ§ -- What psychedelic mind melds are and how they manifest (physical, psychic, and shared consciousness experiences) đ -- Accessing super consciousness, collective unconscious, and archetypal realms together with another person đ -- Healing trauma through shared purging, energetic bodywork, and telepathic connection during psychedelic states â ïž -- Critical s...
2025-08-042h 14
Adventures Through The MindMICRO:08 - Accessing Psychedelic Experiences Through Authentic Relating Games; Accessing Shared Flow State, Sara NessSara Ness discusses how "circling" and authentic relating games can induce psychedelic-like states without substances. She explains how these interpersonal meditation practices create altered consciousness, shared flow states, and neuroplasticity similar to psychedelics;Â and how slowing down to be truly present with others can transform perception and create profound group experiences. ... This is a clip from 'Authentic Relating and The Art of Conversation and Conflict | Sara Ness' ATTMind Podcast 164 FULL INTERVIEW Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Watch in Video Read the show notes SUPPORT THE PODCAST đ„° Support ATTMind and...
2025-07-2511 min
Adventures Through The MindHyperhumanism: Reclaiming Our Humanity in the Age of AI | Carl Hayden Smith ~ ATTMind 198Carl Hayden Smith, founder of the Cyberdelic Nexus and Museum of Consciousness, discusses his concept of "hyperhumanism" as an alternative to the transhumanist agenda. The conversation covers how technology is reshaping human consciousness, the attention economy's impact on our minds, and practical approaches (including psychedelics) to becoming more human in an increasingly digital world. What You'll Learn About: đ -- Where humanity stands with technology and what we're doing to other species đ§ -- Why VR is "sensory deprivation" and how algorithms harvest consciousness through the "attention war" đ€ -- Hyperhumanism vs Transhumanism - becoming more human vs. becoming...
2025-06-271h 28
Adventures Through The MindMICRO:07 - Beyond Right and Wrong: What Psychedelics Reveal About the Nature of Goodness, Christopher Bache PhDRenowned consciousness researcher Chris Bache PhD shares profound insights on what it means to be a good person from a psychedelic perspective. He describes mystical experiences of oneness where goodness flows naturally, discusses the challenge of integrating peak experiences into daily life, and explains why spiritual practice and community are essential for embodying the truths we've glimpsed. ... This is a clip from 'Global Collapse, Spirituality, and The Birth Of The Future Human | Chris Bache, Ph.D.', Adventures Through The Mind Podcast, episode 142 FULL INTERVIEW Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Watch...
2025-06-1314 min
Adventures Through The MindMicrodosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance | Jim Fadiman and Jordan Gruber ~ ATTMind 197Psychedelic researchers James Fadiman and Jordan Gruber discuss microdosing protocols, benefits, current research, and safety considerations. Throughout the interview, you will learn the practical basics of psychedelic microdosingâsubstances, dosage, frequency and duration, when in the larger arc of our lives, and who would best benefit from microdosing; You will also learn about the benefits of microdosing that Gruber and Faidman discovered in their research, which they describe as A-Z, anorexia to zoster and everything in betweenâwith a particular focus later on in the interview on microdosing for various neurological and mental health conditions like ADHD, TBI...
2025-05-302h 23
Adventures Through The MindMICRO:06 - MDMA's Gift to Intimate Partners and Couple's Communication, with Charles WiningerAuthor and couple's therapist, Charles Wininger discusses how MDMA can serve as "emotional superglue" for relationships by enhancing empathy, creating safety, and improving communication. He explains how the medicine helps couples move from defensive patterns to vulnerability, allowing them to address underlying fears and reconnect. Check our Wininger's book on MDMA for couples, Listening to Ecstasy: The Transformative Power of MDMAÂ ... This is a clip from 'MDMA for Couples | The Love Doctor, Charley Wininger ~ ATTMind Podcast 138' FULL INTERVIEW Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Watch in Video Read the s...
2025-05-0916 min
Adventures Through The MindPsychedelics for Chronic Pain | Dr. Alex Bekker - ATTMind 196đ„° Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon đ Stay In Contact Through Signing Up For James' Newsletter Video Episode đ We deep dive into psychedelics as treatment for chronic pain with Dr. Alex Bekker, Professor and Chairman of Anaesthesiology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. We explore what chronic pain is, how it differs from acute pain, and its connection to maladaptive neuroplasticity. Dr. Bekker unpacks why current treatments often fail and how psychedelicsâthe classical psychedelics as well as ketamineâmay effectively treat otherwise treatment-resistant conditions, as well as some practical advice for ch...
2025-04-251h 43
Adventures Through The MindMICRO:05 - MDMA: Losing The Magic (and getting it back) | Matthew BaggottMatthew Baggott discusses the phenomenon of "losing the magic" with MDMA use, where frequent users experience diminishing therapeutic effects over time, likely due to decreased serotonin transporters in the brain; as well as N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) supplementation as a potential avenue for getting the magic back. ... This is a clip from 'Entactogens, MDMA, and Bringing New Love Drugs To Market | Matthew Baggott ~ ATTMind Podcast 177' FULL INTERVIEW Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Watch in Video Read the show notes  SUPPORT THE PODCAST đ„° Support ATTMind and join the c...
2025-04-1121 min
Adventures Through The MindSuggestibility and Ayahuasca: Managing Influence | JerĂłnimo Mazarrasa ~ 195đ„° Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon đ Stay In Contact Through Signing Up For James' Newsletter Video Episode đ JerĂłnimo Mazarrasa is Program Director at The International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service (also known as ICEERS), which is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming society's relationship with Traditional Indigenous Medicines. He is also founder of ICEERS Academy, and creator AyaSafety, an online course for people interested in increasing the safety of ayahuasca ceremonies. Our interview with JerĂłnimo is going to explore the vulnerability of increased suggestibility while the influen...
2025-03-201h 43
Adventures Through The MindMICRO:04 - Dangers Of Excessive 5-MeO-DMT and How to Protect Yourself and Loved Ones From Harm, Chad CharlesFacilitator Chad Charles discusses the dangers of excessive 5-MeO-DMT use in participants and facilitators, as well as how to notice when people need help. ... This is a clip from 'Building Best Practices In The Underground Subculture Of 5-MeO-DMT | Chad Charles', Adventures Through The Mind Podcast, episode 113 FULL INTERVIEW Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Watch in Video Read the show notes What happened to Tobias Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube Show notes SUPPORT THE PODCAST đ„° Support ATTMind and join the community on PatreonÂ
2025-03-0716 min
Adventures Through The MindMicrodosing Psilocybin; Effects on Stress Resiliency and Compulsive Behaviours | Dr. Mikael Palner ~ ATTMind 194Microdosing Psilocybin; Effects on Stress Resiliency and Compulsive Behaviours | Dr. Mikael Palnerđ„° Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon đ Stay In Contact Through Signing Up For James' Newsletter Video Episode đ Dr. Mikael Palner is an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Southern Denmark, studying the biological correlates of maladaptive neuropsychiatric diseasesâsuch as anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress syndrome. He joins us to discuss his research on the positive effects of psilocybin microdosing on stress resiliency, compulsions, and neuroplasticity; as well as what microdosing IS NOT good for, and some important cautions to consider with respect to potentia...
2025-02-141h 21
Adventures Through The MindThe Conscious Intelligence Of Fungi | Nicholas P. Money ~ ATTMind 193Become a Patreon to Receive Exclusive Content Stay In Contact Through Signing Up For James' Newsletter EPISODE DETAILS Nicholas P. Money is Professor of Biology and Western Program Director at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is an international expert on fungal biology and author of popular science books that celebrate the microbial world including his most recent, Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicines: Our Lifelong Relationship with Fungi (2024) He joins us on the podcast to deep dive into the biology, ecology, and intelligence of fungi. We discuss the body and...
2024-12-131h 48
Adventures Through The MindTripping into Post-Scarcity: AI, Psychedelics, and the Future of Filmmaking | Jeffery LandoFull Show Notes And A Video Version Of This Episode Can Be Found At Jameswjesso.com Become a Patreon to Receive Exclusive Content Stay In Contact Through Signing Up For James' Newsletter This episode features an interview with Jeffery Lando, an experienced filmmaker who recently directed the psychedelic-themed movie "Lissa's Trip". Our discussion explores the intersection of psychedelics, artificial intelligence, and filmmaking. We discuss into how Lando used AI and other emerging technologies to create the visual effects for his film, producing some of the best LSD-like psychedelic visuals and audio...
2024-10-181h 47
Adventures Through The MindAdventures Through The Mind Podcast | James W. JessoAdventures Through The Mind is an interview-based podcast focusing on psychedelics. It is hosted by Canadian author and public educator, James W. Jesso. Thanks for listening. Enjoy. Â SUPPORT THE PODCAST Become a member of my Patreon:Â https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Toss me a tip on PayPal:Â https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Toss my a Tip on Ko-Fi:Â https://ko-fi.com/jameswjesso Buy some merchandise: Â https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More Options:Â https://www.jameswjesso.com/support Newsletter: Â https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter Telegram Channel: Â https://t.me/james...
2024-09-2803 min
Adventures Through The MindThe Legal and Cultural Landscape of Psilocybin Mushrooms in Mexico | Mijal SchmidtIn this episode of the podcast, we explore the present day legal and political conundrum psilocybin mushrooms are facing as they sit on the verge of a significant change in their criminal status; the historical impact of mushroom tourism on the indigenous cultures that work with psilocybin; how that history is impacting those cultures today; and how all of this is influencing the complex political situation mushrooms now sit in the middle of. Our guest is Mijal Schmidt. ... For links to Mijal's work, full show notes, and a link to watch this episode i...
2024-05-031h 55
Adventures Through The MindHerbalism, Animism, and The Language Of The Body | Marie Zak & Travis Cartwright, Althaea Herbals ~ 184Travis Cartwright and Marie Zak are clinical herbalists from Althaea Herbals, an apothecary in Nelson, BC, Canada. They join us on the show today to talk about herbalism as a way of being in the world, as well as a clinical practice. We also explore why herbalism is not just a plant replacement for pharmaceuticals; how an animistic worldview can empower us to cultivate a direct and living relationship with plants and nature as a whole; how we can learn to communicate with plants through the direct experience of the body; some of Travis and Marie's favourite...
2024-02-091h 37
Adventures Through The MindPsychedelics and the Healing Power of Love | Dr. Adele LaFranceDr. 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...
2023-09-091h 25
Adventures Through The MindFrom Broken to Blessed on The Bipolar Spectrum | Sara Schley ~ ATTMind 178Today'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...
2023-06-161h 26
Adventures Through The MindMultiple Selves Without a Central Self | Jordan GruberJordan Gruber is one of the authors of "Your Symphony Of Selves" and joins us to discuss how we all have multiple selves, not a single self. Some of the topics we explore in this episode include an in-depth look at The Health Selves Model in comparison and contrast to The Single Self Assumption; why we mistakenly assume multiple selves to be pathological; how mental health is being in the right mind (self/selves) as the right time; and how we can start applying the healthy selves model into our lives today. We also talk...
2022-11-222h 13
Adventures Through The MindReAwakening Ancestral Wisdom And The Psychedelic Renaissance | Belinda Eriacho ~ ATTMind 167Belinda Eriacho joins us today to explore the intersection of the psychedelic renaissance and ancestral wisdom; connecting with our own ancestry; and what indigenous people bring to the psychedelic renaissance and the problems created by their absence. We also talk about being in right relationship with sacred plants and where that does and doesn't not overlap with recreational use; how to cultivate reciprocity with indigenous peoples in psychedelic movements; the value and importance of supporting ethical psychedelic companies; and how legislating psychedelic medicine may help support the healing of intergenerational trauma held by indigenous people in North...
2022-10-271h 38
Adventures Through The MindThe Dark Side Of Dharma: Adverse Effects Of Meditation | Anna LutkajtisAnna Lutkajtis is the author of The Dark Side of Dharma: Meditation, Madness and other Maladies on the Contemplative Path. Lutkajtis joins us on the Adventures Through The Mind podcast to discuss mediation; the adverse effects of meditation; where those adverse effects may arise from; the importance of meditation teachers having psychotherapeutic skills; the nerfing of spirituality; and why it is that Western meditation contexts not only generally lack an awareness and understanding of mediation adverse effects, but why those harms are seemingly actively and explicitly ignored. Furthermore, we touch on psychedelic experiences as well...
2022-05-271h 40
Adventures Through The MindAdventures Through The Mind Podcast | James W. JessoATTMind is an interview-based podcast focusing on psychedelics. It is hosted by Canadian author and public educator, James W. Jesso. Thanks for checking it out. Thanks again for subscribing! â Main website with all show notes, audio-only streams, and other work by James W. Jesso -- https://www.jameswjesso.com  Our Clips Channel -- https://bit.ly/ATTMindClips Various Podcast Subscribe Options: https://linktr.ee/jameswjesso Support the show on Patreon! -- https://www.patreon.com/jamesjesso Other Support Options -- https://www.jameswjesso.com/support
2022-05-0901 min
Adventures Through The MindAstrology and Tarot for Psychedelic Preparation and Integration | Noah CebuliakNoah Cebuliak joins us to explore what Tarot and Asotlrogy are and are not; their use and history of involvement with psychedelic work; wagering fair skepticism with pragmatism and opportunity; the use of astrology for spiritual bypassing; how we can work with both astrology and tarot for our psychedelic preparation and integration; and more. For links to Noah's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind157 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST âș Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso âș Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS âș Merchandise: https://www.jamesw...
2022-03-051h 35
Adventures Through The MindHallucinogen Perception Persisting Disorder (HPPD) | Ed PrideauxEd Prideaux joins us to discuss what Hallucinogen Perception Persisting Disorder (HPPD) is, its symptoms, its history, its association with other mental health conditions, how widespread it seems to be, and how it isn't necessarily a negative experience. We also speak of psychedelic flashbacks--what they are and what they are not; the role of memory, trauma, and neuroplasticity in HPPD; the pathologizing of neurodiversity; and each of our personal experiences of the condition. For links to Prideaux's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind152 ***Full Topics...
2021-10-221h 50
Adventures Through The MindYoga, Psychedelics, And The Spirit Of Cannabis | Chris KilhamChris Kilham joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to explore yoga, cannabis, and yoga and cannabis. We also explore the spirit of cannabis, psychedelics in general as a part of spiritual practice, and the dangerous pitfalls of spiritual narcissism and delusions that arise from all spiritual practice, and especially insular spiritual communities. For links to Chris' work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind151 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** OUR SPONSOR R/EVOLUTION: A Deep Dive Course for Psychedelic Explorers Use code JESSO for 15% off until November 1st Before then, there...
2021-10-081h 35
Adventures Through The MindThe Other Magic Mushroom: Healing Trauma With Amanita Muscaria | Amanita DreamerAmanita Dreamer is on the show to talk about her story of healing from panic and anxiety with the amanita muscaria mushroom. We also talk about the mushroom's pharmacology, safe preparation and use; and how (and why) it can help us heal from not only childhood trauma but pre-birth and infancy trauma by re-parenting us. Finally, we talk about what it means to live traumatized in a traumatized and traumatizing world and how the amanita mushroom might help us discover, and build, a world that feels like a safe home. For links to Amanita...
2021-08-131h 43
Living Mirrors with Dr. James CookeJames W. Jesso on healing depression with psilocybin mushrooms | Living Mirrors #44James W. Jesso is an author and public educator whose work focuses on the topic of psychedelics. He has published two books on the healing power of psilocybin mushrooms, Decomposing the Shadow and the True Light of Darkness. He is also the host of the popular podcast, Adventures through the mind. Today we talk about the power of psilocybin mushrooms to heal depression by addressing the emotional material that often underlies depressive symptoms.
2021-03-2552 min
Adventures Through The MindPsilocybin And The Cultivation Of Compassion | James W. JessoPSILOCYBIN 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...
2020-12-311h 25
Adventures Through The MindPsilocybin-Assisted Therapy For The Terminally Ill | TheraPsilTheraPsil 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...
2020-12-041h 42
Adventures Through The MindHow to Address Corporate Influence and 'Bad Actors' in Psychedelic Culture | Psychedelic Café 4What 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 J...
2020-11-202h 10
Adventures Through The MindBeing A Psychedelic Person In The Modern Political Landscape | Bett Williams ~ ATTMind 132Bett 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...
2020-11-061h 25
Adventures Through The MindBending Reality With Pop Magick | Alex Kazemi ~ ATTMind 131Alex 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...
2020-10-311h 46
Adventures Through The MindHealing Childhood Trauma With Ayahuasca | Carlos TannerCarlos 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 â âș Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso âș Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fu...
2020-10-092h 08
Adventures Through The MindThe Role Of Psychedelics In Healthy Relationships | Psychedelic CafĂ© 3WHAT 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 CafĂ©. 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 â âș Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso âș Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS âș Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop...
2020-09-251h 43
Adventures Through The MindPsilocybin Therapy and Mushroom Wisdom | Francoise Bourzat and Dr. Rosalind WattsEach 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...
2020-08-282h 05
Adventures Through The MindDear Machine - A Letter To Our Future AI Overlords | Greg KieserGreg Kieser is on the show to explore a hypothetical future where society is led by Super Aware Intelligence Machines as a framework to talk about systems thinking, supersystemic thinking, idea ecologies, the two cognitive impediments that prevent humanity from solving the largest problems it faces, and where psychedelics are sewn into the mix. --LINKS-- For links to Greg's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind126 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST â âș Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso âș Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJ...
2020-08-141h 22
Adventures Through The MindWhat Psychedelics Can Teach Us About Dealing With Crisis| Psychedelic CafĂ© 2What lessons do our psychedelics experiences offer us in making sense of the global pandemic and all the crises that have come with it? Our guests exploring this question are Rachel Harris, Maria Papaspyrou, Tarzie McLean, and Kyle Buller. --LINKS-- For links to all our guest's work, and to download an MP3 of this episode, head to https://bit.ly/PsyCafe2 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST â âș Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso âș Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso âș Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ âș More options: https://www.jamesw...
2020-07-101h 43
Adventures Through The MindThe impact of Psychedelics on Memory Processing | Maria BalaetMaria Balaet is on the show to talk about the impact of psychedelics on memory processing, the neuropharmacology of memory, the interplay of memory and personal consciousness, and the ethics of memory modulation with psychedelics. --LINKS-- For links to Maria Balaet's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind123 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST â âș Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso âș Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso âș Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ âș More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/suppor...
2020-06-051h 37
Adventures Through The MindPreparing for The Unintended Consequences of Mainstreaming Psychedelics | JerĂłnimo M.M.JerĂłnimo M.M. joins us on the show to discuss the cultural issues we are presented with insofar as integrating psychedelics into the mainstream of the Western World of the Global North. We also talk about preparing for the unintended consequences of ending prohibition and the amputation of culture that comes with our globalized export of psychoactive plants. --LINKS-- For links to Jeronimo's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind122 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST â âș Patreon: https://patreon.com/james...
2020-05-221h 27
Adventures Through The MindInternal Family Systems and The Multiplicity Of Mind | Frank Anderson, MDDr. Frank Anderson joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to explore the Internal Family Systems model of therapy and its perspective on the nature of mind, trauma, "triggers", and the symptoms of mental illness. We also talk about the transpersonal context of the self, choosing to grow up in the face of our own traumas, IFS' application to psychedelic therapies, and how to use IFS to navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. --LINKS-- For links to Dr. Anderson's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind120...
2020-04-241h 49
Adventures Through The MindDeepening Our Relationship To The Sacred Mushrooms | Francoise BourzatFrancoise Bourzat joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to discuss the Mazatec mushroom tradition and her decade-long journey bridging indigenous wisdom with the western tradition while apprenticing under traditional mushrooms curanderas. She joins us to help us better understand the wisdom of the sacred mushrooms and how we might deepen our relationship with them. [instagram giveaway of her book happening now] --LINKS-- For links to Patrick's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind119 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- SUPPORT THIS...
2020-04-101h 57
Adventures Through The MindSPECIAL UPDATE: COVID-19A short audio update as well as some resource links. ... Given the situation the world is in, it's necessary for us to talk about COVID-19. And, it is my responsibility, as a public figure, to share with you about where I am at with this as well as to share some reliable resources. That is what this update is. It lets you know where I am at with my perspective on the virus. It's about 12min long. TL/DR: COVID-19 is very, very real and very, very serious and I...
2020-03-1512 min
Adventures Through The MindHashish And Its Place In Modern Cannabis Culture | The Dank DuchessThe Dank Duchess is on Adventures Through The Mind to discuss hashish, from what it means and how its made to why it matters in the modern cannabis market. We also discuss the ongoing impact of cannabis prohibition on black culture in the united states, harmful trends in the modern cannabis culture, and the power of hashish (and cannabis in general) to bridge our social divides and lay foundations for a better world. --LINKS-- For links to Duchess' work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind117 ***Full Topics Breakdown...
2020-03-131h 19
Adventures Through The MindPsychedelics increase nature-relatedness | Sam Gandy, Ph.D.Dr. Sam Gandy joins us is on Adventures Through The Mind to explore eco-therapy, nature-immersion, where the scientific observation that psychedelics increase nature-relatedness does and does not weave into our facing of the climate crisis. --LINKS-- For links to Sam Gandy's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind116 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST â 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 BI...
2020-02-281h 52
Adventures Through The MindExploring Our Relationship To Psychedelic Healing | Mel CassidyMel Cassidy is a relationship coach and sex-positive nerd who guides social misfits and cultural rebels to experiences of joyful, embodied, authentic open relationships. Mel has also been engaging in a relationship with psychedelics since they helped Mel heal after multiple miscarriages earlier in life. Mel joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to explore how their models of understanding and engaging human relationships apply to understand and engaging our relationship to psychedelics, psychedelic healing, and psychedelic communities. --LINKS-- For links to Mel's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to...
2020-02-141h 17
Adventures Through The MindDestigmatizing Psychedelics Through #thankyouplantmedicine | Jonathan Glazer & David GrillotDavid Grillot and Jonathan Glazer are the founders of #ThankYouPlantMedicine, a global wave of gratitude for happening on February 20, 2020. They are on the show to both talk about the movement itself and respond to some of my criticisms. We speak about the possible risks of "coming out of the psychedelic closet", the potentially adverse outcomes of destigmatizing psychedelics too quickly, the importance of actualizing our psychedelic learning, and the problems of politicizing the psychedelic movement. --LINKS-- For links to #thankyouplantmedicine, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind114...
2020-01-311h 14
Adventures Through The MindBuilding Best Practices In The Medical Subculture Of 5-MeO-DMT | Chad CharlesChad Charles is a Conscious Connected Breathwork practitioner, intimacy/eros educator, and substance(5-MeO-DMT)-assisted body-based therapist. He has been very active in helping co-create projects that bring 5-MeO-DMT/bufo practitioners together in hopes that the worldwide standards of facilitation may rise to the best possible practice. --LINKS-- For links to Chad's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind113 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST â Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.ja...
2019-12-201h 58
Adventures Through The MindResearching Psilocybin's Effect on Depression | Dr. Rosalind WattsDr. Rosalind Watts joins us on the show to help breakdown and better understand the nuances of the psilocybin for depression trials she leads at Imperial College London. We also talk about what her team's research helped her understand about the nature of depression, the value of feeling into our emotional pain, and what makes the difference between those who's lives turn out for the best and those who fall back into depression. --LINKS-- For links to Bruce's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind112 **Full Topics Breakdown Below...
2019-12-062h 07
Adventures Through The MindCannabis Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Effect Your High | David KrantzDavid Krantz and I talk about how genetics affect the metabolism of cannabis (nutrigenomics) and the resulting impact of cannabis use on our epigenetic health. Furthermore, we reach into a discussion on how the same framework of understanding applies to our metabolism of psychedelics and the potential future of a genome-specific screening program for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. --LINKS-- For links to David's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind111 **Full Topics Breakdown Below --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST â Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: ht...
2019-11-221h 19
Adventures Through The MindAyahuasca Shamanism In The Modern World | Hamilton SoutherHamilton Souther joins us on the podcast to talks about what it takes to become a true shaman, the medicine of the plants, and what the new age culture gets wrong about ayahuasca. --LINKS-- For links to Bruce's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind110 --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST â Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ Sponsor: FORMULA Nootropics https://www.jameswjesso.com/formula Use promo code "jesso" to get 20% off your fi...
2019-11-081h 46
Adventures Through The MindA User Friendly Guide to Psychedelic Drug Assisted Psychotherapy | R. ColemanIn this interview, R. Coleman takes us through the wealth of knowledge he has earned over his 30 years of healing trauma with psychedelic psychotherapy. We discuss trauma in general, the value of psychedelic to heal it, and the nuances of working with different psychedelics, for different people, at different times, for different issues. **full episode breakdown below** --LINKS-- For more psychedelic content like this and/or to access this interview on youtube, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMindEpisode108 BUY Coleman's Book, Psychedelic Psychotherapy: A User Friendly Guide to Psychedelic Drug Assisted...
2019-10-111h 27
Adventures Through The MindBreaking Convention | Multiple Guests"Breaking Convention is a biennial multidisciplinary conference on psychedelic consciousness, featuring more than 200 presenters from around the world." It takes place in London, England and is one of the largest psychedelic conferences in the world. I was quasi-invited to speak (I was invited by a program curator, but wasn't an officially invited speaker) there this year. I decided I would try and harvest the opportunity to be amongst so many luminaries in the psychedelic field by catching as many short interviews as I could in my time there. I got 11. (also, my talk was recorded and they...
2019-09-2758 min
Adventures Through The MindTreating OCD with Psychedelic Medicine | Adam Strauss ~ ATTMind 106Adam Strauss is on the show for this episode to dive into the painful lived experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and what it was, exactly, that psychedelics did for him that helped him regain agency over his life. **full episode breakdown below** ***SPOILER ALERT: Ender's Game / Xenocide Novel Series *** --LINKS-- For more psychedelic content like this and/or to access this interview on youtube, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMindEp106 *** Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S...
2019-09-131h 22
Adventures Through The MindAsking 3 Potent Questions To 8 Psychedelic LuminariesTo 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...
2019-06-2159 min
Adventures Through The MindLiminal Dreaming: Exploring Consciousness At The Edge Of Sleep| Jennifer DumpertJennifer Dumpert, the author of 'Liminal Dreaming: Exploring Consciousness At The Edge Of Sleep,' joins us on the show today to offer an introductory primer on the hows and whys of liminal dreaming, the differences between liminal dreaming and other forms of dreaming, as well as the cross-applicable skillsets shared between dream-tripping and psychedelics. ***Full Episode Breakdown Below --LINKS-- For links to Jennifer's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind99 Â --SPONSOR-- Formula Is A Nootropics Company That C...
2019-06-071h 29
Adventures Through The MindThe Sociology of Ayahuasca Healing | Samantha RetrosiSamantha 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...
2019-05-102h 16
Adventures Through The MindAyahuasca, Colonialism, and the Death of a Healer | Kevin Tucker 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 a...
2019-04-262h 03
Adventures Through The MindSALVIA: History, Topography, and Therapy | Christopher SolomonSalvia 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 đđđ  ┠Support On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso â” Donate via PayPal: https...
2019-04-121h 53
Adventures Through The MindLife Through A Polyvagal Lens | Deb Dana, LCSWOur 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...
2019-03-291h 19
Adventures Through The MindPsychedelic Neuroscience, Civilization, and The Ego | Dr. Robin Carhart-HarrisDr. Robin Carhart-Harris heads the Psychedelic Research Group within the Centre for Psychiatry at Imperial College London. He joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to talk about the Entropic Brain (and mind) theory, complexity vs. order, the disproportionate representation of 'ego' consciousness in modern civilisation and its impact on the natural world, confirmation biases and misreporting in psychedelic science and, of course, how psychedelics work in the brain. ---- Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind93 for video, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www...
2019-03-152h 17
Adventures Through The MindLegalizing Psilocybin | Tom and Sherri EckertTom 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 n...
2019-03-011h 29
Adventures Through The MindThe Pan-African Use Of Psychedelic Mushrooms | Darren SpingerIn 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...
2019-01-181h 04
Adventures Through The MindPsychedelic Psychotherapy: A Conversation With Three Underground ProvidersToday'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.
2019-01-041h 16
Adventures Through The MindDebunking The Mushroom Santa Hypothesis | Tom HatsisAccording 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 e...
2018-12-211h 29
Adventures Through The MindReality Liquified | Erik DavisErik Davis, writer and host of Expanding Mind podcast, joins us on the show to share what he sees are the essential skills we need to navigate the chaos of a reality liquified. ***See Below for full episode breakdown Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind88 for video, full blog entry, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW đđđ â” Support On Patreon â” Donate via PayPal â” Donate via Crypto â” Buy Some Merch  ...
2018-12-0756 min
Adventures Through The MindHealing Detroit Communities With Psilocybin | Baba Moudou BaquiThis episode not only discusses the power of psilocybin to help us develop the skill of confident vulnerability but also what such a psychedelic lesson might mean for masculinity in the cultural context of inner-city Detroit. To take us through this discussion, we welcome Ser Moudou Awa Balla Baqui, aka Baba Moudou Baqui, a lifelong citizen of Detroit's Highland Park and third generation metaphysician. * Head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind87 to download this in audio only and/or to read my full blog entry on this episode. ** Full Episode Breakdown Below
2018-11-2346 min
Adventures Through The MindAltered States Of Entrapment | Bernhard Guenther ~ ATTMind 86Bernhard 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 ~~~ To read the full blog entry for...
2018-11-091h 18
Adventures Through The Mind*Halloween Special* The Psychology Of Horror | May 'Nyx Fears' Leitz*Halloween Special 2018* May Leitz from the Nyx Fears youtube channel joins on the show to talk about why we watch horror films, what personality traits lead us to different styles of horror, our culture's tendencies towards the extreme (such as American 'torture porn'), and the traumatic potential of the modern, quasi-abusive haunted house attractions. 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.l...
2018-10-301h 09
Adventures Through The MindHumanity 3.0 and the Collaborative Mindset | Jean RobertsonJean 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. Get links to Jean's work, read the full blog entry for this episode and/or watch this interview in video here: http://bit.ly/ATTMind84 ***Full Episode Breakdown Below. ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW đđđ â” Support On Patreon â” Donate via PayPal â” Donate via Crypto â” Buy Some Merch  EPISODE BREAKDOWN ------------------------ - The slippery creative nature of language...
2018-10-261h 05
Adventures Through The MindMapping Consciousness With High Dose LSD | Christopher BacheIn 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...
2018-10-121h 26
Adventures Through The MindEscaping Heroin | Patrick KroupaPatrick 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. ****full episode breakdown below ---------------------------- Support The Show â” Support On P...
2018-09-281h 16
Adventures Through The MindPsychedelic Feminism | Zoe HeleneZoe 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 withinâstarting 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 powerâand 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...
2018-09-141h 18
Adventures Through The MindThe Ancient Power Of Music And Theater | Kalya Scintilla and Eve OlutionWe 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  ------------------- Support The Show đđđ Buy S...
2018-08-311h 24
Adventures Through The MindEveryone Is A Shaman | Matthew J. PallamaryEveryone 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...
2018-08-171h 10
Adventures Through The MindAnti Aging, BPC-157, and Regenerating The Damaged Body | Patrick KroupaWell, 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 Ja...
2018-08-031h 19
Adventures Through The MindBeyond The Tryptamine Palace | James OrocJournalist, 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...
2018-07-201h 04
Adventures Through The MindLSD and The New Science Of Brainwave Harmonics | Selen Atasoy, PhDSelen 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. -------------------------------------- đ”đđ”đ Learn more about The Spirit Plant Medicine Conference. Https://www.jameswjesso.com/SPMC ...
2018-07-061h 26
Adventures Through The MindThe Archetypal Wounding Of Men | James Hollis PhDIf 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...
2018-06-221h 08
Adventures Through The MindMicrodosing Psychedelics For A Better World | Paul AustinPaul 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. *** Read Full Blog Entry: http://bit.ly/ATTMind73 ----------------------- ┠Support On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso ┠Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso ┠Buy Some Merch: https://www.jameswjesso.com/blotter  EPISODE BREAKDOWN ------------------------ - What is microdosing? What is microdo...
2018-05-251h 14
Adventures Through The MindA Very Public Bad Trip | Your Mate TomTom 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 *** Read my full blog entry for this episode at bit.ly/ATTMind72...
2018-05-111h 17
Adventures Through The Mind5-MeO-DMT Therapy and Integration | Rafael LancelottaToday'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 â 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...
2018-04-271h 04
Adventures Through The MindThe Great Shamanic Debate | James Kent vs. Julian PalmerHave 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 cultu...
2018-03-161h 17
Adventures Through The MindDMT and the Mainstreaming of Psychedelics w/ Rick Strassman MDOn today's episode, we feature the author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule, Rick Strassman MD. He is a medical doctor specialised in psychiatry with a fellowship in clinical psychopharmacology research. His foundational work with DMT in the 90s was the first human-trial psychedelic research to be done in the two decades following the Controlled Substances Act of 1971. It was the clinical observations and participant reports during those trails that formed his book mentioned above, and the hit documentary by the same name. ... Support My Work On Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso ... ...
2018-02-021h 29
Adventures Through The MindA Police Officer's Perspective on Drug ProhibitionMichael Hilliard began his 27-year policing career in 1975 as a patrolman in an economically depressed neighborhood in East Baltimore. He served as an internal affairs detective where he coordinated Baltimore youth programs and led an undercover squad that investigated violent crimes and low-to mid-level drug crimes. He is on the show as a representative of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, or LEAP. They are a nonprofit organization "composed of police and other criminal justice professionals dedicated to educating the public about the harms of drug prohibition", advocating "for solutions across a broader range of drug policy and cr...
2018-01-191h 11
Adventures Through The MindIntegrating Ayahuasca (and "her" voice in your head) w/ Rachel Harris Ph.DWhat does ayahuasca integration mean and how do we do it? This is a question our guest for this episode, Rachel Harris Ph.D., has been exploring intensely though research, clinical practice, and her own direct experiences. Rachel Harris, PhD, although retired now, was a practising psychotherapist for 35 years. She received a National Institutes of Health New Investigator's Award, has published more than forty scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals, and has worked as a psychological consultant to Fortune 500 companies and the United Nations. She is also the author of the recent book Listening to Ayahuasca. ...
2018-01-061h 06
Adventures Through The MindThe Benefits Of Marijuana w/ Joan BelloJoan Bello is the author of The Benefits of Marijuana: Physical, Psychological and Spiritual. She has been writing on cannabis since before the internet; since getting information meant driving from library to library hunting the stacks; since any mention of cannabis in public might have meant federal investigations and jail time. It was during the height of the Drug War that she published this book; when the knowledge was forbidden, and she has continued to advocate for it since. Her perspective on the benefits of marijuana was an outgrowth of her training at the Himalayan Institute under...
2017-12-221h 27
Adventures Through The MindDrugs In The Bible and The Shamanic Origins Of Christianity w/ Reverend Danny NemuThere are drugs in the bible and the most high were getting really high on 'em. ... So what if I were to tell you that the ancient Israelites upon which these the religions are based were a cult of desert pagans following the wisdom of shamans who used plant-based concoctions in hallucinogenic rituals to induce altered states of consciousness; and that the very structure of those religions today are based on clandestine distortion of the original teachings in order to disconnect the populous from direct connection to the divine in order to establish and maintain so...
2017-12-081h 25
Adventures Through The MindThe Psychedelic Dark Side: Cults, Psychosis & Delusional Ideation w/ James KentJames Kent has been studying psychedelics for over twenty-five years. He was the editor of Psychedelic Illuminations Magazine, publisher of Trip Magazine, and founder of DoseNation.com. His book, Psychedelic Information Theory, is an examination of the physical processes behind psychedelic hallucination. His latest project is the final ten episodes of the DoseNation podcast, where he explores the darker side of psychedelics and the psychedelic community. His 'Final Ten Episodes Of DoseNation' is an unapologetic and unbarred exploration of his questions criticisms, and exposures of the psychedelic culture from his 25 years of immersion and his first-hand experiences of...
2017-10-271h 36
Adventures Through The MindEating Wild Psychedelic Mushrooms In Mexico w/ Dr. Gerry, Kilindi, Julian, and JamesBack in the summer of 2017, I was invited to go to Mexico by author and Toad (5-MeO-DMT) facilitator Dr. Gerry Sandoval. He wanted me to come with him to Oaxaca, Mexico up to eat the wild psilocybin mushrooms that grow there. It was already an amazing offer and it hit a new level when he told me both Julian Palmer and Kilindi Iyi would be there as well. For this episode, I release to you the recording of Julian, Kilindi, Gerry, and I talking about our mushroom experiences the day after the ceremony. I knew t...
2017-10-121h 07
Adventures Through The MindPathways Through The Darkness: Psychedelics & Trauma -part 1 | Nicole, Tarzie, & JamesThe first episode of 2017! Number 40, featuring Nicole Bradford, Tarzie McLean, and James W. Jesso (yes me)... Anyways! Episode number 40, featuring Nicole Bradford, Tarzie McClean, and James W. Jesso (yes me). This episode is actually the audio of an event held in Calgary. AB on December 2, 2016, titled Pathways Through The Darkness - Psychedelics & Trauma Healing. The event was put on by the Calgary Psychedelic Society and featured the two amazing women whose bios I am about to present to, and myself. The event sold out really fast and so we recorded it in order to make sure this o...
2017-01-271h 33
Jesso MusicJesso ElysiumElysium is the seventh track on Australian / New Zealand independent Artist Jesso's debut album "Gotta Fight".
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Born in New Zealand, and raised on the Gold Coast in Australia, Jesso is an independent Australian EDM, Trance, Pop Singer / Songwriter.
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2016-04-0105 min
DoseNation PodcastDoseNation 14: James W. Jesso, Reality BacklashJames W. Jesso joins us for a discussion of his book Decomposing The Shadow, and talks about his own journey to find the healing potential of magic mushrooms. Also, our hosts discuss the backlash against science and reality when TED takes down questionable video speeches from psychedelic philosophers Rupert Sheldrake and Graham Hancock.
Be sure to check out the Decomposing The Shadow funding campaign on IndieGogo.com.
2013-03-271h 06