Sky Otter (Bill Pfeiffer) joins us to talk about Deep Ecology, the problematic place we are in as a planet, and the profound healing potential still available to us, personally and collectively, through coming back into ecstatic communion and relationship with the Earth.

For links to Otter's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind156   ***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  

• Deep ecology, alienation, and spiritual activism
•  The value of a spiritual connection to the earth
• The trauma of disconnection, perpetuated
• A civilization of misery and violence
• Hatred against our greatest villains
• Jeff Bezos is a hero (and a villain)
• The profound grief of collapse; the profound miracle of being alive
• What do we do about this? Deep Ecology
• Skepticism and the separate-self
• Changing our perceptual apparatus towards Connection and Mystery
• A moving quote from John Seed
• Finding balance in facing collapse
55 Feeling the pain of the earth; community holds the grief
• Doing the best we can, even though it's nearly impossible
• The role of psychedelic plants in healing our disconnection from nature
• A ceremonial community of psychedelic practice is vital
• Ceremonial maturity in our psychedelic practice
• Befriending our parts through psychedelic mushrooms
• Are psychedelics “tools”?
• The fungi open us up to the ongoing revelation of nature.
• Links to more of Bill/Sky’s work
• Landscape Shamanism (course)
• Bill’s dream for your life

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