Salish Wolf #37 Dar Pan on Mother Ayahuasca, Aboriginal Wisdom, and the Psychology of Theatre
If this episode had a subtitle, it could be “Everything you ever wanted to know about Ayahuasca without taking it, and then a whole bunch more.” Based in a beautiful rainforest oasis in Byron Bay, Australia, Dar Pan has been co-creating with Ayahuasca for nearly thirty years. Having mentored under some of the most renowned “psychonauts” of modern times, including Terence McKenna and Stanislav Grof, Dar Pan has held Ayahuasca ceremonies for thousands of individuals committed to a deeper connection to spirit.
This is the first of two parts of a mind-blowing and heart-opening conversation, and each part is dripping with the nectar of psychoactive plants and the teachings they offer.
After pursuing formal university studies in psychology, Dar Pan then went into theatre and acting for a dozen years and began his “real” psychological education in situ from the stage. What he learned about people and himself helped give him gifts that he would later use as a guide during countless plant medicine journeys.
Dar Pan lays out copious information in this episode, including the history and chemistry of Ayahuasca, indigenous healing practices, variations on plant healing ceremonies, and his experimental research with the healing power of the acacia tree. He also talks about personal preparations that can be advantageous prior to ceremonies, such as a traditional diet and deep personal growth work. His careless hero’s journey one night with LSD makes for an astounding tale and carved into his psyche a deep lesson that he never forgot.
Dar Pan is a beautiful man with profound connection to the healing powers of our planet, and also the healing powers that lie, sometimes dormant awaiting the right catalyst, within each of us.
Please enjoy this episode of Salish Wolf with Dar Pan.
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