The Telepathy Tapes S2E7: Psychedelics and Accessing Consciousness
Nov 26, 2025
Juliana Mercer, a Marine Corps veteran and advocate for psychedelic treatment, shares her transformative journey with ayahuasca and psilocybin. She candidly discusses how these experiences helped her confront deep-seated trauma from military service. The conversation dives into the healing potential of psychedelics, highlighting their capacity to evoke neuroplasticity and a reconnection to ancient spiritual practices. Mercer emphasizes the need for clinical support in integrating these powerful substances into healing methodologies.
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Ayahuasca-Guided Jungle Rescue
- Don José Rubio drank ayahuasca with the intention to find four missing children in the Amazon.
- He reported becoming "the consciousness of the jungle" and directed authorities to the exact area where the children were found alive.
Eleusis And Psychedelic Kykeon
- Ancient Greek rites at Eleusis likely used a psychoactive potion called kykeon containing ergot-infected barley.
- Archaeobotanical findings from Spain provide physical evidence supporting the psychedelic hypothesis for Eleusinian mysteries.
Veteran's Rapid Trauma Release
- Juliana Mercer, a Marine Corps veteran, traveled to Costa Rica to drink ayahuasca and later took psilocybin for trauma healing.
- She described rapid emotional release and visible physical changes after guided sessions with therapists and shamans.
