The Future of Wellness Ancient-Future Medicine: Psilocybin Mushrooms and Psychedelic Therapy with Jahan Khamsehzadeh
In this fascinating conversation, psychedelic researcher Jahan Khamsehzadeh, PhD guides us through the ancient–future world of psilocybin mushrooms, exploring how these powerful medicines may support emotional healing, expanded awareness, and the evolution of consciousness.
Drawing from two decades of research and his own pivotal mystical experience, Jahan breaks down the science, history, and therapeutic potential of psilocybin. We explore why psychedelics have been suppressed in modern Western culture, how they’re re-emerging through clinical research, and what actually happens in the brain during a psychedelic journey.
Jahan also explains:
- The difference between microdosing, ceremonial use & clinical psychedelic-assisted therapy
- Why psilocybin may help with depression, trauma & existential distress
- How ancient shamanic lineages understood mushrooms as teachers
- The importance of preparation, intention & integration
- How psychedelics connect to the evolution of human consciousness
This episode offers a rich blend of science, psychology, and spirituality — perfect for anyone curious about psychedelics as tools for growth, healing, and self-realization.
About Jahan Khamsehzadeh, PhD
Jahan earned his doctorate in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program at CIIS, where his dissertation on psychedelics later became the book The Psilocybin Connection (North Atlantic Books, 2022). With training in Hakomi somatic psychotherapy, Mazatec mushroom traditions, and psychedelic-assisted therapy education, he now facilitates legal psilocybin ceremonies in Jamaica.
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