Adventures Through The Mind

"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 will eventually release it. Also, I do have a transcript that will also be released soon-ish) Similar to what I did at OZORA Festival for ATTMind 100, I asked them all the same 4 questions: Who are you and what do you do? What is the most relevant consideration you are holding at this conference? What role do you see yourself playing in the psychedelic renaissance? What role, if any, do you see psychedelics playing in helping humanity respond to any of the many crises we are facing? There are some nuances to each of these questions that are presented in the (quite long intro). If you would like to breeze through the intro, relevant bits are between 4:25 and 10:110, with the actual interviews starting at 11:55. Of course, please make an effort to watch/listen to the full intro if you are open to it (especially watch it cause I made something special in the intro just for this episode 😉 ) Featured guests listed below.ENJOY!   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —  Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ Want to join me at the spirit plant medicine conference, Vancouver nov 2-4? Click here to learn more and buy tickets via my affiliate link Or, you can find more details about my october 2019 tour in australia here.   Today's guests, in order of appearance For links to each of their work and/or to watch this episode in video, head to bit.ly/ATTMind107   Rita Koč�rová - Psychedelics researcher John Anderson - Psychedelics researcher Akua Ofosuhene - Co-founder of Hub and Culture Tobias Erny - Iboga & Ibogaine therapist, researcher, and activist Chiara Baldini - Independent Researcher, Liminal Village Curator for BOOM! Festival Martijn Schirp - Founder of SYNTHESIS, legal psilocybin retreat in The Netherlands Maria Papaspyrou - Psychotherapist  [see her previous interview on the podcast] Tom Hatsis - Psychedelic Historian [see his previous interview on the podcast] Sanae Orchi - Broadcaster, public speaker Leor Roseman - Neuropsychopharmacologist Sam Gandy - Ecologist   *** Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Angela & James J, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvett FC, Ann-Madeleine, & Cornelius Phlegmbottom ALSO! big thank to The Tin Box for the use of their song Blue Moonlight for the outro music! Get that track or whole album here! --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —  Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   --- BOOKS —    Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/   --- LINKS —    Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso   --- PRODUCTS —    Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/      

Adam 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, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Angela & James J, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvett FC, Ann-Madeleine, & Cornelius Phlegmbottom ----------------- SEE ADAM STRAUSS' THE MUSHROOM CURE AND/ATTEND MAPPING THE MIND, BOTH IN TORONTO The Mushroom Cure Thursday, September 19 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Grand Gerrard, 1035 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M4M 1Z6 Canada + Google Map https://mappingthemind.ca/event/mushroom-cure-adam-strauss/?tickets_process=#buy-tickets Mapping The Mind Satruday, September 21 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Earth Sciences Center, 5 Bancroft Ave Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B3 Canada https://mappingthemind.ca/event/mapping-the-mind-2019/?tickets_process=#buy-tickets ----------------- --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —  Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/     --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN —    a general overview of what inspired The Mushroom Cure the patient-shaming  tone of the term "treatment-resistant" the structural biases that prevent the growth of psychiatry as a field of medicine the common failings of psychiatric drugs to treat mental illness SPOILER ALERT: Ender's Game / Xenocide Novel Series an intimate look of living with OCD how psychedelic surrender/humility helped Strauss overcome his OCD psychedelic lessons vs. the learning (referring to my talk from Breaking Convention) feelings vs stories in our heads - the profound value of feeling as a skill how psychedelics helped Strauss track the origins of his OCD the challenge of our nervous system's ancient defense system living in the modern world do psychiatric pharmaceuticals fundamentally change how we experience psychedelics? how psychedelics taught Strauss how to face profound fears of feelings the context that gave rise to the psychedelic experiences that made his OCD worse   --- BOOKS —    Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/   --- LINKS —    Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso   --- PRODUCTS —    Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/

Stephen Jenkinson joins us to discuss arguments against psilocybin for the dying, death as a god, the failures of hope, the cowardice of misanthropy, and the dangers of being arrogant when facing the divine. **full episode breakdown below**   --LINKS-- For more psychedelic content like this and/or to access this interview on youtube, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMindEp105 ----------------- SEE STEPHEN JENKINSON WITH GREGORY HOSKINS AND BAND FOR NIGHTS OF GRIEF & MYSTERY Kitchener, ON Date: Thursday, September 12 Venue: The Registry Theatre EB link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/night-of-grief-mystery-concert-kitchener-tickets-66229555383 FB link: https://www.facebook.com/events/686962731767381/ London, ON Date: Saturday, September 28 Venue: Wolf Performance Hall EB link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/night-of-grief-mystery-concert-london-on-tickets-63091197470 FB link: https://www.facebook.com/events/36870378376202 ----------------- --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —  Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/     --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN —    death is a god death is like matrimony death is your most faithful companion your death means you no harm the divine is not there to benefit you the consequences are encountering the divine aren't supposed to be good the dangers of being arrogant when facing the divine arguments against psilocybin for the dying the losses of going mainstream arguments against medically assisted suicide (why I have not and will not read Michael Pollan) hope does not serve us as we face the environmental crisis proceed as if your actions have consequence the meaning of understand misanthropy is a complete unwillingness to learn   --- BOOKS —    Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/   --- LINKS —    Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso   --- PRODUCTS —    Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/

We welcome Maria Papaspyrou to the show to discuss what Jungian Psychology has to say psychedelics in general and psychedelic integration in particular. Maria is an integrative psychotherapist and systemic constellations facilitator in private practice in Brighton, UK. She has given talks and published articles on the sacramental and healing properties of entheogens, supporting their re-introduction in psychotherapy. She is co-editor "Psychedelic Mysteries of the Feminine", and is developing T.R.I.P.P. network, a U.K. wide psychedelic psychotherapy integration database.   --LINKS-- For links to Maria's work, books, and to watch this episode in video, head to Https://bit.ly/ATTMind104     --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —  Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   --- BOOKS —    Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/   --- LINKS —    Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso   --- PRODUCTS —    Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/

This post contains a discussion on suicide, psychosis, and abuse of power. It might be best to look at it at another time if you are not in the headspace to explore those topics right now. *** As many of you heard in my intro to episode 102 with Are Thoresen, kambo facilitator and former guest on the show, Tobias [last name removed on request of the family] died on July 11, 2019. I mentioned in that intro that the context around his death was bizarre and that I would make a statement about it. I made a video about it, this is the audio track. More details and content here ~{TL/DR: Tobias killed himself during a psychotic episode that was most likely brought on by, primarily, the excessive (daily) use of Bufo/5-MeO-DMT. This video discusses the context that led to and surrounds his suicide and why it's relevant to us as a psychedelic culture.}~

Comedian Shane Mauss is on the show to talk about the context that led up to his drug-induced psychosis, his time in a psychiatric institution, and why he still sees psychedelics as valuable tools for mental wellness in general, but comedy culture in particular.   **FULL EPISODE BREAKDOWN BELOW**   --LINKS-- For full blog entry, all relevant links for this episode, and to watch this episode in video: https://bit.ly/ATTMind103   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —  Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/     ---EPISODE BREAKDOWN--- A little bit about prohibition preventing the very medicine that would help heal the people tasked at propagating prohibition Behind the scenes of his documentary Psychonautics: A Comic's Exploration Of Psychedelics How Shane Mauss' psychosis influenced the final product of the documentary How excessive mushroom use set him up to fall into psychosis with ayahuasca Mental health issues in comedian culture and the potential of psychedelic to help The ayahuasca trip that pushed him over the edge (this story continues from the trip through his return to his home, all the way into his psychosis) What it was like to be admitted to and stuck in a psychiatric institution The difference between wild ideas and delusions How the care providers engaged his ideas during treatment What type of support might have prevented his progression into psychosis What happened with the ideas he was having during his psychosis after he recovered Shane's relationship to psychedelics now   --- OTHER LINKS —    Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ **Speaking Tour**: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso   --- PRODUCTS —    Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/

This episode seeks to explore the phenomenon of spiritual forces, demons, and disease. But not so much from the "are spirits real?" perspective but from the position of assuming they are real and thus an exploration of what are they and how they operate on the human being.  For this exploration, we welcome Are Thoresen, a veterinarian, acupuncturist, and scholar of anthroposophy. Are is also recognized as an expert in spirit entities and demonic possession, with a particular focus on their role in illness and healing. (...FULL EPISODE BREAKDOWN BELOW...) Of course, the ongoing skepticism of the "realness" of all this is present throughout this discussion as I, your host and interviewer, am not sold on the whole thing. At least not in the beginning, my heavy skepticism waning towards responsible ambivalence by the end of it all. *** That said, I invite people to please keep their higher reasoning intact fo this interview as, real or not, getting obsessed with the presences of "demonic forces" and "battles between good an evil" can take us down dangerous roads psychologically. ***   --LINKS-- For full blog entry, all relevant links for this episode, and to watch this episode in video: https://bit.ly/ATTMind102   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —  Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/     ---EPISODE BREAKDOWN--- An introduction to Are's work with spirits and the spiritual healing The dangers of "translocation" of sprits in healing "We are an expression of the spiritual reality" Icelandic elves Belief doesn't necessarily make something real "the spiritual world is not energy" How spirit entries are created What qualifies some spirits as demons The different between translocating  and transforming demons in the healing process Bacteria and fungi are/have spirits Are spirits/demons "intelligent"? "I consciousness" and protecting yourself from spirits/demons What it feels like to be in "I consciousness" How to see spirits What psychedelics do to the body/mind insofar as encounters with sprits Why psychedelics, eventually, hold you back If disassociation / loosing "I consciousness" is dangerous to the soul, what about the positive benefits of ego dissolution and mystical encounters with psychedelics? How to tell the difference between benevolent and malevolent spirits and how to tell the difference What does any of this even matter if it can be proven one way or another?   --- OTHER LINKS —    Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ **Speaking Tour**: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso   --- PRODUCTS —    Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/   ***Music during intro:  Navajo Night by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Dr. Andrew Gallimore. Neurobiologist, chemist, and the author of 'Alien Information Theory: Psychedelic Drug Technologies and the Cosmic Game' joins us on the show to talk about extended-state DMT, the structure of reality, hyperdimensional alien intelligences, and the implications of dying while tripping DMT.   ***Full Episode Breakdown Below --LINKS-- For full blog entry, all relevant links to this episode, and to watch this episode in video : https://bit.ly/ATTMind101 Want to see me at The Spirit Plant Medicine Conference 2019? Get your ticket through my affiliate link https://lt352.isrefer.com/go/SPMC/jameswjesso/ ***Featured image is courtesy of the insanely talented, SALVIADROID Check out his work here: http://www.zensages.com/    --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —  Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/     ---EPISODE BREAKDOWN--- The fundamental structure of reality What DMT shows us about reality The brain is our world-builder The difference between dream reality and waking reality in the brain What makes reality, "real"? (psychosis vs baseline vs psychedelics) True vs hallucination What is meaning and where does meaning fit into the structure of reality Psychedelics and the increased perception of "meaning" What exactly are psychedelics doing to your brain? What makes DMT different from other psychedelics Is the DMT space a place somewhere? Some critical pushback against Gallimore's theory Entities, aliens, and elves: are they extrinsic phenomena? how to tell between DMT" hallucinations" and experiencing "real" phenomena of the DMT space If DMT space is a "real place", what does that mean for our baseline reality? "Where" is the DMT reality? DMT's redemption and entry into citizenship in hyperspace The meaning of life and the role of DMT If life is a game (Gallimore's claim) where we win when we get to DMT, what about our responsibility towards climate change, war, poverty. etc? The extended-state DMT protocol: what is it, how they will do it, and why? If extend state DMT works, how might be used it to communicate with entities? Could extended-state DMT present a risk of brain damage? Is it possible that if we go to the DMT space into a long time, could we return permanently psychotic? What if they die under the DMT? Reality is strange, far stranger than we may realize.   --- OTHER LINKS —    Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ **Speaking Tour**: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso   --- PRODUCTS —    Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/  

To 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 opportunity to be surrounded by the amazing psychedelic thinkers and researchers and I took that opportunity to ask them some questions. Three questions in fact. THE 3 QUESTIONS What do you feel is the best use of psychedelics at this time? What does the psychedelic experience show us about what it means to die? What is an area in psychedelic culture that is important but under-represented in the major discourse? THE 8 GUESTS (In alphabetical order. head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind100 for further links to their work) Julian Vayne Nikki Wyrd Kilindi Iyi Marta Kaczmarczyk Meriana Dinkova Moudou Baqui Leor Roseman Rosalind Watts I will let them introduce themselves during the episode, and the structure of the episode be explained in the intro. Thanks for 100 episodes! Enjoy.   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —  Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   *** Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Angela & James J, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvett FC, Marshall, & Cornelius Phlegmbottom   --- OTHER LINKS —    Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ **Speaking Tour**: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso   --- PRODUCTS —    Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/  

Jennifer 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   --SPONSOR-- Formula Is A Nootropics Company That Creates Custom Stacks According To Your Goals. https://www.getmyformula.com Use the coupon code "jesso" for a 20% discount on your first order.   --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —  Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/     ---EPISODE BREAKDOWN--- What is liminal dreaming and what does it offer us? Sleep cycles, brainwaves, and dreams all the way through Hypopompia vs hypnagogia REM dreams, vs liminal dreams, vs lucid dreams The continuity of consciousness through dream states Myoclonic jerks and "falling" asleep Harnessing cannabis induced REM rebound to enter sleep paralysis Imagination as a faculty of perception Autosymbolic phenomena Liminal shamanism The limitations of dream interpretations A practice for harnessing hypnagogia for creative insight The cross applicable skillsets between psychedelics and liminal dreaming Oneirogens (compounds that help stimulate dreaming) Dream-tripping The liminal state during birth and death Two practices for entering a liminal dream states   --- OTHER LINKS —    Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ **Speaking Tour**: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso   --- PRODUCTS —    Art: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/art/ Teeshirts: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product-category/clothing/ Lectures: https://www.jameswjesso.com/product/psychedelics-ritualistic-suffering-and-the-meaning-of-life-lecture/