Adventures Through The Mind

Salvia Divinorum, apparently, is an under-explored wonder plant that has not only been misused and misappropriated but highly misunderstood. Thankfully, we have the knowledgeable and experienced contributions of Christopher Solomon to help us cast out those misunderstandings and enter us into the beautiful world Salvia Divinorum has to offer. Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind95 for video, full blog entry, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast ***full topic breakdown below ------------------------------------- Support The Show 🙏🍄😍   ▵ Support On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso ▵ Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso ▵ Donate via Crypto: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin ▵ Buy Some Merch: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/   ------------------------------------- Episode Breakdown a complete primer for Salvia Divinorum the mysterious origins of salvia the neuropharmacology of salvia kappa opioid receptors activation in-depth descriptions on the varieties of administrations and dosing of salvia microdosing salvia salvia therapy using low doses for bodywork/physical healing salvia for decision making the therapist’s role in salvia therapy listening beyond words, somatic, limbic resonance, and mindfulness as a salvia therapist. “the same way you are experiencing salvia, salvia is experiencing you. the levels of salvia intensity and their potential benefits comparing 5-MeO-DMT to peak salvia experiences salvia helps with integration comparing salvia to other psychedelic therapies salvia’s impact on trauma (somatic and psychological) the Saliva Pipe the phenomenology of different levels of salvia intensity how to enter full salvia space in a comfortable way the archetypes of the salvia experience from a therapeutic, navigational, and integration perspective the zipper the wheel becoming inanimate objects what salvia teach us about what’s “real” and what “real” means. is salvia bringing us access to a “real” dimension, or is it just a metaphor? how we help people recover from frightening Saliva experiences, and traumatic psychedelic experiences in general   ***featured image courtesy of SalviaDroid: http://zensages.com   ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media!   Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1   ------------------------------------------------------ Support The Podcast On Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso BTC/LTC: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin

Our guest for this episode of the podcast is Deb Dana, LSCW and she is on the show to tell us all about Polyvagal theory and the explanatory power it has for how and why we are the way we are in the world and with each other in  a psychological, neurobiological, sociological, but also practical way. Polyvagal theory is easily one of the most valuable things I have learned about in my life and I am very excited to share it with you. Don't know what Polyvagal theory is? don't worry. Deb Dana takes us in and through a working understanding of the theory while explaining how it applies to relationships, mental health and trauma, therapy, safety and danger, the neurobiology of survival, and even into contemporary American politics. ---- Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind94 for video, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast --- ------------------------------------- Support The Channel 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso ▵ Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso ▵ Donate via Crypto: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin ▵ Buy Some Merch: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ------------------------------- Episode Breakdown What is the polyvagal theory The 3 organizing principles of polyvagal theory: neuroception, hierarchy, co-regulation Neuroception - the first organizing principle The value of face to face interaction in a world of digital communication Cues of safety; cues of danger The nervous system is an organ of relationship Hierarchy - the second organizing principle The evolution and dissolution of the autonomic nervous system Addiction through a polyvagal lens Trauma through a polyvagal lens Paired Antagonism Co-regulation - the third organizing principle The health risk of the ‘perception' of loneliness The difference between social support and social connection Eye contact, listening, and still-face The role of the therapist MDMA and psychedelic-assisted therapy through a polyvagal lens What does “safety” and “being safe” mean? Contemporary American politics through a polyvagal lens How to regulate the nervous system. ------------------------------------------------------ If you are struggling with a psychedelic encounter and would like an informed and listening ear, reach out. Details here: http://www.jameswjesso.com/contact/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 NEWSLETTER: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c8f8d5 ------------------------------------------------------ Support The Podcast On Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso BTC/ETH/LTC: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin Sign Up For My Newsletter and get a free audiobook on developing Psychospiritual Maturation with Psilocybin Mushrooms https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/m7q9s6

Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris heads the Psychedelic Research Group within the Centre for Psychiatry at Imperial College London. He joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to talk about the Entropic Brain (and mind) theory, complexity vs. order, the disproportionate representation of 'ego' consciousness in modern civilisation and its impact on the natural world, confirmation biases and misreporting in psychedelic science and, of course, how psychedelics work in the brain. ---- Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind93 for video, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast --- ------------------------------------- Support The Channel 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso ▵ Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso ▵ Donate via Crypto: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin ▵ Buy Some Merch: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ------------------------------- Episode Breakdown An introductory primer on the entropic brain theory free energy principle, thermal dynamics, complexity science, and brain activity LZ/complexity and the varieties of consciousness states the importance of indexing the ‘mind stuff’ in psychedelic research Natural language analytics, mental illness, and how we narratives our psychedelic encounters primary and secondary states of mind, and Brain development and comparing psychedelic mind to the mind of a child ego consciousness, psilocybin, and the collapse of civilization REBUS and the resistance of uncertainty A little talk about trauma and psychotherapy A discussion around ‘Is there a confirmation bias in psychedelic neuroscience?’ Deconstructing the fallacy of physicalist neuroscience The (very specific) neuroscience of psilocybin What psilocybin does when it gets into the body the neocortex and serotonin receptors psilocybin’s effects on neural cellular behaviour Is psilocybin intelligent? Mapping brain anarchy What turns psilocybin into psilocin Psilocybin effect on and in the gut (enteric brain) Are there any genetic variations that could block psychedelics’ effects? “There will never be an account of reality that will be absolute.” ------------------------------------------------------ If you are struggling with a psychedelic encounter and would like an informed and listening ear, reach out. Details here: http://www.jameswjesso.com/contact/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1 NEWSLETTER: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c8f8d5 ------------------------------------------------------ Support The Podcast On Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso BTC/ETH/LTC: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin Sign Up For My Newsletter and get a free audiobook on developing Psychospiritual Maturation with Psilocybin Mushrooms https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/m7q9s6

Tom and Sheri Eckert join us to talk about their initiative to legalize Psilocybin services in Oregon (#PSI2020). We talk about what they have accomplished and what's left to achieve on the road towards getting PSI on the 2020 ballot, the challenges they are facing in the process, and the visions of a potential future world where psilocybin is not only destigmatized but safely, and institutionally available for anyone who chooses to experience it. *See below for full episode breakdown* Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind92 for audio download, full blog entry, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast   ------------------------------------- Support The Show 🙏🍄😍   ▵ Support On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso ▵ Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso ▵ Donate via Crypto: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin ▵ Buy Some Merch: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/     ------------------------  EPISODE BREAKDOWN  A primer on the psi2020 movement Who will have access to these services What about homegrown mushrooms or psilocybin possession? A picture of a potential production and supply chain of psilocybin How they are facing the continuing federal prohibition (drug war) Federal drug policy reform The possible dangers of big business and big Pharma The compass pathways controversy The highs and lows of the capitalist system in psychedelic culture Is it wrong to charge money for these services? What about subsidies for the economically vulnerable who need these services The difference between psi2020 and the Denver initiative The dark fantasy world of American drug law regarding psilocybin How will future people look back on our choices now What would a future world look like is psilocybin was socially destigmatized, and services for it are effectively institutionalized   ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media!   Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1   ------------------------------------------------------ Support The Podcast On Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso BTC/ETH/LTC: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin   Subscribe to this channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1

In this (on-location) interview, Darren Springer talks about the ancient history of pan-African psychedelic use and travels forwards through time along the wings of mythology until the myths dissolve into the harsh reality of slavery, racism, and neighbourhoods infused with violence. It is grounded in this reality that Darren shares with us the potential of psychedelics (psilocybin mushrooms in particular) for the healing of historical trauma and the revitalization of black communities in the UK. ***See Below for full episode breakdown Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind91 for video full blog entry, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Buy Some Merch   ***** Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H., Clean S., Steven B., Greg A., Dean H., Joe A., Andy D., Angela & James J., Ian C., Gibson V., Harry P., Don J., Yvett F.C., KDP, Marshell, and Cornelius Phlegmbottom *****   ------------------------ EPISODE BREAKDOWN   - Where we are - Darren’s journey into the pan-African use of psychedelic mushrooms - Going back into the earliest people of Africa and the great mushroom creation story - The ancient use of mushrooms in Africa - The historical role of women in African power plants - The mixing of stories back through history. - Egypt, Babylon, and Jesus; a mushroom. - The role of psychedelic/power plants for black communities in England - Psychedelics and the trauma of 500 years of slavery (post-traumatic slave syndrome) - The challenge of re-introducing power plants to modern black communities in England. - The qualities mushrooms awaken, and their potential for social healing. - The power of letting go   ***** Featured image for this episode is a modified version of 'BASSE LOVE' by Chor Boogie, used with his permission. Check out his art. It is incredible. http://chorboogie.com/gallery/paintings/nggallery/galleries/love-visions-vol-3 ------------------------------------------------------ If you are struggling with a psychedelic encounter and would like an informed and listening ear, please reach out.   Details here: http://www.jameswjesso.com/contact/jesso-private-skype-sessions/     ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media!   Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1   NEWSLETTER: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c8f8d5

Today's guests for the podcast --- three female, underground psychedelic therapists from Canada --- are on the show anonymously to share their wisdom, experience, and knowledge of psychedelic psychotherapy. Specifically, we talk about psilocybin, MDMA, and 3-MMC assisted psychotherapy; their methodologies and practices; cautions and concerns; and an in-depth look at both what it is like and what it takes to be an underground psychedelic psychotherapist. This is an episode for anyone interested in psychedelic psychotherapy be it as a current or future provider or someone who is seeking it for their own health and healing. ***See Below for full episode breakdown Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind90 for video, full blog entry, complete show notes, and relevant links. [edit 01/28/2019: there is now a transcript available via that link, too.] Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Donate via Crypto ▵ Buy Some Merch   ***** Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H., Clean S., Steven B., Greg A., Dean H., Joe A., Andy D., Angela & James J., Ian C., Gibson V., Harry P., Don J., Yvett F.C., KDP, and Cornelius Phlegmbottom *****   ------------------------ EPISODE BREAKDOWN   What models of therapy are being offered and what substances are being used How they decide what substance is best for each client What are the differences in methodology for different substance? Red flags Does the therapist take the dose as well? Who’s in the room? How many therapists, sitters, clients and why? How to address panic and anxiety attacks during psychedelic sessions Some cautions in finding a psychedelic therapist Specific needs for providing psychedelic therapy to people in their sick time. Death anxiety within psychedelic therapy Providing psychedelic therapy to minors Integration practices and perspectives.   ------------------------------------------------------ If you are struggling with a psychedelic encounter and would like an informed and listening ear, reach out.   Details here: http://www.jameswjesso.com/contact/jesso-private-skype-sessions/     ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media!   Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1   NEWSLETTER: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c8f8d5

According to today's guest, Tom Hatsis, Santa is not a mushroom shaman, Jesus was not a mushroom, and Christianity is not hiding a giant secret inside the biblical texts about the true hallucinogen at the root the religion being an amanita muscaria. But, therein lies a whole different set of questions: What is the actual history of Santa Clause? Who was Jesus? What drugs were Christians actually taking? (cause they were getting HIGH and spoke openly about it). What is the real history of Christmas, the nativity, and the holy mushroom? ***See Below for full episode breakdown Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind89 for video, full blog entry, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Donate via Crypto ▵ Buy Some Merch   ***** Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H., Clean S., Steven B., Greg A., Dean H., Joe A., Andy D., Angela & James J., Ian C., Gibson V., Harry P., Don J., Yvett F.C., KDP, and Cornelius Phlegmbottom *****   ------------------------ EPISODE BREAKDOWN   Why Santa clause was not a mushroom shaman The holy mushroom conspiracy The origin of red and white of Santa's outfit The history of old holiday card with elves and mushrooms St Nick had shamanic powers, but Santa and st nix aren't the same historical entity The origins of the holy mushroom conspiracy The historical roots of Christmas What were people getting high on during historical Christmas? Drug use in early Christianity was open and condoned The different psychedelic Christian cults and how they used their sacraments How we got from free-range psychedelic Christianity to the narrow-minded abstinent Christianity of today Christian appropriation of pagan traditions and paul’s invention of a psychedelic eucharist Did Jesus get high? How Christianity conquered so many traditional cultures What made Jesus any different from all the other Hebraic radicals alive at the time Pauline Jesus vs Gnostic Jesus How the Nativity got associated with Christmas and why those aren’t mushrooms in old Christian art ------------------------------------------------------ If you are struggling with a psychedelic encounter and would like an informed and listening ear, reach out.   Details here: http://www.jameswjesso.com/contact/jesso-private-skype-sessions/     ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media!   Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1   NEWSLETTER: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c8f8d5

Erik Davis, writer and host of Expanding Mind podcast, joins us on the show to share what he sees are the essential skills we need to navigate the chaos of a reality liquified. ***See Below for full episode breakdown Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind88 for video, full blog entry, complete show notes, and relevant links. Head to the ATTMindPodcast subreddit to discuss this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Donate via Crypto ▵ Buy Some Merch   ------------------------ EPISODE BREAKDOWN Playing with chaos during festivals Festivals to psychological growth psychedelic A definition of objective reality The dissolution of objective reality What this looks like in the modern political world The dangers and opportunities of a consensus reality liquified Learning to centre in the chaos The value of levelling-up your intellectual community What psychedelic teach us to do cognitively Flat earth as an example of falling into dangerously false conspiracy theories Circular reasoning and The limitations of reasonable dialogue in breaking us out of our thought prisons Become a sceptical animist Safe consumption of digital media Encouraging skills over claiming solutions   ------------------------------------------------------ If you are struggling with a psychedelic encounter and would like an informed and listening ear, reach out.   Details here: http://www.jameswjesso.com/contact/jesso-private-skype-sessions/     ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media!   Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1   NEWSLETTER: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c8f8d5

This episode not only discusses the power of psilocybin to help us develop the skill of confident vulnerability but also what such a psychedelic lesson might mean for masculinity in the cultural context of inner-city Detroit. To take us through this discussion, we welcome Ser Moudou Awa Balla Baqui, aka Baba Moudou Baqui, a lifelong citizen of Detroit's Highland Park and third generation metaphysician. * Head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind87 to download this in audio only and/or to read my full blog entry on this episode. ** Full Episode Breakdown Below ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso ▵ Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso ▵ Donate via Crypto: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin ▵ Buy Some Merch: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ** CURIOUS ABOUT THE HACKINTOSH I AM BUILDING? ** Here is the parts list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/vh7Fq4 If, by chance, you run a computer store and can sell me some parts at a discount, or have some used parts that you would be willing to sell me for a good price, email me! (♥♥♥) Alternatively, you can directly support the costs of replacing my dying podcasting/production computer through a paypal donation or buying some merch off the new store. Thanks! ------------------------ EPISODE BREAKDOWN Moudou’s journey from Martial arts to psychedelics under the guidance of Kilinid Iyi Teaching people to fish as a metaphor for helping people with psychedelic competence. The trauma of the war on drugs in Detroit communities The (potential) role of psilocybin in the poor and oppressed communities of Detroit Sacred plants for healing the wounding of men Differentiating masculine and feminine from man and women The impact of psilocybin on the violence of crime-heavy black neighbourhoods of Detroit What changes are happing in people with psilocybin that results in the resolution of trauma and reduction of violence The power of vulnerability to heal and of healed wounds to empower us The unique and life-ligating bond of sharing sacred psychedelic space The vital importance of courage and vulnerability in our troubled times The power of feeling pain without attacking and how a lack of such power results in harming our children Learning not to force people into a better life Moudou’s healing journey during his father death The role Moudou’s psilocybin journey helped him with the grief of his father’s death The importance of gathering together to learn.   ------------------------------------------------------ Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media!   Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind?sub_confirmation=1   Sign Up For My Newsletter and get a free audiobook on developing Psychospiritual Maturation with Psilocybin Mushrooms https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/m7q9s6

So, I recently got an email from a listener of the show regarding a recent episode of the podcast featuring Bernhard Guenther. The emails directed me to a couple of essays off his website from 2013/14 that the listener claimed had anti-Semitic views and propagated holocaust denial and wondered if I knew about it and what I would do about it. This video is ultimately what I did about it. ***** To read the full email transcripts mentioned in this video and/or read the essays in question, head to: https://www.jameswjesso.com/did-i-accidentally-host-an-anti-semitic