Adventures Through The Mind

Bernhard Guenther joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to talk about the 'topic of all topics', the hyperdimensional ecology of entities that influence human life. Furthermore, he takes a deep look at the actual legitimacy of psychedelic 'healing', and its potential dangers insofar as false dawn syndrome, spiritual bypassing, and entity attachment or possession. Despite how far out these topics may seem, I don't doubt you will find some deeply grounded and practical perspective in this interview, especially in regards to the modern ayahuasca-healing movements   ~~~ To read the full blog entry for this episode and/or watch this episode in video: http://bit.ly/ATTMind86 ***An important Update regarding problematic claim made against Guenther*** ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Donate via Crypto ▵ Buy Some Merch   EPISODE BREAKDOWN ------------------------ Bernhard's journey into and out of deep psychedelic work False Dawn Syndrome and spiritual bypassing The role and limitation of psychedelics in the path to enlightenment confusing shamanism as being fundamentally related to medicine plants the ‘topic of all topics’ - spiritual entities hyperdimensional warfare and ayahuasca Has ayahuasca been hijacked by evil forces? Different forms of knowledge, going beyond the rational Embodiment as a path of enlightenment Society’s obsession with “male energy” Ancestral healing through embodiment   -------------------------------------  Piercing The Viel Of Reality  This is Bernhard Guenther's website. It is a wide-ranging collection of essays, films and interviews, ranging from spirituality, shamanism, psychology, self-work, esotericism, history, to the paranormal and hyperdimensional realities. See here for his healing work.   INTEGRATION COACHING ------------------------------------------------------ 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/     SOCIAL MEDIA ------------------------------------------------------ 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/c8f8d5   SUPPORT ------------------------------------------------------ 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

*Halloween Special 2018* May Leitz from the Nyx Fears youtube channel joins on the show to talk about why we watch horror films, what personality traits lead us to different styles of horror, our culture's tendencies towards the extreme (such as American 'torture porn'), and the traumatic potential of the modern, quasi-abusive haunted house attractions. May Leitz, like me, is a nerd for shit and I am happy to share our discussion with y'all. To read the full blog entry for this episode and/or download an *audio version* of this podcast here: http://bit.ly/ATTMind85 ------------------------------------- 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/ ------------------------------------------------------ MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT MAY'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL, NYX FEARS! https://www.youtube.com/user/BrutalMovieReview ------------------------------------------------------ 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   Sign Up For My Newsletter and get a free audiobook on developing Psychospiritual Maturation with Psilocybin Mushrooms https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/m7q9s6 *** 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., Reese. H., Harry P., Don J., Robbie G., & Yvett F.C. -------------- Intro music royalty-free courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com/

Jean Robertson joins us to deconstruct the relationship models of the modern world and offer us insight on what humanity might look like if we were to evolve into a post-judgement, collaborative culture. Get links to Jean's work, read the full blog entry for this episode and/or watch this interview in video here: http://bit.ly/ATTMind84 ***Full Episode Breakdown Below. ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Donate via Crypto ▵ Buy Some Merch   EPISODE BREAKDOWN ------------------------ - The slippery creative nature of language - Shifting meaning with language - Collaboration vs coercion - Post-judgement; Humanity 3.0 - The coercive mindset and the patriarchy - Different forms of power - Unconditional love as an accessible, learnable skill - It needs to be more than just intellectualism - The central role of the kitchen sink - The lived experience of the collaborative model - Relationships in the collaborative model - Nothing is wrong, and no one is to blame - A new definition of thinking - Putting unconditional love in the Cultural Commons - The meaning of meaning ------------------------------------------------------ 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   Sign Up For My Newsletter and get a free audiobook on developing Psychospiritual Maturation with Psilocybin Mushrooms https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/m7q9s6   *** 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., Reese. H., Harry P., Don J., Robbie G., & Yvett F.C.

In this episode, Christopher Bache and I explore the research and exploration that underpins Diamonds from Heaven: a twenty-year journey into 70+ high dose LSD experiences done with the explicit intent to map Consciousness. We talk about why Bache chose this path, what it was like, and what here learned from it all about Consciousness, psychedelic consciousness, and what it means to be a finite human, nested in a complex web of relationships, defined by its dualist dance for meaning. Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind83 to watch this interview in video and/or to read the full blog entry for this episode. ***See below for full episode breakdown. ------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE SHOW 🙏🍄😍 ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Donate via Crypto ▵ Buy Some Merch     -------------------------------------   EPISODE BREAKDOWN What led Bache to choose high dose LSD psychedelic exploration The difference between 'psychedelic exploration', 'psychedelic therapy' and 'psycholytic therapy' Describing the cycles of death and rebirth into higher levels of consciousness Dying beyond the self, beyond the human, beyond time and space Beyond the non-dual and into the diamond luminosity Cleansing, suffering, purification, and ecstatic blessings’ What does it feel like to transcend time and space? Is the non-dual experience of 5-MeO-DMT just a stepping stone to an ever larger reality? Cultivating coherent cognition in increasingly higher states of consciousness The difference between LSD and Psilocybin Do the challenges of high dose LSD get easier over time? What is “Deep Time”? LSD’s lesson on the future of humanity How Bache feels about death now, after all of these experiences Why Bache stopped, the phenomenological dangers of continuous, long-term, high-dose LSD sessions The impact of a deep psychedelic practice on our human relationships Integration practices and how we integrate these massive, transcendental experiences ------------------------------------------------------ *** Big thanks to my patrons on Pateron for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H., Clea S., Steven B., Greg A., Dean H., Joe A., Andy D., Stephen B., Angela & James J. ,Ian C., Sarah E.M, David W., Neeraj D., Reese. H., Don J.,Greg A., Robbie G., & Yvett F.C ------------------------------------------------------ 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 ----------------

Patrick Kroupa joins us to talk about what it was like for him in the 90s, in New York City, as a part of the heroin culture. He also shares with us his journey from addiction to recovery through the use of ibogaine, as well as his role in bringing ibogaine treatment for heroin addiction to the worldwide scene. Head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind82 to read the full blog entry and list of relevant links for this episode. ****full episode breakdown below ---------------------------- Support The Show ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Buy Some Merch --------------------------------------------- Sign Up For The ATTMind Newsletter Integration Coaching ---------------------------- EPISODE BREAKDOWN Pre+ Internet Computer hacking and phone phreaking in 1980s New York City Patrick's first heroin dose at 14 years old The gradual path to addiction  Heroin's teaching about detachment  The left-hand path of tantra  When heroin was cool  What took Patrick from controlled use to deep addiction to ibogaine  What heroin detox feels like Why ibogaine?  What an ibogaine detox feels like  The genesis of microdosing ibogaine  Risk profile of microdosing ibogaine  What to do after using ibogaine for resolving addiction The origins of the modern opioid epidemic  Any regrets?  The medicalization of ibogaine  ***** 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., Reese. H., Harry P., Don J., Robbie G., & Yvett F.C

Zoe Helene of Cosmic Sister comes on the show to talk about Psychedelic Feminism “The ultimate goal of psychedelic feminism is to promote rapid (cultural) evolution from within—starting with women. Females make up half the human population. We know it’s way past time we stepped up and took our share of the decision-making power—and yet we haven’t. Why is that? What are the “whys?” and what can we do to work through them? My work with women and psychedelics is about exploring those complex, multifaceted, interconnected “whys?” with sacred plants and fungi, our evolutionary allies from the natural world.” – Zoe Helene Full Episode Breakdown Below ------------------- THIS EPISODE WAS SPONSORED BY THE SPIRIT PLANT MEDICINE CONFERENCE,  NOV. 2-4TH VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA. Check them out here: https://lt352.isrefer.com/go/SPMC/jameswjesso/ ------------------- For the full blog entry and all relevant links to the guest, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind81 ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Buy Some Merch --------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE GUEST Zoe Helene, M.F.A., is a classically trained artist and cultural activist working for women’s self-liberation, healing and empowerment through intentional journeying with natural psychedelics. She is also the founder of the eco-feminist advocacy, Cosmic Sister whose trio of #psychedelicfeminism educational grants—Women of the Psychedelic Renaissance, Cosmic Sisters of Cannabis and the merit-based immersive Plant Spirit Grant—promote women’s voices in the field of psychedelics and our fundamental right to journey with evolutionary allies from nature, such as ayahuasca, cannabis, peyote, and psilocybin mushrooms. Zoe’s work has been featured in articles and interviews in Forbes, BBC Travel, Outside Magazine, Bust Magazine, VICE, Broadly, LA Yoga, Boston Magazine, New York Magazine, Newsday, Utne Reader, Wisdom Daily, AlterNet, Organic Authority, MIT Technology Review, Fast Company and other top-tier media venues. --------------------------------------------------------- EPISODE BREAKDOWN - psychedelic feminism is not what you might think when you hear 'feminism' - the patriarchy and the trauma of the modern world - racism in America - focusing on who we help - psychedelics not just about 'healing' - power complexes and holding each other down by fighting internally - psychedelics to deprogram the worst parts of culture - psychedelics are not benevolent - the Cosmic Sister preparation and integration programs - cultural appropriation vs cultural preservation and appreciation - privilege is subjective and relative - problems within ayahuasca culture and tourism - what Cosmic Sister is and does - building culture / abolishing faulty traditions --------------------------------------------------------- Follow James W. Jesso on Social Media! Twitter | Facebook |Instagram | YouTube   ▵ Support On Patreon ▵ Donate via PayPal ▵ Buy Some Merch   ***Featured image (c) Medusa Mask by Zoe Helene

We feature Eve and Yaegon (aka Kalya Scintilla and Eve Olution) on the show to talk about the transformative power of music, theater and dance in the context of ancient technologies, mythology, and magic. We also share a thoroughly grounded discussion about cultural appropriation, the history of domination across cultures, the challenge of being a successful woman in a sexist industry, and the life-giving potentials of monogamous partnership. For relevant links, or to watch this episode on video, head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind80   ------------------- Support The Show 😇👍😍 Buy Some Blotter Art! (yes, it's legal. No Drugs) https://www.jameswjesso.com/blotter   Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso   One Time Donation... PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Crypto: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin/   Buy Copies Of My Books on Psilocybin Psychology https://www.jameswjesso.com/category/books/   *** Special thanks to patrons Thomas & Melanie H., Clean S., Greg A., Joe A., Andy D., Angela & James J., Ian C., Reese. H., Harry P., Don J., Robbie G., Yvette C., & Neeraj D.   ------------------- EPISODE BREAKDOWN Going beyond groovy tunes and great costumes Crafting fields of potential with intention and ritual Mandalas of sound Theater as a means to evoke ancient mythology Altering reality with storytelling and performance ‘Transformational festivals’ Festival culture and the modern awakening of ancient technology The difference between celebrating ‘the ancients’ and stereotyping first nations people A short wondering on the world-history of domination across cultures and ethnicities Exploring cultural-appropriation and calling-out in music and festival culture Being a powerful, unapologetic feminine woman in the face of sexism in the dominant western culture The power of sacred partnership/relationship in life and in art; beyond polyamory *** Follow and subscribe!   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 Us On Patreon! Http://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso Leave A One-Time PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso

Everyone is a shaman. That is a bold statement and is not without nuanced caveat and discretion. However, is is the claim of our guest for this episode of Adventures Through The Mind. Matthew J. Pallamary is a filmmaker and a highly accomplished, multi-award-winning author of 13 books, ranging from historical novels, personal memoirs, and even a non-fiction book on the art and practice of writing itself. His work is highly psychedelic and emergence for his multi-decade experience in Shamanism practices and the psychedelic subculture, on which he extensively lectures. He is on the show to share what he has learned from his decades participating in shamanism and shamanic practices, especially in the modern context of charlatans, appropriation, and rampant abuse of power. FULL EPISODE BREAKDOWN BELOW ------------------- THIS EPISODE WAS SPONSORED BY THE SPIRIT PLANT MEDICINE CONFERENCE,  NOV. 2-4TH VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA. Check them out here: https://lt352.isrefer.com/go/SPMC/jameswjesso/   *** For all relevant links, or to watch the video of this interview, head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind79   ------------------- Support The Show 😇 👍 😍 Buy Some Blotter Art! (yes, it's legal. No Drugs) https://www.jameswjesso.com/blotter   Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso   One Time Donation... PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Crypto: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin/   Buy Copies Of My Books on Psilocybin Psychology https://www.jameswjesso.com/category/books/   *** Special thanks to patrons Thomas & Melanie H., Clean S., Greg A., Joe A., Andy D., Angela & James J., Ian C., Reese. H., Harry P., Don J., Robbie G., Yvette C., & Neeraj D.   ------------------- Episode Breakdown - Everybody’s a shaman - Shamanic history and oral storytelling - Charlatan shamans and earning your keep - Pallamary’s journey from huffing glue to leading ayahuasca ceremonies - Who determines nationhood? Earning your keep as a medicine person. - The psychedelic is NOT easy - how deep shadow-work goes - “I’m a cast of 1000s” - integrating sub-personalities with ayahuasca - Shamanism is the mastery of energy - The energetic role of the shaman in ayahuasca ceremony - Truth and Integrity - finding for genuine shaman practitioners - Reaching for the absolute - becoming whole

Well, this interview is not what you may assume. It stands out in the repertoire of podcasts that have come before and are likely to go from here. That is because it isn't an interview at all, it's merely a conversation that happened off-the-cuff and just so happened to be recorded. I am releasing it because despite the diffused and tangential nature of the thing, it was fun and informative and because the guest, Patrick Kroupa is a man with much to offer, a formal interview and otherwise. Patrick Kroupa (also known as Lord Digital, born January 20, 1969) is an American writer, hacker and activist. Kroupa was a member of the legendary Legion of Doom and Cult of the Dead Cow hacker groups and co-founded MindVox in 1991, with Bruce Fancher. He was a heroin addict from age 14 to 30 and got clean through the use of the hallucinogenic drug ibogaine. [wiki] He is on the show this week to talk about peptides, anti-aging, and the complexities of health in the modern, toxic world.   For relevant links, or to download this episode, head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind78   ------------------- Support The Show 😇 👍 😍   Buy Some Blotter Art! (yes, it's legal. No Drugs) https://www.jameswjesso.com/blotter   Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso   One Time Donation... PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Crypto: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin/   Buy Copies Of My Books on Psilocybin Psychology https://www.jameswjesso.com/category/books/   *** Special thanks to patrons Thomas & Melanie H., Clean S., Greg A., Joe A., Andy D., Angela & James J., Ian C., Reese. H., Harry P., Don J., Robbie G., Yvette C., & Neeraj D.   ------------------- EPISODE BREAKDOWN BPC-157: what the hell is that? Repairing brain damage from long-term stimulate use Cautions around injecting peptides - tracking reliable vendors Ageing and Anti-Aging with HGH and Secretagogues Reinvigorating the Sex Drive Metformin Big pharma and the FDA Health care in Canada vs the USA The smear campaign against nicotine vaping Some background on the history of Oxycotin, fentanyl, and perspective heroin Measuring our hormones to assess your health James’ journey with the ketogenic diet (I am not longer on this diet)

Journalist, photographer, and artist James Oroc was born in the small South Pacific nation of Aotearoa. Since 1998 he has been pursuing and reporting on the cutting edge of extreme sports in more than 40 countries around the globe, his work appearing in magazines, films, and on MTV Sports. He has been a member of the Burning Man community since 1999, and he is also involved in the documentation and advancement of psychedelic culture as one of the first people to ever publically discuss the philosophical and metaphysical implication of 5-MeO-DMT. His first book, Tryptamine Palace, is a quintessential read for those interested in psychedelic philosophy. It presents his theories on reality, God, quantum mechanics and 5-MeO-DMT that are present in Tryptamine Palace. In this interview, we scratch the surface of those theories but advance beyond the Tryptamine Palace and explore the topics of his most recent book, The New Psychedelic Revolution -- the rich history of visionary art, modern festival culture, the rising popularity of 5-MeO-DMT, and his psychedelic philosophies on the nature of mind.   For relevant links, or to download this episode, head to http://bit.ly/ATTMind77   ------------------- Support The Show 😇 👍 😍   Buy Some Blotter Art! (yes, it's legal. No Drugs) https://www.jameswjesso.com/blotter   Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameswjesso   One Time Donation... PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Crypto: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin/   Buy Copies Of My Books on Psilocybin Psychology https://www.jameswjesso.com/category/books/   *** Special thanks to patrons Thomas & Melanie H., Clean S., Greg A., Dean H., Joe A., Andy D., Angela & James J., Ian C., Reese. H., Harry P., Don J., Robbie G., & Yvette C.   ------------------- EPISODE BREAKDOWN How psychedelics give people bigger egos (especially 5-MeO-DMT) Oroc’s encounter with 5-MeO-DMT and what led him to the Tryptamine Palac Being a successful psychedelic author Medicalization vs. psychedelics as agents of modern mysticism Finding God through psychedelics The importance of spirituality Ego death, psychedelics, and relating to God The history of psychedelics and where we are its cultural evolution Visionary culture: art, music, and transformational festivals (especially Burning Man) The vital role of community, trance, and dance in human life Psychedelic university - festival conferences