Adventures Through The Mind

Another episode of ATTMind Radio has come to fruit and I am happy to announce the guest is Jef Baker. From his bio: Jef is a Cultural Studies and Communications graduate from Southern Cross University. His thesis 'A Thread in the Vine-The Deep Ecology of Contemporary Ayahuasca Discourse' played an important role in his rediscovering the plant medicine path. Jef's research interests are now centred on exploring the ritual aspects of the psychedelic experience and how entheogenic plants inform people's notions of self, agency, identity and community in postmodernity. A particular focus is how the integration process is critical in bringing about pragmatic change at the personal, cultural and social levels. Jef Baker and I initially met online and when I was blessed with the opportunity to be in Sydney, Australia to give a talk for the Sydney Spore, he and I met up for falafel and conversation. Starting with a discussion around the underlying themes and conflicts within the larger online Ayahuasca discourse, we quickly transition into discussing the somewhat elusive puzzle of what it means to 'integrate' one's psychedelic experiences. In particular, we discuss the role of community engagement and the difference between a change in perspective and a change in behavior. Support The Podcast PayPal Donation Patreon Other Options (including bitcoin) Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp34 Support The Podcast

While touring Australia, I had the opportunity to sit down with Sebastian Job, Ph.D. Him and I originally met in 2014 through Rak Razam while we are all in Peru to study and work with the plant traditions down there. He joins us to talk about his path from studying the psychology of racist Russian nationalists to the sociopolitical significance of entheogens. We discuss his personal journey with plant dietas, entheogens and the potential they hold as allies in advancing our local and global sociopolitical context, and his advancement of Terrence's McKenna's Stoned Ape Theory, which he calls Stoned Cyborg Theory (yes it is as awesome as it sounds, however not nearly as far out as you'd think). It was a gift to have some a well read and articulate guest to the show and I'm sure you will enjoy this one. Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp33 Support The Podcast PayPal Donation Patreon Other Options (including bitcoin)

So you want to be enlightened? Well, here are 17 questions and answers about enlightenment from the professor, author, and host of The Entheogenic Evolution, Martin Ball Ph.D. Unlike other episodes of the podcast, this is not an interview between Martin and I. It is a reading of one of his essays. It was initially released on his podcast a few years ago, which is where I first heard it. Unfortunately, when I tried to find it in order to share it with some friends, I found it out it had been taken down. I felt this an important piece of work and thus messaged Martin and was granted his permission to release it through ATTMind Radio. It offers some highly relevant, albeit tough to swallow, information for people in spiritual culture. I was also given a bunch of Martin's artwork to play within the video. Although my video editing skills are amateur at best, his art is fresh. Enjoy the journey. Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp32 Support The Podcast PayPal Donation Patreon Other Options (including bitcoin)

The somewhat painful emergence out of the "Just Say No" fallacy of the Nancy Reagan DARE moment is underway at the cutting edge of festival and nightlife culture. In its place, Harm Reduction has come to the forefront as the next wave of drug education. But more than just drug education, Harm Reduction is a public health philosophy that basically says "people are gonna do risky things, might as well give them real, evidence-based information to at least make informed choices, so as to minimize risk". On this episode of ATTMind Radio, we feature Paul Brooks. He is a journalist and founding member of Calgary Party Safe, a not-for-profit harm reduction organization. He is also manager of a popular downtown club in Calgary, Alberta, Communication Director for Bass Coast Music Festival, and a super great guy. He is on the show to explore not only the philosophy and evolution of harm reduction but some practical information about staying safe when sampling psychoactives. Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp31 Support The Podcast PayPal Donation Patreon Other Options (including bitcoin)

Yarrow Willard, Clinical/Master Herbalist, co-visionary of the Harmonic Arts Botanical Dispensary and self-proclaimed 'Herbal Jedi" is this episode's guest. He joins us to explore the potentials of plants and the natural world in training the material and non-material potentials residing in each of us. Topics explored in the episode include: how to learn from plants. microdosing wild plants, epigenetics and health through the generations, the role plants play in our material and non-material health, cultivating biological resilience, branched polysaccharides and the fungal kingdom, training the microbiome, the current state of human domestication and how we can start to free ourselves. Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp30 Support The Podcast PayPal Donation Patreon Other Options (including bitcoin)

Chris Bennett is a long-standing Cannabis activist and historian. He is also the man behind Vancouver's premiere herbal entheogen shop, Urban Shaman Ethnobotanicals. He is a prolific writer on the topics of Cannabis in politics and activism, as well as its ancient history. He is the author of Cannabis and the Soma Solution and Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible. He joins us on the show to talk about the role Cannabis played in the early Abrahamic religions as the fabled Kaneh Bosm. Clearing up very old misinformation and carrying us from the historical origins of humilities relationship to Cannabis all the way the pending national legalization of Cannabis in Canada. A wealth of extremely interesting and transgressive information, Bennet has got something special ATTMind Radio. Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp29 Support The Podcast PayPal Donation Patreon Other Options (including bitcoin)

Mike Zaremba talks floating. No sight, no sound, no gravity, total disconnection with the sensory experience of the outside world, floating is a gateway to states of awareness that may most of us never knew were possible. Floating, (aka Floatation therapy or Sensory Deprivation) is a healing and altered state technology that is rapidly growing around the world. Our guest for this episode is Mike Zaremba. He is the co-owner of The Float House, Canada's most prolific floatation center, and the host of the podcast Vancouver Real. He joins us to talk the science, history and esoteric possibilities of Floating and its interwoven relationship to psychedelics. Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp28 Support The Podcast

Mel Mariposa is on the show to talk about Polyamory, a non-monogamous lifestyle. A self-proclaimed queer, polyamorous relationship anarchist, she is also the author of the blog Polysingleish. On this episode of the podcast we dive deep into the what's, why's, & how's of polyamory. We talk about what is means to be authentic, honest, selfish, and open. We explore the importance of confident vulnerability and trust, and navigating the turbulent terrain non-monogamy offers us all, more or less. We while also tap into a much needed stark discussion on the shadow side of polyamory. Mel offers us an interview that anyone interested in polyamory will enjoy, from the fresh and curious to the deeply experienced. Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp27 Support The Podcast PayPal Donation Patreon Other Options (including bitcoin)

Douglas Tataryn is a clinical psychologist whose Bio-Emotive Framework brings us to the core of Emotional Intelligence. What is the Bio-Emotive Framework? It is an approach to emotional intelligence that enables us the release of emotional repression and the healing of past traumas. It gives us the tools to not only identify and delineate the core feelings directing our behaviors, but also an understanding of what is standing in the way of a happy, fully-embodied life. We talk about the difference between emotions and feelings; the effect past experiences have in manipulating our view of the world in the present; the rampant condition of 'cultural alexithymia', how to connect, understand and release feelings that aren't serving you; and the vital role body awareness plays in our emotional intelligence. This an episode I think EVERYONE can benefit from listening to. Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp26 Support The Podcast PayPal Donation Patreon Other Options (including bitcoin)

Mark Haden is chair of the board for the Canadian chapter of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He, along with his colleges, are the ones working to lay the policy groundwork for the legal integration of psychedelics into society. Mark is also Adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia School of Public and Population Health; has worked for the addiction services for 28 years in counselling, and supervisory roles; has been published in several reputable journals including the Canadian Journal Of Public Health and the International Journal Of Drug Policy; and was even awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for drug policy reform work in 2013. In this episode, we talk about the current state of psychedelic research and what is holding ti back, as well as what regularity structure the society may create in the eventual release of psychedelics from their political prison. Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/ATTMindRadioEp25 Support The Podcast PayPal Donation Patreon Other Options (including bitcoin)