Adventures Through The Mind

Our guest for this episode is Stephen Jenkinson and, with him, we will wonder about wonder and inquire–with wonder–about wisdom, prejudice, language, Mystery, generational truancy, the plague, and inquiry itself. For links to Jenkinson's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind148   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***       SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M     Episode Breakdown Inquiry, wonder, language, and the end of our days Our education was a war on Mystery Wonder isn't necessarily safe or good-feeling We have no obligation to be ok Psychedelics, MAID, and modernity "We deserve an ordinary life" Ambivalence, and being a “divisionary” Wisdom and prejudice Owning the truancy of the boomer generation Fate and the gods The failures of the language of loss to speak to the realities of the plague  The plague is already a savagely lost opportunity The nostalgia of our pre-pandemic days A generation's worth Doomsday and the greatest trauma implemented on the English people The end of the pandemic will be only the beginning of our undoing   ************** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   ► Or, you can buy a copy of one of my books! Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/

Amanita Dreamer is on the show to talk about her story of healing from panic and anxiety with the amanita muscaria mushroom.  We also talk about the mushroom's pharmacology, safe preparation and use; and how (and why) it can help us heal from not only childhood trauma but pre-birth and infancy trauma by re-parenting us. Finally, we talk about what it means to live traumatized in a traumatized and traumatizing world and how the amanita mushroom might help us discover, and build, a world that feels like a safe home. For links to Amanita Dreamer's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind147   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***     SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M     Episode Breakdown Introducing my own ignorance and resistance against amanita muscaria What is the amanita muscaria mushroom? Amanita Dreamer's journey through healing anxiety, panic attack and benzo dependence with amanita How finding Amanita in the forest saved AD’s life The active metabolites of amanita are they toxic? And how are they different in their experience Microdosing amanita is adaptogenic Healing pre-birth and infancy trauma with Amanita Muscaria Amanita is here to re-parent you | you are valuable Infancy trauma and anxiety disorders in adulthood Healing core wounds and become a truly human culture The amanita spirits are the cultural elders here to bring us back to our humanity Home is a place where you can exist without coercion Home means traveling and celebrating together Learning from the mushroom The difference between psilocybin and amanita Methods of amanita consumption | tea, smoking, microdosing, and macrodosing What an amanita experience is like Reviewing the psychoactive metabolites and metabolism of ibotenic acid into muscimol The amanita sleep and why you don't remember The other side of the trip Trip sitting amanita journeys vs journeying alone Smoking amanita muscaria and connecting with the ancestors Microdosing amanita muscaria How long does amanita tea last in the fridge Censorship and mushroom content   ************** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   ► Or, you can buy a copy of one of my books! Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/

Danny Nemu is on the show to talk about Science Revealed, the failures of our scientific institutions, and their unreliability as proxies for sensemaking reality.  We explore the question: Can we trust science? ***Interview recorded April 29, 2021 (This is a weird interview because there are several moments where my—I personally consider valid—inclination to push back against certain statements revealed myself as being somewhat wrapped in ideological assumptions and juvenile reactivity... It was an interesting learning experience for myself... That being said, Danny and I continued to have a thoughtful and respectful conversation and one that I hope you will appreciate.) ... For links to Beiner's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind146   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***     SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M     Episode Breakdown “It’s been a very interesting pandemic” does peer-review science actually create change (focus on cannabis legalization) Censorship in peer-review science (especially medicine) Close-mindedness and rationalism in scientific institutions Is science (actually) self-correcting? Science as a force of colonialism Is science (actually) self-correcting? pt.2 Grasping for theories and anti-science Conspiracy theories, mythic truths, and propaganda Debating covid narratives Viruses are information What is Covid revealing to us about ourselves? The damage caused by the prevailing human superiority complex The world is sick and we are in crisis Science and learning to know less   ************** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   ► Or, you can buy a copy of one of my books! Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/

Natasha Mason PhD and Jan Ramaekers PhD are on the show to discuss the effects of psilocybin on creativity; the challenge of measuring creativity in a lab; the role creativity plays in mental health; and even the connections between psychedelics, creativity, and movements in art and culture.   For links to out guest's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind145   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***     SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M     Episode Breakdown A disambiguation of the term Creativity; convergent vs divergent thinking The difficulty of determining what qualifies as creative in creativity research Creativity is defined by culture, too Creativity and its role in mental health; creativity is an essential cognitive ability How creative thinking can help with depression Cognitive flexibility, psychedelics, and healing depression The neurophysiology of creativity Creativity and the default mode network Outline their study on the effects of psilocybin on creativity and its results How much psilocybin (dose) were they giving people and why? How they measured the personal sense of being creative Psychedelics, art, and creativity research The role of glutamate in the ego dissolution experience The window of opportunity for neuroplasticity after psychedelics Glutamate, psilocybin, excitotoxicity, and depression The psychedelic encounters with near-death are protecting the brain (maybe) What’s next in their research on the effects of psilocybin on creativity   ************** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   ► Or, you can buy a copy of one of my books! Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/

Antwan Saca and Leor Roseman are two of the authors of the research paper Relational Processes in Ayahuasca Groups of Palestinians and Israelis. They are on the show to talk about that research and the complexities of conflict and conflict-resolution it explores. For links to our guest's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind144   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***     SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M     Episode Breakdown Introducing the complexity of this topic Why Leor and Antwan were called to doing this research The dynamics in joint-space ayahuasca ceremonies with Israelis and Palestinians Facing the elephant in the room The role of cultural identities in the perpetuation of conflict The power dynamic on the west bank is more than just a cultural narrative The limitations of apolitical, individualistic "inner spirituality" narratives The vital importance of anger in facing injustice The challenge of integrating ayahuasca ceremonies (and conflict-resolution experiences) in the West Bank Communitas: can it change an unjust political reality or does it keep that reality as it is through evading it? Learning new ways of engaging the challenge of an unjust political reality that help encourage actual change The danger of these ayahuasca ceremonies and conflict-resolution in the West Bank. Drug stigma and the emergence of ayahuasca in Middle Eastern countries Movements towards using local plants in Middle Eastern Ayahuasca brews The different kinds of experiences reported Unity-based connection (and criticism of the “individual spirituality" of perennial philosophy) Recognition and difference-based connection Conflict-related revelation Awe and Silence Paraverbal qualities of language Delivery of conflict-related revelation and the need to ‘share the message’ Journalism and the complexity of reporting on ayahuasca ceremonies and conflict resolution in the West Bank   ************** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   ► Or, you can buy a copy of one of my books! Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/

In this psychedelic café, we explore spiritual awakening and spiritual crisis; what they are, and what causes them. We also explore how we heal from spiritual crisis; their connection to trauma; the spiritual roots of healing bipolar; differentiating spiritual crisis from clinical psychiatric illness; the anti-theistic paradigm of psychiatry; personal crisis in the context of global climate crisis; and having a force larger than oneself un-make and remake our lives. Our guests are: Anna Lutkajtis Dayle Mcleod Benjamin Mudge Michelle Anne Hobart Kyle Buller Dr. Nicole Gruel For links and Bios for each guest, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/PsyCafe6   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***     SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M     .....     Episode Breakdown Spiritual crisis as a way of discovering who we really are What makes spiritual awakening a crisis and how do we learn from them Spontaneous transformations of worldview Being dazzled by truth Living in a secular society increases the likelihood of spiritual crisis Where is the line between psychosis and spiritual crisis True spirituality is about love What does it mean to have a spiritual crisis? Bipolar, schizophrenia, and being unable to resolve a spiritual crisis The efficacy of psychiatric drugs in treating bipolar The role of the body in resolving spiritual crisis The importance of social context in spiritual crisis Spiritual crisis as a call to your ancestral lineage Preparing the cultural grounds for psilocybin introduction into the medical system The paradigm of psychiatry is anti-theistic The importance of including indigenous voices We are in a global spiritual crisis Trauma’s role in spiritual crisis How we ground through spiritual crisis experiences We need to upgrade our language around religious experiences Should we be trying to feel better?

Pierre Bouchard is on the show to talk about somatic therapy, the traumatic roots of depression, and the role ketamine-assisted somatic psychotherapy can play in healing that trauma, and thus the depression it produces. For links to Bouchard's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind143   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***     SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M     Episode Breakdown Somatic therapy vs traditional talk therapy The objectivity of sensation How somatic sensation can be used therapy We are all creatively organized to get love in the world How somatic therapy helps heal trauma Adding low-dose ketamine to somatic trauma therapy | ketamine therapy for depression How ketamine’s dissociative effects assist in safely accessing trauma feeling Developmental trauma and the roots of depression Treating depression through healing developmental trauma Trauma, depression, and healing through relationship How many somatic sessions does it take to heal depression? (integration) The problems of the present industry of ketamine therapy for depression Therapists should experience ketamine before providing ketamine In the absence of somatic ketamine therapists, how can we get the help we need to make sense of our ketamine experiences It’s never too late to have a good childhood   ************** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   ► Or, you can buy a copy of one of my books! Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/

Chris Bache, PhD, author of LSD and The Mind Of The Universe, talks about the global collapse and the birth of the future human. He discusses his LSD journeys into 'deep time' and divine encounters with oneness. The podcast explores the parallels between psychedelic experiences and the current global crisis, the complexity of the current global situation, and the importance of collaboration in discourse.

“Where do the Australian psychoactive acacia species fit into the contemporary, local psychedelic scene, and how does interaction with these species inform a deeper connection to this land and its dreaming?” That's the question we are discussing in this episode of the podcast, psychedelic cafe #5. We talk about the history, pharmacology, and phenomenology of drinking the psychedelic acacia trees of Australia. As well as their conservation, challenges of learning there being no known history of their ceremonial use, and the complications of using them in the context of colonialism. We also talk about plant intelligence, interspecies communication, and encounters with “the unseen realm” of spirits that exist beyond the human mind. Our Guests For This Episode: Nick Sun Jef Baker Rohan B. Dr. Liam Engel Julian Palmer For links to our guests' bios and work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/PsyCafe5   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***     SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M     Episode Breakdown Communicating with psychedelic acacia trees of Australia Connecting to the spirit of the land A growing language between humans and the acacia Conservation of Acacia in the face of wild harvesting The modern cultural context of acacia drinkers Australian Psychedelic Acacia spirituality is an unexplored area of psychedelic anthropology Acacia species that are orally active without separate MAOIs? Psychedelic alkaloids in Acacia other than nn, DMT—e.g. NMT, 5-MeO-DMT, and other undiscovered alkaloids Why plants produce alkaloids (beyond survival) Experiential differences between psychedelic acacias problems and concerns for conversation and preservation DMT and Acacia general usage patterns in Western Australia Ask not what the plant can do for you, but what you can do for the plant Finding a sustainable commercial source for  the psychedelic acacia trees of australia The complexity of drinking acacia in the context of colonialism Will drinking the plants reconnect us with the land Asking for permission Learning the plants and how to take them with integrity without a culture to guide us Psychedelic encounters with spirits — DMT, acacia, and “the unseen realm” You can’t just chalk entity experiences up to 'just a trip' All non-human life has intrinsic value Grow plants Existence is just a joke but you have to take it seriously or it isn’t funny Learn to en-joy The message DMT is attempting to give humanity Different plants from different lands, consumed on different lands, invite different insight   ************** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   ► Or, you can buy a copy of one of my books! Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/

Heather Hargraves joins us to discuss using neurofeedback therapy to heal the brain and build a resilient nervous system. We also talk about mental health disorders as an adaptive response of the nervous system, rather than a pathology. As well as where neurofeedback therapy fits in as an adjunct to psychotherapy in treat those disorders. We also talk extensively about ADHD, traumatic brain injury, and brain health. And, of particular excitement to you psychedelic-enthusiasts out there, we talk about psychedelic-informed neurofeedback. (Which is basically like using neurofeedback to encourage your brain to enter psychedelic-like states.) For links to Hargraves's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind141   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***     SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, Nick M, & Wes p     Episode Breakdown   What is neurofeedback and how does it work Using neurofeedback to encourage homeostasis in the brain through progressive-overload exercise for the nervous system Increasing communication, complexity, and relationship within the nervous system Understanding mental health disorders as a product of nervous system adaptation rather than pathology Technologically-augmented psychotherapy through neurofeedback ADHD, relaxation-induced anxiety, and Heart Rate Variability (a neurofeedback perspective) ADHD as a product of early-life head trauma Using neurofeedback for training the brain into good mental and neurological health Beyond neuroptimal At-home Neurofeedback technology - pros and cons Using neurofeedback therapy to treat chronic pain Discovering psychedelic-informed neurofeedback Combining psychedelic-induced neurofeedback with actual psychedelics Using neurofeedback therapy to assist integration on the neurobiological level Using neurofeedback and microdosing to repair brain damage You need to change the microbiome to sustain changes in the brain Early life trauma starts in the brain stem - A criticism of the polyvagal theory Divergence Neuro–effective and affordable at-home neurofeedback headset Using Neurofeedback and VR to create a Nexus5 (novel) experience Having neurodivergent individuals in our communities is an important evolutionary advantage “Maybe we’ve been hypnotized into pathologizing healthy responses to unhealthy systems” Using neurofeedback and genomics to predict whether or not DMT will help treat addiction Creating technology that works like mycelium   ************** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter