Adventures Through The Mind

What lessons do our psychedelics experiences offer us in making sense of the global pandemic and all the crises that have come with it? Our guests exploring this question are Rachel Harris, Maria Papaspyrou, Tarzie McLean, and Kyle Buller. --LINKS-- For links to all our guest's work, and to download an MP3 of this episode, head to https://bit.ly/PsyCafe2 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***   --- 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/ ▷ This Episode's Sponsor: DEEP SKY COFFEE Use promo code "jesso" to get a 10% discount and give 5% to psychedelic research WIN FREE COFFEE! https://kingsumo.com/g/gtloin/win-free-coffee-and-some-signed-psychedelic-books ► 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, & Chuck W ************** Episode Breakdown Introduction of each guest Sensemaking reality How do we make our challenges 'medicine' When does the ceremony end? Internal vs external challenge | active engagement vs passive receptivity Doing the work vs letting the work be done Learning to sit in uncertainty How does our perspective on death impact how we respond to the pandemic The pandemic, like psychedelics, places our dying front and center in life "The grief and the loss and the fertility of it all" The complexity between reconnecting with nature for our individual health and the demand to stay out of the wilds for the sake of planetary health Do our psychedelic experiences support our capacity to navigate crises in general? A question of meaning-making during the pandemic crisis We are all being affected differently The privilege to see this as a learning opportunity Exploring the unintended consequences of acting while highly embodied with 'triggered' energy The complications of reactive social media engagement during times of protest Are we integrating our pandemic lessons well enough to prepare for the growing climate crisis? Psychedelic integration has no end The ongoing process of meaning-making Failing to live up to our psychedelic lessons It takes a long time to integrate crisis, psychedelic or otherwise The selfishness of 'Yolo' What do you bring back for the world from your psychedelic experiences?   ************** --- 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/ ▷ This Episode's Sponsor: DEEP SKY COFFEE Use promo code "jesso" to get a 10% discount and give 5% to psychedelic research WIN FREE COFFEE! https://kingsumo.com/g/gtloin/win-free-coffee-and-some-signed-psychedelic-books   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter

In 2017, Andrea Bird received her terminal diagnosis. In December of 2018, having no experience with it up to this point, she received underground psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy to grapple with the challenge of dying. She is on the show for this episode to share her psilocybin story publicly for the first time. (If you noticed this episode's mp3 dropped before the end, that was an issue on my end! The corrected file has been uploaded and should be available shortly.)   --LINKS-- For links to Andrea's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind125 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- 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/ ► 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, & Chuck W ************** Episode Breakdown Receiving the terminal Diagnosis Deciding to take psilocybin during her dying process Learning to be a dying person The context of her first journey The story of her first journey What her first psilocybin journey taught her about how to die Learning to love yourself Integrating that first journey into life (and dying) The shadow winter What brought her into her second journey 'Saying to good to everyone I love' Dying of cancer during the pandemic A fierce training of living in the present moment Giving back the gift of life Andreas suggestions in preparing for psilocybin during your dying time The role of poetry in learning to die   ************** --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- 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

Welcome To The Psychedelic Café, a structured group conversation on curated topics, with curated guests, exploring a central question. This session's question is: What does it mean to be a Black advocate in the Psychedelic Renaissance? Our guests are The Dank Duchess, Darron Le Baron, Chor Boogie, Akua Ofosuhene, and Moudou Baqui --LINKS-- For links to our guests' work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/PsyCafe1 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- 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/ ► 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, & Chuck W ***Featured image is courtesy (and copyright) of Chor Boogie

Dr. Douglas Tataryn discusses the Four Facets Of Human Transformation, covering waking up, cleaning up post-enlightenment, navigating unconscious conditioning, and exploring the transformative power of emotional processing. He also touches upon the challenges of battling cancel culture and postmodernism in personal growth and emotional intelligence.

Maria Balaet is on the show to talk about the impact of psychedelics on memory processing, the neuropharmacology of memory, the interplay of memory and personal consciousness, and the ethics of memory modulation with psychedelics. --LINKS-- For links to Maria Balaet's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind123 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- 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/ This episode's Sponsor: https://www.jameswjesso.com/formula Use promo code "jesso" to get 20% off your first order. ► 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, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Ian C, David WB, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W   ************** Episode Breakdown Foundational concepts of memory, brain, and consciousnesses Neural Darwinism Memory as an operation of the brain Memory is not just about remembering things Encoding, consolidation, retrieval (and reconsolidation) Implicit vs explicit memory Different theories of memory retrieval The pharmacological mechanism of memory consolidation The malleability of memory over time - how memory is liable to disruption The memory of meaning The neurobiology of memory The impact of psychedelics on memory processing Her research using a ketamine analog to disrupt the reconsolidation process Psychedelics as memory modulators How we can use psychedelics therapeutically to change memory Research with ketamine to alter memory cues around alcoholism The dangers of at-home efforts to alter memory resulting in accidental self-harm Psychedelic brainwashing and malicious intent Differing psychedelics, different neuropharmacology, different memory modulation? The fleeting memories of DMT, dream recall, and state-dependent learning Is it possible to increase our ability to remember our psychedelic experiences? The role of glutamate in memory and how different psychedelics pharmacologically change that process (LSD vs ketamine) Maria's upcoming research on how people's cognition under psychedelics compares to the average sober population

Jerónimo M.M. joins us on the show to discuss the cultural issues we are presented with insofar as integrating psychedelics into the mainstream of the Western World of the Global North. We also talk about preparing for the unintended consequences of ending prohibition and the amputation of culture that comes with our globalized export of psychoactive plants. --LINKS-- For links to Jeronimo's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind122 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- 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/ This episode's Sponsor: https://www.jameswjesso.com/formula Use promo code "jesso" to get 20% off your first order. ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, ` ************** Episode Breakdown How we are both coping with the pandemic What the pandemic look like on the ground in New York City Discussing the growth of COVID-19 reported cases and why there are so many more already and even more coming Is COVID-19 our great war? Humanity vs the destructive consequences of our civilization Rates of changes and the present dying of our civilization Will a better world come out of this or a totalitarian nightmare? The pandemic lockdown is forcing us to slow down and be in the present moment The impact of COVID-19 on people in poverty and people with drug dependence China is now in the aftermath and going about their business. What will our aftermath be like? Why flattening the curve is our most reasonable response, now that containment is impossible Canada's healthcare system and how it is already starting to cripple our care due to a lack of supplies Doug Ford is Ontario Canada's Trump-Lite (but apparently he is, personally, very supportive of psychedelic medicine) Test shortages for the population, mask shortages for the healthcare workers and why it's so important to follow social distancing measures The difference, for Patrick, between watching his friends die during and after overcoming his heroin addiction Comparing the experience of his friends dying with the recent death of his mother People we know are going to die of COVID-19 and we shouldn't ignore this fact Patrick's experiences of death offer us as perspective in these frightening, and fatal times Final thoughts and perspectives for all of us stuck in this together   ************** --- 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/ This episode's Sponsor: https://www.jameswjesso.com/formula Use promo code "jesso" to get 20% off your first order. ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   --- 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

5-MeO-DMT and breath work facilitator Chad Charles joins me to discuss Leo Gura's Outrageous Experiments In Consciousness (30 breakthrough 5-MeO-DMT trips in 30 days, at increasing doses, in isolation). Our primary purpose was to discuss an element of the video that we both felt was outright dangerous, but the discussion expands to 5-MeO-DMT experiences in general. --LINKS-- To access and download this episode in audio-only, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMindBonusLeo See my full interview with Chad Charles on 5-MeO-DMT best practices: http://bit.ly/ATTMind113 --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W

Dr. Oliver Grundmann joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to talk about Kratom. We discuss its traditional cultural use, legal history, pharmacology, modern cultural use, preparation best practices, its benefits and its risks, and how to safely start using kratom. --LINKS-- For links to Dr. Anderson's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind118 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W ************** Episode Breakdown What is kratom? Kratom’s cultural traditions and history of use Is its prohibition being lobbied by the drug trade? Traditional preparations of kratom  Pharmacology and effects in the brain G proteins, opioid receptors, and the beta arrestin 2 pathway How kratom gives you an opioid high without suppressing breathing The differing addictive potentials of Kratom's alkaloids, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine What opioid receptor is being activated with kratom? Is kratom addictive? What are the symptoms of withdrawal? Doctors might give you methadone for kratom withdrawal The difference betweenness addiction and dependence How good therapy might mean nothing for addiction if there are no social supports to help people into healthier social-economic circumstances Why people use kratom and how effective it is according to the research Adverse effects | kratom side effects Is kratom toxic for the liver? Yes, but it’s not that simple. How to know if you have an addiction to kratom What to watch out for when first starting with kratom How to get the most out of your kratom (skip the OJ!) Do different strains make a difference? Is the DEA trying to suppress kratom to protect the profits of big pharma? The importance of more research Further links and resources   ************** --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- 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

Dr. Frank Anderson joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to explore the Internal Family Systems model of therapy and its perspective on the nature of mind, trauma, “triggers”, and the symptoms of mental illness. We also talk about the transpersonal context of the self, choosing to grow up in the face of our own traumas, IFS’ application to psychedelic therapies, and how to use IFS to navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. --LINKS-- For links to Dr. Anderson's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind120 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W ************** Episode Breakdown What is Internal family systems therapy?  Systems thinking and the multiplicity of the mind Everybody is born with 'self-energy' and we don't need to build it or cultivate it We all have multiple personalities, IFS calls them 'parts'  The problems of parts taking on extreme roles  The different types of parts and their roles  the two types of protective parts: mangers and firefighters the wounded parts: exiles All our parts have positive intention - even if those intentions have negative results  How IFS is different than conventional therapy insofar as how it addresses 'problematic behavior': e.g. Cutting, addiction and suicide  How important therapist authenticity of affect is during the co-regulation process between client and therapist The difference between managing symptoms and healing wounds  What an IFS session looks like and the vital importance of 'getting the permission of the protective parts' before doing any healing work  The client does the healing, the therapist is an adjunct Healing happened through the internal relationship between the self and the parts  Self-energy: what is it, what does it feel like, what is its role and how do we connect with it  How trauma impacts our relationship between the self and our parts  In the IFS context of trauma, what does it mean to be an adult Growing up and healing trauma is a choice we need to need to make, even when our capacity to choose is different in different contexts (e.g. Systemic disenfranchisement)  The metaphysics of choosing our trauma before being born as a spiritual process  We all have the capacity to heal our trauma How does IFS understand psychedelic therapy, generally and specifically: MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine There is such a difference between low dose and high dose ketamine insofar as doing therapy  Low-dose ketamine psychotherapy using IFS protocol, compared to MDMA protocol  The exciting potentials of how different psychedelic therapies can be optimized through IFS  The impotence of differing between recreational, therapeutic, spiritual and harmful use An IFS interpretation of the imperial ACE psilocybin model  Should therapists experience psychedelics before providing psychedelic therapy  How does understanding IFS as a paradigm for living help us with or without trauma  How to use self-facilitated IFS processes to deal with the trauma/pain/fear of the COVID-19 pandemic  Unblending from our past so we can show up to what's actually happening right now   ************** --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- 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

Francoise Bourzat joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to discuss the Mazatec mushroom tradition and her decade-long journey bridging indigenous wisdom with the western tradition while apprenticing under traditional mushrooms curanderas. She joins us to help us better understand the wisdom of the sacred mushrooms and how we might deepen our relationship with them. [instagram giveaway of her book happening now] --LINKS-- For links to Patrick's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind119 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter   *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W ************** Episode Breakdown What is different about Francoise's approach to healing with psychedelics and expanded states of consciousness The cultural loss of focusing too much on the psychedelic experience itself The value of using psychedelics and expanded states of consciousness for personal transformation Applying the holistic model for a balanced life to psychedelic healing The central importance of nature wisdom in the Mazatec tradition The role of spirits in Mazatec mushroom healing You have to come with a question for the mushroom to 'doctor' you "when the mushroom takes residence in you" The mushrooms are more than tools; they are a living entity Everything exists in relationship We and the mushrooms share the same mother The inherent wisdom of the mushroom and how to awaken it The relationship goes both ways; "The mushroom gets to know you" Does ketamine or MDMA have an intelligence? The space the MDMA creates in us is a holy space Legacy of use is important, but anything that opens a holy space within us is deserving of relationship What about people who take mushrooms and still embody hate and violence? Shadow work with sacred mushrooms can get ugly What it means to metabolize the shadow The role of Compassion and self-compassion in deep healing with mushrooms Repairing the broken bonds between parents and children The Mazatec's cultural perspective on avoiding sex and mushroom healing Bourzat's perspective on Sex, and psilocybin and psychedelics in general Sexual healing during a psilocybin mushroom ceremony The stages of psychedelic integration and what practices fit best during which stages The vital importance of embodying our psilocybin lessons. The role and importance of community in psychedelic integration   ************** --- 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/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter --- 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