The Passing Through Podcast

I'm passing through again this week, from Osada in Prosinko, Poland! Join me this episode for a fresh glimpse into vanlife with some quick reflections on anger, a few musings on masculinity and femininity, and a brief appearance by Asia.

I'm passing through Prosinko, Poland! This week's episode is a sweaty one. I just wanted to check in and let you all know where my head's at. Jump in my vansauna and join me for a quick monologue. We're staying at Osada for the next month, tending to the needs of the farm, the land and the group while Asia and I kick off our journey. Listen for special instructions on how to avoid succumbing to murderous impulses at the Overlook Hotel, how to live in harmony with your family, and why meditation is helpful for mental health - and equanimity in general. In this episode I'm Free Fallin'. Stay with me while I unpack and Ramble On about my times as a dockside siren singing sailors to shipwreck.

In this engaging conversation, Edward Groody, a community building expert and mentor, shares his journey through the men’s movement and his studies under Dr. M. Scott Peck. He discusses the resurgence of community building across Europe and highlights the profound impact of sacred poetry on spiritual connections. Edward emphasizes the power of shared vulnerability and genuine connections in combating loneliness, while also exploring how mindfulness can pave the way for deeper relationships. Tune in for insights on creating a cosmic community amidst chaos!

This week Brad Adams is passing through! Brad is not only the founder of LAMPS (Los Angeles Medicinal Psychedelics Society), he has a wealth of knowledge and experience working with mental health and psychedelics. Brad's helping to raise awareness, foster community, and help us find the others! It was an absolute pleasure speaking to him. Join us for a discussion on using psychedelics to treat psychiatric distress and fear of death, a brief history of LAMPS, Brad's work with Ayahuasca in Peru with Dennis McKenna, psychedelic churches, the importance of integration, Vipassana as a tool for rehabilitation in prisons, the difference between South American and Hawaiian Ayahuasca and much more. This episode was a special treat for me and I hope it will be for you, too. Below is a bunch of information on LAMPS, their history, links to their Facebook group, mailing list, Instagram, upcoming workshops and website. Below that will be some additional references from our discussion. About LAMPS The Los Angeles Medicinal Psychedelics Society (LAMPS) is a community of visionaries, researchers, psychonauts, curious explorers, passionate healers and other medical professionals looking to expand the horizons of their practice. Founded by Brad Adams, PhD, in 2015, LAMPS first started holding live in-person (and simultaneously videotaped) sessions featuring talks given by psychedelic experts and medical professionals. In 2018, at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), we hosted the first university-based presentation of psychedelic information in Los Angeles since the 1960s. This was a groundbreaking three-day psychedelic symposium featuring revered elders and leaders in the psychedelic world such as Gabor Mate, James Fadiman, Dennis McKenna, James Oroc, Hamilton Morris and many others. LAMPS followed with an ambitious virtual conference in 2021 exploring, among other issues, the light and the shadow of the revived psychedelic movement. In our continuous presentation of virtual live panel discussions, LAMPS strives to inform and empower both the medical and general community about the wide potential of the many psychedelic medicines now available as well as the need for best practices and careful post-use integration. We seek to present the knowledge and insights of leading experts and thought leaders in the field to help protect, nurture, and make sense of the continuously-evolving psychedelic renaissance. Paul Lisy, a documentary filmmaker and member of the team, is spearheading documentary projects for LAMPS exploring topics such as psychedelics and death, psychedelics and addiction recovery, as well as psychedelic churches. LAMPS is also preparing for focused psychedelic research and an array of training programs. Join LAMPS on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/los.angeles.medicinal.plant.society. Join our email list here, https://bit.ly/3eC5Tn6, and follow us on Instagram at @_lampsociety so you will not miss out on future LAMPS events! Here is a link to the working draft for the upcoming Psychedelic INSIGHTS conference at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on October 19-20. Check back soon for updates!  https://www.lampss.org/agenda References From This Episode LAMPS Events IFS-Based Psychedelic Trip Sitting Workshop April 20th - May 11th INSIGHTS Conference October 19th - 20th On Integration Rob Bateman’s episode on YouTube called A No-Woo Guide to Integrating Psychedelic Experiences The Psychedelics Integration Handbook by Ryan Westrum & Jay Dufrechou Documentaries  From Shock to Awe Doing Time Doing Vipassana The Dhamma Brothers Letters From The Dhamma Brothers

Geoff Gallinger is passing through! Geoff is host of the Nodes in the Net podcast, creator of the Creekmasons substack, and lord-and-savior of the Creekmasons Discord server. Geoff is smart, compassionate, learned and always a delight to talk to - whether through video calls or text channels. Join us for a special multiverse crossover episode where we discuss creativity, podcasting, meditation, masculinity under scientific materialism, and a whole bunch more.

Jadwiga Klata is passing through! She's a young (post)activist who first felt moved to act in the wake of the migrant crisis in 2013. She's worked with Extinction Rebellion where she participated in non-violent direct action and civil disobedience aimed at raising awareness about the climate crisis, and now she works with Osada in Poland to more fully understand what it means to be human in the times of polycrisis. Join us for a talk about these things and a bunch more. If you'd like to connect or learn more about Jadwiga, you can find her on Instagram at crying_jadwiga

In this episode, it's just me passing through. Life is hectic and busy as I uproot myself and transition into that vanlife. I'm in the liminal space between old and new and I have precious little time. There's a sort of escape velocity I need to reach in order to break free from the gravity of the world I've known. I can feel it clutching at my heels, refusing to release its grasp. In this episode I offer a few words on securing the van, moving house, and therapeutic practices such as IFS and community building. Enjoy the spacious background sound of an empty apartment. Embrace the echoes. Kiss the abyss.

We have a special episode for you this week. It's about life and death: Mary Telliano is passing through! Mary is an end-of-life doula, a death educator, psychedelic facilitator, and founder of The Anam Cara Academy. Join Mary and I for a discussion on death and dying, the origins of the modern funeral industry in the United States, and her work at the intersection of plant medicine and human mortality. This discussion was really valuable to me and I hope it is for you, too! Here's a link to Mary's guided death meditation. Please, please give it a listen.

Isabel Clarke is passing through! Isabel is an author, thinker and clinical psychologist with over two decades of experience working in the NHS. After our talk, when I fed our conversation through an AI to ask it to title our discussion, it gave me the following suggestions: Transcending the Arrogance of the Renaissance Man: A Conversation with Isabel Exploring Ecology and Transcendence: Insights with Isabel From Climate Anxiety to Activism: Dialogues with Isabel Pick the one you like best! It was a pleasure to speak with Isabel and learn more about the transliminal realm, the blurred lines between mystical experiences and psychosis, how her work has positively influenced mental health in the United Kingdom's NHS, and how to leverage all of our human emotions to get us through the unique ecological crises of our times. All the information you need to find Isabel and her work can be found on her website.

The incredible Robert Falconer is passing through! Author of the book The Others Within Us, Bob has a long list of accolades. He’s studied with Marshall Rosenberg who developed Non-Violent Communication; he’s worked with Carol Erickson and is certified in Ericksonian hypnotherapy; he’s studied with Jack and Helen Watkins, the creators of Ego State Therapy. He was the executive director of the Institute for Trauma Oriented Psychotherapy for a decade. He’s worked in IFS for over a decade. The list goes on... Join us for a fantastic talk about psychotherapy, IFS (Internal Family Systems), the porosity of mind, unattached burdens, spirit presence experiences, DMT entities, psychedelics, spiritual healing and a bunch of other stuff. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Robert Falconer