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...
Aug 13, 2021•2 hr 44 min•Ep. 147
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 ...
Jul 30, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 146
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/jam...
Jul 16, 2021•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 145
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:...
Jul 02, 2021•2 hr 51 min•Ep. 144
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 Lutkajti...
Jun 18, 2021•2 hr 38 min
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 ► M...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 143
Chris Bache PhD has previously been on the show to talk about his work with high dose LSD journeys, out of his book LSD and The Mind Of The Universe. In that book, he discusses visions he had of ‘the birth of the future human’ emerging out of the incredible suffering and challenges of a total, global collapse. In this interview, Chris outlines why and where he sees this collapse as already having begun and what his LSD journeys into ‘deep time,’ the collective suffering of all humanity, and divi...
Apr 23, 2021•2 hr 52 min•Ep. 142
“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 t...
Apr 09, 2021•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 141
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 ...
Mar 26, 2021•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 141
Benjamin Malcolm, aka The Spirit Pharmacist , joins us on to explore and compare the pharmacological actions of antidepressant psychotropics with the actions of the classical psychedelics, ayahuasca, MDMA, and ketamine. We also explore the risk of combining psychedelics, MDMA, and/or ketamine with the different classes of antidepressants, including SSRIs, SNRIs, and MAOIs, and even NDRIs like Wellbutrin and Strattera. This episode is chock full of very specific information about pharmacology. Ge...
Mar 12, 2021•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 140
Akua Ofosuhene is on the show to discuss the role psychedelics can play in dismantling racism in society by helping us learn to let go of the conditioned beliefs we are taught to hold about race in general. We also talk about how the dismantling of racism is actively harmed by the politics of outrage being carried into our personal relationships, and how getting beyond racism as a society can only truly come about in a cultural context based on the sacredness of the individual. For links to Akua...
Feb 26, 2021•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 139
Charley Wininger, author of Listening To Ecstacy: The Transformative Power of MDMA, joins us to talk about MDMA for couples, as well as MDMA for personal healing, spiritual awakening, and staying connected to the joy of being alive as we age into the winter years of our lives. Of course, MDMA comes with certain risks, and we talk about that too. For links to Wininger's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind138 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** S...
Feb 12, 2021•2 hr 53 min•Ep. 138
Alexander Beiner joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to discuss the rise of psychedelic capitalism, its impact on the culture, and the risk of us losing something promising if we get swept up by various narratives for-profits models are seeding into our minds. We also discuss modern Western culture’s crisis of meaning, the dissolution of trust in institutions, "the internet of beefs", and the challenge of sensemaking in our modern technological landscape. For links to Beiner's work, full sho...
Jan 29, 2021•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 137
We feature two anonymous guests on today’s episode to talk about applying psychedelics to somatic relational therapy. One of whom is a practicing underground therapist. The other is not a therapist or doing therapy, but a social worker and researcher specializing in somatic healing, interpersonal neurobiology, and psychedelic therapy. This is a radically different approach to the psychedelic-assisted therapy you are likely aware of--headphones, eye shades, therapist there to hold a hand if neede...
Jan 15, 2021•2 hr 56 min•Ep. 136
PSILOCYBIN AND COMPASSION ARE BOTH LINKED TO OUR ABILITY TO FEEL EMOTIONAL PAIN AS IT ARISES By examining this correlation from a trauma-informed, psychotherapeutic framework, we find an understanding of emotional healing and healthy emotional processes, with or without psilocybin on board. This lecture will explore the essence of compassion and how a lack of it is related to early childhood trauma and emotional repression. Furthermore, it will explore the potential of psilocybin in the resoluti...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 135
What are heightened sexual experiences? How do we access them? How do they relate to our ability to access pleasure, multiple orgasms, and a profound sense of intimacy with ourselves and with others? What do we need to watch out for on our journey of awakening to these heightened sexual experiences in order to stay safe in ourselves and avoid accidentally hurting others? And, what roles do our psychedelic experiences serve in this sexual awakening? We welcome Miriam Elyse to Adventures Through T...
Dec 18, 2020•2 hr 54 min•Ep. 134
TheraPsil is a coalition of healthcare professionals, patients, and advocates dedicated to fighting for the rights of Canadians facing end-of-life or illness-related distress to have legal access to therapeutic psychedelics. Members of the TheraPsil team join ATTMIND for a discussion about their legal argument for access to psilocybin-assisted therapy for the terminally ill here in Canada; the role of psilocybin in helping alleviate the existential suffering that comes during a person’s dying ti...
Dec 04, 2020•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 133
What is the best way to address both the acute and systemic problems present in psychedelic culture? It's a big question, so we have invited a number of people to have a psychedelic café about it. Our guests , (in alphabetical order according to their last name, excluding host James W. Jesso) Marta Ketchmarchek, co-founder and coordinator of The Psychedelic Society of The Netherlands and Facilitator at Synthesis, a psilocybin retreat centre in Amsterdam Trevor Millar, owner of Liberty Root thera...
Nov 20, 2020•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 132
Bett Williams and I explore a number of issues facing the modern politically switched on psychedelic person. We do so with special reference to the damaging impact of social media technologies on our perceptions, identity, and behavior; cultural appropriation within psychedelic ceremony building; and the Dark Side of leftist psychedelic politics. All of which grounded in a discussion around what it means to live psychedelically, as a psychedelic person in relationship with the psilocybin mushroo...
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 132
Alex Kazemi, author of 'Pop Magick: A Simple Guide To Bending Your Reality', is on the show to talk about using magick and magickal rituals to bend reality, but also how magick has both helped and harmed him on his path into, and through, substance addiction and early fame. We also talk about learning to free ourselves from the simulation of mainstream consumer reality, why the dogmas of the occult world are holding magickal practitioners back, drug-induced psychosis, and even NoFap as a powerfu...
Oct 30, 2020•2 hr 46 min•Ep. 131
Living in Gabon for 50 years, Tatayo was the first westerner to be initiated into the Bwiti Fang iboga tradition. He joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to discuss what he has learned about Bwiti after living in Gabon and working with iboga. **** WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BWITI WAY OF LIFE? Bwiti: School Of Life is a 4-part interactive webinar series about Gabonese culture and the spiritual practices of the Bwiti. - Sundays, Nov 8-29 2020 Learn more or sign up at https://www.jameswjesso.c...
Oct 23, 2020•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 130
Carlos Tanner, director of The Ayahuasca Foundation, is on the show to talk about what childhood trauma is, how it's developed, and not only how ayahuasca can help heal it, but how we can set ourselves up for, and understand, that healing in a way that truly betters our lives. --LINKS-- For links to Carlos' work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind129 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST — ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jamesw...
Oct 09, 2020•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 129
WHAT DOES THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE OFFER US IN SO FAR AS THE MEANING OF BEING IN RELATIONSHIP? That is the question we are exploring for this episode of The Psychedelic Café. Our Guests are: Mel Cassidy, Bruce Sanguin, Miriam Elise, and Adam Wilder --LINKS-- For links to Jeronimo's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/PsyCafe3 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST — ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https:/...
Sep 25, 2020•2 hr 43 min•Ep. 128
Robert 'Rio' Hahn is on the show for this episode to present the explorer's mindset to us, and all that it can offer us, through sharing his history as not only an explorer but one of the founding fathers for ethnobotanical research of psychoactive plants in the Amazon. He is not only a curious and sharp-minded man but an important figure in the history of psychedelic culture as we know it today. --LINKS-- For links to Rio's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to http...
Sep 11, 2020•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 128
Each a leader in the field of psilocybin therapy and medicine, Francoise Bourzat and Rosalind Watts are on the show to talk with each other about psilocybin for depression, trauma, dying; as well as integration, the role of community in getting the most out of our psychedelic experiences, why the depression comes back after psilocybin therapy, and the challenges of being a woman in psychedelic research. We also discuss the ethics of screening people for therapy, using mushrooms in naturalistic s...
Aug 28, 2020•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 127
Greg Kieser is on the show to explore a hypothetical future where society is led by Super Aware Intelligence Machines as a framework to talk about systems thinking, supersystemic thinking, idea ecologies, the two cognitive impediments that prevent humanity from solving the largest problems it faces, and where psychedelics are sewn into the mix. --LINKS-- For links to Greg's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind126 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 126
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/JWJe...
Jul 10, 2020•2 hr 44 min•Ep. 125
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 An...
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 125
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*** --- SUPP...
Jun 26, 2020•2 hr 50 min•Ep. 124
Dr. Douglas Tataryn joins us to explain the Four Facets Of Human Transformation, how they develop (or don’t develop) over time, what roles those facets play, what it looks like when one is more developed than the others, and how we might develop those facets in a way that leads us to removing perceptual distortions and living happier, healthier, more embodied lives within ourselves and within our relationships. --LINKS-- For links to Dr. Tataryn's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode...
Jun 19, 2020•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 124
