The Archaic Drum Podcast hosted by James Benton, enters into conversation with various visionaries, teachers and free thinkers discussing a variety of topics which are oriented towards creating personal and global transformation. We hope that through these discussions to arrive at a deeper understanding into the nature of positive change by drawing on the wisdom and teachings of those who have committed their lives in their own unique ways to making a difference in the world. The topics in discussion will include, but not limited to, indigenous wisdom teachings, the use of plant medicines, particularly the psychedelic "entheogens" that are rapidly being discovered to be powerful tools for healing and personal/global transformation. We also take a look at non-psychedelic shamanic techniques and other transformational methodologies and practices. We are as well in conversation with various teachers from other traditions such as Buddhism, Taoism, the non-dual community, etc.
Many of us are finding ourselves being faced with various challenges both internally and externally as we each try to discover our place and purpose amongst the vast changes that are now emerging. Here, we will be discovering ways to soar beyond these challenges in a way that is both empowering and liberating. We must at last recognize that we are not bound or limited by external conditions. Our method of transforming the whole begins within, realizing that we must find a clear and stable center in order to engender any truly meaningful change for ourselves or the world.
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Pamela speaks the Truth of advaita, non-duality - that the universe is one undivided whole. For the last fifteen years she has traveled widely in the United States, Canada and Europe, holding satsang and giving private sessions. Week-long retreats have been held in Mexico, Costa Rica, France, the United Kingdom, Canada and the USA. She has endeared herself to many through her lighthearted humor and compassion, and deep understanding of what it is to be human. She lives in the Bay Area of Norther...
Simon G. Powell is the author of The Psilocybin Solution and Darwin's Unfinished Business. He is also a musician and filmmaker. He lives in London, England.
Bill Pfeiffer is the founder of sacred Earth Network which implemented leading visions for almost 20 years.During that time he made Russia a second home; having traveled there 42 times, giving him a rare cross-culturalperspective. He has been active throughout the years conducting workshops on Spiritual Ecology.He also has 25 years of experience in re-evaluation counseling and Vipassana meditation, and has undergone extensivetraining with Siberian shamans, as well as with Joanna Macy and John Pe...
Jac O’Keeffe was raised in rural Ireland. With a desire to know more about God, she studied theology and music. Graduating in the 1980′s, she was left disillusioned and a non-believer. Turning her focus to issues of social inequality, she studied adult and community education, and began her career interweaving community development with the arts. In 1997 her life was dramatically changed when her sixth sense awakened. Her personal quest led to that which is beyond the mind – a transcendence of d...
David Jay Brown holds a master's degree in psychobiology from NYU. A former researcher at the University of Southern California, he has written for Wired, Discover, and Scientific American, and his news stories have appeared on The Huffington Post and CBS News. A frequent editor of the MAPS Bulletin, he is the author of several books, including Mavericks of the Mind, Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse, and we speak here about his new book, The New Science of Psychedelics: At the Nexus o...
Jake Ducey left home as a teenager one day, also leaving behind a life of alcohol and drug abuse, to explore the world with a meager savings and adventurous spirit. His journey ended up transforming his life for good when he arrived at a deep knowing that what he was searching for was within himself all the time. He discovered that our destiny is reached only when we have looked deeply inside first. Upon returning from his spiritual adventure, Jake raised the funds to build a school and home in ...
