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In this special episode of Harvest Series, we revisit a powerful conversation with Amanda Feilding — recorded last year at the Radical Hope summit in Kaplankaya. Amanda, who has passed away in May 2025, was a tireless advocate for the therapeutic use of LSD and a visionary determined to drive change. This episode is a tribute to her courage, curiosity, and lasting legacy. You can follow us on Instagram at @HarvestSeries or @rose.claverie for updates.[4:00]: LSD is the "Queen of Psychedelics" for Amanda, demonized by the American government.[5:00]: How are scientific experiments conducted at the Beckley Foundation to gather data? What does Amanda anticipate from their latest study on the brain and the body?[11:00]: Why glucose is important during an LSD experience, and how having a diabetic father was "good training" for Amanda.[13:36]: Discussion on the risk of overdose.[16:00]: LSD is not for everyone; it's a "minority sport" according to Amanda.[18:40]: The Beckley Foundation was created by Amanda to show that LSD not only enhances cognitive functions but also has positive effects on mental health issues. One study showed it helps fight nicotine addiction.[25:00]: How was Amanda's use of LSD in her youth? It was not a way of life; she recounts a horrible experience she had.[27:00]: Amanda shares her story, including mystical childhood experiences.[34:00]: Discussion on microdosing and its potential for increasing neuroplasticity to treat neurodegenerative diseases, with an example of a lady's improvement.[45:00]: Safety advice regarding LSD.Watch our podcast episodes and speaker sessions on YouTube: Harvest Series.Credits:Sound editing by: @lesbellesfrequencesTechnician in Kaplankaya: Joel MoriasiMusic by: ChambordArtwork by: Davide d'AntonioHarvest Series is produced in partnership with Athena Advisers and Capital PartnersHarvest Series Founders: Burak Öymen and Roman Carel

Send me a text! I'd LOVE to hear your feedback on this episode!Important Links:To learn more about Beckley Retreats, go here:https://www.beckleyretreats.com/Join my Substack here:https://sandykruse.substack.com/Neil Markey is the co-founder and CEO of Beckley Retreats.  The Beckley Foundation has been instrumental in furthering psychedelic research and influencing policy, enabling access to safe, legal, and transformative psychedelic ceremonies.  Neil is adamant that plant treatment and meditation were significant factors in preserving his life. After being a Captain in the US Army Special Operations 2nd Ranger Battalion, Neil enrolled at Columbia University. During this time, Neil struggled with depression and PTSD. This prompted him to investigate psychedelics and mindfulness to start working on his healing journey and develop coping mechanisms. Now, along with the rest of the team at Beckley Retreats, Neil is eager to share with others the science-backed benefits of psychedelics that can improve overall holistic well-being.Psychedelics can offer unique pathways to healing trauma, but their use demands care, intention, and understanding. Join us as we discuss the science backing psychedelics, personal stories of transformation, and practical insights on microdosing and retreat experiences.• Evolution of psychedelic research and public perception • The difference between microdosing and full dosing effectiveness • Importance of safe, intentional use in guided settings • Anecdotal reports of healing benefits from psychedelics • Individual variability in responses to psychedelics • The significance of integration after psychedelic experiences • Pathways to legal psychedelic retreats and ongoing trends • Personal stories highlighting transformations through psychedelic journeysSupport the showPlease rate & review my podcast with a few kind words on Apple or Spotify. Subscribe wherever you listen, share this episode with a friend, and follow me below. This truly gives back & helps me keep bringing amazing guests & topics every week.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandyknutrition/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sandyknutritionTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandyknutritionYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIh48ov-SgbSUXsVeLL2qAgRumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-5461001Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyknutrition/Substack: https://sandykruse.substack.com/Podcast Website: https://sandykruse.ca

In this episode of *The Long Way Back* podcast, we're joined by Dr. David Luke, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Greenwich, who has extensive expertise in the field of consciousness, psychedelics, and parapsychology. Dr. Luke leads the "Psychology of Exceptional Human Experience" module, exploring the mysteries of extraordinary human potential since 2009. He also contributes to the MSc in Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology, leading a course on psychedelics and entheogens.Dr. Luke's groundbreaking work includes collaborations with the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, along with past roles at institutions like Buckingham New University, Schumacher College, and the Beckley Foundation. As a former President of the Parapsychological Association and recipient of multiple teaching and research awards, Dr. Luke brings a wealth of knowledge on the psychological and spiritual dimensions of human experience.Join us as we dive deep into his fascinating research on the mind, psychedelics, and the science of the extraordinary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we delve into a debated topic: LSD. At the 8th Harvest Summit in Kaplankaya, Amanda Feilding, a pioneering advocate for psychedelic research, shared her insights with journalist Rose Claverie. Amanda has spent decades championing the legalization of LSD, driven by her commitment to changing perceptions and policies surrounding psychedelics. Known as the “First Lady of LSD,” Amanda's journey is intertwined with both her aristocratic background and her groundbreaking work with the Beckley Foundation. In this episode, Amanda shares her personal experiences and the latest scientific insights into psychedelics. We emphasize that this discussion is purely informational and not an endorsement of drug use. Join us as we explore Amanda Feilding's extraordinary life and her relentless pursuit of change.[4:00]: LSD is the "Queen of Psychedelics" for Amanda, demonized by the American government.[5:00]: How are scientific experiments conducted at the Beckley Foundation to gather data? What does Amanda anticipate from their latest study on the brain and the body?[11:00]: Why glucose is important during an LSD experience, and how having a diabetic father was "good training" for Amanda.[13:36]: Discussion on the risk of overdose.[16:00]: LSD is not for everyone; it's a "minority sport" according to Amanda.[18:40]: The Beckley Foundation was created by Amanda to show that LSD not only enhances cognitive functions but also has positive effects on mental health issues. One study showed it helps fight nicotine addiction.[25:00]: How was Amanda's use of LSD in her youth? It was not a way of life; she recounts a horrible experience she had.[27:00]: Amanda shares her story, including mystical childhood experiences.[34:00]: Discussion on microdosing and its potential for increasing neuroplasticity to treat neurodegenerative diseases, with an example of a lady's improvement.[45:00]: Safety advice regarding LSD.To know more about the Beckley FoundationYou can follow us on Instagram at @HarvestSeries or @rose.claverie for updates.Watch our podcast episodes and speaker sessions on YouTube: Harvest Series.Credits:Sound editing by: @lesbellesfrequencesTechnicians in Kaplankaya: Joel Moriasi, Hanan Yasir, and teamMusic by: ChambordArtwork by: Davide d'AntonioHarvest Series is produced in partnership with Athena Advisers and Capital PartnersHarvest Series Founders: Burak Öymen and Roman Carel

Rock Feilding-Mellen had a unique childhood growing up. As the son of Amanda Feilding, the Founder of Beckley Foundation and known as the “Queen of Psychedelics”, psychedelic discussion and exploration was a normal part of family life. Rock is now the Co-Founder of Beckley Waves, the venture arm of the broader Beckley ecosystem that includes the Beckley Foundation, Beckley Retreats and Beckley PsyTech. During this episode, we talk about growing up with Amanda Feilding, Rock's career into politics and how psilocybin mushrooms became his first glimmer of hope after a tragedy struck during his time in office.  This is a powerful episode about grace, service and hope. ❤️   Don't forget to subscribe, share and rate this podcast!    Beckley Waves and Beckley Foundation Websites: https://www.beckleywaves.com/ https://www.beckleyfoundation.org/   Enjoying Trip On This? Donations Welcome https://linktr.ee/lifewithkatwalsh Check out the new items in the TRIP ON THIS Shop!   https://www.etsy.com/shop/TripOnThisPod Social Media & Website: Instagram: http://instagram.com/lifewithkatwalsh TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@lifewithkatwalsh Twitter: http://twitter.com/lifewithkatwals Facebook: http://facebook.com/triponthispod  Trip On This Website: http://triponthispodcast.com Kat's Website: http://lifewithkatwalsh.com

Join us today as we delve into the extraordinary life of Rock Feilding-Mellen. Rock has led an incredible journey, spanning from his involvement in politics to his contributions to the Beckley Foundation, a UK-based nonprofit organization. In this episode, you'll discover how Rock played a significant role in advancing scientific research on psychedelics, and how his family's deep connection to these substances, particularly his mother, the legendary Amanda Fielding, contributed to what we now call the "psychedelic renaissance." Rock is on a mission to bridge the gap between skeptics and the psychedelic community, inspiring hope and transformation. His journey from politics to psychedelics is a testament to the profound potential for personal growth and societal change. Find out more about Rock is doing: www.beckleyfoundation.org or www.beckleywaves.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dua is joined by drug policy reformer, lobbyist, Beckley Foundation founder, and the woman the FT called the "First Lady of LSD," Amanda Feilding, for a wide-ranging conversation about the past, present, and potential future of psychedelics. From the indigenous roots of substances such as psilocybin to the ways many governments have enforced strict laws on their usages over the past hundred years, Amanda's impassioned, lifelong work is on full display in her dialogue with Dua. Their conversation also touches on why certain countries have decriminalised substances like psilocybin, how substances like psychedelics might potentially be used for medicinal uses, and so much more. It's a fascinating deep dive into all-things psychedelics, one of the most hot topic issues of our times, so be sure to give this episode a listen. To get in touch, please send us an email to podcast@service95.com — and if you're enjoying the show, make sure to subscribe so that you are the first to hear about any new episodes of At Your Service. You can follow @service95 on Instagram and Twitter for all Dua Lipa: At Your Service updates. To receive the Service95 newsletter, introduced each week by Dua, subscribe at www.service95.com

Amanda is an award-winning psychedelics researcher, policy advocate, and artist;  advancing psychedelic research for over 50 years.  Founder & Director of the Beckley Foundation, a UK-based think-tank and NGO, aiming to further our understanding of consciousness and how changes in cerebral circulation and neuronal activity underlie the effects of various psychoactive substances. Amanda's work lies at the cutting edge of psychedelic scientific research, she initiated the study which generated the world's first images of the brain on LSD. https://www.beckleyfoundation.org https://www.thetripreport.com

Hey everybody! Episode 113 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with my friends Brian James and Adam Aronovich. I met both of them when we all worked together at a big plant medicine center in the Peruvian Amazon. I interviewed both of them separately in previous episodes, Brian in episode 30 and Adam in episode 55, so you can check those out for a more in-depth look at them both. I have been impressed with both their abilities to speak out on more mainstream narratives that are happening in the psychedelic and plant-medicine movements. I think there are many narratives that gain traction and are not often questioned, and I respect both Brian and Adam for their ability to look at issues through different lenses to get closer to a wider truth. Two issues that I think that have been arising in this regard are the psychologizing of the plant-medicine world and the world at large. And the second is the over-emphasis on trauma. While both of these topics have validity and importance and a place in this work, they are but a part, and an over-emphasis on both can be an amputation of sorts of the wider use of plant-medicines and create downstream problems that many don't consider. So it was a real pleasure and a bit of an experiment having this panel. I think it went really well and we went pretty deep on these issues which I think are quite important topics. So I feel confident you all will get a lot out of this episode and the wisdom of Adam and Brian. As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!This episode is sponsored by Real Mushrooms. As listeners, visit their website to enjoy a discount of 25% off your first order: https://www.realmushrooms.com/universe"Adam is a doctoral candidate focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry. He is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and part of the Ayahuasca Community Committee at the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. In the last four years he has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, where he has been doing qualitative research in collaboration with ICEERS, the Beckley Foundation, and, more recently, the Centre for Psychedelic Studies at Imperial College, where he is also a visiting student. Beyond his work conducting and coordinating research, Adam facilitated workshops in the Peruvian Amazon and he regularly facilitates workshops in Mexico. He is also a process facilitator and integration support coach in private practice, the co-host of the upcoming podcast "Healing from the Healing Path", and the co-founder of Hidden Hand Media, a creative agency in the space of transformation and technology.” For more info about Adam and his work, visit: https://www.healingfromhealing.com“Brian James is a transformational coach, yoga teacher, musician and shamanic practitioner currently living Vancouver Island, Canada with his wife Debbie and their dog Kingston. A lifelong musician, artist, and curious seeker, Brian began exploring yoga and plant medicines over twenty-five years ago. After a crisis in his mid-thirties — burned out from his job in advertising and struggling with stress, anxiety and addiction — he began his own healing journey in earnest. He's spent the last decade learning from master teachers and exploring in greater depth the medicine paths of yoga, music, shamanism and psychology. He shares conversations with some of the teachers he's met on the Medicine Path Podcast and has written two books: Yoga & Plant Medicine, published in 2019, and Harmonic Movement, a vinyasa yoga practice manual.Since 2012, Brian has dedicated his life to sharing the healing power of yoga and music, and has taught around the world — from Shanghai, China to the heart of the Amazon jungle. He regularly teaches group classes and workshops and works 1-to-1 with individuals, helping them develop a personal practice and supporting them in recovering a sense of wholeness and freedom. “For more info about Brian and his work, visit: brianjames.caIf you enjoy the show, it would be a big help if you could share it with your own audiences via social media or word of mouth. And please Subscribe or Follow and if you can go on Apple Podcasts and leave a starred-rating and a short review. That would be super helpful with the algorithms and getting this show out to more people. 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Amanda Feilding is known as "The Queen of the Psychedelic Renaissance" for good reason: In her 55 year + career, she's been at the forefront of both the original psychedelic counter culture movement in the 1960's and today's psychedelic mainstreaming.In this live podcast recorded at Breaking Convention in the UK, Amanda discusses her legacy as an evangelist for psychedelics and drug policy reform.Please consider rating & reviewing the podcast wherever you're listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beckley Foundation Psychedelics and Meditation Study Psychedelica Lex Episode 2022 – 072 Beckley Foundation Psychedelics and Meditation Study 23 September 2022 Part 1 of 1 ____________________________________________________ A uthor and host, Gary Michael Smith, Esq., is a decades-experienced, AV rated, attorney, American Arbitration Association panelist, founding director of the Arizona Cannabis Bar Association, board member of the Arizona Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, and general counsel to the nation's oldest federally recognized, 501C3, multi-racial peyote church. Psychedelica Lex is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of the laws and regulations governing psychedelic substances. ABOUT THE PSYCHEDELICA LEX PODCAST AND CHANNEL President Nixon's enactment of the Controlled Substances Act in 1970 banished most psychedelics to Schedule I, making psychedelics for most purpose illegal. However, as the Congressional Record reveals, psychedelics never got a fair trial and little scientific evidence, if any, was considered by lawmakers. Prohibition was more about politics than public health. Yet, historical record, anecdotal evidence, and scientific studies all suggest that prohibition was an unnecessary and harmful overreaction and that many benefits may be derived from psychedelics. Psychedelica Lex puts the question of psychedelics on trial. Hosted by a veteran litigation attorney, each episode will explore psychedelics from different perspectives. As we explore the evidence together, you - the audience - will serve as jurors. Together we will examine every facet. Applying the rigors of cross examination and the Socratic method, we will seek an objective truth. ____________________________________________________________ The growth, trafficking, sale, possession, or consumption of psychedelics may be a felony punishable by imprisonment, fines, forfeiture of property, or any combination thereof. Most states have regulatory and criminal laws that mimic federal law. This podcast is for general informational purposes only. Material in this podcast is not intended to be and should not be used as a substitute for personal consultation with appropriate professionals. I am not your lawyer, and this podcast is not legal advice. PARENTAL ADVISORY: This podcast discusses psychedelic drugs. This episode may contain content that viewers may find offensive. Potentially offensive topics may include: drugs, sex, violence, religion, politics, science, public policy, economics, freedom of thought, free will, the nature of consciousness, art, and law. Language may be coarse and could include George Carlin's seven dirty words: sh*t, p*ss, f*ck, c*nt, c*cks*ck*r, m*th*rf*ck*r, and t*ts or some combination thereof. Opinions expressed in the podcast belong to the party who expressed them and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Psychedelica Lex or its host. SPECIAL CAUTION - This podcast might place you at risk of changing your mind. Viewer discretion is advised.

Welcome to the podcast of ALPS, the conference that wants to make us aware of psychedelic science and its effects on the psyche. A whole program with many speakers from Switzerland, Europe and all over the world. In this episode, syde welcomes Sam Candy, PhD ecologist, independent researcher, consultant and science writer. Dr. Gandy has varied experience of working within the psychedelic field, as a past scientific assistant to the director of the Beckley Foundation, as a research assistant with the Synthesis Institute, and as a consultant for PsiClone. He is a certified Shinrin Yoku forest bathing practitioner and also leads fungi growing workshops on occasion. He is also collaborating with the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, researching on the capacity of psychedelics to influence human relationships with nature. More info on Sam : https://twitter.com/SamwiseGandy https://www.instagram.com/samwisegandy https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sam-Gandy-4 Questions asked to Sam: - What is the link between nature and psychedelics ? - Are there psychedelics that have more impact on how we see and perceive Nature ? - You mentioned ‘setting'. It is true that sometimes we talk about setting in a clinical way. The setting in nature could be also a way to consume psychedelics. Can you explain your thoughts on that? - The are theories saying that coming from nature, these substances - such as psilocybin - could be a message from nature for us to take care of it. What would be your opinion on that ? - How do you see the future of your researches ? This interview was recorded during the Alps Conference 2022 on psychedelic research in Bern, Switzerland on 28.10.2022. More info on the Alps Conference: https://www.alpsconference.com/

Reveals how these scientists, doctors, therapists, and teachers have applied their entheogenic experiences in their professions, leading to therapeutic advancements, scientific discoveries, and healing for thousands Includes contributions from scientific psychonaut Amanda Feilding, psychedelic swami Dr. Allan Ajaya, “America's Doctor” Dean Edell, convicted psychiatrist Frederike Meckel Fisher, love doctor Charley Wininger, professor of psychedelics Thomas B. Roberts, ethnobotanical explorer Dennis McKenna, the “Sunshine Makers” Tim Scully and Michael Randall, as well as many othersOver the past decade, many famous entrepreneurs and celebrities have begun to open up about their life-changing experiences with psychedelics that led to their personal successes. But less well-known are the wisdom-bringing psychedelic experiences of many top psychologists, psychiatrists, researchers, and others who have taken what they learned from their entheogenic experiences and applied it in their professions, leading to therapeutic advancements, scientific discoveries, and healing for thousands.In this profound book, Dr. Richard Louis Miller shares stories of psychedelic transformation, insight, and wisdom from his conversations with 19 scientists, doctors, therapists, and teachers, each of whom has been self-experimenting with psychedelic medicines, sub rosa, for decades. We hear from scientific psychonaut Amanda Feilding, founder of the Beckley Foundation; ethnobotanical explorer Dennis McKenna; research advocate and head of MAPS Rick Doblin; and the “Sunshine Makers”: Tim Scully, the scientist taught to make LSD by Owsley Stanley, and Michael Randall, the leader of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love. We learn about recasting “bad trips” as unfamiliar challenges from psychedelic swami Allan Ajaya as well as the therapeutic uses of MDMA from “the love doctor” Charley Wininger and gain decades of insights from psychedelic professor Thomas B. Roberts as well as several others. Revealing the psychedelic wisdom uncovered in spite of decades of the “War on Drugs,” Dr. Miller and his contributors show how LSD and other psychedelics offer a pathway to creativity, healing, innovation, and liberation.

Amanda Feilding is the founder and director of the Beckley Foundation. She has been called “The Queen of Consciousness,” “The First Lady of LSD,” “The Spiritual Godmother of a large and important field of medicine,” and “The Countess of Psychedelic Science.” She has coauthored over fifty scientific papers on the properties of entheogens. Her website … Continue reading "The Psychedelic Renaissance with Amanda Feilding"

This is the last episode for 2022 and what a year it was. But before 2023 starts, we have a great episode for you, which gives you a taste of what's to come at TNHC in 2023: live podcasts and events with an audience. I find this such an energetic experience to have an audience in the room and also provide room again for live Q & A. My guest was Rock Feilding-Mellen. He is from the family of Beckley organisations in the UK. And one of these companies is Beckley Retreats, which he co-founded with his mother, Amanda Feilding, who is also the founder and CEO of the Beckley Foundation, a great friend and inspiration to me. The Beckely foundation spear-headed much of the most groundbreaking scientific research upon which the new psychedelic renaissance is being built right now. But being the son of the “Queen of the Psychedelic Renaissance” likes Forbes calls Amanda, wasn't always easy for Rock. In this episode Rock talks about his route, via business and politics, to the realisation of how transformational and healing psychedelic assisted therapy can be. And how Europe will play a big part in the current booming psychedelic renaissance. https://www.beckleyfoundation.org/

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Planning a Restorative Retreat in 2023? Jake Sasseville, CEO of Imiloa Institute, tells us about his restorative retreat center in Costa Rica. (Use PROMO CODE below for discount.)Jake was born in Lewiston, Maine, Jake's dad was a social worker, and his mother was a substitute teacher. When he was sixteen, he left Maine to travel abroad to France by himself to do a year abroad in high school. At seventeen, he learned early on about life's private struggles: his thirteen-year brother died of leukemia and his father was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the same year. As a result, Sasseville has been known to be a sensitive, steadfast and resilient entrepreneur and leader, often choosing pioneering paths instead of roads frequently traveled. ImiloaSasseville is currently the CEO and Founder of Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica. Imiloa is described as a home and experience where human beings are invited to awaken their consciousness in service to themselves and the planet. The Institute hosts 50 retreats a year. Imiloa's clients range from yoga teachers to the United Nations and the Beckley Foundation. In addition, the Institute also hosts a variety of retreats on topics from meditation to art, sexuality, epigenetics, and health. Sasseville and his team have transitioned to Imiloa with the goal of attracting hosts that provide an evidence-based or scientific-based approach to transformation. Besides enjoying an 86% re-booking rate and becoming profitable for the first time in its history fourteen months after Jake stepped in as CEO, Imiloa has become known for its leadership style -- the team is unified behind the philosophy of causing individual and social transformation of the planet by leading from a spirit of service and a posture of learning. Television and Entertainment CareerJake started his career in Maine as one of the youngest magicians admitted to the Society of American Magicians when he was just thirteen. He did hundreds of stage and close-up shows around the United States before graduating high school. At twenty-one, he created, executive produced, and hosted The Edge with Jake Sasseville, a late-night reality-talk show that debuted February 14, 2008, on ABC after Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jake was the youngest host in late-night TV history for the show he created, and one of the youngest heads of a production company ever. The show pioneered the reality-talk genre, creating a “show within a late-night talk show” and often beat its rival late-night shows in key markets, including Conan O'Brien and Craig Ferguson. Sasseville was known for his avant-garde approach to innovative business, fortifying public relationships with Ford, Overstock.com, Red Bull, Coca-Cola, P&G, Crocs, and many other brands who creatively funded his projects and accessed his growing “Gen Y” audience. From 2008-2010, Sasseville created the “Pringles Xtreme Campus Music Tour.” The music toured went to 30 of the largest universities yearly, featuring the next “it” acts in music, including Kanye West, One Republic, Fabulous, and J. Cole, among others. From 2010-2012 when he was twenty-five, Jake created and launched Late Night Republic, an innovative TV series on Fox and CW and one of the first “crowd-sourced” late-night TV shows. The show enjoyed a 102-week run. Sasseville developed, executive produced, and co-wrote Delusions...

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Planning a Restorative Retreat in 2023? Jake Sasseville, CEO of Imiloa Institute, tells us about his restorative retreat center in Costa Rica. (Use PROMO CODE below for discount.)Jake was born in Lewiston, Maine, Jake's dad was a social worker, and his mother was a substitute teacher. When he was sixteen, he left Maine to travel abroad to France by himself to do a year abroad in high school. At seventeen, he learned early on about life's private struggles: his thirteen-year brother died of leukemia and his father was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the same year. As a result, Sasseville has been known to be a sensitive, steadfast and resilient entrepreneur and leader, often choosing pioneering paths instead of roads frequently traveled. ImiloaSasseville is currently the CEO and Founder of Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica. Imiloa is described as a home and experience where human beings are invited to awaken their consciousness in service to themselves and the planet. The Institute hosts 50 retreats a year. Imiloa's clients range from yoga teachers to the United Nations and the Beckley Foundation. In addition, the Institute also hosts a variety of retreats on topics from meditation to art, sexuality, epigenetics, and health. Sasseville and his team have transitioned to Imiloa with the goal of attracting hosts that provide an evidence-based or scientific-based approach to transformation. Besides enjoying an 86% re-booking rate and becoming profitable for the first time in its history fourteen months after Jake stepped in as CEO, Imiloa has become known for its leadership style -- the team is unified behind the philosophy of causing individual and social transformation of the planet by leading from a spirit of service and a posture of learning. Television and Entertainment CareerJake started his career in Maine as one of the youngest magicians admitted to the Society of American Magicians when he was just thirteen. He did hundreds of stage and close-up shows around the United States before graduating high school. At twenty-one, he created, executive produced, and hosted The Edge with Jake Sasseville, a late-night reality-talk show that debuted February 14, 2008, on ABC after Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jake was the youngest host in late-night TV history for the show he created, and one of the youngest heads of a production company ever. The show pioneered the reality-talk genre, creating a “show within a late-night talk show” and often beat its rival late-night shows in key markets, including Conan O'Brien and Craig Ferguson. Sasseville was known for his avant-garde approach to innovative business, fortifying public relationships with Ford, Overstock.com, Red Bull, Coca-Cola, P&G, Crocs, and many other brands who creatively funded his projects and accessed his growing “Gen Y” audience. From 2008-2010, Sasseville created the “Pringles Xtreme Campus Music Tour.” The music toured went to 30 of the largest universities yearly, featuring the next “it” acts in music, including Kanye West, One Republic, Fabulous, and J. Cole, among others. From 2010-2012 when he was twenty-five, Jake created and launched Late Night Republic, an innovative TV series on Fox and CW and one of the first “crowd-sourced” late-night TV shows. The show enjoyed a 102-week run. Sasseville developed, executive produced, and co-wrote Delusions...

In this episode of The Cured Collective Podcast, we sit down with Neil Markey, co-founder and CEO of Beckley Retreats, to discuss the healing power of psilocybin. The Beckley Foundation is a charitable organization set up by Amanda Feilding in 1998 to initiate and carry out pioneering research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, and to create a scientific base for global drug policy reform. Their aim is to harness the power of science in order to integrate psychoactive substances into society as safe and effective tools, to treat a broad range of health conditions and enhance wellbeing. Beckley Retreats offers a comprehensive, eleven-week program, dedicated to providing individuals with the tools they need to cultivate meaningful change. Neil is passionate about sharing the science-backed benefits of psychedelics in conjunction with the contemplative practices that support holistic wellbeing. As a former Captain in the US Army Special Operations 2nd Ranger Battalion, Neil is intimately familiar with the lasting (and far-reaching) effects of persistent depression and PTSD. His experience led him to alternative wellbeing practices and marked the start of a profound healing journey with mindfulness and psychedelics. Today, he credits meditation and plant medicine with saving his life. In our conversation, we discuss Neil's colorful journey to Beckley Retreats, as well as how Beckley Retreats is striving to making a lasting impact. For more information about Beckley Retreats, and to sign up for an upcoming Spring Retreats, click here. “Einstein said it best: The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.” – Neil Markey Key Highlights Why we may need to, at times, zoom out from our current circumstances and look at ‘the whole of a thing' with a new perspective; How different levels of consciousness can aid us in resolving different levels of problems; Why a hyper focus on our problems can contribute to difficulty in finding (and embracing) an available solution; Why Neil is so passionate about aiding others in their journey toward change, healing, and peace; What is involved in the eleven-week immersion program offered by Beckley Retreats; What leads various individuals to enroll, and who this program may be ‘best' for; Why integration and a return to ‘normal life' is essential for implementing and maintaining the new perspectives that arise from plant therapy sessions. Episode resources Opt-in to become a CURED Industry Insider and get a round-up of our favorite resources and exclusive deals. Text ‘INSIDER' to 1 (833) 830-0021; Download the FREE Productivity Guide; Learn more about any of Cured's all-natural products at our website and save 15% with checkout code "COLLECTIVE"; For any questions regarding Cured Nutrition products or our movement please email us directly at support@curednutrition.com Connect with Neil! E-mail: neil@beckleyretreats.com Website: www.beckleyretreats.com Connect with us! Instagram: @josephsheehey | @curednutrition

On this edition of Parallax Views, in the first segment Wall Street Window's Mike Swanson returns to the program to discuss the FTX/Sam Bankman-Fried crypto scam scandal as well as Elon Musk's buy out of Twitter. Among the topics covered in the course of our conversation: - Sam Bankman-Friedman, Alameda Research, Bankman-Fried's apology letter and his claim that what happened with FTX was a bank run, and whether what happened was a case of an inside job fraud or not - The high-risks involved in the crypto exchange; how these crypto exchanges aren't banks and are not regulated in a meaningful way; the damage that the FTX scandal has done to people - Relating past events like the Enron and WorldCom scandals and the the stock market's Dot-Com Bubble of the 1990s to the present day - The influential American venture capitalist firm Sequioa Capital and the FTX scandal; Sequioa Capital's failure in relation to the FTX scandal is symptomatic of a bigger problem; firms not wanting to miss out on the hot new "Thing" or fads - Reports that Sam Bankman-Fried ran FTX as his own personal fiefdom - The political Left, the political Right, and the economy - The divide in the Libertarian movement over crypto currency - Karl Marx, Peter Thiel, and the possibility that the capitalist system itself is producing too much capital in ways that drive down interest rates; the issue as being more than the Fed just making mistake (ie: a problem with how the 21st century capitalist system itself operates currently); new money influxes as slowing down the bear market - The lowering of interest rates and the creation of bubbles - Jacob Silverman and Ben McKenzie's upcoming book Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud; elements of the libertarian world agreeing with leftist critiques of crypto currency arguing that it's just a bubble or scam - Gold and silver, the stock market, Robin Hood, and "meme stocks" - Younger people becoming wary of stock trading - Elon Musk's buying of Twitter for $44 billion; Musk wasn't able to back out of the deal; Twitter losing money - Meta, Facebook, the Metaverse, and Mark Zuckerberg losing money; the layoffs at Twitter, Facebook, and Amazon - Casino capitalism, carny tricks, and social media misleading people on issues like crypto - Social manias, the madness of crowds, financial bubbles, and not falling for hype In the second segment of the program, Daniel Pinchbeck, author of a number of books on psychedelics including most recently (w/ Sophia Rokhlin) When Plants Dream: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism and the Global Psychedelic Renaissance, joins the show to discuss his recent WhoWhatWhy article "Why Psychedelic Capitalism Sucks". Among the topics we cover in this conversation: - The rise of psychedelic corporations/psychedelic start-ups - The demonization of psychedelics in the 1960s and the cultural thaw that's led to a psychedelic renaissance through groups like MAPS and the Beckley Foundation; the reconsideration of psychedelics by society today and contemporaries studies on psychedelics related to alleviating depression, etc. - Festivals like Burning Man and how resource-rich elites and entrepreneurs became interested in psychedelics - Predatory practices and the critique of patents in regards to psychedelics and psychedelic therapy - Compass Pathways and patent laws - Downsides of psychedelics and psychedelic use - The ecological crisis, today's profound social inequality, and psychedelics as a way to inspire social and structural change - The contemporary psychedelic movement's focus on medicalization that fits psychedelics - Psychedelics, creativity, and pattern recognition - Psychedelics, temporary bliss states, and a possible 1984/Brave New World scenario - Pioneering psychedelic researchers Sasha and Ann Shulgin's approach to psychedelic research vs. the approach of psychedelic corporations - Psychedelic use and messianic delusion - The positives of psychedelics and psychedelic usage - The question of consciousness - The climate change crisis and transforming how we live our lives; the importance of storytelling - Shifting away from industrial agriculture - And much, much more!

Sam Gandy is an ecologist, writer and researcher with a PhD in ecological science from the University of Aberdeen and an MRes in entomology from Imperial College London. He has been involved with the cutting edge of psychedelic research, working as Scientific Assistant to the Director of the Beckley Foundation, and as a collaborator with the Psychedelic Research Group at Imperial College London. Sam is also an innovation leader with Ecosulis, offering nature-based solutions and accelerating local and global rewilding projects. This conversation spans easing existential anxiety, psilocybin-assisted therapy and the hopeful reintroduction of beavers across Britain. Could social projects of regeneration be married to psychedelic-assisted therapy? What other ways can we innovate more nature connection and regeneration, whilst also healing our inner and outer landscapes?Join our Patreon community for exclusive offerings from our podcast guests.Visit Rooted Healing to learn more about our work and sign up for our newsletter.Thank you to Mike Howe for his ongoing music contributions.

This interview was recorded during the Alps Conference 2022 on psychedelic research in Bern, Switzerland on 29.10.2022. More info on the Alps Conference 2022 - Website - Twitter - Facebook - Instagram - Youtube Sam Gandy is a PhD ecologist, independent researcher, consultant and science writer. Sam has varied experience of working within the psychedelic field, as a past scientific assistant to the director of the Beckley Foundation, as a research assistant with the Synthesis Institute, and as a consultant for PsiClone. He is a certified Shinrin Yoku forest bathing practitioner and also leads fungi growing workshops on occasion. He is also collaborating with the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, researching on the capacity of psychedelics to influence human relationships with nature. More info on Sam : Twitter : https://twitter.com/SamwiseGandy Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/samwisegandy Website : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sam-Gandy-4

This interview was recorded during the Alps Conference 2022 on psychedelic research in Bern, Switzerland on 29.10.2022. More info on the Alps Conference 2022 - Website - Twitter - Facebook - Instagram - Youtube Sam Gandy is a PhD ecologist, independent researcher, consultant and science writer. Sam has varied experience of working within the psychedelic field, as a past scientific assistant to the director of the Beckley Foundation, as a research assistant with the Synthesis Institute, and as a consultant for PsiClone. He is a certified Shinrin Yoku forest bathing practitioner and also leads fungi growing workshops on occasion. He is also collaborating with the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, researching on the capacity of psychedelics to influence human relationships with nature. More info on Sam : Twitter : https://twitter.com/SamwiseGandy Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/samwisegandy Website : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sam-Gandy-4

In this episode of the Plant Medicine Podcast, Adam Aronovich returns to discuss the phenomenon of psychedelic narcissism. Adam is a doctoral candidate at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Spain, focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry. He is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and part of the Ayahuasca Community Committee at the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. In the last four years he has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, where he has been doing qualitative research in collaboration with ICEERS, the Beckley Foundation, and, more recently, the Centre for Psychedelic Studies at Imperial College. Beyond his work conducting and coordinating research, Adam regularly facilitates workshops at the Temple of the Way of Light, a prestigious healing center in the Iquitos area. In this wide-ranging conversation, Adam unpacks some of the darker sides of the modern psychedelic movement, discussing the psychosocial dynamics around psychedelic use which can lead to things such as ego inflation, conspiratorial thinking, and narcissism. Adam recalls his own experiences slipping into messianic fantasies during a period of initial enthusiasm around psychedelic experiences. He views issues of alienation and lack of social support as being instrumental in leading to these types of delusions following profound spiritual experiences. While it is difficult to reach people who've slipped into psychedelic narcissism, Adam suggests that communal support is the best safeguard against these dangers and the most effective strategy for grounding people who've lost touch with reality. Drawing on his academic expertise, Adam distinguishes traditional uses of plant medicines from the Western paradigm for approaching psychedelics. He stresses the relational and communal aspects of the spiritual traditions which use psychedelics ceremonially. The pro-social aspects of these wisdom traditions, he claims, help safeguard against the traps of psychedelic narcissism and ego inflation, as there are established mechanisms for keeping people grounded following intense spiritual experiences.  Adam closes the discussion with an insightful analysis of modern gurus and self-proclaimed shamans. Adam encourages people to beware of deeply held spiritual fantasies, where a master can appear as more than human. Instead, he emphasizes that even skillful and well-intentioned healers are themselves nothing more than human beings, so there will always be imperfection and messiness. This does not, however, mean that impactful work cannot happen—in fact, this insight helps protect against the idolization of charismatic psychedelic personalities, which can lead to harmful experiences.   In this episode: Defining psychedelic narcissism Clinical vs colloquial understandings of narcissism The intersections of the psychedelic movement and conspiracy theories The importance of social and communal support for avoiding ego inflation following psychedelic or spiritual experiences How psychedelic experiences can actually deepen ego attachments and accentuate narcissistic tendencies The importance of humor in combating spiritual narcissism   Quotes: “Many of the underlying ideologies upon which Western cultures were built, like hyper-individualism and so on, kind of predispose us and prime us for certain aspects of narcissism.” [5:36] “Ego inflation, spiritual narcissism, messianic episodes—all of these are things that are fairly common within both people who are in some sort of spiritual or psychedelic path.” [12:17] “In traditional societies for the most part really there isn't such a thing as a self-proclaimed shaman. A person doesn't wake up one morning and is like ‘oh, I'm the shaman'—that's a title or a role or a recognition given to that person by the community.” [38:03] “The best measure of whether somebody is genuine and helpful is not whatever credentials or titles he assigns to himself, but rather what other people feel. So, you know, you will know a tree by its fruits.” [45:08] “Having these experiences by themselves does not necessarily mean spiritual growth or psychological development or any enhanced benefit if we're not constantly, painfully, mindful of how we actually integrate and embody those things in daily life over very long periods of time.” [54:29]   Links: Adam on Instagram Temple of the Way of Light Psychedelic Medicine Association Porangui

As co-founder and CEO of Beckley Retreats, Neil Markey is passionate about sharing the science-backed benefits of psychedelics in conjunction with the contemplative practices that support holistic wellbeing. At Beckley Retreats, he's dedicated to building a business that operates with the utmost integrity, both internally and across the many communities it will touch. For a full summary and show links, go here. Episode Highlights: The inspiration Neil draws from his involvement in his family business, Creative Metal Design. Neil's transformative journey from the US Army Special Operations to business, mindfulness and psychedelics. The evolution of the Beckley Foundation and how it continues to set the standard of conscious endeavoring in the psychedelic space. Neil's transition from the corporate world into his journey starting Beckley Retreats. The inspiring—and challenging—aspects of starting a unique psychedelic retreat program. The unique experience Beckley Retreats create through its programming. Get first access to Beckley Retreat's incredible upcoming programs HERE. Episode links: Beckley Retreats Beckley Foundation   Beckley Psytech Neil's LinkedIn MindKind Institute Book, “The Second Mountain” by David Brooks Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Creative Metal Design Get first access to upcoming programs with Beckley Retreats HERE. These show links may contain affiliate links. Third Wave receives a small percentage of the product price if you purchase through the above affiliate links. This episode is brought to you by Apollo Neuro, the first scientifically validated wearable that actively improves your body's resilience to stress.

For today's episode we're joined by Cosmo Feilding Mellen, CEO of Beckley Psytech. Born out of the Beckley Foundation – a world-renowned organisation who have been central to drug policy reform and research into psychoactive substances for over two decades – Cosmo and his team are at the forefront of modern-day psychedelic science. With clinical trials currently in play and a bulging war chest following an oversubscribed Series B funding round, tune in to hear what's being cooked up at Beckley HQ and more.Take a look at the full collection of podcasts and explore additional cannabis & psychedelics content on the GCI Content Hub: https://contenthub.gcintelligence.com/

Jamie Wheal is the author of Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death In a World That's Lost Its Mind, and the Pulitzer-nominated global bestseller Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work. He is the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of human performance. His work and ideas have been covered in The New York Times, Financial Times, Wired, Entrepreneur, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Inc., and TED. He has spoken at Stanford University, MIT, the Harvard Club, Imperial College, Singularity University, the U.S. Naval War College and Special Operations Command, Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, the Bohemian Club, and the United Nations. Jamie and I talk about the collapse of meaning in the the last decades and how meaning 3.0 could actually look like. What a modern “Alchemist Cookbook” is and why ethical cult building could be interesting. Plus: Jamie explains how flow looks like and what is has to do with the six neurotransmitters. And of course we talk about the current state of psychedelics and how to avoid “bliss junkies and epiphany whores,” as he says. But still, will the future be your and my brain on psychedelics? https://www.flowgenomeproject.com/ https://www.stevenkotler.com/book-pages/stealing-fire Please note also: The New Health Club is now a proud supporter of International Therapeutic Psilocybin Rescheduling Initiative, a global coalition working to reschedule psilocybin under the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. With partner organizations such as MAPS, the Beckley Foundation and Drug Science. ITPRI is working bring down barriers to advancing psychedelic medicine. Please check them out at reschedulepsilocybin.org and consider donating to support their work.

Amanda Feilding is a scientist, veteran drug policy reformer, lobbyist, and the founder of the Beckley Foundation, which initiates research into the effects of psychoactive substances on the brain and uses the results to advocate for drug policy reform. We talked about her journey advocating for drug policy reform, and she shared her musing about the ever-evolving landscape of psychoactive substances.

I first met Amanda Feilding in the late 1990s, when she was launching the Beckley Foundation to conduct and support research on psychedelics. I must admit that I failed to anticipate how successful and influential she would become, with Amanda described in the media as “the queen of consciousness” and her Beckley Foundation playing a leading role in psychedelics research and advocacy not just in Britain but globally. We talked about her life and loves, her theories about the power of psychedelics to enhance creativity, why she favors LSD above all others, the importance of mystical experience and ego dissolution, and the many important research studies she has instigated and sponsored.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's podcast, Tim Cools speaks with Lukas, the operator and person behind PSYADA - the psychedelic cardano stake pool - about cryptocurrencies, and merging the psychedelic world with cryptocurrencies.Lukas' backgroundMerging the Psychedelic Space and the Crypto SpaceIntroduction to Cryptocurrencies and Stake PoolsThe Purpose of the Psychedelic Cardano Stake PoolThe Future of Cryptocurrencies Promoting Education in Crypto and the Psychedelic SpaceAbout LukasLukas is the operator and person behind the Psychedelic Cardano Stake Pool. Psychedelic Stake Pool is a cryptocurrency project based on the Cardano blockchain. We donate 20% of our revenue to support psychedelic research, plant medicine projects and projects oriented to education and awareness about psychedelics and their possibilities for the treatment of mental health disorders and their use in therapy. We also donate another 5% of the revenue to tree planting.Cardano is a Proof Of Stake and energy-efficient blockchain. ADA (Cardano coin) holders can stake their coins to our pool and start receiving a part of the rewards from the block production of our nodes - this is a basic security mechanism in the Cardano blockchain and it's called staking. By staking, delegates are basically voting for their node in the network and PsyADA is one of the 3000 nodes that are running the decentralized network, validating transactions and recording them into blocks. In this process, both - the delegates and pool operators are rewarded. We make the donations from the part of the pool operator's revenue, not from the rewards of our delegates. In the last year of our operation, we supported 10 psychedelic organizations (MAPS, Beckley Foundation, Chacruna, Psyres, etc), donated over 6000 dollars and planted about 900 trees. We hope to support more organizations in the future as the project and Cardano ecosystem keeps growing.Linkshttps://psyada.comAbout Tim CoolsTim is a psychedelic integration specialist and legal psychedelic guide. He facilitates powerful, life-changing experiences for professionals, to help their professional lives come in alignment with personal ambition and values.He is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Tools Of Awareness, a personal development center focussed on combining psychedelics and mindfulness to grow personal and interpersonal awareness though (online) courses and retreats.Furthermore, he founded Psychedelic Experience, an online non-profit platform for information surrounding psychedelic substances. It's a community based non-profit organization, created by and for psychedelic and plant medicine communities.His personal interests are technology, meditation, metaphysical and eastern philosophies, shamanism and the healing power of nature and plantsLinkshttps://psychedelicexperience.net/https://timcools.net/https://www.instagram.com/tim_cools_net/https://www.linkedin.com/in/timcools/https://www.facebook.com/tim.cools

When you hear about crypto or blockchain, we doubt healthcare comes to mind. Jacob Beckley, Founder & CEO of CURE Token, EVP of Technology, Product and Innovation at Fusion92, and Chairman at Beckley Foundation, is bringing innovation, through technology and the blockchain, into healthcare.Beckley shares how CURE is developing a blockchain through Web3 specifically targeted at the sharing of agnostic and anonymous research data from research silo's globally, and at the same time providing individuals the ability to opt in their medical history for rewards on use.If you would like to learn more about blockchain and crypto in healthcare, then this is an episode you need to listen to!Support the show (https://healthcareamericana.com/sponsors/)

People and Dancefloors Podcast Season 2 Episode 5 In conversation with Juan Fernandez Ochoa Juan is an inspiring human being. He is currently Campaigns and Communications Officer at IDPC(International Drug Policy Consortium). He leads on the development of the Support. Don't Punish campaign. He also worked as Policy Officer at the Beckley Foundation. He was also involved at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch) and DrugScience (formerly known as ISCD). He holds a double Masters degree in European Studies from the London School of Economics and Sciences Po. In the podcast, we talk about Juan's trajectory into the drug policy reform space. Juan's experiences of being born in Venezuela, going via Spain and later France and the UK as a student have contributed to a critical understanding of drug policy as a global problem and as a problem of (in)justice. Juan is a fountain of knowledge and hope about the many drug policy reform and advocacy initiatives being pioneered in the global south, including Echele Cabeza, Renfa, and SANPUD, just to name a few. We discuss the legacy of colonialism and imperialism in both constructing the framework of international drug control and continuing to give primacy to research and modes of reform originating in the global north. Juan notes a main concern is issue compartmentalisation in drug policy reform; these “issue silos” essentially prevent our ability to understand problems of injustice as connected to systems of oppression, while enabling hierarchical orderings of drugs and their users. This leads nicely onto Abolitionist Futures, which Juan has been involved with. Juan is so good at clarifying the many misconceptions that exist around the idea of abolition, and what prevents meaningful discussions about abolitionism in the UK. We are all invited to join the Abolitionist Futures reading group to learn more. It was so heart-warming to engage with a true utopian vision as Juan's, whose thoughtful reminder that all our positions are ideological (even the position of those who have naturalised the police, prisons, and commercial interest and profit over and above people's health and wellbeing) reignited my own revolutionary fantasies. LINK Follow Juan on Twitter @jfernandezochoa Follow Abolitionist Futures @ReclaimJustice Follow IDPC @IDPCnet There is a rich library of publications on the IDPC website you can browse https://idpc.net/publications

I apologize for the few interruptions that we have in the episode today, I attempted to edit but my software would not cooperate with me.  Hang in there, it is WORTH IT! Today's Cancer Story has a little twist.  You will be meeting and learning about Jacob Beckley.  He is the founder (2016) of the non-profit called The Beckley Foundation and later CURE Token.  The Beckley foundation helps families effected by pediatric cancer by giving grants directly to families.  This especially includes types of cancer with underfunded research.  Not only are they dedicated to making a difference, Jacob also created CURE pay, a way for people to buy and hold the token with a credit card without having to sign up far a 'wallet'. This is a fact filled episode where you will learn about Pediatric Cancer, Cryptocurrency, NFT's and Block Chain Tech.  Jacob has wonderful stories and talks about how he took lockdown and quarantine and made something truly amazing with it! Listen and Learn!  To learn about Jacob: https://www.thebeckleyfoundation.org/ https://www.curetoken.net/ https://www.race4acure.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mycancerstorypodcast/support

Adam is a doctoral candidate in Anthropology and Communications at Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Catalonia, focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry. He is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and has spent close to 5 years living and working in the Peruvian Amazon, facilitating workshops and retreats while conducting extensive fieldwork and qualitative research in collaboration with ICEERS, the Beckley Foundation, and, more recently, the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College, where he is currently a visiting student.  Adam is currently the Director of Therapy and Integration for Rē Precision Health, a retreat centre on the pacific coast of Mexico. When he is not facilitating workshops, Adam conducts preparation and integration sessions for individual clients and online groups, offering a unique approach to mental and emotional health that blends insights from Medical Anthropology and Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Art, Integrative and Existential Psychotherapy, Gabor Mate's Compassionate Inquiry (CI) psychotherapeutic approach and Traditional Plant Medicine, all rooted in a grounded relational framework that highlights the reciprocal and interdependent nature of our wellbeing. Adam is the co-founder and COO of Hidden Hand Media, a creative agency in the space of transformation and technology and a staff member and media associate of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. Adam has lectured, spoken and presented work at many academic and professional conferences and congresses around the world and had his work has been featured in various media platforms and podcasts. Adam is also a good friend of mine, and I always enjoy chatting with him. In this episode we talk about Adam's newest project Healing From Healing. Healing from Healing is a generative space for healing and transformation that casts a critical, skeptical, humorous and compassionate gaze at Healing Culture and its ideological and political underpinnings while highlighting the relational, cultural and contextual aspects of what it means to be healthy and happy.    LISTEN: APPLE  | SPOTIFY | STITCHER | YOUTUBE If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts |and also on Spotify. Become a Patron and get access to ad free, intro free unedited bonus episodes, early access releases, full video pods, the Dosadelic comedy show archives, merch, the inner sanctum discord, group zoom calls, + one on one time with me, and other rewards and goodies, and mush mush more. Only on Patreon.   Mikeadelic is Sponsored by: Waveblock: Enter Code MIKEADELIC for 20% off! https://bit.ly/3FGf6TA innovative WaveBlock™ Protect Stickers are laboratory-tested to deflect EMF waves away from the brain, reducing the harmful effects of radiation exposure up to 87%   Connect With Adam/ Healing From Healing:  Website: healingfromhealing.com Instagram: @healingfromhealing  Facebook: https://bit.ly/3DvLwAw Email: info@healingfromhealing.com   Connect With Mike: Website: https://bit.ly/2GqH7kX Men's group Experiences: website coming soon - for now email me Mikeadelicpod@gmail.com to stay in the loop for some epic brotherhood connection. (we also have a private mighty networks app) Book a free complimentary 1 on 1 Session w/me - http://bit.ly/3aJ0Yv6 Instagram: @mikeadelic_podcast The Inner Sanctum Substack: https://bit.ly/3K1u8Ge Email/ContactMe: https://bit.ly/2Dsv2v4 Facebook: https://bit.ly/2XCchg7 All My Links: https://linktr.ee/Mikeadelic

Jacob Beckley joined us on the program recently to discuss how his organization, The Beckley Foundation, is leading the fight against pediatric cancer by utilizing the CURE token. This revolutionary way of funding healthcare has changed the way research is funded. Well, today, Jacob returns to the program, but this time, he brings a friend... Jim Nasr, tech innovator and CEO of Acoer, which is an award-winning tech firm specializing in user-friendly blockchain development. Today, they help outline the technical structuring and architecture of the CURE Chain. "Supporting childhood cancer research, patients and their families is a compassionate effort, and I'm pleased we are able to make even a small difference", says Beckley, "but it's the tip of an iceberg fraught with underlying problems in an industry disinterested in change". He goes on to describe two fundamental healthcare industry problems at opposite ends of the delivery system. "Researchers need to share data, every day, real-time, in an anonymous, secure system. COVID vaccines are an example of the speed and acuity that can be brought to bear through real-time collaboration. That same process needs to be replicated every day, in every way, on every research project. By the time professional papers are published and peer-reviewed, it's already old news". At the other end of the spectrum Beckley talks about his primary goal: patient access. " All the medical research, innovation and development in the world is worthless if patients are unable to access it due to economics or geography. Healthcare access should not be limited to the wealthy, the insured, or the geographically well located. Healing is for everyone." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microdosing psychedelics is the act of consuming small amounts of a psychedelic substance. Many individuals who have integrated microdosing mushrooms into their weekly routine report higher levels of creativity, more energy, increased focus, and improved relational skills, as well as reduced anxiety, stress, and even depression. Some enthusiasts also report that microdosing mushrooms has helped them heighten their spiritual awareness and enhance their senses. Psychedelic researchers have also discovered that psilocybin can have positive effects on mood disorders and anxiety. In fact, The Beckley Foundation is spearheading the push for the legalization of psilocybin mushrooms, backed by their research showing that psilocybin has long-term positive effects for treatment-resistant depression patients. Recently, Oakland, California decriminalized all plant medicines including psilocybin mushrooms, following Denver, Colorado's, successful referendum to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms. Psilocybin is also proving effective at treating addiction. So many states all actively working on legislation regarding psychedelics. While cannabis may be taking the limelight, there are many other natural substances that offer great potential in many different realms of health and wellness that are longing to be embraced. If this interests you or gets under your skin- research more, look at the studies, the people it has helped, use your voice, you are needed. Open mind -Open heart. The time for healing is now. Check out and follow all the links below. Reach out with any questions Shopping Pages | thomastime (linnsieshaffer.wixsite.com) Buy the book-M is for Mushroom: Shaffer, Thomas Linnsie: 9798789338926: Amazon.com: Books Follow on IG and Tik Tok @thomaslinnsie --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adventuresinawakening/support

How can cryptocurrency help fight pediatric cancer!? Jacob Beckley (Chairman of The Beckley Foundation & Founder/CEO of CURE Token) joins the program to outline how cryptocurrency and the blockchain help pool the needed talent from the medical, scientific, and business communities. allowing them to join forces on an entirely voluntary basis to create awareness, identify promising initiatives and support research into cures for the most virulent and underfunded forms of childhood cancer. CURE is dedicated to using the power of decentralized finance to help rid the planet of dreadful diseases like cancer. Partnering with global research teams and drawing from a wealth of experience in the innovation, technological, and charitable sectors, CURE aims to go one step further than simply becoming the world's most successful charity token. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychiatrist Stanislav Grof said “Psychedelics, used responsibly and with proper caution, would be for psychiatry what the microscope is for biology and medicine or the telescope is for astronomy.” Today's podcast is on the subject of psychedelics with Amanda Feilding. She is the Director of the Beckley Foundation, a charitable organisation set up in 1998 to initiate and carry out pioneering research into the underlying mechanisms and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, and to create a scientific base for global drug policy reform. Amanda  is perhaps the original ‘disruptor' reopening the whole field of research into psychedelics, from psilocybin to LSD, MDMA to DMT. Now two decades later let's catch up on what's happening in this exciting new frontier of psychedelics and what this could show us about mental health, happiness and consciousness itself. See my website for more on mental health https://www.patrickholford.com/topic/mental-health/

Sam is an ecologist, researcher and science writer, working at the intersection of ecology and psychedelics.  He has conducted ecological field research around the world and also has extensive experience of working in the psychedelic field, at the Beckley Foundation, Synthesis Institute, and the psychedelic music company Wavepaths. He is currently a Project Manager with Norfolk Rivers Ecology and a collaborator with the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, with a research interest in the capacity of psychedelics to influence our connection to nature.  Today we talk about the science of how psychedelics can help us discover that we are part of nature.

In this episode, I sat down with healthcare philanthropist and innovator, Jacob Beckley. His work in the blockchain and crypto space is making a difference for families of children around the globe suffering with  childhood cancers!Jacob Beckley is the Founder of CURE Token, chairman of the board for the Beckley Foundation, and the Executive Vice President of Technology, Product and Innovation for Fusion92. Jacob is a philanthropist, senior level innovator and technologist, with twenty-five years of progressively responsible experience in the introduction, development, marketing, branding, new business pitches and development, management and support of mobile/wireless, web, integrated digital and traditional cross-channel campaigns and desktop products for a variety of large top brands.CURE Token was started as a way to pivot the Foundations fundraising efforts during the pandemic and his efforts are doing a lot of good to end childhood cancer and support families. This approach allowed Jacob a means to tap into the crypto community and convert them into people that care about making the world a better place.Learn more about Jacob's work: https://www.thebeckleyfoundation.org/

Our WORD OF THE WEEK is DMT - Short for dimethyltryptamine, “the spirit molecule” is one of the most potent psychedelics on the planet. Sometimes referred to as the "drive-by" of psychedelics due to its short duration (5-15 minutes), it is also a key ingredient in ayahuasca ceremony ayahuasca tea, in which a specific blend of ayahuasca and chacruna induce significantly longer trips. Whether used in ritualistic, therapeutic, or recreational fashion, DMT side effects include significant distortions of time and space, the revisiting of past lives, and communication with entities and beings not from Earth.Read: Dive into DMT RESEARCH at The Beckley Foundation.Listen: Season 3 of The High Guide podcast welcomes Natasha Lannerd as the show's “High Guide,” or psychedelic integration facilitator. You may remember Natasha's brilliant integration with Colton in INTEGRATION #3 episode, but she was first brilliant discussing DMT in this BONUS episode we shared from High Minded with McCarter podcast. Watch: 5MEO: Are some doors better left unopened? Three male friends document their path to smoking frog venom. If you're in the throes of an existential crisis, invest the $8.99 to purchase on Prime Video. We're looking forward to the “GIRLS TRIP” version…Looking for a trusted source for plant medicine? Email hello_iris@pm.me for a current product menu. Hosted by April Pride @aprilpride_ EMAIL get@thehigh.guideWEB thehigh.guideIG @thehigh.guide Share your psychedelic experiences with us! Leave us a voicemail on SpeakPipe - https://www.speakpipe.com/thehighguide See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Horacio sat down with Jacob Beckley, founder of CURE Token and the Beckley Foundation. Jacob created CURE Token, a cryptocurrency, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic amid a steep decline in charitable donations. Since then, Jacob has found greater utility for the coin and hopes to integrate into a new blockchain that can potentially revolutionize healthcare.Discussion topics include:Establishing the Beckley Foundation for pediatric cancer researchRaising money by climbing mountains, rowing across Lake Michigan, and hosting fundraising eventsCreating CURE Token in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemicOther charitable crypto projects that turned out to be scamsDeveloping CURE Pay to make the introduction to cryptocurrencies much easierThe tokenomics of CURE Token to make it as efficient as possibleThe flaw with other foundations only giving a small percentage of donations to the areas of needPartnering with grassroots foundations to keep them in operation through CURE TokenSupporting children and families all over the worldUsing blockchain technology through CURE Chain as a way to speed up pediatric cancer research by connecting researchers across the world through cryptoSponsoring the NASCAR race team Kaulig Racing and driver Noah Gragson for one race---Follow Alts- Website & newsletter: https://alts.co- Discord: https://discord.gg/DEkHgzggwC- Twitter: https://twitter.com/altassetsclub- Insta:https://instagram.com/alts_co- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpmgk4gzQ56QvpyegBJJVQA?sub_confirmation=1

The Beckley Foundation is a UK-based think tank and UN-accredited NGO, dedicated to activating global drug policy reform and initiating scientific research into psychoactive substances.  

We discuss previously underappreciated personal stories of how the Psychedelic Renaissance was sparked since 1971. Description: 1971 was the year when drug prohibition came into force. Did we tell you the story of how the tables were turned against the prohibition of drugs? Or did we tell you the hurdles that were needed to be overcome. Well, that's exactly the point of the episode. We are here to bring to you how the road to psychedelic renaissance was built. And if you think, it came from overwhelming people with data, just like how a typical scientist thinks, you would be amazed at the personalities who paved the way, as much as the ones that broke it for themselves and for the world. We discuss the unconventional paths taken by Amanda Feilding of Beckley Foundation, Rick Doblin of MAPS - Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies and more importantly, the trailblazers who initiated the clinical studies before anyone did - The Heffter Research Institute. We interview the original members - Dr. Mark Geyer of UCSD to tell us the never-reported personal stories of the creation of Heffter Research Institute and the Psilocybin studies. 

In this episode of HappyTalks, we interview Adam Aronovich and talk about his life, work and the differences in styles of treatments for mental health problems around the world. Adam is a doctoral candidate at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Spain, focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry. He is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and part of the Ayahuasca Community Committee at the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. In the last four years he has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, where he has been doing qualitative research in collaboration with ICEERS, the Beckley Foundation, and, more recently, the Centre for Psychedelic Studies at Imperial College. Beyond his work conducting and coordinating research, Adam facilitated workshops in the Peruvian Amazon and he regularly facilitates workshops in Mexico. He is also a process facilitator and integration support coach in private practice. Dr. Alice Fong is a naturopathic doctor, known as the “Virtual Stress Doc,” and she helps busy professionals break free from stress, anxiety, and burnout without having to quit their jobs using a 5-step holistic approach. She is the founder of Amour de Soi Wellness and her mission is to help people discover self-love and happiness. She has given several talks around the country for healthcare providers, corporations, women's conferences and for the general public. Donovon Jenson is a software engineer in the Bay Area and the founder of howtohappy.com. He is a Utah native who has long been interested in human development and health. He double majored in psychology and health policy, and graduated Magna Cum Laude through the Honors College at the University of Utah. How to Happy strives to provide thoughtful and actionable insights on living a happier life. We believe happiness is the result of self-awareness, balance and a positive mindset, among a myriad of other things. Our goal is to inspire you to see life through a new lens by adding strategies and exercises to your toolbox, then encouraging you to take action. We are all capable of being happier, let's work together to find the best pathways to get there. Together we're out to cause more happiness in the world! Adam Aronovich https://www.facebook.com/adamandros https://www.instagram.com/adamandros/ https://twitter.com/AdamAndros Dr. Alice Fong http://www.dralicefong.com https://www.facebook.com/DrAliceFong/ https://www.instagram.com/dralicefong/ https://twitter.com/DrAliceFong https://www.youtube.com/dralicefong https://ios.joinclubhouse.com/@dralicefong Donovon Jenson https://howtohappy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheHowToHappy/ https://www.instagram.com/thehowtohappy/ https://twitter.com/TheHowToHappy https://www.youtube.com/HowtoHappy Michael Lira, Voice Actor Opening Credits Voice https://www.michaelapollolira.com/ Information on this video is provided for general educational purposes only and is not intended to constitute medical advice or counseling. #community #psychedelics --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happytalks/support

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Karenza Moore. Karenza is a Lecturer in Sociology of Crime at Newcastle University, UK, and has researched drugs, drug use and drug policy for 18 years. Her work explores drug prevalence, patterns, and emerging drug trends; meanings, motivations and consequences of drug use; and the impacts of drug prohibition. She wrote the first report of its kind laying out a pragmatic 'roadmap' towards the legal regulation of MDMA/Ecstasy for the Beckley Foundation. Her focus is on illicit drug use in recreational settings, including raves, nightclubs, festivals and afterparties. She has single or co-authored 45 articles on various issues around drugs, youth cultures, gender and digital technologies. Her publications are available via Google Scholar here

Adam Aronovich is a doctoral candidate at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Spain, focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry. He is the Co-Founder and COO of Hidden Hand Media, and the Director of Therapy and Integration for Rē Precision Health. Adam is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and part of the Ayahuasca Community Committee at the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. In the last four years he has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, where he has been doing qualitative research in collaboration with ICEERS, the Beckley Foundation, and, more recently, the Centre for Psychedelic Studies at Imperial College. Beyond his work conducting and coordinating research, Adam facilitated workshops in the Peruvian Amazon and he regularly facilitates workshops in Mexico. He is also a process facilitator and integration support coach in private practice. In his role as a workshop facilitator at the Temple of the Way of Light, an ayahuasca retreat center in the Amazon we met personally at the end of 2019. You'll hear Adam share some of the insights he has gained through his research, as well as personal experiences while working with different healing modalities like ayahuasca. A prevailing theme that emerges from his research is that the primary dimension of healing for most people is relational. We discuss the importance of the collective dimension of well-being, which is completely at odds with institutional approaches that focus only on the individual. And Adam explains why the healing process at a psychedelic retreat is a co-creative process that is shared rather than a passive process of becoming a consumer of a treatment that is handed to you. He describes how our stories and narratives influence our healing experience, which, according to his research, can be the biggest obstacle along a person's healing journey. On a more personal note, he shares how psychedelics have helped him with his own anxiety, enabling him to better contextualise whatever arises. You will also learn where most people in psychedelic work get stuck and how transgenerational trauma can affect our well-being. Finally, we talk about the reasons for our crisis of meaning in the Western world and how psychedelics can help to navigate a way between the needs of a system on the one hand and finding balance on one's own path on the other. I'm happy that Adam found the time to share his extensive knowledge on the topic with me. It brought back lots of memories and stories of my own first ayahuasca retreat in Peru where he served as a great facilitator and guide. To receive the latest episodes and updates on psychedelic retreats by mail every week, feel free to sign up for the newsletter. --------------------------------------- Connect with Adam on IG: @adamandros More about me: Coaching & Newsletter: https://www.alexanderfaubel.com Instagram: @alex_faubel @psychedelische_retreats

This episode of the Plant Medicine Podcast welcomes Dr. Sam Gandy to discuss the symbiotic relationship between psychedelic experiences and connection with nature. Dr. Gandy holds a PhD in ecological science from the University of Aberdeen and has conducted field research across the globe. He currently works as a research assistant at the Synthesis Institute and as a senior science writer at Wavepaths. He is also a collaborator with the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London and was previously a scientific assistant to the director of the Beckley Foundation.  In this conversation, Dr. Gandy shares insights from his research into psychedelics and nature relatedness with special emphasis on his 2020 publication “The Potential Synergistic Effects between Psychedelic Administration and Nature Contact for the Improvement of Mental Health” (linked below). Dr. Gandy discusses the numerous overlaps between the experience of nature relatedness—the personal sense of being connected with the natural world—and the experiences induced by psychedelic substances. These overlaps cover a range of domains and all work to promote wellbeing. For example, Dr. Gandy reports that neuroticism decreases both as a result of positive psychedelic experiences and from spending quality time in nature. As high neuroticism can correlate with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety, interventions that can impact this trait have significant therapeutic potential.  In addition to specific overlaps between the psychedelic experience and nature relatedness, Dr. Gandy also discusses how psychedelics and psilocybin in particular seem to increase a sense of nature relatedness. Considering these overlapping benefits and the symbiotic relationship between psychedelics and nature relatedness, Dr. Gandy provides some speculations for how nature can be more intentionally integrated into psychedelic therapies and ceremonies to maximize the therapeutic benefits of both. He mentions that even something as small as decorating a clinical setting with artwork depicting nature can have positive impacts for patients undergoing psychedelic psychotherapy in the space.   In this episode: Eudaimonic vs hedonic well being The neurobiological and psychological overlaps between nature relatedness and the psychedelic experience How both psychedelics and nature relatedness promote mindfulness and experiences of awe Ideas for combining psychedelic therapy and experiences of nature to enhance health benefits   Quotes: “Nature connectedness is a mediator for some of the benefits to cognition and mood obtained from actually spending time in nature, having contact with nature.” [6:57] “There was a study published last year by a Finnish research group and one of the most common after effects of psychedelic mystical experiences they found was this sustained, positive shift in peoples' relationship to nature.” [17:35] “Psilocybin has this capacity to facilitate this fairly robust, rapid, but most importantly sustained increase in nature relatedness. And the really mysterious and interesting thing is that it can do this even when it's administered in a clinical setting.” [22:47] “The restorative effect of nature obviously benefits both the person having the therapy and the therapist, and it potentially allows for the outdoor nature-based setting to become part of the therapy itself.” [31:00] “If you're going to do any kind of psychedelic nature connection, nature immersion therapy, it's very important to have a cozy, secure structure that people have got as a safe place.” [35:31]   Links: Dr. Gandy on Twitter Dr. Gandy's 2020 article The Potential Synergistic Effects between Psychedelic Administration and Nature Contact for the Improvement of Mental Health Dr. Gandy's 2019 article From Egoism to Ecoism: Psychedelics Increase Nature Relatedness in a State-Mediated and Context-Dependent Manner Psychedelic Medicine Association Porangui

My guest this morning is Countess Amanda Feilding – the Founder and Executive Director of the Beckley Foundation – widely recognized as a leading force behind the current Psychedelic Renaissance.Born in 1943, Countess Feilding is the youngest child of Basil Feilding, great-grandson of the 7th Earl of Denbigh and the Marquess of Bath, and his wife and cousin, Margaret Feilding.She has propelled the field forward over the last 20+ years, spearheading studies such as the world's first psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression study (on which Compass Pathways based their business), the world's first LSD, MDMA and DMT brain imaging studies, plus the initiation and collaboration with Johns Hopkins on the first study using psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy to overcome nicotine addiction. She has also co-authored over 80 research papers. Since 1998, the Beckley Foundation has been at the forefront of exploratory research into psychedelics, and evidence-based global drug policies. Through her work with the Beckley Foundation, Amanda is bridging the gap between science and policy, creating a positive feedback loop, with the aim of building and harnessing our knowledge of the benefits of currently prohibited compounds to optimize human health, wellbeing and potential.Today, however, she joins me to discuss how psychedelics have influenced her own journey – taking us from her early days as an independent youth, through her life as an influential spokesperson, advocate, and researcher into psychedelics and non-ordinary states of consciousness.

We discuss previously underappreciated personal stories of how the Psychedelic Renaissance was sparked since 1971. Description: 1971 was the year when drug prohibition came into force. Did we tell you the story of how the tables were turned against the prohibition of drugs? Or did we tell you the hurdles that were needed to be overcome. Well, that's exactly the point of the episode. We are here to bring to you how the road to psychedelic renaissance was built. And if you think, it came from overwhelming people with data, just like how a typical scientist thinks, you would be amazed at the personalities who paved the way, as much as the ones that broke it for themselves and for the world. We discuss the unconventional paths taken by Amanda Feilding of Beckley Foundation, Rick Doblin of MAPS - Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies and more importantly, the trailblazers who initiated the clinical studies before anyone did - The Heffter Research Institute. We interview the original members - Dr. Mark Geyer of UCSD to tell us the never-reported personal stories of the creation of Heffter Research Institute and the Psilocybin studies. 

Hey everybody! Episode 55 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with my friend Adam Aronovich. Adam and I met in the Amazon jungle working at the plant medicine center, The Temple of the Way of Light, where he originally came down working on his doctoral thesis. He ended up living, studying, and working in the jungle for five years. I think Adam brings a really unique and important perspective to this work, being able to merge his academic work and observations with his time spent learning from plants and working as a facilitator with guests going through a ceremonial experience. This podcast ending up going quite long, over four hours, which I thought it may, but it's filled with a lot of insights, observations, and knowledge from Adam's time and life. It was a pleasure for me to catch up and converse with him and I think you all will gain a lot out of this episode. As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!"Adam is a doctoral candidate focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry. He is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and part of the Ayahuasca Community Committee at the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. In the last four years he has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, where he has been doing qualitative research in collaboration with ICEERS, the Beckley Foundation, and, more recently, the Centre for Psychedelic Studies at Imperial College, where he is also a visiting student. Beyond his work conducting and coordinating research, Adam facilitated workshops in the Peruvian Amazon and he regularly facilitates workshops in Mexico. He is also a process facilitator and integration support coach in private practice, the co-host of the upcoming podcast "Healing from the Healing Path", and the co-founder of Hidden Hand Media, a creative agency in the space of transformation and technology.”For more info about Adam and his work, visit: https://www.healingfromhealing.com and https://linktr.ee/adamandros and https://www.hiddenhandmedia.comThis episode of the show is sponsored by the Temple of the Way of Light. To learn more or sign up for a retreat, visit:https://templeofthewayoflight.org/Share the show, Subscribe or Follow, and if you can go on Apple Podcasts and leave a starred-rating and a short review. That would be super helpful with the algorithms and getting this show out to more people. Thank you in advance!For more information about me and my upcoming plant medicine retreats with my colleague Merav Artzi, visit my site at: https://www.NicotianaRustica.orgTo support this podcast on Patreon, visit: https://www.patreon.com/UniverseWithinTo donate directly with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/jasongrechanikMusic courtesy of: Nuno Moreno (end song). Visit: https://m.soundcloud.com/groove_a_zen_sound and https://nahira-ziwa.bandcamp.com/ And Stefan Kasapovski's Santero Project (intro song). Visit: https://spoti.fi/3y5Rd4Hhttps://www.facebook.com/UniverseWithinPodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/UniverseWithinPodcast

Amanda Feilding is a drug policy reformer, lobbyist and research coordinator. She has been an advocate for psychedelics since the 60s and, in 1998, founded the Beckley Foundation. The foundation supports neuroscientific and clinical research into the effects of psychedelics on the brain and mind and has been behind many of the scientific breakthroughs in the psychedelic renaissance, including first trial of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression and the first ever scans of the brain on LSD. Today we talk about all the great work that Amanda and the Beckley foundation have been doing over the years.  

Together with Professor David Nutt they will be talking about the beauty behind psychoactive substances as well as the, equally interesting, stories from Lady Feilding's life journey. Drug Science live podcast recording with Professor David Nutt!  If you want to find out how to travel to Ceylon for 25 pounds do have a listen! Amanda Feilding is the Founder and Executive Director of the Beckley Foundation, and is widely recognised as a leading force behind the current Psychedelic Renaissance. By establishing key Research Programmes at some of the world's most prestigious institutions (including Imperial College London, Maastricht University, Sant Pau in Barcelona, IDOR and UFRN in Brazil), she has propelled the field forward over the last 20+ years, conducting landmark studies, such as the world's first psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression study (on which Compass Pathways based their business), the world's first LSD, MDMA and DMT brain imaging studies, plus the initiation and collaboration with Johns Hopkins on the first study using psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy to overcome nicotine addiction. She has also co-authored over 80 research papers.Since its inception in 1998, the Beckley Foundation has been at the forefront of exploratory research into psychedelics and cannabis, and evidence-based global drug policies. Through a series of pivotal international seminars at the House of Lords (starting in 2000) with leading figures from around the world in different fields, from science to politics, plus over 60 much-cited books, reports and papers, and numerous meetings with thought-leaders, academics, and policy-makers at the UN and governments around the world, Amanda has ensured that the Beckley Foundation has been at the forefront of global drug policy reform, particularly in the field of cannabis and the psychedelics. Through her work with the Beckley Foundation, Amanda is bridging the gap between science and policy, creating a positive feedback loop, with the aim of building and harnessing our knowledge of the benefits of currently prohibited compounds to optimise human health, wellbeing and potential. Drug Science live podcast recording with Professor David Nutt! CannabisLSDTimothy LearyBart HughesPsychedelic Microdosing LSD's impact on brain interconnectivity Beckley FoundationMdmaJoseph “Joey” MellenAlbert HofmannSir Colin BlakemorePsilocybinThe Beckley/Imperial Psychedelic Research Programme The effects of psilocybin and MDMA on between-network resting state functional connectivity in healthy volunteersAlexander “Sasha” ShulginAyahuascaDefault mode networkBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)Neuroplasticity ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode of the Plant Medicine Podcast, Adam Aronovich returns to discuss the phenomenon of psychedelic narcissism. Adam is a doctoral candidate at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Spain, focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry. He is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and part of the Ayahuasca Community Committee at the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. In the last four years he has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, where he has been doing qualitative research in collaboration with ICEERS, the Beckley Foundation, and, more recently, the Centre for Psychedelic Studies at Imperial College. Beyond his work conducting and coordinating research, Adam regularly facilitates workshops at the Temple of the Way of Light, a prestigious healing center in the Iquitos area. In this wide-ranging conversation, Adam unpacks some of the darker sides of the modern psychedelic movement, discussing the psychosocial dynamics around psychedelic use which can lead to things such as ego inflation, conspiratorial thinking, and narcissism. Adam recalls his own experiences slipping into messianic fantasies during a period of initial enthusiasm around psychedelic experiences. He views issues of alienation and lack of social support as being instrumental in leading to these types of delusions following profound spiritual experiences. While it is difficult to reach people who’ve slipped into psychedelic narcissism, Adam suggests that communal support is the best safeguard against these dangers and the most effective strategy for grounding people who’ve lost touch with reality. Drawing on his academic expertise, Adam distinguishes traditional uses of plant medicines from the Western paradigm for approaching psychedelics. He stresses the relational and communal aspects of the spiritual traditions which use psychedelics ceremonially. The pro-social aspects of these wisdom traditions, he claims, help safeguard against the traps of psychedelic narcissism and ego inflation, as there are established mechanisms for keeping people grounded following intense spiritual experiences.  Adam closes the discussion with an insightful analysis of modern gurus and self-proclaimed shamans. Adam encourages people to beware of deeply held spiritual fantasies, where a master can appear as more than human. Instead, he emphasizes that even skillful and well-intentioned healers are themselves nothing more than human beings, so there will always be imperfection and messiness. This does not, however, mean that impactful work cannot happen—in fact, this insight helps protect against the idolization of charismatic psychedelic personalities, which can lead to harmful experiences.   In this episode: Defining psychedelic narcissism Clinical vs coloquial understandings of narcissism The intersections of the psychedelic movement and conspiracy theories The importance of social and communal support for avoiding ego inflation following psychedelic or spiritual experiences How psychedelic experiences can actually deepen ego attachments and accentuate narcissistic tendencies The importance of humor in combating spiritual narcissism   Quotes: “Many of the underlying ideologies upon which Western cultures were built, like hyper-individualism and so on, kind of predispose us and prime us for certain aspects of narcissism.” [5:36] “Ego inflation, spiritual narcissism, messianic episodes—all of these are things that are fairly common within both people who are in some sort of spiritual or psychedelic path.” [12:17] “In traditional societies for the most part really there isn’t such a thing as a self-proclaimed shaman. A person doesn’t wake up one morning and is like ‘oh, I’m the shaman’—that’s a title or a role or a recognition given to that person by the community.” [38:03] “The best measure of whether somebody is genuine and helpful is not whatever credentials or titles he assigns to himself, but rather what other people feel. So, you know, you will know a tree by its fruits.” [45:08] “Having these experiences by themselves does not necessarily mean spiritual growth or psychological development or any enhanced benefit if we’re not constantly, painfully, mindful of how we actually integrate and embody those things in daily life over very long periods of time.” [54:29]   Links: Adam on Instagram Temple of the Way of Light Psychedelic Medicine Association Porangui

Adam is a doctoral candidate at the Universitat Rovira I Virgili in Spain, focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry. He is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and part of the Ayahuasca Community Committee at the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. In the last four years, he has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, where he has been doing qualitative research in collaboration with ICEERS, the Beckley Foundation, and, more recently, the Centre for Psychedelic Studies at Imperial College. Beyond his work conducting and coordinating research, Adam facilitated workshops in the Peruvian Amazon and he regularly facilitates workshops in Mexico. He is also a process facilitator and integration support coach in private practice.

Amanda Fielding is one of the most prominent pioneers in psychedelic research. A champion of psychedelic science for 45+ years, she is widely recognized for her contributions to global drug policy reform. Amanda details her initial interactions with psychedelics and how she recognized their capabilities for healing, while opening up about her thoughts on today’s psychedelic renaissance, the ethics behind the movement, and even her experiences with trepanation.  Amanda is the Founder of the Beckley Foundation, an organization that initiates, directs and supports psychedelic science. Learn more about her work at https://www.beckleyfoundation.org/.  Show Notes: 2.50 - Amanda’s first interaction with psychedelics. 4.27 - Amanda’s discusses her initial experiences with LSD and her thoughts on its healing powers.6.28 - Amanda reveals that she lived on LSD everyday to psychoanalyze herself and walks Ronan through her observations. 9.30 - Amanda talks about her upbringing and family’s reaction to her use of psychedelics. 10.52 - Amanda discusses what being a part of the first psychedelic movement in the 60s was like. 12.15 - The movement’s focus on psychedelic integration, Amanda’s use of art to express psychedelic benefits. 14.22 -  Amanda’s perspective on the war on drugs and its effect on her research. 16.30 - How Amanda feels about the psychedelic renaissance we are experiencing today. 19.21 - Ronan and Amanda discuss today’s relationship between science and spirituality. 23.31 - Ronan’s reflection.25.05 - What psychedelics actually do and the mechanisms that underlie them.28.39 - Amanda’s experience with trepanation. 31.48 - Why psychedelics should be available to everyone, not just for specific conditions. 33.22 - Ronan and Amanda discuss our relationship with governments and regulation.35.00 - Amanda talks about psychedelics and the mental health crisis.  38.36 - How Amanda feels about the uprising of the psychedelic industry. 43.44 - Ronan’s key takeaways. 

In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Amanda Feilding about the transformative and therapeutic potential of psychedelic compounds and their clinical applications. Amanda Feilding has been called the ‘hidden hand’ behind the renaissance of psychedelic science, and her contribution to global drug policy reform has also been pivotal and widely acknowledged. Amanda was first introduced to LSD in the mid-1960s, at the height of the first wave of scientific research into psychedelics. Impressed by its capacity to initiate mystical states of consciousness and heighten creativity, she quickly recognised its transformative and therapeutic power. Inspired by her experiences, she began studying the mechanisms underlying the effects of psychedelic substances and dedicated herself to exploring ways of harnessing their potential to cure sickness and enhance wellbeing. In 1996, Amanda set up The Foundation to Further Consciousness, changing its name to the Beckley Foundation in 1998. She realised that the potential harms and benefits of cannabis and psychedelics could only be adequately assessed by developing a sound scientific understanding of their mechanisms of action. Through the Foundation, she set about using cutting-edge brain imaging technologies to examine the neurophysiological changes underlying altered states of consciousness. Her long-held aim is to further our understanding of consciousness and how changes in cerebral circulation and neuronal activity underlie the effects of various psychoactive substances, so that we can better harness their potential to improve the human condition. Episode link at https://neshnikolic.com/podcast/amanda-feilding See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I have Adam Andros Aronovich, a researcher for the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC). He also conducts workshops at the Temple of the Way of Light in the Peruvian Amazon.Psychedelics, after being criminalized in the 1970s, for 4 decades of being in the shadows, have now started to be researched for its profound impact in curing mental diseases. But it also allows us to see a different perspective of reality, one that is not molded in the rationalistic, and materialistic world view that we are accustomed to.Here’s what to expect from the episode;- What exactly defines a psychedelic drug?- How does Ayahuasca work in the body?- What are the medicinal benefits being discovered? - What actually is a psychedelic experience?- How psychedelics awakes us from what we perceived as reality- What is the altered consciousness that made Adam realize?Adam Andros Aronovich is a doctoral candidate focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry. He is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and part of the Ayahuasca Community Committee at the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. In the last four years, he has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, where he has been doing qualitative research in collaboration with ICEERS, the Beckley Foundation, and, more recently, the Centre for Psychedelic Studies at Imperial College. Beyond his work conducting and coordinating research, Adam regularly facilitates workshops at the Temple of the Way of Light, a prestigious healing center in the Iquitos area.*The Future Design Podcast does not endorse the recreational use of psychedelics. While these substances often carry a negative stigma and taboo, we ask that you learn for yourself and make an informed decision.Subscribe to our Weekly / Monthly Newsletter here Guest: Adam Andros Aronovich (Facebook) Temple of the Way of Light (Website)Host: Takatoshi Shibayama (Twitter | IG | LinkedIn) Music: ShowNing (Website)

LISTEN: APPLE  | SPOTIFY | STITCHER | YOUTUBE If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts | Donate On Patreon :  https://bit.ly/3d0piI0 PayPal:  https://bit.ly/2AV4pAt   Adam is a PhD candidate in Medical Anthropology and Global Health. He lives in the Peruvian Amazon, working as Research Coordinator and Workshop Facilitator for the Temple of the Way of Light. In addition, he is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC- URV) in Catalunya, Spain, and a member of the Ayahuasca Community Committee at Chacruna.net. He has written for various publications around the world. Adam is a dear friend of mine. Adam and I share very similar existentialist, views, with an appreciation for dark and absurdist humor. I always love talking with Adam. He always has great insights into life, plant medicines, healing, mental health, the nature of reality, and is able to deeply critique the ills of our world, while maintaining his humor, warmth and compassion.   Adam recently gave a presentation at ICPR2020 called: Ayahuasca as Relational Medicine: Intimate encounters at the frontiers of liquid modernity   His presentation was given based on the three years of ethnographic and qualitative research conducted at the Temple of the Way of Light, an ayahuasca retreat center in the Peruvian Amazon, in collaborations with Imperial College, ICEERS and the Beckley Foundation.    The data is also abundantly informed by Adam's lived experience as a retreat facilitator on site. His aim is to address the social and political dimensions of health and wellbeing as elucidated by the participants’ ayahuasca experiences and contextualized by the setting provided by the retreat structure.    The interaction between ayahuasca and a group setting that promotes intimacy, horizontality and mutual responsibility amongst participants often encourages a social dynamic where participants can both safely express and listen to each others’ affliction narratives, difficulties and breakthroughs. This break with the individualistic, pharmacologically-oriented focus of bio-psychiatry alone greatly contributes to counteract the feelings of alienation and isolation that exacerbate psychic suffering when it remains private.    Shared experiences of communal struggle, breakthrough and healing allow participants to recognize the interdependent nature of health and wellbeing, prompting them to pay special care to their eroding social bonds and to reframe experiences of loneliness, alienation, anxiety, depression or trauma in all their multi-dimensional complexities, moving beyond an exclusively individualistic framework and visibilizing the impact that social, cultural, political or environmental factors have on their own wellbeing. Ethnographic approaches, can elucidate the multilayered complexities of affliction and healing that often are lost through a purely quantitative or biomedical lens.     Mikeadelic is Sponsored by SHEATH UNDERWEAR Get 20% off the most comfortable, unique pair of underwear you'll ever wear. www.sheathunderwear.com - Enter promo code Mikeadelic at checkout to get a sweet discount on some awesome under threads.   Connect With Adam:  Facebook: https://bit.ly/3mj07FF Instagram: @adamandros http://www.chaikuni.org/ https://templeofthewayoflight.org http://www.marc.urv.cat/en/ https://chacruna.net/   Connect With Mike: Website: https://bit.ly/2GqH7kX Patreon: https://bit.ly/3d0piI0 Email: https://bit.ly/2Dsv2v4 Facebook: https://bit.ly/2XCchg7 Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Pqc50B Twitter: https://bit.ly/2IwIhik   Listen Everywhere: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Vf2RKf Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2W8w72c GooglePlay: https://bit.ly/2PlJiKG Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2DrRnc6 YouTube: https://bit.ly/2IzMz8I Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3mYzExX Also Available on Podbean, Speaker, Breaker, Tunein, Castro, I heart radio, Overcast, Soundcloud and everywhere podcasts are found  Subscribe to the Inner Sanctum Monthly Newsletter  https://bit.ly/2GqH7kX   Sponsored By: SHEATH UNDERWEAR Get 20% off the most comfortable, unique pair of underwear you'll ever wear. www.sheathunderwear.com - Enter code Mikeadelic at checkout to get a sweet discount on some awesome under threads. AND Student Loan Tutor: https://bit.ly/2X2meF4 * Say you found them through mikeadelic for extra special magical love and care.  If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts | Donate On Patreon or PayPal  * Become a patron and get access to bonus episodes, fun extras,merch googies, community zoom calls, and the private inner sanctum discord channel.    Thank You Intro Music Provided by Danny Barnett & Galaxia:  https://bit.ly/2XB3sDr

Adam Aronovich is a doctoral candidate at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Spain, focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry.  He is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and part of the Ayahuasca Community Committee at the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. In the last four years he has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, where he has been doing qualitative research in collaboration with ICEERS, the Beckley Foundation, and, more recently, the Centre for Psychedelic Studies at Imperial College. Beyond his work conducting and coordinating research, Adam regularly facilitates workshops at the Temple of the Way of Light, a prestigious healing center in the Iquitos area. In this episode of the Plant Medicine Podcast, Adam discusses a host of issues surrounding modern western paradigms of psychiatry and mental health and contrasts these with approaches taken by traditional cultures, such as those of the Shipibo people of South America.  Adam has spent years studying traditional societies as an anthropologist and his research specifically focuses on the different approaches to medicine in various cultures, and how people in different cultural milieus experience health and illness differently.  Through his work, Adam hopes to contribute to the field of medicine by translating the medical understandings of traditional cultures into terminologies and categories digestible by the Western medical establishment. In this conversation, Adam explains how the contemporary approach to mental health in the West is colored by a fixation on medicalizing peoples’ experiences into diagnostic categories and by a tendency to view health and illness exclusively on the level of the individual. In contrast to this approach, Adam draws on his ongoing research with the Shipibo people, showing how their approach to healing in ayahuasca ceremonies is much more communal and relational in nature.   In this episode: How traditional cultures conceptualize mental suffering The limits of Western psychiatry when crossing cultural boundaries How the animist perspective of Shipibo healers informs their approach to healing Dangers of over-emphasizing the medicalization of psychedelics The relational, rather than an individualistic focus of ayahuasca ceremonies Confronting our individual and collective shadows   Quotes “Every medical system or every medical approach is inseparable from the culture, the cosmology, the metaphysics that underlie the understanding of that culture.” [32:32] “The way the Shipibo medical system works… is that the healing doesn't necessarily only happen through the agency of the human healer, but the human healer works as a channeler of medical agency of different sources, of different spirits in the environment.” [36:34] “The most important benefits or the most important values that these substances have are not necessarily therapeutic in the sense of medical, or clinical, or psychological… but are actually much deeper than that and they’re epistemic, they’re ontological, they’re relational.” [52:25] “Ayahuasca oftentimes will get us to a place where we can actually experience that reconnection with the wider community of sentience that makes the ecosystem of our world.” [1:02:29] Links Adam’s lecture at Breaking Convention 2017 Adam’s lecture at the World Ayahuasca Conference 2019 Temple of the Way of Light Psychedelic Medicine Association Get 20% off everything at Octagon Biolabs with coupon code 'plantmedicine' Porangui

Susie Pearl talks to Amanda Feilding, a drug researcher and leader of scientific research in the area of psychedelic drugs.  Amanda is founder of the Beckley Foundation, a charity supporting research into the effects of psychoactive substances on the brain and cognition. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susiepearl/message

In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle discuss recent items in the news. They cover a new LSD microdose trial to study the effects of 5, 10, or 20 µg on acute pain, seeing how long participants could hold their hands in 37.4° F water. Led by researchers from Maastricht University with help from the Beckley Foundation, this is the first study of its kind since Eric Kast first studied the effects of LSD on acute pain in the 1960s, and could help lead to LSD being prescribed for acute pain over the more standard and very addictive and dangerous opioids. This leads towards the topic of pain in general and our relationship with it- can we figure out how to have pain not affect us the same way by not giving it the same attention we're used to giving it? They talk about Compass Pathways filing an application with the SEC for a NASDAQ listing, as well as already raising over $80 million towards funding clinical trials for psilocybin-based therapy for treatment-resistant depression, and the ways corporations being tradeable in such a public view is good for everyone: improved market sentiment and opinion towards psychedelic companies, increases in mergers and acquisitions, and a trickle-down monetary effect for other companies in the same sphere.  And they talk about Mind Medicine Australia applying to reschedule both psilocybin and MDMA from their Schedule 9 category (dealing with prohibited substances) to Schedule 8 (which deals with controlled medicines). If they're successful, they'll be the first country in the world to successfully de-schedule these substances. This leads to a discussion of drug policy work and the drug war, why it's ok for some parties to only focus on one part of the psychedelic renaissance, giving thanks to the people who fought for years to get us to where we are today, and recognizing privilege when trying to keep psychedelics within specific clinical containers to afford job security.  They also discuss Papadosio's new album, "Microdosio," and remind us that spots for September 17th's early Navigating Psychedelics class are sold out, but spots remain for group 2, so sign up now! Additionally, there is a new class offering called Imagination as Revelation, developed by Kyle and Johanna Hilla-Maria Sopanen. Notable Quotes “Why are we concerned about prescribing LSD in this way if somebody can get a huge bottle of benzos or opiates and easily die from those? You can’t really easily die from LSD. You might have a weird time and get in trouble, but you’re not going to die, and you’re not going to get addicted.” -Joe “It seems, as a culture, we kind of are more ok with the stupors and the depressants- alcohol and opioids and benzos and stuff like that. And some of these other substances that maybe help us perceive things a little bit differently, in another way, are stigmatized. I don’t know, maybe that’s just our relationship with consciousness- that there needs to be a 'right' way of seeing the world.” -Kyle “If it’s just going to stay within the clinical paradigm, what about the people that can’t get access to it, that are still going to be arrested for these substances? If we’re really thinking about people’s overall wellness and health and life, do we want potential clients- people that are already suffering- then in jail or having part of their rights taken away from them because maybe they were trying to heal? I think it is important for us in the professional world to also speak up about drug policy. And I know it’s scary because it does feel like professional suicide at times, because you want to keep it within that clinical scope so you can feel professional and remain professional, but I don’t know, I just think about people who are trying to heal.” -Kyle “What do we have in the world for young people to help them with meaning-making? Next to nothing. We’ve got like, angry memes, 4chan, horrifying bullying online, and that’s just a place-holder because there’s no meaning- there’s no context for where you fit into society that makes sense. For an entity as amazing as humans, that’s a big deal. Humans are amazing, and that’s probably something we agree on- a human being is a fascinating, interesting, infinitely powerful thing. Endlessly interesting. So to just say ‘ok, all you’ve got is video games and being an asshole on youtube,’ like, really? Is that what life is? What if you were able to give these people deep, ritualistic initiations into adulthood with 3-5 grams of mushrooms, given they were screened appropriately? What a send-off into adulthood.” -Joe Links Newatlas.com: LSD microdose trial for acute pain relief reports “remarkable” results Beckleyfoundation.org: Can LSD microdosing reduce pain perception? Liveforlivemusic: Papadosio Releases Eighth Studio Album, ‘Microdosio’ Theseedinvestor.com: Compass Pathways Files For NASDAQ Listing: Psychedelics Game-Changer Press release: Mind Medicine Australia Submits Australian-First Application for the Rescheduling of Psilocybin and MDMA Psychedelics Today Shop Support the show Patreon Leave us a review on Facebook or iTunes Share us with your friends Join our Facebook group - Psychedelics Today group – Find the others and create community. Navigating Psychedelics

I talk to Amanda Feilding, the “Countess of Psychedelics Science”, who you could say was somewhat of a psychedelic and scientific socialite in the sixties, and who has been a strong advocate behind the resurgence of psychedelic science and reform. Also known as Lady Neidpath and the Countess of Wemyss and March, she lives in Beckley Park, an estate just outside Oxford. Amanda’s contribution to global drug policy reform and early psychedelic research has been pivotal and widely acknowledged. She was first introduced to LSD in the mid-sixties, at the height of the first wave of scientific research into psychedelics. Impressed by its capacity to initiate mystical states of consciousness and heighten creativity, she quickly recognised its transformative and therapeutic powers. Today she is the owner of the Beckley Foundation, a UK-based think-tank and UN-accredited NGO, dedicated to activating global drug policy reform and initiating scientific research into psychoactive substances.

My guest today is Dr Sam Gandy. Sam has a PhD in ecological science from the University of Aberdeen and an MRes in entomology from Imperial College London. He is a writer, speaker, amateur mycologist and has a lifelong love of nature and wildlife. He has conducted field research in various parts of the world including the UK, Kefalonia, Almeria, Texas, the Peruvian Amazon, Vietnam and Ethiopia. Most relevant to our conversation, he also has experience of working in the psychedelic field, as a scientific assistant to the director of the Beckley Foundation, and currently as a collaborator with the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London. His research is focussed on the capacity of psychedelics to (re)connect our increasingly disconnected species to nature, for the potential betterment of humanity and the biosphere at large. In our conversation we explore the findings of a large study Sam participate in that explored how psychedelics impact on the user’s experience of connection to nature. If you’ve read my writing on this subject you will know that I have an ambiguous relationship with psychedelics. On the one hand I appreciate the way they can broaden our experience of life and help us transcend outdated paradigms. On the other I have had equally transformative expreriences without the use of any substances and I believe that there is in fact a risk that overuse of psychedelics can impede our innate capacity to access these transformative altered states. I was very happy to be able to explore this and other topics with someone as measured and experienced in this field as Dr Gandy. Find out more about Kim McCaul and his work here: www.multidimensionalevolution.com To support this podcast and get yourself a mind expanding read purchase a copy of Multidimensional Evolution: personal explorations of consciousness here https://www.amazon.com/Multidimensional-Evolution-Personal-Explorations-Consciousness-ebook/dp/B00FAIFZCK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Kim+McCaul&qid=1588991352&s=books&sr=1-1 Or make a donation to Auphonic who I use to provide great sound quality for you https://auphonic.com/donate_credits?user=MultidimensionalEvolution

Amanda Feilding is the founder and executive director of the Beckley Foundation, and is widely recognised as one of the driving forces behind the current psychedelic research renaissance. By establishing key research collaborations with some of the world’s most prestigious universities, she has propelled the field forward over the last 20 years, conducting several landmark studies, such as the world’s first LSD brain imaging study.   Since its inception, the Beckley Foundation has been at the forefront of the development of evidence-based drug policy. Through a series of pivotal international seminars at the House of Lords, over 50 much-cited reports and numerous meetings with thought-leaders, academics, policy-makers and the public, Amanda has ensured that the Beckley Foundation is a leader in the movement for drug policy reform. Through her work with the Beckley Foundation, Amanda is bridging the gap between science and policy, allowing them to complement and inform one another, ultimately harnessing our knowledge of the benefits of many prohibited substances to maximise human wellbeing. In this conversation, we dive deep into Amanda’s personal life experience and work in the field over the last several decades.   I know that this conversation will be the first of many with Amanda, and I hope you enjoy getting to know this Psychedelic Queen as much as I did!   What you will learn:    Why LSD is such a powerful tool for consciousness exploration with specific attention to the brain and the safety profile of this compound The importance of questioning authorities and being an independent thinker The devastating problem of current drug policy  How LSD can bridge the gap between science and religion  Why trappanation (drilling a hole in the human skill) may be of value for humans now   Resources   Beckley Foundation  Instagram: @beckleyresearch

In this episode, Joe interviews Amanda Feilding, Founder and Director of The Beckley Foundation. In the show, they cover topics on psychedelic research, policy work, regulation, and the benefits of psychedelics in a time of crisis. 3 Key Points: The Beckley Foundation pioneers psychedelic research to drive evidence-based drug policy reform, founded and directed by Amanda Feilding as a UK-based think-tank and NGO. There is some interesting research happening around LSD expanding the neuroplasticity of the mind and increasing neurogenesis. We are in the midst of a mental health crisis, especially in the West, and psychedelics may be helpful in improving mental health. Support the show Patreon Leave us a review on iTunes Share us with your friends – favorite podcast, etc Join our Facebook group - Psychedelics Today group – Find the others and create community. Navigating Psychedelics Show Notes The Beckley Foundation Amanda says she felt alone for a long time, they were taking a scientific approach, and it was much too serious for the underground The Beckley Foundation is doing policy work, medical work, scientific work, etc Amanda has a passion for science, but felt a social responsibility to do the policy work It's a very destructive work with ‘drugs’, because they are all under the same umbrella, but we psychedelic enthusiasts know, that psychedelics are beneficial and different than other drugs Joe mentions he always thought how crazy LSD sentencing is, in some places it is longer than murder charges “The ego is really a mirror of the government, and it can be much too restrictive and damaging” - Amanda LSD LSD increases cognitive function by expanding the networks of integrative centers in the brain Amanda thinks that LSD is better at increasing cognition than mushrooms She says they are doing exciting work with LSD and how it expands neuroplasticity of the mind, and how it increases neurogenesis She thinks we haven't really even scratched the surface of exploring the benefits of these compounds Joe says he is hearing about a lot of athletes using LSD as a performance enhancing drug Neuroplasticity is like when the brain becomes hot metal and it can adapt and change Crisis We have a horrible mental health crisis in the west, 1 in 3 teenage girls are depressed Out of all death causes in the US, air pollution is one of the largest “Our society needs a paradigm shift” - Amanda Amanda says that she doesn't believe that all people need to take psychedelics, but that they can be very beneficial Regulation Joe says he would love to see regulation everywhere The cause of most drug harms are prohibition Portugal and Switzerland are great models for boosting public service Recognizing the potential benefits helps (starting with medical but not stopping there) Final Thoughts We are all moving in the right direction The spreading of knowledge and education is the right path The intuitive gains are the main benefits of these altered states of consciousness Links The Beckley Foundation About Amanda Fielding Amanda Feilding has been called the ‘hidden hand’ behind the renaissance of psychedelic science, and her contribution to global drug policy reform has also been pivotal and widely acknowledged. Amanda was first introduced to LSD in the mid-1960s, at the height of the first wave of scientific research into psychedelics. Impressed by its capacity to initiate mystical states of consciousness and heighten creativity, she quickly recognised its transformative and therapeutic power. Inspired by her experiences, she began studying the mechanisms underlying the effects of psychedelic substances and dedicated herself to exploring ways of harnessing their potential to cure sickness and enhance wellbeing. In 1996, Amanda set up The Foundation to Further Consciousness, changing its name to the Beckley Foundation in 1998. Get a 30 day free audible trial at audibletrial.com/psychedelicstoday

Remember a few years ago when LSD brain imaging went viral on social media? Those images were taken at Imperial College London in an fMRI study conducted with the Beckley/Imperial Research Programme. Today on Life is a Festival, I’m speaking to psychedelic royalty… literally. Who better to discuss the magical molecule lysergic acid diethylamide, than the Countess of Wemyss and March, and the founder of the Beckley Foundation, Amanda Feilding? I ask the sphinx of psychedelia all my favorite acid questions, like whether medicalization is the best path to legalization and how to avoid unnecessary emotional downturns (sugar it turns out). We dive deep into her research, the nature of the ego, and the jealousy between different psychedelic compounds. Amanda has toiled tirelessly in drug policy reform and now in her late seventies, she isn’t stopping. So tune in and drop in with the Acid Countess and learn all about a life of psychedelic research. Links The Beckley Foundation: https://beckleyfoundation.org/ Amanda Feilding: https://beckleyfoundation.org/amanda-feilding/ LSD brain scans at Imperial College London: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/171699/the-brain-lsd-revealed-first-scans/ How you can support: https://beckleyfoundation.org/get-involved/ Timestamps :09 - The great loss and the great win in discussing psychedelics :12 - Will the medicalization of psychedelics defang the dark fruits of its subversive nature? :21 - Amanda’s ideas about the ego and how LSD can both dissolve and aggrandize :26 - Amanda’s theories about blood sugar and how time-released vitamin C allows you to maintain coherency through the psychedelic experience. :40 - How Amanda started experimenting with fMRI scans to understand the effect of acid in the brain :47 - Amanda and I look at fMRI scans of individuals under the influence of LSD and talk about how the default mode network, ie the ego, is like the government of the brain :53 - Amanda’s experience with ayahuasca and how there’s a certain jealousy between the goddesses of the different compounds. :57 - Trapanation, the shamanic drilling a hole in the head 1:12 - Where the Beckley foundation is going now in terms of research? 1:17 - What about the hippies from the 60s who were burnt out? 1:22 - What research is Amanda most excited about now? 1:28 - Issues with the medicalization of psychedelics

Did Jimi Hendrix really conceal LSD beneath his famous bandana so that it seeped into his skin to get him high when on stage? It's a new case for Ricky and Tony as they attempt to open their third eyes on the evidence. As well as being part of his signature look, did the legendary Jimi Hendrix have another use for his bandana? Ricky and Tony receive a tip off that he used to use the headgear to conceal LSD when he played on stage and that it would actually keep him high as it seeped into his forehead. Being committed pop detectives, Ricky and Tony are a bit in the dark when it comes to psychedelics and Tony was out in the North Sea for most of the 60s so have as always enlisted the help of experts in their field.  They chat to Amanda Feilding, founder of psychedelic research group The Beckley Foundation who has spent her life researching drugs about how LSD works (and about the act of trepanation), and Dr Christian Lloyd, a Jimi Hendrix academic who knows a thing or two about the great man. There's a lot to get their heads around with this case but that won't deter our pop detectives! If you have a pop mystery you'd like solving get in touch at rickyandtony.com or email podcast@rickyandtony.com Tweet and follow the podcast @rickyandtonypod. See the office on Instagram From Globe Productions  Producer: Gareth Evans Creative Producers: Will Nichols, Geoff Lloyd Researcher: Eloise Carr

Kan MDMA bidra i psykiatrien? Hvordan? Finnes det andre stoffer som kan brukes? Velkommen til en interessant og viktig samtale, med Psykolog Ivar Goksøyr.  Se mer om Psykologvirke: https://oslopsykologvirke.no/ Mer informasjon om psykedelika finner du her: NFPV: https://nfpv.no/ Maps: https://maps.org/ Beckley Foundation: https://beckleyfoundation.org/ Usona Institute: https://www.usonainstitute.org/ Compass Pathways: https://compasspathways.com/ Musikken i podcasten er Kyrie, komponert av Trygve Seim og Andreas Utnem. Hør hele sangen her:  https://open.spotify.com/album/5Iuc7CuRhdsAwA1iFvkwjP Helt Mental på Instagram og Facebook: ❤︎  https://www.instagram.com/heltmental/ ❤︎  https://www.facebook.com/heltmental/ Andrea Gjendem på Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreagjendemcom/ Følg bloggen min for mer om psykisk helse og mine interesser: ❤︎ https://andreagjendem.com/ ❤︎ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Mn1lPzdJowxtnsVbPq9

Download In this episode, Kyle sits down with Dr. Torsten Passie, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy with the Hanover Medical School in Germany. In the show, they cover a range of topics on Dr. Passie’s studies on microdosing. Dr. Torsten Passie will be taking part in a special panel dedicated to microdosing at Breaking Convention 2019 (August 16-18, Greenwich, London), also featuring Amanda Fielding of the Beckley Foundation, Dr David Erritzoe of Imperial College, London, Dr Devin Turhune (Goldsmiths), and Dimitris Liokaftos, exploring myriad aspects of microdosing, including its effects, unknowns, and media representation presented by BC director Nikki Wyrd. Find out more about Breaking Convention: https://www.breakingconvention.co.uk/ 3 Key Points: Psychedelic research in the University setting died off after 2004, but is finally seeing an increase as the psychedelic revolution continues to grow. There is very little to no documentation of doctors doing self-experimenting with psychedelic drugs. It's becoming popular for therapists to use the substances used on their patients, more common to do the self-work before doing the work on others. Even if microdosing does not produce any significant effects and it is all placebo, the trend is a new way to introduce it into our society. The Science of Microdosing Psychedelics Support the show Patreon Leave us a review on iTunes Share us with your friends – favorite podcast, etc Join our Facebook group - Psychedelics Today group – Find the others and create community. Navigating Psychedelics Trip Journal                                              Integration Workbook Show Notes About Dr. Passie Dr. Passie has been researching psychedelics for 25 years He specializes in the therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs He has found difficulties in researching psychedelics during prohibition Dr. Passie had a mystical experience before using psychedelics and then became interested in psychedelic use He had grown up as an atheist, a materialist, and his experience required him to change his psychological state His perception of reality was irritated and he had to see a therapist to integrate this experience He said that this was frustrating because he was young and still in search for his identity Through all of this, he decided to study medicine and become a psychedelic doctor He became very conscious that he was on the right track Research Studies The researchers were the only ones doing studies on psychedelic states, there wasn't much happening at the Universities He did studies with cannabis, ketamine and even laughing gas The research then was on how cannabinoids can help with psychosis They were not successful with that, but it came to be that CBD was a neuroleptic and an anti-psychotic Research pretty much stopped after 2004 due to new laws and the cost of the research Dr. Passie does mention that in the past 10 years research has really taken off again and that we are really seeing the renaissance of psychedelic culture In most of the literature of doctors doing self-experimenting, there is very little to no documentation of doctors doing self-experimenting with psychedelic drugs Kyle mentions that MAPS has included into their training protocol to allow for therapists to have self-experiments with the substances that they are using on patients Kyle also mentions he can't imagine trying to hold space in breathwork without having had his own experiences with breathwork Dr. Passie says that the history of self-experimentation with psychedelics has shown that the participants can become ‘gurus’ and lose their objectivity, he uses Timothy Leary as an example But with only a few times of self-experimentation, maybe 2-4 times, he doesn't see risks HPPD Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD) is a disorder in which a person has flashbacks of visual hallucinations or distortions experienced during a previous hallucinogenic drug experience Dr. Passie thinks there is a selection bias in what is published about HPPD Its more common to have a study published that talks about an adverse effect of LSD than a benefit of it Hundreds of thousands of studies were conducted in the 50’s, and no one claimed that this phenomenon came up And now one person has conducted a study, claiming that this phenomena exists Dr. Passie says that this pattern happens among people who are prone to anxiety and who are dissociative He says that most subjects that claim to experience HPPD, have experienced visuals even before ever taking LSD Microdosing It has been known to not have any effects from 15-20 micrograms of LSD 20-50 micrograms of LSD is considered mini-dosing, where you can feel some type of effects from it, but not as much as the full dose Dr. Passie says it is strange for people to claim to have increased cognition during microdosing based on conventional data that shows that LSD produces poor cognitive function He thinks that whatever the effects are of LSD at a high dose, that the effects at a low dose are the same, just less, not completely different effects He believes that there is some placebo effect with microdosing In terms of the microdosing trend, Dr. Passie is critical about the productivity factor, he does believe in the creativity factor though The flow state may also be increased with microdosing He claims that in his own experience with microdosing, he doesn't experience the flow state, in fact he experiences a feeling of agitation Combinations In a study, when patients took a microdose first, and then a little while later, they took a different full psychedelic dose, the microdose impacted the experience of the full dose It lessened the effects of the full dose psychedelic Psychedelics and Sleep Dr. Passie mentions a study where patients were given LSD, both high and low doses, during sleep What was found was that LSD impacts REM sleep patterns The dreams were not altered The REM phases got longer during the beginning of sleep, and then much shorter near the end of sleep It shows that the impact of sleeping patterns brings someone to feel much different the next day The Microdosing Trend Microdosing has much to be explored yet But even if microdosing does not produce effects, the trend is a new way to introduce it into our society “Microdosing might be a new assimilation process of psychedelics into our culture” - Torsten Instead of the 60’s where we are taking huge doses, we are taking tiny doses as a slow approach to assimilate psychedelics back into society Links The Science of Microdosing Psychedelics About Dr. Torsten Passie Torsten is a professor of psychiatry and psychotherapy affiliated with Hannover Medical School, and led the Laboratory for Consciousness and Neurocognition. He has conducted clinical research on psychoactive substances and has written several books including The Pharmacology of LSD (2010) and Healing with Entactogens (2012). Between 2012 and 2015 he was visiting professor at Harvard Medical School.

On the twenty-first episode of the Help Find The Others podcast we have researcher Dr. Balázs Szigeti on to talk about his self-blinding microdose study that is in collaboration with Imperial College London and the Beckley Foundation. Together, we cover the study in-detail as well as psychedelic research as a whole and additional topics relating to the subject matter. Join us in welcoming Balázs to the show!If you are interested in learning more about the study or participating in it please follow the link here: https://selfblinding-microdose.org If you have questions for Balázs about the study you can contact him at: microdose-study@protonmail.com Rubin's previous video previewing this podcast: https://youtu.be/F4fm_djBOAY   Support Help Find The Others: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/helpfindtheothers BTC Tip Jar: 1A6AvzQvX65BTb3a6GP3qD6cd3p8bNPVgK LTC Tip Jar: LKnVemhwoupYy26VcihGoBVzEE3nDLoF8S ETH Tip Jar: 0xC9C5E980AabD41BCE1a9C25F73a4534eA05f3BE5 DGB Tip Jar: DGcpqMr6zcYsyq8vJsbZ44U39q8mEZh5eg Join the active HFTO community! Discord Invite Link: https://discord.gg/NHywQFr To be a part of the show/offer suggestions of topics for the podcast, feel free to reach out via email at helpfindtheothers@protonmail.com or leave us a voicemail/text at (567) 233-1335.   Thanks for listening & Help Find The Others.

Comedian Jacob Hawley continues his exploration of the UK drugs scene by discussing the potential powers and dangers of psychedelic drugs. Guests include comedian Carl Donnelly on the trip that changed his life, 'Acid Countess' Amanda Feilding from the Beckley Foundation, Drugwise's Harry Shapiro and psychedelic artist Joshua Levitas. Josh's art can be viewed here: http://www.joshalevitas.com/ And some of Amanda's research here: https://beckleyfoundation.org/the-brain-on-lsd-one-page-summary/ Jacob Hawley is a BBC New Comedy Award Finalist, as seen on BBC3 and heard on BBC Radio 4. If you've been affected by any of the issues discussed in this podcast, you can find help and support here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1kS7QTDB16PWkywhsXJLzxz/information-and-support-addiction-alcohol-drugs-and-gambling Jacob Hawley: On Drugs is a BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds. Art by Made Up Music by Buddy Peace Producer: Nick Coupe

Download In this episode, Kyle joins in conversation with Dr. Sam Gandy. During the show, they cover topics including the implications psychedelics have for human well-being and the biosphere at large at a time of growing disconnection. 3 Key Points: There have been a lot of recent threats to our planet and its survival if we continue on our current path of unsustainability. Feeling connected to nature increases the human desire to take care of and heal nature. There has been an inverse correlation with our connectedness to nature and our connection with technology. Getting out in nature, as well as using psychedelics in nature, both help increase our connectedness to nature. There has been a rise in cutting edge research that reveals the capacity of psychedelic substances to enhance human-nature connection, which Sam shares snippets of throughout the episode. Support the show Patreon Leave us a review on iTunes Share us with your friends – favorite podcast, etc Join our Facebook group - Psychedelics Today group – Find the others and create community. Navigating Psychedelics Trip Journal                                                Integration Workbook Show Notes About Sam Sam has a PhD in Ecological Science from the University of Aberdeen and a Masters in Entomology from Imperial College London He has a lifelong interest in nature and wildlife and has conducted research in areas all over the world He is a Scientific Assistant to the Director at the Beckley Foundation He is a collaborator with the Psychedelic Research Group at the Imperial College of London Sam’s interest in psychedelics began in London when it was legal to buy mushrooms He was ‘anti-drug’ until he discovered psychedelics and began to explore consciousness and a love for nature His background in Ecology (the science of interconnection) has combined with the Psychedelic field Sam is interested in the capacity of psychedelics to increase human-nature connection and relatedness Saving Earth There is a huge threat that our planet won't survive past this century if we continue on our path of destruction Remedying our nature disconnect is something really important if we want to survive This nature disconnection is inversely proportional from our technological connection We cant live without nature We have to make room for all the other life going on, not just the life that directly serves humans, like crops and livestock There is an increasing awareness of the need for nature connection Sam mentions about humanity’s screen addiction, it raises our cortisol levels and there are many consequences such as psychological and physiological effects “Contentment is the enemy of invention” Psychedelics and the internet are growing alongside each other Timothy Leary would say the internet is the psychedelics of the future in terms of connection The internet is playing a pivotal role in access to information in this psychedelic renaissance “Technology is not good or bad, it's about how its used, the intent behind it” - Sam Nature Disconnect Sam thinks that the first step that took us away from nature is when we started farming, we became less hunter-gatherer minded and stepped away from the wild environment At that point we started living in large groups (creating cities) Then there was the division of labor and urbanization Cities and technology are the main reasons for our disconnect with nature “Long term sustainability would be one of the chief governing principles of how things are ran” - Sam Psychedelics and Nature There is something radical about psychedelics, they can convert the skeptics into appreciating nature The ego dissolution character of psychedelics are a key component in feeling connected to nature The default mode network (where the ego resides) becomes relaxed and dissolved, and when that happens there is a breakdown of perceived boundaries between self and others/nature That dissolution of boundaries is a key component in the psychedelic experience “When you feel part of it, it changes fundamentally how you relate to it” - Sam One's knowledge of nature is a very weak predictor of one's concern for nature There isn't research of the use of psychedelics in natural settings yet, Sam hopes that as we research psychedelics more (in clinical settings) the research can evolve into studying their use in nature With psilocybin, most people have claimed to have a long-term fleeting change in their connectedness to nature, that the feeling of connection doesn't go away after the trip is over, it lasts for weeks, months, even the rest of their life Rigid Egos and Nature Disconnection Psilocybin decreases blood flow to the default mode network "When we are destroying our own homes (our bodies and nature) are we falling out of love with our self?" - Kyle When we dissolve the ego, we increase connection, to ourselves, to others and to nature Future in Psychedelics We are going to see the rise of Psychedelic Therapy We are going to see Psychedelic groups and communities on the rise From those groups, we will see projects and initiatives develop, which could bring decriminalization, integration circles, etc. Sam believes the rise of depression and anxiety are a cause of our disconnection to nature, and he believes there is a lot of personal healing to be had if we get back into nature and actually play a role in healing nature too Instead of trying to save the world just for our children and our children's children, we need to look at this planet as if we were to reincarnate and come back to this planet, so we should want to look after this physical plane to make it better for future installments of ourselves Get Connected with Nature The direct, physical sensory experience with nature alone is well known to increase our connectedness with it Sam suggest listeners to get out in nature and do anything! Boating, gardening, bee keeping, a walk in the woods, whatever Sam really likes the art of Japanese Forest Bathing, which is about mindfulness and taking in nature, maybe combining it with breathwork exercises, etc. The more mindful you feel, the more connected to nature you are, and vice versa Final Thoughts Nature connection is just a single facet of the psychedelic experience, and Sam hopes for more research on this facet in the future We have a decent amount of research on psychedelics effect on people with depression, PTSD, etc, but Sam hints toward some future research on the effects of psychedelics on the healthy-normal population Make time for nature in whatever way works for you 2 hours of nature time a week are profoundly beneficial for health Links Facebook Twitter Email: greensam2512@hotmail.com About Dr. Sam Gandy Dr. Sam Gandy works on the cutting edge of psychedelic research, as Scientific Assistant to the Director of the Beckley Foundation, and as a collaborator with the Psychedelic Research Group at Imperial College London. Sam has a lifelong love of nature and wildlife, and a PhD in ecological science from the University of Aberdeen. He has been fortunate enough to conduct field research in various parts of the world including the UK, Kefalonia, Almeria, Texas, the Peruvian Amazon, Vietnam and Ethiopia. Outside his work in the psychedelic field he has written papers, book chapters, articles and spoken at conferences and festivals on psychedelics and he is fascinated by their potential to benefit human lives.

In this episode Amanda Feilding, director of the Beckley Foundation, invited us to her beautiful home and research hub in the Oxfordshire countryside. We had a wide ranging and fascinating conversation, where it became apparent that, after decades of tireless researching and campaigning, the foundation finds itself in the anteroom to major change in the world of psychedelic science. We discussed: - The Genesis of the Beckley Foundation - Her work with a selection of fascinating scientific collaborators - The qualitative characteristics of the ‘mystical experience’ - How she differentiates the mystical experience from ‘peak’ experiences - The utility and potential of psychedelics to briefly interrupt the axiom of negative rumination which is such a characteristic trait types of refractory mental illness - The role of psychedelics in palliative care - The issue with funding Please enjoy and if you have a minute, give us a rating! Thanks for listening.

Amanda Feilding is flying the flag for the medical benefits of recreational drugs like cannabis and LSD with her pioneering work at The Beckley Foundation. Based out of the 75-year-old's tumbling country pile in Oxfordshire – which is ringed by a moat and has an island encircled with temple-like pillars – the foundation funds leading research into the medical benefits of psychedelics and mind-altering substances.   Amanda is also a countess whose lineage traces back to Charles II of England. In the 1960s, after travelling around Sri Lanka on her own, she discovered acid and hung out with the beat poets of the era, never without her beloved pet pigeon Birdie by her side. She met the Dutch scientist Bart Hughes, who introduced her to the shamanic practice of trepanation – essentially drilling a hole in one's head, which she performed on herself in 1970.   Needless to say, a conversation with Amanda Feilding, with the wind blowing through the trees, is quite a trip in itself… ​ Presenter: Kate Hutchinson Producer: Lucy Dearlove Photos: Laura Kelly www.thelastbohemians.co.uk @thelastbohemianspod Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Disinter Blue Dot Sessions - Solemn Application Blue Dot Sessions - Slow Casino Blue Dot Sessions - Thread Magenta

More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/altered-states. Aldous Huxley explains his conception of the brain as a "reducing valve" of consciousness in his provocative book, The Doors of Perception. His famous experiment with the psychedelic substance mescaline was an attempt to open this valve and expand his capacity for knowledge. However, many drugs and psychedelics today are seen as simply tools for pleasure or the source of bad habits. Do drugs possess the capability to expand our consciousness and provide meaningful insight? Or are they nothing more than a route to empty delirium? Ken and guest co-host Alison Gopnik take a trip with artist, scientist, and founder of the Beckley Foundation, Amanda Feilding.

Last year I met with Amanda Feilding Founder of the Beckley Foundation and Dr. Robin Cahart-Harris Neuroscientist and talk to them about the new wave of scientific research into psychedelics

Host Dr. Richard L. Miller interviews Amanda Feilding, founder of the Beckley Foundation, a UK-based think-tank and UN-accredited NGO, whose dual purpose is the scientific investigation of consciousness and the creation of balanced drug policies. They discuss recent studies conducted by the Beckley Foundation that use brain imaging technologies to analyze the effects of LSD, and to aid our understanding of the mechanism of action of psychedelic substances.

We are honored to be joined by Robert J. Barnhart, producer of A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin. For historical context, we review the groundwork laid in the 1980's by organizations such as the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and Heffter Research Institute. Robert serves on the Boards of Directors of both organizations. Basic research began as early as the 1940's and continued through the '50's and '60's, until Nixon's Drug Control Act of 1970 when the highly promising research was extinguished. In the words of Roland Griffiths, "Can you think of another area of science regarded as so dangerous and taboo that all research gets shut down for decades? It’s unprecedented in modern science." Only as recently as in the last decade, thanks entirely to private fundraising by organizations like MAPS and Heffter, researchers have completed Phase I and Phase II studies. Plans for Phase III trials are on the horizon, and by some predictions, entheogens like psilocybin could be rescheduled to Schedule II (from Schedule I) perhaps as soon as 2020. At $10/pill an effective one-time-dose treatment like an entheogen might not be economically feasible or lucrative enough for today's pharmaceutical companies to pursue taking to market. But what about regular, ongoing "microdosing" of something like LSD? And moreover, the potentially vast application of entheogens toward the "betterment of well people" (in the words of Bob Jesse) would seem to be highly interesting to a pharmaceutical company. Robert recounts the story of how his would-be high school film project about the psychedelic experience may have serendipitously inspired his new film. In addition to supporting MAPS and Heffter, Robert recommends the Beckley Foundation in England. Also, write to Congress and talk to people about your own entheogenic experiences. For more about the studies, check out Anthroposophia: A different kind of love story: One woman's psilocybin experience by Sandy Lundahl. Thanks again to Robert Barnhart for joining us. Stay tuned for the release of A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin.

Watch the Full Episode for Free in The London Real Academy.  Amanda Feilding is not only a recognised artist and scientist but also carries the title, Countess of Wemyss and March. Born into a family of rich aristocratic heritage she seems an unlikely advocate for psychedelic drug policy reform, but she is leading one of the most informed and rational conversations with the donation funded Beckley Foundation - of which she is the founder and Director. The Beckley Foundation is a UK-based think-tank that, since its establishment in 1998, has been at the forefront of global drug policy reform and scientific research into the potential medical benefits of psychoactive substances, with a particular focus on cannabis and the psychedelics. The Foundation’s Scientific Programme collaborates with leading experts and institutions on a wide range of projects investigating the neurophysiology, pharmacology and subjective effects of meditation and psychoactive substances. This pioneering research has shed much light on the mechanisms of action of these substances, their therapeutic potential and consciousness itself. The Foundation’s Policy Programme has greatly influenced global drug policy reform. The Foundation had been responsible for organising a series of pivotal international seminars at the House of Lords, publishing over 40 much-cited books and reports, holding numerous meetings with thought-leaders, and advising other policy makers such as President Pérez Molina of Guatemala on drug policy reform. Amanda is changing the conversation and perhaps is one of the most exciting guests relating to the field of drug reform that we’ve had on the show. Your mind will be blown, don’t miss it!   Follow the Beckley Foundation:  on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheBeckleyFoundation  and Twitter: http://twitter.com/beckleyresearch Donate to the Beckley Foundation to help fund our valuable research: http://www.beckleyfoundation.org/donate-2/