Podcasts about direct perception

Send us a text In this episode of the Primal MMA Coaching Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Laura Cuijpers, an assistant professor at the University of Groningen, to explore the emotional and psychological aspects of martial arts training. We dive into Dr. Laura's work on agency, resilience, and the application of the ecological approach in self-defense, with a particular focus on women's self-defense. We discuss the challenges of moving away from choreographed methods and the importance of improvisation under pressure. This conversation is packed with insights relevant to anyone interested in martial arts, self-defense, or ecological dynamics. 

Send us a Text Message.Today I welcome Sonny Sahota from Praxis Gym in Canada. Sonny, a judo black belt and manager of Kensington Judo Club in Vancouver, shares his insights on integrating Ecological Dynamics and the Active Inference Framework (AIF) into martial arts coaching. Sony introduces some of the tenets these approaches, discussing how they inform skill acquisition, practice design, and the balance between training under fatigue and maintaining motor learning. Sonny highlights the importance of understanding athletes' individual narratives and emotional engagement. This conversation offers valuable perspectives on how these cutting-edge theories can complement each other and enhance coaching practices. Whether you're a seasoned coach or new to these concepts, this episode is packed with practical insights and thought-provoking discussions. 

Coach Rob Cole joins me today to talk coaching within an ecological dynamics framework.Rob is a long time mixed martial artist, globetrotters BJJ coach and a regular coach at Ascension Athletics in Connecticut. 

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In this Podcast Short, John delves into the topic of plant consciousness and intelligence. John talks about how plants are not just passive organisms, but possess significant cognitive abilities and responsiveness. Drawing inspiration from Stephen Herrod Buhner's works, particularly "The Lost Language of Plants," John discusses how plants demonstrate informed decision-making capabilities and can react to human intentions. John also cites additional scientific findings that assert plants have sophisticated neural networks contained within their root systems, similar to human neural systems, which are capable of learning and memory. Additional Resources: Click here, to get your copy of “Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm” by Stephen Harrod Buhner Click here, to get your copy of “The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines for Life” by Stephen Harrod Buhner Click here, to get your copy of “The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature” by Stephen Harrod Buhner To read more about John's other book recommendations, please visit: https://johnkempf.com/johns-recommended-reading-list/ About John Kempf John Kempf is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA). A top expert in biological and regenerative farming, John founded AEA in 2006 to help fellow farmers by providing the education, tools, and strategies that will have a global effect on the food supply and those who grow it. Through intense study and the knowledge gleaned from many industry leaders, John is building a comprehensive systems-based approach to plant nutrition – a system solidly based on the sciences of plant physiology, mineral nutrition, and soil microbiology. Support For This Show & Helping You Grow Since 2006, AEA has been on a mission to help growers become more resilient, efficient, and profitable with regenerative agriculture.  AEA works directly with growers to apply its unique line of liquid mineral crop nutrition products and biological inoculants. Informed by cutting-edge plant and soil data-gathering techniques, AEA's science-based programs empower farm operations to meet the crop quality markers that matter the most. AEA has created real and lasting change on millions of acres with its products and data-driven services by working hand-in-hand with growers to produce healthier soil, stronger crops, and higher profits. Beyond working on the ground with growers, AEA leads in regenerative agriculture media and education, producing and distributing the popular and highly-regarded Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, inspiring webinars, and other educational content that serve as go-to resources for growers worldwide. Learn more about AEA's regenerative programs and products: https://www.advancingecoag.com

Gray Thomas joins me today to talk about the Ecological Psychology side of ecological dynamics. Gray is a PhD student at the university of Connecticut where he studies and researches Ecological Psychology.  I enjoyed my chat with Gray and learn more about eco psych. The ecological approach really hangs on the theory of direct perception. Gray took some time today to talk about this and it's implication for sport and movement. As plugged in the intro. Some more resources worth checking out are:The Constraints Collective Podcast  Danny Hatchers Video Essays on 'Introduction to Ecological Psychology"(Blau and Wagman) and "How we learn to move" (Gray). Danny's Youtube channel is a treasure trove of Eco related content. And lastly the recently launched Ecological Dynamics for submission grappling podcast. 

Explore the transformative experience of silencing the inner dialogue. Learn how this practice can enhance your direct perception, offering a new, unfiltered view of the world and deepen your appreciation of life's beauty. e-mail for appointments: https://www.wolfgangarndt8@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/The-Gaia-Eagle-Wolf-Healing-Circle website: https://www.toolsforascensionbywolfgang.com/ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@toolsforascensionbyWolfgang Hashtags: #InnerDialogue #DirectPerception #Mindfulness #PowerOfSilence #NoFilters #EnhancedPerception #ConsciousLiving #MentalSilence #PerceptionShift

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To transform theoretical knowledge into self-realized knowledge, we can get in the laboratory and put ourselves through the experiment. Repetition creates deep impressions and grooves in the mind. Krishna wants us to experience the most powerful conviction which can only be developed through our own direct perception.  

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Is Direct Experience everything? | Limitations of Direct Perception In what areas can direct perception be applied? What are the limitations of direct perception? www.BeingShiva.Org www.YogiParampara.org

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I love tuner 528 hertz, I wonder if we can see 520 hertz, we can see sound if we can see the sound of love. Or if we can see love and speak love through direct perception. No idea. I feel like self dialog is real science. We think science is working for 10 years on one paper that most people can't understand. Whereas if we can speak with ourselves and develop direct perception of things, we don't really need science. There's a different type of science called science as c, e, y, E, and C. It's the science of the eyes of seeing, of seeing clearly and we can also hypothesize, also spelt with a Y e. It's a way of humanizing information within oneself, versus how we try to absorb things mechanically, and turn ourselves into mechanisms through scientific facts. There's the facts, we can see with our own eyes, if we're not blinded by our mechanized thought process. I skimmed through an article by Dr. mercola. And he's talking about the importance of movement. And I talked about this before, he talks about a lot because it's one of his main things as movement. And he says that if we're not moving, there's BDNF in the brain, which is bone, neuro trophic factor or something like that. And if we're moving, there's actually something in the brain. They discovered through rat studies called noggin. So noggin makes the brain cells grow, whereas BNF makes the brain atrophy. So he's saying exercise is actually important for brain growth. And it's interesting, because if we're sedentary, we're going to have more BNF in our body, we're going to grow more bone tissue, because our bones actually start to fuse together when we're not moving. And if we're sitting with our head forward, all day long, and we're not moving, it's going to fuse. So it makes sense that we have this bone generation factor in our blood if we're sedentary. But it's in our blood. So it's also in the blood in our brain. So in that way, being sedentary actually makes our brain atrophy just because we're not moving. So in movement, we're able to produce more brain cells, but I actually feel partly it's due to the fact there's more circulation. So when we're sedentary, there's no circulation, we grow bonds. Whereas if we're moving, we don't need those extra bone supports, because we're fluid, we're dynamic, we're meant to move. And I also extrapolate this to actually how our brain cells move. So if we're thinking the same repetitive thoughts, 60,000 thoughts a day, there might only be 100 thoughts on repeat, we're doing the equivalent of remaining stationary in our mind, because we're stationary within those 100 thoughts. So how I relate this as to when I've talked about how the ego is actually scar tissue, it's actually thoughts, we keep repeating, repeating, repeating and it forms scar tissue. And we have very limited movement in terms of where our brain can go in order to think and see because we're only seeing and thinking along the lines of our repetitive thoughts. So to me, exercise would increase movement, which increases blood flow, which allows the brain to grow. So that's physical exercise. I feel it's just as critical to actually be able to move the brain cells in many different ways. Not just In the 100 thoughts that the brain thinks, those few thoughts that we've used to clog up the ram of our pre frontal cortex, and it's just going over and over, the brain has lost its fluidity, it's become rigid, rigid in its thinking. And it's not even thinking it's just going along the same tracks that it's laid down through conditioning. And we see something, we remember it, we repeat it, repeat it, repeat it, whatever it is that we repeat in our own voice, becomes this habitual thought track, that prevents us from seeing other things, it prevents us from seeing. And so what I'm saying is that seeing perception, seeing something new, is a different movement that grows the brain, it actually provides oxygen to some other area of the brain, because we just saw something. Even Dr. Bruce Lipton says, perception, rights, genetics, so seeing something is going to change something genetically in the brain to to create different brain cells to create different neurons. So we're either moved by our conditioning, through a very limited habit track, and then we think, oh, we need to create a few more habits. Or we don't have those habits of thought. And we can see clearly, everything. And when we can see clearly everything that everything is recreated and mirrored in our brain cells. And when our brain cells are growing, we have energy, we're learning we're engaged. And that is joy, love, beauty, happiness. So the real thing is actually being able to see something new, and see something new to see with new eyes. It's not about doing anything, it's about seeing with new eyes, because I could say, well, I'm going to do this, and this is my plan. These are the seven steps to this habit. And then I do that, and that actually puts blinders on. Or I see the falseness of that process. And just see and perceive in the present moment. If we walk in a distorted way, and we continue to walk that way, for the next 30 years, we're going to be stuck, that way, we're going to be scarred that way, we're going to be distorted that way. Whereas if we move dynamically, and we're always moving infinitely differently, through the full range of motions of our body as a human being within the field of gravity, and understanding that field of gravity that we're in, our bodies are going to continue to be dynamic and fluid, they're not going to fuse. So same thing with thinking the same thoughts all the time, the brain fuses and congeals. And then we are very limited in the way that we can move about in the field of thought, in the field of consciousness, I feel the new game is actually to grow our brain cells to work out our brain cells, and to make that also embodied. So growing our brain cells could include things like seeing something new, it could include getting more oxygen, by being in the forest, for example, seeing nature, which is more beautiful than looking at a screen all the time doing things that get the oxygen to the brain. I feel like ego thoughts actually starve the whole brain of oxygen, it sends it all to the prefrontal cortex, and forms these scar tissues of neurons in their abstracting about the same thing all the time, and just living in those abstractions and not seeing reality. And reality is the whole brain, it's reflected in the whole brain. So we have to see with our whole brain, not just our abstractions about reality, and part of how we make it embodied is by having conversation and communication with other people. And the epigesturetics and the endo mimetics and the epi mimetics and making Weems so making the oxytocin through the inner human dimensions because the oxytocin is what actually we have the love feeling in the brain and then we get it also in the body, whereas dopamine is just in the brain, from what I've read so far. And the oxytocin makes us want to gesture with our body, it makes us want to reach out and continue. It's a different reward. It's a reward of connection as opposed to dopamine. Which is a reward of disconnection. And then we get more and more and more disconnected. And then we walk to a path where we're so scarred by our own thinking process, and we take ourselves to be that, that some of us end our lives. I feel like the ego kills itself when the brain is that starved of oxygen that it can't see anything else, it's not oxygenating, the rest of the brain, it can't see anything else but itself and its obstruction. And, and it goes so far into that, that that's all it can see. And it sees the meaninglessness of it. And then that's the end. If a person can see beauty, they're not going to end their life. If a person can feel love, and these are things to do with oxytocin, and connection, and earthing connecting with the earth, and sunshine also gets the blood flowing, I'm seeing a lot about this whole blood flow thing. Almost like what we see is where the blood flow is directed in the brain. We're only seeing our abstractions, it's, it's to, directed to the prefrontal cortex. And then we say we use 5% of our brain because all of the blood supply is going to this, this abstracting process, this distracting process, it's distracting the blood flow from the rest of the brain. And then no wonder there's all these neuro degenerative diseases now where the brain is basically shriveling up, it's not getting any nutrition. Even the movie, What the Bleep Do we know, which was years ago, said that we become addicted to our emotions in our body. And then we have more receptors for those emotions than we do nutrients. So we're so busy giving the cells those emotions, that that is taking up the capacity to actually absorb the nutrition because there's more receptors for the emotion than the actual molecules of nutrition. And I think the same thing happens in the brain with dopamine, everything's going to that reflex. So the rest of the brain isn't being nourished. The body down regulates everything in favor of this dopamine because the brain is a perceptual apparatus, but we're only perceiving things that are giving the reward of dopamine, and then the rest of the brain, there's no energy going there. And so through this dopamine process, which eventually becomes dopa meaningless, for me, seeing the meaninglessness of it all, sometimes ends itself through destroying the body. The brain has been destroyed. So the body gets destroyed, too. I wrote something down, I wrote down that perception, which is light, and minerals or frequencies of light, leads to movement in the brain, which leads to blood flow, which leads to oxygen, which leads to energy. So perception is what unfolds life. And we don't even see what we're doing to ourselves. So why do we think we can see what the cosmos is doing? And sometimes were released from seeing through that ego me process. And we can kind of see what the cosmos is doing is pretty amazing. And the cosmos is playing with life and we're destroying it. And I think about again, what would have Manik do? What would I do if I had nothing to do? And I was thinking about, at some point, doing an experiment where I go out and I just have nothing to do I just leave the house, and then just go based on intuition for the whole day. Because that's something that a manic would do. Because normally we follow our thought processes and our habits. So if those are the things that are obstructing us in a lot of ways. How can I just go out and just be like a manic person wouldn't just sort of follow one's heart. And the thing with that is, is that we have to actually pay attention. We have to pay attention to our heart We have to pay attention to what we're perceiving. And in a way, this is a way to deprogram our movement, in the field of gravity in space and time has become mechanical based on our program thoughts. And then we don't see anything. So if we go out without habit, we're looking for life. We actually have to respond to life and see that life creates life and that we are alive. And I can use an app to track where I go. Kind of like how those studies, track cats and where they go at night. Let perception move you. That could be a fundamental thing, like perception move you I don't know. And activating this other voice, this voice of intelligence, as opposed to the voice of the ego, which is words turned against us. Being able to utilize words to create the brain to create brain cells, as opposed to create scar tissue in the brain, through repetition. And even though repetition builds muscles, in the field of gravity, repeating thoughts in the field of consciousness, actually, limits neural connections. muscle cells are designed to get stronger, whereas brain cells are designed to get more complex. So if we're repeating, we're actually going against complexity. And gratitude probably increases blood flow to the brain. Right now, the highest quality for watching and recording things is 4k. And I had this thought that right now we're actually playing in C squared, light, the speed of light squared, times mass, or love, as Einstein said, we're playing c squared, which is the holographic process we're playing in the light of the sun meets the light of our eyes, the light of our consciousness, what do we watch? And c squared is more important than having the best 4k TV? What do we create and c squared? How do we arise and c squared? How do we make our brain grow within c squared, I feel like relationship heals in that it brings in another see it brings in another light of consciousness. So it depends how that person is shining, the light of their consciousness will actually change you. If somebody is judging you, you can tell especially in math consciousness, whereas if they're being unconditionally loving, you can also tell and it changes your life. In mania, we often become very graceful, or more fluid, we're more flexible, we're stronger, we move differently. And I feel like it's because that energy in our brain isn't being directed to the prefrontal cortex, it's not being directed to the ego, or when it's not being directed there. All of a sudden, we shift to being this very dynamic and fluid version of ourselves. And it doesn't take time, it's just a matter of shift in awareness. So map consciousness is a shift in awareness, it's a shift in perception. We're not perceiving through that limited energy of the ego structure. And when we are perceiving through that, that is what contracts our body and condenses it and gets us moving as we would as our ego version of ourselves. So it's actually just a matter of energy flow. It's a matter of perception, which changes the flow of energy. So it's a matter of changing how we look. changing how we see with our eyes. And it's just a matter of seeing something new, which doesn't seem that difficult, making a new connection, making a new connection. That's what extrapolation is. So today, when I read that mercola article, I probably only read a few sentences. And when I did, I extrapolated. And so that might be more important than actually sitting and reading the whole long article, and trying to absorb what they're saying. His thinking of something new about what they're saying, and maybe just reading a sentence or two. And not worrying about whether it's right or wrong. Because right or wrong, reward and punishment, that's all dopamine, and that's the thing we're actually trying to decouple from. In mob consciousness. We don't feel that sense of reward and punishment. We just feel like we're learning. And then when we come back to ego consciousness, we feel that sense of reward and punishment, oftentimes amplified. It's almost like How dare you not believe in reward and punishment? Now we're going to punish you. The answer is to question the programming to see the programming and by seeing the programming those are the new eyes. Instead of seeing out As the programming, seeing the programming, seeing that we're not that programming that there's a dimension beyond, we have those degrees of freedom. by labeling us with mental illnesses, our brains are sold to the pharmaceutical industry. We're given the inner subjective experience and map consciousness. So we can feel powerful so we can feel the power of our own brains, our brains are so powerful. It's connecting us with our inner superhero. And it probably only feels like superhero. Because we're not used to being like that we felt like superheroes as kids probably. And then we go back to feeling like superheroes. And it's just a feeling. Maybe the world would be a better place, if more of us felt like that. We didn't feel so disempowered if our brains weren't so fried by the circuitry of repetition. Most things out there are giving us something to strive for. But we don't question the thing we're striving with. we're striving with this brain that's polluted and clogged with all thoughts and programs. I was thinking about gestures, and it's not the gesture, but it's also the perception of the gesture and the meaning of, so if I do a kind gesture, but nobody sees it, it's not going to be perceived and the meanings not going to be equated. Or if I do a gesture that's not culturally appropriate. Some other culture sees that as a bad gesture, then there's also a miscommunication there. So map consciousness is trying to get us to produce new gestures. And it could just be the gesture of being dynamic and being not programmed, non programmed gestures, as opposed to program gestures, and creating new gestures, which is epigesturetics. Because no amount of arranging thoughts in our head is going to solve the world problems, we actually have to act. And it's actually getting us to act and act dynamically. And in my consciousness, the light of our awareness can be directed anywhere, instead of being directed to our dopamine circuits. And when that light can be directed anywhere we can see, and that consciousness causes voice reversal. Instead of speaking from this internal voice, we're speaking from our perceptions, we're speaking from what we see, we speak from what we see instead of what we may. We don't know how to turn off autopilot. So one thing would be to notice when we are on autopilot, and when we noticed, we're on autopilot, we're no longer on autopilot. And map is trying to use atrophied areas of the brain. So if I was immobilized for 20 years, it would take me a long time to learn how to walk and get those muscles built again, with blood flow. And ego consciousness is the same, it's like in mobilizing most of our brain. So in a way, my consciousness is actually learning how to walk, learning how to walk in a different world, instead of a world of our own thoughts. And we need to actually move differently physically in order to walk in that world to can't move in habitual ways. So sometimes in map consciousness, we fall over, and it's like laying down again. But we can still get up and try again and practice. And this isn't a practice in terms of building a habit as a practice of not practicing. Practice of not being on autopilot of not being a habit. Being a habit would be like I'm going to make the habit of always saying donkeys are gray and horses around every time I meet up with somebody. So if somebody came up to me say, Hey, how are you doing? donkeys are gray horses are brown. We would never try to mechanize what we say to people, so why do we try to mechanize anything else in life? This perception is a different movement. It moves the brain differently. It moves us differently when we can actually see. Perception causes movement...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bipolar_inquiry. 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Today I will be discussing the mental section of Step Five. I think for the modern reader especially, this is perhaps the most enigmatic section in the whole of IIH. But with just a few essential bits of additional information it begins to reveal its meaning. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/MysticalThoughts/support

PODCAST #20: WORDSONGS OF JEWISH TRADITION In this interview book I converse with the commentator (and at times with the original author) who together produced a new, 3-volume version of the Tanya, an 18th century spiritual handbook, so that the modern reader can place the mystical thinking in a wide context of Hasidic anecdotes and legends. Schneur Zalman, the original author, provided what amounts to a runway for the modern interpreter, the late Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, can launch us on a tour of the many parables he knows and retells with wonderful charm and often witty humor. I write wordsongs in reply to 108 songs of the Steinsaltz Tanya, 36 for each of the three volumes. I'll give a few samples of these entertaining interviews. Dialogue II.23 Unaware of What We Are Doing shows how the storyteller and the wordsong interpreter cooperate as (so it feels to me) a fruitful unity. Dialogue II.3 Without any desire to receive shows how we “take off” from a lively anecdote and together reach a helpful lesson. Dialogue II.1 Lined with Pillows highlights Rabbi Steinsaltz' quite special fondness for quirky, peculiar stories about real people. Dialogue I.14 Six Mighty Horses features our shared love of a wide range of diverse human beings. My introduction of the theme of children leads us then to Dialogue III.5 Stress on Direct Perception. I love to emphasize the central mood of the book, which is good humor and the love of life. Dialogue I.1 What's the first is perfect for an opener. Dialogue I.3. The Talmud Relates tells us comedians have reserved seats in heaven. Humor is a kind of energetic vitality, or vital energy, a virtue praised in Dialogue I.4 We find the soul, telling of the delights of vigorous breathing. Dialogue I.9 I do not want shows me replying to the religious teacher's affirmations with agreement, but from my somewhat different perspective as a poet. Dialogue III.10 The degree of intensity may be the best conclusion, to show an overall impression we get from the whole interview book: intensity of life is happiness.

In today's episode: teacher and student, what reveals potency scriptures, God Himself will come to see you, material duality, transcendentalist, guided within the heart by Krishna, “No one knows me as I Am”, how God reveals Himself, what is the use of understanding God, good or bad - both suffer, peace formula, three aspects of God, realization begins with the tongue, no anxiety in the whole world by Krishna Consciousness and pure spiritual life, remain in your position but accept the truth, Unconquerable God is known by devotion, no blind follow, mindful surrender, questioning the spiritual guide, “Yes, I'm making progres!”, don't go to cheaters. (pages 73-78) | Read, download or purchase this book at biglink.to/topmostyogasystem | If you have any feedback or questions, please send us an email at sravanamteam@gmail.com | About the Author: In July of 1966, Bhaktivedanta Swami established the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) for the purpose he stated of “checking the imbalance of values in the world and working for real unity and peace”. Srila Prabhupada circled the globe 14 times spreading the teachings of Lord Krishna. People from all backgrounds and walks of life came forward to accept his message. With their help, Srila Prabhupada established temples, farm communities, a publishing house, and educational institutions around the world. And, he began what has now become the world's largest vegetarian food relief program, Hare Krishna Food for Life. He authored over 70 volumes of books on the Vaisnava tradition, which are highly respected by scholars for their authority, depth, fidelity to the tradition, and clarity. His writings have been translated into 76 languages. His most prominent works include: Bhagavad-gita As It Is, Srimad-Bhagavatam, and Sri Caitanya-caritamrita.

Shifting from "me" centered to Consciousness centered Being

Dr. Dennis McKenna, PhD is an ethnopharmacologist, renowned researcher, highly sought-after lecturer, and brother of well-known psychedelics proponent Terence McKenna.  He has been featured widely on many podcasts, and in books, documentaries and films including the Joe Rogan Experience, on Brian Rose’s London Real, DMT: The Spirit Molecule, Fantastic Fungi: The Mushroom Movie, and countless others. McKenna's memoir, The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss retells his experiences and adventures with his brother Terence's McKenna. Dennis has authored & co-authored 50+ scientific publications on the interdisciplinary study of ethnopharmacology and plant hallucinogens.  He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute where he continues exploring the therapeutic uses of psychoactive medicines derived from nature and used in indigenous ethnomedical practices. Most recently, Dennis is working on launching his mystery school, The McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy, in Peru. This episode was recorded in Costa Rica at Soltara Healing Center. The #SoltaraSeries is a collection of awe-inspiring tales of personal growth and healing from an array of guests and thought leaders. To learn more about Soltara Healing Center visit https://soltara.co/thoughtroom Special Offers in This Episode: → $200 off Ayahuasca retreats at Soltara Healing Center with code THOUGHTROOM. Use link: https://soltara.co/thoughtroom Topics Explored:  > Dennis shares fascinating stories about his first experiences with ayahuasca, over 30 years ago in the early 1980’s > The importance of set, setting and structure for the psychedelic experience, allowing for an individual interaction with the medicine > The “set is the most complicated part of it...because the set is YOU.”  > The novelty of the psychedelic experience and how that can help provide meaning in our lives > Default Mode Network & the Reality Hallucination > Dennis’s psychedelic journey of photosynthesis, experiencing it through the lens of a water molecule being translocated through the roots & osmotic pressures into the chloroplast of the plants  > The Gaia Hypothesis, plant intelligence, the potential fate of human life on earth and the importance of cultivating symbiosis with the whole biosphere   >  Dennis’ legacy and mission to educate people about psychedelics in order to shift collective consciousness > The Experiment at La Chorrera and psychedelic research > Dennis’ legacy and the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy   Show Resources: (Book) The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss - Dennis McKenna (Website) McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy (Book)The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching - Dennis McKenna, Terence McKenna  (Book) Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide: A Handbook for Psilocybin Enthusiasts, Terence McKenna, Dennis McKenna (Book) Botanical Medicines: the Desk Reference for Major Herbal Supplements - Dennis McKenna, Kenneth Jones, Kerry Hughes (Book) Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs: 50 Years of Research - Dennis McKenna, Ghillean Prance, Wade Davis, Benjamin Leonen (Book) The Psilocybin Solution: The Role of Sacred Mushrooms in the Quest for Meaning - Simon Powell  (Book)  Darwin's Unfinished Business: The Self-Organizing Intelligence of Nature- Simon Powell  (Book) Magic Mushroom Explorer: Psilocybin and the Awakening Earth - Simon Powell   (Book) The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature- Stephen Harrod Buhner  (Book) Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm: Beyond the Doors of Perception into the Dreaming of Earth  - Stephen Harrod Buhner  (Book) How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan  (Book) Eckhart Tolle: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment  (Documentary Series) One Strange Rock (On Amazon Prime Video-- No longer available on Netflix as of Jan. 2020) → Ayahuasca Plant Medicine at Soltara Healing Center: http://bit.ly/soltara Subscribe to The Thought Room:  Apple | https://tinyurl.com/qp3mqnp Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/wxyzmdw Stitcher | https://tinyurl.com/wrxv39g Connect with Dennis McKenna|  Twitter | https://twitter.com/dennismckenna4 Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/dennisjonmckenna/ Website| https://mckenna.academy/  Connect with Hallie Rose: Thought Room IG | https://www.instagram.com/thoughtroompodcast/  Hallie Rose IG | https://www.instagram.com/hallie_rosebud/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/ThoughtRoomPod YouTube |http://bit.ly/ThoughtRoomYouTube  Website | www.thoughtroompodcast.com  Email | thoughtroompodcast@gmail.com  Sign up for the TRP Newsletter | www.thoughtroompodcast.com  HELP SUPPORT THIS SHOW!  The Thought Room is offered freely and funded entirely by listener support. 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One of my purposes in life is to be a bridge for plant and human consciousness. And today I got to have a conversation with a sweet sister on the same mission! Lillian is a plant spirit healer and visual artist, bridging the worlds of human consciousness and the ever-accessible, loving and wise, presence of Nature’s intelligence. Her healing business, Earth Prayer, was birthed from a deep desire to give voice to the Plants, weave Their prayers into writing and art, share flower essences, and serve her local community with plant spirit healing. We hope that this episode will spark your interest in developing personal relationships with these highly evolved sentient botanical beings! WHAT WE COVER: - Lillian's plant path: from ecological restoration, to farming, to herbalism and finally plant spirit healing - the subtle but profound impact of flower essences, and how they helped Lillian on her journey - plants as our ancestors and why every single one is a teacher - today's medicine song: >> Whispers

“How much do you value truth?” ~ Andrew Shykovsky In this episode we talk about Andrew's experience and teachings as a Christian Mystic and his path towards his spirituality which included an initial negative impression of Christianity, a “grand spiritual buffet” of out of body experiences, crystals, meditation, I-Ching, and inducing other states of consciousness, the desire for love and truth, challenges with being human and a priest, after-death experience, resolving anger to free yourself from imprisonment, how to manifest and create your reality with respect towards the global reality, and What is God, Christ Consciousness, and Consciousness? Andrew Shykofsky is a Priest and Teacher of Christian Mysticism. He began the Mystical Path in 2004 while living in San Francisco, CA. Andrew was ordained a minister Deacon in Feb. 2006 and then moved from the Bay Area to Chicago to assist in a new Center there. He was ordained a Priest in May 2013. Shortly after his ordination into the Priesthood, Andrew began the Mystical Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois where he provided classes and Services in Christian Mysticism. The community grew and another minister was ordained to preside over Services. Andrew relocated to Charleston, SC in Jan. 2018. He was ordained a Master Teacher in June 2018. He currently presides at the Mystical Church of Christ in Charleston, SC. Links, Article, and Resources All Show Notes for This Episode

The first episode in a series looking at the incredible contributions of JJ Gibson to the study of perception and action.  What is direct perception? What are invariants? How do these ideas form the foundation for ideas like the constraints led approach and ecological dynamics?   Articles: The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception The Senses Considered as Perceptual Systems Perception with an Eye for Motion   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

We doubt whether there is a real connection between our projections and reality.

Katja's daughter Amber is off to camp this week, so she shares with you the list of things they packed into Amber's herbal first aid kit. If you have kids headed off to camp - or are going to one yourself - you'll want to listen in! Ryn muses on the capacity for receiving information from some parts of the body that don't make the Top Five Sensory Organs list (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, hands), but which are very perceptive indeed . . . if they're thoughtfully trained. He even has some homework for you to develop these skills! Mentioned in this podcast (or at least, relevant to its content):Feet: The Sixth Sense, Katy BowmanIt Starts With Feet (podcast with transcript), Katy Bowman8 Natural Movements for Better Balance, Erwan LeCorreThe Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature, Stephen BuhnerThe HeartMath InstituteCritical Intuition, Paul Bergner~ If you like our podcast, you might like learning from us in a more intentional way - like with our Herbalism 101 program! It's a great way to start incorporating herbs into your daily life, to keep you and your loved ones healthy and resilient all year round! Our theme music is "Wings" by Nicolai Heidlas.Support the show (https://commonwealthherbs.com/supporters/)

Join Sarah Holmes and Stephen Buhner as they discuss his book, The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature. Originally aired 2.04.10. Fund drive. The post Interview with Stephen Buhner – September 15, 2016 appeared first on KPFA.

Stephen Harrod Buhner is an Earth poet and the award-winning author often books on nature, indigenous cultures, the environment, and herbal medicine. He comes from a long line of healers including Leroy Burney, Surgeon General of the United States under Eisenhower and Kennedy, and Elizabeth Lusterheide, a midwife and herbalist who worked in rural Indiana in the early nineteenth century. The greatest influence on his work, however, has been his great-grandfather C.G. Harrod who primarily used botanical medicines, also in rural Indiana, when he began his work as a physician in 1911. Stephen’s work has appeared or been profiled in publications throughout North America and Europe including Common Boundary, Apotheosis, Shaman’s Drum, The New York Times, CNN, and Good Morning America. He has spoken at colleges and conference around thw world, including the United Nations. Stephen’s books include: * Herbal Antibiotics: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-Resistant Bacteria * Healing Lyme: Natural Healing & Prevention of Lyme Borreliosis and its Coinfections * The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines for Life on Earth * Sacred Plant Medicine: The Wisdom in Native America Herbalism * Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation * The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature * The Natural Testosterone Plant: For Sexual Health and Energy * Herbs for Hepatitis C and the Liver …and more Stephen and I started our conversation around old time doctors and kitchen medicine, exploring herbs like ginger, cayenne, and even honey. Then, as I expected and hoped for, Stephen went in some interesting directions. So, though he talks about the effects of accidentally breathing dust from Western Skunk Cabbage, and ingesting some well known toxic plants such as Poison Hemlock…well, I would ask you stay away from using those plants internally. Stephen does offer some amazing gems of information, and you never know when he is going to drop one of them on you. However, there is gold in the overall message he is trying to say. Try to stay in the space of looking at the larger picture of the conversation. Visit http://www.gaianstudies.org

Dharma Talk given during the weekly Sunday service at Clouds in Water Zen Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Speaker: Judith Ragir License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

You have within you something that is quite capable of knowing what is good for you and what is not. And although presently it is necessary that you learn new knowledge and find a true source of guidance, ultimately you do not need books or teachers to know from yourself what is true about you. There is something that lives within you that will never harm itself or another human being. When y...

Episode 21: Stephen Harrod Buhner is an Earth poet and the award-winning author of twelve works of nonfiction and one book of poetry, among them the multiple award-winning Lost Language of Plants, Sacred Plant Medicine and The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature.  In this interview Stephen talks about plant healing, ethnobotany, and the power of the green world.