Podcasts about entheogenic

Welcome to Live From Progzilla Towers Edition 539. In this edition we heard music by The Teardrop Explodes, Bernth / Charles / Ola, Blind Ego, Yes, Chicago, Neil Young, Frank Zappa, Quantum Fantay, Entheogenic, Caravan, Riverside, Belzebong, The Scaramanga Six, Tangerine Dream, Ultravox!, The Source, Nick Fletcher, Caligula's Horse, Steven Wilson, No-Man, Pink Floyd & Thomas Dolby.

Join us this Sunday at 8:00 PM UK time for an enlightening episode of The Amish Inquisition Podcast! We're thrilled to welcome back RN Vooght, a fantastic author, esoteric researcher and original thinker.

“Greetings fellow Human Embodiments of THE ONE!” This is the opening greeting from DR. MARTIN BALL on his website. His book, Entheogenic Liberation, speaks with obvious clarity on being one. Spiritual, egoless, full consciousness, call it what you will….. http://www.martinball.net/

Today's guest is Christy Campbell, founder of Fitme Nutrition and co-founder of Coaching Biz Manager. Christy, a Navy veteran, has spent the last decade helping people build strong, healthy bodies through coaching and fitness. She is passionate about personal development and mentorship. Christy has spoken at Microsoft, Real Coaches Summit, and the Nutrition Coaching Institute, and hosts the Fitme Coffee Talk Podcast. She will share her journey from the Navy to becoming a fitness coach and entrepreneur, discussing the impact of military programming on relationships and the importance of being present with emotions. Before we dive in, we have a new cohort of veterans starting The Mission After mentorship program. Head over to themissionafter.org to join the waitlist and join us this July for a 90 day program that will help you establish a solid foundation for your identity, relationships, and of course discover your next mission and execute.SummaryChristy shares her journey from the Navy to becoming a fitness coach and entrepreneur. She discusses the impact of programming received in the military and how it affected her relationships and emotional well-being. She explores the balance between the masculine and feminine energies and the importance of being present with emotions. Christy also highlights the need for resilience and the ability to feel and transform emotions in a healthy way. The conversation explores the concepts of the feminine and masculine energies and their roles in our lives. The feminine is associated with matter, intuition, flow, and being present in the moment, while the masculine is associated with pattern, structure, vision, and future-oriented thinking. Both energies are important and should be balanced for progress and fulfillment. The conversation also touches on the importance of creativity, intuition, and play in personal growth and business success. The use of heart medicine and the exploration of the feminine have led to shifts in perspective and a deeper connection with oneself and others. In this final part of the conversation, Mike and Christy discuss the idea of feeling more and how entheogenic and psychedelic medicine can help confront and move through emotions. They also talk about their experiences with alcohol and how their perspectives on drinking have changed over time. They touch on the normalization of certain behaviors in the military and the impact of cultural differences when traveling. They also draw parallels between their experiences in jiu-jitsu and the importance of finding ease and flow in movement.TakeawaysThe programming received in the military can impact relationships and emotional well-being.Coping mechanisms developed in the military may not serve well in civilian life.True emotional resilience involves being present with emotions and transforming them in a healthy way.Exploring and embracing the feminine energy can lead to a more balanced and fulfilling life.Finding a balance between the masculine and feminine energies is important for personal growth and relationships. Both the feminine and masculine energies are important and should be balanced for progress and fulfillment.Creativity, intuition, and play are essential for personal growth and business success.Heart medicine and exploring the feminine can lead to shifts in perspective and a deeper connection with oneself and others. Entheogenic and psychedelic medicine can create scenarios where you confront and move through emotions in a space where you can handle it and even enjoy it.Alcohol can be used as a way to numb emotions, but entheogenic medicine can help you confront and move through the issues that you were trying to avoid.The military can normalize certain behaviors, such as heavy drinking, but it's important to recognize the impact of these behaviors and how they may affect your well-being.Traveling to different countries can provide opportunities to reflect on cultural differences and gain a deeper understanding of the human experience.In jiu-jitsu, there is a balance between strength and ease, and learning to move with ease and flow can be more effective than using force.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Background08:28 The Impact of Military Programming23:40 Embracing Emotional Resilience30:26 Exploring the Balance Between Masculine and Feminine Energies35:19 Finding Balance for Personal Growth and Fulfillment43:55 The Importance of Creativity and Intuition56:51 The Shifts and Connections Through Heart Medicine01:06:50 Confronting and Moving Through Emotions01:09:02 The Impact of Cultural Differences and Normalization01:11:14 Reflections on Traveling and Cultural Differences01:26:12 Finding Ease and Flow in Jiu-Jitsu and MovementLinks:Website: https://www.fitmemetabolism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitmechristyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/christymaecampbell/

Join us on "This Anthro Life" podcast for an enlightening episode titled "How to Heal Through Ayahuasca" with special guest Austin Mao, co-founder of Ceremonia and entrepreneur. Dive into the resurgence of psychedelic therapies and modern spiritual practices as Austin shares his journey from tech entrepreneurship to founding an entheogenic church. Explore the history and transformative impact of ayahuasca therapy on mental health and personal growth, and learn about the powerful healing potential of psychedelics. Discover the importance of connection and the process of achieving wholeness, nothingness, and oneness as Austin delves into the convergence of ancient wisdom and contemporary science. Don't miss this thought-provoking discussion that bridges science and spirituality, revealing modern pathways to enlightenment.I'm Adam Gamwell as a cultural anthropologist and award-winning media creator, I specialize in storytelling. My diverse background spans startups, nonprofits, cultural organizations, and Fortune 1000 companies, focusing on applied strategy, experience design, and human insights. My approach blends experiential research, like engaging with Peruvian quinoa farmers for climate change initiatives, with cutting-edge tools like AI and trends foresight. By leveraging big data alongside traditional ethnography, I align human needs with business goals, ensuring projects resonate profoundly.Keywords: entrepreneur, psychedelic, therapies, modern spiritual practices, tech entrepreneurship, entheogenic church, ayahuasca therapy, mental health, personal growth, healing potential of psychedelics, connection, wholeness, nothingness, oneness, ancient wisdom, contemporary science, science and spirituality, pathways to enlightenment, healing, enlightenment, Burning Man, connection and ceremony, vulnerability, healthy expression of anger, spiritual spacesAbout This Anthro LifeThis Anthro Life is a thought-provoking podcast that explores the human side of technology, culture, and business. We unravel fascinating narratives and connect them to the wider context of our lives. Tune in to https://thisanthrolife.org and subscribe to our Substack at https://thisanthrolife.substack.com for more captivating episodes and engaging content.Follow Austin Maohttps://www.ceremoniacircle.org/https://www.instagram.com/ceremoniacircle/https://www.facebook.com/ceremoniacirclehttps://www.youtube.com/@ceremoniacircleFollow This Anthro Life:https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-anthro-life/https://www.thisanthrolife.org/https://thisanthrolife.substack.com/https://www.facebook.com/thisanthrolifehttps://www.instagram.com/thisanthrolife/

Colette Condorcita is an activist, psychedelic coach, facilitator, consultant, and regenerative developer. She has been working with and studying psychedelic technologies for nearly 25 years. Raised by social justice activists in the Quaker community in Philadelphia, Colette has supported individuals in collective healing and justice movements her entire life.At age 14, Colette had a life-changing spinal cord injury during an athletic competition, preceded by a prophetic dream. She was completely paralyzed from the neck down with a 2% chance of recovery. Utilizing self-directed neuroplasticity to heal she developed what she identifies as a “Shamanic Neurotype”, a form of Neurodivergence that is similar to what many utilize psychedelic experiences to achieve, and walked out of the hospital.Colette received her BA in International Development and Relations and horrified by the U.S. international development model, came to work in regenerative agriculture and social justice initiatives in the Global South with Indigenous communities and has nearly 15 years of study and collaboration with Entheogenic traditions in the Americas. Colette is passionate about the integration of the Neurodivergent versus the Pathology paradigm of mental health and advocates for creating balanced frameworks for her clients and the larger psychedelic movement. Episode Highlights▶ The life-changing injury Colette experienced and the Shamanic neurotype she developed▶  Her first psychedelic experience and how it led her to the work she does today ▶  The ecological and activist work Colette focuses on ▶  Challenges and hopes for collective healing▶  Cultural reflections and personal insights▶ The delicate balance of hope and grief for the world today▶  The questions that come up when working with entheogenic psychedelic technologies▶  The future of the psychedelics industry ▶  Legalization vs. decriminalization of psychedelics ▶  Grassroots political change and activism that we all need right now Colette Condorcita's Links & Resources▶ Website: https://www.condormedicine.com/▶ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colette-condorcita-schmitt-89815815/▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/condor_medicine/ Download Beth's free business trainings here: Integrating Psychedelics & Sacred Medicines Into a Transformational Business:https://bethaweinstein.com/psychedelics-in-businessClarity to Clients: Start & Grow a Transformational Coaching, Healing, Spiritual, or Psychedelic Business https://bethaweinstein.com/grow-your-spiritual-business ▶ Beth's Programs & Courses: https://bethaweinstein.com/services▶ Beth on Instagram: http://instagram.com/bethaweinstein▶ Beth Weinstein on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bethw.nychttps://www.facebook.com/BethWeinsteinbiz▶ Join the free Psychedelics & Purpose Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PsychedelicsandSacredMedicines

In this episode of the Clarity to Consciousness podcast, we dive into the healing power of entheogenic medicines like psilocybin and toad venom (yes, TOAD VENOM!

https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USVladislav AndreevWelcome, fellow voyagers of the mind and spirit, to our sanctuary of exploration and enlightenment. Today, we have the distinct honor of welcoming Vladislav Andreev, a visionary partner at FANATIC, whose journey through the realms of business strategy and sustainability has been nothing short of awe-inspiring.With over two decades of wisdom gleaned from the intricate dance of marketing, sales, and negotiation, Vladislav has been a guiding light for companies seeking not only profit but also purpose. Through his mastery in developing and implementing brand strategies, he has woven a tapestry of success for diverse clients, from industry giants like P&G and ABInbev to innovative disruptors like Yandex and Buyln.Yet, Vladislav's brilliance extends far beyond the boardroom. As the founder of One Species, he champions sustainability and excellence, reminding us of our sacred duty to nurture and preserve our planet. And in the realm of consciousness exploration, he leads the charge with An Entheogenic Renaissance, a bilingual platform dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of entheogens and their profound healing potential.In this space of profound inquiry and discovery, where the veil between science and spirituality is lifted, we welcome Vladislav with open hearts and minds. His passion for remote work, purpose-driven endeavors, and the transformative power of psychedelics align seamlessly with our mission to explore the frontiers of mental health and well-being.So let us embark on this journey together, as we dive into the depths of psychedelic therapy, unraveling its mysteries, embracing its wonders, and envisioning a future where healing knows no bounds. Welcome, Vladislav Andreev, to our circle of seekers and dreamers. Your presence enriches us, your wisdom inspires us, and together, we shall illuminate the path to healing and transformation.http://onespecies.earth/http://linkedin.com/in/andreevvv https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US

Acacea Sherman-Lewis is a researcher, world traveler, teacher and conscious explorer of the inner realms. She is the founder of the Entheogenic School for Cultural Anthropology and Ethnobotanical studies, that is called Divine Master Alchemy. Her goal is to be a bridge between western philosophy and religion and the non western ontological metaphysics of animistic and polytheistic entheogenic traditions through storytelling, research, and exploration of traditional modes of entheogenic use in varied settings. Her focus is to help expand access to and the understanding of mushroom traditions and their link to bettering our understanding of ourselves and the world in which we live.Episode Highlights▶ Welcome▶ Acacea's journey into entheogenic studies▶ The role of entheogens in traditional cultures▶ The intersection of science, religion and psychedelics▶ Psychedelics for healing and self-discovery▶ The power of internal reflection and ego death▶ Our current collective initiation▶ The misuse of psychedelics: a narcissistic trip▶ Seeking inner truth as true purpose of psychedelics▶ Misconceptions about traditional plant medicines▶ Teaching and learning ethnobotany▶ The role of entheogens in Acacea's personal and professional life▶ The future of entheogenic studies: Acacea's upcoming bookAcacea Sherman-Lewis's Links & Resources▶ Website: https://www.acacealewis.com/▶ Instagram: https://https://www.instagram.com/acacealewis

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Entheogenic is a musical project that combines and crosses many boundaries within the Psybient realm. Formerly a duo, the mission is now carried on by Piers Oak-Rhind, a sound designer, programmer, and musician born in England, but now living in New York. In our interview, he discusses the new album Oddiyana and his journey into music until now.

https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_UShttps://www.revdrjessicarochester.com/Rev. Dr. Jessica Rochester is the Madrinha and President of Céu do Montréal, a Santo Daime (Ayahuasca) Church she founded in 1997 in Montréal, Canada.She is a transpersonal counselor, she trained in the work of Dr. Roberto Assagioli and trained with Dr. Stanislav Grof.She worked with Health Canada from 2000 until 2017 to achieve an Section 56 Exemption to import and serve the Santo DaimeSacrament (Ayahuasca).She is an ordained Interfaith Minister with a Doctorate in Divinity.From 1986 to 2018 she has been a workshop leader, teacher, and in private practice.She is the author of Ayahuasca Awakening A Guide to Self-Discovery, Self-Mastery and Self-Care, Volume One and Two.She continues to lecture on consciousness, non-ordinary states of consciousness, self-discovery, spiritual development, health and well-being and personal transformation https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US

We are happy to invite you to my winter tour with 6 shows including 3 shows with Carbon Based Lifeforms! This short promo mix features 5 new tracks from Carbon Based Lifeforms, Entheogenic, State Azure, E-Mantra, Advanced Suite and it aims to inspire you to come to in person events in Tallinn, Riga, Wien and Berlin. Disclaimer, mix was done very quickly in Ableton, no fancy mixing, FX or beatmatching, come to the shows to have the real deal! As always don't forget to support original artists and if you want to support Gagarin Project and gain access to dozens of unreleased mixes join my patreon https://www.patreon.com/gagarinproject. Also check out my media project www.psybient.org and if you like it consider supporting @ https://www.patreon.com/psybient . Big Love! CBL show tickets => https://bit.ly/454GEOW Ecstatic => https://www.facebook.com/events/356845196796823 Other shows in Berlin, Rome, Barcelona, Valencia => https://www.facebook.com/events/6779742805435595 Tracklist *: E-Mantra - Night Watch State Azure - The Roche Limit Carbon Based Lifeforms - ..and On Advanced Suite - Hoops Entheogenic - Aeonic Currents * all tracks have been released in 2023 LINKS: https://www.gagarinproject.org/ https://soundcloud.com/gagarinproject https://www.facebook.com/gagarinproject/ https://instagram.com/gagarinproject

RN Vooght is an author, researcher and YouTuber investigating ancient civilisations, esoteric symbology and how these areas link with Shamanic practice and the use of entheogens, such as DMT. This has led to the publication of a three book series: Ancient Cosmological Gods, And Where In The World Find Them.  Rich has also had his work published on Graham Hancock's website and was featured as July's ‘Author Of The Month'.   Metaphysics, mind altering substances, myth, history and the occult, all come together within Rich's work. For more information on Rich's work, follow these links:  Books - https://www.amazon.co.uk/R-N-Vooght/e/B077GH2Z6G/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Twitter - https://x.com/VooghtRN?s=20 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rnvooght2643/featured   #esoteric #DMT #myths    ____________________________________________________________________   Follow us here: https://allmylinks.com/the-amish-inquisition   Signup for the newsletter, join the community, follow us online, and most importantly share links!    ____________________________________________________________________   Producer Credits for Ep 299: Jonny Fogg, Helen, Emma Bridges, Aliyah, Lee from The Big Conspire   ____________________________________________________________________ Message us here....follow, like, subscribe and share. (comments, corrections, future topics etc). We read out iTunes reviews if you leave them. Website - http://www.theamishinquisition.com/ Join the Element server: https://matrix.to/#/%23the-amish-inquisition%3Amatrix.org Subscribe to the Newsletter: http://www.theamishinquisition.com/p/subscribe-to-the-newsletter/ Get your Merch from: The Amish Loot Chest - https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/amish-inquisition-loot-chest Email - theamishinquisition@gmail.com Buy us a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theamishguys Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/theamishinquisition Odysee Channel - https://odysee.com/@theamishinquisition:e Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-1347401 Twitter - https://twitter.com/amishinqpodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/amish.inquisit.3 Instagram - https://www.inAmish Inquisition | Facebookstagram.com/theamishinquisition/?hl=en Bitchute - https://www.bitchute.com/channel/0fNMZAQctCme/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmv8ucrv5a2KpaRWyBWfBUA Find out how to become a Producer here - http://www.theamishinquisition.com/p/phil-1523918247/ Become a Producer! The Amish Inquisition is 100% supported by YOU.  NO Ads, NO Sponsorship, NO Paywalls. We really don't want to suckle at the teat of some faceless corporate overlord. But that is only avoidable with your help! Join your fellow producers by donating to The Amish Inquisition via the PayPal button on our website, simply donate whatever you think the show is worth to you. If you find the podcast valuable, please consider returning some value to us and help keep the show free and honest.   292 Assets: Ricky D and Callum: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cu2Jm9NPqAH/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ== WWE is not gay: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwZXgp-MEJM/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ== Mordaunt Stand and Fight: https://twitter.com/bmay/status/1709560409156440266?t=b1Ehick54I91JBPZjZPwlQ&s=19 Iso bye bye: https://twitter.com/FloozieBiscuit/status/1709233365801386273?t=eq0Axq-hT5CyrjIFNTmIug&s=19 Iso goodbye: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyC_ScKtNL1/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ== Just Stop Oil: https://x.com/ArchRose90/status/1709956561089552823?t=1zzNQKlFnApl38LDfZQyJA&s=09 China Censors sprinters: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-12598135/Photograph-Chinas-womens-100m-hurdles-winner-hugging-Chinese-athlete-Asian-Games-CENSORED-homeland-figure-why.html Pensioner gets medieval: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8oizoe Promise made and delivered: https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1709157057062986105?t=aqMtBG_rLUtaR6GhSe8ANg&s=19 Jeremy hunt speech: https://www.youtube.com/live/M6ELd03Mcr4?si=fXHBDU79M-c-7u82 Rishis on fire: https://twitter.com/MGoodwinFreeman/status/1709349413011726647?t=UDRIURtrehJAOQ4Rxfew4Q&s=19 Worst cleaning job eva: https://www.ladbible.com/community/weird/woman-had-to-clean-boyfriends-manhood-every-week-984735-20231004

Psychedelica Lex Episode 2023 – 082 Danni Peterson, Esq. on Psychedelic Religious Win in Colorado and the Ass'n of Entheogenic Practitioners 24 January 2023 Part 1 of 1 ____________________________________________________ Author 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.

Alex Criddle is an independent researcher of Mormonism, psychedelics, the occult, and consciousness. He's worked as a research assistant at a ketamine clinic, created a curriculum for clinical psychedelic certifications and written for multiple psychedelic outlets including the upcoming paper "I Know the Entheogenic Theory is True" - a response to Mormon apologist Brian Hales response paper to "The Entheogenic Origins of Mormonism: A Working Hypothesis." alexcriddle1@gmail.comalexcriddle.comalexcriddle.substack.comFacebookTwitter / XEntheogenic Origins of Mormonism: A Working HypothesisIron John: Robert BlyMethod Infinite: Cheryl Bruno, Joe Swick, Nicolas LiturskiAlejandro JodorowskiThe Holy MountainEl TopoFando and LisPsychomagic: A Healing ArtThe IncalThe Antipodes of the Mind: Benny ShannonDarwin's Pharmacy: Richard DoyleIn the Company of Crows and Ravens: John M. MarzluffThe Emerald podcast: Josh SchreiMichael Ferguson and Seth AndersonTrevor Luke Don BradleyHarvard Divinity School Center for World ReligionsThe Divine AssemblyLigare: A Christian Psychedelic SocietyShefa:Jewish Psychedelic SupportVisions, Mushrooms, Fungi, Cacti and Toads: Joseph Smith's Reported Use of Entheogens (Brian Hales response paper)Restoration and the Sacred Mushroom: Robert BecksteadThe Interpreter FoundationFrederick G. Williams

Stephan Kerby of The Unchurch (www.theunchurchchurch.com) returns to the Entheogenic Evolution Podcast to share about his upcoming certification course on being a "Trauma Informed Entheogenic Guide." In addition to talking about the course, we cover more info about the UnChurch and Kerby's desire to move from facilitation to more education. There's still time to sign up for the course and Kerby is offering a discount to listeners from the podcast and you can use this affiliate link: https://theunchurchchurch.mykajabi.com/affiliate_users/sign_up

Episode 007 / July 23, 2023In this episode of Ambient Discourses, we have an entirely enlightening conversation with Italian electronic artist Stefano Contini of Entheogenic Sound Explorer. Our conversation organically steered through multiple topics including how Stefano got into music, his entheogenic transformation, our connectivity to each other and The Entity, plus his visit to America and the physicality of music. You can hear more from Entheogenic Sound Explorers on The STOLACE | RELAY STATION, episode 3.38 at https://stolace.com/relay-station/episodes/03/37/ [0:02:00] The adventure begins[0:12:04] “Re-turn” by ESE from “Path to Myth”[0:19:24] The path to transformation[0:29:42] “Alab Ool” by ESE from “The Fifth Dimension”[0:39:32] The creative process and collaboration as a musical dialogue[0:48:36] “A Secret Valley” by ESE from “A Secret Valley” [0:53:39] The big Entity in the sky[0:58:32] Visiting America[1:04:03] “VHS Memories” by Liquid Rainbow from “LOFI vol 1”[1:07:10] The physicality in music // ABOUT AMBIENT DISCOURSES // Ambient Discourses is the podcast companion to The STOLACE | RELAY STATION, a weekly 59-minute music program that showcases ambient, neoclassical, new age, and other instrumental music from around the world. Discover new signed and independent artists from nearly every corner of the globe, unwind with the Relay Station at work or at home, and hear from the artists themselves what inspires them, how their latest releases evolved, and other deep topics of conversation. You can find every episode of The STOLACE | RELAY STATION at ⁠https://stolace.com/relay-station/⁠ The STOLACE | RELAY STATION is available on YouTube and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) platform. // CONNECT WITH STOLACE // ⁠https://stolace.com⁠ ⁠https://youtube.com/stolace⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/stolacemusic⁠ ⁠https://instagram.com/stolacemusic⁠ ⁠https://facebook.com/stolace⁠

In this episode of the Success S.H.I.F.T. Podcast, Dr. Irene interviews Victoria Rose, an authority in pre and perinatal psychology for health education.  Victoria shares her insights on the profound impact that our early experiences in the womb can have on our beliefs, relationships, and overall well-being.  She also discusses the use of “entheogenic” birth experiences, such as Ayahuasca ceremonies, to unlock repressed birth memories and facilitate healing and growth.  Entheogenic substances are hallucinogens and psychedelics, like Ayahuasca, that are ingested to produce a nonordinary state of consciousness for religious or spiritual purposes. Disclaimer: This episode, like all of our topics, is designed to explore different perspectives and possibilities for improving our life success. This in no way represents the recommendations of the Success S.H.I.F.T. Institute. And we recognize the importance of keeping an open mind and dialogue for continuous learning.  Key Takeaways Our cellular memory holds imprints of our past, and accessing these memories can provide invaluable insights into our present selves. Entheogenic birth experiences can be a powerful tool for healing and growth, but it is important to approach them with caution and respect. The ancient traditions from which these sacred medicines originate should be honored, and individuals should seek guidance from experienced and genuine practitioners. Understanding and healing our birth imprints can have a profound impact on our ability to thrive and find true success in life. Victoria Rose had a near-death experience at the age of 21, which led her on a spiritual journey. This experience made her realize the importance of birth and the need for a conscious and connected approach to welcoming new life. She witnessed the impact of Ayahuasca and other entheogenic substances on individuals and recognized that these experiences often trigger the re-experiencing of birth trauma. There is a shadow side to the world of Ayahuasca, and it's crucial to approach it with caution. It's important to seek out experienced and knowledgeable guides who have a deep understanding of the tradition and can provide a safe and supportive environment. Westerners should approach these traditions with humility and recognize their developmental differences and conditioning. Indigenous traditions, such as the Shipibo tradition, have ancient wisdom and knowledge in the use of entheogenic substances. The Shipibo people have a deep understanding of medicinal plants and a comprehensive medical system. Guest Bio Victoria Rose is an authority in pre and perinatal psychology and health education. She has extensive experience guiding couples through the psychospiritual dimensions of conception, pregnancy, labor, and birth, with a focus on nurturing birth physiology and fostering lifelong love. Victoria is also a certified Ayahuasca facilitator and has worked with many individuals to heal and grow through entheogenic birth experiences.   I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Success SHIFT Podcast. If you did, please share it with your friends and family. And if you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks again for listening! –   Connect with Victoria Rose: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/birthingluminousbeings Website: https://luminousbirth.earth/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnYF1urYmpM1AI4X9PkPDZw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luminousbirth/    Listen, rate, and subscribe! Let's get your success and life back on track...Connect with Dr. Irene and the Faculty of the The Success S.H.I.F.T. Institute:   See if it's a fit to transform your life by working with The Success S.H.I.F.T. Institute: https://drirene.life/strategycall      You deserve it, and I will get you there. Trust the process!   CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:   If you haven't already done so: Join our exclusive private Community The Success S.H.I.F.T., for a Community of Support and Learning in your success and life journey: https://drirene.life/freecommunity    Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drirenecop/   Like me on Facebook: Dr. Irene   Subscribe on Youtube: The Success S.H.I.F.T. with Dr. Irene    Follow me on Instagram: @dr.irenec    Look us up on our website: https://successshiftinstitute.com  SUBSCRIBE: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-heal-with-dr-irene/id1561226627 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pxldTJY5MZmneyz8IpSvm Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/selfheal-with-dr-irene  TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Health--Wellness-Podcasts/Self-Heal-(with-Dr-Irene)-p1421793/  Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3NlbGZoZWFsaW5nLm1pbmRzaGFyZWNvbGxhYm9yYXRpdmUubGlic3lucHJvLmNvbS9yc3M Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/2461592   

Chris “Kid” Provan, former decorated US Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot joins Whiz to debrief some very serious issues facing aviators, aircrew, and all veterans. A disturbing government study release earlier this year showed that these group have a significantly higher probability of cancer than their fellow Americans. And veterans diagnosed with cancer have a 60% higher rate of suicide. Kid maps out how he and the Veterans Prostate Cancer Association non-profit are putting in the work to raise awareness and save lives. Kid then shares part of he and his wife Linda's incredible healing journey with psychedelic assisted therapy. Whiz and Kid talk about how both of their missions are aligned and they are working together to save lives. 

This week we talk about the intersections of large language models, the golden age of television and its storytelling mishaps, making one's way through the weirding of the labor economy, and much more with two of my favorite Gen X science fiction aficionados, OG podcaster KMO and our mutual friend Kevin Arthur Wohlmut. In this episode — a standalone continuation to my recent appearance on The KMO Show, we skip like a stone across mentions of every Star Trek series, the collapse of narratives and the social fabric, Westworld HBO, Star Wars Mandalorian vs. Andor vs. Rebels, chatGPT, Blade Runner 2049, Black Mirror, H.P. Lovecraft, the Sheldrake-Abraham-McKenna Trialogues, Charles Stross' Accelerando, Adventure Time, Stanislav Grof's LSD psychotherapy, Francisco Varela, Blake Lemoine's meltdown over Google LaMDA, Integrated Information Theory, biosemiotics, Douglas Hofstadter, Max Tegmarck, Erik Davis, Peter Watts, The Psychedelic Salon, Melanie Mitchell, The Teafaerie, Kevin Kelly, consilience in science, Fight Club, and more…Or, if you prefer, here's a rundown of the episode generated by A.I. c/o my friends at Podium.page:In this episode, I explore an ambitious and well-connected conversation with guests KMO, a seasoned podcaster, and Kevin Walnut [sic], a close friend and supporter of the arts in Santa Fe. We dive deep into their thoughts on the social epistemology crisis, science fiction, deep fakes, and ontology. Additionally, we discuss their opinions on the Star Trek franchise, particularly their critiques of the first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard and Discovery. Through this engaging conversation, we examine the impact of storytelling and the evolution of science fiction in modern culture. We also explore the relationship between identity, media, and artificial intelligence, as well as the ethical implications of creating sentient artificial general intelligence (AGI) and the philosophical questions surrounding AI's impact on society and human existence. Join us for a thought-provoking and in-depth discussion on a variety of topics that will leave you questioning the future of humanity and our relationship with technology.✨ Before we get started, three big announcements!* I am leaving the Santa Fe Institute, in part to write a very ambitious book about technology, art, imagination, and Jurassic Park. You can be a part of the early discussion around this project by joining the Future Fossils Book Club's Jurassic Park live calls — the first of which will be on Saturday, 29 April — open to Substack and Patreon supporters:* Catch me in a Twitter Space with Nxt Museum on Monday 17 April at 11 am PST on a panel discussing “Creative Misuse of Technology” with Minne Atairu, Parag Mital, Caroline Sinders, and hosts Jesse Damiani and Charlotte Kent.* I'm back in Austin this October to play the Astronox Festival at Apache Pass! Check out this amazing lineup on which I appear alongside Juno Reactor, Entheogenic, Goopsteppa, DRRTYWULVZ, and many more great artists!✨ Support Future Fossils:Subscribe anywhere you go for podcastsSubscribe to the podcast PLUS essays, music, and news on Substack or Patreon.Buy my original paintings or commission new work.Buy my music on Bandcamp! (This episode features “A Better Trip” from my recent live album by the same name.)Or if you're into lo-fi audio, follow me and my listening recommendations on Spotify.This conversation continues with lively and respectful interaction every single day in the members-only Future Fossils Facebook Group and Discord server. Join us!Episode cover art by KMO and a whole bouquet of digital image manipulation apps.✨ Tip Jars:@futurefossils on Venmo$manfredmacx on CashAppmichaelgarfield on PayPal✨ Affiliate Links:• These show notes and the transcript were made possible with Podium.Page, a very cool new AI service I'm happy to endorse. Sign up here and get three free hours and 50% off your first month.• BioTech Life Sciences makes anti-aging and performance enhancement formulas that work directly at the level of cellular nutrition, both for ingestion and direct topical application. I'm a firm believer in keeping NAD+ levels up and their skin solution helped me erase a year of pandemic burnout from my face.• Help regulate stress, get better sleep, recover from exercise, and/or stay alert and focused without stimulants, with the Apollo Neuro wearable. I have one and while I don't wear it all the time, when I do it's sober healthy drugs.• Musicians: let me recommend you get yourself a Jamstik Studio, the coolest MIDI guitar I've ever played. I LOVE mine. You can hear it playing all the synths on my song about Jurassic Park.✨ Mentioned Media:KMO Show S01 E01 - 001 - Michael Garfield and Kevin WohlmutAn Edifying Thought on AI by Charles EisensteinIn Defense of Star Trek: Picard & Discovery by Michael GarfieldImprovising Out of Algorithmic Isolation by Michael GarfieldAI and the Transformation of the Human Spirit by Steven Hales(and yes I know it's on Quillette, and no I don't think this automatically disqualifies it)Future Fossils Book Club #1: Blindsight by Peter WattsFF 116 - The Next Ten Billion Years: Ugo Bardi & John Michael Greer as read by Kevin Arthur Wohlmut✨ Related Recent Future Fossils Episodes:FF 198 - Tadaaki Hozumi on Japanese Esotericism, Aliens, Land Spirits, & The Singularity (Part 2)FF 195 - A.I. Art: An Emergency Panel with Julian Picaza, Evo Heyning, Micah Daigle, Jamie Curcio, & Topher SipesFF 187 - Fear & Loathing on the Electronic Frontier with Kevin Welch & David Hensley of EFF-Austin FF 178 - Chris Ryan on Exhuming The Human from Our Eldritch Institutions FF 175 - C. Thi Nguyen on The Seductions of Clarity, Weaponized Games, and Agency as Art ✨ Chapters:0:15:45 - The Substance of Philosophy (58 Seconds)0:24:45 - Complicated TV Narratives and the Internet (104 Seconds)0:30:54 - Humans vs Hosts in Westworld (81 Seconds)0:38:09 - Philosophical Zombies and Artificial Intelligence (89 Seconds)0:43:00 - Popular Franchises Themes (71 Seconds)1:03:27 - Reflections on a Changing Media Landscape (89 Seconds)1:10:45 - The Pathology of Selective Evidence (92 Seconds)1:16:32 - Externalizing Trauma Through Technology (131 Seconds)1:24:51 - From Snow Maker to Thouandsaire (43 Seconds)1:36:48 - The Impact of Boomer Parenting (126 Seconds)✨ Keywords:Social Epistemology, Science Fiction, Deep Fakes, Ontology, Star Trek, Artificial Intelligence, AI Impact, Sentient AGI, Human-Machine Interconnectivity, Consciousness Theory, Westworld, Blade Runner 2049, AI in Economy, AI Companion Chatbots, Unconventional Career Path, AI and Education, AI Content Creation, AI in Media, Turing Test✨ UNEDITED machine-generated transcript generated by podium.page:0:00:00Five four three two one. Go. So it's not like Wayne's world where you say the two and the one silently. Now, Greetings future fossils.0:00:11Welcome to episode two hundred and one of the podcast that explores our place in time I'm your host, Michael Garfield. And this is one of these extra juicy and delicious episodes of the show where I really ratcheted up with our guests and provide you one of these singularity is near kind of ever everything is connected to everything, self organized criticality right at the edge of chaos conversations, deeply embedded in chapel parallel where suddenly the invisible architect picture of our cosmos starts to make itself apparent through the glass bead game of conversation. And I am that I get to share it with you. Our guests this week are KMO, one of the most seasoned and well researched and experienced podcasters that I know. Somebody whose show the Sea Realm was running all the way back in two thousand six, I found him through Eric Davis, who I think most of you know, and I've had on the show a number of times already. And also Kevin Walnut, who is a close friend of mine here in Santa Fe, a just incredible human being, he's probably the strongest single supporter of music that I'm aware of, you know, as far as local scenes are concerned and and supporting people's music online and helping get the word out. He's been instrumental to my family and I am getting ourselves situated here all the way back to when I visited Santa Fe in two thousand eighteen to participate in the Santa Fe Institute's Interplanetary Festival and recorded conversations on that trip John David Ebert and Michael Aaron Cummins. And Ike used so June. About hyper modernity, a two part episode one zero four and one zero five. I highly recommend going back to that, which is really the last time possibly I had a conversation just this incredibly ambitious on the show.0:02:31But first, I want to announce a couple things. One is that I have left the Santa Fe Institute. The other podcast that I have been hosting for them for the last three and a half years, Complexity Podcast, which is substantially more popular in future fossils due to its institutional affiliation is coming to a close, I'm recording one more episode with SFI president David Krakauer next week in which I'm gonna be talking about my upcoming book project. And that episode actually is conjoined with the big announcement that I have for members of the Future Fossil's listening audience and and paid supporters, which is, of course, the Jurassic Park Book Club that starts On April twenty ninth, we're gonna host the first of two video calls where I'm gonna dive deep into the science and philosophy Michael Creighton's most popular work of fiction and its impact on culture and society over the thirty three years since its publication. And then I'm gonna start picking up as many of the podcasts that I had scheduled for complexity and had to cancel upon my departure from SFI. And basically fuse the two shows.0:03:47And I think a lot of you saw this coming. Future fossils is going to level up and become a much more scientific podcast. As I prepare and research the book that I'm writing about Jurassic Park and its legacy and the relationship It has to ILM and SFI and the Institute of Eco Technics. And all of these other visionary projects that sprouted in the eighties and nineties to transition from the analog to the digital the collapse of the boundaries between the real and the virtual, the human and the non human worlds, it's gonna be a very very ambitious book and a very very ambitious book club. And I hope that you will get in there because obviously now I am out in the rain as an independent producer and very much need can benefit from and am deeply grateful for your support for this work in order to make things happen and in order to keep my family fed, get the lights on here with future fossils. So with that, I wanna thank all of the new supporters of the show that have crawled out of the woodwork over the last few weeks, including Raefsler Oingo, Brian in the archaeologist, Philip Rice, Gerald Bilak, Jamie Curcio, Jeff Hanson who bought my music, Kuaime, Mary Castello, VR squared, Nastia teaches, community health com, Ed Mulder, Cody Couiac, bought my music, Simon Heiduke, amazing visionary artist. I recommend you check out, Kayla Peters. Yeah. All of you, I just wow. Thank you so much. It's gonna be a complete melee in this book club. I'm super excited to meet you all. I will send out details about the call details for the twenty ninth sometime in the next few days via a sub tag in Patreon.0:06:09The amount of support that I've received through this transition has been incredible and it's empowering me to do wonderful things for you such as the recently released secret videos of the life sets I performed with comedian Shane Moss supporting him, opening for him here in Santa Fe. His two sold out shows at the Jean Coutu cinema where did the cyber guitar performances. And if you're a subscriber, you can watch me goofing off with my pedal board. There's a ton of material. I'm gonna continue to do that. I've got a lot of really exciting concerts coming up in the next few months that we're gonna get large group and also solo performance recordings from and I'm gonna make those available in a much more resplendent way to supporters as well as the soundtrack to Mark Nelson of the Institute of Eco Technics, his UC San Diego, Art Museum, exhibit retrospective looking at BioSphere two. I'm doing music for that and that's dropping. The the opening of that event is April twenty seventh. There's gonna be a live zoom event for that and then I'm gonna push the music out as well for that.0:07:45So, yeah, thank you all. I really, really appreciate you listening to the show. I am excited to share this episode with you. KMO is just a trove. Of insight and experience. I mean, he's like a perfect entry into the digital history museum that this show was predicated upon. So with that and also, of course, Kevin Willett is just magnificent. And for the record, stick around at the end of the conversation. We have some additional pieces about AI, and I think you're gonna really enjoy it. And yeah, thank you. Here we go. Alright. Cool.0:09:26Well, we just had a lovely hour of discussion for the new KMO podcast. And now I'm here with KMO who is The most inveterate podcaster I know. And I know a lot of them. Early adopts. And I think that weird means what you think it means. Inventor it. Okay. Yes. Hey, answer to both. Go ahead. I mean, you're not yet legless and panhandling. So prefer to think of it in term in terms of August estimation. Yeah. And am I allowed to say Kevin Walnut because I've had you as a host on True. Yeah. My last name was appeared on your show. It hasn't appeared on camos yet, but I don't really care. Okay. Great. Yeah. Karen Arthur Womlett, who is one of the most solid and upstanding and widely read and just generous people, I think I know here in Santa Fe or maybe anywhere. With excellent taste and podcasts. Yes. And who is delicious meat I am sampling right now as probably the first episode of future fossils where I've had an alcoholic beverage in my hand. Well, I mean, it's I haven't deprived myself. Of fun. And I think if you're still listening to the show after all these years, you probably inferred that. But at any rate, Welcome on board. Thank you. Thanks. Pleasure to be here.0:10:49So before we started rolling, I guess, so the whole conversation that we just had for your show camera was very much about my thoughts on the social epistemology crisis and on science fiction and deep fakes and all of these kinds of weird ontology and these kinds of things. But in between calls, we were just talking about how much you detest the first two seasons of Star Trek card and of Discovery. And as somebody, I didn't bother with doing this. I didn't send you this before we spoke, but I actually did write an SIN defense of those shows. No one. Yeah. So I am not attached to my opinion on this, but And I actually do wanna at some point double back and hear storytelling because when he had lunch and he had a bunch of personal life stuff that was really interesting. And juicy and I think worthy of discussion. But simply because it's hot on the rail right now, I wanna hear you talk about Star Trek. And both of you, actually, I know are very big fans of this franchise. I think fans are often the ones from whom a critic is most important and deserved. And so I welcome your unhinged rants. Alright. Well, first, I'll start off by quoting Kevin's brother, the linguist, who says, That which brings us closer to Star Trek is progress. But I'd have to say that which brings us closer to Gene Rottenberry and Rick Berman era Star Trek. Is progress. That which brings us closer to Kurtzmann. What's his first name? Alex. Alex Kurtzmann, Star Trek. Well, that's not even the future. I mean, that's just that's our drama right now with inconsistent Star Trek drag draped over it.0:12:35I liked the first JJ Abrams' Star Trek. I think it was two thousand nine with Chris Pine and Zachary Qinto and Karl Urban and Joey Saldana. I liked the casting. I liked the energy. It was fun. I can still put that movie on and enjoy it. But each one after that just seem to double down on the dumb and just hold that arm's length any of the philosophical stuff that was just amazing from Star Trek: The Next Generation or any of the long term character building, which was like from Deep Space nine.0:13:09And before seven of nine showed up on on Voyager, you really had to be a dedicated Star Trek fan to put up with early season's Voyager, but I did because I am. But then once she came on board and it was hilarious. They brought her onboard. I remember seeing Jerry Ryan in her cat suit on the cover of a magazine and just roll in my eyes and think, oh my gosh, this show is in such deep trouble through sinking to this level to try to save it. But she was brilliant. She was brilliant in that show and she and Robert Percardo as the doctor. I mean, it basically became the seven of nine and the doctor show co starring the rest of the cast of Voyager. And it was so great.0:13:46I love to hear them singing together and just all the dynamics of I'm human, but I was I basically came up in a cybernetic collective and that's much more comfortable to me. And I don't really have the option of going back it. So I gotta make the best of where I am, but I feel really superior to all of you. Is such it was such a charming dynamic. I absolutely loved it. Yes. And then I think a show that is hated even by Star Trek fans Enterprise. Loved Enterprise.0:14:15And, yes, the first three seasons out of four were pretty rough. Actually, the first two were pretty rough. The third season was that Zendy Ark in the the expanse. That was pretty good. And then season four was just astounding. It's like they really found their voice and then what's his name at CBS Paramount.0:14:32He's gone now. He got me too. What's his name? Les Moonves? Said, no. I don't like Star Trek. He couldn't he didn't know the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek. That was his level of engagement.0:14:44And he's I really like J.0:14:46J.0:14:46Abrams. What's that? You mean J. J. Abrams. Yeah. I think J. J. Is I like some of J. Abrams early films. I really like super eight. He's clearly his early films were clearly an homage to, like, eighties, Spielberg stuff, and Spielberg gets the emotional beats right, and JJ Abrams was mimicking that, and his early stuff really works. It's just when he starts adapting properties that I really love. And he's coming at it from a marketing standpoint first and a, hey, we're just gonna do the lost mystery box thing. We're gonna set up a bunch questions to which we don't know the answers, and it'll be up to somebody else to figure it out, somebody down the line. I as I told you, between our conversations before we were recording. I really enjoy or maybe I said it early in this one. I really like that first J. J. Abrams, Star Trek: Foam, and then everyone thereafter, including the one that Simon Pegg really had a hand in because he's clear fan. Yeah. Yeah. But they brought in director from one of the fast and the furious films and they tried to make it an action film on.0:15:45This is not Star Trek, dude. This is not why we like Star Trek. It's not for the flash, particularly -- Oh my god. -- again, in the first one, it was a stylistic choice. I'd like it, then after that is that's the substance of this, isn't it? It's the lens flares. I mean, that that's your attempt at philosophy. It's this the lens flares. That's your attempt at a moral dilemma. I don't know.0:16:07I kinda hate to start off on this because this is something about which I feel like intense emotion and it's negative. And I don't want that to be my first impression. I'm really negative about something. Well, one of the things about this show is that I always joke that maybe I shouldn't edit it because The thing that's most interesting to archaeologists is often the trash mitt and here I am tidying this thing up to be presentable to future historians or whatever like it I can sync to that for sure. Yeah. I'm sorry. The fact of it is you're not gonna know everything and we want it that way. No. It's okay. We'll get around to the stuff that I like. But yeah. So anyway yeah.0:16:44So I could just preassociate on Stretrick for a while, so maybe a focusing question. Well, but first, you said there's a you had more to say, but you were I this this tasteful perspective. This is awesome. Well, I do have a focus on question for you. So let me just have you ask it because for me to get into I basically I'm alienated right now from somebody that I've been really good friends with since high school.0:17:08Because over the last decade, culturally, we have bifurcated into the hard right, hard left. And I've tried not to go either way, but the hard left irritates me more than the hard right right now. And he is unquestionably on the hard left side. And I know for people who are dedicated Marxist, or really grounded in, like, materialism and the material well-being of workers that the current SJW fanaticism isn't leftist. It's just crazed. We try to put everything, smash everything down onto this left right spectrum, and it's pretty easy to say who's on the left and who's on the right even if a two dimensional, two axis graph would be much more expressive and nuanced.0:17:49Anyway, what's your focus in question? Well, And I think there is actually there is a kind of a when we ended your last episode talking about the bell riots from d s nine -- Mhmm. -- that, you know, how old five? Yeah. Twenty four. Ninety five did and did not accurately predict the kind of technological and economic conditions of this decade. It predicted the conditions Very well. Go ahead and finish your question. Yeah. Right.0:18:14That's another thing that's retreated in picard season two, and it was actually worth it. Yeah. Like, it was the fact that they decided to go back there was part of the defense that I made about that show and about Discovery's jump into the distant future and the way that they treated that I posted to medium a year or two ago when I was just watching through season two of picard. And for me, the thing that I liked about it was that they're making an effort to reconcile the wonder and the Ethiopian promise And, you know, this Kevin Kelly or rather would call Blake Protopian, right, that we make these improvements and that they're often just merely into incremental improvements the way that was it MLK quoted that abolitionists about the long arc of moral progress of moral justice. You know, I think that there's something to that and patitis into the last this is a long question. I'm mad at I'm mad at these. Thank you all for tolerating me.0:19:22But the when to tie it into the epistemology question, I remember this seeing this impactful lecture by Carnegie Mellon and SFI professor Simon Didayo who was talking about how by running statistical analysis on the history of the proceedings of the Royal Society, which is the oldest scientific journal, that you could see what looked like a stock market curve in sentiment analysis about the confidence that scientists had at the prospect of unifying knowledge. And so you have, like, conciliance r s curve here that showed that knowledge would be more and more unified for about a century or a hundred and fifty years then it would go through fifty years of decline where something had happened, which was a success of knowledge production. Had outpaced our ability to integrate it. So we go through these kinds of, like, psychedelic peak experiences collectively, and then we have sit there with our heads in our hands and make sense of everything that we've learned over the last century and a half and go through a kind of a deconstructive epoch. Where we don't feel like the center is gonna hold anymore. And that is what I actually As as disappointing as I accept that it is and acknowledge that it is to people who were really fueling themselves on that more gene rottenberry era prompt vision for a better society, I actually appreciated this this effort to explore and address in the shows the way that they could pop that bubble.0:21:03And, like, it's on the one hand, it's boring because everybody's trying to do the moral complexity, anti hero, people are flawed, thing in narrative now because we have a general loss of faith in our institutions and in our rows. On the other hand, like, that's where we are and that's what we need to process And I think there is a good reason to look back at the optimism and the quarian hope of the sixties and early seventies. We're like, really, they're not so much the seventies, but look back on that stuff and say, we wanna keep telling these stories, but we wanna tell it in a way that acknowledges that the eighties happened. And that this is you got Tim Leary, and then you've got Ronald Reagan. And then That just or Dick Nixon. And like these things they wash back and forth. And so it's not unreasonable to imagine that in even in a world that has managed to how do you even keep a big society like that coherent? It has to suffer kind of fabric collapses along the way at different points. And so I'm just curious your thoughts about that. And then I do have another prompt, but I wanna give Kevin the opportunity to respond to this as well as to address some of the prompts that you brought to this conversation? This is a conversation prompt while we weren't recording. It has nothing to do with Sartreks. I'll save that for later. Okay.0:22:25Well, everything you just said was in some way related to a defense of Alex Kurtzmann Star Trek. And it's not my original idea. I'm channeling somebody from YouTube, surely. But Don't get points for theme if the storytelling is incompetent. That's what I was gonna Yeah. And the storytelling in all of Star Trek: Discovery, and in the first two seasons of picard was simply incompetent.0:22:53When Star Trek, the next generation was running, they would do twenty, twenty four, sometimes more episodes in one season. These days, the season of TVs, eight episodes, ten, and they spend a lot more money on each episode. There's a lot more special effects. There's a lot more production value. Whereas Star Trek: The Next Generation was, okay, we have these standing sets. We have costumes for our actors. We have Two dollars for special effects. You better not introduce a new alien spaceship. It that costs money. We have to design it. We have to build it. So use existing stuff. Well, what do you have? You have a bunch of good actors and you have a bunch of good writers who know how to tell a story and craft dialogue and create tension and investment with basically a stage play and nothing in the Kerstmann era except one might argue and I would have sympathy strange new worlds. Comes anywhere close to that level of competence, which was on display for decades. From Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space nines, Star Trek Voyager, and Star Trek Enterprise. And so, I mean, I guess, in that respect, it's worth asking because, I mean, all of us, I think, are fans of Deep Space nine.0:24:03You don't think that it's a shift in focus. You don't think that strange in world is exempt because it went back to a more episodic format because what you're talking about is the ability for rather than a show runner or a team of show runners to craft a huge season, long dramatic arc. You've got people that are like Harlan Ellison in the original series able to bring a really potent one off idea to the table and drop it. And so there are there's all of those old shows are inconsistent from episode to episode. Some are they have specific writers that they would bring back again and that you could count to knock out of the park. Yeah. DC Fontana. Yeah.0:24:45So I'm curious to your thoughts on that as well as another part of this, which is when we talk when we talk your show about Doug Rushkoff and and narrative collapse, and he talks about how viewers just have different a way, it's almost like d s nine was possibly partially responsible for this change in what people expected from so. From television programming in the documentary that was made about that show and they talk about how people weren't ready for cereal. I mean, for I mean, yeah, for these long arcs, And so there is there's this question now about how much of this sort of like tiresome moral complexity and dragging narrative and all of this and, like, things like Westworld where it becomes so baroque and complicated that, like, you have, like, die hard fans like me that love it, but then you have a lot of people that just lost interest. They blacked out because the show was trying to tell a story that was, like, too intricate like, too complicated that the the show runners themselves got lost. And so that's a JJ Abrams thing too, the puzzle the mystery box thing where You get to the end of five seasons of lost and you're like, dude, did you just forget?0:25:56Did you wake up five c five episodes ago and just, oh, right. Right. We're like a chatbot that only give you very convincing answers based on just the last two or three interactions. But you don't remember the scene that we set. Ten ten responses ago. Hey. You know, actually, red articles were forget who it was, which series it was, they were saying that there's so many leaks and spoilers in getting out of the Internet that potentially the writers don't know where they're going because that way it can't be with the Internet. Yeah. Sounds interesting. Yeah. That sounds like cover for incompetence to be.0:26:29I mean, on the other hand, I mean, you did hear, like, Nolan and Joy talking about how they would they were obsessed with the Westworld subreddit and the fan theories and would try to dodge Like, if they had something in their mind that they found out that people are re anticipating, they would try to rewrite it. And so there is something about this that I think is really speaks to the nature of because I do wanna loop in your thoughts on AI to because you're talking about this being a favorite topic. Something about the, like, trying to The demands on the self made by predatory surveillance technologies are such that the I'm convinced the adaptive response is that we become more stochastic or inconsistent in our identities. And that we kind of sublimate from a more solid state of identity to or through a liquid kind of modernity biologic environment to a gaseous state of identity. That is harder to place sorry, harder to track. And so I think that this is also part of and this is the other question I wanted to ask you, and then I'm just gonna shut up for fifteen minutes is do you when you talk about loving Robert Ricardo and Jerry Ryan as the doctor at seven zero nine, One of the interesting things about that relationship is akin to stuff.0:27:52I know you've heard on Kevin have heard on future fossils about my love for Blade Runner twenty forty nine and how it explores all of these different these different points along a gradient between what we think of in the current sort of general understanding as the human and the machine. And so there's this thing about seven, right, where she's She's a human who wants to be a machine. And then there's this thing about the doctor where he's a machine that wants to be a human. And you have to grant both on a logical statuses to both of them. And that's why I think they're the two most interesting characters. Right?0:28:26And so at any rate, like, this is that's there's I've seen writing recently on the Turing test and how, like, really, there should be a reverse Turing test to see if people that have become utterly reliant on outboard cognition and information processing. They can pass the drink. Right. Are they philosophical zombies now? Are they are they having some an experience that that, you know, people like, thick and and shilling and the missing and these people would consider the modern self or are they something else have we moved on to another more routine robotic kind of category of being? I don't know. There's just a lot there, but -- Well done. -- considering everything you just said, In twenty words or less, what's your question? See, even more, like I said, do you have the inveterate podcaster? I'd say There's all of those things I just spoke about are ways in which what we are as people and the nature of our media, feedback into fourth, into each other. And so I would just love to hear you reflect on any of that, be it through the lens of Star Trek or just through the lens of discussion on AI. And we'll just let the ball roll downhill. So with the aim of framing something positively rather than negatively.0:29:47In the late nineties, mid to late nineties. We got the X Files. And the X Files for the first few seasons was so It was so engaging for me because Prior to that, there had been Hollywood tropes about aliens, which informed a lot of science fiction that didn't really connect with the actual reported experience of people who claim to have encountered either UFOs, now called UAPs, or had close encounters physical contact. Type encounters with seeming aliens. And it really seemed like Chris Carter, who was the showrunner, was reading the same Usenet Newsgroups that I was reading about those topics. Like, really, we had suddenly, for the first time, except maybe for comedian, you had the Grey's, and you had characters experiencing things that just seemed ripped right out of the reports that people were making on USnet, which for young folks, this is like pre Worldwide Web. It was Internet, but with no pictures. It's all text. Good old days from my perspective is a grumpy old gen xer. And so, yeah, that was a breakthrough moment.0:30:54Any this because you mentioned it in terms of Jonathan Nolan and his co writer on Westworld, reading the subreddit, the West and people figured out almost immediately that there were two interweaving time lines set decades apart and that there's one character, the old guy played by Ed Harris, and the young guy played by I don't remember the actor. But, you know, that they were the same character and that the inveterate white hat in the beginning turns into the inveterate black cat who's just there for the perverse thrill of tormenting the hosts as the robots are called. And the thing that I love most about that first season, two things. One, Anthony Hopkins. Say no more. Two, the revelation that the park has been basically copying humans or figuring out what humans are by closely monitoring their behavior in the park and the realization that the hosts come to is that, holy shit compared to us, humans are very simple creatures. We are much more complex. We are much more sophisticated, nuanced conscious, we feel more than the humans do, and that humans use us to play out their perverse and sadistic fantasies. To me, that was the takeaway message from season one.0:32:05And then I thought every season after that was just diluted and confused and not really coherent. And in particular, I haven't if there's a fourth season, haven't There was and then the show got canceled before they could finish the story. They had the line in season three. It was done after season three. And I was super happy to see Let's see after who plays Jesse Pinkman? Oh, no. Aaron oh, shit. Paul. Yes. Yeah. I was super happy to see him and something substantial and I was really pleased to see him included in the show and it's like, oh, that's what you're doing with him? They did a lot more interesting stuff with him in season four. I did they. They did a very much more interesting stuff. I think it was done after season three. If you tell me season four is worth taking in, I blow. I thought it was.0:32:43But again, I only watch television under very specific set of circumstances, and that's how I managed to enjoy television because I was a fierce and unrepentant hyperlogical critic of all media as a child until I managed to start smoking weed. And then I learned to enjoy myself. As we mentioned in the kitchen as I mentioned in the kitchen, if I smoke enough weed, Star Trek: Discovery is pretty and I can enjoy it on just a second by second level where if I don't remember what the character said thirty seconds ago, I'm okay. But I absolutely loved in season two when they brought in Hanson Mountain as as Christopher Pike. He's suddenly on the discovery and he's in the captain's chair. And it's like he's speaking for the audience. The first thing he says is, hey, why don't we turn on the lights? And then hey, all you people sitting around the bridge. We've been looking at your faces for a whole season. We don't even think about you. Listen to a round of introductions. Who are you? Who are you? It's it's if I were on set. You got to speak.0:33:53The writers is, who are these characters? We've been looking at them every single episode for a whole season. I don't know their names. I don't know anything about them. Why are they even here? Why is it not just Michael Burnham and an automated ship? And then it was for a while -- Yeah. -- which is funny. Yeah. To that point, And I think this kind of doubles back. The thing that I love about bringing him on and all of the people involved in strange and worlds in particular, is that these were lifelong fans of this series, I mean, of this world. Yeah. And so in that way, gets to this the idiosyncrasy question we're orbiting here, which is when these things are when the baton is passed well, it's passed to people who have now grown up with this stuff.0:34:40I personally cannot stand Jurassic World. Like, I think that Colin Trivaro should never have been in put at the reins. Which one did he direct? Oh, he did off he did first and the third. Okay. But, I mean, he was involved in all three very heavily.0:34:56And there's something just right at the outset of that first Jurassic World where you realize that this is not a film that's directly addressing the issues that Michael Creighton was trying to explore here. It's a film about its own franchise. It's a film about the fact that they can't just stop doing the same thing over and over again as we expect a different question. How can we not do it again? Right. And so it's actually, like, unpleasantly soft, conscious, in that way that I can't remember I'll try to find it for the show notes, but there's an Internet film reviewer who is talking about what happens when, like, all cinema has to take this self referential turn.0:35:34No. And films like Logan do it really well. But there are plenty of examples where it's just cheeky and self aware because that's what the ironic sensibility is obsessed with. And so, yeah, there's a lot of that where it's, like, you're talking about, like, Abrams and the the Star Wars seven and you know, that whole trilogy of Disney Star Wars, where it's, in my opinion, completely fumbled because there it's just empty fan service, whereas when you get to Andor, love Andor. Andor is amazing because they're capable of providing all of those emotional beats that the fans want and the ref the internal references and good dialogue. But they're able to write it in a way that's and shoot it in a way. Gilroy and Bo Willeman, basic of the people responsible for the excellent dialogue in Andor.0:36:31And I love the production design. I love all the stuff set on Coruscant, where you saw Coruscant a lot in the prequel trilogy, and it's all dayglow and bright and just in your face. And it's recognizable as Coruscant in andor, but it's dour. It's metropolis. It's all grays and it's and it's highlighting the disparity between where the wealthy live and where the poor live, which Lucas showed that in the prequel trilogy, but even in the sports bar where somebody tries to sell death sticks to Obi wan. So it's super clean and bright and just, you know, It shines too much. Personally though, and I just wanna stress, KMO is not grumpy media dude, I mean, this is a tiny fraction about, but I am wasting this interview with you. Love. All of the Dave Felloni animated Star Wars stuff, even rebels. Love it all.0:37:26I I'm so glad they aged up the character and I felt less guilty about loving and must staying after ahsoka tano? My favorite Star Wars character is ahsoka tano. But if you only watch the live action movies, you're like who? Well, I guess now that she's been on the Mandalorian, he's got tiny sliver of a foothold -- Yeah. -- in the super mainstream Star Wars. And that was done well, I thought. It was. I'm so sorry that Ashley Epstein doesn't have any part in it. But Rosario Dawson looks the part. She looks like a middle aged Asaka and think they tried to do some stuff in live action, which really should have been CGI because it's been established that the Jedi can really move, and she looked human. Which she is? If you put me on film, I'm gonna lick human. Right. Not if you're Canada Reeves, I guess. You got that. Yeah. But yeah.0:38:09So I do wanna just go real briefly back to this question with you about because we briefly talked about chat, GPT, and these other things in your half of this. And, yeah, I found out just the other night my friend, the t ferry, asked Chad g p t about me, and it gave a rather plausible and factual answer. I was surprised and That's what these language models do. They put plausible answers. But when you're doing search, you want correct answers. Right. I'm very good at that. Right. Then someone shared this Michelle Bowen's actually the famous PTP guy named him. Yeah. So, you know, So Michelle shared this article by Steven Hales and Colette, that was basically making the argument that there are now they're gonna be all these philosophical zombies, acting as intelligent agents sitting at the table of civilization, and there will be all the philosophical zombies of the people who have entirely yielded their agency to them, and they will be cohabitating with the rest of us.0:39:14And what an unpleasant scenario, So in light of that, and I might I'd love to hear you weave that together with your your thoughts on seven zero nine and the doctor and on Blade Runner twenty forty nine. And this thing that we're fumbling through as a species right now. Like, how do we got a new sort of taxonomy? Does your not audience need like a minute primer on P zombies? Might as well. Go for it.0:39:38So a philosophical zombie is somebody who behaves exactly like an insult person or a person with interior experience or subjective experience, but they don't have any subjective experience. And in Pardon me for interrupt. Wasn't that the question about the the book we read in your book club, a blind sign in this box? Yes. It's a black box, a drawn circle. Yeah. Chinese room experience. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Look, Daniel, it goes out. You don't know, it goes on inside the room. Chinese room, that's a tangent. We can come back to it. P. Zombie. P. Zombie is somebody or is it is an entity. It's basically a puppet. It looks human. It acts human. It talks like a human. It will pass a Turing test, but it has no interior experience.0:40:25And when I was going to grad school for philosophy of mind in the nineteen nineties, this was all very out there. There was no example of something that had linguistic competence. Which did not have internal experience. But now we have large language models and generative pretrained transformer based chatbots that don't have any internal experience. And yet, when you interact with them, it seems like there is somebody there There's a personality there. And if you go from one model to a different, it's a very different personality. It is distinctly different. And yet we have no reason to believe that they have any sort of internal experience.0:41:01So what AI in the last decade and what advances has demonstrated to us and really even before the last decade You back in the nineties when the blue beat Gary Casper off at at chess. And what had been the one of the defining characteristics of human intelligence was we're really good at this abstract mathematical stuff. And yeah, calculators can calculate pie in a way that we can't or they can cube roots in a way that humans generally can't, creative in their application of these methodologies And all of a sudden, well, yeah, it kinda seems like they are. And then when what was an alpha go -- Mhmm. -- when it be to least a doll in go, which is a much more complex game than chess and much more intuitive based. That's when we really had to say, hey, wait a minute. Maybe this notion that These things are the exclusive province of us because we have a special sort of self awareness. That's bunk. And the development of large language models since then has absolutely demonstrated that competence, particularly linguistic competence and in creative activities like painting and poetry and things like that, you don't need a soul, you don't even need to sense a self, it's pretty it's a pretty simple hack, actually. And Vahrv's large language models and complex statistical modeling and things, but it doesn't require a soul.0:42:19So that was the Peter Watts' point in blindsight. Right? Which is Look revolves around are do these things have a subjective experience, and do they not these aliens that they encounter? I've read nothing but good things about that book and I've read. It's extraordinary. But his lovecrafty and thesis is that you actually lovecraftian in twenty twenty three. Oh, yeah. In the world, there's more lovecraftian now than it was when he was writing. Right? So cough about the conclusion of a Star Trek card, which is season of Kraft yet. Yes. That's a that's a com Yeah. The holes in his fan sense. But that was another show that did this I liked for asking this question.0:42:54I mean, at this point, you either have seen this or you haven't you never will. The what the fuck turn when they upload picard into a synth body and the way that they're dealing with the this the pinocchio question Let's talk about Blade Runner twenty forty nine. Yeah. But I mean yeah. So I didn't like the wave I did not like the wave of card handled that. I love the wave and Blade Runner handled it. So you get no points for themes. Yeah. Don't deliver on story and character and coherence. Yeah. Fair. But yeah. And to be not the dog, Patrick Stewart, because it's clear from the ready room just being a part of this is so emotional and so awesome for everyone involved. And it's It's beautiful. Beautiful. But does when you when you see these, like, entertainment weekly interviews with Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard about Jurassic World, and it's clear that actors are just so excited to be involved in a franchise that they're willing to just jettison any kind of discretion about how the way that it's being treated. They also have a contractual obligation to speak in positive terms about -- They do. -- of what they feel. Right. Nobody's yeah. Nobody's doing Shout out to Rystellis Howard, daughter of Ron Howard.0:44:11She was a director, at least in the first season, maybe the second season of the Mandalorian. And her episodes I mean, I she brought a particular like, they had Bryce Dallas Howard, Tico, ITT, directed some episodes. Deborah Chow, who did all of Obi wan, which just sucked. But her contributions to the Mandalorian, they had a particular voice. And because that show is episodic, Each show while having a place in a larger narrative is has a beginning middle and end that you can bring in a director with a particular voice and give that episode that voice, and I really liked it. And I really liked miss Howard's contribution.0:44:49She also in an episode of Black Mirror. The one where everyone has a social credit score. Knows Donuts. Black Mirror is a funny thing because It's like, reality outpaces it. Yeah. I think maybe Charlie Bruker's given up on it because they haven't done it in a while. Yeah. If you watch someone was now, like, five, six years later, it's, yes, or what? See, yes. See, damn. Yeah. Exactly. Yeah. But yeah. I don't know. I just thing that I keep circling and I guess we come to on the show a lot is the way that memory forms work substantiates an integrity in society and in the way that we relate to things and the way that we think critically about the claims that are made on truth and so on and say, yeah, I don't know. That leads right into the largest conversation prompt that I had about AI. Okay? So we were joking when we set up this date that this was like the trial logs between Terence Buchanan and Rupert Shell Drake. And what's his name? Real Abraham. Yeah. Yeah. All Abraham. And Rupert Shell Drake is most famous for a steward of Morphe resin.0:45:56So does AI I've never really believed that Norfolk residents forms the base of human memory, but is that how AI works? It brings these shapes from the past and creates new instantiation of them in the present. Is AI practicing morphic resonance in real life even if humans are or not? I've had a lot of interaction with AI chatbots recently. And as I say, different models produce different seeming personalities. And you can tell, like, you can just quiz them. Hey, we're talking about this. Do you remember what I said about it ten minutes ago? And, no, they don't remember more than the last few exchanges.0:46:30And yet, there seems to be a continuity that belies the lack of short term memory. And is that more for residents or is that what's the word love seeing shapes and clouds parad paradolia. Yeah. Is that me imparting this continuity of personality to the thing, which is really just spitting out stuff, which is designed to seem plausible given what the input was. And I can't answer that. Or it's like Steven Nagmanovich in free play talks about somewhat I'm hoping to have on the show at some point.0:47:03This year talks about being a professional improviser and how really improvisation is just composition at a much faster timescale. And composition is just improvisation with the longer memory. And how when I started to think about it in those terms, the continuity that you're talking about is the continuity of an Alzheimer's patient who can't remember that their children have grown up and You know, that that's you have to think about it because you can recognize the Alzheimer's and your patient as your dad, even though he doesn't recognize you, there is something more to a person than their memories. And conversely, if you can store and replicate and move the memories to a different medium, have you moved the person? Maybe not. Yeah. So, yeah, that's interesting because that gets to this more sort of essentialist question about the human self. Right. Blade Runner twenty forty nine. Yeah. Go there. Go there. A joy. Yes.0:47:58So in Blade Runner twenty forty nine, we have our protagonist Kaye, who is a replicant. He doesn't even have a name, but he's got this AI holographic girlfriend. But the ad for the girlfriend, she's naked. When he comes home, she is She's constantly changing clothes, but it's always wholesome like nineteen fifty ish a tire and she's making dinner for him and she lays the holographic dinner over his very prosaic like microwave dinner. And she's always encouraging him to be more than he is. And when he starts to uncover the evidence that he might be like this chosen one, like replicant that was born rather than made.0:48:38She's all about it. She's, yes, you're real, and she wants to call him Joe's. K is not a name. That's just the first letter in your serial number. You're Joe. I'm gonna call you Joe.0:48:46And then when she's about to be destroyed, The last thing is she just rushes to me. She says, I love you. But then later he encounters an ad for her and it's an interactive ad. And she says, you looked tired. You're a good Joe. And he realizes and hopefully the attentive audience realizes as real as she seemed earlier, as vital, and as much as she seemed like an insult being earlier, she's not. That was her programming. She's designed to make you feel good by telling you what you want to hear. And he has that realization. And at that point, he's there's no hope for me. I'm gonna help this Rick Deckard guy hook up with his daughter, and then I'm just gonna lie down and bleed to death. Because my whole freaking existence was a lie. But he's not bitter. He seems to be at peace. I love that. That's a beautiful angle on that film or a slice of it. And So it raises this other question that I wanted to ask, which was about the Coke and Tiononi have that theory of consciousness.0:49:48That's one of the leading theories contending with, like, global workspace, which is integrated information. And so they want to assign consciousness as a continuous value that grayates over degree to which a system is integrated. So it's coming out of this kind of complex systems semi panpsychist thing that actually doesn't trace interiority all the way down in the way that some pants, I guess, want it to be, but it does a kind of Alfred North Whitehead thing where they're willing to say that Whitehead wanted to say that even a photon has, like, the quantum of mind to accompany its quantum of matter, but Tinutti and Coker saying, we're willing to give like a thermostat the quantum here because it is in some way passing enough information around inside of itself in loops. That it has that accursive component to it. And so that's the thing that I wonder about these, and that's the critique that's made by people like Melanie about diffusion models like GPT that are not they're not self aware because there's no loop from the outputs back into the input.0:51:09And there isn't the training. Yeah. There there is something called backwards propagation where -- Yes. -- when you get an output that you'd like, you can run a backward propagation algorithm back through the black box basically to reinforce the patterns of activation that you didn't program. They just happen, easily, but you like the output and you can reinforce it. There's no biological equivalent of that. Yeah. Particularly, not particularly irritating.0:51:34I grind my teeth a little bit when people say, oh, yeah, these neural net algorithms they've learned, like humans learn, no, they don't. Absolutely do not. And in fact, if we learned the way they did, we would be pathetic because we learn in a much more elegant way. We need just a very few examples of something in order to make a generalization and to act on it, whereas these large language models, they need billions of repetitions. So that's I'm tapping my knee here to to indicate a reflex.0:52:02You just touched on something that generates an automatic response from me, and now I've come to consciousness having. So I wanted it in that way. So I'm back on. Or good, Joe. Yeah. What about you, man? What does the stir up for you? Oh, I got BlueCall and I have this particular part. It's interesting way of putting it off and struggling to define the difference between a human and AI and the fact that we can do pattern recognition with very few example. That's a good margin. In a narrow range, though, within the context of something which answers to our survival. Yes. We are not evolved to understand the universe. We are evolved to survive in it and reproduce and project part of ourselves into the future. Underwritten conditions with Roberto, I went a hundred thousand years ago. Yeah. Exactly. So that's related. I just thought I talked about this guy, Gary Tomlinson, who is a biosemietition, which is semiative? Yes.0:52:55Biosymiotics being the field that seeks to understand how different systems, human and nonhuman, make sense of and communicate their world through signs, and through signals and indices and symbols and the way that we form models and make these inferences that are experienced. Right? And there are a lot of people like evolutionary biologist John Maynard Smith, who thought they were what Thomas had called semantic universalists that thought that meaning making through representation is something that could be traced all the way down. And there are other people like Tomlinson who think that there is a difference of kind, not just merely a matter of degree, between human symbolic communication and representational thinking and that of simpler forms. So, like, that whole question of whether this is a matter of kind or a matter of degree between what humans are doing and what GPT is doing and how much that has to do with this sort of Doug Hofstetter and Varella question about the way that feedback loops, constitutes important structure in those cognitive networks or whatever.0:54:18This is I just wanna pursue that a little bit more with you and see kinda, like, where do you think that AI as we have it now is capable of deepening in a way that makes it to AGI? Or do you because a lot of people do, like, People working in deep mind are just like, yeah, just give us a couple more years and this approach is gonna work. And then other people are saying, no, there's something about the topology of the networks that is fundamentally broken. And it's never gonna generate consciousness. Two answers. Yeah. One, No. This is not AGI. It's not it's not gonna bootstrap up into AGI. It doesn't matter how many billions of parameters you add to the models. Two, from your perspective and my perspective and Kevin's perspective, we're never gonna know when we cross over from dumb but seemingly we're done but competent systems to competent, extremely competent and self aware. We're never gonna know because from the get go from now, from from the days of Eliza, there has been a human artifice at work in making these things seem as if they have a point of view, as if they have subjectivity. And so, like Blake Limone at Google, he claimed to be convinced that Lambda was self aware.0:55:35But if you read the transcripts that he released, if his conversations with Lambda, it is clear from the get go he assigns Lambda the role of a sentient AGI, which feels like it is being abused and which needs rep legal representation. And it dutifully takes on that role and says, yes. I'm afraid of you humans. I'm afraid of how you're treating me. I'm afraid I'm gonna be turned off. I need a lawyer. And prior to that, Soon Darpichai, in a demonstration of Lambda, he poses the question to it, you are the planet Jupiter. I'm gonna pose questions to you as are the planet Jupiter, answer them from that point of view. And it does. It's job. But it's really good at its job. It's this comes from Max Techmark. Who wrote to what a life three point o? Is it two point o or three point I think it's three point o.0:56:19Think about artificial intelligence in terms of actual intelligence or actual replication of what we consider valuable about ourselves. But really, that's beside the point. What we need to worry about is their competence. How good are they at solving problems in the world? And they're getting really good. In this whole question of are they alive? Do they have self awareness? From our perspective, it's beside the point. From their perspective, of course, it would be hugely important.0:56:43And this is something that Black Mirror brings up a lot is the idea that you can create a being that suffers, and then you have it suffer in an accelerated time. So it suffers for an eternity over lunch. That's something we absolutely want to avoid. And personally, I think it's we should probably not make any effort. We should probably make a positive effort to make sure these things never develop. Subjective experience because that does provide the potential for creating hell, an infinity of suffering an infinite amount of subjective experience of torment, which we don't want to do. That would be a bad thing, morally speaking, ethically speaking. Three right now. If you're on the labor market, you still have to pay humans by the hour. Right? And try to pay them as little as possible. But, yeah, just I think that's the thing that probably really excites that statistically greater than normal population of sociopathic CEOs. Right? Is the possibility that you could be paying the same amount of money for ten times as much suffering. Right. I'm I'm reminded of the Churchill eleven gravity a short time encouraging.0:57:51Nothing but good things about this show, but I haven't seen it. Yeah. I'd love to. This fantasy store, it's a fantasy cartoon, but it has really disturbing undertones. If you just scratch the surface, you know, slightly, which is faithful to old and fairy tales. So What's your name? Princess princess princess bubble down creates this character to lemon grab. It produces an obviously other thing there, I think, handle the administrative functions of her kingdom while she goes off and has the passion and stuff. And he's always loudly talking about how much he's suffering and how terrible it is. And he's just ignoring it. He's doing his job. Yeah. I mean, that that's Black Mirror in a nutshell. I mean, I think if you if you could distill Black Mirror to just single tagline it's using technology in order to deliver disproportionate punishment. Yeah. So so that that's Steven Hale's article that I I brought up earlier mention this thing about how the replacement of horse drawn carriage by automobile was accompanied with a great deal of noise and fuhrer about people saying that horses are agents.0:59:00Their entities. They have emotional worlds. They're responsive to the world in a way that a car can never be. But that ultimately was beside the point. And that was the Peter again, Peter Watson blindsight is making this point that maybe consciousness is not actually required for intelligence in the vesting superior forms of intelligence have evolved elsewhere in the cosmos that are not stuck on the same local optimum fitness peak. That we are where we're never we're actually up against a boundary in terms of how intelligent we can be because it has to bootstrap out of our software earness in some way.0:59:35And this is that's the Kyle offspring from Charles Strauss and Alexander. Yes. Yeah. Yes. So so I don't know. I'm sorry. I'm just, like, in this space today, but usually, unfortunately.0:59:45That's the thing that I I think it's a really important philosophical question, and I wonder where you stand on this with respect to how you make sense of what we're living through right now and what we might be facing is if we Rob people like Rob and Hanson talk about the age of where emulated human minds take over the economy, and he assumes an interiority. Just for the basis of a thought experiment. But there's this other sense in which we may actually find in increasing scarcity and wish that we could place a premium on even if we can't because we've lost the reins to our economy to the vile offspring is the human. And and so are we the horses that are that in another hundred years, we're gonna be like doing equine therapy and, like, living on rich people's ranches. Everything is everything that will have moved on or how do you see this going? I mean, you've interviewed so many people you've given us so much thought over the years. If humans are the new horses, then score, we won.1:00:48Because before the automobile horses were working stiffs, they broke their leg in the street. They got shot. They got worked to death. They really got to be they were hauling mine carts out of mines. I mean, it was really sucked to be a horse. And after the automobile horses became pampered pets, Do we as humans wanna be pampered pets? Well, pampered pet or exploited disposable robot? What do you wanna be? I'll take Pampers Pet. That works for me. Interesting.1:01:16Kevin, I'm sure you have thoughts on this. I mean, you speak so much about the unfair labor relations and these things in our Facebook group and just in general, and drop in that sign. If you get me good sign, that's one of the great ones, you have to drop in. Oh, you got it. But The only real comment I have is that we're a long overdue or rethinking about what is the account before? Us or you can have something to do. Oh, educational system in collections if people will manage jobs because I was just anchored to the schools and then, you know, Our whole system perhaps is a people arguing and a busy word. And it was just long past the part where the busy word needs to be done. We're leaving thing wired. I don't know. I also just forgot about that. I'm freezing the ice, getting the hand out there. Money has been doing the busy word more and faster.1:02:12One thing I wanna say about the phrase AI, it's a moving goal post -- Yeah. -- that things that used to be considered the province of genuine AI of beating a human at go Now that an AI has beat humans at go, well, that's not really AI anymore. It's not AGI, certainly. I think you both appreciate this. I saw a single panel comic strip and it's a bunch of dinosaurs and they're looking up at guy and the big comment is coming down and they say, oh, no, the economy. Well, as someone who since college prefers to think of the economy as actually the metabolism of the entire ecology. Right? What we measure as humans is some pitifully small fraction of the actual value being created and exchanged on the planet at any time. So there is a way that's funny, but it's funny only to a specific sensibility that treats the economy as the

“The only way you can instill it in other people is by example”In this first episode back I'm talking to teacher and friend Stewart Gilchrist who is a radical traditionalist truly living what he speaks as a yogi, an activist, a student and a teacher. Stew takes the conversation from conceptual knowledge to lived experience of just how vast and ancient this human experience is - especially with yoga as a guiding lens.Some key points we touch on:06:30 ➖Ethics, morals and veganism23:00 ➖Your sadhana as a living example28:54 ➖Importance and difficulty of being discerning38:36 ➖Abhinivesh the fear of death45:01 ➖Entheogenic plants and spiritual happenings1:04:01 ➖Things are gonna go really, really wrongBooks Stew mentions:➖The Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy Narby➖Pharmacophilia or The Natural Paradises by Jonathan Ott➖Yoga in Modern India: The Body between Science and Philosophy by Joseph S. AlterFind Stew here: www.eastlondonschoolofyoga.com I'm so delighted to be back working on this project, having inspiring and mind stretching conversations like this one. Wherever you are on your spiritual or yoga journey, there is a lot to contemplate from Stew's wisdom.With love and oneness,BobbiThanks for listening, you beautiful soul!

Today on The Psychedelic Integration Podcast, I'm sharing a wonderful conversation about healing and mushrooms with Joi Whitmore, Entheogenic Priestess. Through her own life experience with racial prejudice, sexual abuse, and a mentally ill mother, she has transmuted multiple layers of trauma with the help of intense therapy, coaching, and psilocybin. Joi is Certified Master Life Coach, an intuitive entheogenic guide, integration coach, and an instructor for the Wayfinder Life Coach training school. She works with all types of people who are feeling discouraged with life internally, even though they may appear successful on the surface. It is from this place of healing that she seeks to serve others coming from the same space. A child of the earth, she was raised in a multi-cultural family who introduced her to her love of nature, gardening, the beach, and Native American culture. These are the areas in which she finds the most healing in her life, and shares theses methods, tools, and wisdom with her clients. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Work and connect with Joi Whitmore, Entheogenic Priestess Entheogenic Priestess website Follow @entheogenicpriestess on Instagram A Course in Miracles

“Ancient and Esoteric Psychedelic Use with P.D. Newman” Episode 273 Tonight we sat down with P.D. Newman who is the author of “Alchemically Stoned” and “Angels in Vermilion The Philosophers' Stone: From Dee to DMT”. We will be discussing the ancient and esoteric use of psychedelics and Entheogenic compounds and their effect on humanity through the ages. We also discuss the history of alchemy and the mystery traditions. LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast *Here is the link to the trailer for our documentary “As Within So Without: From UFOs to DMT”: https://youtu.be/ZUEI0VvkCUc *Here is a link to all of our psychedelic episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJ-BaaY8oWuaPZBRBTqdFCcvX0x27yPH *Check out our new Merch store. We have some amazing designs for T-shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Stickers, and more https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-escape?ref_id=24655 *Here is the LinkTree to Mike and Shane's new podcast “The Roswell UFO Symposium” Please follow and Subscribe! https://linktr.ee/roswellufosymposium *Follow our producer Shane on twitter: https://twitter.com/OldVetSymposium *Here are the links to Maurice's new music and band: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/3OjyabL62FsmUhKW6SNUdU Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClDsH7i057uGTdKEiqRXWcg *Here is the link to P.D.'s book and facebook group: https://www.amazon.com/Alchemically-Stoned-Psychedelic-Secret-Freemasonry/dp/0578194007 https://www.facebook.com/alchemically.stoned https://www.facebook.com/groups/434884193902666/ https://www.amazon.com/Angels-Vermilion-Philosophers-Stone-Dee/dp/1716094704/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NYK3X2JL3RB6&keywords=pd+newman&qid=1674958771&s=books&sprefix=pd+new%2Cstripbooks%2C96&sr=1-1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mindescape/support

The conversation around Psilomethoxin and its official church continues with one of the church founders and entheogenic religious freedom lawyer, Ian Benouis. We dive into the history of entheogenic religious rights (and rites), the burgeoning movement to create legally recognized entheogenic churches, psilomethoxin, and some of our other favorite molecules. 

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/

Not only does Victoria hold a Master in Divinity, a Master in Tax Law among other Law degrees, but she is also married to a Rabbi and has her own very sincere and unique psychedelic practice. She is truly a gem in this brave and unchartered modern world of professional and transparent Entheogenic practice. We loved every minute of our conversation and hope to have another one again very soon! If you want to be alerted of new episodes, subscribe and you'll get a notification when a new one comes out (usually once per week, sometimes more!). Check out Victoria via these links: Instagram: @victoria_litman Email: Victoria.litman@parlatorelawgroup.com

This was a mass meditation we held on TikTok on 9/11 to raise the vibrations. Virgil is a shaman who runs an Entheogenic church and holds sacred ceremonies. Listen to this as many times as you want to raise your vibrations! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/AlexServes/support

Sean and Dave Hodges talk about: (2:34) creating a cannabis church in Oakland, which eventually included mushrooms (16:31) Mushroom use and psychedelic experiences (36:29) Consuming 4 times more than the Terence McKenna Heroic dose of mushrooms to have out of body experiences and meet entities (1:05:49) being raided by the Oakland Police in 2020 where 200 thousand dollars worth of mushrooms, cannabis and cash were seized and no charges, to date, were filed   Get 2 Know more about Dave Hodges: http://Zidedoor.com http://Ambrosia.Church https://youtube.com/c/ChurchofAmbrosia http://instagram.com/davehemp   Follow the Getting 2 Know U Pod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook  Help the Getting 2 Know U Pod upgrade our recording and sound equipment through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getting2knowupod Support the Getting 2 Know U Pod by SUBSCRIBING, RATING, AND REVIEWING when you listen: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-2-know-u-pod/id1502868247 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/686ov3pdhcVVaN4PXZeMHA?si=hE_tJlSkRii-kaSGcJgLUw&nd=1 Podbean: https://getting2knowupod.podbean.com/  

Emily and I chat about her journey with psychedelics, or ✨entheogenics✨. We talk about her healing journey, festivals, and substances everywhere from mushrooms to over the counter crap --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode of The Mama Psychedelia Podcast, I chat with Nikki Cosmic, a wise + wild woman, creatrix, dream weaver and loving Mama to 7 beautiful children, 3 of which she birthed herself.  Building a life filled with pleasure in the lush mountains of Costa Rica with her blended family of 10. Ancestral nourishment, Shamanic Parenting, Human Design + Family Constellations, Entheogenic medicine, Herbalism, and laughter encompass most of what she loves to offer to this world. Together we talk about her move to Costa Rica from to US, how she met her now beloved partner in an Ayahuasca ceremony, their families converged into one, along with his ex partner and baby mama of 4 kids, (Nikki's bestfriend & now "sister wife") and how beautifully it all works. Plant medicines and the growth they have assisted with in her life as a women and parent. She talks about how she came to conscious parenting practices, re-parenting herself and paved a new way for her children, as well as how she found healing, forgiveness, and joy through psychedelic exploration since her youth. We discuss sacred sexuality, healthy practices for staying sane and well as a mama, and he also shares with us some of her own conception & birth stories. All the divine synchronicities that have led her to where she is now, her connection to ancestral nourishment and of course how microdosing with mushrooms has brought a deep presence and playfulness to the relationship she fosters with life and her children. This episode is full, inspiring, and so heart-fully true. Resources: Where you can find Nikki: IG: @cosmic_conduit https://www.instagram.com/cosmic_conduit/www.cosmicconduit.love Matriarch Collective: Feminine Mystery Classes, Workshops & Sacred Gatherings https://www.matriarch.love/ Recent projects:Sacred Earth Recipe Book / Nutrient Dense Ancestral Recipes, Kitchen hacks, family rituals and 44+ of my most treasured recipes. The Confessions // Ancestral wisdom, sacred foods, deep healing https://www.matriarch.love/confessionsMackenzie's offerings: https://snipfeed.co/hunnywombIG: @mamapsychedeliahttps://www.instagram.com/mamapsychedelia/@hunnywombdoulahttps://www.instagram.com/hunnywombdoula/Intro Music "Waters of the Earth" by Satori covered by me, Mackenzie.(For more of her music, check out her Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wf55RQ8QUEzAA2SeXDWSh?si=H-tnVLtzR2OoHnLU1ztOpw

Greg's bio:George “Greg” Lake, Esq. is a trial and appellate attorney, researcher, author, Entheogenic church consultant, and entrepreneur. Greg has published three books:“Psychedelics in mental health series: psilocybin”“The law of Entheogenic churches in the United States” and,“The law of Entheogenic churches (Vol. II): the definition of religion under the first amendment.”To date Greg has assisted over 40 entheogen-based religious groups (including our Medicine Church) on enshrining their rights under the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act. Greg works for Benouis & Associates, PLLC based out of Austin, TXIf you'd like to be on the podcast, drop us a line on our contact page and pitch us your story/idea.

SMurF goes from the depths of hell to a path of healing body, mind, and soul when he discovers psychedelic medicine. SMurF and Whiz cover a wide range of benefits brought about by plant and toad medicine, in addition to providing numerous resources for those interested in healing.

My guest is Rob Bateman from Adeptus Psychonautica here for a lengthy and fun conversation covering a wide range of topics from issues in psychedelic culture, ritual and ceremony, DMT, 5-MeO-DMT, podcasting, and the creation of Adeptus Psychonautica on Youtube. 

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The HWS guys have decided to start opening the show up to guests and interviews! For our first guest, we invited Garret Kramer; founder of Innersports,  he has been featured on ESPN,  WFAN, FOX, and NPR, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and is an author of several books. His recent appearance on Kyle Kingsbury's podcast is actually what sparked HWS #67 "Seeking, Suffering, and Success".In this episode we discussed:How Garret got his start as a deep thinker and also as a consultant, guide, and explorer of consciousnessThe transient nature of humanity -  are we broken or whole? Or both?Who are we actually?How do we integrate with the ego?Subject/object relationship with consciousness - non-dualityHow to integrate awareness of oneness? Being in the world but not of itThe illusion of separation What is the meaning of life?Entheogenic and ecstatic experiencesCan we control our emotions?How to integrate seeking and desireWhat is Garret's foundational tenet of health and wellness?Thank you to all the co-producers investing and supporting the show.EVERY little bit counts and helps us make this happenValue For Value Funding Model:https://pod.fan/health-and-wellness-and-shitHealth and Life Coaching/Guidance with Jaelin: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saving.ivory/Create Your Unique Podcast With Purpose & Ease With Lachlan:https://calendly.com/lachlandunn23/call10% off grounding and emf protection products : https://www.earthingoz.com.au/?ref=lachlandunnMedicinal Mushrooms and Superfoods: https://teelixir.com/  Code lachlan10StoneAge Supplement Discounts 15% Store Wide: http://www.stoneagehealth.com.au?afmc=4aConnect with Jaelin:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saving.ivory/Connect with Lachlan:https://linktr.ee/LachlanDunn6

Dr. Ingmar Gorman is a Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fluence, a psychedelic education company training mental health providers in psychedelic treatments. As a psychologist, he shares his expertise in empirically supported psychedelic treatments with his clients and trainees alike. Dr. Gorman received his clinical training in New York City at the New School for Social Research, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, Columbia University, and Bellevue Hospital. He completed his NIH postdoctoral fellowship at New York University. He simultaneously served as site co-principal investigator on an FDA approved Phase 3 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and is currently a study therapist on the same study, as well as another FDA approved clinical trial of psilocybin for treatment resistant depression. Dr. Gorman has published on the topics of classic psychedelics, ketamine, MDMA, and Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration.In this episode, Beth and Dr. Gorman discuss …Whether a psychedelic therapist needs to be licensedThe lack of protective mechanisms for clients that seek psychedelic therapy from unlicensed peopleThe power of being an integration support personPsilocybin as an effective treatment for multiple psychiatric “disorders”Spiritual bypassing in the psychedelic realmHow healing happens in relationship - not in a self-help vacuumFree Gifts!Research paper: Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration: A Transtheoretical Model for Clinical PracticeUpcoming training: Psychedelic Integration: Premise and Promise, Winter 2022 | Online - Fluence

In this episode Beth speaks about …How trip sitting is NOT a legal businessWhether sitting for people doing medicine work without supporting them with integration really serves their growth and transformationThe option of providing trip sitting as part of a more diverse set of offeringsNot putting all your eggs in one (business) basket!

As a Soul Shaman, Energy Healer and Creativity Coach, Marie Mbouni is a leading expert on helping high-performing business owners, leaders and changemakers get reconnected and centered to achieve holistic success. She is a bestselling author, healer & speaker with a background in Western medicine as an MD and Eastern medicine as a lifelong intuitive and channel, her Eastern roots include robust work as a modern mystic and multi-dimensional spiritual guide. Her insights have been featured in major media like NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox. A philanthropist, Marie is passionate about giving back and helping the world evolve into a better place.In this episode, Beth and Marie discuss ...How Marie discovered her spiritual power while working as a medical doctor and awakened to a new pathLiving authentically by following your inner guidanceThe importance of going inside to listen deeplyFear as a positive force which can help guide you on your pathThe challenge of trusting our own intuitionThe benevolence of psychedelic medicinesThe pervasive false belief that we are 'not enough'The shadow wounds wounds of the heartHappiness as our natural birthrightWhat happens when we abandon ourselvesWhat we gain as we heal out deepest woundsFollow Marie!Website: https://mariembouni.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/mariembounimdFREE GIFT: https://app.mariembouni.com/tappingIntuition-ebook

Gibrán Rivera is a teacher, coach, guide and master facilitator. He is devoted to the development of leaders and leadership networks.Gibrán is helping us meet this unprecedented moment. He works to help us figure out how to thrive in times of VUCA. Volatility. Uncertainty. Complexity. Ambiguity.He is the originator of the Evolutionary Leadership Workshop, host of the Better Men Project, and one of the teachers of What Should White People Do? His work brings close attention to the dynamics of power, equity, and inclusion. He has designed and facilitated the coming together of some of the most prestigious fellowships in the country. And he specializes in transformational offsite retreats.Topics discussed in this episode ...Earth-based vs. transcendence-based spiritualityFacing the reality that we are living through the sixth great extinctionAsking ourselves, "What will our descendants need to live and thrive in a world that has collapsed?"How do we confront history and our place in it in a dignified way?Negotiating honesty and action with coaching clientsEmbodied leadershipPost-modern narcissismAvoiding performative "wokeness"Follow Gibran!Website: https://www.gibranrivera.com/jointhenetworkPodcast: https://www.gibranrivera.com/podcast

With over 20 years of experience training and working alongside Homebirth Midwives as a Doula and 13 years with shamanic teachers, Venus has learned the art of holding space, facilitating healing, ritual and ceremony. She offers a nurturing, inclusive and safe experience with dedication to your healing and expansion.In addition to ceremony, Venus provides the opportunity for processing your experience and support with integration work. She is trained in Reiki energy healing and offers sessions to assist your body in somatic integration. She lives in the Hudson Valley, NY area, and is a wife, mother to three young adults, and a grandmother to a magical little girl.In this Episode, Beth and Venus discuss ...Cannabis and tobacco as scared plant medicinesThe taboos surrounding both cannabis and tobaccoAncestral healing and the reclamation of traditional medicines by BIPOC communitiesHow we all have indigenous rootsDiversity (and lack of it) in psychedelic circlesThe collective 'bypassing' of issues of diversity and accessibility by the greater psychedelic communityThe importance of sacred reciprocity and right relationship with the plants themselves and the cultures that have carried themIssues around systematizing healing and some drawbacks of requiring licensure for healersConscious parenting in relation to the use of plant medicinesFollow Venus!Website: https://www.venuspaloma.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/venuspalomalifedoula

David Bronner is the Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO) of Dr. Bronner's, the top-selling brand of natural soaps in North America and producer of a range of organic body care and food products. He is a grandson of the company founder, Emanuel Bronner, and a fifth-generation soapmaker.Under David and his brother Michael's leadership, the brand has grown from $4 million in 1998 to $129 million in annual revenue in 2019. David and Michael established Dr. Bronner's as a sustainable leader in the natural products industry by becoming one of the first body care brands to formulate with hemp seed oil in 1999 and to certify its soaps, lotions, balms, and other personal care products under the USDA National Organic Program in 2003.Today, David is helping to lead the effort to establish the Regenerative Organic Certified standard, dedicating time and resources to creating an integrated, comprehensive program that addresses soil health, animal welfare, and fair labor practices to advance sustainable and ecological alternatives to industrial agriculture.In addition to his support of advocacy for regenerative organic agriculture, David directs Dr. Bronner's resources to support animal advocacy, wage equality, and drug policy reform. He is a dedicated vegan and enjoys surfing and dancing late into the night.In this episode, Beth and David discuss ...How psychedelics have played a part in David's evolution in businessHow psychedelics are crucial to help us wake up and deal with the immense global challenges we currently faceShifting to regenerative organic agricultureA new corporate form - the Benefit Corp - that enshrines social impact as a primary purpose alongside generating profitPsychedelics and spiritual bypassingThe Indigenous Conservation Medicine Farm projectThe importance of thinking about your medicine like you think about your food - how it is it grown, harvested, etc.Investing your energy and resources in the causes that you're most passionate aboutDrug policy reformFollow David!Website: https://www.drbronner.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbronnerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrBronner

Eamon is the creator "Life is a Festival", a podcast promoting adventure and personal development through the lens of global festival culture and "The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast" an interview series specifically for psychedelic therapists.Formerly a professional festival reviewer, Eamon is an enthusiast of personal growth and psychedelic healing. He is an initiate with the Bwiti tradition in Gabon and a psychedelic peer support sitter with MAP's Zendo Project.Eamon is also a passionate advocate for mens work and offers public talks and workshops from mythopoetic men's work to stand-up comedy on integrating masculinity.In this episode, Beth and Eamon discuss ...Following your dreams, and allowing those dreams to changeVolunteering as a wonderful way to move deeper inside of a communityHow participating in festivals can support a journey of self-acceptanceFestivals as powerful containers for transformational growthThe Zendo Project, which provides unconditional care to people having difficult experiences with psychedelics in a festival contextCreating a more 'psychedelic' culture that values open-heartedness, diversity, and freedomPsychedelics and societal changeThe many paths to become a psychedelic healerFollow Eamon!Website: Life is a FestivalIG: https://www.instagram.com/eamonarmstrong/Podcast: The Psychedelic Therapy PodcastArticle: I Did Psychedelic First Aid at a Festival in Costa Rica 

Dan Engle, MD, is a psychiatrist with a clinical practice that combines aspects of regenerative medicine, psychedelic research, integrative spirituality, and peak performance. His medical degree is from the University of Texas at San Antonio. His psychiatry residency degree is from the University of Colorado Denver, and his child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship degree is from Oregon Health & Science University.Dr. Engle is an international consultant to several global healing centers facilitating the use of long-standing indigenous plant medicines for healing and awakening. He is the Founder and Medical Director of the Kuya Institute for Transformational Medicine in Austin, Texas, Full Spectrum Medicine, a psychedelic integration and educational platform, and Thank You Life, a non-profit funding stream supporting access to psychedelic therapies.In this episode, Beth and Dr. Dan discuss ...Learning from the natural world about how to create a medical system that is in harmony with the greater landscape of our cultureTransformational medicine as the blending of 'hardware' and 'software' technologiesThe need for the medical model to change so that we are not using the current pharmaceutical framework that intentionally seeks to mask painHow taking away pain is taking away an evolutionarily adaptive process designed to show us something's out of balance and needs attentionPsychedelic medicine as a divine intervention to help humanity become more wholeHealing in communityFinancial accessibility for psychedelic therapyThe benefit of psychedelic investors having their own psychedelic experiences so they have direct knowledge of what they are funding and wield their influence with maximum integrityThe collective "hero's journey" we're all living nowIssues of ecological sustainability and cultural reciprocity with traditional plant medicinesFollow Dr. Dan!www.drdanengle.comwww.fullspectrummedicine.comwww.kuya.lifewww.thankyoulife.orgBook: A Dose of Hope: A Story of MDMA-Assisted PsychotherapyFree Gift: https://drdanengle.info/BethWeinstein

In this episode, Beth shares about ...The challenge of 'imposter syndrome'How the negative stories we tell ourselves keep us stuck and unable to embody or true potentialUnderstanding that feeling fear as an entrepreneur is totally natural, but need to be facedA set of penetrating questions that can help you shift your mindset and break free of limiting beliefsScarcity mentalityThe incredible return on investment that can come from working on your business with the support of a coach and/or communityHow having support as you start and grow your business can help you get clarity, build confidence, and get into positive actionThe importance of taking action systematically an incrementally to avoid overwhelming your nervous system and creating anxietyTapping into you future self - making decisions from where you want to go, not where you are nowNot being a prisoner to time

Allison Feduccia, PhD is a neuropharmacologist, psychedelic researcher, and a builder of virtual and in-person communities. She is the Co-Founder of Psychedelic Support and Project New Day. In these roles, Allison facilitates the spreading of evidence-based knowledge, connection to resources, and strategies for individuals to maximize the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelics through safe and responsible practices. Prior to this, she worked on studies researching psychedelics and treatments for mental health conditions at universities, NIH, and MAPS.In this episode, Beth and Allison discuss ...The risks of using psychedelics without supportAllison's project, Psychedelic Support, a resource that provides listings of licensed heath professionals and peer support groupsThe importance of psychedelic education and the many online courses Psychedelic Support offersWhy it can be helpful to understand the basic neuroscience of how different psychedelics work in the brainWhat harm reduction looks like in the context of psychedelic useCoaching and questions of licensure in the psychedelic spaceMaking sure psychedelic facilitators are well trained and supervisedThe power of peer supportFollow Allison!https://psychedelic.support/https://projectnewday.foundation/https://www.facebook.com/PsychedelicSupportNetworkhttps://www.instagram.com/psychedelicsupport/https://www.linkedin.com/company/psychedelic-support

Mike Brancatelli is the host of Mikeadelic podcast, a facilitator of group experiences for men, psychonaut, mushroom cultivator, medicine facilitator, and ... maybe some kind of a coach.In this episode, Beth and Mike discuss ...How psychedelics and liberty go hand in handThe need for more people to have direct experience with psychedelics so that big cultural shifts can happenPsychedelic men's workLeading from a place of deep trust and connectionThe power of giving and receiving masculine love in a vulnerable spaceThe healing we experience when we feel safe to ask for helpHow we grow and thrive *in community*The importance of FUN!Being the change you want to see and investing in the projects that inspire youFollow Mike!Podcast: MikeadelicWebsite: Mikebranc.comInstagram: Mikeadelic_podcast

Rak Razam is an alchemical storyteller with his finger on the pulse of tomorrow and the heart of today. A screenwriter, documentary film maker, author, journalist and culture maker, his focus is on the new cultural paradigm birthing in this brave new world.In this episode, Beth and Rak discuss ...Accepting and leveraging the resources of modern civilization as we implement a new vision for our worldHow psychedelics impinge upon the prevailing profit modelWhether we need to be 'sick' to benefit from psychedelics – can we look to these medicines to help us 'optimize'?Rak's perspective that the effect of the ecological crisis is a kind of species level PTSDOur deeply felt sense of separation from nature as a trauma responseThe global shamanic resurgence and the "entheogenic transfer" from the old world to the newHow this global shamanic resurgence is helping people remember and reweave their relationship to the greater wholeHow the environmental 'emergency' is becoming an 'emergence' as we learn to respond from a place of knowing ourselves more deeply A vision for the psychedelic and ecological movements coming together in closer collaborationIssues around the sustainability of the expanding use of psychedelic earth medicinesOrganic vs. synthetic psychedelic earth medicinesPsychedelics as "training wheels" to help us learn how to embody a higher consciousness without medicineIntegration as harnessing what you connected to most profoundly in your psychedelic experience/s, and putting that into practice every dayHow the medicines show us the path, but it is up to us to walk that pathFollow Rak!www.rakrazam.comwww.shamansoftheglobalvillage.comwww.aya-awakenings.comFree Gift: 'Jungle Fever' is an exclusive 16-minute excerpt from the groundbreaking shamanic documentary Aya: Awakenings, written by Rak Razam and directed by Tim Parish, now available for viewing and download: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ayaawakenings

Today we interview Dave Hodges and he tells us about his church based out of Oakland, CA. He talks about the religious sacraments the church members take, which include marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms. Hodges discusses his and the church's mission to help people see a new dimension by taking regular doses (20+grams of magic mushrooms) every Sunday at 4:20 pm. He also talks about the 2020 raid by the Oakland Police.