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In this live episode, Tricia Eastman joins to discuss Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, Psychedelic Initiation. She explains why many Indigenous initiatory systems begin with consultation and careful assessment of the person, often using divination and lineage-based diagnostic methods before anyone enters ceremony. Eastman contrasts that with modern frameworks that can move fast, rely on short trainings, or treat the medicine as a stand-alone intervention. Early Themes: Ritual, Preparation, and the Loss of Container Eastman describes her background, including ancestral roots in Mexico and her later work at Crossroads Ibogaine in Mexico, where she supported early ibogaine work with veterans. She frames her broader work as cultural bridging that seeks respect rather than fetishization, and assimilation into modern context rather than appropriation. Early discussion focuses on: Why initiatory traditions emphasize purification, preparation, and long timelines Why consultation matters before any high-intensity medicine work How decades of training shaped traditional initiation roles Why people can get harmed when they treat medicine as plug and play Core Insights: Alchemy, Shadow, and Doing the Work A major throughline is Eastman's critique of the belief that a psychedelic alone will erase trauma. She argues that shadow work remains part of the human condition, and that healing is less about a one-time fix and more about building capacity for relationship with the unconscious. Using alchemical language, she describes "nigredo" as fuel for the creative process, not as something to eliminate forever. Key insights include: Psychedelics are tools, not saviors You cannot outsource responsibility to a pill, a modality, or a facilitator Progress requires practice, discipline, and honest engagement with what arises "Healing" often shows up as obstacles encountered while trying to live and create Later Discussion and Takeaways: Iboga, Ethics, and Biocultural Stewardship Joe and Tricia move into a practical and ethically complex discussion about iboga supply chains, demand pressure, and the risks of amplifying interest without matching it with harm reduction and reciprocity. Eastman emphasizes medical screening, responsible messaging, and supporting Indigenous-led stewardship efforts. She also warns that harm can come from both under-trained modern facilitators and irresponsible people claiming traditional legitimacy. Concrete takeaways include: Treat iboga and ibogaine as high-responsibility work that demands safety protocols Avoid casual marketing that encourages risky self-administration Support Indigenous-led biocultural stewardship and reciprocity efforts Give lineage carriers a meaningful seat at the table in modern policy and clinical conversations Frequently Asked Questions Who is Tricia Eastman? Tricia Eastman is an author, facilitator, and founder of Ancestral Heart. Her work focuses on cultural bridging, initiation frameworks, and Indigenous-led stewardship. What is Seeding Consciousness about? The book examines plant medicine through initiatory traditions, emphasizing consultation, ritual, preparation, and integration rather than reductionistic models. Why does Tricia Eastman critique modern psychedelic models? She argues that many models remove the ritual container and long-form preparation that reduce risk and support deeper integration. Is iboga or ibogaine safe? With the right oversite, yes. Eastman stresses that safety depends on cardiac screening, careful protocols, and experienced oversight. She warns against informal or self-guided use. How can people support reciprocity and stewardship? She encourages donating or supporting Indigenous-led biocultural stewardship initiatives like Ancestral Heart and aligning public messaging with harm reduction. Closing Thoughts This episode makes a clear case that Tricia Eastman Seeding Consciousness is not only a book about psychedelics, but a critique of how the field is developing. Eastman argues that a successful future depends on mature containers, serious safety culture, and respectful partnership with lineage carriers, especially as interest in iboga and ibogaine accelerates. Links https://www.ancestralheart.com https://www.innertraditions.com/author/tricia-eastman Transcript Joe Moore Hello, everybody. Welcome back. Joe Moore with you again from Psychedelics Today, joined today by Tricia Eastman. Tricia, you just wrote a book called Seeding Consciousness. We're going to get into that a bunch today, but how are you today? [00:00:16.07] - Tricia Eastman I'm so good. It's exciting to be live. A lot of the podcasts I do are offline, and so it's like we're being witnessed and feels like just can feel the energy behind It's great. [00:00:31.11] - Joe Moore It's fun. It's a totally different energy than maybe this will come out in four months. This is real, and there's people all over the world watching in real-time. And we'll get some comments. So folks, if you're listening, please leave us some comments. And we'd love to chat a little bit later about those. [00:00:49.23] - Tricia Eastman I'm going to join the chat so that I can see... Wait, I just want to make sure I'm able to see the comments, too. Do I hit join the chat? [00:01:01.17] - Joe Moore Sometimes you can, sometimes you can't. I can throw comments on the screen so we can see them together. [00:01:07.02] - Tricia Eastman Cool. [00:01:08.03] - Joe Moore Yeah. So it'll be fun. Give us comments, people. Please, please, please, please. Yeah, you're all good. So Tricia, I want to chat about your book. Tell us high level about your book, and then we're going to start digging into you. [00:01:22.10] - Tricia Eastman So Seeding Consciousness is the title, and I know it's a long subtitled Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, Psychedelic Initiation. And I felt like it was absolutely necessary for the times that we are in right now. When I was in Gabon in 2018, in one of my many initiations, as as an initiative, the Fung lineage of Buiti, which I've been practicing in for 11 years now, I was given the instructions. I was given the integration homework to write this book. And I would say I don't see that as this divine thing, like you were given the assignment. I think I was given the assignment because it's hard as F to write a book. I mean, it really tests you on so many levels. I mean, even just thinking about putting yourself out there from a legal perspective, and then also, does it make any sense? Will anyone buy it? And on Honestly, it's not me. It's really what I was given to write, but it's based on my experience working with several thousand people over the years. And really, the essence of it is that in our society, we've taken this reductionistic approach in psychedelics, where we've really taken out the ritual. [00:02:54.05] - Tricia Eastman Even now with the FDA trial for MDMA for PTSD. There's even conversations with a lot of companies that are moving forward, psychedelics, through the FDA process, through that pathway, that are talking about taking the therapy out. And the reality is that in these ancient initiatic traditions, they were very long, drawn out experiences with massive purification rituals, massive amounts of different types of practice in order to prepare oneself to meet the medicine. Different plants were taken, like vomatifs and different types of purification rituals were performed. And then you would go into this profound initiatic experience because the people that were working with you that were in, we call it the Nema, who gives initiations, had decades of training and experience doing these types of initiatic experiences. So if you compare that to the modern day framework, we have people that go online and get a certificate and start serving people medicine or do it in a context where maybe there isn't even an established container or facilitator whatsoever. And so really, the idea is, how can we take the essence of this ancient wisdom wisdom, like when you look at initiation, the first step is consultation, which is really going deep into the history of the individual using different types of techniques that are Indigenous technologies, such as different forms of divination, such as cowrie shell readings. [00:04:52.18] - Tricia Eastman And there's different types of specific divinations that are done in different branches of And before one individual would even go into any initiation, you need to understand the person and where they're coming from. So it's really about that breakdown of all of that, and how can we integrate elements of that into a more modern framework. [00:05:24.23] - Joe Moore Brilliant. All right. Well, thank you for that. And let's chat about you. You've got a really interesting past, very dynamic, could even call it multicultural. And you've got a lot of experience that informed this book. So how did this stuff come forward for you? [00:05:50.02] - Tricia Eastman I mean, I've never been the person to seek anything. My family on my mother's side is from Mexico, from Oaxaca, Trique, Mixtec, and Michica. And we had a long lineage of practice going back to my, at least I know from my great, great grandmother, practicing a blend of mestiza, shamanism, combining centerea and Catholicism together. So it's more of like a syncratic mestiza, mestiza being mixed tradition. And so I found it really interesting because later on, when my grandfather came to the United States, he ended up joining the military. And in being in the US, he didn't really have a place. He's very devout spiritual man, but he didn't have a place to practice this blended spiritual tradition. So the mystical aspect of it went behind. And as I started reconnecting to my ancestral lineage, this came forth that I was really starting to understand the mystical aspect of my ancestry. And interestingly, at the same time, was asked to work at Crossroads Abigain in Mexico. And it's so interesting to see that Mexico has been this melting pot and has been the place where Abigain has chosen to plant its roots, so to say, and has treated thousands of veterans. [00:07:36.28] - Tricia Eastman I got to be part of the group of facilitators back over 10 years ago. We treated the first Navy Seals with Abogaine, and that's really spurred a major interest in Abogaine. Now it's in every headline. I also got 10 I got initiated into the Fung lineage of Buiti and have really studied the traditional knowledge. I created a nonprofit back in 2019 called Ancestral Heart, which is really focused on Indigenous-led stewardship. Really, the book helps as a culmination of the decade of real-world experience of combining My husband, Dr. Joseph Barzulia. He's a psychologist. He's also a pretty well-known published researcher in Abigain and 5MEO-DMT, but also deeply spiritual and deeply in respect for the Indigenous traditions that have carried these medicines before us. So we've really been walking this complex path of world bridging between how we establish these relationships and how we bring some of these ancient knowledge systems back into the forefront, but not in a way of fetishizing them, but in a way of deeply respecting them and what we can learn, but from our own assimilation and context versus appropriation. So really, I think the body of my work is around that cultural bridging. [00:09:31.07] - Joe Moore That's brilliant. And yeah, there's some really fun stuff I learned in the book so far that I want to get into later. But next question is, who is your intended audience here? Because this is an interesting book that could hit a few categories, but I'm curious to hear from you. [00:09:49.02] - Tricia Eastman It's so funny because when I wrote the book, I wasn't thinking, oh, what's my marketing plan? What's my pitch? Who's my intended audience? Because it was my homework, and I knew I needed to write the book, and maybe that was problematic in the sense that I had to go to publishers and have a proposal. And then I had to create a formula in hindsight. And I would say the demographic of the book mirrors the demographic of where people are in the psychedelic space, which It's skewed slightly more male, although very female. I think sex isn't necessarily important when we're thinking about the level of trauma and the level of spiritual healing and this huge deficit that we have in mental health, which is really around our disconnection from our true selves, from our heart, from our souls, from this idea of of what Indigenous knowledge systems call us the sacred. It's really more of an attitude of care and presence. I'm sure we could give it a different name so that individuals don't necessarily have any guard up because we have so much negative conditioning related to the American history of religion, which a lot of people have rejected, and some have gone back to. [00:11:37.06] - Tricia Eastman But I think we need to separate it outside of that. I would say the demographic is really this group of I would say anywhere from 30 to 55 male females that are really in this space where maybe they're doing some of the wellness stuff. They're starting to figure some things out, but it's just not getting them there. And when something happens in life, for example, COVID-19 would be a really great example. It knocks them off course, and they just don't have the tools to find that connection. And I would say it even spans across people that do a lot of spiritual practice and maybe are interested in what psychedelics can do in addition to those practices. Because when we look at my view on psychedelics, is they fit within a whole spectrum of wellness and self-care and any lineage of spiritual practice, whether it's yoga or Sufism or Daoist tradition. But they aren't necessarily the thing that... I think there's an over focus on the actual substance itself and putting it on a pedestal that I think is problematic in our society because it goes back to our religious context in the West is primarily exoteric, meaning that we're seeking something outside of ourselves to fulfill ourselves. [00:13:30.29] - Tricia Eastman And so I think that when we look at psychedelic medicines as this exoteric thing versus when we look at initiatory traditions are about inward and direct experience. And all of these spiritual practices and all of these modalities are really designed to pull you back into yourself, into having a direct relationship with yourself and direct experience. And I feel like the minute that you are able to forge that connection, which takes practice and takes discipline, then you don't need to necessarily look at all these other tools outside of yourself. It's like one of my favorite analogies is the staff on the Titanic were moving the furniture around as it was sinking, thinking that they might save the boat from sinking by moving the furniture around. I think that's how we've been with a lot of ego-driven modalities that aren't actually going into the full unconscious, which is where we need to go to have these direct experiences. Sorry for the long answer, but it is for everybody, and it's not just about psychedelics. Anyone can take something from this doing any spiritual work. But we talk a lot about the Indigenous philosophy and how that ties in alongside with spiritual practice and more of this inner way of connecting with oneself and doing the work. [00:15:21.22] - Tricia Eastman And I think also really not sugar coating it in the sense that the psychedelics aren't going to save us. They're not going to cure PTSD. Nothing you take will. It's you that does the work. And if you don't do the work, you're not going to have an 87 % success rate with opioid use disorder or whatever it is, 60 something % for treatment-resistant depression or whatever. It's like you have to do the work. And so we can't keep putting the power in the modality reality or the pill. [00:16:03.18] - Joe Moore Yeah, that makes sense. So you did an interesting thing here with this book, and it was really highlighting aspects of the alchemical process. And people don't necessarily have exposure. They hear the words alchemy. I get my shoulders go up when I hear alchemizing, like transmutation. But it's a thing. And how do we then start communicating this from Jung? I found out an interesting thing recently as an ongoing student. Carl Jung didn't necessarily have access to all that many manuscripts. There's so many alchemical manuscripts available now compared to what he had. And as a result, our understanding of alchemy has really evolved. Western alchemy, European alchemy, everybody. Perhaps Kmetic, too. I don't know. You could speak to that more. I don't keep track of what's revealed in Egypt. So it's really interesting to present that in a forward way? How has it been received so far? Or were you nervous to present this in this way? [00:17:25.10] - Tricia Eastman I mean, honestly, I think the most important The important thing is that in working with several thousand people over the years, people think that taking the psychedelic and the trauma is going to go away. It's always there. I mean, we We archetypically will have the shadow as long as we need the shadow to learn. And so even if we go into a journey and we transcend it, it's still there. So I would say that the The feedback has been really incredible. I mean, the people that are reading... I mean, I think because I'm weaving so many different, complex and deep concepts into one book, it might be a little harder to market. And I think the biggest bummer was that I was really trying to be respectful to my elders and not say anything in the title about Iboga and Abigain, even though I talk a lot about it in the book, and it's such a hot topic, it's really starting to take off. But the people that have read it really consider it. They really do the work. They do the practices in the book, and I'm just getting really profound feedback. So that's exciting to me because really, ultimately, alchemy... [00:18:55.22] - Tricia Eastman Yeah, you're right. It gets used Used a lot in marketing lingo and sitting in the depth of the tar pit. For me, when I was in Gabon, I remember times where I really had to look at things that were so dark in my family history that I didn't even realize were mine until later connected to my lineage. And the dark darkness connected to that and just feeling that and then knowing really the truth of our being is that we aren't those things. We're in this process of changing and being, and so nothing is is fixed, but there is a alchemical essence in just learning to be with it. And so not always can we just be with something. And and have it change, but there are many times that we can actually just be with those parts of ourselves and be accepting, where it's not like you have to have this intellectualized process It's just like, first you have the negrado, then you tune into the albeda, and you receive the insights, and you journal about it, and da, da, da, da, da Action, Mars aspect of it, the rubeda of the process. It's not like that at all. [00:20:44.15] - Tricia Eastman It's really that the wisdom that comes from it because you're essentially digesting black goo, which is metaphoric to the oil that we use to power all of society that's pulled deep out of the Earth, and it becomes gold. It becomes... And really, the way I like to think of it is like, in life, we are here to create, and we are not here to heal ourselves. So if you go to psychedelic medicine and you want to heal yourself, you're going to be in for... You're just going to be stuck and burnt out because that's not what we're here to do as human beings, and you'll never run out of things to heal. But if you You think of the negrado in alchemy as gasoline in your car. Every time you go back in, it's like refilling your gas tank. And whatever you go back in for as you're moving in the journey, it's almost like that bit of negrado is like a lump of coal that's burning in the gas tank. And that gets you to the next point to which there's another thing related to the creative process. So it's like As you're going in that process, you're going to hit these speed bumps and these obstacles in the way. [00:22:07.29] - Tricia Eastman And those obstacles in the way, that's the healing. So if you just get in the car in the human vehicle and you drive and you continue to pull out the shadow material and face it, you're going to keep having the steam, but not just focus on it, having that intention, having that connection to moving forward in life. And I hate to use those words because they sound so growth and expansion oriented, which life isn't always. It's evolutionary and deevolutionary. It's always in spirals. But ultimately, you're in a creative process would be the best way to orient it. So I think when we look at alchemy from that standpoint, then it's productive. Effective. Otherwise, it sounds like some brand of truffle salt or something. [00:23:09.12] - Joe Moore Yeah, I think it's a... If people want to dig in, amazing. It's just a way to describe processes, and it's super informative if you want to go there, but it's not necessary for folks to do the work. And I like how you framed it quite a bit. So let's see. There is one bit, Tricia, that my ears really went up on this one point about a story about Actually, let me do a tangent for you real quick, and then we're going to come back to this story. So are you familiar with the tribe, the Dogon, in Africa? Of course. Yeah. So they're a group that looks as though they were involved in Jewish and/or Egyptian traditions, and then ended up on the far side of like, what, Western Africa, far away, and had their own evolution away from Egypt and the Middle East. Fascinating. Fascinating stories, fascinating astronomy, and much more. I don't know too much about the religion. I love their masks. But this drew an analogy for me, as you were describing that the Buiti often have stories about having lineage to pre-dynastic Egyptian culture. I guess we'll call it that for now, the Kometic culture. [00:24:44.23] - Joe Moore I had not heard that before. Shame on me because I haven't really read any books about Buiti as a religion or organization, or anything to this point. But I found that really interesting to know that now, at least I'm aware of two groups claiming lineage to that ancient world of magic. Can you speak about that at all for us? Yeah. [00:25:09.24] - Tricia Eastman So first off, there really aren't any books talking about that. Some of the things I've learned from elders that I've spoke with and asked in different lineages in Masoco and in Fong Buiti, there's a few things. One, We lived in many different eras. Even if you go into ancient texts of different religions, creation stories, and biblical stories, they talk about these great floods that wiped out the planet. One of the things that Atum talks about, who is one of my Buiti fathers who passed a couple years ago, is Is the understanding that before we were in these different areas, you had Mu or Lumaria, you had Atlantis, and then you had our current timeline. And the way that consciousness was within those timelines was very different and the way the Earth was. You had a whole another continent called Atlantis that many people, even Plato, talks about a very specific location of. And what happened, I believe during that time period, Africa, at least the Saharan band of the desert was much more lush, and it was a cultural melting pot. So if you think about, for example, the Pygmy tribes, which are in Equatorial Africa, they are the ones that introduced Iboga to the Buiti. [00:27:08.08] - Tricia Eastman If you look at the history of ancient Egypt, what I'm told is that the Pygmies lived in Pharaonic Egypt, all the way up until Pharaonic Egypt. And there was a village. And if you look on the map in Egypt, you see a town called Bawiti, B-A-W-I-T-I. And that is the village where they lived. And I have an interesting hypothesis that the God Bess, if you look at what he's wearing, it's the exact same to a T as what the Pygmies wear. And the inspiration for which a lot of the Buiti, because they use the same symbology, because each part of the outfit, whether it's the Mocingi, which is like this animal skin, or the different feathers, they use the parrot feather as a symbology of speech and communication, all of these things are codes within the ceremony that were passed along. And so when you look at Bess, he's wearing almost the exact same outfit that the Pygmies are wearing and very similar to if you see pictures of the ceremonies of Misoko or Gonde Misoko, which I would say is one of the branches of several branches, but that are closer to the original way of Buiti of the jungle, so closer to the way the Pygmies practice. [00:28:59.16] - Tricia Eastman So If you look at Bess, just to back my hypothesis. So you look at Neteru. Neteru were the... They called them the gods of Egypt, and they were all giant. And many say the word nature actually means nature, but they really represented the divine qualities of nature. There's best. Look at him. And a lot of the historians said he's the God of Harmeline and children and happiness. I think he's more than the God of Harmeline, and I think that the Pygmies worked with many different plants and medicines, and really the ultimate aspect of it was freedom. If you think about liberation, like the libation, number one, that's drunkiness. Number two, liberation, you of freeing the joyous child from within, our true nature of who we are. You look at every temple in Egypt, and you look at these giant statues, and then you have this tiny little pygmy God, and there's no other gods that are like Bess. He's one of a kind. He's in his own category. You've You've got giant Hathor, you've got giant Thoth, you've got giant Osiris, Isis, and then you've got little tiny Bess. And so I think it backs this hypothesis. [00:30:48.27] - Tricia Eastman And my understanding from practitioners of Dogon tradition is that they also believe that their ancestors came from Egypt, and they definitely have a lot of similarity in the teachings that I've seen and been exposed to just from here. I mean, you can... There's some more modern groups, and who's to know, really, the validity of all of it. But there are some, even on YouTube, where you can see there's some more modern Dogon temples that are talking in English or English translation about the teachings, and they definitely line up with Kamehdi teachings. And so my hypothesis around that is that the Dogon are probably most likely pygmy descendants as, And the pygmy were basically run out of Bawiti because there was jealousy with the priest, because there was competition, because all of the offerings that were being made in the temple, there was a lot of power, connected to each of the temples. And there was competitiveness even amongst the different temples, lining the Nile and all of that, of who was getting the most offerings and who was getting the most visits. And so the Pygmies essentially were run out, and they migrated, some of them migrated south to Gabon and Equatorial Africa. [00:32:43.07] - Tricia Eastman And then If you think about the physical changes that happened during these planetary catastrophes, which we know that there had been more than one based on many historical books. So that whole area went through a desertification process, and the Equatorial rainforest remained. So it's highly likely even that Iboga, at one point, grew in that region as well. [00:33:18.00] - Joe Moore Have you ever seen evidence of artwork depicting Iboga there in Egypt? [00:33:24.17] - Tricia Eastman There are several different death temples. I'm trying to remember the name of the exact one that I went to, but on the columns, it looked like Iboga trees that were carved into the columns. And I think what's interesting about this... So Seychet is the divine scribe, the scribe of Egyptian wisdom. And she was basically, essentially the sidekick of Thoth. Thoth was who brought a lot of the ancient wisdom and people like Pythagoras and many of the ancient philosophers in Roman times went and studied in a lot of these Thoth lineage mystery schools. When you look at the the river of the Nile on the east side, east is the energy liturgy of initiation. It's always like if you go into a sweat lodge or if you see an ancient temple, usually the doorway is facing the east. West is where the sun sets, and so that's the death. And what's interesting about that is that it was on the west side in the death temple that you would see these aboga plants. But also Seixat was the one who was the main goddess depicted in the hieroglyphs, and there was other hieroglyphs. I mean, if you look at the hieroglyphs of Seixat, it looks like she has a cannabis leaf above her head, and a lot of people have hypothesized that, that it's cannabis. [00:35:16.03] - Tricia Eastman Of course, historians argue about that. And then she's also carrying a little vessel that looks like it has some mushrooms in it. And obviously, she has blue Lotus. Why would she be carrying around blue Lotus and mushrooms? I don't know. It sounds like some initiation. [00:35:36.19] - Joe Moore Yeah, I love that. Well, thanks so much for going there with me. This photo of Seixet. There's some good animations, but everybody just go look at the temple carvings picturing this goddess. It's stunning. And obviously, cannabis. I think it's hard to argue not. I've seen all these like, mushroom, quote, unquote, mushroom things everywhere. I'm like, Yeah, maybe. But this is like, Yes, that's clear. [00:36:06.27] - Tricia Eastman And if you look at what she's wearing, it's the exact same outfit as Bess, which is classic Basically, how the medicine woman or medicine man or what you would call shaman, the outfit that the healers would wear, the shamans or the oracles, those of the auracular arts, different forms of divination would wear. So if you really follow that and you see, Oh, what's Isis wearing? What's Hathor wearing? What's Thoth wearing? You can tell she's very specifically the healer. And it's interesting because they call her the divine scribe. So she's actually downloading, my guess is she's taking plants and downloading from the primordial. [00:37:02.00] - Joe Moore Well, okay. Thanks for bringing that up. That was a lovely part of your book, was your... There's a big initiation sequence, and then you got to go to this place where you could learn many things. Could you speak to that a little bit? And I hope that's an okay one to bring up. [00:37:22.22] - Tricia Eastman Are you talking about the time that I was in initiation and I went to the different ashrams, the different realms in, like Yogananda calls them astral schools that you go and you just download? It seemed like astral schools, but it seemed like it was a Bwiti initiation, where you were in silence for three days, and then Yeah, that one. So there were several different... I mean, I've done seven official initiations, and then I've had many other initiatic experiences. And I would say this one was incredible. Incredibly profound because what it showed me first was that all of the masters of the planet, it was showing me everyone from Kurt Cobain to Bob Marley to Einstein, all the people that had some special connection to an intelligence that was otherworldly, that they were essentially going to the same place, like they were visiting the same place, and they would go. And so the first thing I noticed was that I recognized a lot of people, and current, I'm not going I don't want to say names of people, but I recognize people that are alive today that I would say are profound thinkers that were going to these places as well. [00:38:57.05] - Tricia Eastman And interestingly, then I was taken into one of the classrooms, and in the classroom, this one, specifically, it showed me that you could download any knowledge instantaneously That essentially, having a connection to that school allowed you to download music or understand very complex ideas ideas of mathematics or physics or science that would take people like lifetimes to understand. So it was essentially showing this. And a lot of people might discredit that, that that might be a specific... That we as humans can do that. Well, I'm not saying that it's not that. I don't I don't want to say that it's anything. But what I can say is that I have definitely noticed the level of access that I have within my consciousness. And also what I notice with the masters of Bwiti, specifically in terms of the level of intelligence that they're accessing and that it's different. It's got a different quality to it. And so it was a really profound teaching. And one of the things, too, that I've learned is I use it to help me learn specific things. I don't know if I can give a positive testimonial, but I am learning French. [00:40:55.00] - Tricia Eastman And I noticed when I was in Aspen at the Abigain meeting, and I was with Mubeiboual, who speaks French, I started saying things French that I didn't even realize that I knew to say. I've had these weird moments where I'm actually using this tool And I'm also using it. I have a Gabonese harp. I don't know if you can see it up on the shelf over there. But I also went and asked for some help with downloading some assistance in the harp, then we'll see how that goes. [00:41:38.17] - Joe Moore Yeah. So that's brilliant. I'm thinking of other precedent for that outside of this context, and I can think of a handful. So I love that, like savant syndrome. And then there's a classic text called Ars Notoria that helps accelerate learning, allegedly. And then there's a number of other really interesting things that can help us gain these bits of wisdom and knowledge. And it does feel a little bit like the Dogon. The story I get is the receiving messages from the dog star, and therefore have all sorts of advanced information that they shouldn't we call it. Yeah. Yeah, which is fascinating. We have that worldwide. I think there's plenty of really interesting stuff here. So what I appreciated, Tricia, about how you're structuring your book, or you did structure your book, is that it it seems at the same time, a memoir, on another hand, workbook, like here are some exercises. On the other hand, like here's some things you might try in session. I really appreciated that. It was like people try to get really complicated when we talk about things like IFS. I'm like, well, you don't necessarily have to. You could. Or is this just a human thing, a human way to look at working with our parts? [00:43:20.15] - Joe Moore I don't know. Do you have any thoughts about the way you were approaching this parts work in your book versus how complicated some people make it feel? [00:43:30.00] - Tricia Eastman Yeah. I find that this is just my personal opinion, and no way to discredit Richard Schwartz's work. But parts work has existed in shamanism since forever. When we really look at even in ancient Egypt, Issus, she put Osiris act together. That was the metaphorical story of soul retrieval, which is really the spiritual journey of us reclaiming these pieces of ourselves that we've been disconnected from a society level or individually. And within the context of parts work, it's very organic and it feels other worldly. It's not like there's ever a force where I'm in the process with someone. And a lot of times I would even go into the process with people because they weren't accustomed to how to work with Iboga or game, and so they would be stuck. And then the minute I was like, you know, Iboga, in the tradition, it's really about... It's like the game Marco Polo. It's call and response. And so you're really an active participant, and you're supposed to engage with the spirits. And so the minute that things would show up, it'd be more about like, oh, what do you see? What's coming up here? Asking questions about it, being curious. [00:45:17.07] - Tricia Eastman If you could engage with it, sometimes there's processes where you can't really engage with things at all. So everything that I'm talking about is It was organically shown up as an active engagement process that it wasn't like we were going in. There have been some where you can guide a little bit, but you never push. It might be something like, go to your house, and it being completely unattached. And if they can't go there, then obviously the psyche doesn't want to go there, but it's really an exercise to help them to connect to their soul. And then in contrast, IFS is like, let's work on these different parts and identify these different parts of ourselves. But then let's give them fixed titles, and let's continually in a non-altered state of consciousness, not when we're meditating, not when we're actively in a state where we have the plasticity to change the pathway in the unconscious mind, but we're working in the egoic mind, and we're talking to these parts of ourselves. That could be helpful in the day-to-day struggles. Let's say you have someone who has a lot of rumination or a very active mind to have something to do with that. [00:46:57.01] - Tricia Eastman But that's not going to be the end-all, be-all solution to their problem. It's only moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic because you're still working in the framework where, I'm sorry, the Titanic is still sinking, and it may or may not be enough. It may or may not produce a reliable outcome that could be connected with some level of true relief and true connection within oneself. And so I think that people just... I feel like they almost get a little too... And maybe it's because we're so isolated and lonely, it's like, Oh, now I've got parts. I'm not by myself. I've got my fire I've got my firefighter, and I've got my guardian, and all these things. And I definitely think that IFS is a really great initiator into the idea of engaging with parts of ourselves and how to talk to them. But I don't think it's... And I think doing a session here and there, for some people, can be incredibly helpful, but to all of a sudden incorporate it in like a dogma is toxic. It's dangerous. And that's what we have to be really careful of. [00:48:23.25] - Joe Moore So thank you for that. There's a complicated discussion happening at the Aspen meeting. I think I was only sitting maybe 30 feet away from you. Sorry, I didn't say hi. But the folks from Blessings of the Forest were there, and I got a chance to chat with a number of them and learn more about nuclear protocols, biopiracy, literal piracy, and smuggling, and the works. I'm curious. This is a really complicated question, and I'm sorry for a complicated question this far in. But it's like, as we talk about this stuff publicly and give it increased profile, we are de facto giving more juice and energy to black markets to pirate. We're adding fuel to this engine that we don't necessarily want to see. Cameroon has nothing left, pretty much. From what I'm told, people from Cameroon are coming in, stealing it from Cabona, bringing it back, and then shipping it out. And there's It's like a whole worldwide market for this stuff. I witnessed it. This stuff. Yeah, right? This is real. So the people, the Buiti, and certain Gabanese farmers, are now being pirated. And international demand does not care necessarily about Nagoya compliance. United States didn't sign Nagoya protocol for this biopiracy protection, but we're not the only violator of these ethics, right? [00:50:00.22] - Joe Moore It's everywhere. So how do we balance thinking about talking about IBOCA publicly, given that there's no clean way to get this stuff in the United States that is probably not pirated materials? And as far as I know, there's only one, quote unquote, Nagoya compliant place. I've heard stories that I haven't shared publicly yet, that there's other groups that are compliant, too. But it's a really interesting conversation, and I'm curious of your perspectives there. [00:50:34.04] - Tricia Eastman I mean, this is a very long, drawn-out question, so forgive me if I give you a long, drawn-out answer. [00:50:41.01] - Joe Moore Go for it. [00:50:41.26] - Tricia Eastman It's all good. So in reality, I do believe... You know the first Ebo, Abogaine, that was done in the country was experiments on eight Black prisoners at a hospital under the MK program. [00:51:01.16] - Joe Moore Pre-lutz off, we were doing Abogaine tests on people. [00:51:06.00] - Tricia Eastman Yeah, so pre-Lutz off. I have a hypothesis, although a lot of people would already know me. [00:51:12.07] - Joe Moore No, I didn't know that. Thank you for sharing that with me. [00:51:14.13] - Tricia Eastman That's great. I'll send you some stuff on that. But the Aboga wanted to be here. The Abogaine wanted to be here. I think it's a complex question because on one side of the coin, you have the spirit of plants, which are wild and crazy sometimes. And then you have the initiatory traditions, which create a scaffolding to essentially put the lightning in a bottle, so to say, so that it's less damaging. [00:51:51.13] - Joe Moore It's almost like a temple structure around it. [00:51:53.16] - Tricia Eastman I like that. Yeah. Put a temple structure around it because it's like, yeah, you can work with new nuclear energy, but you have to wear gloves, you have to do all these different safety precautions. I would say that that's why these traditions go hand in hand with the medicine. So some people might say that the agenda of Iboga and even Abogaine might be a different agenda than the Buiti. And ultimately, whether we are Indigenous or not, the Earth belongs to everyone. It's capitalism and the patriarchy that created all these borders and all these separations between people. And in reality, we still have to acknowledge what the essence of Buiti is, which is really the cause and effect relationship that we have with everything that we do. And so some people might use the term karma. And that is if you're in Abogaine clinic and you're putting a bunch of videos out online, and that's spurring a trend on TikTok, which we already know is a big thing where people are selling illegal market, iBoga, is Is any of that your responsibility? Yes. And if I was to sit down with a kogi kagaba, which are the mamus from Colombia, or if I were to sit down with a who said, Hey, let's do a divination, and let's ask some deep questions about this. [00:53:54.01] - Tricia Eastman It would look at things on a bigger perspective than just like, Oh, this person is completely responsible for this. But when we're talking about a medicine that is so intense, and when I was younger, when I first met the medicine, I first was introduced in 2013 was when I first found out about Abigain and Iboga. And in 2014, I lived with someone who lived with a 14th generation Misoko, maybe it was 10th generation Misoco in Costa Rica. And then he decided to just start serving people medicine. And he left this person paralyzed, one person that he treated for the rest of his life. And Aubrey Marcus, it was his business partner for On It, and he's publicly talked about this, about the story behind this. If you go into his older podcasts and blog posts and stuff, he talks about the situation. And the reality is that this medicine requires a massive amount of responsibility. It has crazy interactions, such as grapefruit juice, for example, and all kinds of other things. And so it's not just the responsibility towards the buiti, it's also the responsibility of, does me talking about this without really talking about the safety and the risks, encourage other people. [00:55:49.10] - Tricia Eastman One of the big problems, back in the day, I went to my first guita conference, Global Abogaine Therapy Alliance in 2016. And And then, ISEARs was debating because there was all these people buying Abogaine online and self-detoxing and literally either dying or ending up in the hospital. And they're like, should we release protocols and just give people instructions on how to do this themselves? And I was like, no, absolutely not. We need to really look at the fact that this is an initiatory tradition, that it's been practiced for thousands of that the minimum level at which a person is administering in Gabon is 10 years of training. The way that we've made up for those mistakes, or sorry, not mistakes, lack of training is that we've used medical oversight. Most of the medical oversight that we've received has been a result of mistakes that were made in the space. The first patient that MAPS treated, they killed them because they gave them way over the amount of what milligrams per kilogram of Abigain that you should give somebody. Every single mistake that was made, which a lot of them related to loss of life, became the global Abogane Therapy Safety Guidelines. [00:57:28.19] - Tricia Eastman And so we've already learned from our mistakes here. And so I think it's really important that we understand that there's that aspect, which is really the blood on our hands of if we're not responsible, if we're encouraging people to do this, and we're talking about it in a casual way on Instagram. Like, yeah, microdosing. Well, did you know there was a guy prosecuted this last year, personal trainer, who killed someone And from microdosing in Colorado, the event happened in 2020, but he just got sentenced early 2025. These are examples that we need to look at as a collective that we need. So that's one side of it. And then the other side of it is the reciprocity piece. And the reciprocity piece related to that is, again, the cause and effect. Is A Abogaine clinic talking about doing Abogaine and doing video testimonials, spurring the efforts that are actively being made in Gabon to protect the cultural lineage and to protect the medicine. The reality is every Abogaine clinic is booked out for... I heard the next year, I don't know if that's fact or fiction, but someone told me for a year, because because of all the stuff with all the celebrities that are now talking about it. [00:59:05.20] - Tricia Eastman And then on top of that, you have all these policy, all these different advocacy groups that are talking about it. Essentially, it's not going to be seven... It's going to be, I would say, seven to 10 years before something gets through the FDA. We haven't even done a phase one safety trial for any of the Abigain that's being commercialized. And even if there's some magic that happens within the Trump administration in the next two years that changes the rules to fast track it, it's not going to cut it down probably more than a year. So then you're looking at maybe six years minimum. That whole time, all that strain is being put on Gabon. And so if you're not supporting Gabon, what's happening is it's losing a battle because the movement is gaining momentum, and Gabon cannot keep up with that momentum. It's a tiny country the size of Colorado. So my belief is that anyone who's benefiting from all the hype around Iboga and Abogayne or personally benefited with healing within themselves should be giving back, either to Ancestral Heart, to Blessings of the Forest, to any group that is doing authentic Indigenous-led biocultural stewardship work. [01:00:45.21] - Joe Moore Thanks for that. It's important that we get into some detail here. I wish we had more time to go further on it. [01:00:54.17] - Tricia Eastman I'll do a quick joke. I know. I have a lot. [01:00:57.17] - Joe Moore Yes. Now do Mike Tyson. Kidding. Yeah. So what did we maybe miss that you want to make sure people hear about your book, any biocultural stuff that you want to get out there? You can go for a few more minutes, too, if you have a few things you want to say. [01:01:20.03] - Tricia Eastman I mean, really, thank you so much for this opportunity. Thank you for caring and being so passionate about the context related to Buiti, which I think is so important. I would just say that I've been working with this medicine for... I've known about it for 13 years, and I've been working with it for 11 years, and this is my life. I've devoted my life to this work, me and my husband, both. And there isn't anything greater of a blessing that it has brought in our life, but it also is it's a very saturnian energy, so it brings chaos. It brings the deepest challenges and forces you to face things that you need to face. But also on the other side of the coin, everything that I've devoted and given back in service to this work has exponentially brought blessing in my life. So again, I see the issue with people doing these shortened processes, whether it's in an Abigain clinic where you just don't have the ritualistic sacred aspects of an initiatic context and really the rituals that really help integrate and ground the medicine. But you still have this opportunity to continue to receive the blessings. [01:03:09.23] - Tricia Eastman And I really feel in our current psychedelic movement, we essentially have a Bugatti. These medicines are the most finely-tuned sports car that can do every... Even more than that, more like a spaceship. We have this incredible tool, but we're driving it in first gear. We don't even really know how to operate it. It's like, well, I guess you could say flight of the Navigator, but that was a self-driving thing, and I guess, psychedelics are self-driving. But I feel that we are discounting ourselves so greatly by not looking into our past of how these medicines were used. I really think the biggest piece around that is consulting the genuine lineage carriers like Buiti elders, like Mubu Bwal, who's the head of Maganga Manan Zembe, And giving them a seat at the head of the table, really, because there's so much I know in my tradition, about what we do to bring cardiac safety. And why is it that people aren't dying as much in Gabon as they're dying in Abigan clinics. [01:04:37.28] - Joe Moore Shots fired. All right. I like it. Thank you. Thank you for everything you've done here today, I think harm reduction is incredibly important. Let's stop people dying out there. Let's do some harm reduction language. I actually was able to sweet talk my way into getting a really cool EKG recently, which I thought really great about. If you can speak clinician, you can go a long way sometimes. [01:05:11.20] - Tricia Eastman Yeah. Oh, no, go ahead. Sorry. [01:05:15.17] - Joe Moore No, that's all. That's all. So harm reduction is important. How do we keep people safe? How do we keep healing people? And thank you for all your hard work. [01:05:27.22] - Tricia Eastman Thank you. I really appreciate it. We're all figuring it out. No one's perfect. So I'm not trying to fire any shots at anybody. I'm just like, Guys, please listen. We need to get in right relationship with the medicine. And we need to include these stakeholders. And on the other side of the coin, I just want to add that there's a lot of irresponsible, claimed traditional practitioners that are running retreat centers in Mexico and Costa Rica and other places that are also causing a lot of harm, too. So the medical monitoring is definitely, if you're going to do anything, Because these people don't have the training, the worst thing you could do is not have someone going in blind that doesn't have training and not have had an EKG and all that stuff. But we've got a long way to go, and I'm excited to help support in a productive way, all coming together. And that's what me and Joseph have been devoted to. [01:06:45.02] - Joe Moore Brilliant. Tricia Eastman, thank you so much. Everybody should go check out your book Seeding Consciousness out now. The audiobook's lovely, too. Thank you so much for being here. And until next time. [01:07:00.14] - Tricia Eastman Thank you.    

Hey everybody! Episode 170 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Tricia Eastman. I recently came across Tricia's work and was really impressed with all she has been doing. It seemed we had a similar journey. I was happy to sit down and learn more about her and as she shared was very impressed with her presence and wisdom. We spoke about her journey with ayahuasca, her time working in an ibogaine clinic, her Bwiti initiations with iboga, ancestral lineages she has studied with, and some of the wisdom of this work she has learned along the way. This was a really beautiful and insightful conversation and a real joy for me to listen to her. As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!This episode is sponsored by La Wayra Ayahuasca retreats. Visit https://ayahuascaincolombia.com to book your retreat or learn more and mention UWP and they will gift you a free body-work session during your stay.To learn more about or contact Tricia, visit her links at: https://lnk.bio/7zGeTo learn more about our work, visit our website: https://NicotianaRustica.orgTo view the recent documentary, Sacred Tobacco, about my work, visit: https://youtu.be/KB0JEQALI_wIf you enjoy the show, it would be a big help if you could share it with your own audiences via social media or word of mouth. And please Subscribe or Follow and if you can go on Apple Podcasts and leave a starred-rating and a short review. That would be super helpful with the algorithms and getting this show out to more people. Thank you in advance!I will be guiding our next plant medicine dieta with my colleague Merav Artzi (who I interviewed in episode 28) in the Sacred Valley of Peru November 2-30 (SOLD OUT). If you would like more information about joining us and the work I do or about future retreats, visit my site at: https://NicotianaRustica.orgIntegration/Consultation call: https://jasongrechanik.setmore.comPatreon: https://patreon.com/UniverseWithinYouTube join & perks: https://bit.ly/YTPerksPayPal, donate: https://paypal.me/jasongrechanikWebsite: https://UniverseWithinPodcast.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/UniverseWithinPodcastFacebook: https://facebook.com/UniverseWithinPodcastMusic: Nuno Moreno: https://m.soundcloud.com/groove_a_zen_sound & Stefan Kasapovski's Santero Project: https://spoti.fi/3y5Rd4H

In this episode, I sit down with the extraordinary Tricia Eastman, a traditional Mestiza medicine practitioner, Bwiti initiate, and author of Seeding Consciousness. With over a decade of experience working with plant medicines like ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT, Tricia brings rare insight into the intersection of ancestral wisdom and modern psychedelic healing.We dive deep into the significance of indigenous-led biocultural preservation, how plant medicine can reconnect us with our spiritual roots, and what it really means to walk a path of initiation. Tricia shares her powerful story of healing from an eating disorder, and how her own encounters with sacred medicines led her to a life of global service—from facilitating retreats with special operations veterans to founding the nonprofit Ancestral Heart.Whether you're curious about iboga, exploring sacred sexuality, or seeking deeper purpose, Tricia brings the kind of grounded wisdom and integrity this space desperately needs.DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended for diagnosing or treating illnesses. The hosts disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects from using the information presented. Consult your healthcare provider before using referenced products. This podcast may include paid endorsements.THIS SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:BEAM MINERALS | Use code LUKE for 20% off your order at lukestorey.com/beam.KORRECT | Go to korrectlife.com/luke and use the code LUKE to get 15% off.SUNLIGHTEN | Save up to $600 when you go to lukestorey.com/sunlighten and use code LUKESTOREY in the pricing form.MAGNESIUM BREAKTHROUGH | Use code LUKE10 for 10% off at bioptimizers.com/luke.MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE:(00:00:00) Light in the Lion's Den: Davos, Power, and Somatic Healing(00:23:16) Iboga: The Plant Teacher of Courage, Clarity, & Ancestral Healing(01:10:02) The Sacred Rituals & Mystical Power of Iboga Initiation(01:36:41) Masculine & Feminine Energy, Psychedelics, and the Genius of Balance(02:09:31) Iboga's Breakthrough Role in Addiction Recovery(02:38:34) Inside the Mystical Wisdom of the Kogi Elders(02:51:10) A Future Healing Sanctuary Born from Sacred VisionResources:• Website: psychedelicjourneys.com • Website: ancestralheart.com • Instagram: instagram.com/psychedelicjourneys • Facebook: facebook.com/triciaeastmanofficial • X: x.com/TriciaEast36721 • Shop all our merch designs at lukestoreymerch.com• Check out Gilded By Luke Storey:

Ancestral wisdom meets psychedelic healing with this week's guest on Psychedelic Divas.  In episode 15, I interview Tricia Eastman, a medicine woman and pioneer in the psychedelic movement. Tricia shares her rich ancestral background, including her family's traditions of Afro-Mestiza shamanism and wisdom passed down through generations. Together we explore Tricia's personal journey with plant medicines including the transformative impact of Iboga and Ibogaine. This episode delves into the powerful healing potentials of psychedelics, especially for treating substance abuse and deep emotional trauma, while emphasizing the critical role of proper preparation and integration in psychedelic therapy. The conversation also touches on how traditional practices can harmonize with modern therapeutic modalities.   Learn More About the Tricia Eastman • Read Tricia's book: Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, and Psychedelic Initiation  • https://www.psychedelicjourneys.com/ • ahttps://www.ancestralheart.com/ • https://www.instagram.com/psychedelicjourneys/   Connect with Carla If you're inspired by this episode and want to stay connected, follow Carla and Psychedelic Divas on social media or visit the website to get your Psychedelic Safety Guide Including What to Do When Things Go Wrong: • Website and Safety Guide:  https://psychedelicdivas.com/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychedelicdivas  ·   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carladetchon • Subscribe & Review: If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and review Psychedelic Divas. Your support helps amplify these important conversations and grow our community.

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Speaker, Artist, Writer and Medicine Woman, Tricia Eastman.Tricia Eastman, a lineage-honoring medicine woman and founder of nonprofit Ancestral Heart, bridges worlds rooted in her mestiza ancestry with profound insights from a decade of Bwiti initiations and training.A renowned speaker, artist, and writer, Eastman has been privileged to engage with audiences at Stanford University's d.school and the World Economic Forum and on GAIA TV's Psychedelica.Eastman has curated transformative retreats worldwide with plant medicines as well as facilitated the psychospiritual program with Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT at Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. Her wellness retreat center, Hu Azores, is scheduled to open in 2025.In her latest book, Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, and Psychedelic Initiation she presents a deep dive into the world of psychedelic initiation and ancestral wisdom. Tricia demonstrates the power of plant medicine and psychedelic journeys for planting new beliefs, healing trauma, and cultivating latent gifts within us—an inner alchemical process she calls the “seeding of consciousness.”Tune in and share all of your questions and comments about psychedelics and ancestral wisdom on our YouTube livestream or on our Facebook page.https://amzn.to/3DTP83Chttps://www.psychedelicjourneys.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-consultant-hour8505/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Let's dive into the profound world of psychedelic initiation and ancestral wisdom as Tricia Eastman joins me to discuss her new book, Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, and Psychedelic Initiation. Explore the responsible and effective use of psychedelics and plant medicines to transform pain and trauma into profound connections with ourselves, nature, and the spirit world. Discover exercises to help plant the seeds of transformation, navigate altered states of consciousness, work with the shadow, and integrate fragmented parts of the self. Learn about ancient teachings on the interconnectedness of all life, and how these practices can help us reconnect with our spiritual foundations and honor the wisdom keepers who have preserved these traditions.Get the book: https://amzn.to/4eAo5qlMore in Tricia: https://www.ancestralheart.com/Stream All Astro Gnosis Conferences: https://thegodabovegod.com/replay-sophia/The Gnostic Tarot: https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/synkrasisHomepage: https://thegodabovegod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aeonbyteAB Prime: https://thegodabovegod.com/members/subscription-levels/ Virtual Alexandria Academy: https://thegodabovegod.com/virtual-alexandria-academy/Voice Over services: https://thegodabovegod.com/voice-talent/ Support with donation: https://buy.stripe.com/00g16Q8RK8D93mw288Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/aeon-byte-gnostic-radio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What does it mean to truly follow your calling, even if it takes you far from the life you once knew? In this episode, Tricia Eastman, a lineage-honoring medicine woman and founder of Ancestral Heart, shares her journey from a conventional lifestyle to becoming a Bwiti-initiated healer deeply connected to ancestral wisdom and plant medicine. Learn about her challenges in breaking away from the “American Dream,” how psychedelic practices can help us plant new beliefs, and the profound impact of connecting with our heritage and nature.You can find show notes, resources and more at: https://tinyurl.com/4z5vuc7m Are you looking to taper off your anti-depressants? Join our newest microdosing program, Empower, starting in January 2025. Move into self-empowered natural and vibrant healing in this first-of-its-kind program! Sign up at microdosingforhealing.com

Presenting a deep dive into the world of psychedelic initiation and ancestral wisdom, Tricia Eastman demonstrates the power of plant medicine and psychedelic journeys for cultivating new beliefs, healing trauma, and accessing latent gifts within us—an inner alchemical process she calls “seeding consciousness.”

Today we're doing something a little different. I'm re-releasing an episode from my personal podcast, Life is a Festival, because it remains one of my favorite interviews ever. This conversation, originally recorded a few years ago, is with Tricia Eastman and Joseph Barsuglia, two pioneers in the world of psychedelic medicine. We dive deep into Iboga, the Bwiti people of Gabon, and the powerful pharmacology of this unique plant medicine. I wanted to share it with you as it remains highly relevant and educational. In this episode, we explore Iboga and its cultural and spiritual significance. We discuss the Bwiti people, their rituals and music, and how these elements interweave with Iboga's healing properties. Tricia and Joseph share their journeys as healers, their work with Iboga, and its connection to other psychedelics like 5-MeO-DMT. We also touch on the subject of microdosing Iboga and its suitability for this practice. Joseph and Tricia both worked at Crossroads ibogaine treatment center in Mexico. Joseph has co-led psychedelic retreats around the world since 2015 and serves as an advisor to numerous psychedelic medicine companies. Tricia Eastman is a renowned speaker and healer, with her book Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, and Psychedelic Initiation launching November 12, 2024. Together, they bring a wealth of wisdom to today's discussion. Timestamps: (08:00) - Who are the Bwiti (17:00) - The Pharmacology of Iboga (29:00) - The meaning of Bwiti music and rituals (38:30) - Tricia and Joseph's journeys to iboga  (46:30) - 5MeoDmt  (52:00) - Overcoming spiritual ego and supporting conservation (1:04:30) - Microdosing iboga  Links: Seeding Consciousness - Simon & Schuster Dr. Joseph Peter Barsuglia psychedelicjourneys - Tricia Eastman

Send us a Text Message.Tricia Eastman is a lineage-honoring medicine woman and the founder of the nonprofit Ancestral Heart, which bridges worlds by blending her mestiza ancestry with profound insights from a decade of Bwiti initiations and training.A renowned speaker, artist, and writer, Eastman has had the privilege of engaging with audiences at Stanford University's d.school, the World Economic Forum, and GAIA TV's Psychedelica. She has curated transformative retreats worldwide with plant medicines and facilitated the psychospiritual program with Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT at Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. Hu Azores, Tricia's wellness retreat center, is scheduled to open in late 2025.https://bookshop.org/p/books/seeding-consciousness-plant-medicine-ancestral-wisdom-and-psychedelic-initiation-tricia-eastman/21003064?ean=9781591435334https://www.ancestralheart.com/www.ClaudiuMurgan.comwww.SpirituallyInspired.cawww.GnosticTV.com/programs/Claudiu-Murganwww.LoveLettersToWater.caEmail: claudiu@claudiumurgan.comhttps://spirituallyinspired.buzzsprout.comhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1651807/supportFacebook: www.facebook.com/ClaudiuMurganAuthorSupport the Show.

In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, host Paul F. Austin welcomes Tricia Eastman, medicine woman and founder of Ancestral Medicine Heart. Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-259-tricia-eastman/ Tricia shares her journey through the world of plant medicine and psychedelics, offering insights from her initiations into the Bwiti tradition and her experiences as a medicine woman. Tricia discusses her new book, 'Seeding Consciousness', detailing the challenges and revelations encountered during the writing process. She also unveils her vision for a wellness retreat center currently under construction in the Azores, exploring how this project aligns with her mission to integrate ancestral wisdom with modern healing practices. Throughout the conversation, Tricia and Paul delve into the transformative power of psychedelics, their potential for personal and collective evolution, and the importance of responsible use in catalyzing positive change. They explore how these powerful medicines can be safely integrated into our culture to foster healing, creativity, and spiritual growth. Tricia Eastman, a lineage-honoring medicine woman and founder of nonprofit Ancestral Heart, bridging worlds rooted in her mestiza ancestry with profound insights from a decade of Bwiti initiations and training. A renowned speaker, artist, and writer, Eastman has been privileged to engage with audiences at Stanford University's d.school, the World Economic Forum, and on GAIA TV's Psychedelica. Eastman has curated transformative retreats worldwide with plant medicines as well as facilitated the psychospiritual program with Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT at Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. Her wellness retreat center, Hu Azores, is scheduled to open in late 2025. Highlights: Tricia's connection to Asheville, North Carolina Early life and introduction to psychedelics Medicine woman's journey: Tricia's path and experiences in plant medicine Committing to a life of service to the medicine Iboga initiations with the Bwiti tradition in Gabon 'Seeding Consciousness': Key themes and challenges in writing Tricia's new book The journey starting Tricia's retreat center, Hu Azores “Eating the medicine right off the land”: The vision for the retreat center Episode Sponsors: Magnesium Breakthrough by BiOptimizers: Use code THIRDWAVE for 10% off any order Soltara Healing Center: Use code TW200 to receive $200 off your next retreat.

Today we welcome Tricia Eastman, a visionary advocate for plant medicines and an expert in the intersection of art and spirituality. In this episode, we delve into the rich tapestry of insights she shares on using plant medicines, the importance of preserving and respecting indigenous knowledge systems, and the holistic approach to healing, creativity, and environmental stewardship.Tricia is a traditional medicine woman and the founder of the nonprofit Ancestral Heart, bridging worlds rooted in her mestiza ancestry and a decade of Bwiti initiations and training. As a renowned speaker, artist, and writer, she has had the honor of engaging with audiences at Stanford University's d.school, the World Economic Forum, and on GAIA TV's Psychedelica. Tricia has curated transformative retreats worldwide with plant medicines and facilitated the psychospiritual program with Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT at Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. Her wellness retreat center, Hu Azores, is scheduled to open in late 2025.In her groundbreaking new book, ""Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, and Psychedelic Initiation,"" Tricia Eastman explores the transformative power of psychedelics and plant medicines to facilitate personal transformation and collective societal change. Join us for this enlightening conversation, and be sure to check out Tricia's new book to further explore these transformative themes. In this episode, we cover:Exploration of various prophecies and Worldviews from different culturesTricia's healing journey and introduction to IbogaExperiences with Iboga, including the physical and psychological effectsThe importance of integration and the potential of Iboga to facilitate deep healing and spiritual awakeningCultural and Ancestral ConnectionsGabon and overview of the Bwiti tradition and its practicesGondo Misoko TraditionDifference between Ibogaine and Whole Plant IbogaVisual art, creativity, and psychedelics in writing Seeding ConsciousnessImportance of integrating Indigenous wisdom into modern practicesEnvironmental conservation and the rights of natureThe Prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor Upcoming Book and Future EngagementsSafety Considerations for people who would like to try ibogaine or iboga treatmentHelpful links:Tricia Eastman - Author of Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, and Psychedelic Initiation Ancestral Heart - a dedicated organization that actively supports indigenous-led preservation efforts and seeks to deepen our respectful understanding of ancient rituals and Indigenous wisdomPlant Spirit MedicineDr. Martin PolancoAlex Grey and Allyson GrayNew Zealand – legal rights for forests and riversNew Zealand - Protect the Environment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tricia is a lineage-honoring medicine woman, and founder of the nonprofit Ancestral Heart, as well as, author of the forthcoming book Seeding Consciousness. In this episode, she discusses her new book, the concept of soul kintsugi, and the power of plant medicine.   Care to play a game with the youniverse? Ask the universe the episode you would most benefit from hearing next and click positivehead.com/game.  Download The Golden Key audio or e-book at GoldenKey.Gift with the Code: POSITIVEHEAD

In this profound and soul-stirring episode of Stay Grounded, Raj engages in a captivating conversation with renowned speaker, artist, writer Tricia Eastman. Tricia Eastman, a lineage-honoring medicine woman and founder of nonprofit Ancestral Heart, bridges worlds rooted in her mestiza ancestry with profound insights from a decade of Bwiti initiations and training. Together, they delve into the realms of indigenous wisdom, initiation, and the alchemical process of transformation. Tricia shares her personal journey of reconnecting with her ancestral roots and the powerful experiences that have shaped her path as a facilitator of healing and awakening. Through their dialogue, Raj and Tricia uncover the deep significance of embracing our shadows, listening to the wisdom of the Earth, and cultivating a daily practice to stay grounded amidst the challenges of modern life.Key Takeaways:Importance of reconnecting with our ancestral wisdom and the intelligence of nature in the process of healing and spiritual growth.The Earth as a teacher, offering transmissions and lessons through the unique qualities of different places and the elements present in those environments.The process of alchemy, turning the negredo (shadow) into gold (life force energy) requires facing our fears and leaning into initiatory experiences.Indigenous elders, such as the Kogi Mamos, offer urgent warnings about the state of our planet and the need for humanity to become better stewards of the Earth.This episode is a clarion call for listeners to embrace the path of initiation and transformation, both for personal growth and for the healing of our planet. Tricia's wisdom and experiences serve as a reminder that by reconnecting with our ancestral roots, listening to the wisdom of the Earth, and facing our shadows, we can alchemize our challenges into fuel for our soul's purpose. Whether you are drawn to indigenous traditions, psychedelics, or simply the quest for a more grounded and awakened life, this conversation will inspire you to dive deeper into the mystery of your own being and the interconnectedness of all life.Tools/resources mentioned in this episode:Tricia's new book “Seeding Consciousness", here's a link to pre-order: https://bookshop.org/p/books/seeding-consciousness-plant-medicine-ancestral-wisdom-and-psychedelic-initiation-tricia-eastman/21003064?aid=93133&ean=9781591435334&listref=seeding-consciousness-plant-medicine-ancestral-wisdom-and-psychedelic-initiation&Connect with Tricia:Instagram: @psychedelicjourneysConnect with Raj:Instagram: @raj_janaLegal Disclaimer: The information and opinions discussed in this podcast are for educational and entertainment purposes only. The host and guests are not medical or mental health professionals, and their advice should not be a substitute for seeking professional help. Any action taken based on the information presented is strictly at your own risk. The podcast host and their guests shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss, damage, or injury caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by information shared in this podcast. Consult your physician before making any changes to your mental health treatment or lifestyle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tricia Eastman harnesses the “Mount Everest of Psychedelics” to break addictive cycles and promote collective healing.  In the last episode of Season 1, we're joined by initiated medicine woman Tricia Eastman, whose nonprofit Ancestral Heart works towards the reciprocity and preservation of ancestral and indigenous  traditions. Tricia vividly recounts her early experiences with psychedelics, where she experienced both the transformative power and potential pitfalls of substances like MDMA and psilocybin. She shares how her experiences with these medicines facilitated deep insights into her own traumas and ancestral wounds, allowing her to release deeply held shame around her body and sexuality, and ultimately leading her to reevaluate and rechart her life's path. Finally, she discusses her 10 year-long journey working with iboga, often hailed as the “Mount Everest of psychedelics”, and how she's seen it help thousands detox from opiates and other addictive substances. Throughout the conversation, Tricia emphasizes the importance of holistic integration and responsible engagement with plant medicine, while also addressing the complexities of psychedelic legalization and the imperative of cultural respect and reciprocity.Plantscendence.com

Tricia Eastman, a lineage-honoring medicine woman and founder of nonprofit Ancestral Heart, bridging worlds rooted in her mestiza ancestry with profound insights from a decade of Bwiti initiations and training. A renowned speaker, artist, and writer, Eastman has been privileged to engage with audiences at Stanford University's d.school, the World Economic Forum, and on GAIA TV's Psychedelica. Eastman has curated transformative retreats worldwide with plant medicines as well as facilitated the psychospiritual program with Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT at Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. Her wellness retreat center, Hu Azores, is scheduled to open in 2025.Episode Highlights▶ 00:00 Welcome▶ 02:04 The essence of Tricia's new book, Seeding Consciousness▶ 02:20 The challenges and rewards of writing▶ 05:21 What does 'Seeding Consciousness' mean?▶ 06:40 The role of psychedelics in personal development▶ 13:17 The importance of ‘soul names' in spiritual evolution▶ 14:31 Understanding the role of initiation in personal and collective growth▶ 25:02 Navigating life in a toxic world▶ 31:47 Struggling to make meaning ▶ 33:23 The purpose of life: we are here to be creators▶ 35:38 The power of psychedelics in embracing intense feelings▶ 39:07 Developing a ritual connection to your ancestors ▶ 44:02 Facing the inner critic▶ 50:23 Tricia's upcoming plans for opening a healing center and starting a family Tricia Eastman's Links & Resources▶ Website: https://ancestralheart.com▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychedelicjourneys▶ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/triciaeastmanofficial/ 

Welcome to Plantscendence a new podcast hosted by filmmaker Jon Reiss. Join us on a transformative journey as we explore the world of plant medicine and its profound impact on healing, personal growth, and artistic expression. Within each episode, Jon engages in insightful conversations with a diverse array of experts, practitioners, artists, grief counselors and everyday people who have harnessed the power of plant medicine to heal trauma, navigate loss, unlock creativity, and become more their true selves. Plantscendence explores how many have found solace, purpose, and deepened connections through the use of these remarkable plants, and provides a platform for both seasoned enthusiasts and curious newcomers  to explore the intersection of plant medicine, spirituality, personal transformation, and health.Guests for the ten episode first season include poet and musician Vera Sola, author and pioneer of microdosing Jim Fadiman, actress Gina Gershon, artist and Nganga Chor Boogie, US Army veteran Itzel Barakat, author and teacher Spring Washam, artist Doris La Frenais, plant wisdom practitioner Sitaramaya Sita, grief counselor Larry Carlat and healer and author Tricia Eastman. Jon Reiss is a critically acclaimed filmmaker, author, and media strategist. He began his film career at the fabled Target Video, where he shot seminal punk bands, including Black Flag, X, Iggy Pop, Throbbing Gristle, and The Cramps. Reiss then filmed and edited a series of videos documenting Mark Pauline's Survival Research Laboratories. After directing numerous music videos, including, notoriously, “Happiness in Slavery” for Nine Inch Nails, he directed the feature film Bomb It, Better Living Through Circuitry, and Cleopatra's Second Husband.   Through his company 8 Above, Reiss also helps filmmakers navigate the new distribution and marketing landscape.Plantscendence.com

Today we step into the mesmerizing world of Iboga, the "Mount Everest of all psychedelics," in this enlightening podcast episode. Join Jane and special guest Tricia Eastman as they embark on a journey through the origins, growth, and rituals surrounding this potent psychedelic plant. Discover the intriguing world of Iboga's alkaloids and their profound impact on the mind and body, and explore the sacred ceremonies that accompany its use, where permission and divination are key. Tricia shares her deeply personal healing journey with Iboga, breaking free from eating disorders and self-love issues. We dive into the transformative power of Iboga in helping individuals unearth hidden emotions and reconnect with themselves in a fast-paced world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are excited to welcome back Tricia Eastman on the Mangu.tv podcast for an episode of psychedelic confessions. Tricia is a medicine woman, author, artist, speaker, advocate for the psychedelic movement, and founder of the non-profit platform, Ancestral Heart. She is in the process of creating a wellness and retreat centre with thermal hot springs, on the island of San Miguel in the Azores, to open in 2024. Eastman's book, Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, and the Path to Transcendence is coming out in 2023. As a medicine woman, Tricia has curated retreats working with 5-MeO-DMT and Iboga for eight years. She has been initiated into multiple branches of Bwiti, the ancestral tradition from Equatorial Africa working with Iboga and facilitating the psychospiritual program with Ibogaine, and 5-MeO-DMT at Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. In this episode Tricia talks about her experiences with psychedelics such as Ayahuasca, Psilocybin, San Pedro, and 5-MeO-DMT. Giancarlo and Tricia discuss the holistic and medicinal uses for CBD, Cannabis and Tobacco, as well as the importance of preparation, integration and embodiment practices alongside psychedelic assisted psychotherapy.

We are very grateful to host Tricia Eastman on this Mangu.tv podcast episode. Eastman is a medicine woman, author, artist, speaker, advocate for the psychedelic movement, and founder of the non-profit platform, Ancestral Heart. She is in the process of creating a wellness and retreat centre with thermal hot springs, on the island of San Miguel in the Azores, to open in 2024. Eastman's book, Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, and the Path to Transcendence is coming out in 2023. As a medicine woman, Eastman has curated retreats working with 5-MeO-DMT and Iboga for eight years. She has been initiated into multiple branches of Bwiti, the ancestral tradition from Equatorial Africa working with Iboga and facilitating the psychospiritual program with Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT at Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. In this podcast, we look at Eastman's journey from the womb into her adolescent years and discuss how Iboga helped reveal and heal her past traumas. Eastman discusses the influence of indigenous principles and prayer deeply rooted within her from her maternal Mexican ancestors. Later in the podcast, Eastman reveals the joys and intricacies of working with Iboga and 5-MeO-DMT and how personal experiences with these medicines have led her to where she is today.

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This week I commune with psychedelic integration counselor Daniel ‘Sitaram Das' Shankin, founder of Tam Integration and The Psilocybin Summit, in a soulful conversation on grace versus good works, taking multiple perspectives, being the kindest version of yourself (rather than the smartest), belief systems as spirit possessions, his journey from yoga teacher to psychedelic integration counselor, personality types as insurance strategies, the good, bad, and ugly of memes, and how to live with the worst parts of psychedelic capitalism.Learn more about Daniel at tamintegration.com, sitaramdas.com, Instagram, and Twitter.Get 10% off your ticket for the The Third Annual Psilocybin Summit (16-20 September 2021) and enjoy my live Future Fossils panel with Richard Doyle, Sophie Strand, and Sam Gandy — as well as presentations by dozens of other amazing contributors — at psilocybinsummit.com/garfield.✨ Housekeeping• If you value this show and would like to see it thrive, support Future Fossils on Patreon and/or please leave a good review on Apple Podcasts! As a patron you get extra episodes each month, invites to our book club, and new writing, art, and music.• Meet great people and have equally great conversations in the Discord Server & Facebook Group• Buy the books we talk about from the Future Fossils shop at Bookshop.org• For when you'd rather listen to music, follow me and my listening recommendations on Spotify.✨ Related Reading• “What the heck happened to Reality Sandwich?” by Faye Sakelladaris• Thread on suffering and coping strategies on my Facebook timeline• Thread on lateral thinking & creativity in the Future Fossils Facebook group✨ Related Listening• FF 58 - Shane Mauss on Psychonautic Adventures at The Edge of Genius and Madness• FF 63 - David Bronner on Psychedelics, Activism, and Trans-foam-ation• FF 88 - Dennis McKenna on Psychedelics as Scientific Instruments• FF 103 - Tricia Eastman on Facilitating Psychedelic Journeys to Recover from An Age of Epidemic Trauma• FF 112 - Mitsuaki Chi on Serving The Mushroom• FF 156 - Stuart Davis on Zen, Aliens, and Psychedelics• SolPurpose Conversations 2 - Richard Doyle on The Cloud of Unknowing• MG and Saj Razvi on MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy at BDYHAX 2018✨ Music by Michael Garfield• “Whispering At Night” & “Autonomous Zone” off House Ship On A Hill (2021)• “Tin Heart” off Double-Edged Sword (2007)✨ Support the countless hours of research and production that go into Future Fossils• Venmo: @futurefossils• PayPal.me/michaelgarfield• Patreon: patreon.com//michaelgarfield• BTC: 1At2LQbkQmgDugkchkP6QkDJCvJ5rv3Jm• ETH: 0xfD2BC66586FA4FBA189992E9B0037CD5cb9673EF• NFTs: Rarible | Foundation Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/futurefossils. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

(Psychedelic Renaissance Series)Tricia Eastman is a pioneer in the psychedelic renaissance, integrating ancestral technologies with modern protocols designed to address the ailments of the “Western mind.” https://www.psychedelicjourneys.com/Dr. Joseph Barsuglia is a clinical and research psychologist, and an advisor in psychedelic medicine and alternative healthcare. https://www.josephbarsuglia.com/#BenStewartPodcast #TriciaEastman #DrBarsuglia #Psychedelics #HealthProduced live, Thursdays at 5:00 PM EST. CoHost/Producer: IG@Gordon_CummingsBen Stewart Podcast strives to offer awareness and solutions to a rapidly evolving world, while building community… Join our kickass Discord community!https://discord.gg/7QadgxEK4zSupport & Access Exclusive Content!https://www.benjosephstewart.com/plans-pricingCheck Out My Latest Documentaries -  “Awake In The Darkness” - https://www.aubreymarcus.com/"DMT QUEST" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My95s6ZryPgVisit https://www.BenJosephStewart.com/ to get more involved.Check out my Gaia shows "Psychedelica" & "Limitless" with a free trial. - https://www.gaia.com/invite/join?rfd=AGvFiE&utm_source=iafMake sure to hit the like button and Follow me on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenJosephStewartMinds:  https://www.minds.com/BenJosephStewart/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BenJosephStewart/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenJosephStewRumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1044023BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/aanpGqOQt8ZX/

As the psychedelic movement rapidly bolts forward, we might consider looking to the elders for guidance to maintain respect, reciprocity and bridge understanding of the traditions connected to these plant medicines into Western culture.  This episode was from a panel of wisdom keepers, recorded in front of a live Clubhouse audience featuring Otomi-Toltec wisdom keeper Mindahi Bastida,  Loretta Afraid of Bear Cook of Oglala Sioux Nation, and Joyti Ma who is founder of the Fountain and convener of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers.  What are some of the Western psychedelic facilitator training programs missing? How do we stay in right relationship? How do we hold the balance between ancient wisdom and what's needed right now for a Western culture? What does it mean to follow the protocols of the original peoples? Jyoti Ma calls these challenging questions “Points of Study” that require looking at their nuance and complexity from many different perspectives.  Alongside Laura Dawn, host of the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast, this episode was in collaboration with Tricia Eastman from Ancestral Heart, and Sophia Rohklin, from the Amazon Emergency Fund moderating the conversation as bridges for the psychedelic community to facilitate a meaningful exchange. The Fountain https://thefountain.earth/ (https://thefountain.earth/)  Psychedelic Leadership Resources https://thefountain.earth (The Fountain)  https://www.ancestralheart.com/our-team (Tricia Eastman Ancestral Heart)  https://livefreelaurad.com/music-playlists (4 Music Playlists for Psychedelic Journey's & Beyond) https://www.livefreelaurad.com/free-microdosing-course (Free 8-Day Microdosing Course) Featured MusicThis episode features a song called https://rachaelsessions.bandcamp.com/track/todo-familia (Todo Familia by Rachael Sessions) https://www.instagram.com/rachael_sessions/ (Connect with Rachael Sessions)

If you believe in the value of this show and want to see it thrive, support Future Fossils on Patreon and/or please rate and review Future Fossils on Apple Podcasts! Patrons gain access to a secret feed of biweekly episodes, unreleased music, our monthly book club, and many other wondrous things. And join us in the Discord!This week I talk with Mikey Lion, music producer and co-founder of Desert Hearts, and Malena Grosz, creator of The Party Pro Toolkit and director of Stargate Reunion, about the pandemic's distortions of time and community, flow states and festival time, gatherings in the No New Normal, running a festival and record label at the same time, comparing the potentials of festivals and urban nightlife, the impact of stage design and architecture on how community events shape individual experience, the tension between intimacy and scale, my hatred of silent disco and multiple simultaneous competing sound systems, DMT and other life-changing experiences, the good parts of tribalism, psychedelic integration.We start talking about the initiatic inspirations for both of them as festival producers…and then things get weird. And beautiful and raw and real and intimate — surprisingly, intensely so. Mikey talks about a very bad trip and we help him integrate it.  We aim to close with two questions: What would you tell people in the future if they had forgotten how to party? And what, if they're better at partying than we are, would you want to ask them?But then we get to talking about the future of festival economics…Mikey Lion: Spotify | SoundCloud | Facebook | Instagram | TwitterDesert Hearts: Spotify | SoundCloud | Facebook | Instagram | TwitterMalena Grosz: Party Pro Toolkit | Future Fossils 96 | LinkedIn | Twitter | FacebookFrom the press release for Mikey's new LP, For The Love:“Before nurturing his brand and record label into the behemoth that it is today, a young Mikey Lion had been living with his parents and questioning the direction to take his life. Mesmeric album closer ‘Talking To The Trees' with its lush synth layers and gossamer vocals, sketches out how his path was revealed to him. During a fateful psychedelic trip, he was guided to spread love and community under the banner of House, Techno, and Love that fans know today. Desert Hearts was officially launched in 2012, and the rest is history."Support this show financially:• Shop my Bookshop.org reading lists and I get a cut of all the sales from local booksellers• Venmo: @futurefossils• PayPal.me/michaelgarfield• Patreon: patreon.com//michaelgarfield• BTC: 1At2LQbkQmgDugkchkP6QkDJCvJ5rv3Jm• ETH: 0xfD2BC66586FA4FBA189992E9B0037CD5cb9673EF• NFTs: Rarible | FoundationPeople & Topics in this episode:Malena Grosz, Peter Dodds, George Carlin, Burning Man, Coachella, UtopiaFest, Firefly Gathering, Stuart Davis, Aliens and Artists, Topher Sipes, Trinumeral Festival, The War of ArtRelated episodes:David Bronner, Shane Mauss, The Teafaerie, Lydia Violet, Tricia Eastman, Rak Razam and Niles Heckman, Dennis McKenna, Jessica Nielson and Link Swanson Program Info:Episode edited by my amazing wife, Nicole Taylor. (It's even more amazing that she did this when you listen to me divulge our relationship on the show…)Theme music by Future Fossils co-host Evan “Skytree” Snyder.I transcribe this show with help from Podscribe.ai — which I highly recommend to other podcasters. If you'd like to help me edit transcripts for my upcoming Future Fossils book project, please let me know! I'm @michaelgarfield on Twitter & Instagram.Affiliate Stuff:If you're looking for new ways to help regulate stress, get better sleep, recover from exercise, and/or stay alert and focused without stimulants, let me recommend the Apollo Neuro wearable. I have one and appreciate it so much I decided to join their affiliate program. The science is solid.And for my fellow guitarists in the audience, let me recommend you get yourself a Jamstik Studio, the coolest MIDI guitar I've ever played. I just grabbed one this year and LOVE it.When you're ready to switch it up, here are my music and listening recommendations on Spotify. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/futurefossils. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tricia Eastman is medicine women, author, and pioneer in the psychedelic movement. Eastman offers highly curated retreats in countries where use is legal working with iboga, psilocybin mushrooms, and 5-MeO-DMT. She has been initiated into Bwiti traditions of Fang and Ngonde Missoko tradition, as well as facilitated the psychospiritual iboga program for Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. She supports projects related to preservation of the sacred sites and plant medicines for future generations, as well as working with the ancient wisdom traditions with respect and reverence.In this episode, Tricia shares about ...Coming to psychedelics to find a deeper alignment with her soul and experiencing a spiritual awakeningHealing from an eating disorder through discovering true self-love with Ibogaine at Crossroads and then becoming the director of the psycho-spiritual program at the clinicTraveling to Africa to find a deeper connection to iboga and become initiated in different branches of the Bwiti traditionHow working with psychedelics can reveal a roadmap towards a life of serviceLearning how to listen deeply and receive answers from the spirit worldThe impact of Tim Ferris', Four Hour Work Week – shifting from being a workaholic to making space for her spiritual practices and evolutionHow she went through a "dark night of the soul" and ultimately made a conscious choice to be fully present here on earth and share her giftsThe reality that you can be in spiritual alignment and integrity and have abundanceThe medicine path as the fastest way to discover what our blockages are and get to the core of negative patterns so we can focus more on what we truly loveIboga as "the medicine of masters", one of the top tools for healing and self-discoveryHow she sees entrepreneurs as highly motivated to optimize their work and their lives through deep inner explorationHer views on the growing 'profession' of facilitation – that sometimes people are seeking power through the archetypal role of being a medicine man or woman while not yet having found their own power internallyThe importance of lineage and treating the medicines with respectThe unique challenges of working with the western psyche, particularly in a complex world where westerners do not have a 'village' to support their integrationHow the movement is growing exponentially and more and more people are working with medicines while not giving enough focus to integrationBuilding a relationship with the medicine through integration work – this is how we give the medicines the opportunity to show us what they can really doThe truth that the medicines cannot do all of the heavy lifting for us if we're not actually doing our inner workHow we're currently in a collective initiation and must get our self-care codes down – what are the daily practices that help you maintain your center?Her perspective that it's our birthright to find out true self and the illegality of psychedelics is a disservice to humanityBeing called by spirit to her current project, creating a retreat center on the Azores IslandsResourcesWebsite: http://psychedelicjourneys.com/IG:@psychedelicjourneysFree Gift: http://www.psychedelicjourneys.com/free-gift

Episode 11 with Alea Kay - Lex Empress Stay tuned to the end of this episode for a very special Soulsong gift from  Alea Kay - Lex Empress to us on piano Gilian Baracs. Lex Empress is an internationally renowned vocalist and a master of improvisation who acts as a bridge to connect people with their inner truth and empowers them to live their fullest potential.​ She has been an inspirer for nearly twenty years. Employing her intuitive voice work she mesmerizes enormous crowds; electronic music settings, intimate jazz performances, wherever you could name. Improvisation is, as it always has been her bff.She has now fine-tuned her improvisations to create transformation in the listener individually; so, for the entire audience. Her Soulsong concerts are sold out globally and her retreats are amazing medicine for everyone attending.In 2020 she launched her Mother Of Pearl online 5-week transformative program.Check out her M.O.P. introduction video here. In June  2021 Soulsong Retreat and Awaken the Medicine Within will launch a collaborative six-day deep dive into you! For inquiries connect here with us. Alea Kay - Lex Empress handles:www.aleakay.comInstagramFacebookIn this episode, we refer to two other podcasts from :Tricia Eastman on Iboga, 5Meo-DMT & Creation of a New Retreat Center Lorraine Glatigny on Amazonian Sacred Teachings, Ayahuasca and Dietas

This week we have a very special guest - Welcome, Tricia Eastman! Tricia is an Iboga Practitioner who has been initiated to serve this plant medicine by the Bwiti tribe in Gabon, Africa. This episode is packed with knowledge about this medicine, ancestral healing, and working with indigenous medicines in a Western setting. Tune in for: Iboga Medicine from Gabon Africa and the Bwiti TribeTricia's journey becoming a facilitator of IbogaGetting initiated to serve Iboga by the Bwiti tribeWhat an Iboga ceremony experience is likeThe traditions and rituals of the BwitiHow Bwiti view the Western world and illnessSustainability of Iboga (as it only grows in one country in the region world!)Black market issues with IbogaHow Iboga has a relationship with the flora and fauna surrounding it in GabonAncestral healing with IbogaMentioned in the episode:Psychedelic JourneysBlessings of the Forest [donate]Ancestral HeartWhere to find Tricia:Psychedelic JourneysPsychedelica Season 2 on Gaia@psychedelicjourneysAncestral HeartDonate to the podcast via PayPalHave you gained new insights and perspectives from us and our guests? Consider sending financial energy our way to help support to cost of creating this powerful content.If this episode sparked something within, please let us know and leave us a review!More Modern Psychedelics: Instagram | Facebook  | WebsiteMore Lana: Instagram | YouTubeMore Zoey:Instagram | YouTube

The great LSD psychiatrist Stanislav Grof referred to the collection of cognitive, emotional, and spiritual disturbances that can follow a powerful psychedelic experience as a “spiritual emergence.” He saw this an evolutionary crisis rather than a mental disease. So how do we know if we are in a soul’s initiation or simply a Sisyphean loop of our tormented mind? Like many of us in this difficult pandemic winter, I have been going through my own dark night, so I called up one of my favorite iboga experts, Dr. Joseph Barsuglia to understand how to navigate my experience. On the show, we discuss initiation through the lens of the powerful plant medicine iboga and the Bwiti tradition in Africa. We explore where it might be appropriate to turn to psychotropic medication for stability during protracted healing. We also talk about how to understand the liminal space of transformation and when healing is complete. Finally we review various ways to find refuge and solace in these difficult times. Joseph is a PhD neuropsychologist and was the Director of Clinical Assessment and Research the former iconic ibogaine facility, Crossroads Treatment Center. Trained with MAPS and initiated in the Bwiti tradition in Gabon, Joseph advises on psychedelic medicine and alternative healthcare. He first appeared on Life is a Festival with his partner Tricia Eastman on episode 41: “Iboga, the Mount Everest of Psychedelics.” Joseph Barsuglia: https://www.josephbarsuglia.com/ MAPS Integration List: https://integration.maps.org/ Psychedelic Support: https://psychedelic.support/community-directory/ The Aware Project: http://awareproject.org/ “Iboga, the Mount Everest of Psychedelics” - https://www.eamonarmstrong.com/lifeisafestival/tricia-eastman-dr-joseph-barsuglia Life is a Festival Survey: https://bit.ly/festival-survey Timestamps: :10 - Neuropsychology in the context of psychedelic experiences :18 - Initiation through the lens of the plant medicine Iboga and the Bwiti tradition :36 - When in a protracted initiatory experience, is it wise to use psychotropic medication to cope? :54 - When is our healing process over? 1:05 - Other ways to find refuge and solace in difficult times

Tricia Eastman is an Iboga facilitator who has supported over 1600 people's journey with this powerful plant medicine. Tricia shares how she found herself face-to-face with the Bwiti tribe in Gabon and how she was initiated into three different lineages and given permission to carry and serve this potent medicine. In this mind-expanding episode, Tricia describes some of the bizarre practices of the Bwiti lineage from "pygme paste", to genies, to mermaid deities. She describes what a “Nema” is, what “Mabundo” means, and the interesting use of an “Akume Torch.” We talk about how Iboga is becoming endangered, how we can support organizations like "https://www.blessingsoftheforest.org/ (Blessings of the Forest)" which are engaged in sustainable growing practices, reciprocity, and Tricia shares her thoughts on creative alchemy and integration. https://livefreelaurad.com/iboga-initiations-with-tricia-eastman/ (Access this episode page here to learn more about Tricia Eastman and access the full transcript. ) Tricia Eastman's website https://www.psychedelicjourneys.com/ (Psychedelic Journeys) https://www.instagram.com/psychedelicjourneys (Follow Tricia on Instagram) https://ebando.bandcamp.com/album/bokay-essama-ene-evora (Traditional Bwiti Music featured in this episode by Ebando) Additional Resources https://livefreelaurad.com/music-playlist (Access 4 free music playlists for psychedelic journeys and beyond.) https://livefreelaurad.com/free-microdosing-course/ (Receive my free 8-day microdosing course. )

TRIGGER WARNING: explicit content! Ramin Nazer is an artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He is the author of After You Die, I Love Everyone, Strippy Comics, Hey and Cave Paintings for Future. We first met about two years ago, when Ramin was a panelist for an event series I used to be a partner in, called WITMA (Well-being in the Modern Age). He, Michael Phillip (Third Eye Drops), Colin Frangicetto (The Cosmic Nod), Zach Leary, Tricia Eastman and Brandee Sabella were all on a panel about Integrating the Psychedelic Experience, and it was an incredible conversation to witness (plus, an honor to curate). In this episode of Radio Amenti, Ramin Nazer and I have a conversation about everything, nothing, something, a lot of pop culture references, absurdity and inside jokes. Ramin is hilarious, brilliant, talented, and wonderful. I just love him, and I know you will too! To learn more about Ramin, please check out the following links... Rainbow Brainskull Rainbow Brainskull Hour Podcast Ramin Nazer on Patreon Ramin Nazer on Instagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radio-amenti/support

Tricia Eastman is a pioneer in the psychedelic renaissance with a mission to inspire others to become their own "inner alchemists". Her holistic approach incorporates eastern philosophy, tantra, bio-hacking, soul retrieval, herbal medicine, mind body integration, archetypal mapping, meditation, somatic therapy, and shamanism.For over 15 years she has consulted for top-destination spa and retreat centers on novel treatments and best practices. As a medicine woman operating internationally, she curates medicine retreats in countries where use is legal. She is an experienced ceremonial facilitator of 5-MeO-DMT, a powerful psychedelic medicine from the Sonoran Desert Toad.As an Iboga provider, Eastman has been initiated into the Mboumba Eyano tradition, trained in the Missoko tradition, and she has facilitated the psychospiritual Iboga program for Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico.Connect with Tricia:WebsiteInstagramConnect with Jacob:InstagramFacebookWebsiteSupport AAA:ListenRate / Subscribe / ReviewWatch / Subscribe on YouTubeDonate PayPal / VenmoShop through our Amazon PortalSubscribe on PatreonMusic by Jacob Gossel / DPLV

Plant alchemist Tricia Eastman has been gifted the responsibility to practice ceremonies around plants by authentic lineages. This includes the powerful and dangerous Iboga plant by the Bwiti Mboumba Eyano and Missoko traditions in Gabon, Africa. She and the Bwiti believe the plant is the Tree of Knowledge from the biblical garden of Eden. Tricia has an abundance of knowledge about psychedelic plants and infuses her learnings into practical wisdom that is applicable to all peoples with all plants. Her playful and energetic style can energize us to look at all plants and life around us for support and reverence. 

Plant alchemist Tricia Eastman has been gifted the responsibility to practice ceremonies around plants by authentic lineages. This includes the powerful and dangerous Iboga plant by the Bwiti Mboumba Eyano and Missoko traditions in Gabon, Africa. She and the Bwiti believe the plant is the Tree of Knowledge from the biblical garden of Eden. Tricia has an abundance of knowledge about psychedelic plants and infuses her learnings into practical wisdom that is applicable to all peoples with all plants. Her playful and energetic style can energize us to look at all plants and life around us for support and reverence.

Tricia Eastman conducts healing ceremonies around the world after years of iboga training in Mboumba, Eyano, Mimbare, and Missoko Bwiti traditions from Gabon, in addition to working with 5-MeO-DMT in shamanic and ceremonial contexts. She’s an inspiring voice on the psychedelic lecture circuit, presenting at conferences such as the Aware Project, the Sleeping Octopus Assembly on Psychedelics (SOAP), and Awakened Futures Summit, to name several. When not doing all of the above, she’s working on her first book about how we can apply ancestral wisdom to modern-day contexts, understanding the holistic nature of these medicines, in addition to the importance of preparation and integration. In this episode we speak about a very narrow aspect of the iboga experience, namely, the idea of supervision and caretaking of iboga experiencers: the responsible person looking after your body, so you don’t have to during your experience. Topics of our discussion include: Tricia’s background and shamanic training; metaphorical and literal notions of death; signs of risk to watch out for after ingestion; trust in caretakers; avoiding the term “trip sitting” to describe iboga supervisors and caretakers; the neoshamanic medicine wheel; Ann Shulgin’s “life contract”; and what the iboga experience is like overall from the caretaker’s perspective. Also, please visit my Podcast Supplements article regarding afterthoughts of Tricia and I's conversation (https://amhouot.com/60-ep2-1_supervising-and-caretaking-of-experiencers_tricia-eastman/).CONNECTTwitter (https://twitter.com/AMhouot)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amhouot/)Academia (https://independent.academia.edu/AMHouot)ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Am_Houot)DISCLAIMERIBOGANAUTICS podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. Efforts are made to broadcast correct information, but no guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions. Contributors are not responsible for any damages arising from podcast consumption. Iboga has potential psychosomatic risks and therefore is not suitable for everyone. If wanting to consume iboga, seek out countries where it is administered legally and under professional supervision. Views discussed are not substitute for medical advice nor should be construed as best practice. Comments, suggestions, or correction of errors are welcome considering psychedelic science and related fields steadily advance.

Welcome to . . . Iboganautics: Unveiling the iboga experience for first-timers and shamans alike. I’m your host, AM. Season 2, The Body on Iboga, is about the physical aspects of the iboga experience people should consider. The main questions that guide each episode are: “What is happening to my body while on iboga,” and, “How am I experiencing my body while on iboga”? In this season, Tricia Eastman (ep2.1), a Bwiti trained shaman, speaks about sober supervision and caretaking of iboga participants. Fitness coach and nutritionist, Matt Cooper (ep2.2), tells us how to prevent muscle cramps and soreness during experiences, and what nutritional choices one can make in order to give the body the best chance at processing iboga. Dr. Tibor M. Brunt (ep2.3), a Dutch addiction scientist, speaks about the cardiotoxic risks of iboga, particularly regarding QT prolongation and torsades de pointes. To better understand the eye—brain axis and hallucinogen persisting perception disorder, also known as HPPD, neuro-ophthalmologist professor Dr. Andrew G. Lee (ep2.4) explains the physical mechanisms underlying visual perceptual hallucinations and illusions caused by psychedelics. Joaquín González (ep2.5), a Uruguayan sleep neuroscientist, discusses his research on ibogaine and its effects on sleep deprivation and REM sleep. And Dr. Kenneth L. Koch (ep2.6), a professor of gastroenterology, teaches us about nausea, vomiting, and what happens to our bodies when we eat ibogaine-containing wood products. Keep an eye out for additional episodes to be released in Season 2. For more information about me and my work regarding psychedelic technology and philosophy of psychedelics in general, please visit my website at https://amhouot.com/iboganautics/CONNECTTwitter (https://twitter.com/AMhouot)Linked In (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amhouot/)Academia (https://independent.academia.edu/AMHouot)ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Am_Houot)

Tricia Eastman is a medicine woman who works with the plant medicine Iboga. Tricia has spent time with the medicine people of Gabon Africa and the Bwiti Shamans in initiation through this extremely powerful and deeply healing medicine. Having lead thousands of healing journeys in the West, Tricia helps explorers of consciousness open up to the medicine and integrate the profound insights that are shared through the experience.  Zack and Tricia speak about Iboga's potential for helping heal addiction of all kinds and how through this healing expanding our states of being and our understanding around God and the sacred. Zack speaks about how it was through Iboga that he moved from white knuckling sobriety towards an understanding of what the root cause of his addictions were and what they were masking that Iboga helped reveal to him. Iboga is a messenger that cannot be ignored, you can't "do it wrong" if you have the right intention, Iboga will show you the truth about yourself. We also talk about lucid dreaming and explore whether the state of Iboga takes you to a similar world to that of a highly lucid state in dreams. 

In this episode of Radio Amenti, my friend Tricia Eastman and I dig into a "garden of forking paths." The path of initiation, the path of presence, the medicine path...the PATH in general. Tricia shares her origin story and what lead her to work in the healing space, as well as some of the big lessons she has learned working with MDMA, Iboga, Bwiti, Kogi, ayahuasca, and Bufo Alvarius (sacred toad medicine). A little about Tricia: "Tricia Eastman is a pioneer in the psychedelic movement. As a medicine woman, she offers highly curated retreats in countries where use is legal working with 5-MeO-DMT, psilocybin mushrooms, and Iboga. She has been initiated into Bwiti traditions of Fang and Ngonde Missoko tradition, as well as facilitated the psychospiritual iboga program for Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. Since 2015, Eastman has supported 1200+ people through powerful medicine experiences including celebrities, political leaders, and Navy Seal veterans. She supports movements related to preservation of the sacred medicines for future generations, and working with the ancient wisdom traditions with respect and reverence." Learn more: psychedelicjourneys.com Follow Tricia on Instagram: instagram.com/psychedelicjourneys Tricia's panel at WITMA (as mentioned in the episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw5FRwP7lw4 The summit Tricia and I first connected at for EntheoNation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_9WUmJosq8&t=2018s Another video where Tricia and I discuss Initiation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FtZsz_TYqw&t=239s Tune in to Isolation Tank on Friday nights at 9pm EST on the Evolve and Ascend Facebook page to hear more live discussions on what's happening in the world/our worlds: facebook.com/evolveandascend

Tricia Eastman is a medicine woman, author, and pioneer in the psychedelic movement. Eastman offers highly curated retreats in countries where use is legal, working with iboga, psilocybin mushrooms, and 5-MeO-DMT. She has been initiated into Bwiti Fang traditions and the Ngonde Missoko tradition, and she facilitated the psychospiritual iboga program for Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. She supports projects related to the preservation of the sacred medicines and sacred sites for future generations and working with the ancient wisdom traditions with respect and reverence.  In this episode, Tricia discusses the start of her journey into becoming a healer working with psychedelics. At a 5-MeO-DMT retreat, she learned how to love herself, and decided she wanted to lead others on this healing experience. Since 2016 she founded Psychedelic Journeys, which offers guided retreats with a number of medicines.  Tricia shares the many ways 5-MeO-DMT can be administered, and how facilitators can support participants during this ceremony. While she does discuss the positive experiences many people have, she speaks frankly about how 5-MeO-DMT can greatly affect others based on their previous experience, both with psychedelics and past trauma.  One of Tricia’s passions is promoting sacred and ethical use of 5-MeO-DMT. She discusses how encroaching farming practices and unethical harvesting has impacted the source of 5-MeO-DMT, the Sonoran Desert Toad, and some practices for minimizing harm   In this episode: How Tricia got started facilitating 5-Meo-DMT. Some methods facilitators use during a 5-MeO-DMT ceremony. What people may experience during a 5-MeO-DMT ceremony. How 5-MeO-DMT is contraindicated The ethical and environmental impact of 5-MeO-DMT extraction.   Quotes: 12:00 "You are in a space of timelessness where your perception of where you are could feel like eons even though it has been seconds." 14:59 "I try not to be a character in the movie. I don't want it to ever be about me, or doing anything, because they are there to do their own healing work.  19:43 "We don't want to set you up in a way that you are going to get in your own experience, and not actually receive whatever the medicine wants to show you." 37:48 "For me, I really feel that it's important that everything is done in a sacred way. That they are done in an ethical thing." 41:14 Everything I do is a very deeply intuitive process of really following and listening, and that's just how you learn when you work in the shamanic traditions.   Links: Third Eye Meditation Lounge- Third Eye Cacao- Use code PLANTMEDICINE to get 15% of orders over $50, and a free class at the meditation lounge. 3rd Eye Mushroom Immune Elixior Find Tricia Eastman online Follow Tricia on Instagram Ancestral Heart Terra Incognita Foundation World Bufo Alvarius Congress 5-MeO-DMT Patient Experience Music by Porangui

My guests are Joseph Barsuglia and Tricia Eastman, who joined me from their secure location in So-Cal to talk about coronavirus, 5-MeO, Iboga, Bwiti, and much more. I hope you enjoy this lengthy interview. Find out more about their work at josephbarsuglia.com and psychedelicjourneys.com

Tricia Eastman & Dr. Joseph Barsuglia: Iboga, the Mount Everest of Psychedelics Here he comes… Doctor Iboga! If you’ve been listening to Life is a Festival for a while, you may recall in Episode 18 I shared the story of my journey to Gabon to initiate with the Bwiti, the spiritual keepers of the psychedelic medicine iboga. Today on the podcast I go very deep with two experts on the plant and the traditions surrounding it, Tricia Eastman and Dr. Joseph Barsuglia. Tricia and Joseph offer the perfect yin & yang of perspectives on this shamanic heavyweight. Both worked at the Crossroads Igoba clinic in Mexico, Tricia facilitating the psychospiritual program and Joseph as the Research Director. Like all expressions of yin and yang, there is keen analysis in Tricia’s lofty visions and a tender heart in Joseph’s scientific rigor. On the podcast we talk about the specifics of the brambly root bark from its mythology to its pharmacology. We discuss the Bwiti people and share our stories of initiation. Joseph elucidates the difference between iboga and the alkaloid extract ibogaine, famous for its use treating opioid addiction. We end the conversation speaking on important matters of ethical stewardship both of the endangered plant and its guardians, the Bwiti. If this episode resonates with you, consider sponsoring an iboga tree through Blessings of the Forest (https://www.blessingsoftheforest.org/) Now sit back and enjoy the polyrhythms of the Bwiti harps and take a flood dose of ancestral knowledge from these two brilliant servants of the plants, Tricia and Joseph. LINKS Dr. Joseph Barsuglia: https://www.josephbarsuglia.com/ Tricia Eastman’s Psychedelic Journeys : https://www.psychedelicjourneys.com/ Sponsor an Iboga Tree through Blessings of the Forest: https://www.blessingsoftheforest.org/ The Global Ibogaine Therapy Alliance (GITA): https://www.ibogainealliance.org/ Ceiba Ibogaine Therapy - Ibogaine Coaching & Aftercare: https://www.ceibaibogaine.com/ Ancestral Heart: https://www.ancestralheart.com/ Terra Incognita Project: http://www.terra-incognita-project.org/ TIMESTAMPS :10 - Who are the Bwiti of West Equatorial Africa? :17 - The iboga experience and factors to its potential lethality :23 - Dr. Barsuglia explains the difference between iboga and ibogaine and what is physiologically happening when you ingest iboga :33 - Iboga vs Ayahuasca & my own experience :37 - Bwiti traditions including the polyrhythms of Bwiti harps and the rituals :51 - Tricia and Joseph’s journey to iboga :58 - Iboga vs 5 MEO DMT 1:07 - Addiction to healing and the psychedelic bucket list 1:11 - What steps are being taken to support the ecological integrity and people groups associated with psychedelic medicine 1:27 - Should we microdose Iboga? 1:36 - How’d the podcast go?

Tricia is a pioneer in the psychedelic renaissance. Her holistic approach incorporates eastern philosophy, bio-hacking, soul retrieval, archetypal mapping, meditation, somatic therapy, shamanism. In this episode we talked about : Ancestral Heart at Burning Man Sacred Sites on Planet Earth, and what is happening in the world to re-activate the Energy vortexes What is being done to protect their physical location and spiritual energy that exists within them. Could UNESCO or else recognize Spiritual Energy in its declarations and intentions? Her time with indigenous people and the White Lions in Timbavati Alchemy of Love and Heart, embracing both light and shadow aspects of our culture at Burning Man. Tricia is a writer, speaker and advocate for the psychedelic movement. Over the last decade she has been involved with numerous projects related to preservation of sacred medicines and cultural traditions. As a medicine woman, she curates retreats in countries where use is legal working with 5-MeO-DMT, from the Sonoran Desert Toad and Iboga. She has been initiated into Bwiti traditions of Mboumba Eyano and trained in the Missoko, as well as facilitated the psycho-spiritual iboga program for Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. Her most recent projects include Ancestral Heart at Burning Man and I am sure we will get to talk about the sacred sites around the Planet.

Tricia Eastman is a psychedelic healer who works with Toad (5meoDMT), Mushrooms and Iboga to help people reconnect with their soul's purpose. She curates psychedelic experiences designed to activate human potential and catalyze a sea change in consciousness. This is a super high vibration conversation about psychedelics, their importance for individuals and their influence on culture. Tricia is magical, hopefully the first of many conversations with her. Enjoy! Connect with Tricia and book a journey at www.psychedelicjourneys.com See our films for free at www.veryape.tv Follow VeryApe on insta or twitter @VeryApeTv Follow Sean on insta or twitter @SeanVeryApe Recorded 10/6/19 Malibu, CA veryape.tv

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Talking 'bout Iboga - one of the most powerful healing plants on earth. What it does, how it helps heal trauma, addiction, and resets every neurotransmitter in the human brain. Check out more of Tricia's work at psychedelicjourneys.com Contact Christoph for interviews, questions and comments at chrisdheinen@gmail.com Aloha --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christoph31/message

Episode Supported by Ned! www.helloned.com/BRAINSKULL Use Code “BRAINSKULL” for 15% off your first order w/ FREE SHIPPING Tricia Eastman joins me today on the Rainbow Brainskull podcast. Tricia is a pioneer in the psychedelic renaissance with a mission to inspire others to become their own ”inner alchemists’’. Her holistic approach incorporates eastern philosophy, tantra, bio-hacking, herbal medicine, mind body integration, archetypal mapping, meditation, somatic therapy, and shamanism. As a medicine woman operating internationally, she curates medicine retreats in countries where use is legal. She is an experienced ceremonial facilitator of 5-MeO-DMT, a powerful psychedelic medicine from the Sonoran Desert Toad. As an Iboga provider, Eastman has been initiated into the Mboumba Eyano tradition, trained in the Missoko tradition, and she has facilitated the psychospiritual Iboga program for Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico. We talk about how she got here, why she’s excited to wake up every day, and what the future holds for humanity. Learn more about Tricia here: http://www.psychedelicjourneys.com http://www.instagram.com/psychedelicjourneys Links mentioned in episode: http://www.raminnazer.com http://www.instagram.com/raminnazer Thank you Ned for supporting the show! You can get 15% off your first order —WITH FREE SHIPPING—by going to www.helloned.com/BRAINSKULL and using code “BRAINSKULL”

Get more podcast content, support Third Eye Drops and receive exclusive rewards by becoming a Patreon patron What's this?! Two mind melds in two days?! Sort of... Regardless of the nomenclature, I had a tremendous time hosting this conversation at WITMA featuring the following lovely humans --  Ramin Nazer - Comedian, artist and podcaster Colin Frangicetto - Artist and musician Zach Leary - Host of It's All Happening and the MAPS Podcast Brandee Lynn - Partner in Rhythmia (an amazing ayahuasca retreat and resort) Tricia Eastman - Psychedelic facilitator  For a video version of this panel, stay tuned to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Leave us some love on iTunes by clicking 5 starts and the subscribe button!

Happy holidays! This week’s guest Tricia Eastman helps people find the holiness in every day by facilitating legal ceremonies in which ordinary membranes in between the different areas of thought and non-thought relax, and new or somehow ancient greater selves emerge appear whatever.It’s a solid conversation with a fascinating person doing very crucial work. I hope you get as much from this dense hour of passage, insight, integration…Tricia’s Sites:psychedelicjourneys.cominstagram.com/psychedelicjourneysWe Discuss:How she became a plant medicine practitioner through the festival psychedelic harm reduction undergroundLeaving a husband, four houses, and all of her possessions to be of service to humanityOvercoming her severe, debilitating eating disorders with ibogaine, ayahuasca, and 5-MeO DMTHow to smuggle the sacred into the global shopping mallReviving the ecstatic mystery schools and other lost spiritual traditionsCoping with the aftermath of collectively “waking up in a burning house” as we make last-minute moves to steer the planet out of further catastrophe“A lot of the decisions that we make are based on false structures of safety, things that make you FEEL safe - like locking your door. Does locking your door really actually make you safe? If someone wants to get into your house, they’re going to get into your house. The truth is, we are all walking around with a lot of trauma. And if we can understand that that is actually an aspect of us, that it is NOT us, then we can get into a space where we can start interacting in a more peaceful way.”Bringing back the rites of passageMoving as a culture into responsibility for the decisions that we makeGrowing up in a Christian family while experiencing “entities”“I was like, ‘If I drink this bottle of wine, this ghost cannot f-ck with me.’ Until I started understanding was that all they wanted was to be shown to the light.”Metamodernist science takes on the psychedelic Other(s)A psychedelic facilitator’s advice on how to behave with ghostsThe gods and spirits as messages from the somatic unconsciousIntegrating indigenous practices into the modern worldReplacing hierarchical teacher-student models with networked and facilitated group learning models“We are the medicine. We don’t necessarily need to take medicine.”How do we come up with something better for a world of proliferating trauma than “Accredited Facilitator from Iboga University”?Shout-Outs To:The Zendo ProjectPlant Spirit HealingCafé GratitudeThe UDVRick Doblin & MAPSBurning ManPhilip K DickBlue aviansRudolf SteinerCarl JungTerence McKennaRichard Rudd * Gene KeysSupport this show on Patreon and come be in our book club! Also, tons of cool free music, art, etc. there:https://patreon.com/michaelgarfield See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 34 of the MAPS Podcast is an all new interview with Tricia Eastman, a pioneer in the psychedelic renaissance. Our conversation takes a look at the inquisitive psychedelic work she does in the deep corners of what's left of the worlds indigenous cultures. Because her work covers the globe I especially wanted to see what wisdom she brings back is applicable to the American experience. Her tales of mind expanding explorations in these cultures is a beautiful juxtaposition against the life we take for granted. Tricia is a fresh yet wise voice in the psychedelic community. I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I did. Intro topics: End of the year podcast with Rick Doblin, advertising on the MAPS podcast and psychedelic therapy career tracts. Tricia Eastman is a pioneer in the psychedelic renaissance. Eastman’s holistic approach incorporates eastern philosophy, bio-hacking, soul retrieval, archetypal mapping, meditation, somatic therapy, shamanism. As a medicine woman, she curates retreats in countries where use is legal working 5-MeO-DMT, from the Sonoran Desert Toad and Iboga. She has been initiated into Bwiti traditions of Mboumba Eyano and trained in the Missoko, as well as facilitated the psychospiritual iboga program for Crossroads Treatment Center in Mexico.  

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Tricia Eastman is a "medicine woman" and ceremonial facilitator specializing in sessions using 5-MeO-DMT, a chemical compound commonly referred to as the "breath of God" which can be found and extracted from the Sonoran Desert toad. In this episode Brandon talks about his recent experience with this powerful medicine, discusses with Tricia her own path as a facilitator, the history and lineage of these medicines, as well as their potential effects and benefits. (*learn more about Tricia’s work at psychedelicjourneys.com)

Ep. 022: Curious about sacred plant medicine such as ayahuasca, ibogaine, and 5-MeO-DMT? Me too! Learn the different types of plants, cacti and even toad venom, their psychedelic effects and how to choose the right one. Whether healing from addiction to sexual trauma, or the desire to expand your consciousness and get in touch with the oneness and connectedness of the universe, this is for you. Our guest Tricia Eastman is a pioneer in the psychedelic renaissance with a mission to inspire others to become their own.  Today we will learn: The different types of sacred plant medicines and their effects How to choose the right medicine for you What to expect from the experience Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/022 Sign Up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily reminders of how freaking powerful and magical you are, straight to your inbox! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tricia and I begin speaking about the psychedelic substance Iboga. Where it comes from, past traditions, and current uses of the African root and its extract ibogaine. From there we look at 5-MeO-DMT which is another powerful psychedelic agent, both of which Tricia has been working with for many years. Lots of good info in this one! Thanks to Tricia for being super fun to talk to! Find Tricia at: INSTAGRAM:  TWITTER: www. FACEBOOK:   Intro song: "Lovin' Your Neighbour" by Phat Bollard Check Them out:  And buy their music! https://phatbollard.bandcamp.com   More at    

YOU can now support this podcast via BitCoin: 1DqzQqRuYwApTyA6n3q6ff6hPwbfhmTHmy Experiential journalist Rak Razam goes deep with shamanic facilitator and spokeswoman Tricia Eastman in talking about her medicine path with iboga, 5-MeO-DMT and planetary initiation. How can we be of service to the shamanic medicines and be sustainable as facilitators ourselves? What training and best practices are needed as a foundation amongst the diversity of shamanic medicines and styles? How do we integrate indigenous practice and customize it for modern audiences and needs without appropriation? What are the dangers of western poly-entheogenic use? Is there a stepping stone pattern to be guided in with what entheogens we work with on the deepening path of initiation? Are more women being called forth to serve medicine as ‘midwives’ to the Divine and how does that balance out the sacred masculine? As we re-sensitize to ourselves and nature and our place in the grand unfolding, what does it mean to be a Sacred Human? For more information visit: http://www.psychedelicjourneys.com And if you like this podcast support the emergence of new paradigm media by contributing to: https://www.patreon.com/rakrazam Art: Android Jones xx This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

In this Episode: 1) [Health & Wellness] Tricia Eastman Explains How Psychedelic Plant Medicines Can Assist with Anxiety & Alcoholism 2) [Health & Wellness] Iboga, Ayahuasca & Spiritual Immersion with Shaman & Healer Tricia Eastman Hosted by: Claudia Suarez Our website: http://www.believe.love  

In this clip from our show 'Believe', we help you with “Health & Wellness“. “Iboga, Ayahuasca & Spiritual Immersion with Shaman & Healer Tricia Eastman” Hosted by: Claudia Suarez Our website: http://www.believe.love  

In this clip from our show 'Believe', we help you with “Health & Wellness“. “Tricia Eastman Explains How Psychedelic Plant Medicines Can Assist with Anxiety & Alcoholism” Hosted by: Claudia Suarez Our website: http://www.believe.love