Podcasts about tryptamines

GUEST:Critical Consulting: https://www.critical.consulting/blog   Entheome: https://www.entheome.org/team-members/ian-bollinger   Hyphae Labs: https://www.patreon.com/hyphaelabsOakland Hyphae: https://www.oaklandhyphae510.com/   MENTIONS:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybe_zapotecorum   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panaeolus_cyanescens   FunDiS: https://fundis.org/   Mycelial Mass: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mycelialmass/   MUSHROOM HOUR:   https://welcometomushroomhour.com   https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/   TOPICS COVERED:    Chemical Analysis & Community Science   Human Beings as Scientists by Nature   Gatekeeping vs Guardianship   Tryptamines, Nucleocides, Ibotenic acid, Muscimol, Muscarine   Chromatograph Clusters   The Hyphae Spectrum    Empowering Producers and Consumers with Analysis   What Compounds are in Fungi?   Hyphae Labs & the Center for Mycological Analytics   Bioinformatics    Field Studies in Mexico   Muscimol-Containing Mushrooms are the Ancestors of Psilocybin-Containing Mushrooms?!   Field Studies and International Research Stations    Ian's Surreal Journey   

GUEST:The Myco Zine: https://www.instagram.com/mycozine/Hyphae Labs: https://www.patreon.com/hyphaelabsMENTIONS:https://www.oaklandhyphae510.com/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52397.Parable_of_the_SowerMUSHROOM HOUR:https://welcometomushroomhour.comhttps://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hourhttps://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hourShow Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/TOPICS COVERED:Oakland Psychedelic Conference   Hyphae Labs Nationwide Tour   The Book of Tomas   Birth of the Myco Zine   Testing Psilocybin-Containing Mushrooms   Identifying Tryptamines and Other Compounds   Explaining ChromatographyAnalytical Chemistry in Cannabis & Other IndustriesSyncing Compounds to Qualitative EffectsAcademia & Institutional Science Mimicking MyceliumForaging Into the Woods Embracing SeasonalityJust Write the Date

Do you enjoy the shamelessly fringe? How about this podcast? We want to hear your voice in all it's weirdo glory (and add a Mushroom emoji)! Go to ratethispodcast.com/openloopsPsychedelic.  Is that not the ultimate trance word? Where does it take your mind? Or where outside of it does it take you?......maaaaaaaannnnnnn.Get ready to join an enlightening exploration of the realm of psychedelics and their potential for transformative healing. Greg's guest, Jess Marion, a highly skilled hypnotherapist, coach, and NLP master practitioner, shares her remarkable journey into sacred medicine, her understanding of neuroscience, and how her approach to coaching and transformation has evolved over the years. You will discover how psychedelics have bridged the gaps that hypnosis, meditation, yoga, and tai chi were unable to fill for Jess, influencing her coaching methods in powerful ways.As you continue your journey, Jess offers insights into the world of psychedelic healing. They discuss the classifications of psychedelics, how they affect the brain, and the intriguing commonalities behind the visions they induce. You'll hear about the importance of set and setting when embarking on a psychedelic journey, the potential risks, and the small minority of people who should avoid these substances. You'll also get an inside look at the mysteries and myths surrounding the brewing of ayahuasca and LSD.Jess also touches on the intersection of spirituality and therapy, exploring how psychedelics can be a tool for self-discovery and spiritual awakening. We delve into the concept of readiness when it comes to psychedelics, the importance of meditation practice, and the intriguing possibility of developing psychic abilities.  Maaaaaan...this episode sounds intriguing like an early 60s Timothy Leary college flyer.Or maybe more like a late 60s Timothy Leary college course?Turn on, tune in, and drop down even deeper.....Jess's Links: Sacred Medicine JourneysThe Intelligent HypnotistAmazon Author Page

Nick talks to biochemist & biophysicist Dr Ryan Gumpper, a postdoc in Dr. Bryan Roth's lab at the University of North Carolina. They discuss the biochemistry, molecular biology & biophysics of serotonin receptors, including the molecular details for what happens when serotonin and tryptamines psychedelics (e.g. LSD) bind to 5HT2A receptors in the brain. They also discuss how understand these details relates to the quest to discover novel psychedelic-derived compounds with therapeutic benefits, as well as the inspiration Ryan received from reading Alexander Shulgin's famous book, PIHKAL.SUPPORT M&M:Sign up for the free weekly Mind & Matter newsletter:[https://mindandmatter.substack.com/?sort=top]Learn how you can further support the podcast: [https://mindandmatter.substack.com/p/how-to-support-mind-and-matter]Support the show

Today we are honored by the presence of the legendary Dr. Dennis McKenna. Dr. McKenna has conducted research in ethnopharmacology for over 40 years.  He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute, and was a key investigator on the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca.  He is the younger brother of Terence McKenna.  From 2000 to 2017, he taught courses on Ethnopharmacology and Plants in Human affairs as an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota. In 2018, Dr. McKenna conceived the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy to explore modern and traditional practices, ideas and technologies that foster the understanding of nature, consciousness, the cosmos and their interweavings with humanity. The Academy's mission is to be a catalyst for the transformation of global consciousness, through educational experiences that interweave our collective intelligence, science, and ancestral wisdom.   TOPICS COVERED:   The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss   The Experiment at La Chorrera   Ethnopharmacology   Tryptophan, Tryptamines & 5HT2A ReceptorsPsychedelic Biochemistry   Messenger Molecules & Signal Transduction   Psychedelic CommunicationsNeural Gating & The Reality Hallucination   Future of Psychedelics in Modern, Western Culture   Psychedelics Sourced from South America – Short-Term Extraction, Long-Term Symbiosis?   Nature Wave Zero   Humans as an Endangered Species   Undiscovered Psychedelic Compounds   The McKenna Academy   EPISODE RESOURCES   McKenna Academy: https://mckenna.academy/   McKenna Academy IG: https://www.instagram.com/mckenna.academy/   "The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss": https://www.amazon.com/Brotherhood-Screaming-Abyss-Terence-McKenna/dp/0878396365   "Botanical Medicines: The Desk Reference for Major Herbal Supplements": https://typeset.io/papers/botanical-medicines-the-desk-reference-for-major-herbal-2df0ifn7xz   5-HT2A Receptors: https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/5-HT2A_receptor   ESPD55 Website: https://espd55.com/   Stephen Harrod Buhner: https://www.stephenharrodbuhner.com/books/   Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide: https://www.amazon.com/Psilocybin-Mushroom-Growers-Handbook-Enthusiasts-ebook/dp/B00BOE16V8   

Nick talks to pharmaceutical microbiologist Dr. Dirk Hoffmeister, who is professor at the Hans Knöll Institute in Germany. Professor Hoffmeister has a background in botany and mycology, the study of fungi. His lab studies various aspects of fungal biochemistry & molecular biology, including the biochemistry and molecular genetics of psilocybin production in magic mushrooms. We spoke about various topics in mycology, mostly related to Psilocybe mushrooms. This included: how psilocybin is synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan; the ecological reasons for why some mushrooms produce psilocybin; why magic mushrooms turn a vibrant blue color when they are physically damaged; the production of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) by certain species; the ecology of Psilocybe mushrooms; other areas of mycology that his lab studies.Support M&M:Sign up for the weekly Mind & Matter newsletter[https://mindandmatter.substack.com/?sort=top]The Amino Co., shop science-back amino acids supplements. Use code ‘MIND' to save 30%.[aminoco.com/MIND]Follow Nick's work through Linktree:[https://linktr.ee/trikomes]Organize your digital highlights & notes w/ Readwise (2 months free w/ sub)[https://readwise.io/nickjikomes/]Learn more about our podcast sponsor, Dosist[https://dosist.com]Support the show

Nick talks to medicinal chemist Dr. David Nichols, who has spent decades studying the chemistry and pharmacology of psychedelics. Dr. Nichols shared his knowledge of psychedelic tryptamine, including LSD and DMT, as well as phenethylamines such as mescaline and MDMA. He also discussed his relationship with the late Dr. Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin, and how his thoughts companies trying to make non-hallucinogenic drugs derived from psychedelics.USEFUL LINKS:Download the podcast & follow Nick at his website[www.nickjikomes.com]Support the show on Patreon & get early access to episodes[https://www.patreon.com/nickjikomes]Sign up for the weekly Mind & Matter newsletter[https://mindandmatter.substack.com/]Athletic Greens, comprehensive daily nutrition (Free 1-year supply of Vitamin D w/ purchase)[https://www.athleticgreens.com/mindandmatter]Try MUD/WTR, a mushroom-based coffee alternative[https://www.mudwtr.com/mindmatter]Discount Code ($5 off) = MINDMATTEROrganize your digital highlights & notes w/ Readwise (2 months free w/ subscription)[https://readwise.io/nickjikomes/]Start your own podcast (get $20 Amazon gift card after signup)[https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1507198]Buy Mind & Matter T-Shirts[https://www.etsy.com/shop/OURMIND?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1036758072§ion_id=34648633]Connect with Nick Jikomes on Twitter[https://twitter.com/trikomes]​​​Learn more about our podcast sponsor, Dosist[https://dosist.com/]ABOUT Nick Jikomes:Nick is a neuroscientist and podcast host. He is currently Director of Science & Innovation at Leafly, a technology startup in the legal cannabis industry. He received a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University and a B.S. in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/nickjikomes)

While some naturally occuring tryptamines are neurotransmitters (e.g. serotonin, melatonin and bufotenin), most are psychoactive hallucinogens found in plants, fungi and animals. Some you may know of include DMT, LSD, and Psilocybin. In the human gut, symbiotic bacteria convert dietary tryptophan to tryptamine, which lays the basis for endogenously occurring psychedelics, produced by your own body. What is the reason or purpose behind this? We'll be discussing the interrelation of these alkaloids with enlightenment, spiritual realization, and awakening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/highonspirit/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/highonspirit/support

For this episode of The Alchemical Mind, I depart a bit from our recent discussion of Gnostic Christianity to dive into one of my favorite quotes, and one I use all the time, from Sufi mystic Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari - "the real is not veiled from you, rather it is you who are veiled from seeing it." Through this quote and the passage from which it is derived, I analyse the mystical experience, understanding how to acquire truth, and what ultimately prevents us from "getting it" - ourselves. Books mentioned on this episode: The Spirit In The Sky - https://amzn.to/35xP9VJ DMT Deities, Myth & Tryptamines - https://amzn.to/3mnRQ3a The Book Of Aphorisms - https://amzn.to/31JCPk6 The website is now live - https://thealchemicalmind.com. There you can also find links to our Discord channel as well as the Patreon which will be launching officially this week. If you'd like to check in touch, follow the podcast on Twitter, @MindAlchemical, or just leave a voicemail directly on Anchor.fm. If you haven't subscribed yet, be sure to do so: Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1511325742 Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xYjRmN2JlYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZOhy8aSpJEU5mtfT5ia2T RSS - https://anchor.fm/s/1b4f7bec/podcast/rss Leave a review, and share the podcast with a friend. Music provided by Kabbalistic Village (https://kabbalisticvillage.com/) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-alchemical-mind/support

YOU can now support this podcast via BitCoin:1DqzQqRuYwApTyA6n3q6ff6hPwbfhmTHmy Experiential journalist Rak Razam hosts a robust community discussion on the role, importance and shape of 5-MeO-DMT in modern culture from the Somara Shamanic Medicine Forum, Feb, 2016. With Shannon Kempster, Maya Waken, Dean Jefferys, Dan Schreiber and Jewelli Deva. What is the connection between the Mexican Sonoran desert toad and the legendary yage of Amazonian tribes? What role does bufotenine play in the 5-MeO neurochemical cocktail in plants and toads? Unified field. Source consciousness. Home: what celestial cartography do these catalysts reveal? Is this the return of DreaMTime consciousness? Are there any significant differences between synthetic and organic 5-MeO, or plant-based and toad-based 5-MeO? Do repeated doses of 5-MeO make one more sensitive to the medicine and to the ceremony of life itself? How do we keep open the endogenous pathways that the medicine can reveal? Recorded and shared by Kent Holloway. With thanks to Somara: http://www.somara.org/panels Also visit Toad & 5-MeO-DMT Testimonials for more community information: https://www.facebook.com/groups/813691418706935 and the Five Hive: http://5meodmt.org And if you like this podcast support the emergence of new paradigm media by contributing to: https://www.patreon.com/rakrazam This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

YOU can now support this podcast via BitCoin:1DqzQqRuYwApTyA6n3q6ff6hPwbfhmTHmy or via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rakrazam Gwyllm Llwydd has long swum through the seas of Art & Entheogensia. His early artistic influences were Willifred Sätty, Max Ernst, Rick Griffin and various schools of Buddhist Mandala Art. Join us as experiential journalist Rak Razam chats with Gwyllm, artist and publisher of “The Invisible College Magazine” on EarthRites.org and curator of one of the greatest collection of historical visionary art on the internet. Together they discuss the role of visionary art in culture from Dreamtime cave walls to William Blake, the Surrealists, Ernst Fusch, Salvador Dali, Roberto Venosa, Pablo Amaringo, Alex and Allyson Grey and Android Jones’ virtual reality installations and many points in-between. Is visionary art not just a representation of altered states but a mapping of the same? Are artists information transfer specialists from higher dimensions to this one that bring forth the Divine Spark? Can the Love of Art Save the Earth? For more information see: https://gwyllm.com ; http://www.invisiblecollege-publishing.com ; and gwyllm-art.com. You can also connect with Gwyllm on Facebook, Google+, Twitter or via email: llwydd (at) earthrites (dot) org This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

Julian Palmer, the original formulator of changa, was born in North East Victoria Australia, where his father worked as an agricultural journalist and editor. In his early 20’s, he explored many forms of spiritual inquiry, practiced purification of intent and worked in web design and multimedia. After moving to the far north coast of NSW when he was 24, he quickly got seriously into psychedelics and since that time hasn’t really stopped exploring and learning about them and the states they could catalyze. Julians book "Articulations" is a catalog of his life work up to this point. It sums up about everything he wants to say about psychedelics. His next projects involve creating innovate film erotica and exploring indigenous psychoactive plants that are unknown to the western mind. This interview was recorded almost a yaer ago. Allan had a sense when he stumbled upon Julians website that his work was appropriate for the mission of The BD Now Podcast, which, at its core, is about maximizing human potential through appropriate levels of nutrition but he wasn' sure the world would embrace Julian's work as openly as he did. Since then, though, actor Edward Norton has spearheaded a very public campaign to raise funds for researching the use of magick mushrooms to eleveate the affecs of both depression and PTSD, foremost herbalist James A Duke has noted that Auyuasca is a healing herb with many benefits over and above iniiatiing visionary states and herbalist Stephen Buhner has stated that all forms of life search out the psychedelic molecules, not just humans. (Hes gone as far to say that during times of environmental uncertaintanty organisms from elephants to microbes seek out these molecules because they are radical adaptogens that make individuals and cultures capable of adjusting to change. They are not drugs, they are plant medicines and as Michael Phillips stated in a recent interview, all medicines area ultimately a form of nutrition The BD Now! Podcast does not advocate for the use of these plant medicines for the psyche and soul. We present Julian Palmers inights into the use of medicinal plants around the world for educational purposes only. Table of Contents Preface Chapter One : The Revelation of DMT First Steps Smoking Crystal DMT Rational Interpretations Chapter Two : The Meaning of DMT in The Trees There is a Neurotransmitter in Acacia Trees The Sentience of Plants Australian Acacia Species Containing DMT The Harvesting of Acacias Drinking an Acacia Floribunda Brew Chapter Three : Espiritu Naturale How the Plants can Work with Us Mescaline from the Cactus Changa Psilocybin Mushrooms Psychoactive Plants around the World Iboga and Ibogaine Chapter Four : Ayahuasca Introduction To Ayahuasca The Religion of Ayahuasca How I Facilitate Ayahuasca Groups Dosages of Tryptamines and Beta-Carbolines Two Ayahuasca Experiences Chapter Five : Considering Other Beings “But are the Beings Real?” Malevolent Beings and Schizophrenia A Simple Analysis of the Perspectives of Benny Shanon Chapter Six : Synthetic Chemicals Phenethylamines and Tryptamines (or Research Chemicals) LSD Ketamine MDMA and Love Chapter Seven : The Crisis and the Construct The Shaman vs God The Manual of Western Spirituality Pitfalls along the Way Chapter Eight : Working with It The Benefits of Pure Awareness The Shadow Processing and Integrating Feeching, Sound Navigation, and Telepathy The Guide Mebbing and Sex Chapter Nine : This Time and These Experiences Exploring New Age Transpersonalism The Follies and Pitfalls of Shamanism Thoughts on the Global Dance Party Scene Chapter Ten : The Challenges and Meanings of Drugs The Recreational Use of Drugs The Drugs don’t Work Credible Futures Appendix I : Changa: Smoking DMT infused into Ayahuasca and other Herbs Appendix II : The Origin and Utilisation of Changa Bibliography

Join experiential journalist Rak Razam and guest Jo Slater who, four years ago, suffered a blow to the head that left her brain damaged, and rerouted her neurochemistry at the same time. Healed by an Australian indigenous medicine person with the didgeridoo, Slater also experienced endogenous tryptamine excitation that led her into the shamanic realm and a spiritual path. As she healed, she was drawn to study neuroscience to explain her condition, and what she calls ‘endotheogens’: the spontaneous and natural secretion of tryptamines in the brain at levels beyond the Western norm. Told by her aboriginal Arnhem land tribe to share this knowledge with the world, Slater is communicating her shamanic initiation and her scientific thesis behind her neurochemical reaction. Titled: Metabolites of Tryptamine: Endogenous psychedelic neurotransmitters, and N,N dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in explaining a new pathway to produce Serotonin, Melatonin and hallucinations, she posits a natural rerouting ability of the brain that promotes Divergent pathways for endogenous chemical synthesis. She has also found naturally occurring enzymes which promote endogenous tryptamines, and has been working on integrating this neuroscience perspective with the indigenous wisdom and cosmology of an interdependent reality with entities, ancestors and embedded cultural wisdom. Jo Slater will be speaking at the 2016 Somara Shamanic Medicine Forum, held Feb 2-7th, 2016 in Byron Bay and webcast for the global tribe. See more at: http://www.somara.org/jo-slater and tickets are available here: http://www.somara.org/tickets and can also be contacted at: joleeslater@gmail.com JOIN US! Subscribe to http://www.rakrazam.com and join the New Paradigm movement.... SUPPORTING ARTISTS SEED THE FUTURE IS VERY SEXY. IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR, HOW IT MAKES YOU THINK, WHO IT MAKES YOU FEEL, THEN DONATE RIGHT HERE, BUSTER! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

Join experiential journalist Rak Razam and his feminine counterpart, spiritual seeker Flora, author of the forthcoming Veils, a novel about a shamanic coming of age and working with 5-MeO-DMT. Flora and Razam share the same idea: that Source consciousness is alive and incarnating through the individuals awakening to it, in an active way... In a deeply synchronous meeting, Flora's novel is mirroring Razam's work and projects with 5-MeO: life mirrors art and art mirrors life... Listen as they discuss the ultimate surrender and opening to the Source, the Logos and living language, neural entanglement and how that reflects in the shamanic community working with sacraments, using EEG and neurofeedback to teach endogenous usage of 5MEO, how to communicate translinguistic realms, the parallels with mystics through history experiencing non-duals states, and exploring the idea: is God lonely, or is it feeding, breeding and making more of itself? All this and more in an unparalleled meeting of one mind in two bodies. Is this the way of the future? The interviewee, Flora, will be publishing her novel under the pseudonym Elettra Cavendish. Follow her on Twitter @elettracrack JOIN US! Subscribe to http://www.rakrazam.com and join the New Paradigm movement.... :) SUPPORTING ARTISTS SEED THE FUTURE IS VERY SEXY. IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR, HOW IT MAKES YOU THINK, WHO IT MAKES YOU FEEL, THEN DONATE RIGHT HERE, BUSTER! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

Hiya folks, once again in advance of the glorious Pale Imitation Festival we have a podcast exploring all the weird and wonderful bands who will be playing in Edinburgh during August for your wild and enthusiastic entertainment. Because you're coming along, right? All of you? Oh god do please come. Please. Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease! Ah fuck that, it's really undignified when I grovel isn't it. Fucking come along or you are missing the fuck out on seeing the best under-the-radar bands in Scotland at the most reasonable of prices (a fiver per show or a season ticket to the whole damn thing for £25 - all tickets here) in one of Edinburgh's most legendary underground venues. (Literally. It's actually a cellar.)   It's a bit haphazard, but it's a bloody great festival, the beer in Henry's is really good these days and the wonderful Kitchen Disco will be providing cakes and DJing on every single night because they are massive heroes and they are the reason the terrorists will never win. 01. Numbers Are Futile - Monster (00.17)02. Beam - Hex (08.12)03. Bat Bike - Willing (18.52)04. Sharptooth - Queen of Scots (26.37)05. Min Diesel - War Band (28.32)06. Adam Stafford - Atheist Money (35.07)07. Wolf - Tricks and Bones (42.56)08. Tryptamines - Black and White Blues (47.57)09. Supermoon - Klopfgeist (55.45) 10. Happy Meals - Electronic Disco (1.03.57)

What is DreaMTime consciousness, and how do plants, toads and humans relate to it? Is the planet excreting the unfolding of unity consciousness? Do the Australian cane toads and the Sonoran Desert Toad, literally dream the landscape into being? Can the toads activate endogenous DMT and the visionary state in our own bodies simply via their sonic icaros? What is the difference between ayahuasca and yage, and how does it relate to the various types of tryptamines in nature and our own brain? Can a tribal darkness ritual reset the body and the soul via a tryptamine cascade? Can the toads really be entheogenic caretakers between the land and us humans, and is LOVE really ALL THERE IS? Find out in the ultimate discussion on 5-MeO-DMT with Dan Schreiber and experiential journalist Rak Razam... For more info: http://www.starseedgardens.com. Subscribe to RakRazam.com and support the emergence of new paradigm media. And if you want to experience an authentic and integral ayahuasca retreat in Peru, join author Rak Razam in Peru on an ongoing series of intensive ayahausca retreats with curandero Percy Garcia http://www.aya-awakenings.com/retreats SUPPORTING ARTISTS SEED THE FUTURE IS VERY SEXY. IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR, HOW IT MAKES YOU THINK, WHO IT MAKES YOU FEEL, THEN DONATE RIGHT HERE, BUSTER! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

Can we discover the exact origins of life on earth? Can shamanic plant entheogens help us reveal this knowledge? Experiential journalist Rak Razam and neuroscientist Dr. Juan talk with Dr. Bruce Damer, a technologist, virtual world pioneer, computer historian, CEO and founder of The Digital Space Commons and psychedelic explorer and commentator. Bruce has developed the unique endogenous ability to sustain altered states of mind–without external agents–and build a replicable neurolibrary of visionary states. After meeting Terence McKenna in 1997, Bruce introduced Terence to virtual worlds, and Terence introduced Bruce to the shamanic paradigm, which he has since explored to great depth using his endogenous navigational skills. Working in rare symbiosis with madre ayahuasca, Bruce uses the visionary state to refine and improve his scientific problem-solving, including his designs for NASA spaceships and the mission to bring an asteroid to lunar orbit to search for life. And if that mission succeeds, can we recreate the chemical conditions of life within a man-made "Genesis Engine" by 2039? Can we know the complete unification of spirit and the machinery of being? Is there an Entheogenic Singularity hovering in our near future? Find out, in perhaps the most intense episode of In a Perfect World yet…! And hear more from Bruce on his podcast, the Levity Zone: www.levityzone.com Join author Rak Razam in Peru on an ongoing series of intensive ayahausca retreats with curandero Percy Garcia: http://www.aya-awakenings.com/retreats SUPPORTING ARTISTS SEED THE FUTURE IS VERY SEXY. IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR, HOW IT MAKES YOU THINK, WHO IT MAKES YOU FEEL, THEN DONATE RIGHT HERE, BUSTER! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

A robust round table discussion first broadcast on the Munt Warning drug harm reduction show, River FM in Lismore, Northern NSW, Australia in Jan 2010. Featuring hosts Paul and Jackie Onassid, with guests experiential journalist Rak Razam, Aussie plant specialist Mulga, and youth culture representative Dylan Heller. What is the difference between entheogens and drugs and what role does DMT or Dimethyltryptamine straddle between the two as this archaic knowledge crests in the Western consciousness? Is DMT in danger of becoming a recreational street drug, as with the leaf extract known as "Changa"? What about the religious spiritual usage as with ayahuasca churches? Can modern culture reclaim the sacred, and is DMT the vehicle for it? Does DMT take us to the realm we go to when we die? Is it a portal to God? Are there alien entities in the hyperspace it takes one to? And what good is the knowledge of the DMT experience when we come back? This debate covers the pros and cons, the dangers and the ineffable mysteries of DMT from a street level and a divine perspective and is invaluable listening for those psychonauts about to ingress, or those who are wondering about the merits of tryptamines themselves... This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.