October 02, 2024

98. Unlocking & Integrating Your Hidden Self: A Guide to Exploring Dreams, Indigenous Knowledge & Psychedelic Journeys with Mario 'Oneiros' Alonso

1 hour 5 minutes

Mario Alonso Cordero a.k.a “Oneiros Speculum” (The Dream Mirror), was born and raised in Mexico. He is a writer, therapist and an expert in Dreams and Visions, with abundant experience in supporting sacred plant ceremonies and guiding psychedelic integration. He has a master's degree in The Philosophy of Religion and complementary training in Transpersonal Psychology.

Mario has collaborated in different educational and research projects on Psychedelics and Expanded States of Consciousness such as MINDSURF (Psychonautic Education) and is the founder of VIA SYNAPSIS (Academic Congresses) and NIDO (Psychedelic Care in Festivals) and researcher at NIERIKA (Entheogenic Research and Intercultural Therapy).

He has done fieldwork with the Mazatec people of Oaxaca, Mexico, and research on traditional mushroom ceremonies and indigenous perspectives on healing and entheogenic cosmology.

Episode Highlights

Mario’s journey as an author and his exploration of dreams and psychedelics
Mario’s first LSD experience at age 16 that reshaped his life path
Indigenous symbolism and wisdom in Mario’s early psychedelic experiences
The cultural suppression of sacred plant medicines in Mexico and their revival through the work of Maria Sabina
The connection between modern psychedelic science and indigenous traditions
Differences in healing perspectives: Western individualism vs. Indigenous collective approaches
Indigenous symbolic geographies and how they guide collective consciousness in ceremonies
Western linear thinking contrasted with indigenous holistic and interconnected worldviews
Lucid dreaming as a spiritual practice and its relation to waking life
Psychedelics as opening the doors of perception, expanding beyond ego consciousness
Terence McKenna’s idea of sacred plants as ambassadors of Gaia, connecting us to plant consciousness
The risks of spiritual emergencies during psychedelic journeys and the critical role of integration
Exploring dreams as a language of symbols and their role in integrating psychedelic experiences
Dream work as a tool to uncover hidden potentials within the psyche for personal growth
Mario’s online Dream Circle

Mario "Oneiros" Alonso’s Links

Website: www.onirocosmos.com
Website: www.refugionido.com
Instagram: @oneiros_speculum
Facebook: Autor - Oneiros Speculum

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

Book: Onirocosmos: Manual para trabajar y explorar el universo de los sueños by Mario Alonso Martínez Cordero
Book: Navegar el infinito mar del pensamiento: Una introducción a la filosofía by Mario Alonso Martínez Cordero
Psychedelic Care in Mexico: NIDO - www.refugionido.com

Mario "Oneiros" Alonso’s Gift to You

The first 3 people to reach out to Mario at his Instagram’s DM @oneiros_speculum, saying “I’ve heard about you on the Psychedelic Mom Podcast and I want to subscribe to the Dream Circle” will get FREE access to his Dreamastery Dream Circle

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