Ipupiara, also known as Bernardo Peixoto, shares the story of his life. He is a member of the Uru-e-wau-wau tribe of the Brazilian Amazon, a shaman, and an anthropologist. He was fluent in eight indigenous dialects and served as a bridge between cultures, a consultant to the Smithsonian Institute and Museum, and an advisor to the Clinton White House. He shares stories of his early upbringing, why his tribe call themselves "People of the Stars", the legend of their ET visitation, and what the Amazon rain forest means for the world. He says, "we are all shamans in training and we hold this promise in our very DNA" while reminding us shamans are human beings, neither saints nor magicians. He describes the tools of shamans, and how connecting to the Great Spirit and to Mother Earth is truly where and how healing occurs. 

Ipupiara passed away in 2011 we feel privileged that we had the opportunity to learn from him. We cherish our time with him.
 (From the archives of the nationally syndicated radio program The Laura Lee Show. 2001) 

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Christine VanPool, Professor of Anthropology at University of Missouri, talks about her career and deep dive into the shamanic cultures of Mesoamerica, and the breakthrough contributions of Cuyamungue Institute's founder, cultural anthropologist Dr Felicitas Goodman.

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Modern science began as the search for “God’s handiwork" and on the long march to   materialism and rationalism lost its "unashamedly metaphysical and magic-oriented philosophy” say historians Clive Prince and Lynn Picknett. Why and how, and was this inevitable?  Where might physics meet up again with metaphysics? Their book is “The Forbidden Universe: The Occult Origins of Science and the Search for the Mind of God”. While science excels at mapping out our ordinary reality, we must ask how well it can map out non-ordinary reality. And yet, we find that 95% of the Universe eludes our detection. Thus we call it "dark energy" and "dark matter" as it looks dark to our eyes and technology that cannot see it emit, absorb or reflect light. Clive brings in Sinziana Paduroiu, his co-author of “The Dark Side of the Universe” to join the panel. She notes that "5% of the Universe that we have mapped is so complex, so multi-layered, we cannot expect the other 95% to be simple." Which leads us to ask, how does Newton’s Physics, Einstein’s Relativity, and Quantum Physics merge into one continuum?  What do our trance experiences reveal about the Alternate Reality and other hidden dimensions of our mysterious, majestic Universe? 

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We trace the roles of much-loved goddesses in our early history and their place in evolving worldviews through history, and how that impacted the status of women over time, from our deep history to the present. We can read in the archeological record the honor once bestowed to the Divine Feminine principle. There was a time when women enjoyed co-equal status. What changed that? How was this reflected in the art and mythology and rituals around the Goddess?  What will it take to restore the Goddess, and all of women kind, to our rightful place?
   Clive Prince is a historical researcher specializing in religious mysteries, secret societies and the occult. With long-time collaborator Lynn Picknett their work has been featured in documentaries for the BBC and National Geographic. Their latest book is When God Had a Wife: The Fall and Rise of the Sacred Feminine in the Judeo-Christian Tradition.

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Exploring the connecting points between the Science of Consciousness and Spirituality, and neuroscience and altered states of consciousness. Burt draws from astronomy, biology, computer science, nanotechnology, physics, psychology, parapsychology, consciousness studies, psychedelics, sci-fi and social issues.

Burt Webb is a cience researcher, writer and blogger.  

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John and Caitlin Matthews (pronounced "Kathleen" in Gaelic) are respected researchers and authors in the Shamanic, Celtic and Arthurian traditions and have opened doors to a re-appreciation of the mythic heritage of the Western World.

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Louise Gilmore shares insights from a 40-year career teaching meditation, energetic, and a wide spectrum of consciousness raising techniques in academic, wellness, and corporate settings, as well as her travels to remote sacred sites around Australia with Aboriginal elders, and her meeting with a Tibetan Oracle. Louise joined us from Sydney, Australia.

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The Role of MythoPoetic Experience and Imagination in Social Change
Guest: Brian Tucker
Brian consults with individuals and organizations on ways to integrate spirituality, technology and social justice, using insights from Big History, Cosmology, Vedanta, Torah, Yoga and Nature. Here, he shares the role the mythopoetic imagination might play alongside science and direct experience on a mythpoetic level with Cuyamungue Institute’s work with Ecstatic Trance Postures in increasing our awareness of our sacred Cosmos. Brian joined us from Trenton, New Jersey

Paul Robear and Laura Lee are the directors of the Cuyamungue Institute. Here they invite guest speakers in related fields to help further broaden the scope of the ongoing research of the Cuyamungue Institute looking closer at parallel fields of study, to plunge deeper and learn more as to advance the understanding of  Trance states.  An anthropological research organization  with the focus on altered states of consciousness (ASCs) ... https://www.cuyamungueinstitute.com/

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Catholicism, Mysticism and Trance States
Sister Margaret shares her story as a long-time member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (begun in 1650 France by six illiterate women with the help of a Bishop and a young Jesuit priest) and her mission work among remote villages in Chile. She simply and poetically gets down to the essence of things as she describes religion as a river with many tributaries, and finds much in common between the rituals of rural Church Service and her practice of Ecstatic Trance Postures over 20 years. Margaret joined us from Los Angeles, California.

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