Conversations With The Mind

Conversations With The Mind

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Conversations With The Mind episodes

  • Episode 75 - Mark Cunningham - The Four Shields Model, Nature-Based Therapies, & Beautiful Change Amidst COVID
    Today we speak with very special guest, Mark Cunningham and dig deep into the idea of Consciousness.  We talk about numerous modalities to personal change and growth that often don't get enough attention.  He tells me about fatherhood and we discuss his past military experience.  What a great show!!
    innerlifeadventures.com
    reconnectingtoournature.com
    www.Mind-Ops.com
    Mind-Ops YouTube Page
    2 hr 29 min
  • Episode 74 - Katie Markley - Psychedelic Parenting, Necessary Suffering, & The Tools to Transcend

    Today we speak with good friend Katie Markley about her work as a Ketamine and Somatic-based Trauma Therapist.  We discuss the necessity of suffering for certain types of personal growth and dig more deeply into Consciousness as a construct.  She and I share some stories of personal transformation as well.  She tells us about motherhood and what it is like to engage in psychedelic-informed parenting.  Lastly, we discuss the sometimes uncomfortable but necessary process of purging to cleanse and heal.

    www.katiemarkley.com

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    2 hr 15 min
  • Episode 73 - Dr. Cole Marta - Ketamine Therapies Comparison, Treatment Resistant Depression and The Mystical State, Trust and Surrender

    Welcome back my little bundles of joy! Today on the Conversations With The Mind Podcast, we speak with esteemed guest Dr. Cole Marta.  Cole is a leading Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Practitioner, as well as a Psychedelic Researcher, holding leading positions on research teams in the Los Angeles area.  Today, we get into the differences between Ketamine-Therapy and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy delving into the realms of ethics and morality along the way.  He enlightens me on his personal take on the efficacy potentials hidden within the Mystical State Experience and how we might utilize trainable mental tools to extract the highest orders of learning from altered state content.   We go a bit deeper into the construct of Consciousness and Existential Purpose on a philosophical level and get into some of the details for integration and application of consciousness constructs into physical reality.  Ready to blow your mind once again?  Hope you like this one.

    psychedelic.support

    psychedelictherapyca.com

    maps.org

    clinicaltrails.gov

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    1 hr 46 min
  • Episode 72 - Nate Perkins - Cactus, Punk in the West, and A Man's Journey in a Van

    Today we speak with an amazing guest in Nate Perkins.  Nate and I get into his life journey and how it intersects with the West, the desert, and cactus!  He shares his thoughts around his published books and speaks about the story behind the story.  He an I delve deep into cultural appropriation, chaos magic, and Western living.

    Books:

    Cactus - 2018, The Way Cities Feel To Us Now - 2019, Wallop - 2020

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    1 hr 21 min
  • Episode 71 - The Arturo Complex - Collective Consciousness Creating Auditory Alchemy
    Today we speak with very special guests Dylan Quick, Joe Hittle, and Josh Barratt of the Denver-based instrumental band The Arturo Complex.  These are the guys who created all of the music for the podcast so by now you should be familiar with some of their work.  We discuss their individual journeys of self-discovery and how their individual paths have helped to inform and create the musical alchemy they engage in today.  We talk about their new album, now available for streaming, and the process it takes for them to create such amazing work.  We talk about the intentions of sharing a message between musician and music listener and the non-verbal energetic collaboration the band engages in with their audiences.  Thanks for coming on the show guys!
    www.Mind-Ops.com
    Mind-Ops YouTube Page
    The Arturo Complex on Facebook
    https://the arturocomplexdenver.bandcamp.com
    2 hr 23 min
  • Episode 70 - Jason Vetrano - Detroit Techno in the 80's, Music as an Internal Vehicle, Music and Healing
    Today we conversate with very special guest Jason Vetrano who holds an unusually refreshing wealth of musical experience and knowledge.  We delve into many topics related to music's ability to transform consciousness and its many uses as an intentional tool for change processes and healing.  Jason delights us with his memories and experiences of the start of the techno genre of music in Detroit during the 80's and the role he played in it.  He shares his experiences of collective consciousness during music events and how he literally reads the energy off the crowd to taylor his musical prescription to the needs of the group.  What an informative and exciting talk! Thanks Jason!
    www.Mind-Ops.com
    Mind-Ops YouTube Page
    2 hr 11 min
  • Episode 69 - Brad Smith - The Potential of Nothingness, Cultural Appreciation, Trusting The Pull

    Today we speak with return guest Brad Smith after his return from Peru and his "Jungle Journey."  We go super deep into the nature of Consciousness and delve into other related topics such as; Shamanism, Counselling, Conscious Dying, and the idea of a Western Altered States Culture.  Brad tells us how his ideas about consciousness, tradition, and ritual have changed since returning from his international trainings and self-explorations.   He shares with us how we can attempt to maintain clarity and grounding in our daily modern lives after reflecting on our past.  And I get some of my existential shit worked out on the air as Brad and I pick apart some of the hardest questions we all ask ourselves from time to time about the nature of existence. 

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    2 hr 14 min
  • Episode 68 - Jessica Breemen - I Love LOVE, Risk Reduction & Benefit Maximization, Drug Policy, and Collective Awakening

    Today we speak with Jessica Breemen, active member of PRaTI (Psychedelic Research and Training Institute), a board member of DanceSafe, and a Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy training program developer about a huge range of topics.  We spend nearly the entire first half rapping about Consciousness and our own formative Awakening experiences.  The second half is full of great information about drug policy reform efforts, our psychedelic vision for the future of humanity, and the role that Social Work plays in the new revolution of consciousness expansion.  One of the most fun podcasts to date!! Enjoy!

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    www.dancesafe.org

    https://pratigroup.org

    ftir.dancesafe.org

    3 hr 8 min
  • Episode 67 - Dr. Michael Winkelman - Consciousness as Knowing, Shamanism, Neurophenomenology, and Genetic Epistemology

    Today we speak with esteemed guest Dr. Michael Winkelman, a well published author on Consciousness.  He and I connect across the equator while he speaks to us from Brazil, his home for the last 10 years.  We talk shop on Consciousness and how it interacts and utilizes the mechanisms of the human brain to channel experiential phenomena.  We attempt to cover a great deal of the BIG existential questions about existence and our purpose here at this time in space and do a pretty good job in only an hour.  This one will need to be unpacked through more than one listening and examination.  Enjoy!!!

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    www.michaelwinkelman.com

    1 hr 43 min
  • Episode 66 - Dr. Rob Colbert - Unseen Aspects of Mind, Conversations with Altered Minds, NOWAK Society Origins and Current Projects, Western Psychedelic Culture

    We delve deep into so many great topics on this one! Dr. Rob Colbert and I try to tackle BIG questions such as; Is any of this even real? Can we enhance communication through shared altered states? and How can we examine the unseen aspects of ourselves for enhanced growth?  Rob tells us all about the origins of the NOWAK Society, a non-profit dedicated to education and forward movement in the social consciousness and he shares about his current projects.  We discuss the importance of establishing a "Western Psychedelic Culture" so as to refrain from appropriating to the maximum extent possible.  Hope you like this one! We had fun making it!

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    thenowaksociety.org 

    1 hr 52 min

About Conversations With The Mind

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We discuss a variety of interesting topics with interesting people in an effort to engage our collective Mind, experiences, and knowledge to raise the consciousness within all humans.