Join me for a discussion with Jahan Khamsehzadeh, Ph.D., psychedelic guide, teacher, researcher, and journeyer with over 20 years of formal and informal research, has taken 1000+ personal psychedelic plant medicine journeys, and guided almost 700 journeys for others. Jahan astutely guides us through what psychedelics are and some specific medicines as well as the natural active compounds they offer. Jahan speaks to the human evolutionary history of psychedelic use including the indigenous use of mind-altering plant medicines for healing and connection as well as the role of animism in human history and the ability of psychedelics to reveal a sense of consciousness or aliveness in all aspects of the natural world. Jahan discusses the current research on the nature connective and pro-environmental influence of psychedelic use on people. Lastly, Jahan offers guidance for those seeking out experiences with psychedelic plant medicines including harm reduction, self-education, and safety considerations.

Connect with Jahan:

Jahan’s Website: https://psychedelicevolution.org

Social Media:

·      Jahan’s Facebook

·      Jahan’s Instagram

Jahan’s Book: The Psilocybin Connection: Psychedelics, the Transformation of Consciousness, and Evolution on the Planet

Book Mentions from Jahan (Listed in Order of Appearance):

·      Darwin’s Pharmacy: Sex, Plants, and the Evolution of the Noosphere, by: Richard M. Doyle

·      Animals and Psychedelics: The Natural World and the Instinct to Alter Consciousness, by: Giorgio Samorini

·      The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World, by: Michael Pollan

·      Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, by: Merlin Sheldrake

·      How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, by: Michael Pollan

·      Magic Mushroom Explorer: Psilocybin and the Awakening Earth, by: Simon G. Powell

Book Recommends for Those New to Psychedelics

·      The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself, by: Sean Carroll

·      The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys, by: James Fadiman, Ph.D.

·      Consciousness Medicine: Indigenous Wisdom, Entheogens, and Expanded States of Consciousness for Healing and Growth, by: Françoise Bourzat

·      LSD and the Mind of the Universe: Diamonds from Heaven, by: Christopher M. Bache

·      Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge, A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution, by: Terence McKenna