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We welcome back special guest Suzy Baker as we breakdown topics such as faith, skepticism, spirituality, patriotism and our relationship to Jesus as we explore questions such as:

• In what ways can skepticism and spirituality coexist?
• How can we redefine our relationship with religious figures like Jesus?
• What role does community and cultural identity play in shaping personal beliefs and experiences?
• How do we navigate the balance between maintaining tradition and embracing new perspectives?

Suzy Baker is the co-founder of the Psychedelic Assembly, the first brick and mortar psychedelic library, social club and event space located in the heart of New York City, Suzy curates social connection and platforms an impressive array of voices within the psychedelic space.

She's the co-founder of My Purple Lady, a new company developing plant-based mood enhancing products. She's also the head of community engagement for the psychedelic comedy tour 'A Better Trip', through which she is expanding The Psychedelic Assembly with regional events.


The Psychedelic Assembly

The Psychedelic Assembly strives to bring about positive change by uniting the transformative potential of psychedelics with the unfailing power of human connection. Our vision is further advanced through The Athenaeum, a physical space that serves as a hub for collaboration, education, and connection surrounding psychedelics in Midtown Manhattan.

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Doug and Mike return from a brief hiatus to share tales of Doug's wild and difficult  mushroom trip, Mike's unexpected kiss with a flamboyant stranger, writing music, masculinity, primal rage, ketamine cavemen and much more.

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Mike and Doug delve into the fear of death, the desire for excitement, the acceptance of our impulses, and the shame that keeps us from fully living. 

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Doug and Mike reflect on recent concert experiences touching on themes of fear, self-expression, and owning your magic. What lies on the other side of fear?

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Mike is joined by Stephanie and Kelli, discussing Stephanie's recent dream about Timothee Chalamet, while exploring self-discovery, interdependence, and meeting our inner needs and desires, including:

• Challenges Post-Mormonism:  Difficulties of rediscovering oneself and forming healthy relationships after leaving the Mormon faith, including the need to address unresolved developmental stages
• Interdependence vs. Codependence:  Cultivating interdependence in relationships, balancing personal needs with those of others, and avoiding codependency
• Embracing your Inner Diva: Importance of acknowledging and meeting one's own needs, and the value of casual intimacy and exploration in personal development
• Finding the Loving God Within or the Inner Witness: The concept of the inner witness, the impact of religious conditioning on self-perception, and the process of deconstructing and reclaiming one's self
• Dream Exploration:  Significance of dreams in understanding their subconscious and personal growth
• And much more...

About Kelli:

Kelli Case is an embodiment mentor, community builder, grief ritualist, song carrier, and devoted student of non-violent communication.

She is committed to the vision of re-wilding civilized people, guiding them to reclaim their indigeneity to our flowering earth, their belonging to our shared body of humanity, and their belonging in their own bodies.

She contributes to this vision by offering private healing sessions, online courses, and community rituals. She weaves a 'global village tapestry' with an emerging mycelium-like community made of heart connections formed around dinner tables and hands working in the soil with friends she's met around the world.

Instagram: @kellichristinecase

Kelli's previous MoM episode: #140 Rough Initiations into Grief w/ Kelli Case


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Peter returns! We discuss what has changed over the last several years and reflect on our respective journeys since the beginning of the podcast, discussing personal growth, community building, and navigating the transition periods of life, including:

• Highs and lows of community building - roles of leadership and the challenges of creating community outside of the Mormon paradigm
• Authenticity and deconstruction - emphasizing the importance of living authentically and the ongoing process of deconstructing past beliefs and structures.
• Emotional rollercoaster and mental health challenges faced during the pandemic and their subsequent journeys toward stability.
• Embracing a more deliberate and grounded approach to life and community, characterized by a slower, deeper rhythm and greater self-assuredness.
• And much more...

Welcome back, Peter!

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Doug and Mike dive into the intersection of altered states of consciousness, personal experiences, and the quest for meaning. They explore the contrasts between feelings of nihilism and love, the role of rituals, and the impact of societal structures on individual beliefs and experiences:

• Shares recent medicine journeys
• Ego dissolution and its implications for personal identity and perception
• Role of altered states in understanding reality and the metaphorical aspects of life
• Importance of rituals and communal experiences in providing structure and meaning
• Societal constructs like religion and capitalism and their impact on personal beliefs
• Dynamic between love and hate
• Transitory nature of emotions and the value of living in the moment
• Importance of communal living and the challenges it poses in avoiding cult-like dynamics

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Mike and Doug discuss:

• Landing on their band name 
• AI and art
• Mormon mission trauma and never being alone
• The impact of the church's teaching that former sins return
• Alternating the polarities of lying and sharing too much
• Authentic musical expression
• And much more

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Doug and Mike share tales from their wildly inspiring weekend at "Something Chill on a Friday Night" and chat about the harsh return to the daily grind, sharing their thoughts on creativity, life transitions, and the magic of community, including: 

• A look back at a weekend filled with so many magical beings
• The comedown from peak experiences to the realities of 9-to-5 life
• How creativity acts as a lifeline through life's more mundane moments.
• Staying playful and curious in the face of adulting

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Brandon Crockett and Cody Noconi are the co-producers of the documentary "EntheoMagus," a 40-minute introduction to the psychedelic origins of Mormonism. The film is having free screenings the weekend of April 27-29th in Salt Lake City and in Portland, OR May 11th. Tickets to the showings can be found in the links below.

In this episode, they discuss a bit of the content and production process of the documentary. And with Doug and Mike, they go in depth into the new age of Mormonism that seems to be coming forth right now and its implications in regards to psychedelic use and beyond.

Tickets to the documentary EntheoMagus: https://seerstonedproductions.com/tickets

Trailer to EntheoMagus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0uHmmToTec


Cody bio:

Cody is the author of “The Psychedelic History of Mormonism, Magic and Drugs,” a 500-page book on the possible connections of psychedelics to Mormon history and many academic papers on the subject. He is the Co-Producer and Writer of EntheoMagus.

He can be reached for podcast interviews at [email protected].

Brandon bio:

As a first-time filmmaker, Brandon applied 15 years of production skills he learned from a career in advertising to become the Co-Producer and Director of EntheoMagus.

He also hosts “Roughly Stoned” (part of the Mormons on Mushrooms podcast network) and is a backer of the psilocybin facilitator matchmaking service GoodFacilitators.com.