Mormons on Mushrooms

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If you want to hear more in-depth research on the entheogenic and magical traditions of Joseph Smith's family, this is the episode for you! This is far more detail than what is presented in the documentary EntheoMagus. In this episode, Alex presents the same lecture he gave at a public symposium in Salt Lake City in May 2023. There are visual slides to go with the lecture, which you can request from Alex if you reach out to him at one of the contact options below. 

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

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

Alex's Website: https://alexcriddle.com/ 

Philosophy and Psychedelics Course: https://alexcriddle.com/psychedelics-course/ 

Email Alex for the presentation slides: [email protected]

Joseph Smith Sr. Dream: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/lucy-mack-smith-history-1845/59 

Lucy Mack Smith Dream: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/lucy-mack-smith-history-1845/56 

Solomon Mack Autobiography: https://archive.org/details/narraitvesicofli00mack


About Alex:
Alex Criddle is an independent researcher of psychedelics, philosophy, religious history, and consciousness. He has worked as a historian of Mormonism, been a research assistant at a ketamine clinic, created curriculum for clinical psychedelic certifications, written for many psychedelic outlets, and taught courses on psychedelics. He is one of the key researchers featured in the documentary EntheoMagus and some of his research can be found here.

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Mike and Doug discuss the sexual basis of our instincts, along with vulnerability, sexual identity, fluidity and exploration and their upcoming show at Something Chill on a Friday Night


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Mike and Stephanie vent recent frustrations around trying to figure out life in middle age after leaving Mormonism, including:

• Feeling disproportional amounts of guilt, shame and fear
• Ex-Mormon Rumspringas
• The call to live a slower lifestyle
• Public projection and perception
• Embracing life's uncertainties
• And much more...

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We're switching up the vibe this week, sharing a few of the songs we have written over the last few years. Come on in, take off your shoes, sit beside the fire, and join us in Flavor Country!

Songs:
4:37 - Made from Stars
8:50 - Business Man
12:42 - Laman's Courage
14:53 - Austin Nights
18:47 - Kid's Song
20:57 - Hallelujah
24:23 - Mighty Fine
28:12 - Neverland


To listen to more of our music, follow us at:
Instagram: @bombadilio_music
Twitch (Livestreaming):  Bombadilio_Music


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Mike and Doug discuss being present with, navigating and processing difficult and painful emotions, as well as:

• Community
• Capitalism
• Disney songs
• Alchemy
• And more...

We are all in this together and "in the dark there are no strangers"




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Mike and Doug discuss navigating the ebbs and flows of everyday life, learning to not take life too seriously and to find beauty in the mundane. We discuss:

• Slowing life down 
• Altar practices and fostering connection with ancestors (dancing with our ghosts)
• Valuing the unrecorded, intimate experiences of life  
• Our shifting relationship with alcohol and other spirits
• Reconnecting with nature's rhythm (pace of stone) and embracing the weird 

Enjoy!

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We are joined by Dr. David Madow, host of the Microdose U podcast!

Dr. David Madow is a retired dentist and former key opinion leader in the dental profession.

Currently he is the founder and host of the “Microdose U” podcast, where he shares the story of reversing his life of anxiety and depression through microdosing magic mushrooms.  “Microdose U” may be found on Apple, Spotify and most major podcast platforms.

When Dr. Dave is not podcasting, you may be able to find him skiing in the Utah mountains or trying his best to understand Japanese.

David may always be reached at [email protected]

Link to Microdose U Podcast


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We've got a steamy one for you this week! We are joined by exmo artists Elyse and Larena from MOTHERMARY to chat all about sexual repression, shame and creative expression. Elise and Larena share their Mormon exit stories, hitting on topics such as:

• Creepy, overly-explicit Bishop interviews
• Temple names
• Shame around Sexual experiences 
• Ways we tried to trick ourselves that we weren't actually masturbating
• Damaging church teachings such as The Miracle of Forgiveness
• Reclaiming sexual expression
• Channeling creative energy into art
• "Everyone is an artist"
• Psychedelic experiences
• And much more!!

MOTHERMARY makes retro-futuristic Art Pop. Named after the mother of Christ, the ultimate symbol of religious hypocrisy and the impossible expectations placed on women, the bicoastal project is the brainchild of identical twins Elyse & Larena, who grew up in a Mormon family in Missoula, Montana, the youngest of nearly a dozen children. “It was our world… our paradigm,” Larena says about those days. “We were brainwashed.”

Elyse was the first to get out. After leaving the repression of religion and experiencing similar barriers in the music industry, Elyse taught herself music production. “I wanted to have control over the sound. TOTAL control.” Larena followed suit, left the church, and rejoined Elyse in NYC. Creating music together became a form of therapy. A way to heal.

The sound Elyse and Larena have created is indeed extremely specific. The contrast of light and dark — of exquisite, ethereal vocals and dark, even gritty instrumentation — is elusive and engrossing, a unique juxtaposition that’s entirely in keeping with the sensibility of sisters who have always refused to be pinned down or defined.

The group split studio time equally between NYC and LA over the last two years and on January 28th, 2022, they served their mesmerizing debut, I Am Your God, via Italians Do It Better. A Sin Wave work of Art Pop that’s utterly singular, a dazzling hybrid of the old and the new.

Check out their music and follow them at:

www.mothermary.band
 Instagram: @mothermarymusic
Youtube
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Am I lonely? Or am I just chilling with myself? Doug and Mike chat more about heartbreak, creating art and being alone with ourselves.


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Wendy Montgomery returns the podcast as Mike and Doug chat with her all about the Ennegram, a dynamic personality system that identifies nine unique types, each with distinct motivations and behaviors. We discuss how it can be used to:

• Offer deep insights into personal patterns, childhood woundings and growth opportunities
• Gain self-awareness, improve relationships, and enhance emotional intelligence
• Foster empathy and effective communication
• And much more!

Previous episodes featuring Wendy:

#42: Your Inner Momma Dragon
#43: Breaking Jesus


About Wendy:

Wendy Montgomery is a Professional Certified Life Coach with the highly-esteemed Life Coach School as well as a trained & accredited iEQ9 Enneagram Educator and Coach. She has been studying the Enneagram for over a decade and is endlessly fascinated with its depth, accuracy and what it tells us about who we are and why we do what we do. It has been a game-changer for her in relationships, parenting, professional settings & self-development. Wendy can tell you just about everything there is to know about the Enneagram and how to implement it into your life for deep and lasting change. She has found no greater tool in understanding herself and others.

Wendy is the mother of five children, four of which identify as LGBTQIA+. She and her husband, Tom, have been married for 29 years. She was a lifelong Mormon (LDS) with deep pioneer roots, but left the church in 2018 after a lengthy and tumultuous effort to make the LDS Church more loving and accepting for queer Saints and their families. The story of the Montgomerys and how they navigated this minefield is documented in the Family Acceptance Project’s 2012 award-winning short film, "Families are Forever."

Wendy has been a vocal national advocate for inclusion and equality for the LGBTQIA+ community for over ten years. Her family was the recipient of several awards for their life-saving work, including the “Voice Ally” award from the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, the “Let Love Define Family” award from Raise A Child, and the “Tree of Life” award from Affirmation. Interviews and news stories about Wendy, her advocacy, and their family can be found in The Associated Press, Huffington Post, NPR, The Advocate, O Magazine, NY Times, ABCnews.com, Religion Dispatches, Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News & many more.

Wendy is the co-founder of Mama Dragons and has sat on the Board of Directors for both Mama Dragons and Affirmation (the largest international Mormon LGBTQIA+ organization).  She is trained and certified in suicide prevention & awareness through both QPR and the Trevor Project; she facilitates workshops on this important issue around the country. In her work as a national LGBTQIA+ activist, she has worked closely with organizations such as the Family Acceptance Project, The Trevor Project, Affirmation, Mama Dragons, HRC’s Equality in Religion, ACLU Arizona, ONE Community, GMCLA, PFLAG National, LoveLoud 2017, Equality Utah, Peculiar, etc.

Wendy loves to read, learn new things, practice yoga, meditation and breathwork, and spend time with family & friends. Her favorite place is Sedona, AZ and she visits as often as she can. She lives in Chandler, Arizona with her awesome husband and amazing kids. 

Links:

www.wendymontgomery.com

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