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Psychedelic Parenting Podcast #6: Because I Said I Would with Stephen Gray
On this episode of the Psychedelic Parenting Podcast, Jonathan talks with Stephen Gray, author, speaker, and "emerging elder." Stephen is the organizer and MC of the Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, which will be held next weekend, October 24 & 25, 2015 at the University of British Columbia's Buchanan Building, Room A101, Vancouver BC, Canada, where Psychedelic Parenting host Jonathan will be speaking on the topic of "Reclaiming Religious Freedom and Family Values." Stephen is the Author of the book Returning to Sacred World: A Spiritual Toolkit for Emerging Reality. He also has many years of experience with plant medicine ceremonies in both the Native American Church tradition, as well as the Santo Daime religion. Tickets for Spirit Plant Medicine Conference can be purchased HERE.
In this conversation, Stephen and Jonathan discuss the possibility of an emerging distinct medicine tradition for white North Americans, about the role of the sacred feminine in family and religious life, and of taking on the mantle of "elder" as one enters the latter part of life.
The highlight of this interview is Stephen's story of the powerful commitment of a friend and respected NAC Roadman whom Stephen calls "Kanucas." Kanukas made a promise to Stephen to attend and speak at the launch event for his book, and even though he was met with a great deal of personal hardships around the time of the launch, Kanucas fulfilled his promise to Stephen. The story is also recounted HERE on Stephen's blog. Enjoy.
TOPICS AND WEBSITES DISCUSSED IN THIS PODCAST:
Stephen Gray
Blog
Spirit Plant Medicine Conference
Order Returning to Sacred World at Powell's Books
The Native American Church
Wikipedia Entry
Oklevueha Native American Church
NAC and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Santo Daime tradition
Wikipedia Entry
English Language Homepage
Short video on Church of the Holy Light of the Queen
The Jubilant People: a support and after-care community for medicine seekers in BC
Chogyam Trungpa Rimpoche
Founder of Naropa University
Annie Oak
Founder of the Women's Visionary Congress
Founder of the Full Circle Tea House/Camp Soft Landing at Burning Man
Author of The Manual of Psychedelic Support
Kilindi Iyi
Founder of the Ta-Merrian Institute
Author of "African Roots in Asian Martial Arts" (Journal of African Civilizations)
"Africa, Transhumanism, & The Magic Mushroom" (Khanyisa Psychoactive Plant Conference, 2013)
"High Dose Mushrooms--Beyond the Threshold" (Breaking Convention 2013)
Dr Bruce Damer
Host of The Levity Zone Podcast
Co-Creator of the Palenque Norte lectures at Burning Man
Founder of The Digibarn Computer Museum
Conscious Living Radio
Stephen's recent appearance on Martin Ball's Entheogenic Evolution Podcast
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On this episode of the Psychedelic Parenting Podcast, Jonathan talks with Stephen Gray, author, speaker, and "emerging elder." Stephen is the organizer and MC of the Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, which will be held next weekend, October 24 & 25, 2015 at the University of British Columbia's Buchanan Building, Room A101, Vancouver BC, Canada, where Psychedelic Parenting host Jonathan will be speaking on the topic of "Reclaiming Religious Freedom and Family Values." Stephen is the Author of the book Returning to Sacred World: A Spiritual Toolkit for Emerging Reality. He also has many years of experience with plant medicine ceremonies in both the Native American Church tradition, as well as the Santo Daime religion. Tickets for Spirit Plant Medicine Conference can be purchased HERE.
In this conversation, Stephen and Jonathan discuss the possibility of an emerging distinct medicine tradition for white North Americans, about the role of the sacred feminine in family and religious life, and of taking on the mantle of "elder" as one enters the latter part of life.
The highlight of this interview is Stephen's story of the powerful commitment of a friend and respected NAC Roadman whom Stephen calls "Kanucas." Kanukas made a promise to Stephen to attend and speak at the launch event for his book, and even though he was met with a great deal of personal hardships around the time of the launch, Kanucas fulfilled his promise to Stephen. The story is also recounted HERE on Stephen's blog. Enjoy.
TOPICS AND WEBSITES DISCUSSED IN THIS PODCAST:
Stephen Gray
Blog
Spirit Plant Medicine Conference
Order Returning to Sacred World at Powell's Books
The Native American Church
Wikipedia Entry
Oklevueha Native American Church
NAC and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Santo Daime tradition
Wikipedia Entry
English Language Homepage
Short video on Church of the Holy Light of the Queen
The Jubilant People: a support and after-care community for medicine seekers in BC
Chogyam Trungpa Rimpoche
Founder of Naropa University
Annie Oak
Founder of the Women's Visionary Congress
Founder of the Full Circle Tea House/Camp Soft Landing at Burning Man
Author of The Manual of Psychedelic Support
Kilindi Iyi
Founder of the Ta-Merrian Institute
Author of "African Roots in Asian Martial Arts" (Journal of African Civilizations)
"Africa, Transhumanism, & The Magic Mushroom" (Khanyisa Psychoactive Plant Conference, 2013)
"High Dose Mushrooms--Beyond the Threshold" (Breaking Convention 2013)
Dr Bruce Damer
Host of The Levity Zone Podcast
Co-Creator of the Palenque Norte lectures at Burning Man
Founder of The Digibarn Computer Museum
Conscious Living Radio
Stephen's recent appearance on Martin Ball's Entheogenic Evolution Podcast