Psychedelic facilitator, Gina Devani, returned to the podcast to unravel the psychedelic psych-out phenomenon, and shed some insider light on the swiftly shifting psychedelic landscape, and the pitfalls legalization portends. Part 2 is available for supporters here:danikatz.locals.comwww.patreon.com/danikatz Registration is now open for my last-ever, live, virtual POP PROPAGANDA homeschool course for teens. Click here to learn more about it, and secure your teen’s spot: https://katzdani.wixsite.com/poppropcourse Find Gina:www.the-psychedelic-journey.comwww.instagram.com/thepsychedelicjourney Show notes:

• The “psyche out” of psychedelics: examining the subjective nature of journeys

• Twisting through light & shadows~ Gina’s personal story of journeying with mushrooms

• Be prepared~ teaching techniques for accessing your “self energy” within a trip

• Defining “Self”~ the most authentic we are the more capacity we have to hold life

• The gifts that make a Gina a great guide

• Being with what IS~ taking the time to pay attention to all the parts that make us Human

• Living in question~ staying in wonder while being ok with not knowing

• Learning to listen~ communing with the voices inside that want to be heard

• The mainstreaming of psychedelics~ how the landscape is changing (and concerning)

• The tender psyche~ not all people are equally ready to embark on psychedelic journeys

• Analyzing the psychedelic panel~ naive, woke, & overcomplicated

• Over-regulation in the space~ “boots on the ground” research vs a sanitized clinical data approach

• The centralization of plant medicine~ Gina’s thoughts on this inevitability