The Entheogenic Evolution

This week, as we continue the audiobook of The Solandarian Game, we've got chapter 13, where Hydar is grilled by Shuntsu and brought into his conspiracy, and chapter 14, where Norbu, in greeting the aliens who have appeared in the desert regions of his world, invites the avatar of the AI Maitreya to take toad medicine with him. If you want to read-along with the fully illustrated version of the novel, you can find it at my Patreon Shop. 

My guest for this week's episode is founder of the Universal Shamans of the New Tomorrow Bufo Alvarius Church in Texas. Brooke and I discuss her process of her coming into working with Bufo, the inspiration for founding the church, how church services work in her outside ceremonial space, and also their integration services and facilitation training through developing a relationship with the medicine. You can find out more about the church at their website, USNTchurch.com. 

Here's the next selection of the audiobook of The Solandarian Game, with chapter 11, Theo, and chapter 12, Ash. Theo personally inspects the quantum translator portal in the desert region of Solandaria only to find Miranda Ash Doran emerging from it after being convinced to participate in Hydar's plan by his wife, Vimana. You can pick up a PDF copy of the full-color AI-Imagined Illustrated Version of the novel HERE, and the full audiobook is available at Audible, Amazon, and the Apple Bookstore. 

This week I'm joined by Madison Callahan to discuss her work with Iboga Healing Retreats in Portugal as well as her work as an integration coach specializing in Iboga and Bwiti traditions. We discuss being a parent, raising kids outside of the US and in the context of traditional medicine work, her time with the Bwiti, and more. You can find out more about the Iboga retreats at IbogaHealing.com and learn more about her integration work at Roots Integration

With this week's episode, we get more of the backstory of Norbu as a Priest of the Mystic Toad and learn more about what's going on with Shuntsu and his motivations. The full audiobook of The Solandarian Game is available at Audible, and the PDF version of the AI-illustrated version of the novel is at my shop at my Patreon page. Enjoy this next installment!

And here's a quote from Chapter 9: “All of reality is one being playing an endless game with itself. Never forget your true identity as the One, and then everything will be clear. When we forget, we think we are the characters that we play, but this is only a partial truth and masking of true reality. You and I, Norbu, are in truth one being, united with all else that exists. There is only one. If you can let this truth be the core of your being and your experience, then you will always live in truth, and only by living in truth can we ever hope to truly help others find themselves. All else is a game of confusion. Learn to play the real game, and there you will always find peace in your heart.” 

Inspired by his recent post about receiving religious freedom tax exempt status, I invited Ian Wallin of Ashland's Psilo Sangha for an interview to share his story of the process of setting up a religious ministry for psilocybin sacraments. We met at Ian's downtown Ashland office where he shared his emotionally raw and surprising story of attempting to work through two different psilocybin assisted services facilitator training programs for the state of Oregon, which did not go well, to put it bluntly. In this lengthy and very personal interview, Ian gives us an intimate inside look at some of the problems in the state-run program, and how it inspired him to take his mission into his own hands and make Psilo Sangha official.

And here's an additional statement from Ian: "I'd like to start by saying thanks again, Martin, for giving me the opportunity to share my experience in creating Psilo Sangha and giving me the opportunity to introduce our church to the community. I want to give a big shout out to our amazing team and board of directors, Jaron Riddle, Anna keppen, Dani Thomas, Urith Davis, and Caleb Upperton, along with all of our beautiful supporters. We're an eclectic group from different backgrounds, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities, and I'm just extremely thrilled we've found each other and united in support of this spiritual work and practice. I also want to bow and thank my mom, Jaymie Lujan, for being so supportive of me as I've tripped and stumbled and crawled and dusted myself off along this path. We've often had a difficult relationship but this medicine has been very healing for both of us. Our board is going to visit her where she lives in Oaxaca next year, and she's going to connect us with a traditional curandera, in support of our efforts to better honor and understand the indigenous roots of these practices. I know we're all really excited to deepen our relationship with this medicine and hopefully build a bridge with that community in Oaxaca."

My guest this week is author Paul Karasik who's here to discuss his newly released book, Getting High on Leadership. In addition to being an author, Paul is from the old school psychedelic world who has found new life in the modern psychedelic movement and is the founder of the Psychedelic Institute of Los Angeles and is the organizer of the Psychedelic Awakening event in LA, which got started in 2023 and will be returning for 2024. In this interview we discuss his early experiences with psychedelics, his renewed interest in the "psychedelic renaissance," and of course, his new book.

This week I'm joined by author, Astraeus Amori, to discuss his new book, Psychedelic Sacred Sexuality. We discuss the role of various psychedelics in sexual experiences and how to work with your consenting partner. You can find out more about him and his book at his website.