The Entheogenic Evolution

My guest this week is Magda, a 5-MeO-DMT facilitator in Canada. We discuss her personal background, what got her into psychedelic medicines, and how she understands her practice, as well as her association with the Samadhi center and how the 5-MeO-DMT experience nicely tops off extended meditation retreats with microdosing iboga. 

I'm joined this week by septuagenarian and author, Charles Wininger, who waited until his 70s to come out of the proverbial psychedelic closet with his 2020 book, "Listening to Ecstasy: The Transformative Power of MDMA." We had a great, heart-felt conversation, human-to-human, the other day, talking about this amazing molecule. You can find Charles' book at www.listeningtoecstasy.com 

Author and server of Huachuma, Sergey Baranov, is welcomed back to The Entheogenic Evolution Podcast with host, Martin W. Ball, Ph.D., to discuss his latest book, The Cactus of Sanity. In this interview Sergey shares what he sees as his role as a facilitator of the huachuma experience at his center, Huachuma Wasi, in Peru, and how huachuma helps not only with depression, anxiety, and trauma, but also with establishing the basic sanity of human beings as expressions of the Universal and Unitary Consciousness that is all of reality, experiencing itself from the perspective of the human form. The conversation steers through current events and realities to experiences of healing, shifts in those seeking psychedelic experience, and the place of the unitary and connected experience in the psychedelic landscape as more fundamental and universal than the use of psychedelics for therapy or “healing.” 

Sergey is a founder of Huachuma Wasi, a healing center in the Sacred Valley, Peru.  You can contact Sergey at www.huachumawasi.com or follow him on Instagram @huachumawasi 

Carlos Tanner from www.AyahuascaFoundation.org returns for another fascinating discussion, this time about "Dieta" and how relationships are created and maintained/negotiated with plant spirits in the context of ayahuasca shamanism and healing 

This week I'm joined by long-time author but first-time novelist, Sarah Seidelmann, discussing her new coming-of-age novel, "Where the Deer Dream." We talk about her decision to include psychedelic healing in the novel, as well as her own path from mainstream medicine to shamanic healing and visionary plants and a whole host of other topics from her work and writing along the way. Her book is out now and you can learn more about Sarah and her work at www.followyourfeelgood.com 

I'm joined this week by Daniel McQueen, discussing his just-released book, "Psychedelic Cannabis." We get into somatic therapy, training programs, trauma release, cannabis blends, and more. You can find out more about Daniel's work at www.medicinalmindfulness.org 

My guest this week is the multi-talented Daniel Schmidt: founder of the Awaken the World foundation, director of the Samadhi Retreat Center, musician, artist, filmmaker, and more. We have a wide-ranging conversation about awakening, healing, sleep, and all of the above. Find out more at www.awakentheworld.com