The Entheogenic Evolution

I've got the next two chapters from the audiobook of The Alchemist and the Eagle for you this week: in chapter 10, the ecologist, Othu Yot contemplates "Going Renegade," and in chapter 11, Rin Jao experiences a strange kind of "Death" while visiting the old sea wizard. 

My guest this week is psychedelic comic book creator, Daniel Moler. We had a very engaging and wide-ranging discussion about psychedelics, representational art, the nature of story telling, super heroes, fascism, and the joy of creating good old fashioned physical objects such as will be produced with Daniel's Crowdfundr campaign to produce copies of his latest offering, "Psychonaut 5." Find out more about Daniel at his webpage, www.danielmolerweb.com 

- This week's cover art by Daniel and this is the image we discuss in the interview. 

Tales of Aurduin continues with the next two chapters from The Alchemist and the Eagle. In chapter 8, "The Second Council and Kur-Aku" the people of Laftandiar-Urya grapple with what to do about the Jolao, and in chapter 9, "Leaving for the Unknown," Nataali sets off on what everyone assumes will be a fruitless mission. 

My guest this week is Clementine Kruczynski who uses a unique "private law" and "private trust" approach to establishing legally protected entheogenic churches. While I've featured lawyers who seek to apply Religious Freedom Restoration Act legal exemptions for creating entheogenic churches, Clementine promotes an entirely different route and is thus sharing with the listening audience a new way of thinking about legal protection. Clementine offers both individual consulting as well as classes and workshops on the topic and you can find out more about her services and approach at her website, www.themindofclementine.com 

Here are the next two chapters from the audiobook of The Alchemist and the Eagle for your listening enjoyment. Chapter 6, "Superstitions," explores the theme of how religious beliefs can be cynically manipulated by unscrupulous rulers as seen through the eyes of Rin Jao and the Jolao Empire, and chapter 7, "The Power of Fear" explores the theme of how fear and uncertainty can lead to religious conversion as experienced through Ashi's reluctant ascension to the role of Holy Kyandara among the Tal. Enjoy!

My guest this week is founder of Enfold, a full-service 5-MeO-DMT facilitation program near Vancouver Canada that specializes in 5-day protocols with both vaporized and injectable 5-MeO-DMT. We had an excellent conversation that, for me, highlights many of the things that I like to encourage with 5-MeO-DMT facilitation. To learn more about Steve's work, visit the website Enfold.org 

We return to the mythical world of Aurduin this week with the next two chapters of the audiobook, The Alchemist and the Eagle. In chapter 4, the three sisters of Ashi, Ohada, and Nuya contemplate their new roles and identities among the Tal and followers of the Kyandara, and in chapter 5, Kalzhat, the leader of the resistance movement, explores the idea of escalating the fight and taking the war directly to the Jolao. 

My guest this week is author, Gillian Lepisto, sharing all about her new illustrated compendium of entheogenic and psychedelic plants, mushrooms, and more from around the world, Entheogenic Earth. We get into book and it's many subjects as well as the story behind the book and what inspired Gillian to launch this project. 

We return to the fictional world of Aurduin this week with the next installment of the series with book 3, The Alchemist and the Eagle. To get us started, I've got the first three chapters of "The Egg," "Precipice," and "Home." Audiobook selections will be deleted when new chapters are released, so be sure and stay current with your listening to not miss anything. The full audiobook is available at Audible, Amazon, and the Apple Bookstore. As with books 1 and 2, book 3 has its own soundtrack of original music and can be found wherever you get your digital music under the title of "The Alchemist and the Eagle - The Soundtrack" by Martin Ball. 

My guest this week is Luke Jensen, vet and founder and CEO of NeuroEnlightenment.com. Luke combines the cutting-edge technology of qEEG brain scans and neurofeedback to help those suffering from trauma to optimize the healing potential of psychedelic therapy with ayahuasca and huachuma. In this conversation, Luke shares his own path to healing and transformation and how he conducts his work in Peru with small groups of patients combining science with spirituality in a trauma-informed context.