Sophia Rokhlin (Anthropoligist and author of "When Plants Dream") chats with Your Mate Tom about Ayahuasca, Shamanism & the Dark Side of These practices)

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🕒T I M E S T A M P S:

2:43 Sophia’s first Ayahuasca Experience

5:48 Ayahuasca ceremony: Urban Vs Jungle

6:42 Ayahuasca “Dieta”

13:06 SHAMANIC SURGERY

15:54 Trying to scientifically understand strange phenomena

16:43 Healing Depression using Ayahuasca

17:54 Different Ayahuasca Communities (Shipibo vs Secoya, etc.)

24:40 How old is the Ayahuasca tradition really? (Misconceptions about History)

30:52 Shamanism is NOT a peaceful practice

35:02 Do you really need a shaman?

38:32 Is Ayahuasca sustainable?

40:05 Ayahuasca Elitism

42:41 Fake Shamans & charlatans

45:36 Dark side of Shamanism & Ayahuasca

47:49 Brugmansia

52:49 Knowing when to stop psychedelics

54:51 Ayahuasca Vs Smoked DMT

59:45 My First Bufo 5-MeO-DMT Experience

1:01:50 Overcoming Traumatic Trips

1:09:39 Praying for Jesus during scary Ayahuasca trip

1:13:47 People who think they have the answers on Psychedelics

1:16:51 Ayahuasca Vs Mushrooms

1:21:07 Legality and future of Ayahuasca

1:27:07 The future of Ayahuasca (concerns and hopes)

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