The Entheogenic Evolution

It’s the time of year that we tell stories of irredeemable characters whose hearts are cold, or too small, or filled with a gaping void, who are offered a chance at redemption. In the vein of Scrooge from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” and the Grinch of Dr. Seuss’ “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” I give you a contemporary story with another repulsive and self-absorbed character, Dipsh*t Supreme, the hateful man who would be king. Surrounded by sycophants, toadies, enablers, and ass-kissers, can Dipsh*t, an incompetent and unintelligent man bent on revenge, retribution, and the accumulation of more and mo...

My guest this week is Christian Rasmussen from AMENTARA (formerly MN Nice Ethnobotanicals) to discuss amanita mushrooms, blue lotus, kava, and more. We get into dosage, experience, and why Christian feels that amanita is the most demanding experience of them all. Visit them online here: AMENTARA.com 

Here are the next two chapters of the audiobook of The Alchemist and the Eagle for your listening enjoyment. In these two chapters, "The Mission," and "Gateway to Jeaniaurduin," Ashi and her religious followers make a territorial push into the interior of Aurduin to claim land back from the control of the invading Jolao Empire. 

I've got a husband and wife team as guests this week on The Entheogenic Evolution Podcast - Stephan and Amber Kerby of Mindscape Institute. They've just released their co-authored work, The Embodiment Protocol: A Practical Guide to Awakening with 5-MeO-DMT, which is now available as paperback and ebook on Amazon. As this is Amber's first time being interviewed on the podcast, we devote a great deal of the interview to letting her introduce herself and her entry into psychedelic therapy and teaching.

Also, my 5-MeO-DMT Glossary is now available, which I created for our students at Mindscape an...

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 t...

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. 

As promised, here's Part II of my short and whimsical audiobook, God's Handbook for Operating Human Vehicles - a No Nonsense, No Strings Attached Approach to Universal Being. After next week's interview, I'll be continuing with sharing of Tales of Aurduin with volume III of the series, The Alchemist and the Eagle between interview episodes. If you've missed any of book I or II, you can find them in audiobook form and also print and ebook at Amazon, Audible, and the Apple Bookstore.  

This week I've got another new addition to my "Psychedelic Oregon" series with Mike Kirkwood, proprietor of Shrooms Cafe, right here in my hometown of Ashland, Oregon. At this unconventional cafe, paying members can partake of low doses of psilocybin mushrooms, as allowed in the Oregon Psilocybin Program, and then stick around and enjoy a social event or musical performance. Mike and I talked all about it, and also dug into the history of psychedelic culture in Ashland/Southern Oregon. Here's our conversation ... 

Before starting in with volume three of Tales of Aurduin, The Alchemist and the Eagle, I thought we'd take a fun, cheeky diversion into my quirky (and short) audiobook of God's Handbook for Operating Human Vehicles - A No-nonsense, No Strings Attached Approach to Universal Being (also available in full-color fractal art print and ebook versions). I've broken it up into two parts. Here's Part I, and Part II will come after the next interview and then we'll return to Orobai, Miraanni, and all the heroes of Aurduin with volume III. 

My guest this week is psychedelic integration guide and facilitator, Julian Bermudez, who joined me last month from his home in Portland, Oregon. Julian shares raw personal details of his own experiences with trauma and healing through psychedelics, which has deeply informed his approach of how he works with clients. You can learn more about his practice at his website, psychedelic-integration.net

And, this interview will be joining my expanding collection at my YouTube Channel of "Psychedelic Oregon," featuring interviews and talks with those in my state of Oregon who work with psychedelics. 

With this episode The Fate of Miraanni comes to its exciting conclusion, and with this, we're now half-way through the 4-book series of Tales of Aurduin as shared here on The Entheogenic Evolution Podcast. If you've missed any of the story thus far, the full audiobook is available at Amazon, Audible, and the Apple Bookstore, along with my many other audiobooks. I hope you've enjoyed this novel, the original music, and are looking forward to continuing with upcoming episodes from book 3, The Alchemist and the Eagle. 

My guest this week is Heather Smith who runs The Moxie School in Asheville, NC (not to be confused with my home town of Ashland, Or!). At the Moxie School, Heather focuses on training individuals in the use of Internal Family Systems Therapy in conjunction with Psychedelic Assisted Therapy. This conversation adds to the growing body of interest in how these two work together and compliment each other. Heather has courses available this coming fall for anyone who's interested in learning more about these modalities - visit her website online at the Moxie School

With chapter 25, we're closing in on the conclusion of The Fate of Miraanni! There will only be one more podcast episode with the final 3 chapters of the audiobook to be released in 2 weeks from today. Next up, I'll be sharing chapters from volume III of Tales of Aurduin, The Alchemist and the Eagle. If you've missed anything, the full audiobook is available at Audible, Amazon, and the Apple Bookstore. And, the soundtrack of original music used in this audiobook is available at all major digital music outlets. I hope you enjoy this penultimate episode of The Fate of Miraanni! 

Tom Hatsis has just released his latest book, Psychedelic Injustice: How Identity Politics Poisons the Psychedelic Renaissance, and he joined me for a detailed conversation about it last week. In this book, Tom takes a critical eye on various ways that the "culture wars" have impacted the contemporary psychedelic movement where, in his assessment, narratives and ideologies have created divisiveness, lack of historical accuracy, and promoted over-simplified notions of truth and power to the detriment of psychedelic culture. As usual, Tom comes with detailed research, carefully curated references, and is willing to ask uncomfortable questions to find clarity.  

With this next installment of The Fate of Miraanni audiobook, Miraanni meets once again with the enigmatic Mwataan, the Serpent King, and chooses to bring Orobai's Vision back into her full awareness, confronting the trauma that first sent her into a catatonic state and empower herself to face the difficult choices of the fast-approaching future. 

This week I've got returning guest, Doug Lynam, joining me on the podcast to talk about his new book, Taming Your Money Monster: 9 Paths to Money Mastery with the Enneagram. Despite his wishes, Doug's publisher edited out all references to both Doug's personal psychedelic experiences and how they brought growth and maturity to his relationship with money, but also a chapter he'd originally included about the psychedelic history of the Enneagram. To counter this editing, Doug requested that we do a "coming out of the psychedelic closet" interview on the podcast to coincide with the release of the new bo...

Here's the next chapter of The Fate of Miraanni for your listening enjoyment. In Chapter 23, "Path Found," mentally entwined sisters, Nuya and Ohada, come across an escapee from Jolao enslavement, and receive the information needed to find their way to Rangorn-Vuchuli. 

My guest this week is Shannon Brown, sound healer and organizer of the four-day free online event, "Sacred Sounds Summit," which starts today, June 23rd. In this interview Shannon not only tells her personal story of turning to sound healing via psychedelic experience, but also all about the event, what inspired it, and what participants can expect. You do need to register to participate in this free event and can use www.shannonbrownhealingarts.com/martin to register. Plus, I share one of my new songs at the conclusion of the interview :) 

In this week's installment of The Fate of Miraanni audiobook, we encounter "The Way of Healer" as the Yamne shaman, T'lan, initiates Ashi into the medicine path with a deep psilocybin experience to confront and release the trauma that's been holding her back from fully embracing the destiny that's been thrust upon her in her relationship to Miraanni.

Next week: Shannon Brown, sound healer and organizer of the upcoming "Sacred Sounds Summit" is my guest. You can register for this free online event that takes a deep dive into sound, music, healing and transformation with this link: ht...

My guest this week is Dr. Tracy Townsend, founder and facilitator at Meadow Medicine in Portland, Oregon, which provides legal psilocybin services. We had a great conversation about not only how the program and facility run, but also what inspired Tracy to turn from conventional medicine to psychedelic therapy.

Also, as mentioned in the opening, my next guest will be Shannon Brown, who has organized an online event with 21 speakers for the "Sacred Sounds Summit," happening in two weeks.  This free event does require registration, and you can use my personal link and catch my contribution to t...

We return to the world of Aurduin with this week's episode for chapter 21 of The Fate of Miraanni, "Cloud Forest." Miraanni goes missing, and Kalisha gets herself lost in the cloud forest after wandering off from the Temple of the Serpent King. 

Author Elina Teboul is my guest this week, discussing her new book, Feminine Intelligence: How Visionary Leadership Can Shape Business for Good. As a business leader, Elina found her own perspective deeply transformed by therapeutic work with psychedelics, and she doesn't shy away from sharing about her experiences and perspective in her book. While American culture has taken a radicalized shift to "masculine energy" in business and politics, Elina offers us an alternative path. You can learn more about her and her book at www.elinateboul.com and www.feminineintelligencebook.com 

With this week's installment of the audiobook of The Fate of Miraanni, sisters, Nuya and Ohada, decide to attempt a psychic experiment that goes sideways, producing unexpected results that will impact them in ways that can't even begin to imagine ... 

Stephan Kerby, director of the Mindscape Institute, comes back on the podcast to share all about his new book, Trauma-Informed 5-MeO-DMT Facilitation: An Educational Manual, which we produced together expanding on materials used for the class of the same name with the institute. In this conversation we discuss not only the content, but also the process of how the book came about, what it offers, and how it can be used for those looking to expand their awareness of facilitation. It's available now at Amazon in paperback and ebook. 

I've got one long chapter for you this week from the audiobook of The Fate of Miraanni. In Chapter 19, "Orobai Found," Kulan and Tadja find Orobai at last. Tadja sees his opportunity to exact revenge, but Ashi is close on their heels and it's a race against time to see who survives and who dies ... 

Author and psychedelic therapist, Ashley Booth, returns to the podcast after many years to share about her new book, Quieting the Storm Within: An Illustrated Introduction to Your Parts Through Internal Family Systems and Beyond. Going beyond the scope of the book itself, much of our conversations focuses on how and why IFS is being used in conjunction with psychedelic therapy and integration. Her book is now available and you can learn more about Ashley and her work at www.ashleybooth.net and www.ifsandbeyond.com 

We return to the world of Aurduin this week with the next two chapters from the audiobook of The Fate of Miraanni. In chapter 17, Kalzhat and his men lure a flying machine of the west into a trap and in chapter 18, Miraanni meets with the mysterious Mwataan and gets some face time with the mighty Serpent King.

This week the play and musical, "Ayahuasca Inside Out," debuts at the NY Fringe Festival, opening on Monday, April 14th, and running through the 20th. To help hype up the event, I had a great conversation with Loren Crea Abbade and Anthony Hidalgo to tell us all about it last week to get this out in time to mark their opening day and celebrate how what originated as a birthday surprise ended up as a theater production. 

I'm welcoming Mario Garnier back onto the podcast this week. Mario is one of the founders of the World Bufo Alvarius Congress, held for several years in Mexico City. He's now running a mens' retreat program in Mexico called "Bufo Camp," so I thought it would be a good time to bring him back on the podcast to share all about it. Mario also recently created an AI-generated conversation about Bufo and 5-MeO, and if you'd like to give it a listen, click HERE. 

We return to the world of Aurduin this week with the next two chapters of The Fate of Miraanni with chapter 15, "Fortune," and chapter 16, "Three Sisters." It's about an hour and a half worth of story time, so make yourself comfortable and welcome back to Aurduin. 

I'm joined by Austin West this week sharing his journey into psychedelic medicines, healing through crisis, why "safety" isn't always the best priority, and more. Austin leads men's groups, offers mentoring, and also provides holistic approaches to wellbeing through Entheos Holistics. We had a great conversation the other month and here it is for your listening pleasure. You can find out more about Austin on his personal webpage HERE and check out Entheos Holistics HERE. 

This week's episode is all about my personal creative process. I'm taking 5 tracks off my new album, "The Alchemist and the Eagle," and sharing with the listeners about the stories behind the stories behind the music. With each song, I share about what went into creating it, how it fits with the novel, and how events and experiences in my personal life shaped the characters and plot developments in the first place - so we get into some of my psychedelic experiences, my time as a grad student studying at the Mescalero Apache reservation, experiences at Burning Man, and...

This week I'm welcoming back to the podcast Canada-based 5-MeO-DMT facilitator, Chad Charles. Chad has just launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for a one-of-a-kind 5-MeO-DMT research project. As he shares with us here on the podcast, he's collected a wealth of notes and data from all of his sessions and is now looking to comb through this trove of data to find patterns, results, and insights. You can support his project at www.gofundme.com/f/support-chad-charles-project and also learn more about him at ChadCharles.net

Also, Sarah Knapik has a new offering for women's...

We return to the mythical world of Aurduin for this week's episode with chapter 13, "The Motu Secret," and chapter 14, "The Temple of the Serpent King" from The Fate of Miraanni audiobook. In more Aurduin news, book 3, The Alchemist and the Eagle, is now available in audiobook format and can be found along with books 1 and 2 at Audible, Amazon, and the Apple Bookstore, along with my many other audiobooks. And, the soundtracks for all 3 audiobooks are available wherever you get your digital music. 

I'm taking a detour from my regular rhythm on the podcast this week to share some of my thoughts on the current state of the US and the fascist regime change underway, orchestrated with maximum chaos, brutality, corruption, and incompetency. Here I'm reading from three essays I've previously posted online where I'm applying my background as a professor of Religious Studies. The first, "What is a Cult?" comes from Jan, 2021. The next, "A Brief Guide to the 'Spiritual' Forces at Play in Trumpism," was from Nov, 2024, and the final, "On the Apotheosis of Loyalty as the Ultimate Virtue in...

I'm joined this week by Nick Sun from the Land Down Under - Psychedelic comedian, author, podcaster, and fun time medicine man. We hope this interview puts a smile on your face. You can learn more about Nick at NickSun.com.au

Story time continues with the next two chapters of the audiobook of The Fate of Miraanni. In chapter 11, Ashi attempts to rejoin her people, the Djinari, after leaving Laftandiar-Urya, and in chapter 12, Ashi's grandfather, Kulan, and cousin, Anlin are joined by a mysterious stranger while on their quest to find the missing Orobai.

Tales of Aurduin update: I'm now finished with the soundtrack for the next novel in the series and will be spending this week integrating the music into the audiobook, which will then go out for digital distribution. The Alchemist and the Eagle is coming soon...

This week's podcast is a conversation between Stephan Kerby and myself about my upcoming class on 5-MeO-DMT Integration Specialist Training via Mindscape Institute. There are now only 3 spaces left in my class, so if you want in, the time to act is NOW. Class starts on Feb 26th (and next 5-MeO facilitator training starts April 27th).

Also speaking of 5, I'm giving another shout-out to Pyasa and her upcoming 5-MeO women's retreat

For this episode I've invited Ezekiel Couper, who was one of the students in the first round of the 5-MeO-DMT Facilitator's course with Mindscape Institute onto the podcast to share his story and his post-class focus on providing integration services. Ezekiel comes with a rocky story of abuse, substance abuse, and finding healing and transformation with psychedelics. He shares his story, his experience of being in the 5 Facilitator's class, his take on the experiential portion of the program, receiving energy work from me, and more. You can find out more about Ezekiel's services as Sacred Journeys Integration

I have a multi-guest interview for you to kick off the 18th year of The Entheogenic Evolution Podcast: Laurel Younis, Darron Smith, and Jenna Kluwe join me for an in-depth conversation about the psilocybin facilitator training program at Emerald Valley Institute in Eugene, Or. With the first legal psilocybin assisted services program in the country, Oregon is a model for how it can be done elsewhere in the U.S. As a legal psychedelic program, it's not without it's challenges, but you gotta start somewhere! This is one of those interviews that's exciting for me to share with you...

My guest, Julio Rivera, offers super-heroic mushroom retreats in Jamaica for advanced practitioners which combines Jungian psychology with Tibetan Buddhist energetic parasite extraction. Sound exotic? Well, listen in to learn more! If it sounds like something you'd like to participate in, you can find more info about Julio and his offering at www.shape-my.life. We also discuss Julio's anonymous publication of the Ayahuasca Manifesto. 

My guest this week is new author, Wade Richardson, whose book, The Psychedelic Mindmeld is being released this month. Wade's book address the phenomenon of psychic and energetic cross-over when normal egoic boundaries are suspended or dissolved. Our conversation covers examples, practices, and methods for getting into these profound states. Obviously, this is not work for beginners and is best suited for couples and those who are consciously agreeing to work within nondual energetics where divides between self and other are transcended where informed consent is paramount. Learn all about it here! 

This week's episode features a group conversation with Dr Zinn, Dan, and Michelle, the three of whom are exploring facilitating the 5-MeO-DMT experience via sub-cutaneous injections. This is a very different modality than the more common vaporization with 5-MeO-DMT and allows for a slower come-up, longer duration during the peak, and a more gradual come-down. Learn all about it here in this four-way conversation. Note: this method of delivery is only accessible through pure molecule 5-MeO and is not an option when working with toad secretions. 

Shaun Ryan was my fellow panelist at Psychedelic Awakening 2024 in Los Angeles last month and is an ayahuasca and 5-MeO-DMT facilitator. Since we shared the stage together, I thought it would be fruitful to invite him onto the podcast so I could get to know him better and also bring you another great conversation, so that's what happened. Shaun shares his personal healing and transformation journey with psychedelic medicines, his ayahuasca apprenticeship, and his work with 5-MeO-DMT. You can learn more about Shaun and his offerings via his website, Divine Guidance

Nyx returns to the podcast this week to discuss her new book, The Dawn of the Astrorganism: Aligning Humanity, AI, and the Earth's Future. I'll let our conversation unpack all of that. You can learn more at her website, Astrorganism.earth

Put your thinking caps on and relax into your float tank or sensory deprivation chamber for a lively conversation with philosopher, Randolph Dible. You can learn more about Randy's work and interest in float tanks and the phenomenology of consciousness and nonduality (The Ball of the All, or the Universal Ontology of the Infinite Sphere) at his website, RandolphDible.com

While smoking DMT at a gathering of friends, Charles Patti made contact with something more, and his life was changed. This is his story of how he healed with DMT, got into Ketamine therapy, opened a clinic in Florida, developed a podcast, created a non-profit for veteran access to psychedelic healing, his experience with psychedelic parenting, and more. So many interesting topics, all in one episode! Find out more about Charles and his projects with these links: Clinic, DMTx, Warriors of Consciousness

Production note: there were some occasional transmission hiccups on Charles' side of the conversation. I've...

My guest this week is Spencer Burton, founder of Iboga Rebirth, the first and only legal entheogenic church in the state of Oregon that provides Iboga retreats. This interview adds to my growing collection of conversations about entheogenic churches and is another addition to those that are specifically in the great state of Oregon. Spencer and I had a lengthy conversation about his own initiation into Iboga, his time with the Bwiti, and how he sees Iboga as assisting in the process of rebirthing oneself into a more authentic and present way of being and living life. 

My guest this week is Jeffrey Stevens from Psyched Wellness which has developed an effective and safe amanita muscaria extract product, "Calm." Having used it myself, I can attest to its calming, relaxing, and dreamy effects - completely unlike psilocybin mushrooms. It's primarily marketed as a sleep aid, but can be used for enjoyment as an alcohol alternative, as well. We discuss the product, sleep, and more. 

My guest this week is Hamilton Souther of Blue Morpho Academy. In our conversation we get into Hamilton's spiritual awakening, his controversial apprenticeship in the world of ayahuasca, and the development of Blue Morpho and its programs for serving ayahuasca and dietas. 

The other week, as part of the course I'm helping teach with the Mindscape Psychedelic Institute, I, along with several of the students, visited The UnChurch in Iowa for in-person training. This week's episode recounts my impressions and reflections on the week, what I feel the students got out of it, why instruction on both theory and practice are important, as well as a few comments made by the students themselves of what they feel they've gained by participating in the course. 

My guest this week is Pyasa Neko Siff who's here to share her beautiful and moving 5-MeO-DMT-inspired spoken word piece, which is also available as a visually captivating video HERE. We have a deep conversation about the 5-MeO experience and the process of articulating deep truths from the experience, such as is available here with her spoken word. 

My guest this week is director and filmmaker, Jeffery Lando, who's here to share all about his new film, "Lissa's Trip". A young actress accidentally takes too much LSD and has to take an inner and outer trip across Los Angeles for an audition in this delightful indie film which makes novel use of AI in a variety of ways, including the production of psychedelic visuals. Jeffery joined me for a lively discussion all about it. You can find the film online HERE.

Continuing with my ongoing theme of collecting narratives from founders of modern entheogenic churches, this week's episode features a lengthy conversation with James Hin, founder of the Psilo Temple in Eugene, Oregon. James shares his story and his emphasis on Psychedelics, Sound, Integration, Love, and Oneness (P.S.I.L.O.), his personal journey into entheogens, his experience of operating the church, membership, offerings, community relations, and more. You can find out more about the church online at Psilotemple.org. 

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. 

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

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...

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.

My guest this week is Pablo Lopez, a psychotherapist in Spain, who is interested in how the nonduality and energetics of the 5-MeO-DMT experience relate to human development, egoic blocks, sexuality, and more. We have a wide-ranging conversation on these and other topics in this interview. Due to its length, the last 3rd of the conversation has been posted to my Patreon page exclusively for my Patrons.

Also, as a special treat this week, we've got the track "Love is the Law" from musician Coren Smith who has just released his newest album, "Divine Will". The album...

A few weeks ago, The Church of the Sacred Synthesis released information to the public that their year-long research into the chemistry of their sacrament, the novel compound of Psilomethoxin (4-HO-5-MeO-DMT), had yielded promising results. To help us understand what they've done and what they've found, I've invited their science officer, Adam McKay, and Ian Benouis to join me in a 3-way conversation about the research, the results, and where they're going from here. Just a reminder to my listening audience: I am not a chemist! Adam presents as a careful researcher and his findings seem interesting and...

Entheogenic Religious Rights lawyer, Greg Lake, returns to the Entheogenic Evolution Podcast this week to discuss a pro bono case he's currently litigating in Detroit where a Black-run entheogenic church has been raided and shut down. Greg tells us all about the case and why he feels it's important for broader issues in religious freedom. If you're interested in supporting Greg's pro bono work, then I encourage you to visit his Patreon Page

We are now into the appendices for the audiobook of Faciliating 5-MeO-DMT. Appendix A is one of my own contributions and is "Integrating 5-MeO-DMT: Embodying Your Relationship to Yourself as the Divine." The sharing of this selection just so happens to coincide with the release of my newest book, 5-MeO-DMT Integration: Embodying Nonduality is Not What You Think - Education and Empowerment for Working with the God Molecule, which is now available in paperback and ebook on Amazon and Kindle, and also as a full-color PDF at my Patreon Shop. The new book is basically a fully-fleshed out expansion...

Starting in late March, TheUnchurch University is offering an 8-month weekly training program for those who are looking to facilitate with 5-MeO-DMT. The course is designed by Stephan Kerby, and I will be serving as a lecturer and adjunct professor with the training program, teaching 1-2 classes each month. In this podcast episode, we have some back-and-forth about 5-MeO-DMT, what makes it unique, what we're looking to offer in the training program, and more. There's still a spot or two left in the program. Use the link in the description if you want more info. 

My guest this week is April Pride, founder of Of Like Minds website and host of The High Guide Podcast. April joins me to discuss the topic of women and psychedelics, touching on issues of women in the psychedelic and cannabis space, how women's shifting hormones impacts their sensitivity to psychedelics, women and microdosing psilocybin, being an entrepreneur and podcast host, and more.

Also, I'm inviting listeners to download a free 5-Chapter Sampler of my AI-Illustrated Novel, "The Solandarian Game." You can use THIS LINK to get your free copy. 

This week on The Entheogenic Evolution we're exploring a different kind of altered state of conscious: that of sleep and the many in-between states. My guest is author and sleep expert, Philip Carr-Gomm. For the interview, we did a book swap where I read his book about getting better sleep, The Gift of the Night: A Six-Step Program for Better Sleep, and Philip read my medical memoir, A Sleep Story: an Unintentional Exploration of the Altered States of Being Awake. We have an enlightening, personal, and practical discuss about sleep, how things can go wrong, what the experiences are li...

This week my guest is Andrew Tansil from Sayulita Wellness Retreat in Mexico. We talk about what brought Andrew into running a psychedelic retreat, how they function, and what they offer, as well as Andrew's own transformative experiences with psychedelic medicines. You can find the retreat online at www.sayulitawellnessretreat.com

Psychedelic toads, AI gods, rogue avatars, feral humans, a galaxy-spanning society, nonduality, and Burning Man come together for epic story-telling in this brand new AI-imagined art illustrated version of my 2016 novel, The Solandarian Game. This new illustrated version, available in PDF and ebook, features over 600 carefully curated AI-generated images, bringing the story, characters, and locations to life in beautiful and colorful detail. What better way to bring a story about an enlightened Artificial Intelligence to life than with AI art? This was an epic project to embark upon, and I’m extremely pleased with the results. The full color PD...

My guest this week is Jon Kamin, creator and curator of the Frshminds website where Jon complies information about psychedelic retreat centers with loads of information to help people navigate and choose which retreat might be best for them. We discuss how he sought to personally visit as many retreat centers as possible, find reliable information about them, and how he's sorted it all to help those looking for the perfect psychedelic retreat. 

My guest this week is "Caps," a 5-MeO facilitator in the American Midwest, who shares his unique approach to inspiring creativity with low-dose 5-MeO-DMT experiences (but significantly, only AFTER a full-release dose!), how he got into serving. We also get into his interest in long-distance endurance running, the topic of suffering during psychedelic experiences, and what brought him into first experiencing personally and then facilitating 5-MeO. It's a long one, so sit back, relax, and enjoy! 

This week my guest is Edwin Jansen, who was inspired to reach out after listening to the "A Marine, A Monk, and a 5-MeO-DMT Facilitator Walk into a Bar . . ." episode, given his shared enthusiasm for the Enneagram and 5-MeO-DMT. We talk more about the Enneagram (I took a test and we talk about it), get into Edwin's regular practice of using the M-Pen (www.mind-fully.co) for microdosing and meditation, and what he experienced when he went all the way. Plus, we talk a little about Edwin's interest in using AI for coaching services. 

It's all about the music this week with my guest "Hewkii" (AKA Helgi Freyr Tomasson) whose new album, "Ecstasy Juice from God," is coming out this Dec. We've got an exclusive pre-release listen here on The Entheogenic Evolution. We talk about music, creativity, entheogens, inspiration, and of course, get into the tracks themselves, several of which Helgi brought me in on as a guest voice and musician. You can find Hewkii online via this link: https://linktr.ee/hewkii

The other week I was invited to co-facilitate a psychedelic retreat for personal growth and transformation using psilocybin mushrooms and 5-MeO-DMT. This episode recounts my experience of the participants requesting that I engage in nondual energy work with them during their medicine sessions, a practice from which I've been retired for the past seven years. Here's my take on diving back into this practice, how it went, and why the participants were keen on receiving this kind of work from me during their medicine sessions. 

This week we continue with the conversation with Sarah Knapik, discussing her practice with Bufo, what caused her to walk away and the reassessment that occurred, and why, after a couple of months of reflection, she decided to step back into her role as Bufo facilitator. 

This week my guest is Sarah Knapik and she's here to share her own healing and transformation journey and her work as a Bufo facilitator. Due to the lengthy nature of our conversation, which was then followed up by an additional conversation/interview, I've split it into two parts, with part II coming out next week. Sarah is an interesting case in that she worked as a facilitator, was intending to found an entheogenic church, and then walked away from it all . . . only to come back a couple of months later. These two podcast episodes will share all the...

The other month I was contacted by a person looking to make use of my nondual entheogenic integration services with a twist - he proposed that we record the integration call and make it available as a podcast episode. So, that's exactly what we've done. As an additional bonus, we've got a surprise twist for you at the end of our conversation ;). If you'd like to set up a consultation for yourself, check out www.nondualentheogenicintegration.com for more info. 

This week my guest is the fascinating and dynamic Acacea Lewis. Acacea shares her story of personal struggles, being a precocious youth, studying astrophysics, alchemy, her work with Mike Crowley, Kilindi Iyi, and Tom Lane, her use of high-dose mushrooms and her efforts to educate people on the topic, and so much more. It was my pleasure to not only meet Acacea and get to hang out, but also speak with her for this podcast episode. Enjoy! 

This week I welcome Tom Lane back onto the podcast to continue and expand on our conversation about the Yuta Tnoho Codex from a few years ago. Tom returns with some new interpretations and ideas on how psilocybin mushroom rituals and religion worked in Mesoamerica and was encoded in the codex. I've also created a video for YouTube with the images we are discussing in this episode. You can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPXAb13n5oU

Approximately 2.5 years ago, completely out of the blue, Psymposia came along and weaponized a then-five-year-old video of one of my public talks and through blatant distortion and radical decontextualization, launched an abusive campaign against me. Despite engaging in clearly unethical journalism, Psymposia's labeling of me as an "abuser" has been widely accepted, promoted, and complacently repeated throughout much of the psychedelic world. Their smear campaign has been very successful in getting me "cancelled," with a few notable exceptions. Because I'm continually coming up against the wall of exclusion that Psymposia created, I'm revisiting the issue here on the only...

Stephan Kerby of The Unchurch (www.theunchurchchurch.com) returns to the Entheogenic Evolution Podcast to share about his upcoming certification course on being a "Trauma Informed Entheogenic Guide." In addition to talking about the course, we cover more info about the UnChurch and Kerby's desire to move from facilitation to more education. There's still time to sign up for the course and Kerby is offering a discount to listeners from the podcast and you can use this affiliate link: https://theunchurchchurch.mykajabi.com/affiliate_users/sign_up

My guest this week is author, Mike Marinacci, discussing his just-released book, Psychedelic Cults and Outlaw Churches: LSD, Cannabis, and Spiritual Sacraments in Underground America. It's a fascinating historical read and brings to light both well known and obscure religious movements in the US where psychedelics have been used as part of religious practice, covering from the formation of the Native American Church all the way up to internet religions in 2021. 

It's a great pleasure to welcome back Rachel Harris to the podcast. In this conversation, Rachel shares all about her new book, "Swimming in the Sacred," which documents the practices of female underground psychedelic practitioners who have no intention to going "above ground" in their work with entheogenic medicines. Listen in and find out more. 

My guests this week are Carson Barker and Clif Haley from the marketing firm, IcaroConnect.com, which specializes in marketing for legal psychedelic services such as therapy and entheogenic churches. Based in Austin, Texas, a progressive island in a sea of reactionary conservatism, we talk all about how they got into the business, what they offer, and how it's a sign of the times as the legal landscape shifts and grows.

Joining the Entheogenic Evolution Podcast for her interview debut, my guest is Jessica Marie who shares her own healing story with a chronic health condition and psychedelic medicines, her work with Bufo, her experience with Tom Lane and the ceremony of the deified heart, and her entheogenic church, the "One World Heart." You can find out more at www.oneworldheart.love 

This week Lama Mike Crowley comes back on the podcast to discuss his new book, Psychedelic Buddhism: A User's Guide to Traditions, Symbols, and Ceremonies. It's always great to have Mike - a vast reservoir of knowledge of Buddhism and Indian religions - back on the podcast. His new book is available now. 

My guest this week is the founder of the Center for Cinesomatic Development (www.cinesomatics.org), Andrew Daniel. We get deep into his own story of discovering his authenticity and how traumas and patterns are encoded in the body and our expressiveness, and how he developed the cinesomatic program to help others release and transform themselves 

This week's episode is my reading of an essay I've been working on since returning from The Church of Psilomethoxin's event, EntheoGenesis, last weekend in Austin, Texas. While no definitive answers are provided, I explore the topic of Usona's "study" that psilomethoxin is "fiction" and "placebo effect" by taking a well-rounded look at claims made, the context of the church and their practices, and as a participant-observer in a truly wonderful and nurturing event. 

This week's episode is all about healing with Iboga with Tisha Ingram of www.discovertheroot.com. Tisha is trained in traditional use of Iboga with the Bwiti in Gabon and seeks to bring healing to others with grounded ceremony and conscientious use of this powerful entheogen.

My guest this week is man from the land down under, John Wood, the founder of www.rageheart.co, which focuses on helping people navigate and integrate psychedelic experiences with an emphasis on emotional expression and somatics, especially for men. Listen in and learn more about "The crazy Aussie who doesn't believe in meditation" . . . 

My guest this week is author Paul Austin and we talk about all things microdosing - health and wellbeing, flow states, creativity, problem solving, leadership and more! He's the author of the book, Mastering Microdosing, and is also the creator of the mircodosing support and education website, www.thethirdwave.co, which offers information about the practice, coach training, and molecule-specific instructions. Additionally, Paul was a co-founder of Synthesis (and is no longer associated with the business), which recently went bankrupt while in the process of training the first generation of psilocybin assisted therapists here in Ashland, Oregon, so we g...

My guest is 5-MeO-DMT facilitator, Stephan Kerby, who is also the founder of The Unchurch, (www.theunchurch.com), Wounded Healer Outreach (www.woundedhealeroutreach.com) and The Entheogenic Explorers Podcast. We discuss his personal story, helping those in need, founding the non-doctrinal "Unchurch," facilitation, and integration. 

My guest this week is Marik Hazan, founder of Tabula Rasa, a psychedelic healthcare investing venture. We discuss how psychedelic healthcare is being invested in and developed, and also how he's undertaken to bring awareness around the topics to the wealthiest of the wealthy at Davos. You can learn more at: www.tabularasa.ventures