The Entheogenic Evolution

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 get into what went down and how others are picking up the pieces.

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

My guest is Samala, who has come into the practice of helping others integrate their entheogenic experiences with Universal Mindfulness after her own introduction to the world of psychedelic medicines via MDMA and 5-MeO-DMT with Nyx Ingen in Iceland.

The conversation around Psilomethoxin and its official church continues with one of the church founders and entheogenic religious freedom lawyer, Ian Benouis. We dive into the history of entheogenic religious rights (and rites), the burgeoning movement to create legally recognized entheogenic churches, psilomethoxin, and some of our other favorite molecules.

For this week's episode, I'm joined by underground 5-MeO-DMT facilitator, Jason, discussing his unique approach to addressing mineral health and use of art and color therapy as adjuncts to both preparing for and integrating 5-MeO-DMT experiences.

My guest is Susannah Rose Stokes, former marine turned medicine worker, discussing her healing path and journey into psychedelic medicines and the formation of the "House of Metamorphosis" as a religious non-profit to help others along on their path of transformation

The team at www.BridgingHeaven.com of Rak Razam, Eugene Alliende and Quilley Powers are welcomed back to The Entheogenic Evolution Podcast to discuss how their first meditation and low-dose 5-MeO-DMT retreat went in 2022 and what they're reflecting on for their upcoming 2023 retreats.

Two of the founders (and newly married couple) of the Church of Psilomethoxin, Greg and Jenna Lake, are my guests this week. We discuss the formation of the new entheogenic church whose sacrament is an edible form of 5-MeO-DMT, "psilomethoxin," which is produced by introducing 5-MeO-DMT to psilocybin mushrooms, which then go on to produce 4-OH-5-MeO-DMT rather than psilocybin and psilocyn for a true merging of science and religion. You can learn more at www.psilomethoxin.com