The Entheogenic Evolution

This week I interview Eric, the owner of Gaianbotanicals.com. Eric discusses salvia divinorum, kratom, amanita, and how the FDA deals with the sale of such products. We also talk about his recent contributions to a NY Times article on salvia and the history of internet distribution of ethnobotanicals. To check out Eric's blog, dealing with all things entheogenic, go to www.erocx1.blogspot.com

Dr. John Rush discusses the evidence of entheogen use in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity - and yes, he says Jesus is a mushroom - along with his new book, Failed God: Fractured Myth in a Fragile World.

This week I interview local musician and newly signed recording artist, Jordan Rose, AKA "BassObese," who shares with us some music, his thoughts on sound healing and entheogens, and talks about his recent visit to the Temple of Awakening Divinity.

This week I read an essay from my forthcoming book, the Entheogenic Evolution, where I propose a metaphysics of energy that might explain everything from physical objects to consciousness and living beings. Curious?

We continue our conversation with Jan Irvin from GnosticMedia.com about early Christianity and psychedelic mushrooms

This is the first in a two-part discussion with Jan Irvin from GnosticMedia.com about John Allegro's research indicating that Jesus was not an actual person but rather a psychedelic mushroom. Jan is the co-author of the book Astrotheology and Shamanism, is the co-producer of The Pharmacratic Inquisition, and is the author of the forthcoming, The Holy Mushroom. All are available at www.gnosticmedia.com (an earlier version of this episode that had some sound level problems has now been corrected and replaced)

This week I read from my new essay on DMT Energetics and we continue our conversation with Rev Brad Carrier about entheogens and religion

This week I interview Rev. Brad Carrier from the Unitarian Universalist church of Grants Pass, Oregon. He talks about his forthcoming book, the garden of eden, and entheogenic sacraments. Part 1 of a 2 part interview.

This week I read the intro to my forthcoming book along with some information about the legal status of Salvia divinorum and the new YouTube policy regarding salvia videos

A few personal reflections and comments on this year's Burning Man . . .

A special musical gift edition - Every year I give out CD's of my music at Burning Man. I'm making these songs available here as a pre-burn gift to all of you . . .

See you on the Playa!

This week we visit once again with Hal and learn about the Temple of Awakening Divinity, which uses 5-MeO-DMT as a ceremonial sacrament

This episode features an interview with Chumash medicine woman, Julie Tumamait, who discusses Chumash religion and use of the datura plant. Also, I read my newly created draft for a Universal Declaration of the Human Right to Direct Spiritual Experience - your comments are invited . . .

Our conversation with Dr. Rick Strassman continues this week with topic ranging from the importance of psychedelic states in the Old Testament to Strassman's vision for the Cottonwood Research Foundation (www.cottonwoodresearch.org)

Rick Strassman shares thoughts on DMT, UFO's, aliens, spiritual realities, psychedelic research and more with a reading of the transcript of the recent interview I did with Strassman in New Mexico. Part 1 of a two-part episode.

Inspired by my recent trip to New Mexico and the Mescalero Apache reservation, I share some details about Mescalero ceremonialism, philosophy, and spirituality

A mixed episode this week, with a little more reading from "True Hallucinations," examining Terence's relationship to the Logos and psilocybin mushrooms, and a chapter from my novel, "Orobai's Vision," where Orobai eats the mushrooms and receives glimpses of the coming world change

This week we consider how the Logos has manifested and progressed through the work of Dennis and Terence McKenna's Timewave Zero and Daniel Pinchbeck's transmission from Quetzalcoatl with readings from "True Hallucinations" and "2012"

More Ayahuasca! I read from the book, "Forest of Visions" and share a few of my recent ayahuasca experiences

This week we enjoy a few more clips from the audio documentary, "In Search of the Divine Vegetal," along with some select readings from Ralph Metzner's book, "Ayahuasca: Hallucinogens, Consciousness, and the Spirit of Nature

This week I read a few selections from Bradford Keeney's book, "Bushman Shaman," and preview excerpts from the new audio documentary about Ayahuasca entitled "In Search of the Divine Vegetal", created by Tom McKinnon, Leonard Cler-Cunningham, and AyasminA.

"In Search of the Divine Vegetal" explores the nexus of Western and Indigenous cosmologies in relation to plant intelligence and aspires to engender a species of hybrid consciousness consisting of science, technology, phytospirituality, and the Great Unknown.

Originally broadcast in November 2007, "In Search of the Divine Vegetal" is being re-broadcast on the CBC Radio program "Ideas" due to widespread interest and acclaim. Part 1 will air on Friday, May 16, and Part 2 on Friday, May 23, 2008. It can be heard across the globe on the worldwide web every hour on the hour from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. PST. To find out how you can tune in or listen to the livestream online, visit the official CBC website at: www.cbc.ca/ideas

AyasminA will be facilitating and translating at two conferences in Iquitos, Peru this July, namely the 4th International Conference on Amazonian Shamanism (http://www.soga-del-alma.org/ConferenceSite/presenters.html) and the Amazon Convergence Retreat (www.amazonconvergence.com). You can visit her at: http://people.tribe.net/5ce45b25-bcdd-488a-917d-e8707eef9081

A few personal reflections on what I've learned spiritually from Burning Man . . .

This week I talk about the Universal Heart - that connection we all have to the ultimate, how it relates to our personal hearts, and how working with entheogens allows for deeper connection and healing

This week I discuss some of my experiences with psilocybin mushrooms as recounted in my book, Mushroom Wisdom. Also, I read a short section of the Tao de Ching.

Part 2 of my interview with Timothy White, editor of Shaman's Drum magazine

A special episode of the Entheogenic Evolution featuring mystical music and chapters one and two of Orobai's Vision, from the Tales of Aurduin podcast. Part 2 of the interview with Timothy White will follow later this week . . .

Part I of a 2 part episode with an amazing interview with Timothy White, editor of Shaman's Drum magazine.

This week I discuss the recent study by Johns Hopkins university on the mystical experiences generated by psilocybin mushrooms

This week I continue the discussion from the previous episode, focusing more on the legal issues surrounding the use of entheogens as a spiritual or religious practice. I talk about the Constitution, the Supreme Court, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, The Native American Church, and the recent decision regarding the UDV's religious use of hosca.

The first part of a 2 (or more?) part talk about shamans, mystics, and the law. What is direct spiritual experience? How is it different from religion? Is direct spiritual experience protected by the law, and if not, why?

It's all about Salvia divinorum this week, plus news about Rick Strassman's Cottonwood Research Foundation

This week I read from The Pyramid of Fire by John Major Jenkins and Martin Matz, the Aztec codex that gives instructions on becoming Quetzalcoatl . . .

Does sound create structures in hyperspace while in the psychedelic state? Terence McKenna talks about DMT and creation through sound and I relate my own experiences of Salvia divinorum and sound. Also features information about the new webcast TV show of the Entheogenic Evolution on EQ.TV (www.eq.tv).

Bufo Alvarius, the Sonoran Desert Toad, the only animal known to secrete an entheogenic venom of 5-MeO DMT, is the topic of this week's talk. Features readings from Oroc's "Tryptamine Palace" and an interview with Hal, a Man of the Toad.

The premier episode of the Entheogenic Evolution! The topic of this first episode is Peyote and the Native American Church. Featuring a short interview with my grandfather, Raymond Ickes, I discuss my personal experience of attending a peyote ceremony.