The Sensory Character of Vision - with Mama D Ujuaje
WILD ALCHEMY RADIO
Mama D is an independent researcher and learning facilitator in decolonising food and nourishment. Here we journey through the sensory character of vision, movement, and the economic and socio-political role that food and consumption plays in our lives. We explore ways in which we can learn to live in symbiosis and co-create with nature, in order to nourish our collective future. We are in Epping Forest, which is primarily made up of oak, hornbeam and beech trees with some silver birch and holly. We begin our journey with a recording of an ancient beech tree. We end with an invitation to dance...
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May The Spores Be With You - with Darren Springer
WILD ALCHEMY RADIO
Darren Springer is a mycologist, organic horticulturist, teacher and researcher. In this episode we discuss the role of mushrooms in cosmology, panspermia and the transhumanist theories of his teacher Kilindi Iyi, organic technology, healing trauma through psychedelics, the role of food within community, the alchemy of composting and cultivation as a transformational process.
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Vana - with Shaneihu Yawanawa
WILD ALCHEMY RADIO
Shaneihu Yawanawa is the tribal leader of the Yawarani village in the region of Acre, deep in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. While spending time there last year exploring plant medicine, indigenous wisdom and recording plant frequencies, I recorded this interview with Shaneihu where we discuss the relationship between people and plants. We begin with a frequency recording of the sacred Ceiba pentandra, a tree known to the Yawanawa people as Samauma. We leave you with a recording from Shaneihu’s album, this track is called Ui Paire and the album Kanaro is available on Spotify. Wild Alchemy...
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The Alchemy Of Death - with Tree Carr
WILD ALCHEMY RADIO
Tree Carr is an author, dream guide, death doula, mystic, filmmaker and musician. Here we talk through the dying process, dream states, the out of body experience, astral projection, funerary herbs and explore ways of dying and navigating the afterlife both as the deceased and as the bereaved. A note of caution – our discussion is thorough, open and graphic and some might find the content disturbing.
info_outlineTree Carr is an author, dream guide, death doula, mystic, filmmaker and musician. Here we talk through the dying process, dream states, the out of body experience, astral projection, funerary herbs and explore ways of dying and navigating the afterlife both as the deceased and as the bereaved. A note of caution – our discussion is thorough, open and graphic and some might find the content disturbing.
We begin our journey with a recording of one of Tree’s plants which is a potent dream herb, native to Central America, its Mexican name is calea zacatechichi, The Latin is calea ternifolia and it is a member of the asteraceae family.
You can explore more death and dying with Tree in our Wild Alchemy Journal where she investigates the alchemical process of dying, dark matter and cosmic consciousness. You can find her at luciddreamtree.com @tree_carr and @death_doula_tree
Finally, I will leave you with extracts from the Egyptian and Tibetan Books of the Dead and after Tree will take you on a guided meditation and drawing exercise. To submit your drawing to become part of a collective artwork please email to [email protected]