Adventures Through The Mind

Adventures Through The Mind (ATTMind) is an interview-based podcast focusing on topics relevant and related to psychedelic cultures, psychedelic research, and psychedelic medicine. It focuses on supporting the personal and cultural integration of psychedelic experiences in a functional and healthy way; and always holding a curiosity towards immediate and valuable relevance to a person’s lived life "The psychedelic experience really shines when we find a way to integrate what we’ve learned from it into our daily lives. My desire to help that with that integration on a personal and cultural level is why I make Adventures Through The Mind" ATTMind is hosted by Canadian author and public educator, James W. Jesso. James W. Jesso is the author of Decomposing The Shadow: Lessons From The Psilocybin Mushroom and The True Light Of Darkness, both about his experiences exploring the potentials of psychedelics.

The State Of The Psychedelic Renaissance | Shelby Hartman ~ ATTMind 211 09/02/2026

The State Of The Psychedelic Renaissance | Shelby Hartman ~ ATTMind 211 This episode is going to explore the state of the psychedelic movement right now — the money, the policy, the ethics, and the stories that are not getting told. Specifically, we are going to be exploring what is actually happening across the so-called psychedelic renaissance: the for-profit pharmaceutical track, city and state level decriminalization, the unregulated market selling products that mostly do not contain what they claim to, the biopiracy question that almost nobody in mainstream media will ask about, and why one of the field's most trusted journalists says psychedelics are a relationship rather than a cure. Our guest is Shelby Hartman. What You'll Learn About: 🌊 The three waves of psychedelic research, from the 1950s through Nixon to the arrival of for-profit "corporadelic" pharma 🍄 Why almost nothing sold as a "gray market" psychedelic is legal, and what an independent lab actually found inside mushroom chocolate bars 🧭 How to vet a coach, facilitator, shaman, or space holder, and why anyone can call themselves one 🌿 Biopiracy, iboga, and the Bwiti — how plant medicine and the knowledge around it get taken without reciprocity ⚖️ Who will qualify for legal psychedelics, who can afford them, and who feels safe on a clinical couch 🔬 Whether the double-blind randomized trial is even the right design for studying psychedelics 📰 What a journalist chooses not to publish, and why not every medicine wants to be found 🌀 📚 Check out Shelby Hartman's book The DoubleBlind Guide to Psychedelics: A Road Map to Tripping, Microdosing, and Beyond USA: CAD: 🍄 This episode is sponsored by . Use promo code ATTM10 for 10% off your order. FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Ian C, Eliz C, Dan G & Andreas D Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Toss me a tip on Ko-Fi: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Twitter/X: LinkedIn: Instagram: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (0:00) Ad - (0:31) Opening (1:15) Introduction (3:50) Interview Begins (4:42) Three waves of the psychedelic renaissance (10:13) Gray market products and unvetted coaches (18:57) Biopiracy and indigenous reciprocity (24:43) Who gets access, and on whose terms (31:08) The research track, and what counts as evidence (37:30) What's going well, and what she can't call yet (41:28) The cannabis cautionary tale (44:13) Ad - (44:58) What legalization cost growers in Canada (48:38) Why DoubleBlind started (52:54) How the coverage changed, and the stakes now (59:08) Ten years of staying off the algorithm (1:02:40) Psychedelics are a relationship, not a cure (1:06:39) Tools, or living beings (1:07:42) Patreon Thanks (1:09:52) Renaissance, revolution, or media fad (1:12:11) What a journalist chooses not to publish (1:15:37) The questions no one will answer for you (1:19:22) The DoubleBlind Guide to Psychedelics (1:24:21) Follow up links (1:26:14) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/42621635

MICRO: Why MDMA Feels Like Love (And When That Becomes a Problem), James W. Jesso 08/14/2026

Psilocybin Therapy, Start To Finish | Dr. JJ Pursell ~ ATTMind 210 08/07/2026

Psilocybin Therapy, Start To Finish | Dr. JJ Pursell ~ ATTMind 210 This episode of the podcast is going to explore what actually happens inside psilocybin assisted therapy, from the first conversation to the last integration session. Specifically, we are going to be walking the entire arc of a legal psilocybin therapy engagement through the lens of naturopathic medicine: preparation, the session itself, integration, the risks, and how to tell whether any of it is right for you. Our guest is Dr. JJ Pursell. What You'll Learn About: 🌿 What naturopathic medicine actually is, and how its root-cause approach differs from the conventional model 🍄 What psilocybin is, and what "psilocybin therapy" legally means in Oregon (which is far less than you'd expect) 🛋️ Inside a session: the service centre, the eye shades, the music, the waves, and what a facilitator is and is not there to do 🔄 Why she requires every client to commit to integration work before she'll agree to work with them at all 💧 What "alleviating suffering" really means, why it isn't the same as feeling good, and why the hardest material is usually the most useful ⚠️ The real risks: the bolt response, prolonged psychosis, cardiac contraindications, HPPD, and coming out the other side feeling worse 🚩 How to find a facilitator you can trust, the red flags to walk away from, and how to know when it's the wrong time entirely 🌀 📚 Check out JJ's book Psilocybin Therapy: Understanding How to Use Nature's Psychedelics for Mental Health USA: CAD: 🩺 Dr. Pursell's website: 🤝 Follow JJ: | | | 🍄 This episode is sponsored by . Use promo code ATTM22 for 22% off your first order. FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Ian C, Eliz C, Dan G & Andreas D Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Toss me a tip on Ko-Fi: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Twitter/X: LinkedIn: Instagram: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (03:05) Ad Break () (03:48) Interview Begins (06:47) What naturopathic medicine is (15:14) What is psilocybin (19:45) What psilocybin therapy actually looks like (30:53) Why integration matters (44:43) What alleviating suffering really means (51:07) Patreon Break (53:14) Decomposing the Shadow: why the hard stuff isn't a bad trip (1:02:19) Wow, mushrooms sound so good, where could it go wrong (1:09:49) Ad Break () (1:10:53) Choosing a safe facilitator, and the red flags to watch for (1:23:17) How do you know it's the right time (1:35:30) One thing to leave you with (1:37:32) Follow up links (1:39:05) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/42344855

MiCRO:16 — The Attention War: How Screens Are Hijacking Your Consciousness | Carl Hayden Smith 07/24/2026

Peyote Is Disappearing (and the Law Designed to Protect It Is Part of Why) | Leonardo Mercado, The Peyote Lorax ~ ATTMind 209 07/07/2026

Peyote Is Disappearing (and the Law Designed to Protect It Is Part of Why) | Leonardo Mercado, The Peyote Lorax ~ ATTMind 209 Leonardo Mercado, known as The Peyote Lorax, joins me for Episode 209 to talk about the ecological and legal crisis threatening peyote, the sacred cactus at the center of Native American Church ceremonies. We get into peyote's collapse in its only natural range, the contradictions inside the federal exemption that governs who can legally possess and cultivate it, and the Seed to Ceremony conservation project Leo is building through Morningstar Conservancy in Arizona. 🌀 🏜️The Morningstar Conservancy: The Peyote Lorax's website: Check Out Leo on Instagram: Buy some art from Leo: FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... 🤩 EPISODE SPONSOR AMENTARA is a credible source of legal psychoactive plants and extracts, most notably, Amanita Muscaria mushrooms—the red mushroom with white spots that shows up in folklore, Christmas imagery, and old shamanic traditions. Check them out at: Use the promo code ATTM22 for 22% off your first order ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Ian C, Dan G, and Eliz C With a special thanks to Paul S. for their generous one-time donation Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Toss me a tip on Ko-Fi: More Options: Connect with Me: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (03:45) Interview begins (04:51) Peyote as a desert food, not a psychedelic (11:02) The teepee ceremony and the fire chief (15:08) Leo's early vision quest and the capsule story (26:20) Where peyote grows and why that matters (29:40) How peyote's wild population collapsed (34:08) The Native American Church and the legal exemption (38:34) Why peyote still isn't listed as endangered (46:35) The peyote carve-out in decrim bills and why it backfires (52:13) Ad Break: Amentara (54:57) The federal exemption as an exertion of dominance (1:02:51) The 25% Indian blood rule and who gets left out (1:09:28) Patreon Thanks (1:11:36) Would full decriminalization help or hurt wild populations? (1:15:42) What realistic legislative change would look like (1:23:39) The Peyote Lorax: how Morningstar Conservancy began (1:29:49) The Seed to Ceremony program (1:33:21) How you can support peyote conservation (1:44:41) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/41954540

MICRO:15 — Ibogaine: the one drug that stops opioid addiction in a single session, and can also kill you ~ James W. Jesso 06/19/2026

The Food Mushroom That Makes You See Little People | Colin Domnauer ~ ATTMind 208 05/28/2026

The Food Mushroom That Makes You See Little People | Colin Domnauer ~ ATTMind 208 You can buy Lanmaoa asiatica at a food market in Yunnan. Cook it thoroughly and it's just a bolete. Undercook it, and roughly 12 to 24 hours later you may spend the next three to seven days seeing hyper-realistic miniature people moving through your environment — documented across three independent cultures, mechanism completely unknown. Ethnobotanist Colin Domnauer (Dentinger Lab, Natural History Museum of Utah) is one of the few people actively trying to understand why. Colin and I get into what's actually documented about Lanmaoa asiatica — the three independent cultural accounts, the unusual onset and duration, and what the phenomenology of the hallucinations themselves suggests about mechanism. We talk about why this mushroom has received almost no formal scientific attention, what studying it would even look like, and what it might reveal about how psychedelic effects are produced in fungi more broadly. There's also a lot we just don't know — and we sit in that honestly. 🌀 📚 Read Colin's Article on Lanmaoa asiatica - Follow Colin on Instagram: — where he posts research updates and mushroom photos — for anyone interested in pursuing research in the field FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... 🤩 EPISODE SPONSOR AMENTARA is a credible source of legal psychoactive plants and extracts, most notably, Amanita Muscaria mushrooms—the red mushroom with white spots that shows up in folklore, Christmas imagery, and old shamanic traditions. Check them out at: Use the promo code ATTM22 for 22% off your first order ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Ian C, Dan G, and Eliz C Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Toss me a tip on Ko-Fi: More Options: Connect with Me: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (02:35) Ad Break (03:11) Interview Begins (03:19) From Astrophysics to Ethnomycology: An Unusual Path Into Psychedelic Research (07:44) Discovering Lanmaoa Asiatica: The Hallucinogenic Bolete of Southeast Asia (13:03) Lilliputian Hallucinations: The Psychiatric Phenomenon of Seeing Tiny People (16:37) Seeing Little People for Days: Cultural Attitudes & the Duration of Effects (20:26) Delirium or Psychedelic? What fMRI Data & Eyewitness Reports Reveal (23:53) More Real Than a Dream: The Uncanny Stability of These Hallucinations (30:12) Mushrooms, Fairies & Ancient Folklore: The Deep Connection to Little People (32:53) Patreon Thanks (35:23) Is This Mushroom Dangerous? Safety Data from ~1,000 Hospital Cases (45:00) Hunting for the Active Compound: Why It's Not Psilocybin or Ibotenic Acid (50:04) Ad Break (51:55) Are There More Hallucinogenic Bolete Species Around the World? (55:03) Why Psychoactive Compounds Evolve in Nature (1:00:36) Future Research, a 3rd-Century Taoist Text & How to Follow Colin's Work (1:08:03) Follow up links and socials (1:09:55) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/41427860

MICRO:14 - What Psychedelics Actually Do to Your Mind (And Why Nothing Else Compares), James W. Jesso 05/11/2026

Spiritual Healing, IFS, and Emanuel Swedenborg | Falconer, Odhner, and Jonathan Rose ~ ATTMind 207 04/17/2026

Spiritual Healing, IFS, and Emanuel Swedenborg | Falconer, Odhner, and Jonathan Rose ~ ATTMind 207 This episode of the podcast is going to explore an intersection of psychotherapy and spirituality. Specifically, we are going to be exploring the intersection between Internal Family Systems, spiritual healing, and the work of 16c Christian philosopher and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg. Our guests are Bob Falconer, Chelsea Odhner, and Jonathan Rose. What You'll Learn About: 📚 Introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) and the teachings of Emmanuel Swedenborg 🔗 The intersection and synthesis between these two systems of thinking 🧠 Fundamental metaphysical concepts: the nature of the mind and the nature of the self ✨ The relationship with the divine, including concepts of heaven, hell, freedom, and salvation 🔓 The structure and porosity of the mind, including the mind being populated by a multiplicity of beings, both internal and external 🩹 Practical application: working with these beings to heal trauma and cultivate a better life 🌀 📚 BUY THEIR BOOK: FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Ian C, Dan G, and Eliz C Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Toss me a tip on Ko-Fi: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Twitter/X: LinkedIn: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (06:10) Interview Begins: introducing our guests, James' Swedenborg connection (08:14) Who Swedenborg was: scientist turned mystic (10:43) What IFS is: mind as many parts, not one (12:46) Chelsea bridges both worlds via healing path (17:10) Understanding healing as a spiritual journey (22:20) IFS is secretly spiritual: Self as divine link (25:42) Salvation etymologically means health and healing (26:55) Mind as multi-levelled household with a head (33:21) Self can never be damaged, even by deep trauma (34:37) Divine inflow and the protection of our freedom (43:15) Porosity of mind: What if the voices in your head aren’t yours? (49:06) Heaven hell as states chosen by what we love (52:25) Levels of mind correspond to levels of heaven and the different spirits we are in contact with (59:50) The Citadel Of The Mind model underlying mental illness (1:05:50) Distinguishing inner parts from dark entities (1:10:25) Angels respect freedom; demons seek control (1:19:59) Hidden demons gain power only through our fear (1:31:42) Psychedelics as portal to spiritual porosity (1:43:42) Learning to sober navigate the psychedelic nature of spiritual reality (1:47:55) Closing: what one thing should listeners take home? (1:48:55) Practice self-witnessing in difficult interactions (1:51:33) Act as if loved and supported by angelic forces (1:56:51) Follow Up Links and Goodbyes (1:59:27) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/40884815

All About DMTx (extended-state DMT) | Hayley and Kevin of Dream Mind Labs - ATTMind Podcast 206 03/21/2026

All About DMTx (extended-state DMT) | Hayley and Kevin of Dream Mind Labs - ATTMind Podcast 206 This episode is going to be a deep dive into extended-state dimethyltryptamine, otherwise known as DMTx. Our guests for this episode are Hayley Mann and Kevin Thorbahn, who run one of only a handful of places in the world where DMTx is available outside of clinical trials. They are on the show to talk about: 🧬 What DMTx is and how it works 🌀 What people experience during a DMTx session 🙋 Why people choose to undergo the experience ⏱️ How long people stay in for 💡 What people get out of the experience 🏥 Where DMTx may fit in the growing psychedelic medical and personal use landscape ⚖️ The legal situation in Colorado that allows them to legally run Dream Mind Labs ⚠️ The dangers present in undergoing DMTx 👽 The nearly universal experience of encountering and communicating with entities or aliens 🔫 The "DMT laser thing" 🎵 The role of music and sound during a DMTx session 🤯 Some of the weirder things they have experienced as facilitators This was a super interesting interview for me, and I found Haley and Kevin very easy and joyful to talk with. It was easily one of the most at-ease and “myself” I have felt in an interview in a long time, and I look forward to sharing it with you now. Enjoy! 🌀 ✉️ FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... 🤩 EPISODE SPONSOR AMENTARA is a credible source of legal psychoactive plants and extracts, most notably, Amanita Muscaria mushrooms—the red mushroom with white spots that shows up in folklore, Christmas imagery, and old shamanic traditions. Check them out at: Use the promo code ATTM22 for 22% off your first order ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, and Eliz C With a special thanks to MP Society for their generous one-time donation. Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Toss me a tip on Ko-Fi: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Twitter/X: LinkedIn: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Ad () (00:36) Opening (04:46) Interview Begins (04:55) The legality of DMTx and other psychedelics in Colorado (11:04) DMTx, what it is and how it works (16:33) How long people stay in the DMT experience (18:00) The level of intensity people go into (20:27) How participants communicate their needs during their infusion (21:57) Dose complexities and time in peak dose (24:46) How Kevin and Haley got into providing DMTx (33:19) Why people chose to explore DMTx (39:33) Ad () (41:26) Reported benefits from DMTx (46:50) Spontaneous healing through DMTx? (52:04) The "DMT Laser Thing" (57:25) The variety of experience (1:01:00) The use and presence of sound and music during a DTMx experience (1:05:47) No Glossolalia (yet) (1:07:19) The strange things that happen for the facilitators (1:13:41) Patreon thanks (1:16:01) The bio-medical risks of DTMx (1:22:50) The psychological risks of DMTx, short- and long-term (1:26:38) Potential future clinical uses of DMTx (1:29:24) Integration and aftercare protocols (1:31:46) Ongoing data collection and future research ideas (1:34:44) A wondering about weight-based dosing (1:36:57) Future hopes and concerns about DTMx (1:42:53) Follow-up links and contact details (1:44:44) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/40560390

MICRO:13 - Integrating Spontaneous Spiritual Awakening Experiences, with Jessica Corneille 03/06/2026

How Identity Politics Poisons The Psychedelic Renaissance | Tom Hatsis ~ ATTMind Podcast 205 02/16/2026

How Identity Politics Poisons The Psychedelic Renaissance | Tom Hatsis ~ ATTMind Podcast 205 Thomas Hatsis joins us for episode 205 to discuss his new book Psychedelic Injustice: How Identity Politics Poisons the Psychedelic Renaissance. Together we discuss some pretty divisive topics: the distinction between social justice and critical social justice, how certain narratives are being imposed on the psychedelic movement, implicit bias research, decolonization rhetoric, the drug war's actual causes, and contested claims about psychedelic history. This one might get spicy for you. Enjoy responsibly. This episode was nearly taken down RELEVANT LINKS 🌀 📚 GET THE BOOK: 🤓 READ TOM's SUBSTACK: 🤳 FOLLOW TOM ON INSTAGRAM: 🎥 Check Tom Out On YouTube for his culture war content and for his psychedelic history content FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, and Eliz C With a special thanks to Josh H for their generous one-time donation. Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Toss me a tip on Ko-Fi: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Twitter/X: LinkedIn: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (06:40) Interview Begins (07:32) Confronting The Imposition Of Controversy (10:10) The difference between Social Justice and Critical Social Justice (14:34) "The Narrative" (18:57) How "The Narrative" is being imposed up the psychedelic movement (25:57) What is the Psychedelic Renaissance such that Critical Social Justice is undermining it (34:46) the Critical Social Justice playbook is antithetical to the themes of psychedelic healing (36:23) Patreon Thanks (39:47) Why so hard, on the Left? (45:06) "Pro-Fa" ideological attacks in Psychedelia (Psymposia) (53:52) The "Theorists" and how they are compromising the psychedelic movement (Chacruna) (1:00:21) Discussing the realities and falsehoods of "implicit biases" (1:07:45) The Psychedelic Social Justice Warrior, well-meaning but misinformed (1:09:41) A quick discussion the the importance of quality citations (1:12:28) The Three Specific "Narratives" Undermining Psychedelia (1:13:09) The "Decolonize Narrative" (1:17:01) A quick aside considering "a different way of knowing" (1:17:50) Using inaccurate narratives about indigenous peoples to prop up the "decolonize narrative" (1:20:45) There was very little psychedelic use amongst indigenous people in North America (1:25:51) The "Racist Narrative", and how racism is not fuelling the drug war (1:32:08) Dr. Carl Hart and the fallacy of denouncing psychedelic exceptionalism (1:41:49) Oregon's Failed Drug Decriminalization (1:47:59) A short aside sharing anecdotes about video game addiction (1:50:30) The "Gender Narrative", the shield and the spear (1:55:52) The inaccurate portrayal of psychedelic gay conversion therapy (1:58:41) Concluding The Interview, Follow Up Links and Social (2:00:43) Follow Up Links and Socials (2:03:37) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/40022910

Linking Individual Stress To Societal Dysfunction | Dr. David Katz ~ ATTMind 204 01/09/2026

Linking Individual Stress To Societal Dysfunction | Dr. David Katz ~ ATTMind 204 Dr. David Katz is a board-certified specialist in Preventive Medicine/Public Health. He is on the show to talk about the paper is was author on, titled, “A multiscale inflammatory map: linking individual stress to societal dysfunction”. We talk about what stress and inflammation are, and the dynamics between them; how and why inflammation becomes chronic; how inflammation compromises perception and behaviour; how it can spread through a population like a contagion; how these spreading patterns of inflammation degrade our social systems, institutions, and leadership; how social media works as s supercharged networks for spreading inflammation; and what we can do about it, right here and now, starting within ourselves. Enjoy. 🌀 FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, and Eliz C And to Dee G. for their generous one-time donation. Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Toss me a tip on Ko-Fi: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Twitter/X: LinkedIn: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (06:31) Interview Begins (08:22) The limits of reductionism and the value of multidisciplinary collaboration (13:45) Inflammation, Stress, and the dynamic between them within the individual (24:59) The primitive value of relationships with non-human beings for our wellbeing (26:23) How and why inflammation between chronic (35:10) The brain as the master regulator of our response to stressors (46:28) The brain as a driver of inflammation (49:52) Correcting the degenerative cascade of poor sleep on mental and physical health through inflammatory processes (51:51) How inflammation spreads between people (55:46) Social media as a supercharged network for spreading inflammation (1:03:15) Patreon Thanks (1:05:39) How stress and inflammation can change a whole society (1:09:16) Stress as a virus, each of us could be the cure (1:13:24) How runaway feed forward processes of inflammation can degrade an entirely society, our society (1:23:07) What we can do about it, entering the upward spiral towards personal vitality (1:31:45) How choosing the cultivate our own wellbeing can positively effect others (1:34:15) A hopeful note to end off on (1:36:22) Follow up links (1:37:54) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/39658260

MICRO:12 - Mushroom Santa Confusion, Tom Hatsis 12/24/2025

How To Host An MDMA Group Roll | Charley Wininger - ATTMind Podcast 203 12/12/2025

How To Host An MDMA Group Roll | Charley Wininger - ATTMind Podcast 203 Charley Wininger returns to Adventures Through The Mind to discuss How To Host An MDMA Group Roll Our discussions starts with a quick general overview of MDMA before shifting into a thorough exploration of group rolls—what they are, what they can offer us individually and collectively, who to invite, who not to invite, where to do it, what to include, what to exclude, safety protocols, and just a whole number of things. Enjoy! 🌀 ✉️ 📚 BUY CHARLEY'S BOOK: FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, and Eliz C Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Toss me a tip on Ko-Fi: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Twitter/X: LinkedIn: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (03:23) Patreon Thanks (06:23) Interview Begins (07:47) MDMA, a brief overview (11:38) How MDMA is Used, recreation and therapeutic (15:34) Group Rolls, explained (17:47) Charley's Protocol For Group Rolls (23:04) How a group roll is different from just a party (24:39) The value of group rolls to the individual and society (34:59) Who to invite and who NOT to invite (41:30) How many people to invite (43:44) Contingencies that help protect the "container" of the roll (46:53) Presence of sober sitters, why or why not? (52:03) First timers (55:47) Why a group roll is NOT a ceremony (58:37) Environmental conditions (settings) (1:03:26) What people should bring for themselves (1:05:51) Further safety protocols (1:10:34) Screening people for medical/pharmacological risks (1:12:58) How to handle people wandering off (1:13:37) The importance of an "opening statement" to the group, and what else to include (1:15:22) A short anecdote about a ketamine incident (1:17:11) Playing with silence during the roll (1:19:51) Things to do together during the roll, healing circle (1:23:41) Dosing and re-dosing considerations (1:30:12) Finding the group roll dosage "sweet spot" and why more isn't necessarily better (1:33:58) How and when to "close" the roll (1:39:42) Integration considerations (1:41:54) Follow up links and socials (1:43:42) Interview Addendum, One Pulse Global Rolls (1:48:00) Could rolling together impact the world? (1:50:32) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/39370615

MICRO:11 - Microdosed Psilocybin, Synaptic Plasticity, and Compulsion with Dr. Mikael Palner 11/28/2025

An In-Depth Exploration Of Psychedelic Integration | Marc Aixalà ~ ATTMind 202 11/10/2025

An In-Depth Exploration Of Psychedelic Integration | Marc Aixalà ~ ATTMind 202 Author and psychotherapist Marc Aixalà is on the show to talk to us about psychedelic integration. What You'll Learn About: 💡 -- What psychedelic integration actually is, what it offers, and why it matters ⏰ -- When and how to apply different integration practices over time 🤔 -- Common mistakes made in both practice and understanding of integration 🧩 -- Approaches to working with derealization, depersonalization, and difficult or traumatic psychedelic experiences 🌌 -- How to integrate experiences of the transcendental and transpersonal 👥 -- Key insights for practitioners, facilitators, and individuals navigating their own integration process. Enjoy! ... 📚 Buy Marc's Book: 🎓 ICEERS Psychedelic Integration Course: Applications Close Dec 15, 2025 Be sure to use the promo code JESSO to get %15 off! (‼️ discount ACTIVATES on Nov. 17) 🌀 FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, and Eliz C Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Twitter/X: LinkedIn: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (05:18) ICEERS Integration Course (09:47) Interview Begins (10:52) What is ICEERS? (15:17) Marc's Experience in Psychedelic Integration (22:57) What is psychedelic integration? (29:32) Why psychedelic integration is different from psychotherapy (34:25) The interplay between integration and preparation (45:24) Patreon Thanks (48:39) Common Mistakes in Psychedelic Integration (53:48) How facilitators can compromise your integration through interpretation (59:58) We must be careful not to overly psychologize or spiritualize our interpretations of psychedelic experiences (1:01:56) Psychedelic Integration Practices and at what time point post-journey they are best done (1:07:54) Is it ever Too Late to integrate a psychedelic experience? (1:14:34) Essential integration practices after a bad trip or traumatic psychedelic experience (1:21:33) Tip for dealing with an ongoing depersonalization or derealization (1:27:24) Integration doesn't always mean changing how we live (1:29:38) Integrating "alien" or other worldly experiences (1:33:06) Integrating big "downloads" (1:38:16) How do we integrate our whole psychedelic experience, or is that even possible? (1:45:28) ICEERS Integration Training Course Explained (1:53:53) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/38943040

Music for Mushrooms (and the Nearly-Lost Art of Being Moved by Music) | East Forest ~ 201 10/24/2025

Music for Mushrooms (and the Nearly-Lost Art of Being Moved by Music) | East Forest ~ 201 East Forest (Krishna-Trevor Oswalt) is a musician and documentary filmmaker exploring the intersection of music and psychedelic consciousness. He joins us on this episode of Adventures Through The Mind to talk about what music really is and why it matters so much for our psychedelic journeys. Enjoy 🌀 ... 🍄 👀 📚 East Forest 2025/26 tour and album links Tour: FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, and Eliz C Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Twitter/X: Instagram: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (05:08) Interview begins (05:15) I am Loving Awareness, James' entry into East Forest (08:37) What is music? (11:22) Music as a lifeline (15:00) What makes the difference between "music" and "sound" (16:54) Beauty, music, and emotional richness (19:30) Humanity's lost its connection with music due to patterns of consumption over creation (28:14) The creative act of active listening (33:41) Music as a technology for psychedelic ceremony (37:21) Music in psychedelic space as a bridge to the non-dual for the growth of our souls (38:52) How psychedelics can worsen separation, ego, and division (42:06) Introducing Music for Mushrooms, film (45:50) What it feels like to be "the soundtrack" for psychedelic experiences (50:55) Why he started making music for mushroom experiences (58:40) Patreon thanks (1:02:49) The musician's experience when playing for a mushroom ceremony (1:09:15) The intelligence of the mushrooms (1:10:56) Psychedelics, the poly crisis, the constant background noise of dread (1:19:43) Reflecting on "the whole 2012 thing" in the context of AI technologies (1:21:35) Something is Coming (1:32:24) Mushroom lessons, say less (1:34:57) Hope and Concern for what's happening with Psychedelics globally (1:36:26) Music For Mushrooms, the documentary—what, and who, it's for (1:39:13) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/38744315

MICRO:10 - Psychedelic Flashbacks: What They Are, and What They Are Not (HPPD) - Ed Prideaux 10/09/2025

Psychedelics in Research & Practice | James W. Jesso ~ ATTMind 200 09/19/2025

MICRO:09 - The Fungi Kingdom and the Life Cycle of Mushrooms, Alex Dorr 08/22/2025

The Psychedelic Mindmeld: Telepathically Exploring Shared Consciousness | Wade Richardson 08/04/2025

The Psychedelic Mindmeld: Telepathically Exploring Shared Consciousness | Wade Richardson Wade Richardson, author of "The Psychedelic Mind Meld: Telepathically Exploring Shared Consciousness," explores the phenomenon of shared telepathic experiences during psychedelic journeys. This conversation delves into what psychedelic mind melds are, how they work, their healing potential, and the serious risks involved in this advanced practice. What You'll Learn About: 🧠 -- What psychedelic mind melds are and how they manifest (physical, psychic, and shared consciousness experiences) 🌌 -- Accessing super consciousness, collective unconscious, and archetypal realms together with another person 💔 -- Healing trauma through shared purging, energetic bodywork, and telepathic connection during psychedelic states ⚠️ -- Critical safety concerns: sexual energy management, psychosis risks, and the importance of absolute trust 👥 -- Practical considerations: who should attempt this work, proper preparation, and establishing clear boundaries 🌍 -- What these experiences reveal about the nature of reality, consciousness, and our interconnectedness as humans Note: This episode discusses advanced psychedelic practices and is not intended as encouragement or instruction. Wade Richardson is a pseudonym used to protect the author's identity. 📚 BUY WADE'S BOOK: 🌀 FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Ian C, Alex F, Eliz C, Joe A And one more thanks to Brent J. for their generous one-time PayPal donation. Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Instagram: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (06:08) Interview begins (08:32) Psychedelics are WORK (10:03) Psychedelic mindmeld, exploring the Star Trek reference (12:46) Telepathic sharing with psychedelics is more common than you might think (17:53) What happens in a psychedelic mindmeld (25:28) Psychedelics are not necessary for these mindmelds (32:44) Shared consciousness, journeying together to other realms (34:40) Shared "super consciousness" (34:52) Journeying into super consciousness (38:02) What is reality such that these shared consciousness experiences are possible (42:35) Steel-man arguing against the validity of these telepathic experiences (53:45) Nonduality and the interpenetrating channels of reality (57:37) Patreon Thanks (1:01:54) The value of telepathic contact through psychedelics (1:10:11) Universe giving birth to all of us (1:11:43) Psychedelics to help us bridge deep division (1:16:13) Trauma healing through telepathic connection in deep psychedelic states (1:23:13) The play of sexual energy in a psychedelic mindmeld (1:28:44) Considering the potential for sexual violation when sharing deep psychedelic states (1:42:48) Sharing the purge (1:48:32) Transpersonal encounters (1:57:08) Potential harms/risks of the psychedelic mindmeld (2:04:12) Words of advice to those interested in exploring the mindmeld (2:08:22) Follow up links and details (2:10:39) Closing /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/37641575

MICRO:08 - Accessing Psychedelic Experiences Through Authentic Relating Games; Accessing Shared Flow State, Sara Ness 07/25/2025

Hyperhumanism: Reclaiming Our Humanity in the Age of AI | Carl Hayden Smith ~ ATTMind 198 06/27/2025

Hyperhumanism: Reclaiming Our Humanity in the Age of AI | Carl Hayden Smith ~ ATTMind 198 Carl Hayden Smith, founder of the Cyberdelic Nexus and Museum of Consciousness, discusses his concept of "hyperhumanism" as an alternative to the transhumanist agenda. The conversation covers how technology is reshaping human consciousness, the attention economy's impact on our minds, and practical approaches (including psychedelics) to becoming more human in an increasingly digital world. What You'll Learn About: 🌍 -- Where humanity stands with technology and what we're doing to other species 🧠 -- Why VR is "sensory deprivation" and how algorithms harvest consciousness through the "attention war" 🤖 -- Hyperhumanism vs Transhumanism - becoming more human vs. becoming post-human 🌱 -- Practical hyperhumanist practices: peripheral vision, psychogeography, advanced journaling techniques, and psychedelic journeying 🔬 -- DMT Extended State research - Carl's experiences with entities and the ethics of accessing transcendent realms ⚖️ -- Sacred vs recreational psychedelic use and why context is 80% of the medicine LINKS 📚 Carl's Papers: 🎤 Carl's Lectures: 🌀 👈 FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN AND TIMESTAMPS BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, Eliz C Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Instagram: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (04:50) Interview Begins (05:24) The Human Condition and Technology's Impact (10:10) Virtual Reality Sensory Deprivation and Creative Engagement (15:46) Cyberdelics and the Holotechnica Stack (20:55) ADHD Technology Training and Attention Patterns (22:18) The Attention War and Technology Addiction (27:23) Digital Content's Invasion of Natural Perception (30:35) Nietzsche Journaling and Maximizing Life (31:30) AI Sentience and Human Identity (35:56) Hyperhumanism Consciousness as Primary (42:08) Digital Resurrection and Authentic Grieving (49:00) AI Supporting Hyperhumanism Interspecies Communication (55:22) Patreon Thanks (57:33) Accessible Hyperhuman Practices (1:02:08) Advanced Journaling as Hyperhuman Technology (1:07:01) Psychedelics in Hyperhumanism vs Transhumanism (1:10:42) DMT Entities Benevolence and Respect (1:17:08) Sacred Context and Conscious Consumption (1:18:23) Practical Psychedelic Guidelines (1:23:56) Closing and Contact Information (1:25:30) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/37161805

MICRO:07 - Beyond Right and Wrong: What Psychedelics Reveal About the Nature of Goodness, Christopher Bache PhD 06/13/2025

Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance | Jim Fadiman and Jordan Gruber ~ ATTMind 197 05/30/2025

Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance | Jim Fadiman and Jordan Gruber ~ ATTMind 197 Psychedelic researchers James Fadiman and Jordan Gruber discuss microdosing protocols, benefits, current research, and safety considerations. Throughout the interview, you will learn the practical basics of psychedelic microdosing—substances, dosage, frequency and duration, when in the larger arc of our lives, and who would best benefit from microdosing; You will also learn about the benefits of microdosing that Gruber and Faidman discovered in their research, which they describe as A-Z, anorexia to zoster and everything in between—with a particular focus later on in the interview on microdosing for various neurological and mental health conditions like ADHD, TBI, dementia, and depression—as well as for the betterment of well people You’ll also learn some of the issues facing microdosing as a both a practice and a premise— issues like placebo, research design, and the potential dangers of microdosing. Enjoy! 🌀 📚 Buy their Book, 👈 FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN AND TIMESTAMPS BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, Eliz C And a special thanks to Alex B and Erran S for their generous one-time donations. Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Instagram: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (03:28) A quick request (05:29) Interview begins (07:13) What microdosing is, and what it is not (08:33) the dose range for microdosing (09:42) Bettering the terminology "Sub-threshold" rather than "sub-perceptual" (15:00) The substances you can microdose (and those that don't qualify and why) (18:00) Fadiman and Gruber got their data from "real world evidence" (20:57) The different microdosing protocols (28:30) Why people tend to stop microdosing after a while (30:54) Once isn't enough with microdosing, and here's why (32:28) How consistent we need to be to see benefits (37:53) How to time higher doses around microdoses, and vice versa (40:26) What should "do" and "avoid" to help increase microdosing efficacy (43:14) The value of parts work while microdosing (45:54) The 4 things microdosing seems to do that contributes to its wide benefit profile (49:11) How it is that microdosing seems to be helpful for nearly everything (52:29) Is microdosing just placebo? (1:01:45) The benefits of microdosing for already well people (1:11:12) Patreon thanks and invitation (1:14:24) Potential interactions between microdosing and the microbiome and the gut-brain axis (1:20:48) The differences between LSD and Psilocybin microdosing (1:26:02) Theory vs the real world (1:32:24) How theories can compromise our ability to understand what is really happening (1:37:12) San Pedro, ibogaine, and caapi microdosing (1:45:41) Microdosing for ADHD (a new nighttime protocol) (1:51:07) Microdosing for mTBI (concussion) (1:57:41) Microdosing for dementia and palliative care (2:03:52) Microdosing for fun (social microdosing) (2:06:49) Microdosing makes the bad thing less bad, and the good things better (2:08:43) Peri-threshold doses? (2:12:09) The dangers/concerns for microdosing—heart valve damage, bipolar, tinnitus, anxiety, drug interaction, and tracers (2:18:22) Follow-up links and socials (2:20:36) Closing /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/36759265

MICRO:06 - MDMA's Gift to Intimate Partners and Couple's Communication, with Charles Wininger 05/09/2025

Psychedelics for Chronic Pain | Dr. Alex Bekker - ATTMind 196 04/25/2025

Psychedelics for Chronic Pain | Dr. Alex Bekker - ATTMind 196 🥰 👈 We deep dive into psychedelics as treatment for chronic pain with Dr. Alex Bekker, Professor and Chairman of Anaesthesiology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. We explore what chronic pain is, how it differs from acute pain, and its connection to maladaptive neuroplasticity. Dr. Bekker unpacks why current treatments often fail and how psychedelics—the classical psychedelics as well as ketamine—may effectively treat otherwise treatment-resistant conditions, as well as some practical advice for chronic pain sufferers. Enjoy! 🌀 FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, & Eliz C Special thanks also go to Julie D. for the generous one-time donation Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Instagram: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (0:00) Opening (4:22) Interview begins (5:00) The difference between acute pain (nociceptive) and chronic pain (8:24) Chronic pain as neuropathic sensitization (peripheral and central sensitization) (11:25) Chronic pain involved disrupted nociceptive neural-inhibitory pathways (12:36) Chronic pain and neural-inflammatory signals (14:44) Chronic pain as maladaptive neuroplasticity (16:56) DMN and chronic pain (maladaptive neuroplasticity) (19:57) Chronic pain is multifactorial (pain is biopsychosocial, not just biological) (23:02) Treatments of chronic pain (and why they don't work) (34:45) Biological treatments are not enough (37:45) Social factors that reinforce chronic pain (40:09) Patreon Thanks (43:12) The mechanisms by which psychedelics may help with chronic pain (54:29) The role of psychotherapy in psychedelic for chronic pain (57:44) Psychedelics help us re-learn (and reopen critical learning periods) (1:06:31) Ketamine for the treatment of chronic pain (1:14:33) Psychedelic helping to correct our "addition" to pain through increasing our sense of connection (1:20:51) CLIP potential for psychedelic in chronic pain (1:23:44) Psychedelics for fibromyalgia (1:26:05) Psychedelic for cancer-related chronic pain (1:27:27) Psychedelics for Cluster headaches (1:27:32) CARD clusters (1:30:23) Psychedelic for phantom limb pain (1:31:16) What make James excited and hopeful with psychedelic medicine (1:34:00) Advice to those suffering for chronic pain (psychedelics and otherwise) (1:37:58) Follow-up info and socials for Dr. Bekker (1:39:39) Closing /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/36309785

MICRO:05 - MDMA: Losing The Magic (and getting it back) | Matthew Baggott 04/11/2025

Suggestibility and Ayahuasca: Managing Influence | Jerónimo Mazarrasa ~ ATTMind 195 03/20/2025

Suggestibility and Ayahuasca: Managing Influence | Jerónimo Mazarrasa ~ ATTMind 195 🥰 👈 Jerónimo Mazarrasa is Program Director at (also known as ICEERS), which is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming society’s relationship with Traditional Indigenous Medicines. He is also founder of ICEERS Academy, and creator , an online course for people interested in increasing the safety of ayahuasca ceremonies. Our interview with Jerónimo is going to explore the vulnerability of increased suggestibility while the influence of ayahuasca (and other psychedelics), and the various harms that can can incur when one's facilitator that suggestibility is not handled with skilful care. Throughout the interview we cover a range of different ways that facilitators can accidentally harm their clients through suggestibility; the relationship between openness and vulnerability; how "caring" and "lack of care" can exist simultaneously; how the isolation and clandestine nature the modern psychedelic underground makes cultural learning difficult; how a facilitator can learn what is harmful, with respect to suggestibility; and how participants can protect themselves from a lack of facilitator care—all with many anecdotes and examples sewn throughout the course of the conversation. Enjoy! 🌀 FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 🎧 🎧 👁 *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Ian C, Alex F, Eliz C, Joe A Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: Buy some merchandise: More Options: Connect with Me Bluesky: Instagram: Newsletter: SubStack: Telegram Channel: Integration Coaching: ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (01:04) Introduction (04:24) (code AYATTM for 15% off) (06:35) Interview begins (07:58) The AyaSafety Course, explained (18:07) Suggestibility and why is it a concern with Ayahuasca (and all psychedelics) (24:21) The relationship between openness and vulnerability, ideology (28:50) The different ways facilitators can accidentally harm their clients through suggestibility (30:57) The importance of knowing your limits and referring out (33:04) The harms of introducing spiritual/religious beliefs to clients under the effects of psychedelics (36:19) Sharing "visions" with clients can be a violation; tarot as an example of offering intuitions skilfully (42:05) Claiming external authority, ayahuasca told me that (47:55) Having a shamanic awakening doesn't mean you should become a shaman (52:20) Patreon Thanks (54:10) "Trauma" language can impose detrimental constraints on ayahuasca healing (57:38) The harms/benefits of a facilitator's unskilful/skilful use of language, and vice versa (1:00:38) Self-knowledge is essential for facilitators; isolation hinders self-knowledge (1:06:19) These risks are due to uniquely stark power imbalances (1:08:26) "Caring" and "lack of care" can exist simultaneously (1:16:37) How a facilitator learns what is harmful, with respect to suggestibility (1:22:42) How participants can protect themselves from a lack of facilitator care (1:33:24) AyaSafety course, details—who it is for, and who it is NOT for (1:40:35) Outro /episode/index/show/jameswjesso/id/35788395