The following excerpt is from National Geographic Adventure Magazine's website. Click the link above to read the entire story.For centuries, Amazonian shamans have used ayahuasca as a window into the soul. The sacrament, they claim, can cure any illness. The author joins in this ancient ritual and finds the worlds within more terrifying—and enlightening—than ever imagined.I will never forget what it was like. The overwhelming misery. The certainty of never-ending suffering. No one to help y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Longer Clip of Terence Mckenna's Last Public LectureHere is a longer clip from Psychedelics in the Age of Intelligent Machines by Terence Mckenna. This one is 13 min. long and is found on google video. By the way if you have bittorrent I understand that the entire 86 min video is available for download. I don't have a link but if you are a regular user of bittorrent then you know where to look to find a link. Anyway, enjoy!Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Non Drug Altered States from Viking Youth Power HourAs a student of magick and shamanism, altered states and how to attain them are an ongoing area of intense study and interest of mine. Though it may seem that I have a preference from drug induced altered states, I would love to be able to quickly and realiably achieve similar results without the need of chemical assistance. To that end I have made a life long study of the technologies of hypnosis and NLP which I have found to be THE most effective ways to achieve novel states of consciou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Daniel Pinchbeck, 2012 and the Return of QuetzalcoatlWell I just started reading Daniel Pinchbeck's new book 2012 and I have to say that so far I am very impressed. Pinchbeck may indeed be Terence Mckenna's successor as the literary voice of the psychedelic community. Drawing from topics as varied as mayan and toltec myth, crop circles, alien abductions, amazonian shamanism and transpersonal psychology Mr. Pinchbeck has created in his words a though provoking "thought experiment" that resonated deeply with some of my deepest intuitions abou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Terence Mckenna on YouTube.comHere is a clip I found of Terence giving what ended up being his last recorded lecture. The video is called Psychedelics in the Age of Intelligent Machines. If you can get a copy of the video I highly recommend it.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Psychedelic Shaman Podcast #1
Psychedelic Shaman Podcast #1 is now online!!! Take a listen and then post a comment here to tell me what you think. Its a little rough but its my first attempt. I this podcast I talk a little about why I use psychedelics, and some of my ideas about what modern shamanism and how modern shamans differ from shamans in tribal societies. Anyway I hope you like it. And if you have any suggestions for future shows, just leave a comment.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website