In this festive themed Psychonautica panel we discuss the topic of Spirituality, based upon our own experience with psychedelics and other practices. As well as our personal spiritual journeys we also talk about what that might mean going forwards as we encounter aliens, or create new life in the form of AI. This episodes panel: Dakota Of Earth - https://www.youtube.com/dakotawint Loka - https://www.youtube.com/@LokaVision Jake Knows Nothing - https://youtube.com/@JakeKnowsNothing Gabe Hardie - https://www.youtube.com/@TheLaunchpadPodcast Tyler Saucier - https://www.youtube.com/@findtheothers Adeptus Psychonautica - https://www.youtube.com/@AdeptusPsychonautica

In this Psychonautica panel we will be discussing one of the BIGGEST topics that psychedelics tend to invoke - is the very fabric of reality is based upon materialism or idealism? Is matter the primary substrate upon which all of reality is built upon, or is consciousness itself the spark from which all things not only emerge but exist within? Is it possible that it's a bit of both, or that there are more exotic options involving higher dimensions, spirituality, simulations revealed by lasers, or whatever else jumps to mind? This episodes panel: Josie Kins - https://youtube.com/@josikinz Vivec - https://youtube.com/@Vivec Jake Knows Nothing - https://youtube.com/@JakeKnowsNothing Emily Kins - https://www.youtube.com/@emilykins Hypnagogist - https://www.youtube.com/@hypnagogist-art Adeptus Psychonautica - https://www.youtube.com/@AdeptusPsychonautica

Have you ever seen what looks like a mystical language within a psychedelic trip? Rob and Gabe discuss their own experiences with this alphabet of mystical symbols, which is also often interpreted as representing the underlying code of reality. This unspeakable language is best captured by Allyson Grey in her artwork titled "Secret Writings" as seen in the thumbnail.   This episodes guest: Gabe Hardie - https://www.youtube.com/@TheLaunchpadPodcast

Rob (Adeptus Psychonautica) and guests discuss topics relating to psychedelic substances, the experiences of using them, and psychedelic culture. This panel features fellow psychonaut YouTubers Vivec, Tales From The Trip, Jake Knows Nothing, Gabe Hardie (The Launchpad), Tyler Saucier (Find The Others), and Loka

This episode was actually recorded for Ryan's podcast titled "The Naked Guru" back in 2020, but since then he has relocated to rural Thailand and focused his content more upon homesteading. I really enjoyed this conversation so I am uploading it here so that it does not get lost

I am joined once again by fellow psychonaut Josie Kins, creator of the Subjective Effect Index and host of her own YouTube channel (links below). Josie and I have a fascinating conversation mainly on the topic of materialism and how that is compatible with concepts such as spirituality and theories around the source of consciousness. Josie's Youtube channel can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Josikinz And here is a link to the Subjective Effect Index - https://effectindex.com/

This week I am joined by Curtis Childs who is a follower of the mystic and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg. Swedenborg was a prominent scientist of the 18th century who began to have visions which sound exactly like those exactly like those experienced when taking DMT or other psychedelic substances. Curtis is host of a YouTube based around Swedenborgs teachings called Off The Left Eye, here is a link - https://www.youtube.com/c/offTheLeftEye

How does someone become a shaman? Is it possible for someone from western society, and what kind of sacrifices do you need to make from your "normal" life? Its that kind of questions that I asked to Markham Jenkins who is an apprentice shaman at Marosa Ayahuasca Center in Peru. Markham has spent multiple months working with ayahuasca and numerous other master plants in order to follow the shamanic path, and in this video he shares his story of how he got here.

James W Jesso is an author, and creative talent behind Adventures Through The Mind YouTube channel and podcast. When I put the call out to people I should talk to a lot of people suggested James - and I am very glad they did because he was a great guest, and I hope that this will be the first of many such conversations. Unsurprisingly we talk about psychedelics (duh), various other medicines like kambo, and our respective journeys through this human experience - even covering painful moment such as loss and heartbreak. You can find James's website here - https://www.jameswjesso.com/ And the Adventures Through the Mind YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqDMWOwsMiSHGp9vPGopi6w

This video is my conversation with Chet Zar, who spent 20 years working as a horror special effects expert on Hollywood films like Hellboy and The Ring, before working with the band Tool on the music videos for Schism and Vicarious, as well as the visual FX for their live stage show. Chet currently runs The Dark Art Society which is a collective of horror artists, and he also hosts the Dark Art Society Podcast. In this conversation we talk about all this stuff, as well as our mutual interest in psychedelics and appreciation of horror movies. Dark Art Society - https://www.darkartsociety.com/ Chet Zar website - https://www.chetzar.com/ Chet on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chetzar/

Are the entities we meet within DMT hyperspace benevolent, or might they have a more malicious intention towards us? Are we welcome guests or easy prey? In this conversation with Julian Palmer we discuss our own takes on what entities might be and how we interpret these interactions. Julian Palmers website - https://julianpalmerism.com/

This is my conversation with the popular and often controversial streamer - Destiny. Destiny is most widely known for his political themed conversations which he live-streams on Twitch, but he has also had several psychedelic experiences which he describes in very vivid details.  One in particular which we discuss here is first experience with magic mushrooms where he took 10.5 grams and had what sounds like a fairly horrific experience. Still what I found interesting about this experience is that he was able to look at it with a great degree of clarity and honesty. Beyond that we also discuss DMT, ayahuasca, and what value these substances might have as they expand into the global mainstream.

This is my conversation with psychonaut/spiritual/travel vlogger, and all round awesome human being - Dakota Wint, from the YouTube channel Dakota Of Earth We talk about everything from ayahuasca, 5 MEO DMT, our time on retreat at Arkana, some of our favorite tripping anecdotes and much much more.

In this episode I speak with author, public speaker and internationally known expert on 5 MEO DMT - Martin Ball. The reason I wanted to talk to Martin was to try and get a different perspective on nonduality, the "God" experience, and what the benefit of such an experience might be. What do people mean by "I am God" or "we are all God"? Why specifically 5 MEO DMT? What is reality? These are all questions I wanted Martin's input on, and because I am a bit of a skeptic then I thought there was going to be a lot more disagreement here, but there was a lot here that I agree with, and I found Martin to be a fascinating guest. Also for anyone interested in 5 MEO DMT I would recommend reading his book Entheogenic Liberation. Here is a link to Martin's website - http://www.martinball.net/

I recently discovered the channel "Amanita Dreamer" which, as the name suggests, is completely focused on the amanita muscaria mushroom. There is something fascinating about this mushroom, but I realised that I hardly knew anything about it, and what I did know was tainted by fear mongering propaganda, and so it was refreshing to find such a wealth of information on the subject. Here is a link to her channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVDN... I really enjoyed talking to Amanita and we cover everything here from the power of ritual, to mental health, and of course the amanita muscaria mushroom and its effects. Amanita (the person) comes at this from a very grounded and level headed approach, and has a background in science and research. She was very open and transparent about her own journey with this mushroom, and I hope this will be the first of many conversations.

Two seasoned psychonauts, Your Mate Tom and Adeptus Psychonautica, sit down to chew the fat about what we have done, what we are currently doing, and stuff we would like to do in the future. Link to Toms website - http://www.yourmatetom.com/