A very special Entheogen in which we discuss the habitual use of cannabis and why and how to curb it.
Cannabis
041: Reflections on our Burning Man 2016 Interview with Alex Grey, Allyson Grey, Rick Doblin /
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It’s February 26, 2017, and we are reflecting on our conversation with Alex Grey, Allyson Grey, and Rick Doblin at Burning Man 2016.
Topics:
Finding people at Burning Man
ReFOAMation Village
Getting foamed
Meeting our humble heroes
Psychedelics as pretense-obliterating substances
Effects of MDA vs. MDMA
De-scheduling vs. rescheduling cannabis
MAPS-hosted Global Psychedelic Dinners raising funds for MDMA research
- Psychedelic medicine trials beginning to reach a broader audience
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034: Remastered: Interview with Rick Doblin, Alex Grey & Allyson Grey at Burning Man 2016 /
Do we have a treat for you.
To welcome our new listeners, we present you a re-mastered special edition of the episode we recorded live at Burning Man on August 31, 2016, which features three pioneers and key drivers in the movement to mainstream psychedelic medicine.
Special thanks to Rod for the audio engineering!
Special note for Patreon supporters: you will get a special before-the-show "opening conversation". Check patreon.com/Entheogen.
Burning Man 2016
We had the great pleasure and honor to speak with three pioneers and key drivers in the movement to mainstream psychedelic medicine:
Alex Grey & Allyson Grey, co-founders of CoSM, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM.org).
Rick Doblin, founder and executive director of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS.org).
We thank deeply all three of our esteemed guests for their time and generosity of spirit.
We’d also like to thank Dr. Bronner’s ReFOAMation Village for their hospitality and Alex & Allyson for graciously hosting the recording in their RV.
Topics:
Alex & Allyson Grey’s take on the state of the movement to mainstream psychedelics
Has non-violence slowed our progress?
Alex & Allyson’s $2000 fine for cannabis possession upon entering Burning Man
Alex mentions Roland Griffiths’ reprisal of Walter Pahnke’s Good Friday Experiment at Johns Hopkins University: Hopkins Scientists Show Hallucinogen In Mushrooms Creates Universal “Mystical” Experience
Rick Doblin discusses the improved relationship with Law Enforcement and the Burning Man organization including better integration of the Zendo Project at Burning Man 2016
Rick quotes Einstein: “There’s no conflict between science and religion. There’s a conflict between bad science and bad religion.”
Rick talks about how he sees psychedelics being integrated into society in 25 years
Rick discusses the “beautiful breakup” he had while on MDA
Rick compares MDA to MDMA
Allyson discusses her personal experiences with MDA and MDMA
The idea of patient self-titration
Alex, Allyson, and Rick discuss their milestones this year: 20 years since the founding of CoSM and 30 years since the founding of MAPS
Rick describes building a handball court at New College of Florida, overlooking the nudist colony where his girlfriend was lifeguarding
Rick discusses the first responders and veterans enrolled in the MDMA for PTSD study (“not just for hippies at Burning Man”)
Cannabis as a neuroprotective, anti-tumor agent (and it makes you feel better too)
Carl Sagan’s friendship with Lester Grinspoon
Carl Sagan’s secret use of cannabis for 40 years
Psychedelics and schizophrenia
Rick’s idea to create a “drug license” system
Time to “come out of the psychedelic closet”
MAPS organizes Global Psychedelic Dinners to encourage “coming out” about our psychedelic use
Thank you so much for listening to Entheogen and for supporting us on Patreon and for telling your friends.
033: Interview with Rick Doblin, Alex Grey & Allyson Grey at Burning Man 2016 /
Thank you so much for listening to Entheogen and for supporting us on Patreon and by telling your friends.
At Burning Man in 2014, we were inspired to create Entheogen (after a talk with Meriana Dinkova). Since then, we’ve released about one-and-a-half episodes per month.
On this, our two-year anniversary since posting the first episode, we are beyond overjoyed to share with you our very first “on location” recording, and the first time we’ve all recorded in person together –
Burning Man 2016.
We had the great pleasure and honor to speak with not one, not just two, but three pioneers and key drivers in the movement to mainstream psychedelic medicine:
Alex Grey & Allyson Grey, co-founders of CoSM, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM.org).
Rick Doblin, founder and executive director of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS.org).
We thank deeply all three of our esteemed guests for their time and generosity of spirit.
We’d also like to thank Dr. Bronner’s ReFOAMation Village for their hospitality and Alex & Allyson for graciously hosting the recording in their RV.
Topics:
Alex & Allyson Grey’s take on the state of the movement to mainstream psychedelics
Has non-violence hamstrung our progress?
Alex & Allyson’s $2000 fine for cannabis possession upon entering Burning Man
Alex mentions Roland Griffiths’ reprisal of Walter Pahnke’s Good Friday Experiment at Johns Hopkins University: Hopkins Scientists Show Hallucinogen In Mushrooms Creates Universal “Mystical” Experience
Rick Doblin discusses the improved relationship with Law Enforcement and the Burning Man organization including better integration of the Zendo Project at Burning Man 2016
Rick quotes Einstein: “There’s no conflict between science and religion. There’s a conflict between bad science and bad religion.”
Rick talks about how he sees psychedelics being integrated into society in 25 years
Rick discusses the “beautiful breakup” he had while on MDA
Rick compares MDA to MDMA
Allyson discusses her personal experiences with MDA and MDMA
Alex, Allyson, and Rick discuss their milestones this year: 20 years since the founding of CoSM and 30 years since the founding of MAPS
Rick describes building a handball court at New College of Florida, overlooking the nudist colony where his girlfriend was lifeguarding
Rick discusses the first responders and veterans enrolled in the MDMA for PTSD study (“not just for hippies at Burning Man”)
Cannabis as a neuroprotective, anti-tumor agent (and it makes you feel better too)
Carl Sagan’s friendship with Lester Grinspoon
Carl Sagan’s secret use of cannabis for 40 years
Psychedelics and schizophrenia
Rick’s idea to create a “drug license” system
Time to “come out of the psychedelic closet”
MAPS organizes Global Psychedelic Dinners to encourage “coming out” about our psychedelic use
- BuildEntheon.com
Update: this episode has been remastered since the original release.
031: Dr. Julie Holland /
This is Entheogen. Talk about tools for generating the divine within.
Today is June 6, 2016, and we are talking with Dr. Julie Holland, psychopharmacologist, psychiatrist, and best-selling author of several books.
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Topics:
Julie’s origin story: how did she get interested in this area of research
Julie took MDMA with Rick Doblin on the last day it was legal: June 30th, 1985
“Cancer of Yang” – Jeremy Wolff’s phrase (Julie’s husband)
Vaginal administration of cannabis to avoid the liver from edible ingestion, 11-OH-THC
Edibles: Julie emphasizes the need to wait two hours before re-evaluating dosage
Overmedication of society
“Do you ever overeat and then feel bad about it?” Big pharma’s answer: strong, long-lasting amphetamine daily.
Medical and Recreational Entheogens
“Recreation is therapeutic”
Munchies mitigation tip: don’t start eating.
Punishment doesn’t work with addiction
Pornography and the “new normal”: no pubic hair vs. “very bushy” 70’s