Here she discusses some of the potential hazards and dangers associated with the ritual use of ayahuasca. She also discusses what is known about the biochemistry and physiological processes associated with psychedelics. In addition, she is forthcoming about a “bad trip” that she, herself, experienced on ayahuasca. She distinguishes between negative experiences related to one’s [...]

Carolyn Baker, PhD, works closely with the Institute for Sacred Activism. She is a former psychotherapist and professor of psychology and history who writes the Daily News Digest. She offers life and leadership coaching and spiritual counseling. She is author of several books including, Undaunted: Living Fiercely into Climate Meltdown in an Authoritarian World, Dark [...]

Ruth-Inge Heinze is author of Trance and Healing in Southeast Asia Today and Shamans of the Twentieth Century. She describes shamans as experts in the use of altered states of consciousness and sacred rituals in the service of their communities. She discusses her fieldwork with over a hundred shamans in both urban and rural settings.

In this video from 2017, he describes his work as a hypnotherapist, within a shamanistic/gnostic framework. He goes into some detail regarding dark forces, earthbound spirits, extra-terrestrials, soul fragments, and past-lives. He describes how he works with the guiding spirits, or higher consciousness, of each patient. He points out that his transition from conventional medicine [...]

Here he addresses inconsistencies in the spiritual/political theory carrying great weight in Russia today.

00:00 Introduction

This wide-ranging conversation covers many of the essential conundrums we have in society today.