Psychedelic Salon

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Alan Watts Alan Watts PROGRAM NOTES: [NOTE: All quotations are by Alan Watts.] "The Bodhisattva returns into the world, that means he has discovered that you don't have to go anywhere to find Nirvana. Nirvana is where you are, provided you don't object to it." "But the main thing [about death] is the attitude that death is as positive as birth and should be a matter for rejoicing because death is the symbol of the liberation." "The ordinary world and the Nirvana world they are the same worlds. But what makes the difference is the point of view." "Everything you know is remembered." "Always surround death with joyous rites because this is an opportunity for the greatest of all experiences when you can finally let go because you know there's nothing else to do." Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option The Imperfectionists Download free copies of Lorenzo's latest books

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Terence McKenna PROGRAM NOTES: [NOTE: All quotations are by Terence McKenna.] "If you insist on, I don't want to use the word 'abusing' it, but if you insist on using psychedelics frequently, at high doses back-to-back, you will unlock your way into a set of assumptions, and perceptions, and feelings that not very many people can follow you into. And then the question is have you gone into a spiritual domain or have you just fallen off the track? And it's hard to tell, and maybe it can happen both ways." "What does it mean if it becomes harder and harder to take these things? Does it mean you're getting out of balance? Does it mean you're just getting older? Where should the blame be put, and what can you do about it." "Maybe [the psychedelic community is] a special slice. First of all, it is a monkey brain that we're operating with here. Nowhere is it writ large that it can actually encompass 'the truth'. Why should it? . . . So then, if you're into these consciousness-expanding techniques, whether it's just paying attention, or using psychedelic drugs, or something else, then you actually get to a place where there is an abyss of knowing." "Nowhere is it writ that the universe should be rationally apprehendable." "Abstract expressionism, all of these things, Freudianism, Jung, National Socialist, it's all anti-reasonable. From the point of view of the 19th Century we don't have to worry about madness, we are mad, every last one of us. We've so thoroughly imbibed the values of modernity that we are incomprehensible to our own past." Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Download free copies of Lorenzo's latest books

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Paul Stamets Lorenzo and Paul StametsOrcas IslandMarch 2019 PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: March 21, 2019. [NOTE: All quotations are by Paul Stamets.] "As we reach down and we find a mushroom, we have a Eureka moment that as we touch the mushroom we are touching a portal into an underground network of wisdom." "In a single cubic inch of soil there can be more than eight miles of mycelium." "Mushrooms had their form well before we had ours. These are ancestral organisms. These are not just miscellaneous little fungi growing on the ground. These are elders. These are ancient individuals. These are bastions of knowledge. Encyclopedic in their history of evolution." "[Consuming psilocybin mushrooms] would be a shared community experience. And it wouldn't happen one time. It wouldn't happen ten times. It would happen millions upon millions upon millions of times over millions of years. Circumstantially, you cannot deny the possibility that the constant ingestion of magic mushrooms would have an impact on the evolution of human consciousness." Books by Paul Stamets Fungi Perfecti Makers of Host Defense Mushrooms Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Mushroom Stones Paul Stamets' Mushroom Stones A young Paul Stamets Breitenbush Mushroom FestivalHalloween 1999 Lorenzo is on the bus! Microdosing Foumula  

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: December 1988. [NOTE: All quotations are by Robert Anton Wilson.] "Anything that becomes a cliche eventually makes people stupid." "You've gotta deal with the future because that is where you are going to be spending the rest of your life." "Most of human history shows that we only do things the intelligent way only after we have tried every possible stupid way and found out that none of them worked." "I see interest disappearing, along with rent, in the next several years." Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Download free copies of Lorenzo's latest books

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Rick Strassman Joseph Levy Escapes Death PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: August 5, 2019. Today's podcast features a conversation with Dr. Rick Strassman, author of DMT The Spirit Molecule that took place last Monday evening in the Live Salon. During this wide-ranging interview Dr. Strassman discussed DMT, psilocybin, Gary Fisher, science, medicine, psychedelic research, mysticism, and the Bible. Joseph Levy Escapes Death by Rick Strassman Rick Strassman MD, author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule Interviewed by Graham Hancock Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Download free copies of Lorenzo's latest books

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Bruce Damer Lorenzo and Bruce, who is wearing his "spiritual flight suit". PROGRAM NOTES: Date this conversation was recorded: July 29, 2019. Today's podcast features a conversation with Dr. Bruce Damer that was held last week in our live salon. Although Bruce has made over 30 appearances on these podcasts, it has been a year and a half since he has been back to bring us up to speed on his latest activities, which include a recent presentation at the IONS conference, participation in the selection of the next Mars landing site, his origin of live research in the Outback, and the Shulgin Chip. Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Bruce Damer's Patreon Page Bruce Damer's Home Page Download free copies of Lorenzo's latest books

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Erik Davis PROGRAM NOTES: Date this conversation was recorded: July 22, 2019. In today's podcast we listen in on a live salon conversation with author Erik Davis, who is an author, podcaster, award-winning journalist, and popular speaker. Erik was also instrumental in establishing the Palenque Norte Lectures at Burning Man, which eventually led to these podcasts from the Psychedelic Salon. In 1999, Terence McKenna first brought Erik to my attention, and it has been a fascinating intellectual ride for me to follow his work since then. In this conversation, among several other topics, Erik talks about his new book, High Weirdness, which explores the work of Robert Anton Wilson, Phillip K. Dick, and Terence McKenna as they strode through the 60s, 70s, and into our future. Erik Davis' Techgnosis High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies by Erik Davis Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Paul Krassner Paul Krassner Obituary  

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Daniel McQueen Daniel McQueen PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: July 15, 2019. Today's podcast features a conversation from our live salon last week with Daniel McQueen. Several weeks ago we heard from Dr. Andrew Gallimore, who co-authored a paper with Dr. Rick Strassman regarding ways in which to extend an NN-DMT experience through an IV drip. Today we hear from Daniel McQueen, who is the founder of Medicinal Mindfulness and is a leader of the extended DMT research project that is based on the paper by Gallimore and Strassman. During our conversation, Daniel described the preparation and training that is now underway as a small group of psychonaughts prepare for a systematic exploration of the state of mind we experience while under the influence of DMT. DMTx Medical Mindfulness Psychotherapy & Psychedelic Consultation Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Download free copies of Lorenzo's latest books

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Mike Sapiro Dr. Mike Sapiro PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: July 8, 2019. Today's podcast features a conversation that I had with Dr. Mike Sapiro who is a clinical psychologist, meditation teacher and former Buddhist monk. He is the founder of Maitri House Yoga and a Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. His work integrates psychology, noetic sciences, nondual and Buddhist meditation, and social justice in the service of awakening. Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Dr. Mike Sapiro's website Download free copies of Lorenzo's latest books

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speakers: Levi Barker and Gary Cook PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: July 1, 2019 Today's podcast features a recording from last week's live Monday night salon. Our guests were Levi Barker and Gary Cook who called in from the Iboga Wellness Center in Costa Rica. Levi Barker is a trained Iboga Provider in the Missoka Bwiti tradition and was trained to serve the medicine by Tenth Generation Bwiti Shaman Moughenda Mikala. The Iboga Wellness Center was founded by Gary Cook, and it is the longest-running shamanic Iboga retreat center in the Western Hemisphere. One of the topics we discuss concerns the different ways in which the plant iboga is used in healing compared with ways in which ibogaine, one of eleven active alkaloids in iboga, is used to heal opoid and other addictions. Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Levi Barker website Iboga Retreat In Costa Rica Download free copies of Lorenzo's latest books

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson PROGRAM NOTES: This talk was recorded in December of 1988. Robert Anton Wilson's talks have always been a favorite of mine. How could I not like listening to someone who says things like, "Not even Kafka dreamed up the idea of a government inspecting the urine of its citizens." In today's podcast we hear his take, back in December of 1988, on the changes that have begun to enter our lives as a result of the proliferation of personal computers and the Internet. Since this talk was given four years before the introduction of the World Wide Web, it is surprising at how relevant it remains yet today. Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Two new interviews with Lorenzo on other podcasts Charmers Podcast Episode 4: Lorenzo Hagerty From Notre Dame to Burning Man and Beyond Download free copies of Lorenzo's latest books

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Andrew Gallimore Andrew Gallimore PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: June 17, 2019. Today's podcast features an interview with Dr. Andrew Gallimore regarding his protocol for extending DMT experiences with a drip technology. This conversation was recorded during one of our weekly live salons. Dr. Gallimore joined us from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology where he based. Andrew is a neurobiologist, chemist, and pharmacologist who is interested in the relationship between psychedelic drugs, the brain, consciousness and the structure of reality. His current focus is on developing a methodology whereby a detailed study of the DMT experience can be made. Andrew Gallimore Website Alien Information Theory: Psychedelic Drug Technologies and the Cosmic Game A Model for the Application ofTarget-Controlled IntravenousInfusion for a Prolonged Immersive DMT Psychedelic Experience Dr. Andrew Gallimore - Talking with Aliens Pt 1 DMT Nexus STARMAKER Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Download free copies of Lorenzo's latest books

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Annie Oak and Ismail Ali Guest speakers: Annie Oak and Ismail Ali PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: February 26, 2019. Thanks to the new wave of research, psychedelics are poised to soon have legal medical use. MDMA- and psilocybin-assisted therapy are entering their final trials with “breakthrough therapy” designation by the FDA. But what’s beyond the medical model? Psychedelics have also long been used in personal, cultural, and sacramental contexts. Independently of any diagnosed disease, psychedelics can aid in the betterment of well people and support creative and spiritual growth. Regardless of whether psychedelics are legally sanctioned, there will always be “recreational” use in uncontrolled contexts. In a future society that recognizes these uses, what exactly do the systems look like that support risk reduction - and benefit maximization? In today's podcast, Annie Oak from the Women's Visionary Congress and Ismail Ali from MAPS discuss this issue. Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Download free copies of Lorenzo's latest books

Guest speakers: William Leonard Pickard Kat & Alexa Lakey, discussing The Rose from Santa Cruz, and Cusco, Peru Julian Vayne & Nikki Wyrd, reading from Devon, England Brother David Steindl-Rast, reading from Gut Aich Priory in Salzburg, Austria Ben Sessa MD, reading from London, England Ralf Jeutter, reading from Germany Julie Holland MD, discussing The Rose from New York City Ryan Place, reading from Detroit, Michigan Mark Schunemann. reading from the University of Oxford Estia from University of Durham (UK), reading from Paris Jo from University of Durham, reading at Durham, England Nese Devenot PhD, reading from Case Western University School of Medicine Bruce Van Dyke, reading from Reno, Nevada Greg Sams, reading from London, England PROGRAM NOTES: Today's podcast features an introduction to The Rose Of Paracelsus: On Secrets & Sacraments by Leonard Pickard. Rolling Stone once called Pickard "The Acid King", and his book is being called a modern masterpiece. It tells the story of an international clan of secret LSD chemists. And who better to tell this story than Leonard Pickard, who is now serving two life sentences in a maximum security prison in the United States, having been accused of manufacturing large quantities of acid, billions according to one ex-DEA agent. Over the next two years we will present a reading of this book, along with commentary, by friends of Leonard's. Today we feature an introduction of The Rose of Paracelsus with a series of readings from various chapters, followed by some commentary on the readings. In the months and years to come, we will be podcasting a reading of this entire book, chapter-by-chapter. EMAIL address to contact the producers: therose (at) psychedelicsalon (dot) com The Rose Of Paracelsus: On Secrets & Sacraments by Leonard Pickard "The Acid King," by Reilly Capps Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Download free copies of Lorenzo's latest books

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Danny Nemu PROGRAM NOTES: Danny Nemu Today's podcast features a conversation that fellow saloner, Lex Pelger had with the Reverend Danny Nemu, author of 'Science Revealed' and 'Neuro-Apocalypse.' Their conversation covers how Danny found religion in Japan, looked for psychedelics in the Gospels, explored the world of legal highs, and how a tropical infection changed his life. Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Danny Nemu's Website Danny Nemu's Vimeo Site Neuro-Apocalypse by Reverend Nemu Danny Nemu's Twitter Feed Getting high with the most high: Entheogens in the Old Testament Psychedelic Press Journal XXII with Danny's essay on racism and discrimination in ayahuasca-related anthropology Danny's Psychedelic Salon talk in Berlin on May 26 2019 A YouTube playlist of Danny Nemu's lectures and podcasts Download a free copy of Lorenzo's latest book The Chronicles of Lorenzo - Volume 1

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Matthew Schultz PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: May 15, 2019. Today's podcast features a conversation between Michael Kokal and avant-garde musician and artist Matthew Schultz. He was a founding member of the dark ambient band Lab Report, which included such diverse musicians as Genesis P-Orridge, Lydia Lunch and Chris Connelly. Schultz also invented the A.T.G. or Anti Tank Guitar and utilized this instrument with the Lab Report and Pigface. In total, Schultz has appeared on over 29 cds with 9 solo productions and 2 feature film soundtracks. Matt has also spent time in Peru working at an Ayahuasca healing center as a facilitator. He has worked extensively with Lakota and Mayan Elders for over 15 years and is a water pourer for sweat lodges. He continues to be involved in indigenous medicine ceremonies of many varieties. More information about Matt's art More information about Matt's SweatLodge More information about Matt's music and Lab Report End of the Road Podcast with Michael Kokal Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Download a free copy of Lorenzo's latest book The Chronicles of Lorenzo - Volume 1

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Michael Pollan Now available in PAPERBACK! PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: June 6, 2018 Today's program features an interview with Michael Pollan by Michael Margolies from the Psychedelic Seminars project in San Francisco. Pollan is the author of seven previous books which were all New York Times bestsellers. In 2010, TIME magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In today's podcast, Michael turns his attention to the psychedelic renaissance and discusses his most recent book, How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. The book not only documents the characters behind the recent boom in psychedelic science, but Michael also provides some very personal first-person accounts of his own psychedelic experiences. How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World Paperback by Michael Pollan Joe Rogan Experience #1121 with Michael Pollan Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Mike Margolies Website Psychedelic Seminars Psychedelic Seminars PATREON Page Download a free copy of Lorenzo's latest book The Chronicles of Lorenzo - Volume 1

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speakers: James Fadiman and Ayelet Waldman Mike Margolies, Ayelet Waldman, and James Fadiman PROGRAM NOTES: Date this interview was recorded: October 22, 2018. Today's podcast centers around microdosing psychedelics, LSD in particular. Much of today's interest in microdosing psychedelics blossomed after the publication of The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide, which was written by Dr. James Fadiman, who has been featured here in the Salon in the past. And we are fortunate today to listen to a conversation between Jim Fadiman and Ayelet Waldman, author of A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life. Their conversation was moderated by Mike Margolies, who you already know from his work a year or so ago on the Blue Dot Tour, from which we heard many podcasts. This conversation is one of a series of live streamed events presented by Psychedelic Seminars, the San Francisco Psychedelic Society, and Simulation. "I think psychedelics are great for people who don't like meditation, and I think that for people who like meditation they're also very good." -James Fadiman Psychedelic Seminars Hosted by Mike Margolies James Fadiman's Website Ayelet Waldman's Website DanceSafe Psychedelic Seminars Microdosing: The Benefits, Risks, & Unknowns w/ Jim Fadiman & Ayelet Waldman Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Download a free copy of Lorenzo's latest book The Chronicles of Lorenzo - Volume 1

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speakers: Matt Pallamary and René Jenkins René Jenkins and Matt Pallamary  PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: April 2019. Today's program features a conversation between frequent guest, writer, and musician Matt Pallamary and René Jenkins who among other things is a ceremonial sound practitioner. During their discussion you will learn about the work that they have been doing with music during medicine ceremonies. They also discuss their gratitude for the guidance and teaching they have been given by world musician Tito la Rosa. René Jenkins Ceremonial Sound Practitioner Matthew J. Pallamary Author, Editor, Shamanic Explorer Mystic Ink Publishing The Prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor Tito la Rosa "Ayni" with Tito la Rosa and René Jenkins   Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Download a free copy of Lorenzo's latest book The Chronicles of Lorenzo - Volume 1

Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speakers: Andrew Tatarsky and Lakshmi Narayan PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: April 22, 2019 Today's podcast features a recording of a recent session of the Psychedelic Salon LIVE in which our guests were Dr. Andrew Tatarsky and Lakshmi Narayan. In an interactive conversation with several of our fellow saloners, Andrew and Lakshmi told of their work in beginning the process of rescheduling ibogaine in a medical category that will better facilitate the work of treating opioid addictions. Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option AWAKE . NET IBOGA/IBOGAINE Directory of Services The Center for Optimal Living Personalized solutions for drug & alcohol problems We Need to Change Our Thinking About Addiction by Andrew Tatarsky Ph.D. An Ancient African Remedy Helped Me Kick My Opioid Addiction Overnight Download a free copy of Lorenzo's latest book The Chronicles of Lorenzo - Volume 1