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The Wilderness and Wellness PodcastAuthor: Ron Waline
This podcast explores outdoor skills and the healing power of the natural world through the eyes of individuals who interact with it, including bushcrafters, naturalists, wildlife trackers, hunters and fishermen, homesteaders, bird enthusiasts, herbalists, indigenous people, academic researchers and more. This podcast is for anyone who has an appreciation for the outdoors, the skills necessary to live and travel in it comfortably and safely, and the ways that the natural world can benefit people who are looking to reconnect with nature, community, and themselves. Language: en-us Genres: Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wilderness Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Jahan Khamsehzadeh: Psychedelic Plant Medicines as Nature's Communicators, Healers, and Connectors
Episode 37
Wednesday, 2 July, 2025
Join me for a discussion with Jahan Khamsehzadeh, Ph.D., psychedelic guide, teacher, researcher, and journeyer with over 20 years of formal and informal research, has taken 1000+ personal psychedelic plant medicine journeys, and guided almost 700 journeys for others. Jahan astutely guides us through what psychedelics are and some specific medicines as well as the natural active compounds they offer. Jahan speaks to the human evolutionary history of psychedelic use including the indigenous use of mind-altering plant medicines for healing and connection as well as the role of animism in human history and the ability of psychedelics to reveal a sense of consciousness or aliveness in all aspects of the natural world. Jahan discusses the current research on the nature connective and pro-environmental influence of psychedelic use on people. Lastly, Jahan offers guidance for those seeking out experiences with psychedelic plant medicines including harm reduction, self-education, and safety considerations.Connect with Jahan:Jahan’s Website: https://psychedelicevolution.orgSocial Media:· Jahan’s Facebook· Jahan’s InstagramJahan’s Book: The Psilocybin Connection: Psychedelics, the Transformation of Consciousness, and Evolution on the PlanetBook Mentions from Jahan (Listed in Order of Appearance):· Darwin’s Pharmacy: Sex, Plants, and the Evolution of the Noosphere, by: Richard M. Doyle· Animals and Psychedelics: The Natural World and the Instinct to Alter Consciousness, by: Giorgio Samorini· The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World, by: Michael Pollan· Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, by: Merlin Sheldrake· How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, by: Michael Pollan· Magic Mushroom Explorer: Psilocybin and the Awakening Earth, by: Simon G. PowellBook Recommends for Those New to Psychedelics· The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself, by: Sean Carroll· The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys, by: James Fadiman, Ph.D.· Consciousness Medicine: Indigenous Wisdom, Entheogens, and Expanded States of Consciousness for Healing and Growth, by: Françoise Bourzat· LSD and the Mind of the Universe: Diamonds from Heaven, by: Christopher M. Bache· Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge, A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution, by: Terence McKenna
