Psilocybin Mushrooms Are Not A Tool. Here are my thoughts on the language of "tool" that is often used in the modern discourse on psychedelics. It comes from an interview with me on the Love & Compassion Podcast WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/Z7iwFZ1NP60 AUDIO-ONLY STREAM + TRANSCRIPT: https://maitricentre.com/podcast/ep-18-james-w-jesso-psychodelics-mental-health-and-compassion/ 0:00 Opening 1:27 Start of Clip (the question) 3:19 Psilocybin is Not a Tool (my response) 5:52 Closing ... LECTURE -- Psilocybin And The Cultivation Of Compassion FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/7qJzyE__xRw AUDIO-ONLY STREAM + NOTES: https://www.jameswjesso.com/psilocybin-and-the-cultivation-of-compassion-james-w-jesso-attmind-135/ ABSTRACT: By examining this correlation from a trauma-informed, psychotherapeutic framework, we find an understanding of emotional healing and healthy emotional processes, with or without psilocybin on board.This lecture will explore the essence of compassion and how a lack of it is related to early childhood trauma and emotional repression. Furthermore, it will explore the potential of psilocybin in the resolution of emotional trauma and the cultivation of healthier relationships, as well as the potential of suffering as a necessary skill for being an adult. ... --- SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL — ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► PayPal Donation: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ►Crypto Donations: https://www.jameswjesso.com/bitcoin/ ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter- -- BOOKS — Decomposing The Shadow: https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness: https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/- -- LINKS — Website: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ Speaking Tour: https://www.jameswjesso.com/events/ Podcast: https://www.jameswjesso.com/podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswjesso Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGmuTYaM09k

Mel Cassidy is a relationship coach and sex-positive nerd who guides social misfits and cultural rebels to experiences of joyful, embodied, authentic open relationships. Mel has also been engaging in a relationship with psychedelics since they helped Mel heal after multiple miscarriages earlier in life. Mel joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to explore how their models of understanding and engaging human relationships apply to understand and engaging our relationship to psychedelics, psychedelic healing, and psychedelic communities. --LINKS-- For links to Mel's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind115 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST —  Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Donations: https://www.paypal.me/JWJesso Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Thomas & Melanie H, Clea S, Steven B, James R, Dean H, Joe A, Andy D, Stephen B, Ian C, David W, Don J, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, & Chuck W -----Episode Breakdown----- - How psychedelics helped Mel heal through multiple miscarriages - Building a relationship to psychedelic medicine - Are psychedelics agents or tools? - Value difference in how different cultures view non-human elements of life - Two sides of me-centered relationships with psychedelics: materialism and spiritual bypassing - The risk of losing our deep cultural to psychedelics in favor of the capitalist and medical agendas of psychedelic legislation - How Canadian cannabis legalization screwed over generational cannabis farmers - The 4 layers of relations and their associated fears - Why we rush into intimacy before receiving safety and the consequences on our nervous system - The dangers of using psychedelics as merely objects to get our needs met - How dysfunctional relating behaviors may express themselves in psychedelic communities - The vital importance of layers of safety and knowledge of boundaries before journeying with psychedelics - Being “traditional trained shaman” doesn’t necessarily mean they are a safe provider - The risks/benefits of surrendering our control to a shaman or healer - Treating our psychedelic experiences the same way we treat our sexuality - Sexuality cautions and considerations as a model for engaging in psychedelic experiences - Four things to ask/discuss before sex or a medicine journey ----- look at your fears; ----- talk about your hopes/desires ----- talk about your boundaries ----- aftercare - Our aftercare processes for both sexual and psychedelic experience - The failures of group-shunn ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3yJoNvZBxk