What is a heightened sexual experience? How do we access it? How does it relate to our ability to access pleasure, multiple orgasms, and a profound sense of intimacy with ourselves and with others? What do we need to watch out for on our journey of awakening to these heightened-sexual experiences in order to stay safe in ourselves and avoid accidentally hurting others? And, what roles do our psychedelic experiences serve in this sexual awakening? We welcome Miriam Elyse to Adventures Through The Mind to explore these questions and more. --LINKS-- For links to Miriams's work, full show notes, and to download an MP3 of this episode, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind134 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST — ► 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 *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, & Nathan B ************** Episode Breakdown 0:00 Introducing Miriam Elyse 6:09 Interview Starts; My own confusion about how to enter the conversation 7:19 The similarities between the psychedelic experience and the sexual experience 8:52 Working with energy, with psychedelics and with sexuality 12:50 Logic and the isness of existence 14:55 Discerning spiritual awakening from manic episodes 18:39 The profound real-ness of your inner experience 22:27 Getting out of the adult mind with heightened sexual experiences 26:28 Learning to let go of control, in psychedelics and with sexuality 29:38 Balancing between control and surrender in accessing multiple orgasms 34:46 Similarities and differences between male and female sexual experiences 36:15 The dynamic field of orgasm and how psychedelic can help us access it 39:36 Feminine and masculine are not only male or female 40:50 Differing pleasures in different bodies through different means 49:26 “My pleasure” but what about other people? 53:50 Spiritual bypassing the self-serving ego trap of spiritual sexual practices 57:56 Other than spirituality, what value do these practices offer our relationships? 1:03:09 New Relationship Energy (NRE) vs Old Relationship Energy (ORE) for heightened sexual practices 1:07:01 The importance of a secure relationship container to explore profound sexual states and the misuse of power dynamics 1:11:36 Peter Pan spiritual fuckboys 1:15:22 Cleansing the lens of perception through heightened sexual experiences 1:17 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gW7IxRhVbY

Shelley and Charley Wininger join us to tell a story of great loss, one that provides the context to wonder about the potential of group MDMA experiences for grief and the recently bereaved, as well as questions about death and dying, feeling safe to be vulnerable, and the profound healing of togetherness in times of great loss. --LINKS-- For links to Winingers's work, full show notes, and to download an MP3 of this episode, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind150 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** --- SUPPORT THIS PODCAST — ► 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 *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M ************** Episode Breakdown 0:00 Intro 0:33 Opening comments 6:36 Patreon and funding gratitude 9:34 The relevant background of Charley & Shelley’s relationship and community 17:37 The story of the death of Shelley’s son 19:38 Their yearly group roll | The MDMA grief circle 28:17 “I never want to go to a conventional wake again” 31:47 The muting of emotions during modern funerals 33:10 feeling safe to feel the full pain of grief 34:09 MDMA and learning to feel safe to be vulnerable 35:07 Integrating MDMA into community grief processes 36:47 Grieving the loss of safety and connection 39:51 the MDMA middle way 43:14 The MDMA experience is a holy space of profound togetherness and Love 46:29 How MDMA impacted Shelley’s grieving process 50:57 Learning to be wrecked on schedule 56:55 Openly crying gives others permission to touch the tears in themselves 1:00:24 Feeling safe to feel with MDMA 1:05:18 Charley checks in with me 1:08:38 The integration of a group MDMA grief circle 1:14:07 Generational differences in stigma against MDMA 1:17:22 In closing - contact links 1:18:44 Outro ************** --- 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 --- 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=yfSg-pneZ20