The Entheogenic Evolution

For the first episode of 2012, I give a nondual analysis of the accounts of DMT experiences as recounted by participants of Rick Strassman's study in Mitch Schultz's film, "The Spirit Molecule." DMT experiences are seen as existing on a spectrum from dual (distinctions between subject and object/self and not-self - ie, from the perspective of the ego) to recognition of the full nature of the self as nondual and without separation.

Music by JAM (www.jessalynnandmartin.com) and poetry by me, with a very special WTF!? moment

A no nonsense, no strings attached approach to universal being.

The full text for this podcast is available at:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/67794108/God-s-Handbook-For-Operating-Human-Vehicles

Here's my talk from Friday morning at Sacred Spaces Village for Burning Man 2011. The talk was entitled "Entheogens as the Ultimate Rite of Passage into Unitary Consciousness." Enjoy!

Here's my talk from the Dec 11th MAPS Catalysts Conference in LA - direct from my iPod to the podcast. Enjoy!

Here's my talk from the 2010 Science and Non-Duality Conference in San Rafael, California. The topic of my section was "Entheogens as a Portal" and here I share about my experiences with 5-MeO-DMT and its implications for understanding non-dual, or unitary, experience - my favorite topic!

Here's the rest of my conversation with Rick Doblin from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Be sure and check out the upcoming MAPS conference in LA this December: www.maps.org/catalysts

Part 1 of my interview with Rick Doblin from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (www.maps.org)

With my first new interview in over a year, we've got Mitch Schultz, producer and director of the new film, "DMT: The Spirit Molecule," a documentary about dimethyltryptamine and the research conducted by Rick Strassman. You can get more info on the film by visiting www.thespiritmolecule.com

Here's a re-posting of my interview from EntheoRadio with Trevhar Hughes. Enjoy!

An experiential demonstration of the process . . .

After several months off, it's a pleasure to bring you this episode. I've been giving it much thought, and have concluded that I'm basically done "explaining" things on the podcast, for the time being. For now, I'd much rather demonstrate. For those looking for further explanation, I invite you to take a look at my new site, "The Entheological Paradigm: Humanity's Guide to Reality" at www.entheological-paradigm.net

And for those looking for music, I'm happy to let you know that my latest album, "The Medicine Show," is now available at iTunes.

Enjoy!

- Martin
www.martinball.net

This week I address the subject of how the Entheological Paradigm, as explained in my book, Being Human, could be applied to society at large, especially in the area of education. Topic to most likely be continued in future podcasts . . . Also, our cover art this week is by Maureen "Mo" Murphy. You can find more of Mo's artwork at www.lucidkin.blogspot.com

This week I discuss the idea of transcending personal identity as constructed by culture, religion, politics, etc. through entheogenic awakening and why such an experience is merely the beginning of coming to know yourself and therefore a liberation through unknowing. More art by Sandeep Chandran from www.visionarytemple.com for the cover art this week as well.

We get deeper into the topic of how to explore energy with entheogens and why this kind of work can only be done with entheogens. Also features a re-podcasting of the limited edition "psychedelic artifact" as an example of expressing energy vocally as part of the process of getting to know one's energy. This week's cover art is by Sandeep Chandran of www.visionarytemple.com, where he has more psychedelic art for viewing and purchase.

This week I distinguish the methods of working with entheogens to explore energy from the practices of meditation and the dualism of shamanism and entheogenic religion as discussed in my new book, Being Human: An Entheological Guide to God, Evolution and the Fractal Energetic Nature of Reality

Happy to be back after a month off and introduce my new book, Being Human, An Entheological Guide to God, Evolution, and the Fractal Energetic Nature of Reality - a book that can change your life and change the world!

Checking in with y'all post-Burning Man and sharing the idea of God's Signature in Fractal Anatomy =)

We wrap up our epic talk with Jonathan Goldman this week. We discuss the actual court case, the ruling, and what that means for the legal status of DMT containing sacraments in the U.S.

** Minor correction: It's www.denizentv.com, not .net!

We continue our talk with Jonathan Goldman from the Church of the Holy Light of the Queen. This week, we discuss how Santo Daime came to the U.S. and how the recent court case got started. Next week, the big conclusion with a win for Religious Freedom!

An historic interview with Jonathan Goldman, Padrinho of the Church of the Holy Light of the Queen in Ashland, Oregon. Jonathan led the court case against the federal government to recognize his church members' right to drink Daime, which contains DMT. Part 1 of a 3 part series. This week, Jonathan explains the origins of Santo Daime and his involvement with the Brazilian religion.

More 'Roc! Also, a brief appearance by Hal of the Temple of Awakening Divinity to talk about Oroc's upcoming presentations here in Ashland, Oregon

This week I talk with James Oroc, author of the new book, Tryptamine Palace, all about my favorite medicine, 5-MeO-DMT. The conversation goes into all kinds of realms including the Akashic field and zero-point energy. Fun!

Finally! I reach the end of my ongoing monologue with a wrap up of the main ideas and suggestions for how to cultivate human freedom and responsibility from an entheological perspective.

This week I take on the sacred cow of 2012 and rough it up a little

I continue with the same critical evaluations of systems of thought as last week, with the primary topics this week being Gnostic Christianity and Tibetan Dzogchen. I critique Gnostic dualism and disdain for material reality and critique Dzogchen as not recognizing the ontological status of mathematics and math-derived scientific knowledge.

If our task is to be ourselves, then our responsibility is to live in reality, for we cannot be ourselves if we cannot distinguish between reality and fantasy. To that end, I begin a multi-part discussion of human systems of belief and thought, analyzing from the perspective I've been articulating over the past month. We begin with scientific materialism, the Anthropic Principle, and Christian faith.

I pick up right where I left off last week and bring us up to the present, along with a possible answer to the question of "Why?"

This week I begin to articulate my theory of everything, starting with a basic discussion of some of the fundamental principles of philosophy of science, metaphysics and ontology. To be continued next week and possibly beyond . . .

This week I go a little deeper into who/what we are and how to "tap in"

It's time for REALITY 101! Here we go!!!!!!

This week I share a personal breakthrough of working with a feather . . .

We continue our talk with Bill Richards and I officially announce my trip to Peru with Richard Grossman for this summer. We're looking for adventurous individuals who would like to join us for a two-week exploration into Ayahuasca and the sacred medicines of Peru. Stop by at www.martinball.net for details and an application.

This week I interview Bill Richards, one of the lead researchers at Johns Hopkins University in their studies on psilocybin and mystical experience. I also remind everyone to get their tickets to the 5th annual Amazonian Shamanism Conference in Iquitos Peru and mention my name and podcast to help get me down there! www.soga-del-alma.org

We continue our conversation with Thomas B. Roberts with further updates on the Santo Daime trial in Oregon. Also I discuss the 5th Annual Amazonian Shamanism Conference www.soga-del-alma.org - mention my name and the podcast when you buy your ticket and a small portion will go to help to pay my airfare to get me down to Peru to speak at the conference =)

Our guest this week is Thomas B. Roberts, discussing his ideas of the Entheogenic Reformation, the Single State Fallacy, and Academic, Artistic and Religious Freedom regarding entheogen use. Also, we continue with the Gaianbotanicals.com raffle and I share a couple passages from Albert Hofmann's and Ann and Alexander Shulgin's essays in the book, Entheogens and the Future of Religion, by Robert Forte.

A personal attempt at answering my rhetorical question from last week

We continue our conversation with Dr. Richard Grossman discussing sound healing and ayahuasca

We start off the new year with a talk with Dr. Richard Grossman about his work with ayahuasca and sound healing. Part 1 of a 2 part talk. You can visit his website at www.soundjourney.com. Also, this episode features Dr. Grossman's music (didjeridu, gongs, jaw harps).

We continue our conversation with Roland Griffiths from Johns Hopkins Medical School discussing psilocybin and mystical experience. Also, Hal helps out with announcing the winner of the Entheogenic Evolution Sweepstakes and we discuss how to integrate mystical/entheogenic experiences after the journey.

Part 1 of a conversation with Roland Griffiths from Johns Hopkins Medical School discussing their research programs with psilocybin on mysticism and cancer anxiety treatment. To volunteer as a research subject, visit www.cancer-insight.org

Also, we continue the great Entheogenic Evolution sweepstakes!

Daniel Siebert shares everything you've ever wanted to know about Salvia divinorum. In part 1, Daniel talks about the Mazatec Indians and their use of salvia and psilocybin mushrooms.

Also, this week I'm happy to say that early release copies of my new book, The Entheogenic Evolution: Psychedelics, Consciousness and Awakening the Human Spirit is now available in paperback and PDF. You can order a copy at www.martinball.net or www.lulu.com/kyandara

Dr. John Rush discusses the evidence of entheogen use in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity - and yes, he says Jesus is a mushroom - along with his new book, Failed God: Fractured Myth in a Fragile World.

This week I read an essay from my forthcoming book, the Entheogenic Evolution, where I propose a metaphysics of energy that might explain everything from physical objects to consciousness and living beings. Curious?

We continue our conversation with Jan Irvin from GnosticMedia.com about early Christianity and psychedelic mushrooms

This is the first in a two-part discussion with Jan Irvin from GnosticMedia.com about John Allegro's research indicating that Jesus was not an actual person but rather a psychedelic mushroom. Jan is the co-author of the book Astrotheology and Shamanism, is the co-producer of The Pharmacratic Inquisition, and is the author of the forthcoming, The Holy Mushroom. All are available at www.gnosticmedia.com (an earlier version of this episode that had some sound level problems has now been corrected and replaced)

This week we visit once again with Hal and learn about the Temple of Awakening Divinity, which uses 5-MeO-DMT as a ceremonial sacrament

Our conversation with Dr. Rick Strassman continues this week with topic ranging from the importance of psychedelic states in the Old Testament to Strassman's vision for the Cottonwood Research Foundation (www.cottonwoodresearch.org)

Rick Strassman shares thoughts on DMT, UFO's, aliens, spiritual realities, psychedelic research and more with a reading of the transcript of the recent interview I did with Strassman in New Mexico. Part 1 of a two-part episode.

Part I of a 2 part episode with an amazing interview with Timothy White, editor of Shaman's Drum magazine.

This week I continue the discussion from the previous episode, focusing more on the legal issues surrounding the use of entheogens as a spiritual or religious practice. I talk about the Constitution, the Supreme Court, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, The Native American Church, and the recent decision regarding the UDV's religious use of hosca.

The first part of a 2 (or more?) part talk about shamans, mystics, and the law. What is direct spiritual experience? How is it different from religion? Is direct spiritual experience protected by the law, and if not, why?

It's all about Salvia divinorum this week, plus news about Rick Strassman's Cottonwood Research Foundation