The Entheogenic Evolution

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 conclude our conversation with Ford about his new book, Becoming God, and then . . . it's off to Burning Man! See you on the playa!

My guest this week is Ford, author of the new book, Becoming God (www.becominggod.org). Ford discusses the fractal nature of reality, the nature of the self, and transcendence of the ego in the context of mystical awakening and contemporary science.

We continue our conversation with Alex and Allyson Grey about art, creativity, spiritual awakenings and the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

I'm very pleased to bring you part 1 of my interview with Alex and Allyson Grey, who discuss spiritual awakenings, entheogens, art, and creative expression.

This week I bring you a conversation with Poet/Performer Dreaming Bear Baraka Kanaan, recorded at the Mystic Garden Party in Ashland, Oregon. Dreaming Bear shares his poetic languaging on entheogens, nature, self-awakening and authentic play.

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!

We head back down to Oz to continue our conversation with Rak Razam plus a brief appearance by a very special guest

We head to Oz this week to talk with Rak Razam, gonzo journalist and editor of the new book, "The Journeybook" www.thejourneybook.com

We continue our conversation with Robert Forte and I expand on some of the ideas I presented last week

Robert Forte, editor of the book "Entheogens and the Future of Religion" is my guest this week. This interview was originally recorded several months ago. Robert and I discuss his background and teachers such as Eliade and the role of Timothy Leary.

I also open with a brief discussion of the interpretation of archetypal energy patterns in the visionary state.

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 take a break from the ontological onslaught and read the findings of the Santo Daime case here in Oregon that has recognized the church's right to use ayahuasca in their ceremonies.

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 I read from my new essay on DMT Energetics and we continue our conversation with Rev Brad Carrier about entheogens and religion

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

This episode features an interview with Chumash medicine woman, Julie Tumamait, who discusses Chumash religion and use of the datura plant. Also, I read my newly created draft for a Universal Declaration of the Human Right to Direct Spiritual Experience - your comments are invited . . .

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.

A mixed episode this week, with a little more reading from "True Hallucinations," examining Terence's relationship to the Logos and psilocybin mushrooms, and a chapter from my novel, "Orobai's Vision," where Orobai eats the mushrooms and receives glimpses of the coming world change

This week we consider how the Logos has manifested and progressed through the work of Dennis and Terence McKenna's Timewave Zero and Daniel Pinchbeck's transmission from Quetzalcoatl with readings from "True Hallucinations" and "2012"

More Ayahuasca! I read from the book, "Forest of Visions" and share a few of my recent ayahuasca experiences

This week we enjoy a few more clips from the audio documentary, "In Search of the Divine Vegetal," along with some select readings from Ralph Metzner's book, "Ayahuasca: Hallucinogens, Consciousness, and the Spirit of Nature

This week I read a few selections from Bradford Keeney's book, "Bushman Shaman," and preview excerpts from the new audio documentary about Ayahuasca entitled "In Search of the Divine Vegetal", created by Tom McKinnon, Leonard Cler-Cunningham, and AyasminA.

"In Search of the Divine Vegetal" explores the nexus of Western and Indigenous cosmologies in relation to plant intelligence and aspires to engender a species of hybrid consciousness consisting of science, technology, phytospirituality, and the Great Unknown.

Originally broadcast in November 2007, "In Search of the Divine Vegetal" is being re-broadcast on the CBC Radio program "Ideas" due to widespread interest and acclaim. Part 1 will air on Friday, May 16, and Part 2 on Friday, May 23, 2008. It can be heard across the globe on the worldwide web every hour on the hour from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. PST. To find out how you can tune in or listen to the livestream online, visit the official CBC website at: www.cbc.ca/ideas

AyasminA will be facilitating and translating at two conferences in Iquitos, Peru this July, namely the 4th International Conference on Amazonian Shamanism (http://www.soga-del-alma.org/ConferenceSite/presenters.html) and the Amazon Convergence Retreat (www.amazonconvergence.com). You can visit her at: http://people.tribe.net/5ce45b25-bcdd-488a-917d-e8707eef9081

This week I talk about the Universal Heart - that connection we all have to the ultimate, how it relates to our personal hearts, and how working with entheogens allows for deeper connection and healing

This week I discuss some of my experiences with psilocybin mushrooms as recounted in my book, Mushroom Wisdom. Also, I read a short section of the Tao de Ching.

Part 2 of my interview with Timothy White, editor of Shaman's Drum magazine

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

This week I discuss the recent study by Johns Hopkins university on the mystical experiences generated by psilocybin mushrooms

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

This week I read from The Pyramid of Fire by John Major Jenkins and Martin Matz, the Aztec codex that gives instructions on becoming Quetzalcoatl . . .

Does sound create structures in hyperspace while in the psychedelic state? Terence McKenna talks about DMT and creation through sound and I relate my own experiences of Salvia divinorum and sound. Also features information about the new webcast TV show of the Entheogenic Evolution on EQ.TV (www.eq.tv).

Bufo Alvarius, the Sonoran Desert Toad, the only animal known to secrete an entheogenic venom of 5-MeO DMT, is the topic of this week's talk. Features readings from Oroc's "Tryptamine Palace" and an interview with Hal, a Man of the Toad.

The premier episode of the Entheogenic Evolution! The topic of this first episode is Peyote and the Native American Church. Featuring a short interview with my grandfather, Raymond Ickes, I discuss my personal experience of attending a peyote ceremony.