Let’s take a trip—way, way back to April 2019—and revisit Doc Kelley’s appearance on the Dead to Me podcast. Doc and DTM host Casey Rae take a deep dive into the “many real world connections” between Buddhism and the Grateful Dead.
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“Though psychedelics have the potential to catalyze so-called mystical experiences, these are still marked by a subtle sense of self and time, and thus one may still be attached to these experiences. The self experiences that they are one with the world, thus this apparent unity has an observer.”
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Psychoactive Cinema is an exploration of experimental film, guided by the twin lights of entheogenic awakening and yogic-meditative transformation. In this installment, we appreciate the work of three visionary animators: Harry Smith, James Whitney, and Jordan Belson.
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NYC comedian Matt Ruby recounts his first journey on Ayahuasca, or “meeting the Dirt Mother Goddess.”
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“As the vibrations crescendoed around and within, I unified with an infinite matrix of absolute ecstasy and joy. My experience was no longer bound by human edges. I was living universal and unconditional love in its pure, raw form.”
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Over the holidays, Doc Kelley of Psychedelic Sangha and Daniel Shankin of Tam Integration held a casual video chat about the life and legacy of Baba Ram Dass. They reminisce about their first, decisive encounters with ‘Be Here Now.’ They flip through its pages, reading and even performing favorite passages.
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“Psychedelics, Meditation, and Self-Consciousness” is a groundbreaking work which aggregates a dizzying array of recent investigations into the neurophysiology and phenomenology of experiences of “self-loss” induced by both meditation and drugs.
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The timing is just right for this primer, which has been crafted with concern and kindness to meet the needs of today’s rising wave of psilo-curious seekers, both young and old.
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Psychoactive Cinema is an exploration of experimental film, guided by the twin lights of entheogenic awakening and meditative transformation. In this installment, we check out Larry Jordan’s psychedelic documentary, The Sacred Art of Tibet.
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“The throughline between meditation, yoga, psychedelics, and my visual art is that idea of finding the transcendent within the mundane. Recognizing the sacred in the everyday. And in doing so lowering or eliminating the barrier to entry to that space.”
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The Meditating on Psychedelics Simple Ceremony is a way of bringing the intentional practice of meditation together with a psychedelic catalyst.
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“A consistent yoga practice has given me more mental-emotional stability which has been very helpful in navigating the psychedelic experience as well as integrating the insights and inspiration into my daily life.”
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“Plant medicines have always been considered a valid method for healing and self-realization within the yoga tradition, and because of this, I feel that yoga offers the perfect context for working with psychedelics like ayahuasca.”
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It’s Halloween, so why not, let’s talk karmic retribution. Let’s talk about Buddhist Hell, as depicted in the trippy cult classic, Jigoku.
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“Simply put, the Hindu god Siva is the apotheosis of a psilocin-rich psychedelic mushroom, probably Ps. cubensis.”
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“When I was in my early 20s, I met an American geshe and he turned me onto Madhyamika and I got into the philosophy. I didn’t like the formality of Tibetan lam-rim meditations though, so I switched to Zen. But even there I am pretty much a ronin.”
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“What happens when you open the door and don’t shut it tightly behind you? Here is where the real controversy begins … Indeed, psychedelic spirituality may well be the only real heresy in American Buddhism (except for maybe voting Republican).”
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“I find psychedelics offer a direct experience of that which the sutras and tantras speak of. Without psychedelics, these states are likely to be merely names and concepts on a printed page without any living correlate—words that may be intellectualized or entirely misconstrued.”
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In order to take part in this study you must be at least 18 years old. Also, you should have some interest in and/or involvement with Buddhism, and have had at least one unusual, anomalous, or paranormal experience you would like to share.
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“As a person and author, I see all these aspects of my life—Buddhism, psychedelics, sexuality, substance (mis-)use, mental health, learning difference—as parts of a whole.”
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