The Psychedelic Origins of Life w/ Bruce Damer (part 1) ~ Ep. 49

06/09/17 • 73 min

Episode Part 1/2

From the origins of life, through ancient human history, to the interplanetary future of humanity and everything in between. "Bruce Frederick Damer, Ph.D. (born 31 January 1962) is a Canadian-American multidisciplinary scientist, designer, and author. Dr. Bruce Damer collaborates with colleagues developing and testing a new model for the origin of life on Earth and in the design of spacecraft architectures to provide a viable path for expansion of human civilization beyond the Earth."

This man's resume is extensive and beautiful. From helping to lay the foundations for multi-user digital interfaces in the early 90s, to designing spaceships for NASA, to bringing forth what is "perhaps the first "end-to-end" model proposed for life's origins." Not only that but he is also a strong, public supporter of the counter-cultural movement. Once personal friends, with Terence McKenna, Bruce is an incredible story teller and has come on the show for this special 2 part episode to share the story of the origins of life on planet earth, from start dust through the primordial soup and first homo sapiens all the way to dropping LSD at transformational music festivals.

Full show notes and part 2 at bit.ly/ATTMind49

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TOPICS DISCUSSED

A complete model for the origins and evolution of life on planet earth
A poetic reference to the world of the progenote, our common biological ancestor
How language and storytelling can immerse you in experience
Virtual reality storytelling environment (Android Jones' microdose and Duncan Trussell).
Psychedelics, magical spaces, and "endotripping".
The mystical experiences at the foundations of Western thought.
The corporatization of Christianity and the spread of the Pauline Christians.
Civilizational neoteny and the failures of conventional initiations.
An updated version of Terence McKenna's Stoned Ape Theory.
The Ground Truth.
An example of how radically human beings have permanently altered the planetary biome.
Will we find life on Mars? Why?
Space technology, biospheres, and the future sustainability of humanity.
Suppressed technology and how to navigate conspiracy theory.

Episode Part 1/2

Full show notes and part 2 at bit.ly/ATTMind49

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TOPICS DISCUSSED

A complete model for the origins and evolution of life on planet earth
A poetic reference to the world of the progenote, our common biological ancestor
How language and storytelling can immerse you in experience
Virtual reality storytelling environment (Android Jones' microdose and Duncan Trussell).
Psychedelics, magical spaces, and "endotripping".
The mystical experiences at the foundations of Western thought.
The corporatization of Christianity and the spread of the Pauline Christians.
Civilizational neoteny and the failures of conventional initiations.
An updated version of Terence McKenna's Stoned Ape Theory.
The Ground Truth.
An example of how radically human beings have permanently altered the planetary biome.
Will we find life on Mars? Why?
Space technology, biospheres, and the future sustainability of humanity.
Suppressed technology and how to navigate conspiracy theory.

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Ultra-High Dose Psilocybin and The Future Humanity w/ Kilindi Iyi ~ Ep. 48

The late, great Terence McKenna is famous for his suggestion to eat five dried grams of psilocybin mushrooms in silent darkness. Thanks to Terence five dried grams has been a milestone of depth and commitment to psychonauts around the world, an apex of intensity. Then Kilindi Iyi comes along and dismantles the concept of five dried grams as an apex of psilocybin intensity when he begins to speak publicly about his regular use of 30+ dried grams of psilocybin mushrooms.... 30 dried grams of psilocybin mushrooms, an ultra-high dose psilocybin experience.

Our guest for this episode, Kilindi Iyi is a martial arts expert, a (medicinal and culinary) mushrooms grower, and a psychonaut challenging the status quo of the psychedelic community with an outspoken, brazen courage. He joins us on the show to discuss his experiences with these ultra-high dose psilocybin experiences, what brought him to explore so deeply, what it's like to take such a high dose, and what he has gleaned from those experiences about the nature of reality. Most importantly, we talk about what it means to become explorers of the mind by taking entheogens at any dose.

Although much of what we talk about is offers direct insight and wisdom to anyone choosing to explore entheogens, some of it, much like back in Ep.6 with Rak Razam, goes wildly far-out; 30+ dried grams far-out.

Full show notes at bit.ly/ATTMind48

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TOPICS DISCUSSED

Why dose this high, what's it like, and what does it show us about what we are, in reality.
Do set and setting even matter anymore?
The role, potential, and possibilities available at ultra high doses.
The role, potential, and possibilities of entheogens at any dose.
How martial arts training influenced Kilindi's choice to explore entheogens.
"The journey of the alone into the alone."
Coming to learn death.
Being an explorer on the frontiers of consciousness.
Entheogens for exploring deep philosophical questions, such as the nature of consciousness.
The nature of reality: simulation theory, quantum entanglement, higher dimensional civilizations, etc.
Crystal Technology / Weaponized Crystals
Death and the psychedelic dimension.

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The Metaphysics Of Consciousness w/ Bernardo Kastrupt ~ Ep 50

What is Consciousness? Is it unique to human cognition or is it universal and permeating all things? Is it an epiphenomenon of brain activity or a universal constant? Do all things 'have' consciousness or are they 'of', 'in', or 'by' consciousness? Who and what are we, humankind, in the grander process of Consciousness itself? What is the nature of this whole "Reality" game?

For the 50th episode of Adventures Through The Mind podcast, we welcome philosopher Bernardo Kastrup onto the show to address these questions and more. For Full Show Notes & Links: bit.ly/ATTMind50

Bernardo Kastrup has a Ph.D. in computer engineering with specializations in artificial intelligence and reconfigurable computing. He has worked as a scientist in some of the world's foremost research laboratories, including the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the "Casimir Effect" of Quantum Field Theory was discovered). He has authored many academic papers and books on philosophy and science. Support The Show: Patreon PayPal Donation Episode Breakdown

Building conscious machines.
What is consciousness?
The hard problem of Consciousness.
It's not Panpsychism.
Do rocks and trees have consciousness? How about weather patterns and neurons?
Differentiating 'conscious experience' from 'consciousness'.
The subjectivity of objective reality.
God suffers from dissociated identity disorder.
Autonomous human awareness, nestled in consciousness.
Filtering the mind at large.
The relationship between brain activity and subjective inner life.
What psychedelics show us about the nature of conscious awareness and brain activity.
Metacognition and the default mode network.
Physicalism as a neurotic defense mechanism.