#025: The Psychedelic Nature of Life | Shen Leidigh

07/08/22 • 59 min

In the first half of this episode, Shen Leidigh discusses some of his life experiences and relates them to the psychedelic nature of life in general. In the second half, he describes a solo 61-day vision quest in the wilderness that took a turn for the worse when he ran out of food with a few days left. This led to a life-changing psychedelic experience that had a profound effect in his life. The experience didn't eliminate his depression, but Shen has found that since his vision quest, his mental health has improved and he's seen an increase in his creativity and artistic abilities.

The purpose of the podcast is for entertainment and harm reduction. Please consult a physician and your local laws before trying anything mentioned in this podcast. Please also understand that you may not hold us liable for relying on any information contained in the podcast or on our website.

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The Psychedelic Singularity
A 168-page, full-color graphic novel about artificial intelligence, mushroom magic, and adventure, authored and illustrated by Shen Leidigh.

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The Psychedelic Singularity
A 168-page, full-color graphic novel about artificial intelligence, mushroom magic, and adventure, authored and illustrated by Shen Leidigh.

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#024: Experiencing Clairvoyance and Interacting with Energetic Entities on Psilocybin | Eric Osborne

Eric Osborne has over 20 years of experience with psychedelics. In 2013, he started a psilocybin retreat center in Jamaica called MycoMeditations and hosted a podcast called Psilocybin Chronicles where he interviewed guests about their experiences with psilocybin. More recently, Eric and his wife Courtney moved back to the United States and founded Psanctuary, a non-denominational faith-based community that centers around the sacrament of sacred psilocybin-containing mushrooms for personal, communal, and global healing. They also co-host their podcast, Psilocybin Says, where they discuss the use of psilocybin for self-development. In this episode, Eric shares some fascinating personal experiences that don't fit into a strictly materialistic worldview. He's interacted with interdimensional entities and deceased loved ones and made clairvoyant psychic connections with other people in group psilocybin settings.

The purpose of the podcast is for entertainment and harm reduction. Please consult a physician and your local laws before considering the use of psychoactive substances. Please also understand that you may not hold us liable for relying on any information contained in the podcast or on our website.

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Psanctuary
Psanctuary is a non-denominational faith-based community that centers around the sacrament of sacred psilocybin-containing mushrooms for personal, communal, and global healing.

Psilocybin Says
A podcast co-hosted by Courtney McClure and Eric Osborne discussing the use of psilocybin for self-development.

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#026: Learning to Feel Empathy for Self and Others with LSD | Kyle Raw

Kyle Raw used to read the heroin and meth subreddits in order to scare himself sufficiently to never try those substances. When a friend told him about MDMA therapy, he went to Reddit to disprove his friend and confirm that MDMA was in fact a dangerous drug. Instead, he found himself learning about the potential benefits of MDMA and a number of other psychedelic substances. Kyle had been having suicidal thoughts and decided as a last-ditch effort to try LSD to see if it could help. Kyle has had a number of psychedelic experiences, both profound and challenging, that have helped him find meaning in life, develop empathy for others, and forgive himself.