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Researcher, energy healer and fellow Scarlet Imprint author, Peter Mark Adams, returns to the show this week. We discuss his book, The Power of the Healing Field.

We also have a fantastic chat about what the field even am, and why it is an idea and framework whose time has come. We explore various energy-based healing modalities and pause to consider that we should not even be using the word 'alternative' for such disciplines, as the majority of the population of the planet incorporates them into standard medical practice. It is us in the west who are the 'alternative'.

Excellent stuff, and a great discussion to for the first month of the year!

(Note: This episode was first livestreamed on YouTube, should you wish to watch it instead.)

• Get The Power of the Healing Field.
• Peter's website.
• Mind Connection Healing.

Here is the next of the free or publicly available modules of the latest premium member course, Protection and Malefica. It is a discussion on morality frameworks and how, when and we we might magically intervene.

The one and only Peter Grey of Scarlet Imprint joins us for a deep dive on one of Jack Parsons's most important texts, We Are The Witchcraft.

This is a video discussion with slides and such, but if you would prefer to listen to it like a normal podcast, this audio version is eminently followable.

• Download a PDF of We Are The Witchcraft.
• Peter Grey reading We Are The Witchcraft.

Legendary ethnobotanist, Mark J. Plotkin, joins the show this week for a fascinating chat about traditional medicine, Indigenous knowledge, plant healing and modern medicine.

Dr Plotkin studied under the great Richard Evans Schultes himself and has been exploring the Amazon as a friend and researcher for five decades. He is the co-founder of the Amazon Conservation Team -a nonprofit that partners with Indigenous communities to conserve biodiversity, protect traditional lifeways and support sustainable Amazonian livelihoods.

During the lockdown era, Mark started an excellent and highly recommended podcast, Plants of the Gods. We discuss

• The origination of the podcast project
• The role of psychedelics in contemporary medicine
• The safeguarding of Indigenous intellectual property in the 'modern' world
• 'Active molecules' versus whole plants in contemporary medicine
• The changes -good and bad- in the field of ethnobotany over the course of his career

A fantastic discussion with a personal hero. Dive in. And if this is the first time you've heard about Plants of the Gods, well, I'm pleased to be able to share it with you!

• Mark's website
• Plants of the Gods podcast
• Amazon Conservation Team

The one and only Julio Cesar Ody returns to the show for our annual Halloween special!

Julio joins us from his native Brazil for a fascinating romp through his country's magical landscape: Spiritism, Umbanda, Quimbanda, Candomblé. The impact of Diaspora African frameworks, Amazonian plant spirits, ayahuasca. The impact of Catholicism and the role of the saints. The disastrous impact of modern, evangelical Christianity. It's all here!

Spooky season's greetings to you all. Thank you so much for listening.

• Julio's book, Magister Officiorum.
• Julio's website, Figueria Mágica.
• Figueria Mágica on YouTube.
• The thesis/article Julio mentions: Umbanda, Uma Religião Sincréta e Brasileira.

Tis the season once more for our annual chat with the one and only Conner Habib.

We started by discussing Christmas and then ended up having quite a detailed exploration of ceremony, place and context that set the theme for the rest of the chat.

So this one is a little different from our usual new year chats. Enjoy!

• Conner on Patreon.
• Conner's debut novel, Hawk Mountain.