One taps their deep consciousness in storytelling, and through the ‘vehicle’ of language offers far more than the storyteller is able to recognize on their own. The real value of a book comes from meaning unlocked by the reader. So without you, this book, this project, this mission, means nothing. It is only for and through a community that the co-creative process of cultural and personal transformation can occur. It is through this ‘community’ that great possibilities can come to fruit.
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I was blessed in 2014 to head to Peru and drink Ayahuasca in its homeland. During one of the retreats, this documentary was being shot and I was featured in it. A great step forward for me, as now I can officially consider myself a talking head. lol.
Fresh out of the Amazon Jungle, coming back into Western society from a month of Steady Ayahuasca Ceremonies, these guys touch base with me on everything from my personal history, through Psychedelics, relationships and Consciousness, and all the way to nature of the Divine within.
I got to participate in Rak Razam’s first Ayahuasca Awakenings retreat in peru. Here is an interview he did with me at the tail end of my time there.
Psychospiritual maturation is the developmental process wherein we discover and repattern the elements of personality that deviate from the most honest core expression of the unique, unconditioned self. Spiritual practice is a means to cultivate a deeper awareness of this self and exercise an ability to express and integrate it into identity. Each one of us has a different set of challenges and barriers established between who we are now, and who we would be if we were fully expressed as our unconditioned, unhindered unique self. By inspiring the emergence of unconscious emotional material, our reactions and interactions with others can help or hinder psychospiritual maturation.
I WAS INVITED TO STAY AT TIM’S HOUSE DURING MY SUMMER TOUR OF 2014. WHILE THERE WE RECORDED THIS INTERVIEW FOR HIS PODCAST. We get deep into my process as a writer and an entrepreneur, from daily habits and morning routines to nutrition and movement practice.
Taking psychedelics in a mature context can be a beautifully beneficial addition to a person’s life, though the general stigma around psychedelics, like LSD or Psilocybin Mushrooms, can hinder being able to talk openly with love ones about one’s use of them. Here is my perspective on taking to parents or other parental figures about taking psychedelic drugs…
Discussing the role that psychedelic have played and will play in the ongoing evolution of the human species.
In the summer of 2013, I traveled all across Canada, teaching lectures on Decomposing The Shadow. This was my effort to help cultivate New…
James Jesso is the author of Decomposing the Shadow: Lessons From The Psilocybin Mushroom – both a sweeping overview and a profound personal journey. We sat down together for an online conversation about the “dirt work” of psychedelic psychotherapy and how his own experience of transformation has informed his mission to help others face and transcend their darkest parts…
Exploring Stanislav Grof’s “COEX systems”, the structure of the unconscious mind, how root memories develop into personality and psychopathology, and the role LSD can play in psychotherapy to address negative pathological issues.
Is it safe to take psychedelic drugs when depressed, or sad, angry, etc? Will this help or worsen the situation? …
This is part of a video series addressing the topic of psychedelics, shot by a friend in NW Calgary. All the videos included in…
What does it mean to decompose the shadow with psilocybin?
The above video is titled Respect And Psilocybin These are short clips of my talk in Montreal in late 2013, at the tail end of…
I was asked, what are my perspectives on how to cultivate a mature, first psychedelic experience. Here’s my thoughts
With all the talk about mystical experiences and spirituality, a primary question holds strong: can you find God through drugs?
Campaign Ends April 19, 2013. Help support this dream of encouraging a mature public discussion on psilocybin mushrooms by donating to the campaign.
Approaching the launch of my Indiegogo Campaign, I had the wonderful opportunity to be interviewed on the DoseNation Podcast.