A psychedelic podcast Hosted by author, James W. Jesso.
Hi! I’m James and welcome to Adventures Through The Mind!
This audio and video podcast presents long-form, unedited conversations with various experts on topics relevant and related to psychedelic culture, psychedelic medicine, and psychedelic research. Furthermore, this website also serves as a catalogue of my larger body of work, including my writings, lectures, and more.
You can browse recent content below, explore by tag, or use the menu and search bar above to find something specific.
If you came here looking for psychedelic integration support, this page has information on the coaching I offer.
Deb Dana, LSCW is on the show to tell us all about Polyvagal theory and the explanatory power it has for how and why we are the way we are in the world and with each other in a psychological, neurobiological, sociological, but also practical way. Polyvagal theory is easily one of the most valuable things I have learned about in my life and I am very excited to share it with you.
Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris heads the Psychedelic Research Group within the Centre for Psychiatry at Imperial College London. He joins us on Adventures Through The Mind to talk about the Entropic Brain (and mind) theory, complexity vs. order, the disproportionate representation of ‘ego’ consciousness in modern civilisation and its impacts on the natural world, confirmation biases and misreporting in psychedelic science and, of course, how psychedelics work in the brain.
I have been exploring the ‘Paul Stamets Nootropic Vitamin Complex, Stacking Formula For Epigenetic Neurogenesis’ for about 3 months. It contains three ingredients, including psilocybin mushrooms.
Canadian-born author, James W. Jesso, who wrote The True Light Of Darkness, joined us to dive deep into the story behind the healing work he did to combat severe depression on his own. His healing involved taking psilocybin mushrooms every month for 13 months on the full moon. Skeptical? Listen to what he has to say.
Listen: In this episode, we speak with Jonathan Dickinson about the history and current use of the powerful entheogen Iboga in Gabon West Africa, Iboga’s neurological actions and medical…
“My primary goal with Adventures Through The Mind is to explore psychedelic culture, research, and medicine. However, attached to that primary goal is a secondary goal: supporting the personal and cultural integration of psychedelic experiences in a functional and healthy way. I move towards that goal by exploring the psychedelic field with a curiosity for immediate and valuable relevance to a person’s lived life.
The psychedelic experience really shines when we find a way to integrate what we’ve learned from it into our daily lives. My desire to help that with that integration on a personal and cultural level is why I make Adventures Through The Mind.”
His work is inspired by his healing path through depression, substance abuse, and trauma, and focuses on translating the profound insights of the psychedelic experience into a higher quality of life, for both the individual and society.
Adventures Through The Mind requires my full-time investment to produce and maintain. It is also entirely free — and will remain so — thanks to a community of patrons who believe in it.
If you find any appreciation and value in what I do, please consider becoming a Patron and offering what you can in a recurring monthly donation.
